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Umpire Killed After Being Hit By Cricket Ball

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 30 November 2014 | 23.59

An umpire in Israel has died after being hit by a ball, just days after the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes from a freak head injury.

Israel's cricket association said Hillel Oscar, a former captain of the national team, died after being hit by a ball struck by a batsman.

The 55-year-old was officiating a match in the southern port city of Ashdod.

ICA chief Naor Gudker said Saturday's match was the final game in the national league season.

Speaking from the hospital where Mr Oscar was pronounced dead, he said: "We're simply in shock.

"He was an international umpire. He officiated in European championships, he officiated in games in Israel: his future was ahead of him.

"He was a player for the national Israeli team and he was captain of the national team."

He added: "We know a ball was hit in his direction, he tried to escape it, he fell - what happened there is still being investigated.

"The entire Israel Cricket Association and players bow their heads in his memory. He was a wonderful man, cricketer, and umpire."

Police say they are investigating the death, but have ruled out any foul play.

Australian cricketer Hughes died of a severe head injury caused when he was struck by a ball during a New South Wales match in Sydney earlier this week.

Hughes collapsed face first onto the pitch after being hit by a bouncer bowled by Sean Abbott.

The 25-year-old was wearing a helmet, but the ball struck him on the side of the neck in a "freakish accident", according to Australia's team doctor, Peter Brukner.

Hughes died on Thursday in hospital without regaining consciousness.

Australian captain Michael Clarke paid tribute to his teammate at the weekend and vowed to honour his memory.


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China Bans UK MPs From Hong Kong Visit

China has been accused of "overtly confrontational" behaviour after saying it will ban a group of British MPs from visiting Hong Kong.

The Government committee had planned to visit the former British colony as part of an inquiry into its relations with the UK 30 years after the declaration which led to its handover.

The Chinese embassy said if the group attempted the visit in December then they would be turned away.

Sir Richard Ottaway, chairman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, said: "I have been informed by the Chinese embassy that if we attempt to travel to Hong Kong we will be refused entry."

He added: "The Chinese government are acting in an overtly confrontational manner in refusing us access to do our job."

Sir Richard said he would be calling for an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Monday.

It comes as Hong Kong struggles to restore order as pro-democracy protesters continue their campaign to choose their own leaders without interference from China.

The joint declaration between China and the UK was signed in 1984 and led to the handover in 1997.


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Ebola Has Killed Almost 7,000, WHO Warns

Almost 7,000 people have died from Ebola across West Africa, with the World Health Organisation warning its figures may vastly underestimate the spread of the virus.

The official death toll has increased by 1,200 since the WHO released its last report on Wednesday, and is thought to include fatalities that were previously unreported.

More than 16,000 people have been diagnosed with Ebola in the current outbreak.

Although infection rates appear to be stabilising in Guinea and Liberia - two of the worst-hit nations - the number of new patients in Sierra Leone remains high, with 500 fresh cases consistently being reported each week.

The country had been promised 1,200 new beds for Ebola patients, but only 350 of them are up and running.

Five new treatment centres are scheduled to open next month, yet fears remain that there are not enough staff to cope with the onslaught of cases.

Ebola's spread in Sierra Leone is also being fuelled by unsafe burials, which are causing up to 50% of the nation's new cases.

The UN was hoping that the outbreak would be near its end by 1 December, but according to officials, the reality on the ground has proved very different.

Anthony Banbury, from the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, said: "As long as there's one person with Ebola out there, then the crisis isn't over and Ebola is a risk to the people of that community, that country, this sub-region, this continent, this world.

"Our goal and what we will achieve is getting it down to zero, but there's no doubt it's going to be a long, hard fight."

Meanwhile, a funeral service is being held in Maryland for a surgeon who died of Ebola after flying to his native Sierra Leone to treat patients.

Dr Martin Salia, a US citizen, has been cremated. He died at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on 17 November, and experts believe that a two-week delay before he received aggressive treatment made it impossible for him to make a full recovery.

Meanwhile, the health of an unnamed Italian doctor who also became infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone is deteriorating, according to the Rome clinic overseeing his treatment.

In a statement, the Lazzaro Spallanzani Institute added: "He has started to have gastro-intestinal problems - nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. He has a high fever, currently over 39C."


