Miền Trung Việt Nam: Vẫy vùng sau bão số 9

Sau nhiều ngày bị mưa lũ cô lập, sáng 1-10, chúng tôi ngược lên huyện xa nhất của Kontum là Đắc Glei. Komtum là nơi hứng chịu thiệt hại nặng nề nhất trong cơn bão vừa qua. Mặc dù được thông tin tuyến đường dài 120km dẫn ngược lên Đắc Glei đã bị sạt lở nhưng dòng người từ TP Kontum ngược lên các huyện miền núi phía tây vẫn đông đúc. Họ là những người thân của các gia đình bị nạn, từ thành phố mang theo cơm gạo, tiền bạc và nhu yếu phẩm lên cứu trợ.

Tuy nhiên, ngay cả khi mưa đã ngớt từ hai ngày qua nhưng tuyến quốc lộ 14 độc đạo dẫn lên Đắc Hà, Đắc Glei... vẫn gãy đứt và tan hoang trong đổ nát, nhiều người đã phải từ bỏ ý định tiếp tục đi tiếp tế. Đến 17g ngày 1-10, khúc đường chất đầy bùn đất, rác và gỗ rừng trôi dạt vẫn ngổn ngang khiến lưu thông gần như bị tê liệt, không một phương tiện nào có thể qua được ngoài dòng người thồ hàng lội bộ giữa lớp bùn đất dày nhão nhoét.

101 người chết, 23 người mất tích * Cả nước chung tay sẻ chia * Chính phủ hỗ trợ 500 tỉ đồng, 10 tấn gạo * Bão Parma mạnh hơn bão số 9 có thể hướng vào Việt Nam * Bạn đọc Tuổi Trẻ ủng hộ 1,1 tỉ đồng * Cứu trợ khẩn cấp vùng lũ bị cô lập Bão lũ đi qua để lại cảnh hoang tàn và cả cái đói gay gắt. Sau nhiều ngày chống chọi với bão trên đầu và nước dưới chân, nhiều người lả đi vì đói. Người vội vàng lo tìm cái gì đó có thể ăn được để có thể cầm cự qua ngày. Những bàn tay sẽ chia lúc này cần hơn bao giờ hết. Phóng viên Tuổi Trẻ có mặt ở những nơi đó và ghi lại những câu chuyện xúc động.

Tình trạng tê liệt giao thông vì bão lũ và sạt lở còn nghiêm trọng hơn từ cầu Tri Lễ (Tân Cảnh) lên đến tận trung tâm huyện Đắc Glei. Tất cả các cây cầu đều bị cây rừng và rác bịt kín. Dọc lưu vực dòng sông Pha Cô, những ngôi làng bình yên ngày nào giờ tan hoang, đổ nát như vừa trải qua trận chiến khủng khiếp.

Thất thần, tuyệt vọng giữa những gì còn lại của ngôi nhà mình, bà Nguyễn Thị Liên và chồng là ông Nguyễn Ngọc Sang (thôn 3, Tân Cảnh, Đăk Tô, Kontum) nói trong đớn đau: “Mất sạch hết rồi chú ơi, lũ cuốn đi cả nhà cửa, xoong nồi, mọi thứ! Đến cả quần áo giờ cũng phải đi xin bà con để mặc cho đỡ rét. Ngày mai, ngày kia chúng tôi sẽ sống ra sao đây?”. Ông Sang cho biết, không chỉ riêng nhà ông mà tất cả nhà của các hộ dân thôn 3 đều bị lũ cuốn trôi, ngôi làng giờ thành “ngôi làng chết”.

Ngược thêm 20km, chúng tôi lên xã Đắc Kroong. Chứng kiến những ngôi làng giờ chỉ còn lại những tàn dư và vụn vỡ của cửa nhà, vườn tược, mọi thứ nằm lút sâu dưới lớp bùn đất hoặc chênh vênh chờ sóng đánh rụng bên mép sông Pha Cô mới thấy hết sự khốn khó của người dân nơi đây. Chủ tịch xã Đắc Kroong, huyện Đắc Glei, ông Bloong Phong Hằng lội bộ đến thăm dân mà nói như khóc khi thấy chúng tôi tìm vào đến tận nơi bị lũ nặng nhất của xã: “Giờ chỉ mong có đường để thoát ra bên ngoài và xin cứu trợ, dân ở đây không thể cầm cự được nữa!”. Tại thôn Đắc Sút, xã Đắc Kroong, sau nhiều ngày lả đi vì đói, hàng chục người dân đã lên các đồi sắn non để bới về ăn sống cầm cự qua ngày.

Không chỉ ở Đắc Sút, nhiều vùng khác ở miền Trung đang vẫy vùng tìm cái ăn qua ngày.

Nhóm phóng viên - cộng tác viên Tuổi Trẻ

News Other football Europa League Thursday Review

There were wins for Fulham, Everton, Valencia, Hamburg and Lazio. Celtic and Rapid Vienna drew 1-1 in the latest round of the Europa League on Thursday.

Lazio posted a dazzling 4-0 victory at Levski Sofia for their first win in Europa League Group G.

Beaten by Red Bull Salzburg in their opening pool game and struggling in Serie A, the Italian side produced a much-improved play against a toothless Levski at the Georgi Asparuchov Stadium.

After a tight start, Matuzalem opened the scoring midway through the first half before Mauro Zarate added the second on the stroke of half-time.

Second-half goals from Mourad Meghni and Tommaso Rocchi crowned a fine win for the Rome outfit.

In the same pool, Salzburg's dream start to the competition continued tonight as they claimed the prized scalp of Villarreal with a 2-0 home win thanks to goals in either half from Marc Janko and Somen Tchoyi.

Everton shrugged off the loss of 10 first-team players to record a superb 2-1 victory at BATE Borisov in Group I thanks to Tim Cahill's goal 13 minutes from time.

In the process, David Moyes' side have taken a massive step towards securing a place in the next stage after their second successive group win.

Cahill capped a brilliant comeback after Marouane Fellaini had cancelled out Dmitri Likhtarovich's opener to haul the Toffees level in the 68th minute.

AEK Athens bounced back from their thrashing at the hands of Everton a fortnight ago as they edged out Benfica 1-0 in the Greek capital tonight. Daniel Majstorovic's strike two minutes before the break was the difference.

Werder Bremen moved three points clear at the top of Group L after seeing off Athletic Bilbao 3-1 despite losing Peter Niemeyer to a red card just five minutes after he appeared as a second-half substitute.

The German side led 2-0 at the break thanks to a brilliant volley from Aaron Hunt and a well-worked effort from defender Naldo, and although Fernando Llorente pulled a late goal back for Athletic, it was not enough for the visitors and they conceded a third almost immediately when Torsten Frings slotted home from the penalty spot.

Austria Vienna had to settle for a point in their Group L clash with Portuguese side Nacional.

Milenko Acimovic missed a penalty 10 minutes into the game for the hosts and Ruben Micael gave the Madeirans the lead after 35 minutes. An away win looked on the cards until Brazil-born Schumacher tied the game in the 76th minute.

Last season's UEFA Cup champions Shakhtar Donetsk took control of Group J with a 4-1 victory over Partizan Belgrade.

Two goals in each half, with Luiz Adriano, Jadson and Yaroslav Rakitskiy adding to Marko Lomic's 24th-minute own-goal, ensured victory before a late consolation from Adem Ljajic.

Also in the pool, Ivan Perisic's stoppage-time equaliser gave Club Brugge a 2-2 draw at Toulouse.

Joseph Akpala put the Belgian side ahead seven minutes into the second half but their lead lasted just two minutes before Moussa Sissoko celebrated getting his second France call-up today with the equaliser.

It looked as though Andre-Pierre Gignac's 84th-minute goal would hand all three points to Toulouse but Perisic levelled in the dying seconds.

Senegalese striker Dame Ndoye's first-half goal proved the difference as FC Copenhagen recorded a 1-0 home win over Sparta Prague in Group K.

Otman Bakkal's first-half header was enough for PSV Eindhoven to claim their opening win of this year's competition at home to CFR Cluj in the same pool.

In Group H, Alex scored the only goal as Fenerbahce bounced back from their opening Europa League defeat to FC Twente with a 1-0 win at Sheriff Tiraspol in a low-key encounter.

Steve McClaren's Twente, meanwhile, were held to a disappointing goalless home draw by Steaua Bucharest.

There were goals aplenty in Group B as Valencia edged Genoa 3-2 and Lille romped to a 5-1 win at Slavia Prague.

Los Che fell behind to a Sergio Floccari, but stormed out of the blocks in the second half and quickfire goals from David Silva and Nikola Zigic put them in front.

