Sunday, May 31, 2009
Questioning the leader of the Iraqi al-Qaida video filmed.
Iraqi police announced the detention of the leader of the factions on 23 April. At the same time made public the photos of al-Baghdadi. In response, the members of the "Islamic State of Iraq" issued a statement saying that their leader at large and who is pictured in the photos, they do not know. The man who filmed the video, apparently similar to that which was depicted in the police photographs, notes AFP.Otmetim that the arrest or killing of al-Baghdadi, the authorities have stated repeatedly, but then every time it appears that he is alive and at liberty. In 2007 the representative of the U.S. military even declared that no al-Baghdadi had never existed: Iraqis have thought, to hide that reality, a terrorist group is controlled by foreigners. According to this version, in all the video "the leader of the Islamists' depicted an actor.
Vladivostok students took to the rally against the nuclear test North Korea.
One of the activists - the leader of the student council high school - told the rally participants to prepare a resolution demanding North Korea to halt nuclear testing, and we intend to apply to the DPRK Consulate General in Nakhodka.
"We are against nuclear testing, but we did not want the world community has been too harsh, repressive measures against North Korea" - said one speaker at a rally of students. Another of the participants in the rally called on the UN Security Council adopt a resolution on the situation in North Korea and said: "If a disaster happens, the Primorsky region will disappear sooner than the UN Security Council will know."
Remember, the DPRK conducted a nuclear test on May 25. Power of the explosion, carried out in an underground firing range and provoked a small earthquake, ranged from 10 to 20 kilotons. Following the explosion, North Korea has carried out several short-range missile launches from the eastern coast.
The UN Security Council emergency meeting on the evening of May 25 passed a resolution condemning the DPRK conducted the test. Tuesday, May 26, consultations in the Security Council continued - as expected, in connection with the missile launch against North Korea will adopt another resolution.
Recall, on the eve of the representative of the Russian General Staff said that North Korean missiles do not pose a threat to Russia and Russian air defense in a state of readiness.
Basque terrorists replace strategy.
The aim of developing a new strategy for improving the effectiveness of the actions announced by ETA in both the political and military sphere. Two members of the organization, represented as arch (Argi) and Gaueko (Gaueko) stated that the process of discussing the strategy should be completed before the summer.
The representatives of the separatists said that the organization is to lay down their weapons only if it is confident of the readiness of countries around the world to ensure the independence of the Basque Country.
Photos Gaueko archives and published on the front Gara, supporting Basque separatists, but individual members of ETA closed masks.
The organization recognized as terrorist countries, the European Union and the United States, is fighting for the independence of the Basque Country over 40 years. It is believed that ETA was responsible for the deaths of 825 people. Last for today, terrorists carried out the murder in December 2008. In spring of 2009 in Spain and France have arrested several senior members of the separatist group.
Above the flight of Russian IL-86 in Egypt again NAVIS ban.
According to the ministry Igor Levitin, the Egyptian side, at her request, was informed of the terms of the replacement of IL-86 to other types of aircraft. The Minister stressed that "this year, the number of IL-86 in the Egyptian area would be 15 units, about 30 percent less than last year."
Levitin said that the airline "Russia" and "Siberia" is no longer operating this aircraft type, and as for other carriers, the "Ural Airlines" on the plan will cease flights to Egypt at the IL-86 in May 2010, "Atlant-Soyuz" - in 2011 and "Kazan airline '- in 2012.
IL-86 is one of the main planes, which are used for charter flights to Egypt. Disclaimers it can lead to a reduction in passenger traffic and cost of tickets.
Egypt is going to ban flights of Il-86 since 2002, justifying this by saying that a Russian airliner is not in conformity with international standards on the level of noise. However, every year, permission to fly extended after requests from the Russian Ministry of Transport.
The offender held hostage for several hours at a hotel in Sydney.
The signal of the attempt of an armed robbery Hotel Lakes Hotel in Rosberri (Rosebery) enrolled in the police around 05:30 local time on Sunday. The Australian newspaper The Herald Sun, specifies that the offender attempted to rob the bar at the hotel.
According to witnesses, the perpetrator held a guard hostage and his family, as well as several members of the hotel. According to local television Seven Network, were held hostage to five people. Officially, the police information about the hostage-taking has not yet been confirmed.
The offender, witnesses reported, injuring a police officer who arrived on the scene. Police officer wounded in the shoulder, taken to a hospital in Sydney.
