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Ethiopia aims to produce 15,000 megawatts of electricity through its dams in the coming five years.
Nidhi Chaphekar, right, a 40-year-old Jet Airways flight attendant and mother of two from Mumbai, sits stunned with another unidentified woman wounded after explosions rocked Brussels Airport on March 22. Chaphekar's yellow uniform was apparently shredded from the force of one of the blasts.
Islamic extremists struck in the heart of Europe, killing at least 34 people and wounding scores of others in back-to-back bombings of the Brussels airport and subway that again laid bare the continent's vulnerability to suicide squads.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at the Black Women's Agenda Symposium Workshop in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 16 after returning to the campaign trail after taking time off to recover from a bout of pneumonia.
Embers from a wildfire smolder along Lytle Creek Road near Keenbrook, Calif., on Aug. 17. An explosive wildfire drove thousands from their homes as the fast moving and erratic blaze burned nearly 58 square miles in Southern California.
A woman and her children stand in the ruins of battle-damaged house in the Kurdish town of Silopi, in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Iraq on Jan. 19. Turkey waged an all-out offensive against the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party, with military operations backed by curfews aimed at flushing out rebels from several southeastern urban centers.
Omran Daqneesh, 5, sits in an ambulance after being pulled out of a building hit by an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, on Aug. 17. The White Helmets were among the crowd of first responders who pulled Daqneesh and his family from the rubble of their apartment building.
The image of the stunned and weary-looking boy encapsulated the horrors inflicted on the war-ravaged northern city and was widely shared on social media.
Police use water cannons on demonstrators during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota on Nov. 20.
Since August, the camp on federal land near the reservation and the pipeline route has been home to thousands of people protesting the four-state $3.8 billion pipeline designed to carry oil to a shipping point in Illinois. The tribe argues that the pipeline would impact drinking water and sacred sites on its 2.3-million acre reservation straddling the North Dakota-South Dakota border.
A federal court battle over whether the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline can finish the $3.8 billion project will linger at least into the first couple months of the new year.
Dust covers a woman injured in airstrikes in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria on April 28 during a wave of strikes and shelling that killed more than 60 people in less than 24 hours in the besieged Syrian city.
Migrants stand on a hill overlooking "The Jungle" as smoke rises from the migrant camp in Calais, France on Oct. 26. France began the mass evacuation of the makeshift migrant camp, a mammoth project to erase the humanitarian blight on its northern border, where thousands fleeing war or poverty have lived in squalor, most hoping to sneak into Britain.
A gunman shouts after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara on Dec. 19. A Turkish policeman fatally shot Russia's ambassador to Turkey on Monday in front of a shocked gathering at a photo exhibit and then, pacing near the body of his victim, appeared to condemn Russia's military role in Syria, shouting: "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!"
The assailant, who was identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas, a 22-year-old member of Ankara's riot police squad, was later killed in a shootout with police.
Asal Ahmed, 4, is carried by her father at the scene of a massive suicide truck bomb attack in Karada, Iraq on July 9. Asal and her mother were badly burned as they shopped for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, rides a horse as he parades with his entourage and musicians on the streets of Kano, northern Nigeria on July 6, during the Durbar Festival celebrating the Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Families displaced as Iraqi forces battle against ISIS to retake the city of Mosul gather near Qayyarah, Iraq on Oct. 24.
Iraq's second-largest city Mosul was once arguably the most multicultural place in Iraq, with a Sunni Muslim Arab majority but also thriving communities of Kurds, Shiites, Christians and Yazidis. Together, they had created Mosul's distinct identity, with its own cuisine, intellectual life and economy.
But ISIS has turned Mosul into a place of fear, hunger and isolation under 2 ½ years of rule by the militants.
Durga Kami, 68, plays volleyball with friends during a break from classes at Shree Kala Bhairab Higher Secondary School where he is a student in the tenth grade in Syangja, Nepal. Poverty prevented Kami from finishing his studies as a child and achieving his goal of becoming a teacher.
The father of six and grandfather of eight now goes to school six days a week to complete his studies and escape a lonely home life following the death of his wife.
President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands following their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10.
Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, as voters eager to shake up the nation's political establishment picked the businessman to lead the country. Trump's political inexperience allowed him to cast himself as a change agent just as frustrated voters in both parties were hungry for change.
Mourners gather at a candlelight vigil outside of the Dr. P. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida on June 13 to honor the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub the day before. Forty-nine people were killed and dozens more were wounded after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a LGBT-friendly nightclub.
A body lies on the ground early on July 15 after a truck plowed into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday.
France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.
