Supermodel's war crimes testimony could be delayed By the CNN Wire StaffAugust 2, 2010 -- Updated 1533 GMT (2333 HKT)
Naomi Campbell is scheduled to take the stand at the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone on Thursday.
(CNN) -- The defense in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor filed an emergency motion to delay supermodel Naomi Campbell's testimony against him, the court announced Monday. She is scheduled to take the stand against him at the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone on Thursday. Prosecutors say Taylor gave her a diamond during the brutal war in Sierra Leone, contradicting Taylor's testimony that he never handled the precious stones that fueled the conflict. The defense says it hasn't seen a copy of her testimony, which interferes with Taylor's right to a fair trial. Under tribunal rules, the defense team should get advance access to prosecution witness testimony so it can prepare its arguments. It asked the court to decide by Wednesday whether Campbell would testify Thursday, according to court papers. Campbell did not want to be involved in the trial but was subpoenaed on July 1 to appear at the tribunal for Taylor, who faces war crimes charges over a brutal conflict in Sierra Leone that was fueled by rough diamonds, also known as blood diamonds or conflict diamonds. Witnesses have said Taylor gave Campbell a diamond. Prosecutors had rested their case against Taylor in February 2009. They asked to reopen it specifically to call Campbell, as well as actress Mia Farrow and a witness named Carole Taylor, court papers show. Prosecutors said they learned in June 2009 that Taylor had given the supermodel a diamond in South Africa in 1997. Farrow confirmed it, they said. When arguing to reopen the case, prosecutors said Campbell's testimony would prove that the former president "used rough diamonds for personal enrichment and arms purchases," according to papers filed with the U.N.-backed court. Taylor, 62, was president of Liberia from 1997 to 2003. The war crimes charges against him stem from the widespread murder, rape and mutilation that occurred during the bloody civil war in Sierra Leone. It was fought largely by teenagers who were forced to kill, given addictive drugs to provoke violent behavior, and often instructed to rape and plunder. Taylor is charged with five counts of crimes against humanity, including murder, sexual slavery and violence, and enslavement. He also faces five counts of war crimes, including acts of terrorism and torture, and one count of other serious violations of international humanitarian law. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Pakistan rescuers struggle in flood aftermath 2 August 2010 Last updated at 13:03 GMT
The US government has been dropping food parcels by air
Rescuers in Pakistan are struggling to reach 27,000 people still stranded by the worst floods in 80 years. At least 1,100 people have died and, with entire communities devastated, it is now estimated that more than 1.5 million people desperately need help. There are fears diarrhoea and cholera will spread among the homeless. Food and drinking water are in short supply. The UN, China and US have already pledged aid for the rescue effort. The Pakistani military says it has committed 30,000 troops and dozens of helicopters to the relief effort, but winching individuals to safety is a slow process. The army - which says it has rescued 28,000 people in recent days - predicts the initial search and rescue operation will take up to 10 days, says the BBC's Orla Guerin, who has been on board a military helicopter over the Swat Valley.
But the army says rebuilding the damaged areas could take 6 months or more. In one area of the north-western region, there is a 70km (45-mile) no-go zone where 29 bridges have been destroyed, the army says, adding that some communities have been turned into islands. There have been complaints from some survivors that the government response has been slow and inadequate.
Floodwaters receded in some areas as weather conditions improved on Monday but more rain is now forecast. Part of the main north-south motorway into the region was reopened on Sunday, before reportedly closing again. The brief opening allowed some aid supplies into the flooded area while also permitting people to flee. Officials in Islamabad fear that once access to affected areas improves, the full picture will show that the situation is much worse than is so far known, says the BBC's Aleem Maqbool in the capital.
The rain may have stopped for the time being but huge swathes of north-west Pakistan remain submerged, with many of those affected still stranded and waiting for help. Many have lost all their belongings and have no means of getting food. Clean water supplies have been contaminated by the floods, raising serious concerns about the spread of disease. The information minister of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa (formerly North West Frontier Province) - one of the worst-hit provinces - said 1.5 million people had been affected by the floods and landslides. "We are receiving information about the loss of life and property caused by the floods all over the province," Mian Iftikhar Hussain told the AFP news agency. The province's disaster management authority earlier said an aerial survey showed dozens of villages had been simply washed away. Mr Hussain said rescue teams were trying to reach the 27,000 people stranded by the floods in the province, including 1,500 tourists in the Swat district, the scene of a major military offensive against the Taliban last year. "We are also getting confirmation of reports about an outbreak of cholera in some areas of Swat," he added. 'Government 'not helping'
The government's response to the disaster drew a protest of several hundred people in the north-western city of Peshawar, where homeless survivors crammed into temporary shelters overnight.