Houssine Kharja drew the Italian side level from the penalty spot but the match was finally settled when David Villa was tripped in the box with 10 minutes left and applied the finish from 12 yards.

Lille also came from behind to thrash Slavia.

Tjani Belaid's early penalty had the French side on the back foot, but they were back on level terms when Marek Suchy turned the ball into his own net early in the second half.

Pierre Alain-Frau then put them ahead with 20 minutes to go before the floodgates opened in the dying stages. Gervinho got the third with five minutes to go and Arnaud Souquet added another before Gervinho grabbed the fifth.

Claudio Ranieri got the result he was after from his Roma players after they ended a run of disappointing results with a 2-0 victory over CSKA Sofia in Group E.

The win was secured with two goals in three first-half minutes from Stefano Okaka Chuka and Simone Perrotta.

In the same pool, Danny Murphy's 57th-minute winner saw Fulham sink Basle to halt their three-match losing streak and surge to the top of the standings.

Jonathan Legear's late equaliser maintained Anderlecht's unbeaten start to Group A and denied Martin Jol's Ajax their first pool win this evening.

The game at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadion had looked to be heading for a goalless draw until substitute Dennis Rommedahl broke the deadlock 18 minutes from time.

Jelle Van Damme was dismissed in the 82nd minute, but the hosts made light of their man disadvantage and nicked a 1-1 draw through Legear four minutes later.

Anderlecht remained top of the pool, a point clear of Dinamo Zagreb who were 3-0 winners at FC Timisoara.

Milan Badelj was the star of the show, scoring the first goal and laying on the other two for Jorge Sammir and Pedro Morales.

In Group C, Hamburg got their campaign up and running with a 4-2 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Two goals in the first 12 minutes from Marcus Berg had them in control but substitute Itay Shechter pulled the Israeli side back into the game.

Eljero Elia made it 3-1 only for Samuel Yeboah to reduce the deficit again. Ze Roberto missed a penalty for the German side just before the midway point in the second half - but then found the target to make sure of the victory.

Celtic, meanwhile, were held 1-1 by old foes Rapid Vienna at Parkhead.

The home side were shocked to lose a goal to Nikica Jelavic after only three minutes but recovered to level in the 20th minute through Scott McDonald.

Panathinaikos midfielder Giorgos Karagounis decided an underwhelming Group F match against Dinamo Bucharest with a late strike in front of an empty Stadion Dinamo.

Dinamo had been ordered to play the match behind closed doors after the crowd trouble that forced the abandonment of their play-off against Liberec earlier in the competition.

Also in Group F, Sturm Graz fought hard to hold favourites Galatasaray to a 1-1 draw in Turkey.

Daniel Beichler gave the Austrians the lead in first-half stoppage-time but Frank Rijkaard's Gala levelled through Milan Baros in the 63rd minute.

In Group D, a superb second-half rearguard earned Latvian champions FK Ventspils a point at home to Heerenveen.

Sporting Lisbon's Adrien Silva had an eventful evening, scoring the game's only goal in the 19th minute and then being sent off in stoppage time against Hertha Berlin.

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Champions League news:

Manchester United vs Wolfsburg Preview

Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has tipped Wayne Rooney to gatecrash the elite trio currently monopolising world football.

Rooney is set to make his 50th European appearance tomorrow when Manchester United entertain German champions Wolfsburg in Champions League Group B.

His first three goals for United came in a dramatic debut-night hat-trick against Fenerbahce in the Champions League, heralding his £27million arrival from Everton.

Although there have been moments Rooney has cause to regret, not least his red card for sarcastically applauding referee Kim Milton Nielsen in Villarreal, at no point has the 23-year-old given Ferguson any other belief than he is destined for the top.

The United boss feels Rooney has some work to do before he can be put into the same bracket as Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were crowned world player of the year in the last two seasons, and Lionel Messi, who is set to receive the honour this autumn.

But he has no doubts the Merseysider will get there eventually.

"Wayne could easily get to that level," said Ferguson.

"It was a pretty remarkable feat to get that hat-trick and his progress has never disappointed us at any point since.

"When we signed him as a kid, we thought he would become a really top player. Without question he is going in that direction.

"He is blessed with some ingredients only great footballers have.

"He has a great determination and hunger to win every match and every training session. That will never change.

"Sometimes there is criticism about the amounts footballers get paid. But when you see the effort he puts in, he is worth every penny.

"He plays as if he means it. It is a wonderful thing to have."

Wolfsburg coach Armin Veh, meanwhile, insists his team "will not hide" at Old Trafford tomorrow.

The Wolves stunned German football last season by holding off the challenges of far better known rivals to clinch the Bundesliga.

Their reward is a Champions League debut and, after opening their campaign by defeating CSKA Moscow, they are now preparing to enter one of the citadels of the game.

Veh admits he cannot be sure how his team will react, but he does not expect any sense of inferiority. And neither does he feel they will be scared.

"Old Trafford is a special ground and Manchester United is a very special club," said Veh.

"They have played over 150 games in this competition and we have only had a couple.

"But we will not hide and I won't be losing any sleep thinking about it.

"It is impossible to say for certain whether the players will be inspired or afraid. But I do know we cannot afford to wait until Manchester United have scored four or five goals before we start to impose our own style on the match."

Veh is not expecting a problem. In fact, he feels a myth has grown up around Old Trafford.

"When people talk about atmospheres, the best ones are in Germany," he added.

"We experience those crowds every week, so in describing the atmosphere at Old Trafford, it is more to do with the legend of United, rather than the stadium itself."

Barcelona 2-0 Dynamo Kiev

Barcelona made it four points from two games in their Champions League group after confidently seeing off Dynamo Kiev.

Lionel Messi put the Catalan giants on their way with the opening goal in the 26th minute before half-time substitute Pedro Rodriguez sealed a fairly comfortable victory with Barca's second 14 minutes from time.

Pep Guardiola's side, who drew 0-0 with Inter Milan in their opening match, now take over the Group F leadership from Dynamo, who beat Rubin Kazan 3-1 first time out but were outclassed tonight.

Barca led 1-0 at the break, but they should have been out of sight by that point after creating a series of chances that saw Dynamo goalkeeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy working over time.

Dynamo gave as good as they got in the opening stages but Barca soon started to dominate possession and territory and they made the breakthrough in the 25th minute.

Ibrahimovic was the outstanding player of the first half, but it was Messi who put Barca ahead as he picked up a good pass from Xavi, cut inside Leandro Almeida before rifling a low shot past Shovkovskiy.

Shovkovskiy will probably feel he could have done more with the effort as the ball squirmed under him, even though Messi's effort was well struck.

That goal was the catalyst for a sustained period of Barca pressure that saw the treble winners create at least four very good opportunities.

The first saw Messi denied by the onrushing Shovkovskiy in the 27th minute following a brilliant Ibrahimovic backheel, while five minutes later the Dynamo goalkeeper did well again to race out any deny Ibrahimovic after Xavi's perfectly-weighted pass had put the Sweden international clear.

Xavi then saw two of his own efforts saved by the busy Shovkovskiy as Guardiola's men continued to dominate.

The hosts almost suffered a surprise setback just before half-time when, against the run of play, Dynamo got the ball into the back of the Barca net following a rare foray forward.

However, Ognjen Vukojevic's celebrations were cut short due to an infringement and Barca could breathe again.

And it was back to business as usual soon after that as Shovkovskiy was again called upon on the stroke of half-time to make a crucial double save to deny Messi when one-on-one and then tip over Ibrahimovic's acrobatic volley from the rebound.

If anything, Barca were even more dominant after the break, although they found clear-cut chances harder to come by as Dynamo packed their defence.

On thing that did not change was the massive contributions of Ibrahimovic and Shovkovskiy for their respective sides.

Ibrahimovic twice tested Shovkovskiy, the first with a header and then with a low shot that the Dynamo stopper did superbly to push away one-handed, before the former Inter Milan hitman turned provider to help Barca finally get the two-goal cushion they were desperately seeking.

Ibrahimovic's low pass into the area found Pedro, and he controlled the ball, shifted it onto his left foot and slotted a low shot just inside the far post.

That was enough to guarantee the points would be staying at the Nou Camp, although Dynamo almost set a few hearts fluttering in the 87th minute when captain Artem Milevskiy's lob landed on the roof of the net after latching onto a poor headed back-pass by Sergio Busquets.

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Football news: Champions League Tuesday Review

Jose Mourinho was furious as he saw Inter Milan limp to a 1-1 draw against Rubin Kazan in a match his side finished with ten men.

