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Maithripala Sirisena, on first overseas visit since becoming president, signs nuclear safety deal with Narendra Modi.
Sri
Lanka's new leader is underlining India's importance as a regional ally
by making it his first official foreign destination as president [AP]Maithripala
Sirisena has held wide-ranging talks with India's Prime Minister
Narendra Modi as the newly elected Sri Lankan president continued his
first foreign trip since coming to power last month.
The South Asian neighbours, who signed a deal on the nuclear safety
on Monday, are seeking to strengthen strategic ties, increase trade and
resolve long-standing issues between their nations.
Multinational gang of hackers stole amount from 100 banks in 30 nations over past two years, Russian security firm says.
Hackers programmed ATMs to dispense money at specific times [AP]An
international gang of cybercriminals has stolen up to $1bn from banks
and financial institutions around the world in what could be one of the
biggest banking breaches ever recorded.
Kaspersky Lab, a Russian security company, said on Monday that
hackers had infiltrated more than 100 banks in 30 countries in the past
two years.
Human Rights Watch claims kids as young as 13 are being used in ongoing conflict in report dismissed by the government.
UNICEF has negotiated the release of 3,000 child soldiers from a rebel group in the Pibor region of Jonglei [AFP]
South
Sudan government and rebel forces are both recruiting children as young
as 13 to fight in the country's civil war, a rights group has said in a
report rejected by the government.
Argentine World Cup-winning football legend, Diego Maradona, has undergone a facelift and shown off his new look.
Maradona is posing with his 24-year-old girlfriend.
The 54-year-old ex-footballer posed for a picture together with his
girlfriend, Rocio Oliva, after reportedly going under the knife to get
rid of bags under his eyes and complete laser treatment to soften his
skin.
As against the news going round, popular Nollywood
actor Hanks Anuku has debunked the reports that he had tested positive
for HIV and he had intentionally infected his wife with the deadly
virus.
Hanks Anuku
Naij.com can authoritatively inform that the actor is healthy, fine
and there is no atom of truth in the story which was everywhere on
various media sites across Nigeria this last weekend.
In a phone chat with the celebrity, the actor expressed his
displeasure over the bad light in which the news has put him and his
immediate family members, most especially his wife and children.
Bearing his mind, the actor said:
A presidential candidate of the All Progressive
Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), ‘justified’ the 2011
post-election violence, saying that the elections were rigged. After Buhari lost to Goodluck Jonathan in 2011, scores were killed during violent riots in the North-West.
According to the Aljazeera, ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has
slammed the elections saying they were “rigged” despite observers
declaring the vote “free and fair”. (Scroll down for photos)
Kaduna, which is majority Muslim but has a large Christian community
in the south, suffered the worst violence after the 2011 polls and
tensions may escalate there again, the country’s human rights commission
(NHRC) said.
The NHRC reports that 943 persons were officially verified as having
been killed in the 2011 post-election violence in Nigeria, and 827 (or
over 80 percent) were from southern Kaduna.