Will there be more heavy rain for for devastated areas of Pakistan?
"The government is not helping us," said 53-year-old labourer Ejaz Khan, whose house on the city's outskirts was swept away by the floods.
"The school building where I sheltered is packed with people, with no adequate arrangement for food and medicine," he told AFP news agency.
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Shariyar Khan Bangash, the regional programme manager for the aid organisation World Vision, based in Peshawar, said survivors of the worst-affected areas were pleading for clean drinking water to be delivered.
"These people were saying: 'We don't need food at this time but we need drinking water.' All the wells which are providing water for them are full of mud and you cannot use those wells," he told the BBC.
"Among the children the diarrhoea has started already, and cholera. That's the main risk at this time. Food shortages are already there."
The humanitarian director of Oxfam, Jane Cocking, said the extent of this crisis was only slowly emerging.
"The more villages that are reached the grimmer the picture becomes," she said as the organisation launched an appeal for aid.
"There is a desperate need for temporary shelter, clean drinking water and toilets to avert a public health catastrophe. People also need medical care and basic food items."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply saddened by the significant loss of lives, livelihoods and infrastructure in Pakistan", and offered an extra $10m (£6.5m) in aid for the relief effort.
Earlier, the US promised the government $10m in aid. It also provided about 50,000 meals, four rescue boats and two water-filtration units.
The US embassy in Islamabad said Washington would also be providing 12 temporary bridges to replace some of those destroyed by the floods.
As well as the more 1,000 deaths in Pakistan, at least 60 people have died across the border in Afghanistan, where floods have affected four provinces.
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Orla GuerinBBC News, on army helicopter in the Swat Valley
From the air we've had a clear view of the destructive force of the monsoon rains.Muddy brown waters have submerged fields, bridges and roads, destroying crops and devastating communities.In some areas we've seen people wading, chest-deep, through the floods. In others, only the tops of trees have been visible.We went to the city of Nowshera, one of the worst affected areas, where we saw several lakes - including one which covered the polo ground. Mud and rubble lined the streets.We met people at a temporary camp who said they were being helped by the army, but they were worried about the future.
Will there be more heavy rain for for devastated areas of Pakistan?
"The government is not helping us," said 53-year-old labourer Ejaz Khan, whose house on the city's outskirts was swept away by the floods.
"The school building where I sheltered is packed with people, with no adequate arrangement for food and medicine," he told AFP news agency.
Pakistan floods: Shariyar Khan Bangash, the regional programme manager for the aid organisation World Vision, based in Peshawar, said survivors of the worst-affected areas were pleading for clean drinking water to be delivered. "These people were saying: 'We don't need food at this time but we need drinking water.' All the wells which are providing water for them are full of mud and you cannot use those wells," he told the BBC. "Among the children the diarrhoea has started already, and cholera. That's the main risk at this time. Food shortages are already there." The humanitarian director of Oxfam, Jane Cocking, said the extent of this crisis was only slowly emerging."The more villages that are reached the grimmer the picture becomes," she said as the organisation launched an appeal for aid. "There is a desperate need for temporary shelter, clean drinking water and toilets to avert a public health catastrophe. People also need medical care and basic food items."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply saddened by the significant loss of lives, livelihoods and infrastructure in Pakistan", and offered an extra $10m (£6.5m) in aid for the relief effort. Earlier, the US promised the government $10m in aid. It also provided about 50,000 meals, four rescue boats and two water-filtration units. The US embassy in Islamabad said Washington would also be providing 12 temporary bridges to replace some of those destroyed by the floods.As well as the more 1,000 deaths in Pakistan, at least 60 people have died across the border in Afghanistan, where floods have affected four provinces.
Lindsay Lohan Released from jail By the CNN Wire StaffAugust 2, 2010 -- Updated 1201 GMT (2001 HKT)
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan was released from the Lynwood Correctional Facility early Monday morning after less than two weeks behind bars, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
Lohan was released at 1:35 a.m. (4:35 a.m. ET), Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Benjamin Grubb said. He said she was taken to a treatment facility.