Rubin took the lead in the 11th minute thanks to Alejandro Dominguez but the hosts gifted Dejan Stankovic the equaliser on the half hour.

The hosts were somewhat unfortunate not to take all three points after playing out the final half hour at a feverish pace following the dismissal of Mario Balotelli for a second bookable offence.

Barcelona are top of Group F after a 2-0 win over Dynamo Kiev, who fall to second.

Lionel Messi put the holders ahead after 26 minutes when Andreas Iniesta's pass found him on the right. Messi then cut in and sent in a low left-footed shot into the net.

Rodriguez Pedrito doubled the lead when he stroked the ball past the goalkeeper following a pass by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

In Group E, Lyon got their second win from two games as they beat Debrecen 4-0.

Debrecen went behind after just three minutes against Lyon when Kim Kallstrom volleyed in Miralem Pjanic's corner and things went from bad to worse for the Hungarian side when Pjanic scored from a free-kick 10 minutes later.

It was all over after just 24 minutes with Pjanic involved again. This time his corner was met by captain Sidney Govou whose header deflected off Peter Czvitkovics and into the net.

Bafetimbi Gomis made it four six minutes after half-time to leave the French team top of the group.

Fiorentina beat Liverpool 2-0 with two first-half goals from Stevan Jovetic with the Italians pipping the Anfield club for second at the moment.

Sevilla are top of Group G after a comprehensive 4-1 victory at Rangers who languish in bottom spot.

Abdoulay Konko broke the deadlock on 50 minutes with Adriano, Luis Fabiano and Frederic Kanoute adding to the tally in a devastating 10-minute period.

Nacho Novo scored a late consolation for the hosts at Ibrox.

Unirea Urzxiceni and Stuttgart shared a 1-1 draw.

The Germans took an early lead when a Timo Gebhart challenge saw the ball run loose to Sergar Tasci, who fired into the net.

However, the hosts levelled three minutes after half-time when Dacian Varga curled a shot into the far left corner.

Arsenal lead Group H after a 2-0 win over Olympiacos thanks to goals by Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin.

AZ Alkmaar took the lead in their match against Standard Liege shortly after half-time when Mounir El Hamdaoui collected the ball and in one movement, turned and sent a shot into the net.

However, Mouss Traore levelled for Standard in the final minute for a 1-1 draw.

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Blog trở lại với mục chuyên đề Tin tức: "Đã có Vacxin chống HIV"- Bước ngoặc lịch sử trong cuộc chiến chống HIV/AIDS

Lần đầu tiên trên thế giới, một văcxin đang thử nghiệm cho thấy có thể ngăn chặn được virus HIV. Theo AP, đây là một bước ngoặt lớn trong cuộc chiến chống “đại dịch thế kỷ”.

Kết quả trên cũng gây ngạc nhiên bởi cho đến gần đây các cuộc thử nghiệm văcxin HIV đều thất bại, khiến nhiều nhà khoa học nghĩ rằng sẽ không bao giờ bào chế được văcxin chống virus HIV.

Ngày 24-9, phát biểu tại Bangkok (Thái Lan), các nhà nghiên cứu nói trong cuộc thử nghiệm lớn nhất thế giới ở hơn 16.000 tình nguyện viên tại Thái, văcxin của họ đã cắt giảm nguy cơ nhiễm HIV xuống hơn 31%.

“Mặc dù kết quả trên còn khiêm tốn nhưng đây là bằng chứng đầu tiên cho thấy chúng ta có thể có được một loại văcxin an toàn và hiệu quả”, nhà nghiên cứu Jerome Kim nói.

Nghiên cứu trên được thực hiện dưới sự kiểm soát của Bộ Y tế Thái Lan, đã tiến hành thử hai văcxin: ALVAC của Sanofi Pasteur (thuộc Tập đoàn dược Sanofi-Aventis) và AIDSVAX, lúc đầu do VaxGen Inc. phát triển và nay do Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận do các nhân viên cũ của VaxGen thành lập) phát triển.

ALVAC dùng canarypox, một virus ở loài chim đã được biến đổi để không gây bệnh cho người, để đưa ba gen HIV vào cơ thể tình nguyện viên. AIDSVAX thì chứa một protein ở bề mặt virus HIV được sửa đổi về mặt di truyền. Các văcxin này được tạo ra không phải hoàn toàn từ virus nên không gây nhiễm.

Nghiên cứu được tiến hành trên các nam nữ tình nguyện viên Thái không bị nhiễm HIV, tuổi đời 18-30 và có nguy cơ nhiễm HIV ở mức trung bình. Một nửa trong số này được tiêm bốn liều ALVAC và hai liều tăng cường AIDSVAX trong sáu tháng. Nửa còn lại được tiêm giả dược.

Tất cả đều được phát bao cao su, được tư vấn miễn phí và chữa trị bệnh lây qua đường tình dục. Họ cũng được xét nghiệm HIV mỗi sáu tháng và những ai bị nhiễm sẽ được điều trị miễn phí bằng thuốc kháng virus.

Những người tham gia nghiên cứu được theo dõi ba năm sau khi tiêm văcxin. Kết quả, có 51 người trong số nhóm được tiêm văcxin (8.197 người) bị nhiễm HIV, thấp hơn 31% so với nhóm còn lại.

Mục tiêu tiếp theo của nghiên cứu là xem liệu văcxin có gây ảnh hưởng đến hệ miễn dịch và có giúp giữ cho những người nhiễm HIV không phát triển thành bệnh AIDS hay không.

Theo ước tính của Chương trình phòng chống HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) của Liên Hiệp Quốc, mỗi ngày thế giới có 7.500 ca nhiễm HIV mới, và trong năm 2007 có đến 2 triệu người thiệt mạng do HIV/AIDS.

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Pele King talk about Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo told to stay put by Pele

Pele believes Cristiano Ronaldo should stay loyal to Man Utd

Pele insists Cristiano Ronaldo should forget about moving to Real Madrid and honour his Manchester United contract.

The Brazil legend also dismissed Fifa president Sepp Blatter's claim that there is "modern slavery" in football and Ronaldo should be free to move.

Pele, in Stoke for a charity match for the Gordon Banks Foundation, said: "You are a slave if you work without a contract or you don't get paid.

"If you have a contract then in any job you have to finish the contract."

Pele added: "I think that when he finishes his contract, then he should be free to go wherever he wants to go."

Ronaldo has four years left on his Old Trafford contract and is currently recovering from ankle surgery which will rule him out of the start of next season.

Former England goalkeeper Banks accused Cristiano Ronaldo of showing a lack of respect to Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

Banks said he could not understand why Ronaldo, who scored 42 goals for United last season, would want to move away from Old Trafford to Real Madrid.

He said: "I can't understand why he said he felt he was being treated like a slave. If he has just signed a new contract then he should respect his manager and honour it. It's stupid.

"I don't understand what the problem is. He plays for a team that has just won the European Cup and the Premier League. He plays for his country. What more does he want?

"It's like anything in life. If a businessman signs a contract then he has to honour it. It' s no different than a professional footballer."

Banks was speaking at a press conference ahead of a charity match in his honour on Saturday when a Banks XI will take on a Pele XI at Stoke's Britannia Stadium.

The former England keeper pulled off arguably the best save in history from a Pele header at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

-Source: BBC-

Man Utd confident over Berbatov

Ferguson has been tracking Berbatov for some time

Sir Alex Ferguson expects to prise striker Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham by the end of the summer.

Reports have suggested the Manchester United boss has made a £22m bid for the 27-year-old but that Spurs want more.

Ferguson was quoted in The Sun saying: "We have made Tottenham an offer on Berbatov and we have good expectations that this deal will go through.

"Berbatov has been impressive for a long time and he would be a great addition to our attack."

Barcelona have also shown an interest in the Bulgarian following the exit of Ronaldinho to AC Milan and with Samuel Eto'o also set to leave but Ferguson is happy to bide his time over a player who scored 23 goals for Tottenham last season.

Speaking at the start of the club's pre-season tour of South Africa, the Scot said: "I think time will work for us more than against us.

"We will not stress this situation. We are hoping to have a constructive conversation with Tottenham in the near future."

606: DEBATE Berbatov can achieve things other players don't even think about Insane

Ferguson also insisted any deal for Berbatov would not mean winger Cristiano Ronaldo moving to Real Madrid.

Meanwhile, Ferguson is confident that Owen Hargreaves will be fit for the start of the season in August, despite the United midfielder suffering a recurrence of the tendinitis problem that first surfaced at the start of the last campaign.