An ethnic Uyghur girl waits in a beauty salon to have her hair done before the Corban festival on Sept. 8 in Turpan County, China. The Corban festival, known to Muslims worldwide as Eid al-Adha or "feast of the sacrifice," is celebrated by ethnic Uyghurs across Xinjiang, the far-western region of China bordering Central Asia that is home to roughly half of the country's 23 million Muslims.
Although Islam is a 'recognized' religion in the constitution of officially atheist China, ethnic Uyghurs are subjected to restrictions on religious and cultural practices that are imposed by China's Communist Party. Ethnic tensions have fueled violence that Chinese authorities point to as justification for the restrictions.
Jackeline, 26, holds her 4-month-old son who was born with microcephaly, outside their house in Olinda, near Recife, Brazil on Feb. 11.
Zika, once a virus almost no one had heard of, made big headlines as Brazil reported an epidemic that caused thousands of cases of severe birth defects such as microcephaly. The mosquito-borne virus swept across the Americas and Caribbean in the space of a few months, leaving thousands of babies with birth defects in its wake and puzzling the medical community with its unusual effects.
A young man takes a shower at a water fountain in Houk, Haiti on Oct. 9. The rural area of Les Cayes was damaged when Hurricane Matthew stuck on Oct. 4, packing 145-m.p.h. winds.
The Category 4 storm's center tore through the impoverished country's southwestern peninsula, killing killed at least 546 people and destroying crops and livestock that families depend on for survival. There is growing concern about food insecurity into 2017.
Migrants step over dead bodies as they are rescued by members of Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea, about 14 miles off the coast of Libya on Oct. 4. More than 10,000 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast over a 48-hour period as dozens of bodies were recovered.
Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius walks across the courtroom without his prosthetic legs during the third day of the re-sentencing hearing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, at Pretoria High Court, South Africa on June 15.
Pistorius is serving a six-year prison term for murdering Steenkamp. Prosecutors have appealed the sentence, which they say is too lenient.
People sit on their rooftop to get a better view as the remains of former Cuban President Fidel Castro pass by on their cross-country journey from Havana to Santiago de Cuba on Dec. 1 in Santa Clara. Castro, the revolutionary leader who brought communism to his island nation in 1959, died Nov. 25 at age 90.
Tens of thousands of people lined the route, which retraced in reverse the path of the triumphant march of Castro and his rebels across the island to enter Havana on Jan. 1, 1959. Many waved flags and shouted "Long may he live!"
Clinton made history and became the first female presidential nominee of a major party, nearly a century after women gained the right to vote in 1920.
A woman and young girl sit inside a car as firecrackers and fireworks explode celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year of the Monkey in Beijing just before midnight on Feb. 7.
A woman looks across as a gay parade participant poses for pictures in Madrid on July 2. Hundreds of thousands of people defied high temperatures and relative security concerns to march in the LGTB Pride parade, one of the biggest in Europe, along the streets of the Spanish capital.
Algae changes the color of a salt lake, which is divided by a road in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, China on Sept. 25.
A woman sits on ruins after typhoon Nepartak swept through Minqing county, Fujian province, China on July 10. Typhoon Nepartak lashed the Philippines, Taiwan and China, leaving at least eight people dead and causing widespread flooding and power outages.
Jennifer Molleda looks at the blood-speckled face of her husband, Alan Wakim, who had bullets whiz by his face after piercing his windshield during a shooting that left multiple people injured and the shooter dead on Sept. 26 in Houston.
A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Chicago Cubs players celebrate after defeating the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the World Series on Nov. 3 in Cleveland. The Cubs defeated the Indians 8-7 in 10 innings for their first World Series championship in 108 years and ending the longest championship drought by any major American sports team.
First lady Michelle Obama, center, hugs former President George W. Bush, as President Barack Obama and former first lady Laura Bush walk on stage at the dedication ceremony of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington on Sept. 24.
The first national museum devoted exclusively to the history and culture of African-Americans opened in September. The push for the museum began in 1915 with African-American Civil War veterans looking for a way to commemorate America's black experience. Former President George W. Bush signed the law authorizing the construction in 2003.
A migrant baby sits behind plastic sheets covering tents during a rainfall as a boy waves in a makeshift camp at the northern Greek border post of Idomeni, Greece on March 15.
Iranians explore Urmia Lake in northwestern Iran Aug. 26. Hopes for the survival of the salt lake were revived after rainfall boosted a government program aimed at preserving the almost dried up water body.
One of today’s big stories on Mashable is the release of a Google Instant Previews, which allows users to preview a website before visiting it. On TechNewsDaily, a post says Snoop Dogg is a fan of a new watch band that can hold an iPod Nano.