After Lohan was taken to jail July 20, a sheriff's spokesman said her stay would likely last between 13 and 15 days. Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel sentenced Lohan to 90 days in jail for missing alcohol counseling sessions in violation of her probation. But the sheriff, who runs the jail, has the power to release prisoners early because of jail overcrowding. Lohan was also sentenced to spend 90 days in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program after her jail term is completed. Revel ordered Lohan to enter a program within 24 hours of leaving jail. "I would like the transition to be sooner rather than later," Revel said last month. She said Lohan's next court date would come a week after her release from jail, although if she is in a rehab program her lawyer can appear without her. Lohan was arrested twice in 2007 on charges of driving under the influence, and in the second incident she was charged with cocaine possession. The first arrest came after Lohan lost control of her Mercedes-Benz convertible and struck a curb in Beverly Hills. Just two weeks after checking out of a Malibu drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, she was arrested again in July 2007 after a woman called Santa Monica police, saying Lohan was trying to run her down with a car. Lohan's acting career, which started at age 10 on a soap opera, took off on the big screen a year later, when she played identical twins in Disney's remake of "The Parent Trap."
Officials: Pakistan flood deaths top 1,100 By the CNN Wire StaffAugust 2, 2010 -- Updated 0310 GMT (1110 HKT)
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The devastating floods in Pakistan have killed more 1,100 people, Pakistani government officials told CNN on Sunday. Another 30,000 people were stuck on their rooftops and in higher areas as they tried to escape rushing floodwaters, a United Nations official said Sunday. "We've got the government sending boats and helicopters to try to reach people and bring them to safety at the same time as trying to deliver emergency relief," said Nicki Bennett, a senior humanitarian affairs officer for the U.N. Damaged roads and bridges have made rescuing stranded residents difficult, she said, noting that even a U.N. warehouse where the organization stores food, blankets, soaps and bucks is partially underwater. "As we are trying to reach people, we have to battle with the ongoing access problems," she said. The rescue and recovery efforts of the Pakistan flooding could become more complicated as weather officials predict more monsoon rains starting Monday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said Sindh, Punjab, Kashmir, eastern parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and eastern parts of Balochistan would receive monsoon rains. Areas along the Indus River would be badly affected due to extremely high flood conditions. As we are trying to reach people, we have to battle with the ongoing access problems --Nicki Bennett, United Nations humanitarian affairs officer The number reflects those killed only in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, previously known as the North West Frontier Province, said spokesman Mian Iftikhar Hussain. Flooding has also been reported in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. Twenty-five deaths were recorded there Friday, Hussain said. A Pakistani Red Crescent official told CNN that the number of people affected by the floods has risen to nearly 2.5 million people, with infrastructure receiving major damage. Rushing water also has washed away thousands of acres of crops, government buildings, businesses, schools, bridges and homes, officials said. The United States will assist in relief efforts by bringing in 50,000 meals, rescue boats and helicopters, 12 pre-fabricated steel bridges and water filtration units, the embassy in Islamabad said. According to Geo TV, 150 people are missing in a northwestern province, and 3,700 homes were swept away. Forty-seven bridges in Swat have been destroyed or damaged. Geo TV also said 3,000 are in a camp in Nowshera and are without enough water and food. Displaced residents are unhappy with the government response, Geo TV said. Trains have also been delayed, frustrating commuters. "They have made this a joke," a commuter told the network. "There are young children here, but there is no water, nor is there any seating. They have taken our ticket money. Yet after every few minutes they change the train timings. They are playing a game of lies and deceit." Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik visited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday and found tourists and local residents trapped because of the heavy floods, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported. President Asif Ali Zardari said all available resources would be used to help those stranded by the waters, the APP reported. Many of the victims died when flood waters swept away hundreds of mud houses in parts of Swat Valley and the districts of Shangla and Tank, according to Bashir Ahmed Bilour, a provincial minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hussain said flooding has cut off the Swat Valley and the districts of Shangla and Peshawar. There is no way to get to these areas by road, he said. The Pakistani Air Force has been helping with rescue efforts, spokesman Tariq Yazdanie said in an interview on Pakistani TV. The recent torrential rains have broken all previous records of rainfall in the country, he said. The United Nations said there is a need for help in providing emergency shelter, food, drinking water and sanitation facilities. Its agencies are geared to help with these issues. The European Commission is providing 30 million euros ($39 million) to help the people affected by the flooding. U.S. Embassy officials in Pakistan said the United States has committed $10 million to support flood relief priorities, four inflatable rescue boats, two water filtration units that can fulfill the daily water requirements of up to 10,000 people, and 12 pre-fabricated steel bridges to temporarily replace damaged bridges. U.S. officials have also provided more than 51,000 halal meals (military rations tailored for people of Islamic faith) and another 62,000 will arrive Sunday. In addition, the U.S. provided helicopters to support the Ministry of Interior's rescue operations. The same weather system is also responsible for flooding in bordering Afghanistan, where 65 people have died, and 61 were injured since Thursday, according to Abdul Matin Adrak, head of disaster management for Afghanistan. The flooding started Thursday and continued for more than six hours. Rescue teams were able to access all the flooded villages using ministry of defense helicopters. Food and equipment was donated and transferred to the affected people by ISAF and Afghan Security forces. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Greg "Boomer" Roberts, adviser to the Afghan Air Force, told CNN Sunday morning that the Afghan air force rescued about 2,000 villagers who were stranded. Roberts accompanied the air force during their rescue mission in the Kunar province -- a known insurgent stronghold.