Hargreaves is sitting out the pre-season tour but Ferguson insisted: "By the time we come back from South Africa, Owen should be okay.

"We have certainly not written him off for the start of the season. He will have a series of injections in his knee but I am sure he will be fine."

-Source: BBC-

News about CR7 today

Ferguson says Ronaldo is staying

Ronaldo is currently recovering from ankle surgery

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted Cristiano Ronaldo will be at Old Trafford next season and will not be joining Real Madrid.

Ferguson met the winger - now out for three months following ankle surgery - in Lisbon last week after speculation about the 23-year-old's future.

"It went well. We put across our points of view, where we stand and where the player stands," explained Ferguson.

"I can say he'll be a Manchester United player next season. He won't be sold."

United will hope that Ferguson's comments at a press conference during the club's pre-season tour of South Africa will put an end to rumours linking Ronaldo with a switch to the Spanish champions.

Ferguson added: "It's not a difficult position. I was on my holiday and I was not going to interrupt my holiday, believe me.

606: DEBATE Give your reaction to Ferguson's comments

"I wasn't panicked because the player is under contract so the strength and the rights are with Manchester United.

"What we have done well is to say nothing. We've kept quiet on this matter and kept it private and what I said to Cristiano remains private."

Ronaldo, who scored 42 goals for United last season and whose contract runs until 2012, is currently recuperating after his surgery, which ruled him out of United's trip to South Africa.

Ferguson confirmed: "I did go and see him last week in Portugal and it was very amicable - there were no problems. That's where we are and we carry on.

"He's on crutches for the first four weeks, he'll be in rehabilitation for the next four and then the following four he'll be back into football training.

"The time mapped out is three months and we won't bring him back a day earlier than that.

"I think when players have operations we have a responsibility that the player comes back 100% and we'll carry that out as we normally do.

"There'll be no risk-taking - we never take risks. Our goal is to always make sure that the player gets back 100% and that will be the same in the case of Cristiano Ronaldo."

-Source: BBC-

Viet Nam in INTERNATIONAL U21 FOOTBALL CUP

Vietnam leads tourney after 3-0 win over Singapore

By defeating Singapore 3-0 in the latest game Friday, host Vietnam secures its leading place after two rounds of the international U-21 football cup in Nha Trang city.

Thanks to this win, Vietnam could claim the title of the International U-21 Football Thanh Nien Cup at Sunday’s last round if it holds Thailand to a draw.
All the three goals were scored in the second half, with Trong Hoang knocking in the opener in the 51st minute and Dinh Hiep driving home two others at 84th and 90th minutes.
With six points after two matches, the host team, which had lashed Myanmar 2-0 in the opener, climbed to top place, thanks to its greater goal spreads than Thailand, which edged Myanmar 1-0 yesterday and Singapore 4-3 three days before.
Meanwhile, the two losers Singapore and Myanmar will fight each other Sunday for the third place title.
Vietnamese striker Dinh Hiep – winner of Best Player title in Vietnam’s U-21 Football Championship last week – is now holding the tournament’s best scorer title with four goals.
The game
Heavy rain in the first half caused the grass to be slippery at Nha Trang Stadium, a mitigating factor for both teams.
The host, in white jerseys, proved a little stronger and made more attacks due to Vietnam’s increasing midfield confidence.
Vietnam brought many surprises to the visiting team with long passes on home side followed by multiple short passes when approaching the Singapore goal.
It proved to be sharp on wing attacks, especially on the right side.
Even though no clear goal opportunity was presented during the first half, both sides played spirited football with the ball shuttling between the two ends of the field.
After a goalless draw in the first 45 minutes, Vietnam pulled ahead just six minutes into the second half thanks to Trong Hoang.
He brought Vietnam to a 1-0 lead with a close-range header after a sharp counterattack.
The goal began with a long pass launched from the left wing by Dinh Hiep.
He curled the ball deep into Singaporean box where the striker Trong Hoang chose right position and headed home a blast that left the rival goalkeeper slack-jawed, watching the ball fly into the back of his net.
After the goal, Singapore pushed its formation up in an effort to seek an equalizer but remained unchanged in their tactic of using long passes in the two wings.
In the 84th minute, Singaporean defender Zilong committed a foul in his box while trying to stop a Vietnamese offensive, resulting with a penalty shot for Vietnam.
Dinh Hiep did not miss the chance to further the lead to 2-0, making his third goal in the tournament so far.
Minutes later Hiep fixed the match at 3-0 with his last-gasp goal, a skillful close-range shot driving the ball beyond the reach of the Singaporean goalie and nearly touching the goal frame’s right-hand post.

-THANHNIENNEWS-

Event: "Ramos confirmed as Tottenham boss"

LONDON, England -- Juande Ramos was confirmed as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night in a deal lasting until the end of the 2010-11 season.

The Spaniard, 53, succeeds Martin Jol who was dismissed on Thursday night after Tottenham's poor start to the Premier League season.
Ramos, who quit Primera Liga Sevilla to take up the challenge at White Hart Lane, will take charge for the first time against Blackpool in the English League Cup on Wednesday night.
Development coach Clive Allen and youth team boss Alex Inglethorpe have prepared the side for Sunday's Premier League clash against Blackburn.
Ramos had two highly successful two years at Sevilla, where he won back-to-back UEFA Cups, a European Super Cup, a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup.
He also took the Andalucian side into the Champions League for the first time in its history.
Spurs sporting director Damien Comolli said: "Juande's arrival is great news for Tottenham Hotspur.

"He brings with him a wealth of experience, a proven track record and a winning pedigree. Now is the time for us to regroup and look to deliver the results and performances that everyone associated with the club wants to see."
Ramos, who stepped down as Sevilla coach on Friday night, earlier said that, for his family and his profession, it was impossible to to reject a move to London.
"My heart will remain in Nervion (where Sevilla's ground is located) but for my family and my profession it is impossible not to leave for London," Ramos said.
"After the excellent period that Sevilla has enjoyed fate has dictated that my path now takes me on the most ambitious challenge I have ever faced."
Ramos has lined up former Tottenham player Gus Poyet as his number two, not least to help the Spanish speaker with the language barrier.
"We have requested permission from Leeds United to speak to Gus Poyet in order to invite him to join the Club to work with Ramos alongside Alvarez," said a statement on the Tottenham Web

-CNN News-

Chelsea 6 - 0 Man City

Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea thrashed Manchester City to claim their third successive victory in the league.

The hosts dominated throughout and were 2-0 up at the break as Michael Essien and Drogba got on the end of passes from the outstanding Frank Lampard.
Drogba made it 3-0 when Lampard's shot was saved, before Joe Cole, Salomon Kalou and Andriy Shevchenko netted.
Stephen Ireland and Martin Petrov came close for City in the first half but they were strangely subdued otherwise.

For Chelsea, however, it was a fifth straight win in all competitions, confirmation that the trauma of former boss Jose Mourinho's departure was well behind them.
They were simply too quick and too clever for a lethargic City side who gave them too much time on the ball and looked a shadow of the team which had also earned four victories in a row.

Chelsea did have an early scare when Ireland almost got on the end of Elano's delightful chip, which Petr Cech had to push past his left post.
Later in the half Petrov forced the Blues keeper to palm away a long-range free-kick, and Ireland should have done better when given time to pick his shot.
Other than that it was pretty much one-way traffic.
Essien gave the home side a deserved lead when Lampard slipped him in and it was no surprise when the England midfielder produced another quite sublime pass with the outside of his boot to send Drogba racing past Micah Richards for his third goal in as many games.

Chelsea were rampant and should have had a penalty moments later when Dietmar Hamann hacked down Drogba, while Joe Hart saved well from Kalou, who then appeared to be tripped by Richard Dunne in the box.
It proved academic, however, with the game over as a contest thanks to two further Chelsea strikes within 15 minutes of the restart.
Drogba hammered in his second after Lampard's shot had been brilliantly kept out by Hart and he squandered a fine opportunity to complete his hat-trick when Lampard unleashed another drive which Hart palmed away.
The powerful striker made amends with a cushioned header that sent Cole surging clear to finish with aplomb and pile on the misery for City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.
With the visitors now concentrating on damage limitation, Chelsea could afford to bring on the out-of-sorts Shevchenko.
Chances continued to come their way and Essien carved open the shell-shocked City defence twice more to serve up opportunities which Kalou and Shevchenko gleefully accepted.

Chelsea: Cech, Belletti, Carvalho, Alex, Ferreira, Joe Cole (Shevchenko 67), Essien, Lampard, Obi, Kalou, Drogba (Pizarro 80).Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Makelele, Ben-Haim.
Booked: Essien, Lampard.
Goals: Essien 16, Drogba 31, 56, Joe Cole 60, Kalou 75, Shevchenko 90.