Around 10:30 local time, reports ABC News, from building the hotel has a man who was taken into custody. Presumably, this was a criminal wishing to surrender. The police has refused to give any comments about what happened.
British Prime Minister replaces the Finance Minister.
According to the publication of the resignation of Alistair Darling from the heads of the Ministry of Finance will be announced on Friday, June 5, after the UK will vote in elections to the European Parliament and local authorities.
The new minister of finance, writes The Sunday Times, Brown intends to appoint his longtime collaborators - Bollza Ed (Ed Balls), the Minister for Children, Schools and Families.
Labor Party, said the publication, satisfied with the work of Darling led the Ministry of Finance in the UK economy for a heavy period, but in the eyes of the public his name associated with recession. Appointment to the post of Minister of Finance Bollza believe in the leadership of the Labor Party, will help to convince citizens that Britain is on its way out of crisis.
The next job Alistair Darling sources The Sunday Times called the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the United Kingdom. Chapter MIA Jackie Smith (Jacqui Smith), according to the publication intends to resign.
However, notes The Sunday Times, Darling resignation and the appointment Bollza may cause a negative reaction among the party members - supporters of Tony Blair - Gordon Brown's predecessor as prime minister. "If Gordon (Brown - approx. Lenta.Ru) wants to spill, this house of cards, it is on the right track. The reaction to such changes will be a blast," - said the publication of a high-ranking members of the Labor Party.
Press Service of the British Prime Minister at the request of the publication to comment on future reshuffling in the Government refused.
Labor Party, said The Sunday Times, is rapidly losing popularity. So, according to a public opinion poll conducted in May 2009, if parliamentary elections were held in the near future, the Party of Brown would have won only third place, losing not only its main rivals - conservatives and liberal democrats.
For the Conservative Party are ready to vote 40 percent of respondents, for the Liberal Democrats - 25 percent, and for Labor - only 22 per cent. It was expected that, and in elections to the European Parliament, on which Britons vote June 4, Labor will show poor results.
A football field FC Stuttgart "found 18 bombs of the Second World War.
The bombs were recovered and disposed of engineers. According to experts, no danger, they did not: the incendiary bombs. However, it is noted that the stadium can hold more bombs.
During the World at the stadium, built in 1933, was located one of the plant body, which in 1944 was subjected to Allied bombing.
Plan for Reconstruction Mercedes-Benz-Arena, which should become the only football stadium, that field will be deleted at 1.3 meters. In this regard, workers removed two meters of land. The number of spectator seats will increase from 57 to 60 thousand.
Chavez may not be able to hold four teleradiomarafon.
Was planned that within four days - from 28 to 31 May - Chavez will hold a day on the air for several hours. On Thursday and Friday editions of Chavez "Hello, President!" lasted about six hours.
On Saturday, May 30, Chavez was to hold a live debate with the famous Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, but the president of Venezuela has decided to change their plans. "The debate - this is for intellectuals, but I'm just the president and the soldiers," - said Chavez. The writer, who arrived in Caracas to attend the conference in support of democracy, in turn, said that the debate without the Chavez he was not interested.
The final issue commemorative program "Hello President", a source told AFP in the Chavez administration, is scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 31, from the Guariko.
The program of Hugo Chavez "Hello, President!" usually goes on the air every week on Sundays. The channel Chavez not only speaks about foreign and domestic policy and give advice in various areas, but often, students are encouraged by the performance of folk and revolutionary songs.
Chopard store robbed in Paris offender alone.
As the police officers Chopard, on Saturday around 15:00 local time in the shop at the Vendome Square in the heart of Paris went 50-year-old man in a hat, dressed in expensive clothes. "He quietly went inside, and then sent to staff the store weapons and demanded to give him 15 jewels", - told the police. After receiving jewelry, estimated at 6 million euro, the perpetrator is also quietly left the store. Is waiting for his associates on the street, the police still could not be determined.
Over the past year, it was the second robbery of the jewelry shop in Paris. In December 2008, three armed robbers made of the Harry Winston store on Avenue Montaigne jewelry amounting to a total of 80 million euro, which has become one of the biggest robberies in the recent history of France. In the year 2007 from the same store were stolen jewelry at 10 million euros. Find criminals in both cases it was not possible.
Ex-CIA agent in Cuba otsudil 1.2 billion dollars for the suicide of his father.
Viloldo and his younger brother brought accusations against the authorities of the island to bring their father to suicide, suicide in 1959 shortly after coming to power of Fidel Castro and his fellow-revolutionaries. Viloldo senior, had the Cuban-American citizenship, was one of the most influential Cuban businessmen.