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Couple Accused Of Keeping Boy Behind Fake Wall

By Sky News US Team

A couple have appeared in court after a 13-year-old boy reported missing four years ago was found by police behind a false wall in their US home.

The boy's father and stepmother, Gregory Jean and Samantha Davis, were denied bail as they appeared on Sunday morning to answer charges of obstruction, false imprisonment and cruelty to children.

Three juveniles were also arrested when police visited the home in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The boy's mother, who reportedly lives in Florida, had a tearful reunion with her son hours after he was rescued from the house on Duke Court, Jonesboro.

The boy's father had allegedly refused to return him to his mother after a visit in 2010.

The mother is an immigrant who reported the unnamed boy missing to child welfare authorities, but not to the police, according to local media.

Police first visited the house late on Friday night to look for the boy after receiving a tip-off, but could not find him after a search of the property.

The home's occupants had denied all knowledge of a missing boy, said Clayton County Police.

Officers returned in the early hours of Saturday to carry out another search after the boy's biological mother provided them with specific information.

Police said the boy was found "frozen with fear" behind a panel in a linen closet in the garage.

He had recently been able to make contact with his mother after downloading a messaging app on to a mobile phone, reports WSBTV.


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Tear Gas Fired At Mubarak Protesters In Cairo

A court in Egypt has dismissed the case against ousted President Hosni Mubarak, accused of conspiring in the killing of over 800 protesters in the 2011 uprising.

His supporters broke into a rapturous applause as the judge in Cairo dropped the case.

However, angry crowds soon began to form in Tahrir Square, with security forces deploying tear gas and water cannon in order to disperse the protesters. One person has been shot dead in the clashes, according to the AFP news agency.

It is estimated that 2,000 people attended the protest in Egypt's capital, and 29 of the protesters were arrested.

Anti-state slogans frequently used during the uprising were repeated in the demonstration, including: "The people demand the downfall of the regime."

One of the anti-military protesters said: "There were people who got killed, who is responsible for that if they were all acquitted?"

The ruling followed a retrial, two years after he was sentenced to life in prison over the killings.

The 86-year-old and his sons Alaa and Gamal were also cleared of separate corruption charges.

Nevertheless, Mubarak will not walk free.

He will continue to serve a three-year sentence on another embezzlement charge under house arrest in an army hospital, where he was moved for medical reasons.

Mubarak appeared to wave at cheering supporters as he returned to the hospital and later spoke by phone to an Egyptian private TV station, saying: "I did nothing wrong at all."

He was on trial over the killings alongside his interior minister Habib el Adly and six top aides, who were cleared of murder charges.

Hundreds of people lost their lives in a brutal security crackdown during the 18-day revolt that ended Mubarak's 30-year rule.

The former president was convicted in June 2012 of ordering the killings, but was awarded a retrial after the ruling was thrown out on a technicality by a higher court. 

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    A supporter of Hosni Mubarak holds his picture next to an Egyptian army vehicle outside his trial in August, 2011

A helicopter carrying the ousted Egyptian president lands at the police academy where the hearing took place

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    Children Playing On Beach Find Baby's Body

    Two boys playing on a beach in Sydney have stumbled across the body of a baby buried under the sand, police in Australia have said.

    The grim discovery was made on the southern end of Maroubra beach on Sunday morning.

    Inspector Andrew Holland, of New South Wales police, said the "very small infant child" was buried naked near the edge of some sand dunes.

    The boys who found the body were six and seven years old. They were reported to be traumatised and have received counselling.

    "The children were digging - the child was buried under about 30 centimetres of sand," Mr Holland said.

    "The two young children reported to their father who was nearby, who in turn contacted police.

    "Unfortunately due to the decomposition, we can't tell (the age of the baby) at this point."

    Mr Holland said it was not clear how long the body had been there, but a post-mortem would be carried out to determine how the baby died.

    He also said investigators were looking through birth and hospital records as well as consulting with the Missing Persons Unit to try to find the child's parents.

    Randwick Mayor Ted Seng said South Maroubra was one of the area's more isolated beaches, but that it was patrolled by lifeguards.

    "To say that I'm shocked is an understatement," Mr Seng said in a statement. "I cannot imagine the circumstances that lead to this tragic event."

    Last Sunday, a newborn baby was found crying at the bottom of an 8ft drain in Sydney by passing cyclists.