Man City: Hart, Corluka, Dunne, Richards, Garrido, Ireland (Vassell 63), Hamann (Ball 66), Johnson, Petrov, Elano (Bianchi 73), Samaras.Subs Not Used: Isaksson, Onuoha.
Booked: Richards, Johnson.

Att: 41,832
Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

Source: BBC Sport

Football Match and Event in Weekend

Man Utd 4-1 Middlesbrough






Wayne Rooney scored one goal and superbly set up another as Manchester United overwhelmed Middlesbrough to move to the top of the Premier League.
United went ahead on three minutes when Nani drove in a cracking shot from 30 yards but Jeremie Aliadiere soon equalised with a precise header.
Nani robbed Stuart Downing and played in Rooney, to smash United's second.
After the break Carlos Tevez slotted in after a sublime Rooney back-heel and he added a fourth with a deflected shot.





United scored four goals in a fourth successive game - the first time in 100 years they have done so.
They knew a win would see them overtake leaders Arsenal - at least until Sunday when the Londoners play Liverpool.
And the hosts, who had Owen Hargreaves in their starting line-up for only the fourth time, wasted no time in setting about their task.
Nani decided to take the direct approach after picking the ball up deep in Boro's half. He skipped two challenges as he cut inside and then launched a dipping shot from 30 yards which beat Mark Schwarzer for height and pace.
It was a dream start for United but a nightmare for Boro, who went into the game desperately short of confidence after failing to win in their previous six matches.
And the visitors still appeared shell-shocked when Tevez broke through the middle but the Argentine did not quite get his attempted lob right and Schwarzer made a comfortable catch.


The script appeared set - a rampant United, with Nani and Ronaldo rampaging down the flanks and Rooney menacing through the middle about to rip through woeful opposition.
But Tuncay clearly felt a re-write was in order and promptly delivered the perfect cross - after turning stand-in left-back John O'Shea inside-out - for Aliadiere to head into the bottom left corner.
It was Aliadiere's first goal for Boro and it served to galvanise them. For the next 10 minutes, Boro held their own as United's early fluency deserted them.
The visitors even missed a great chance to take the lead as frequent threat Tuncay crossed in for Downing to head just wide of the right hand post.
Still, you felt once United smoothed out their now-stuttering approach play, Boro could find themselves in trouble once more.
And so it proved, as Ronaldo went close with a low shot from the left side of the box as United slipped through the gears.
Then Downing tried to trick his way past Nani on the edge of his area but had the ball nicked from his toes and played into the path of Rooney who smashed the ball home.
For the rest of the half, it seemed it was a matter of time before United scored again, particularly through Ronaldo.
But the Portuguese winger could not convert Nani's cross and later side-footed straight at Schwarzer after a slick passing move.
Immediately after the break, Rooney fizzed a drive just too high and wide and once more it seemed United were about to turn the screw.
Middlesbrough might have prevented it had Edwin van der Sar not been equal to Lee Cattermole's rising shot.
But after Rooney produced an exquisite backheel for Tevez to slot the ball into the bottom corner on 55 minutes, the contest was over.
Ronaldo started to stretch his legs again, twisting and turning the Boro defence but not finding a finish to match.
United took off Hargreaves for Darren Fletcher on 66 minutes, and later took the chance to give Rio Ferdinand an extended rest ahead of next Sunday's visit to Arsenal.
It barely affected the pattern of the game, although Boro almost cut United's lead when Downing went close with a curling free-kick.
But instead, Tevez rounded things off for United with 15 minutes to go when his shot looped off Andrew Taylor and beat a disconsolate Schwarzer.
It was the fourth match in succession they had scored four goals - equalling a record which stretched back to 1907.





Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand (Pique 73), Vidic, O'Shea, Ronaldo, Hargreaves (Fletcher 66), Anderson (Giggs 78), Nani, Rooney, Tevez.Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Simpson.
Goals: Nani 3, Rooney 33, Tevez 55, 85.
Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Young, Woodgate, Wheater, Taylor, O'Neil, Cattermole (Boateng 90), Rochemback, Downing, Aliadiere (Hutchinson 56), Sanli (Lee 80).Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Hines.
Booked: Cattermole, Rochemback.
Goals: Aliadiere 6.
Att: 75,720
Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).

Result matchs:

Birmingham v Wigan 3-2(Kapo 26' pen, Ridgewell 67', Kapo 81' - Bent 23', 59')

Chelsea v Man City 6-0(Essien 16', Drogba 31', 56', Joe Cole 60', Kalou 75', Sheva 90')

Portsmouth v West Ham 0-0

Reading v Newcastle 2-1(Kitson 53', Long 84' - Duberry 76' đá phản)

Sunderland v Fulham 1-1(Jones 86' - Davies 32')

Source: BBC Sport

News about Ruby Union

Robinson admits tear-jerking exit

England full-back Jason Robinson admitted he felt like crying as he ended his rugby career at the Stade de France on Saturday night.
The 33-year-old injured his shoulder on 46 minutes and watched England lose 15-6 to South Africa from the bench.
"I had not foreseen my career ending in such desolation," he said in his Mail on Sunday column.
"I'm not a man given to self-pity, but I felt like crying as I walked off. It was the loneliest walk I can remember."
Robinson was a rugby league icon with Wigan and Great Britain before switching codes to join Sale Sharks in 2000.
He sealed his transition with a stunning try in the first five minutes of the first Lions Test against the Wallabies in 2001 and went on to play 51 times for England, scoring 30 tries including one in the 2003 World Cup final.
"My initial goal was to get in the England team and hopefully do well," said Robinson, who will play one last match for the Barbarians against South Africa on 1 December.

"I hoped to play in the World Cup, but I never imagined playing in two World Cup finals.
"I was lucky to win one of them. It's been an amazing seven years, an amazing 16 years. I achieved far more than I imagined I would."
But Robinson said not even the standing ovation he received in Paris could ease the pain of losing to South Africa.
"Nothing could wipe out that disappointment," he said. "After the euphoria of four years ago, this was a hard defeat to take. Ultimately we know we came up one match short.

"We came to France rubbished by everyone and his dog and were hammered 36-0 by South Africa in a pool game.
"It's one thing to be beaten, it's humiliating to be 'nilled'.
"The squad is overloaded with experience, the commodity you can't buy. Everywhere around the team room you could see men you were proud to go into battle with."
Robinson initially retired from international rugby in 2005, before being persuaded back by new England coach Brian Ashton in January.
But he insists there will be no going back on his decision this time.

"The guys have been giving me stick about retiring but I'll have the last laugh when the temperature has fallen below freezing and the grounds are like concrete," he said.
"I'll text them to tell them I'm sat in my slippers in front of a big fire, dipping a biscuit in my tea.
"I would have said I was walking away from the game without any regrets - until last night."
Robinson's England team-mate Mike Catt admits he is undecided on his international future.
The 36-year-old, who was also a member of the 2003 World Cup-winning squad, was instrumental in England's resurgence in France.
"I will go away and talk to my family about it," Catt said in the Sunday Telegraph.
"I really enjoyed it out there last night and it's not something I'm going to throw away without a good deal of thought."
Several others in England's team - mocked as "Dad's Army" before the tournament - may also have played their last international, including Lawrence Dallaglio, 35, Mark Regan, 35 and Simon Shaw, 34.

-News BBC-

Brazilian Grand Prix 2007. Motosport just named: "Kimi Raikkonen"

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen won his first Formula One drivers' championship as Lewis Hamilton's bid came to a dramatic end in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Hamilton could finish only seventh, ending his attempt to make history by winning the title in his maiden season.
Problems with his McLaren put Hamilton to the back of the field early on.
His team-mate Fernando Alonso's hopes were dashed as he finished third behind Raikkonen and the Finn's Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa.
There was a late twist when it emerged race officials were investigating the fuel used by Williams and BMW Sauber, whose cars filled fourth, fifth and sixth places.
But the stewards decided to impose no penalty.

Had they been disqualified, Hamilton would have moved up to fourth, giving him enough points to win the world title.
Finn Raikkonen, who has won two more races than anyone else this season, won the championship with 110 points, with Alonso and Hamilton tied on 109 points.
Hamilton ended the season in second place on countback, with one more second-place race finish than Alonso.
In the race, things started to go wrong for Hamilton from the start. As Massa eased into the lead from pole position, the Englishman was slow away from his second place on the grid, and was passed by Raikkonen before the first corner.
Then, as they entered the first turn, Alonso drew alongside Hamilton on the outside, claiming the inside line and third place as they went into the second part of the chicane.
Hamilton then unwisely and unnecessarily tried to re-pass his team-mate on the outside into the Subida da Lago corner at the end of the back straight.
He got onto the slippery outside of the track, and slid off into the run-off area, rejoining in eighth place.