After the revolution, said in papers submitted to the court of Miami, Viloldo senior was arrested. In prison he has been repeatedly beaten and tortured by hunger morili, saying that he is an American agent. According to the plaintiff, one of the leaders of the Cuban revolution, Ernesto Che Guevara himself had threatened his father. Court of Miami found that Viloldo senior had been tortured and made to commit suicide.
Viloldo Jr. has long cooperated with the CIA. In particular, he in 1961 took part in the landing in the Gulf Pigs - an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the American special power Castro. In 1967, Bolivia Viloldo Jr., participated in operations to capture and elimination of Che Guevara. Strands of hair that he cut off the head of the murdered revolutionary, Viloldo Jr. in 2007, put up for auction, where it was sold for 100 thousand dollars.
Miami Court, in deciding to award the deceased relatives Viloldo-senior compensation 1.2 billion dollars, said that he understood the difficulty, or rather almost impossible to be obtained from the authorities in Cuba the money. However, the judge said, reviewing the claim, the decision to award compensation should serve as a signal to the authorities of Cuba. Gustavo Viloldo and his younger brother, in turn, declared that they would seek payment of compensation from frozen Cuban accounts in foreign banks.
The Egyptian authorities have released eight students from Russia.
34 Russian students at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, were arrested on the night of May 27. The cause of detention of Russian citizens - mostly people of the North Caucasian republics - Egyptian authorities have not yet been announced.
Four Russian nationals were released immediately after verification of documents specified by representatives of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Cairo. Eight Russians took to freedom on Saturday, May 30. Another 22 people remain in detention.
In addition to students from Russia, on the night of May 27 were arrested several dozen citizens of other states, including Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, as well as France and Great Britain. Earlier on Saturday, became aware of the release of two Tajik students and five citizens of Kazakhstan.
Russian diplomats in connection with the detention of Russian citizens was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt with a note demanding an explanation. Embassy staff will seek a meeting with the detained Russians to guarantee their legitimate rights.
Irina Belenky signed a settlement agreement with the father of her daughter.
May 29, Belenky first time after being detained at the border of Hungary on charges of kidnapping a child, saw with his three-year-old daughter Eliza (Liza). The meeting lasted just over half an hour, was attended by Jean-Michel André, told Interfax. " After the end of meeting Anatoly Kucera, mediate between conflicting parties, said that in the near future, Irina will again be able to meet with your child.
Irina Belenky suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of his daughter, which is March 20, selected on the streets of the city of Arles her father, the Frenchman - Jean-Michel Andre. Rossiyanka, after Andre approached the police, was declared in the international search. April 13, Irina Belenky, along with which was Eliza, was detained at the border of Hungary and Ukraine. Girl Hungarian law enforcement authorities transferred her father and her mother had agreed to extradite to France.
May 27, Irina Belenky appeared before the investigating court of Aix-en-Provence, which is the case of the abduction of Eliza Andre. The judge decided to release the Russians from custody.
Hotel in the United States has refused to hold a conference with the participation of the author of "Fitny."
Waiver of the conference "Understanding Jihad in Israel, Europe and America" Book Hotel Loews Vanderbilt reasonable "concern for the safety of guests and hotel staff, not becoming to clarify any details.
Vilders presented a 17-minute film "Fitna" in March 2008 on its website. The film, which, inter alia, the scenes of the attacks of 11 September 2001 in the United States accompanied by a voice reading the quotations from the Koran, calling for the fight against "infidels", caused protests by Muslims around the world.
"Fitnu" condemned the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, called the film "insulting and anti-Islamic." Felt and provocative picture of the MFA of Russia. Several countries, including Britain, have banned Giirtu Vildersu entry into its territory.
Despite this reaction to "Fitvu, Vilders in April 2009 stated that working on the second part of the film, which is going to talk about the negative consequences of Muslim immigration to Europe.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Pakistan Army vybila the Taliban from the capital of Swat Valley.
This told the British representative of the Pakistani television channel command, Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas (Athar Abbas). However, he noted that small pockets of resistance on the outskirts of Mingory remain.
BBC News reports that because of the war zones removed all journalists to verify the statement of Pakistan army command would not be possible. The Pakistani military operation against militants in Mingore Taliban lasted seven days.
In early May 2009 Pakistan Army has begun to large-scale military campaign against the Taliban in the Swat valley (north-west of Pakistan). According to the latest UN, killed hundreds of civilians (still unknown to even approximate figures) and nearly two million refugees fled the region.