"They knew they could accomplish their mission. When we came into the area and the Taliban made their presence known, they continued ... and picked up 2,000 people who were definitely overcome by the floods. And they did it right there in full view of the Taliban."There's not a doubt in my mind that some of the folks we picked up are Taliban," he said, adding that most were probably looking for employment with the organization.
He said the rescue mission is the type of move that could sway people away from the Taliban and toward the Afghan government.
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Cast And Crew Cast:Brian Geraghty,Rachel Blanchard, Anna Paquin Stephen Moyer,Tricia Helfer Director: Andrew Paquin Writer: Andrew Paquin Produced by:Cyrus Ahanchian And Others Runtime: USA:88 min Country: USA Genre: Action,Horror, Crime | Drama | Thriller Language: English | Spanish Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA Company: StoneBrook Entertainment
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Plot Summary: A couple on the verge of a nasty divorce attempt to sell their empty love nest and move on with their lives, separately. After a successful open house they are horrified to discover, days later, that a potential buyer didn't leave their home. While Alice is being held captive in the basement, the unannounced house guest moves in upstairs. She senses her capture is being kept a rebellious secret. She knows her way only way out if she can only get out alive.
User Review: What a disappointment mostly (hee hee )because I wanted to see if Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin would show up but now I now why they did not come to the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC this year, 2010. Not a bad story and only Brian Geraghty was in the least interesting and difficult to predict and he is very psycho looking. I love his work. I usually would not walk out on a film but this was so tempting. I did not want to offend and after all I paid $18.00 for my seat. Gratuitous gore is just boring and there was no substance or depth to any of the characters. Poor casting, flat acting, lacking in any depth or substance. I did not care for any of the characters. Cinematography and art direction were good. Suspense lacking. It was so dull that I hope he re-edits it before release. Cinematography was so so. I however still believe in Mr. Paquins potential and that must be why he got in this festival in the first place. Almost there Mr.Paquin.
Movie Reviews: "Open House" is a horror movie about a world where soulless monsters lurk everywhere, awaiting the slightest opportunity to prey on the weak and vulnerable -- Los Angeles. Ba-dum ching! I'll be here all week! But seriously, folks, there's a germ of an idea to the film -- the directorial debut of Andrew Paquin, brother of Anna, who shows up briefly along with her fiance and "True Blood" co-star Stephen Moyer -- to target the over-articulated issues of flaky yuppie types who like to go on and on about trust, smothering, codependency and open relationships. Alas, anything worthwhile on that front is quickly buried beneath the kind of flabby slasher where a character will make the full circuit of her house, from second floor to basement, searching for someone in the middle of the night, but never turning on a light. Rachel Blanchard plays the light switch-impaired homeowner, Alice, whose efforts to sell her sweet SoCal pad after a painful divorce are halted by the arrival of a pair of serial killers. David and Lila (Brian Geraghty and Tricia Helfer) like to take over houses up for sale and reenact a domestic psychodrama that involves Lila seducing and then murdering strangers and David helping her clean up and then cooking dinner. Lila thinks Alice is dead, but actually David's been keeping her in the crawlspace and letting her out during the day, while Lila's out (at the office?) and David writes (not a screenplay, which really seems like a missed punchline). As Lila's behavior escalates and the body count rises, David finds solace in Alice's company, and she tries to persuade him to flee with her. "Open House" is just too silly to seem like it's seriously attempting scares, but too formless and packed with filler to be anywhere near a satire. This one's for devoted fans of the actors involved only.