Raikkonen sensed Hamilton's early mistake might provide him with an opening to snatch victory.
"I got a good start and was side by side with Felipe," said Raikkonen. "But the main thing was not to race with him, but get past Hamilton.
"I then saw Hamilton go off and I knew maybe we had a chance."
In itself, that error was not enough to end Hamilton's hopes of becoming champion, but worse was soon to come.
Hamilton quickly set about regaining places, but ran into more problems on lap eight, when he slowed almost to a halt as his car slipped out of gear.
The gearbox electronics corrected themselves, enabling Hamilton to get back on his way, but by then had lost more than 40 seconds, and was at the back of the field.

The 22-year-old spent the rest of the afternoon fighting through the field, desperately trying to gain enough places to stop one of his rivals beating him to the world championship.
In an attempt to ease his task, McLaren chose a radical three-stop strategy, the thinking presumably being that with a lighter car he would find it easier to overtake his rivals.
The teams have to use both of two types of tyre during the race.
And McLaren chose to get the slower, softer tyre out of the way early with a short second stint.
That way, he would be on the faster tyre at the end of the race when nearly all the other drivers were on the slower one.
But the strategy did not pay off.
Hamilton did get up into the points during his third stint but, once Raikkonen assumed the lead after passing Massa during the second pit-stop period, the Englishman needed to finish fifth to stay ahead of the Finn.
And although he drove flat out to the end of the race he simply ran out of time.
Alonso's hold on the title he has held for two years ended in a damp squib.
The Spaniard was never in contention for victory in a race that was dominated by the Ferraris.
And although he had the edge on everyone else, third place was not enough to stay ahead of Raikkonen in the standings.


1. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari one hour 28 minutes 15.270 seconds
2. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari 1.493 secs behind
3. Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren-Mercedes +57.019
4. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota + 1:02.848
5. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber +1:10.957
6. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber +1:11.317
7. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes one lap behind
8. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota one lap
9. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault one lap
10. Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams-Toyota one lap
11. Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota one lap
12. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda two laps
13. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso-Ferrari two laps
14. Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri-Honda three laps
R Adrian Sutil (Ger) Spyker-Ferrari 43 laps completed
R Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 40 laps
R Heikki Kovalainen (Fin Renault 35 laps
R Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 34 laps
R Jenson Button (GB) Honda 20 laps
R Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault 14 laps
R Sakon Yamamoto (Jpn) Spyker-Ferrari two laps
R Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault one lap

R = retired

(BBC Sport)

World News today: Turkey vows to defeat PKK rebels

Turkey's leaders have vowed to "pay any price" to defeat terrorism after the latest attack by Kurdish rebels, which killed at least 12 soldiers.

In clashes following the ambush near the Iraqi border, 32 PKK rebels were killed, the military said.
Security officials, ministers and top generals met on Sunday night to discuss whether to attack PKK bases in Iraq.
But despite a strongly worded statement, they did not imply an attack was imminent, a BBC correspondent says.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had asked Turkey not to take action for a few days.
This, he said, was a sign that Washington was taking Turkey's concerns very seriously.

Turkey has requested that US and Iraqi forces root out PKK rebels from the mountains in Kurdish northern Iraq.
On Wednesday, MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion to allow the military to launch offensives across the border.
It followed an escalation of raids by the PKK - the Kurdistan Workers' Party - as part of its armed campaign for Kurdish autonomy.
Recent attacks blamed on the group have left more than 40 Turkish soldiers and civilians dead.

Protests erupt
"Although it respects Iraq's territorial integrity, Turkey will not tolerate that terrorism be aided and abetted and will not be afraid to pay, whatever the price may be, to protect its rights, its indivisible unity and its citizens," said a statement issued after the emergency meeting on Sunday.

"The fight against the separatist terrorist organisation will be waged with determination until the very end," the statement said.
In the latest attack shortly after midnight on Saturday, a large group of PKK rebels crossed the border from Iraq and staged their ambush near the village of Daglica in Hakkari province, the Turkish military said.
The army said it sent reinforcements and helicopters to the area, fired artillery and launched retaliatory attacks in which 32 guerrillas were killed.
The guerrillas said they had captured several soldiers, but this was denied by the government.
Not far from the scene of the fighting, a minibus was later caught in a landmine explosion, also blamed on the PKK, that injured 10 civilians, the state news agency Anatolia said.
Thousands of Turks joined protests in several cities denouncing the attacks and calling for action against the PKK.

Restraint urged
About 3,000 PKK fighters are believed to be based in northern Iraq near the Turkish border, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul.

There have been regular clashes in the area since earlier in the year, but the latest attack was one of the deadliest for some time, increasing the pressure on the government from the public and the military for a tough response, our correspondent says.
The United States, Turkey's Nato ally, has called for restraint, fearing that any incursions would destabilise Iraq's most peaceful area - the autonomous Kurdish region in the north.
Iraq, too, has urged Turkey not to strike across the border.
Iraq's president on Sunday called on the PKK rebels to lay down their arms, or to leave Iraq.

(BBC News)

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Iraqi PM outraged over alleged civilian casualties

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met Sunday with the top U.S. military commander in Iraq to voice his outrage over the reported deaths of Iraqi civilians during a Sunday morning military raid in Baghdad's Sadr City, a government spokesman told CNN.

Al-Maliki expressed his concerns to Gen. David Petraeus over Iraqi reports that 10 to 15 civilians were killed in the raid, spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told CNN's "Late Edition."
The U.S. military said its ground forces are "unaware" of civilian deaths in the early morning raid that it said left 49 "criminals" dead.
"There is a great tension in the Iraqi government" over the incident, al-Dabbagh said.
During Sunday's meeting, he said al-Maliki "clearly mentioned that this excessive force ... by the Multi-National Forces used against civilians [is] not creating a good atmosphere."
An Iraqi Interior Ministry source told CNN that 15 civilians were killed -- all men -- and 52 other civilians were wounded, including women and children.

Sadr City's mayor, Hassan Adhab, told Iraqi state TV there were 10 "martyrs" -- including a mother and her three children -- and 42 others were wounded.
Coalition forces were targeting a man they said was a leader in an Iranian-funded kidnapping operation. U.S. military spokeswoman Sgt. Nicole Dykstra told CNN the target was "neither apprehended nor killed."
Adhab described a bloody scene, saying dozens of sheep were killed in the melee, and military aircraft still hovered over the neighborhood hours after the raid.
He blamed American forces for targeting cars carrying people who were heading to work early Sunday.
"We call upon Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to stop such immoral acts in Sadr City," Adhab said.
When asked about the Sadr City raid, the spokesman for the Baghdad Security Plan said Iraqi forces take every measure to avoid civilian casualties.
"If there are innocent civilian casualties in Sadr City or anywhere else -- then that is unfortunate," Brig. Gen. Qassim Atta said. "We hope both the Multi-National Forces and the Iraqi Security Forces demonstrate military restraint and respect human rights."
U.S.-Iraq relations have been strained since a September 16 shooting incident in Baghdad that left 17 civilians dead. Some in Iraq have accused Blackwater USA security contractors, whose guards are assigned to State Department officials, for indiscriminately killing the civilians. The incident is still under investigation.
Sadr City raid
The U.S. military said the joint ground forces were fired upon as they were clearing several buildings in the "target area."
"Supporting aircraft was called in to suppress the enemy fire, killing an estimated six criminals," a military news release stated.
"The operation's objective was an individual reported to be a longtime Special Groups member specializing in kidnapping operations," the military said. "Intelligence indicates he is a well-known cell leader and has previously sought funding from Iran to carry out high profile kidnappings."
The military said its forces were hit by a roadside bomb as they left the area, but the blast did not cause any casualties among coalition forces.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman said many cars and many homes were damaged in the battle.

"Special Groups are Shiite extremist militant groups trained, funded and supplied primarily by Iran through the Islamic Revolutionary Guards -- Quds Force," said U.S. Army Lt. Justin Cole.
"Special Groups have evolved over the past three years into insurgent elements using a cellular structure and operating independently."
"Special Groups operate throughout Iraq," Cole said. "They plan and execute bombings, kidnappings, sectarian murders and more against Iraqi citizens, Iraqi forces and coalition personnel."