    The baby's mother remains in custody after she was charged with attempted murder, with the case returning to court on 12 December.


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    Ferguson Shooting Cop Resigns From Police

    Ferguson Shooting Cop Resigns From Police

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    The white officer who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has resigned from the police force.

    Four months after the confrontation that fuelled violent protests in the St Louis suburb and across the US, Darren Wilson quit the Ferguson Police Department.

    Mr Wilson has been on administrative leave since the shooting on 9 August.

    His resignation was announced on Saturday by one of his lawyers, Neil Bruntrager, who said it takes effect immediately.

    According to the St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, Mr Wilson sent a resignation letter to the Ferguson force which read: "It was my hope to continue in police work, but the safety of other police officers and the community are of paramount importance to me.

    "I have been told that my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the City of Ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance that I cannot allow.

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    1. Gallery: Ferguson Protests Lead To Arrests Across US

      Protests have been held across the US after a white officer was not charged for shooting unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

    Some of the most violent rallies were in San Francisco. Here a police officer on a motorcycle confronts protesters

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  • A demonstrator barracks police in San Francisco

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  • Demonstrators use a metal barricade to break a window in San Francisco

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  • Protesters face off with police in front of the Westfield Mall in San Francisco

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  • "It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal."

    A grand jury spent more than three months reviewing evidence in the case before deciding not to issue any charges against the 28-year-old last week.

    He had told jurors that he feared for his life when 18-year-old Mr Brown hit him and grabbed for his gun.

    The US Justice Department is still conducting a civil rights investigation into the shooting and a separate probe of police department practices.

    The shooting ignited a national debate about race and policing.

    Mr Wilson spent months in hiding after the shooting, which he claimed was in self-defence.

    He broke his silence after the grand jury decision, saying he could not have done anything differently in the encounter with Mr Brown.

    Mr Wilson told ABC News he has a clean conscience because "I know I did my job right".

    Mr Brown's shooting was the first time he fired his gun on the job, he said.

    Asked whether the encounter would have unfolded the same way if Mr Brown had been white, Mr Wilson said "yes".

    Mr Wilson began his career in nearby Jennings before moving to the Ferguson job a few years ago.

    He had no previous complaints against him and a good career record, according to Police Chief Thomas Jackson, who described Mr Wilson as "an excellent police officer".

    A few months before the shooting, Mr Wilson had received a commendation for detaining a suspect in a drugs case.

    An American flag was burned during the most recent protests outside police headquarters in Ferguson on Saturday night, when two people were arrested.

    Ten people were arrested at a Ferguson-inspired demonstration in Portland, Oregon, after a rally at which civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson spoke.

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    • Ferguson Shooting Cop Resigns From Police

    We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.

    The white officer who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has resigned from the police force.

    Four months after the confrontation that fuelled violent protests in the St Louis suburb and across the US, Darren Wilson quit the Ferguson Police Department.

    Mr Wilson has been on administrative leave since the shooting on 9 August.

    His resignation was announced on Saturday by one of his lawyers, Neil Bruntrager, who said it takes effect immediately.

    According to the St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, Mr Wilson sent a resignation letter to the Ferguson force which read: "It was my hope to continue in police work, but the safety of other police officers and the community are of paramount importance to me.

    "I have been told that my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the City of Ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance that I cannot allow.

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    1. Gallery: Ferguson Protests Lead To Arrests Across US

      Protests have been held across the US after a white officer was not charged for shooting unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

    Some of the most violent rallies were in San Francisco. Here a police officer on a motorcycle confronts protesters

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  • A demonstrator barracks police in San Francisco

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  • Demonstrators use a metal barricade to break a window in San Francisco

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  • Protesters face off with police in front of the Westfield Mall in San Francisco

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  • "It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal."

    A grand jury spent more than three months reviewing evidence in the case before deciding not to issue any charges against the 28-year-old last week.

    He had told jurors that he feared for his life when 18-year-old Mr Brown hit him and grabbed for his gun.

    The US Justice Department is still conducting a civil rights investigation into the shooting and a separate probe of police department practices.

    The shooting ignited a national debate about race and policing.

    Mr Wilson spent months in hiding after the shooting, which he claimed was in self-defence.

    He broke his silence after the grand jury decision, saying he could not have done anything differently in the encounter with Mr Brown.

    Mr Wilson told ABC News he has a clean conscience because "I know I did my job right".

