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By  Funmi Ojuroye   -   July 17, 2013 6:13PM PT Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures via Bloomberg Brad Pitt, Abigail Hargrove, Mireille Enos in "World War Z." The film, from Paramount Pictures, is playing across the U.S. How to fight the Zombie Apocalypse? Enlarge image The zombie apocalypse in “World War Z." Daniella Kertesz and Brad Pitt play star in the film. Credit: Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures via Bloomberg Enlarge image "World War Z," with Mireille Enos and Sterling Jerins. The film, from Paramount Pictures, is playing across the U.S. Credit: Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures via Bloomberg Israel  builds walls.  North Korea  yanks teeth. Somewhere in the Middle East , a nuke explodes. America recruits Brad Pitt. Smart move. Director Marc Forster’s “ World War Z ” is a throwback to the full-throttle horror films of the 1970s, posing its zombie what-ifs with the same realism summoned to imagine what mig...

6:08PM by Funmi Ojuroye July 17th 2013 (Photo: Michael Reynolds, AFP/Getty Images) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Obama increased funding for Head Start Romney likes No Child Left Behind Obama and Romney favor charter schools WASHINGTON — Glance at the two presidential candidates' education plans and you may not immediately see much of a difference. Both want greater scrutiny of teacher effectiveness. Both champion privately run, but publicly funded K-12 charter schools as well as higher academic standards. Both want more high school and college graduates and a more competitive workforce. But scratch beneath the surface and a few key differences emerge. President Obama has given states freedom from the sanctions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education law, while his challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney says he supports the Bush-era law and wants to reinvigorate it.

A lawyer acting for the family of Nelson Mandela is facing disciplinary action for allegedly exaggerating the severity of the ailing statesman's ill health to obtain a speedy hearing. Former South Africa leader Nelson Mandela   Photo: Reuters By  F unmi Ojuroye, Johannesburg     5:49PM BST 07 Jul 2013 David Smith, who was acting for  Mr Mandela's  oldest daughter Makaziwe, his wife Graca Machel and ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, told the court in a statement that the 94-year-old was in a "permanent vegetative condition" and doctors had advised that his family think about switching off his life support machine. The claim was made in a closed court hearing on June 26 but leaked to the media late last week. The family have refused to comment on its veracity but  Denis Goldberg, a family friend and fellow anti-apartheid activist, said last week that when he visited Mr Mandela, he opened his eyes and ...

Queen Elizabeth II has given her approval to a law allowing same-sex marriages in Britain.  ( WPA Pool / Getty Images  /  July  11 , 2013 ) France's same-sex marriage law exposes a deep social divide British Parliament approves gay marriage despite Conservative foes France holds its first same-sex marriage Ads by Google Hope For Stroke Patients The Only Supplement That Support Neurological Functions! www.funmitoni.blogspot.com By Funmi Ojuroye July 17, 2013 ,  9:18 a.m. LONDON --  Queen Elizabeth II  gave final approval Wednesday to Britain’s controversial same-sex marriage bill, bestowing her royal assent as is common to all new laws. The measure passed its final legislative hurdle on Tuesday when the House of Commons approved the bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in religious ceremonies. The announcement in the House of Commons of the queen's action prompted cheers from lawmakers. Previous...

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The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tuesday said contrary to the perception in some quarters, the executive had been diligently implementing the 2013 Appropriation Act and was not waiting for the amendment it proposed to the National Assembly. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala disclosed this when she met with the Joint House Committees on Appropriation and Finance to clarify some of her statements on the state of the economy. The minister debunked the accusations that she predicted the collapse of the economy, stressing that she only warned of the consequences of the non-passage of the budget amendment bill currently pending before the National Assembly. She also reiterated her earlier position that the federal government may run into difficulties paying salaries by September unless the National Assembly restored the N38 billion removed from the budget during its passage. On the implementation of the 2013 budget, she added that so far, N600 b...

Posted by Funmi Ojuroye on July 17, 2013 President said the recent review of Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the two countries was an important milestone that allowed Kenya airways to fly direct to Abuja/FILE ABUJA, Nigeria, Jul 17 – Kenya Airways will soon commence direct flights to Abuja in Nigeria to encourage frequent exchanges in the tourism and trade sectors, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. President said the recent review of Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the two countries was an important milestone that allowed Kenya Airways to fly direct to Abuja. Speaking during a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at State House Abuja, the Head of State pointed out that tourism was an untapped potential area in the bilateral relations between the two countries. He said that the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of tourism under consideration by the two countries will also offer other avenues for exchanges in t...

Anatoly Kucherena (AFP Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev) Published time: July 17, 2013 01:56 Edited time: July 17, 2013 09:10 Share on tumblr Kucherena elaborated on the personal motivation of Edward Snowden’s petition and highlighted the legality of such a request. He stressed that the Russian decision to review the asylum request was based on the   “human rights” aspect of the issue.   Following the official asylum petition by Edward Snowden to the Russian authorities, RT interviewed Lawyer Anatoly Kucherena who consults Snowden. He has explained to RT the intricacies of the Russian asylum process. RT:   Can you walk us through the steps of obtaining asylum in Russia for Mr Snowden. Anatoly Kucherena:  Yesterday Mr Edward Snowden invited me for a meeting, so I can explain to him the Russian laws. We spent a lot of time in discussion yesterday where he asked questions and I explained everything to him regarding Russia’s refugee laws, in rega...