Source: CNN

VÀNG ANH - THÙY LINH: "NỖI ĐAU CẦN SAN SẺ" PHẦN 3

Qua blogger này, tôi muốn các bạn hiểu thêm về cuộc sống xung quanh nhân vật chính của chúng ta, qua đó, san sẻ nổi đau và cảm thông cho những gì đang diễn ra với một người mà ai cũng yêu quý trong thời gian qua.
Các bạn biết không? Linh là con một, bố mẹ đều là nghệ sĩ nên được tiếp xúc với môi trường nghệ thuật sớm. Thuở bé vì quá nghịch, mẹ nghĩ ra cách "cùm chân" bằng việc cho học Linh học piano. Thấy "con nhóc" học được, Linh 8 tuổi mẹ lại cho học lớp múa. Khổ luyện ở trường múa 5 năm, cái dáng vẻ "con trai" biến mất, tác phong của "nó" trở nên mềm mại và nữ tính hơn hẳn. Lúc "nó" quậy quá mẹ chỉ nghĩ cho đi học mấy môn nghệ thuật để đỡ "phá", sau này không dùng đến thì cũng là giúp con có được những kỹ năng sống. Mẹ chẳng ngờ lớn lên "nó" lại đam mê tất cả những thứ ấy. Học lớp 9 "nó" đã đứng ra lập hẳn một nhóm hát lấy tên "Thiên thần", mẹ vừa là người quản lý vừa là thầy. Nhóm "Thiên thần" của Linh (giờ không phải "nó" nữa) chinh phục khán giả ở khả năng biểu diễn chuyên nghiệp: cả ba thành viên vừa có thể hát, vừa nhảy khá bài bản. 15 tuổi, "con bé" ngày xưa đã có thể kiếm đủ tiền để trang trải cho cuộc sống riêng bằng chính những lao động nghệ thuật của mình. Ngoài đời, trông Linh nhỏ bé và rất "quấy". Trang phục ưa thích nhất là quần ngố, áo pull và... tông. Nếu bảo ngay từ cái nhìn đầu tiên các đạo diễn khó tính đã "sáng mắt lên" thì không đúng, nhưng qua tiếp xúc và nhất là thái độ làm việc nghiêm túc, khó tính như Lưu Trọng Ninh cũng phải gật đầu. Bản thân Linh không có ý định trở thành một diễn viên. Có hôm đi học mò rẽ vào xem, rồi hiếu chiến xin thử vai. Thế là được. Lưu Trọng Ninh xem cách diễn của Linh không nói gì. Sau đó biết cô diễn viên đã từng học múa, đạo diễn đã quyết định thêm một cảnh Lan đứng múa trong đống bùn. Cảnh ấy lên phim khá nuột, không ai biết Linh vừa múa vừa run vì bùn ấy lấy từ dưới đầm lên, cua, cá bị dính vào cứ lổm ngổm bò. Một tháng rưỡi quay xong phim, lúc ấy Linh mới hoàn hồn: nghề diễn không dễ "nhằn" như lúc đầu cô nghĩ. Thời là diễn viên nghiệp dư ấy qua cũng nhanh, bây giờ Linh đã đỗ thủ khoa lớp đạo diễn truyền hình của ĐH Sân khấu Điện ảnh. Cô rất sợ người ta trông thấy mình rồi tặc lưỡi: nhỏ bé thế thì làm được gì? Bình thường, trông Linh già hơn tuổi, cảm giác ấy càng rõ khi người ta lướt qua bảng thành tích của cô. Sống như một @ thời thượng: đi xe LX, trải lòng bằng blog, tự tin giao tiếp bằng tiếng Anh, có nhiều công việc để đam mê, kiếm đủ tiền để sống... thế nhưng những cảm giác trống rỗng thỉnh thoảng vẫn bủa vây. Linh khát khao khẳng định mình. Nghĩ đơn giản rằng để người ta không đánh giá: "chân dài đầu ngắn" chỉ còn cách phải học. Hỏi Linh về quyết định học đạo diễn có phải để làm sang không, cô chau mày: Đấy là một việc khó, chắc chắn sẽ có nhiều vất vả. Là diễn viên, MC, đi hát... cũng đủ làm đầy cuộc sống của một phụ nữ, có cần phải gồng mình quá để học một nghề chưa chắc đã "thiết thân"? Đến đây thì cô phì cười: Chị hỏi giống hệt thầy em hôm thi vấn đáp để lấy điểm vào khoa: Em đã từng là diễn viên, sao còn học đạo diễn? Có phải em coi thường nghề đạo diễn? Có phải những thành công em có được quá dễ dàng nên em nghĩ nghề đạo diễn cũng không nằm ngoài tầm tay??? Linh đã vượt qua "cửa ải" ấy bằng tất cả nhiệt huyết và cả những mộng mơ chỉ có "khi người ta trẻ".Đạo diễn Đỗ Thanh Hải nhắm Linh cho vai Vàng Anh từ lâu. Thế nhưng mãi đến phần hai của phim Linh mới chính thức trở thành "ứng cử viên" chính. Chuẩn bị quan trọng nhất là đi ép tóc thẳng và chọn những bộ cánh sặc sỡ một chút cho đúng chất teen.Trước, để phù hợp với quá nhiều "vai", Linh phải làm tóc xoăn và mặc toàn những màu "già": nâu, trắng, đen. Bạn bè nhìn thấy sự thay đổi ấy suýt nữa thì đã không nhận ra, trông Linh như người khác. Có vẻ như Linh không mấy lo lắng về một vai diễn không quá khó đối với một diễn viên đã "qua mặt" được Lưu Trọng Ninh. Thực ra không phải vậy. Điều ám ảnh cô nhất chính là hình ảnh Vàng Anh đã được định hình: một cô gái trong sáng, hiền lành, ngoan ngoãn, bây giờ làm khác đi liệu khán giả có chấp nhận? Mà êkíp làm phim thì muốn Linh thể hiện một Vàng Anh cá tính, mạnh mẽ, một lớp trưởng sôi nổi và xông xáo trong những hoạt động xã hội. Hỏi Linh có tự tin về diễn xuất của mình không, cô nheo mắt: Giá mà chị được trực tiếp xem em diễn... Rồi cô hồn nhiên ngồi giữa quán ví dụ cho tôi cùng một câu thoại nói theo ngữ điệu nào thì sẽ ra loại người ấy. Người dịu dàng nói nhẹ, người cá tính nói dứt khoát, người đanh đá nói cao giọng... Tác phong, trang phục của Vàng Anh cá tính chắc chắn cũng rất khác so với Vàng Anh cũ.

Hi vọng phần trích dẫn đôi nét về Thùy Linh - Vàng Anh của chúng ta sẽ mang đến cho bạn cái nhìn gần gũi và cảm thông cho những gì đang xảy ra với cô ấy. Hãy nhìn lại và tìm ra kẽ lạ và trừng trị thích đáng???

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"NỖI ĐAU CẦN SAN SẺ"-PHẦN 2

Trích dẫn lời của những người xung quanhh và bạn của Linh qua "cú sốc" vì đoạn Clip cùng người tình trong vài ngày qua.

Sáng 12.10, trả lời website của VTV, Thùy Linh cho biết: "Đây là cuộc nói chuyện đầu tiên và duy nhất với báo chí của tôi. Tôi thật sự sốc và bất ngờ về chuyện này. Hôm qua, lúc đi chơi, tôi nghe đứa bạn gọi điện báo có tin như vậy trên mạng, tôi đã nghĩ là chuyện đùa. Chuyện này đã ảnh hưởng đến cuộc sống của tôi, gia đình và bạn bè. Tôi sẽ cố gắng vượt qua những chuyện này để sống và làm việc tốt hơn...". Cô không xác nhận, cũng không phủ nhận hình ảnh bị phát tán có phải là mình không.

Hoàng Thùy Linh hiện là SV năm thứ nhất khoa Đạo diễn truyền hình trường Đại học Sân khấu điện ảnh. Thùy Linh tham gia nhiều phim, trong đó có 4 bộ phim được nhận vai quan trọng là: Đường đời, Đi về phía mặt trời và Trò đùa của số phận, Nhật ký Vàng Anh. Ngoài ra Thùy Linh còn là ca sĩ chính trong nhóm nhạc Thiên Thần, dẫn chương trình Vui cùng Hugo.