These are just two of the outlets covering the tech space. Join Mediabistro next Tuesday, November 16 at 2p.m. for the latest webcast in its 20 Tips in 20 Minutes series: “How to Pitch Tech Websites, Blogs, and Other Media.” Learn the keys to making sure your pitch is read, the lay of the tech media landscape, and more.
When the presidential campaign began in Afghanistan several months ago all bets were on for an easy re-election of President Hamid Karzai. After the first round of voting the result is a competitive and a very close election.
In spite of accusations of fraud that may spoil the elections, this is actually a very good sign for a future of democracy in the country.
Another hopeful sign is the extraordinary quality and character of the incumbent’s main challenger, the former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah. It is not surprising that Mr. Abdullah has fired up the Afghan electorate. Before the election, I accidentally ran into him one day at the gravesite of his dear deceased friend, commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. He was silent, alone and deep in prayer. Moved by his sincerity, I asked to interview him regarding the upcoming elections.
I have known him personally for 10 years and I am familiar with his high level of intelligence and his commitment to the Afghan people. In his career he dedicated himself first to Afghan public health as a practicing doctor, and then took on the enormous task to improving the health of the Afghan body politic by working as a companion in the resistance movement to Mr. Massoud. He distinguished himself as foreign minister for incumbent Mr. Karzai, and is now the leading opposition candidate for president.
This former colleague of Mr. Massoud is a man who brings together the modern and the traditional in Afghanistan. He also embodies, literally, the ethnic diversity of Afghanistan. He is a Tajik on his mother’s side and a Pashtun from Kandahar from his father’s.
Unfortunately, the current government has not made maximum use of the presence of international forces to facilitate a withdrawal date. Yet, with a good plan for the future, that time could be shortened. “The problem for the international community is that this government is not doing its own job. They are losing the people,” he said.
Mr. Abdullah also expressed the view that the term “moderate” Taliban is a contradictory notion. The door should be opened to clearheaded reconciliation with those who are not motivated by Islamic extremism. “Afghans do not want a return of the Taliban,” he said.
Recognition of age-old traditions requires respect of local power. Mr. Abdullah wants to give more authority to the provinces, and adopt a parliamentary system. Trying to impose a highly centralized system has already failed.
The necessary respect for tradition includes a place for women in a modernizing and democratic Afghanistan, but he does not want the evolution of women’s rights to provoke a clash of culture.
Mr. Abdullah has run a superb campaign based on his intimate sense of the Afghan people, their traditions and their disappointments and frustrations. If a runoff is held and he does not win in a clear, clean tally of valid votes, he will concede with his usual elegance, and continue to work on constructive projects for the good of his people.
But if Mr. Abdullah wins the presidency, Mr. Karzai should also concede with elegance, for the sake of all the Afghans. What better gift to give to one’s people than a peaceful and gracious transition?
Those who know how to leave power behind for the sake of the greater good are those who will be celebrated with the greatest honor and affection by future generations.
Patricia Lalonde is the chairman of Mobilization for Elected Women in Afghanistan, a French nongovernmental organization that helps rebuild schools in Afghanistan.
A new ROM lets your HTC One run HTC's Sense UI as well as stock Android, as offered on the Google Edition.
Have you been eyeing up that tasty HTC One Google Edition our American cousins have got their hands on? You know, the one that runs stock Android, rather than the HTC Sense bloatware us Brits have to put up with? Help could be at hand in the form of MoDaCo.Switch, Engadget reports.
It's a ROM that lets you run both stock Android and HTC Sense side by side, so you can switch between them. I've embedded a video of it in action below, so you can see how it works.
Just open the app, and you can choose whether to run HTC Sense or stock Android. Every time you switch between the two, the phone will have to reboot, so it's not as simple as something like the Samsung Ativ Q, which lets you run Windows 8 and Android side by side without having to restart.
All your data is shared between the two, though, so all your files will show up in both Sense and stock Android.
You'll have to root your HTC One in order to run MoDaCo.Switch, which will invalidate your warranty. And running two operating systems will take up extra space, which rather misses the point of having stripped-back pure Android. But if you're undecided as to whether Sense or stock Android would suit you best, and storage isn't an issue, it could be worth a look.
Its creator Paul O'Brien is currently bug-fixing before he releases a beta version, which he promises is coming soon.
HTC has said it's "examining the best way to support early adopters of the One", hinting it might bring stock Android to any HTC One. Which would be quite a boon, as it'd save faffing with ROMs and invalidating your warranty, or having to buy a whole new blower.
