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الأحد، 16 أكتوبر 2011

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California Governor declares ‘Steve Jobs Day’ as Apple holds memorial service
Israeli officials begin work on pardons for Palestinian prisoners
Egypt’s military rulers approve anti-discrimination law
Shooting at Honduran detention center kills 9
Scores Arrested at ‘Occupy’ Protests in New York

California Governor declares ‘Steve Jobs Day’ as Apple holds memorial service

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 03:15 AM PDT

SACRAMENTO (BNO NEWS) -- California Governor Edmund Brown officially declared Sunday 'Steve Jobs Day' as Apple holds a private memorial service for its co-founder who died earlier this month.

Jobs died at his home in Palo Alto, California on October 5 as a result of respiratory arrest with metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor as the underlying cause, according to his death certificate. He was buried during a small private gathering on October 7.

Apple is set to hold an invitation-only memorial service on Sunday at Stanford University's campus, where attendees are expected to include Silicon Valley luminaries and others close to Jobs. An event to celebrate Jobs' life is expected to be held on Wednesday in Cupertino.

To coincide with Apple's memorial service, Governor Brown issued a proclamation to officially declare the day Steve Jobs Day. "In his life and work, Steve Jobs embodied the California dream," Brown said in his proclamation. "To call him influential would be an understatement."

He added: "His innovations transformed an industry, and the products he conceived and shepherded to market have changed the way the entire world communicates. Most importantly, his vision helped put powerful technologies, once the exclusive domain of big business and government, in the hands of ordinary consumers. We have only just begun to see the outpouring of creativity and invention that this democratization of technology has made possible."

"It is fitting that we mark this day to honor his life and achievements as a uniquely Californian visionary. He epitomized the spirit of a state that an eager world watches to see what will come next," Brown concluded.

Jobs, who co-founded Apple Inc. - at first known as Apple Computer, Inc. - in April 1976, was first diagnosed in 2004 with islet cell neuroendocrine tumor, a rare type of pancreatic cancer. He subsequently underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy which appeared to successfully remove the tumor.

However, as rumors surrounding his deteriorating health persisted, the Apple executive began exhibiting noticeable weight loss in 2008 which he credited to a hormone imbalance. In April 2009, Jobs underwent a liver transplant at the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in Memphis, Tennessee.

Earlier this year, in mid-January, Jobs announced he would take a medical leave while few details about his condition were released. "I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can," he said in an email sent to Apple employees in January.

As concern about Jobs' health increased, Jobs announced on August 24 he would resign as CEO, saying he was no longer able to serve. "I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know," Jobs said in a letter to the company's board of directors and the Apple Community. "Unfortunately, that day has come."

Steve Jobs was 56.

Israeli officials begin work on pardons for Palestinian prisoners

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 02:47 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Israeli officials have begun dealing with pardons for Palestinian prisoners who are to be released in exchange for captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Schalit. He is expected to return to Israel on Tuesday after more than five years in captivity.

An announcement issued by the President's spokeswoman on Saturday night stated that attorney Emi Palmor, the head of the Pardons Division in the Justice Ministry, is expected to deliver the clemency petitions for President Shimon Peres to sign.

Even though Peres may have reservations about a large number of the pardons that are being given to prisoners, he is unlikely to do anything that will jeopardize the exchange deal. A list of prisoners to be released was also made available to the public on Sunday.

A total of 450 male prisoners and 27 female prisoners are due to be released by Israel as part of the first stage of the Schalit deal, which is to be followed by the release of Shalit himself on Tuesday. Israel will then, within two months, release another 550 prisoners of its own choosing.

All prisoners to be released as part of the deal are required to sign a document in which they pledge not to engage in terrorist activity in the future. Israeli officials previously said they will hunt down any released prisoners if they are found to have engaged in terrorism.

Shalit was abducted by Hamas militants on June 25, 2006 and has been held in captivity since. His family has been attempting for years to have contact with him but without avail. The only signs of life have been three letters, an audio tape released a year after he was taken and a brief video broadcast on October 2, 2009.