Trả lời Thanh Niên, đạo diễn Đỗ Thanh Hải, phụ trách sản xuất kiêm tổng đạo diễn serie phim Nhật ký Vàng Anh nói: "Xin miễn cho tôi bình luận về sự kiện này. Phía Đài truyền hình Việt Nam đã phân công người phát ngôn chính thức với báo chí. Cũng liên quan tới chuyện có báo mạng nêu rằng sáng nay Đài truyền hình Việt Nam đã phải hoãn lại ghi hình Nhật ký Vàng Anh vì sự kiện này, tôi xin chính thức khẳng định rằng không có chuyện đó. Phần ghi hình sáng nay không cần sự xuất hiện của nhân vật Vàng Anh nên Thùy Linh không đến trường quay".

Đạo diễn Thanh Tùng, đạo diễn chương trình Vui cùng Hugo, Đài phát thanh truyền hình Hà Nội cho biết: "Ý kiến của ban lãnh đạo đài là chúng tôi sẽ tạm ngừng cộng tác với Thùy Linh trong vai trò người dẫn chương trình (chương trình hiện có 5 MC), Thùy Linh cộng tác với chúng tôi từ 2 năm trước, khi chương trình bắt đầu. Cô ấy là một cô gái ngoan, làm việc có trách nhiệm, đây là một điều đáng tiếc".



Chúng ta cũng biết đây cũng chỉ là một tai nạn trong cuộc sống của Linh, và điều cần làm trước mắt là hãy Ủng hộ tinh thần cho Linh và điều tra kĩ người đã làm ra "vết đen" này. Cả Linh và người bạn đều không có lổi mà chính kẻ "đưa tin" mới là thủ phạm.



Xin trích dẫn vài dòng theo thông tin từ ThanhNienNews:



Luật sư Phạm Hồng Hải, Chủ nhiệm Đoàn luật sư thành phố Hà Nội: Có thể xử lý hình sự người đưa phim "đen" lên mạng
Người đăng tải đoạn phim "riêng tư" của cô gái lên mạng là vi phạm pháp luật. Về luật dân sự là xâm phạm đời tư, quyền về hình ảnh theo điều 31 Bộ luật Dân sự. Về hình sự, người đó có thể bị xử lý với tội danh “Làm nhục người khác” theo Điều 121 BLHS. Làm nhục người khác là hạ thấp danh dự, nhân phẩm của một người trước một người khác, tức là chỉ cần để một người thứ ba biết được đã là vi phạm, chưa nói đến chuyện hàng ngàn người biết cái đó.
Về chế tài, Điều 121 BLHS quy định: "Người nào xúc phạm nghiêm trọng đến nhân phẩm danh dự người khác thì bị phạt cảnh cáo, cải tạo không giam giữ đến 2 năm hoặc phạt tù từ 3 tháng đến 2 năm". Vấn đề ở đây là người bị hại phải làm đơn tố cáo, đề nghị điều tra làm rõ thì cơ quan điều tra mới vào cuộc. Điều 31 Bộ luật Dân sự nêu rõ: "Nghiêm cấm việc sử dụng hình ảnh của người khác mà xâm phạm danh dự, nhân phẩm, uy tín của người có hình ảnh". Nếu nạn nhân kiện người post phim đó, về dân sự, có thể yêu cầu người vi phạm xin lỗi công khai, bồi thường về vật chất. Việc xử lý dân sự hay hình sự là tùy vào mức độ tác động của hành vi vi phạm. Ở đây, nếu xác định được chính xác người post phim, xác định đúng nạn nhân, là phim thật, không có chuyện chỉnh sửa hình ảnh trong phim thì có thể xử lý bằng chế tài hình sự để đảm bảo tính răn đe của pháp luật.



Thùy Linh từng bị dọa post phim nóng
Tối qua, một người bạn thân của Thùy Linh (xin giấu tên) cho biết: "Bạn trai của Linh không hề biết gì về chuyện này. Tôi có thể khẳng định cậu bạn Linh (người nam trong phim - PV) không phải là người post phim này lên mạng. Linh và bạn trai của Linh đều là nạn nhân trong vụ này. Vài ngày trước, một người lạ đã post một đoạn tin nhắn có nội dung đe dọa Linh: sẽ post phim "nóng" của Linh lên mạng. Có lần Linh mang điện thoại Samsung của Linh ra cửa hàng điện thoại và có thể bạn ấy đã sơ ý, để lọt đoạn phim đó vào tay người sửa điện thoại trên phố Bà Triệu!".



Bạn học Thùy Linh nói gì ?
Nguyễn Minh Châu, lớp phó, bạn học cùng Thùy Linh cho biết: Với những gì bạn bè trong trường, lớp từng biết về Linh thì chúng em đều rất "sốc" khi nghe tin này. Ở lớp, Linh là người thông minh, có ý thức và năng lực học tập, hòa đồng và dễ chịu với bạn bè. Cả lớp đều đánh giá rằng có người ghen ghét và muốn hại Linh.
Chúng em cực lực lên án kẻ đã tung clip lên mạng với mục đích xấu xa. Bây giờ, điều chúng em quan tâm và lo lắng nhất là tâm lý của Linh. Ngày hôm nay, chúng em cũng tìm cách liên lạc với Linh nhưng không được. Mặc dù không ủng hộ hành động của Linh nhưng chúng em sẽ luôn bên cạnh bạn ấy để động viên, an ủi, giúp đỡ bạn ấy trong lúc khó khăn này.

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VANG ANH - THÙY LINH: "NỖI ĐAU CẦN SAN SẺ"

Nỗi kinh hoàng, cảm giác lạnh lẽo, không gian tối dần và một nỗi niềm đột ngột đến mức không tưởng, và dườnng như cả thế giới và bầu trời này đang sụp đổ trong con người Linh hiện tại. Đúng không Linh. “Vàng Anh của mọi người”…Có lẽ sau một đêm dài say đắm trong giấc ngủ, em đã phải đón nhận những gì đau khổ nhất mà trong quá khứ em đã từng biết qua với nhiều gương mặt khả ái như Yến Vy, Hồng Nhung, Kim Tính, cùng với những Scandal của họ, phải không Linh, và bây giờ cảm giác đó – người đón nhận không ai khác mà lại là chính mình – là Linh, Có lẽ em đã biết ngoài kia những hình ảnh, và đoạn Film “có Linh”…mọi người đang nóng lòng muốn biết đã “có mặt” trên Internet. Là 1 cô bé còn tuổi “trong mơ, trong những hoài bão” như Linh, không biết giờ này em và gia đình sẽ ra sao…Hình bóng và 1 nhân vật của giới trẻ Việt Nam trong “Học đường”của một Vàng Anh trong lòng khán giả truyền hình vào 10h trên VTV3 mỗi tối giờ vẫn còn đó, vẫn là một Vàng Anh, trẻ trung, sáng suốt với tấm lòng nhân hậu của mình cùng nhóm bạn thân. Ai cũng biết, Linh đã vào vai cực kì xuất sắc và thành công với NK Vàng Anh 1 và hiện tại là Vàng Anh 2, với vai diễn của mình, Linh đã mang đến cho các bạn trẻ trong học đường đầy đủ những tố chất, ý chí và sự đĩnh đạc của một học sinh tràn đầy nhiệt huyết cùng hướng đến tương lai rạng rỡ, tươi đẹp của sự thành đạt cho tương lai. Tuy vậy, cũng ít ai biết về cuộc sống của em cùng bên gia đình, cùng những gì trong cuộc sống từ hồi còn thơ ấu đến những bước đi của chính bản thân Linh trong cuộc sống thực tế.
Anh - người viết, với niềm nhiết huyết và rất đau buồn khi phải chứng kiến sự việc "thế này". Với bài đăng trên blog này, Anh muốn gới đến lời động viên, san sẽ tất cả những niềm tin, sự vương lên sau "bước chân vấp ngã" trên đường đời, cầu mong Linh sẽ vượt qua, mặc dù anh biết điều này không đơn giản.
Hi vọng mọi người sẽ xem qua bài viết này của Anh, và cùng nhau chia sẻ nỗi cảm thông của họ dành cho Linh, Vàng Anh của chúng ta. Mỗi người trong cuộc sống cũng có lúc vấp ngã, sai lầm và lạc lối, dù sao Linh cũng là một người bình thường như chúng ta, ai cũng có những chuyện tình cảm riêng tư của mình, mình nghĩ đây chỉ là một tai nạn trong cuộc sống. Hi vọng mọi người hiểu và cảm thông cho Linh và đừng bàn luận về chuyện này nữa. Mọi chuyện tới đây đã là nỗi đau quá lớn cho Linh và Gia Đình rồi.
Nếu mọi người đã biết qua về cuộc sống của Linh thì ắt hẳn sẽ thông cảm và chia sẽ cùng Linh thôi.
Mình sẽ cố gắng làm hết mình vì những tai nạn của Linh.

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