The HTC One Google Edition is only available in the US at the moment, with no word on when (or if) it'll reach these shores.
Would you like to run stock Android on your HTC One? Will you try MoDaCo.Switch? Let me know in the comments, or on our Facebook page.
Tight end Vance McDonald scored the first touchdown of his three-year career on a 19-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert, cutting the 49ers deficit to 20-7 nine second before halftime.
McDonald caught all four passes that came his way for a career-high 65 yards, which was a yard more than his entire production through the first nine games combined.
“I’ve never been a stats guy or cared about how many yards or catches I have, but it was very fun breaking that seal and getting in the end zone,” said McDonald, who also had a career-long 36-yard catch in the game.
— Colin Kaepernick, as expected, did not attend the game, a day after going on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. He’s slated to undergo surgery Tuesday in Denver on a torn labrum to his non-throwing shoulder.
— The 49ers still have not scored a first-quarter touchdown this season, and they got shut out in that opening stanza for the seventh time in 10 games. The Seahawks led 13-0 after the first quarter, and that lead climbed to 20-0 when they scored their third touchdown on as many possessions.
“It’s not fun playing down 20-0 and that changes the way you call plays,” McDonald said.
— The 49ers didn’t have to face Marshawn Lynch for the first time since he joined the Seattle Seahawks in 2010. Lynch, a Cal product, will travel to Philadelphia on Monday to have a doctor examine his abdominal pain, which could be a sports hernia and could require surgery, according to the Seattle Times.
“Nothing is ruled out at this point,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “This will be a real important couple of days for Marshawn and we will know by Wednesday probably.” Lynch played through the injury last game after suffering it in practice Nov. 12.
— The 49ers also were without their top running back, as Carlos Hyde sat out his third straight game with a left-foot injury. Shaun Draughn drew his second consecutive start and had more receiving yards (40) than rushing yards (37). He had a team-high eight receptions to go with his 12 carries. No other 49ers carried the ball beside Draughn and quarterback Blaine Gabbert (four carries, 22 yards).
— Phil Dawson has made 16 consecutive field-goal attempts, connecting Sunday from 27 and 25 yards on back-to-back drives in the third quarter.
— Anquan Boldin did not aggravate a hamstring injury on a 28-yard reception in the fourth quarter, and he merely got hit in the back of the leg, Tomsula said. Boldin returned to the game and finished with five catches for a team-high 93 yards. He moved past Irving Fryar for 18th on the NFL’s all-time list with 12,871 career receiving yards.
— Shut out in the 49ers’ 20-3 loss last month to the Seahawks, Torrey Smith made a 16-yard reception against Richard Sherman midway through the fourth quarter. It was Smith’s only catch.
— Erik Pears allowed both sacks of Gabbert, and Cliff Avril accounted for both of them, including a third-down sack with 5:45 remaining.
— Quinton Patton penalized for unnecessary roughness for his tackle on punt returner Tyler Lockett, who officials deemed was a defenseless player. Patton got high-fives on the sideline afterward fro his teammates, who trailed 20-0 at the time.
— Safety Jaquiski Tartt underwent X-rays after the game on a knee injury. “He fell on his knee but kept playing,” Tomsula said.
— Arik Armstead (head) and Tony Jerod-Eddie (ankle) briefly left the game in the second quarter.
— Andrew Tiller replaced Jordan Devey as the starting right guard. Tiller drew a holding penalty in the third quarter.
— Tomsula lost a second-quarter replay challenge on a third-down conversion by tight end Luke Wilson (10-yard reception). It was the Seahawks’ fifth third-down conversion in as many attempts.
— The 49ers sacked Russell Wilson twice, one coming from Ahmad Brooks and the other split by Aaron Lynch and Quinton Dial.
An Algerian-born man was sentenced to seven years in prison for firebombing two Montreal Jewish institutions. Omar Bulphred pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of arson and two of making threats in connection with the firebombing of a Jewish school in 2006 and a Jewish community center in 2007. The court heard that 23-year-old Bulphred also wrote letters claiming the crimes were committed in the name of the Islamic Jihad militant group. The co-accused in the case, Azim Ibragimov, pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Obama will continue his West Coast trip Monday.
President Barack Obama says he is not a “particularly ideological person,” but remains passionate about certain issues.
“The biggest barrier and impediment we have right now is the Congress, and in particular the House of Representatives, that is not focused on getting the job done for the American people and is a lot more focused on trying to position themselves for the next election,” Obama said.
Obama will continue his West Coast trip Monday with additional events in California.
The home at 28 Rector Place in Red Bank was being renovated.