    Mr Brown's shooting was the first time he fired his gun on the job, he said.

    Asked whether the encounter would have unfolded the same way if Mr Brown had been white, Mr Wilson said "yes".

    Mr Wilson began his career in nearby Jennings before moving to the Ferguson job a few years ago.

    He had no previous complaints against him and a good career record, according to Police Chief Thomas Jackson, who described Mr Wilson as "an excellent police officer".

    A few months before the shooting, Mr Wilson had received a commendation for detaining a suspect in a drugs case.

    An American flag was burned during the most recent protests outside police headquarters in Ferguson on Saturday night, when two people were arrested.

    Ten people were arrested at a Ferguson-inspired demonstration in Portland, Oregon, after a rally at which civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson spoke.

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    Internet Trolling Victim Contacts Abusers' Mums

    By Hind Hassan, Sky News Reporter

    A video game reviewer who was threatened with rape by internet trolls has told Sky News that social media sites need to do more to stop online abuse.

    Alanah Pearce has been threatened with violence and rape on her various social media sites.

    She said: "I had a lot of people suggesting that I report these things to police but that would be so exhausting for me to have to contact police and file a report every time this happens it feels unrealistic.

    "What I would like to see happen is the websites take these complaints more seriously like Facebook and Twitter for example to address people who are using social networks inappropriately."

    After the 21-year-old from Brisbane, Australia, discovered many of those leaving the abuse were actually young boys rather than adults she decided to take action - by contacting their mothers.

    "I realised that discussing it with them wasn't going to work when they wanted a reaction and maybe were too naive to realise what they were actually saying to me so I decided that contacting their mums was probably the best way to do it."

    Alanah Pearce tweeted the Facebook Messenger exchange with one of the mothers who responded to her message:

    In it she asks: "Hi Anna, I don't know you, but I was wondering if ****** ***** is your son?"

    Anna replied: "Yes he is why?"

    Alanah then responds: "I have never spoken to him before, but he sent a concerning message to my public Facebook page today that I was wondering if you might be interested in discussing with him.

    She then sent a screen shot of the abuse which read: "I'll rape you if I ever see you ****"

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    Qatar Acquits US Couple Over Daughter's Death

    By Sky News US Team

    A Qatari court has acquitted a US couple over the death of their adopted daughter who prosecutors claimed had been starved to death.

    Matthew and Grace Huang's eight-year-old daughter, Gloria, died in January 2013 and they were originally accused of starving her to sell her organs.

    The prosecution had also suggested they were child traffickers.

    The couple, from Los Angeles, were later charged with child endangerment and sentenced to three years.

    A forensic pathologist told the appeal: "I found no signs of food in her stomach and the whole intestine, and I found no other reasons for death."

    But the Huangs maintained Gloria had died from an eating disorder caused by her turbulent upbringing in an orphanage in Ghana.

    Crucially, witnesses came forward to say the girl was not neglected and they had seen her eating a day before she died.

    "This negates the charge that she was prevented from eating, a charge that the court of first instance used as a base for its initial ruling," the judge said.

    "It has been a long and emotional trial for me and my family, and Grace and I want to go home and be reunited with our sons," said Matthew Huang.

    "We have been unable to grieve our daughter."

    The couple had been released in November 2013 until their appeal but were barred from returning to the US to be with their other two adopted children.

    Matthew Huang had described the court process as a "sham" and the family's supporters suggested forensic evidence collected from Gloria's body could have been fabricated.

    Adoption and multiracial families are unusual in the conservative Gulf state - where Mr Huang was working as an engineer on World Cup projects.

    A Qatari police report had also earlier raised questions about why the Huangs would adopt children who did not share their "hereditary traits".


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    Driver's Sinkhole Escape Captured On Camera

    Two men have had a lucky escape after their car was swallowed by a sinkhole on a busy road in China.

    CCTV video shows them driving slowly towards the hole and then scrambling out as their vehicle dangles precariously over the edge.

    Moments later the balance shifts and the vehicle rolls over into the hole and lands on its roof.

    Authorities in Jinjiang City, Fujian province, also released footage showing a large truck apparently causing the massive gash in the road.

    Earlier this month, firefighters had to rescue a woman who fell into a three-metre sinkhole which opened up while she was hanging out her washing in Australia.


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