Egypt’s military rulers approve anti-discrimination law

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 02:04 AM PDT

CAIRO (BNO NEWS) -- Egypt's ruling military council on Saturday approved new amendments to the criminal code punishing all forms of discrimination, nearly one week after Coptic Christian protesters were attacked during a rally in Cairo.

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) issued a decree which aims to toughen penalties on discrimination. According to the new measures, any person who commits an act that discriminates against another person based on race, language, religion or creed will serve time in jail, the Bikya Masr news website reported.

Offenders face a minimum penalty of 30,000 Egyptian pounds ($6,100) and a maximum of 50,000 Egyptians pounds ($8,700). A maximum penalty of three months in prison and a maximum fine of 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($16,750) was established for government officials who participate in discriminatory acts.

The SCAF has been under fire all week for its alleged attack on protesters, who say the military opened fire on the peaceful march. Egypt's military rulers denied allegations that its soldiers fired on protesters during the recent clashes which left at least 26 people dead and 300 injured.

Clashes erupted on Sunday between Egyptian security forces and Coptic Christian demonstrators when an estimated 10,000 Copts were marching in Cairo against religious persecution. The protest, which was organized by the Maspero Youth Union, was against an attack on a Coptic church on September 30 in the southern Egyptian province of Aswan.

Sectarian clashes between Muslims and Christian Copts have increased in the past year. There are around 8 million Christian Copts in Egypt, which represent about 10 percent of the population, and the clashes last week were the country's worst since the revolution earlier this year.

Shooting at Honduran detention center kills 9

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 01:58 AM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (BNO NEWS) -- A shooting at a detention center in Honduras killed nine people on Friday, officials said on Sunday. A separate incident in the same city left six more people killed.

Both incidents occurred in San Pedro Sula, the second largest city in the Central American nation. Nine inmates were killed and three others were injured in a shootout between two groups at a detention center, police said.

Officials said the fight was the result of a dispute between two groups of inmates at the prison, which was designed to hold 800 inmates but is currently holding more than 2,000. It was not immediately clear how the prisoners managed to obtain weapons.

In a separate incident, six people were killed and three other were wounded after unknown gunmen carried out an attack in the parking lot of Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in the city. Police are investigating the attack.

According to a report released by the National Commissioner for Human Rights, an unprecedented wave of violence has left more than 9,500 people dead since President Porfirio Lobo took office 17 months ago.

In June 2009, a coup d'état overthrew President Manuel Zelaya seven months before the end of his term, a move which was condemned by the international community and the United Nations. Honduran President Porfirio Lobo set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to probe the events in November 2009.

Scores Arrested at ‘Occupy’ Protests in New York

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:25 PM PDT

Police in New York arrested more than 70 protesters Saturday, including dozens in Times Square, as part of a month-long global demonstration against what protesters call corporate greed.

Police in riot gear, and others on horses tried to push protesters out of the square.

The protest was just one of several throughout the United States and across the world Saturday inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Filmmaker Michael Moore told VOA he took part in the Wall Street demonstration to show solidarity with the protesters making a statement against corporate America.

In Rome, police fired tear gas and water cannons when a small number of the hundreds of protesters filling the streets broke away from the main group and began smashing windows and lighting fires. Police presence is heavy in the Italian capital.

In London, scuffles broke out between police and protesters among the hundreds gathered near St. Paul's Cathedral.

Demonstrations also took place in many other countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Germany and France, where members of the Group of 20 financial powers are meeting in Paris to discuss the European economic crisis.

Many demonstrators are protesting inequality between the rich and poor, calling themselves "the 99 percent" in contrast to the "one percent" of people who they say account for most of the world's wealth.

Other causes the protesters espouse include abolishing capitalism, lowering college tuition and ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In Japan, small demonstrations were held Saturday that centered on ending the use of nuclear power.

The Occupy Wall Street protest began on September 17 with a small group of activists accusing what they called "corporate America" of fostering a growing economic divide between the wealthy, and the poor and middle class. The movement has gathered momentum despite criticism that it lacks a central focus.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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