Athar Abbas in an interview with AFP said that it was a victory over the Taliban in Mingore, as in the rest of the valley "еÑе too much povoevat. Military experts predict that suppress resistance to the Taliban in the mountains of Swat, where militants are many well-fortified bases, it would be very difficult.
According to the BBC News, the Government of Pakistan has recently announced a reward for his head Maulana Fazlully (Maulana Fazlullah), the spiritual leader of the local Taliban, the size of 600 thousand U.S. dollars.
The fighting in Swat Valley began in connection with violation of Taliban combatants agreement with the authorities in Pakistan in February 2009. Then the government and the Taliban signed a truce with the introduction in the Swat valley of Sharia law. In mid-April 2009 the rebels have violated the contract.
The Syrians have paralyzed the work of the Budapest Airport.
As the door between the zones has not been closed, passengers from the flight from Damascus, entered the private sector for them. The difference between the zones is that passengers flying from one country to another Schengen Agreement are subject to less rigorous inspection than other passengers.
As a result of accident flights to Schengen countries are sent with considerable delay due to heightened security measures. Representatives of the airport said that flights arriving at the incident are not affected and no flight has been canceled. At the same time, delays are expected before the end of the day.
In Iraq, set a date of general elections.
The date of elections appointed Federal Court of Iraq. Al-Attiyah said that the vote will take place a month later than originally planned. Previous general elections were held in the country in December 2005 but the first session of the newly elected parliament took place only in March 2006.
Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Iraq Faraj al-Haidari (Faraj al-Haidari) reported that the court to choose between two proposed dates - 30 January 2010 and November 15, 2009.
For security during the elections would be chief U.S. forces in Iraq, General Raymond Odierno (Raymond Odierno) and other representatives of the Pentagon. It was expected that a significant portion of 138 thousand U.S. soldiers in Iraq, will remain in the country before the vote.
By 30 June, U.S. troops must be fully relocate to the military bases located outside the urban areas of Iraq. Under the agreement, signed by the authorities of the United States and Iraq, the last American soldier leaves the country before the end of 2011.
Chinese scientist has won a case on the closure of its site.
Professor of Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology posted on his personal website article. In one of them he called for eliminating the system of retraining of workers through labor, human rights activists believe that a form of imprisonment without trial. In March 2009, internet service provider decided to close the site of Hu Sindou.
In April, the scientist has received from the provider company a letter of notification that the site is closed for the placement of improper content. Sindou decided to apply for the provider to court, although previously no citizen of China, the victim of censorship on the Internet, failed to win claims.
The court decided the case in favor of Sindou, as representatives of the provider is not able to prove that the act in accordance with the law. In particular, Sindou did not send letters with requests to remove inappropriate content from the site, and immediately notified of the closing pages.
According to a judicial verdict, the provider must reimburse Hu Sindou biennial fee for hosting, which is slightly more than $ 200. The plaintiff noted that the court did not discuss issues of freedom of speech, and added that the matter is not seen as political.
In Antalya Russians over a drunk driver.
Accident happened on Friday in the town of Alanya (Antalya province). Local resident, who was in a position of strong alcohol, lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the first hit in the trash by the roadside, the truck is parked there and a car and then knocked down on the pavement shedshuyu citizen Russia 51-year-old Galina Zubareva. From a severe impact on the woman died on the spot.
It clarifies the Turkish edition Samanyoluhaber, 40-year-old driver's name is Mustafa Bezeq (Mustafa Bezek). Reported that the Turks taken into custody, police are investigating.
Russian journalist had asked for asylum in Finland.
As the chairman of CIVITAS Editorial Committee for the Protection of Human Rights of Tatarstan Sergei Knjazkin, which, together with Elena Maglevannoy attended a Finnish-Russian Civic Forum, held 25-26 May 2009 in Helsinki, after the forum Maglevannaya not returned to Russia, but remained in Helsinki and wrote a treatment for political asylum by the Government of Finland.
At a human rights forum Maglevannaya delivered a report on the torture suffered by prisoners in the Russian-Chechen colonies. Earlier in Russia after its publication on the topic Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has filed it in court.
13 May 2009 Kirov District Court in Volgograd Maglevannuyu found guilty of disseminating false information, tarnishing the honor and dignity of FSIN. The reason for the trial have been articles about the torture of journalist convict Chechen Zubayr Zubayraeva entitled "Fate of Chechens in Russian prisons, torture of prisoners continued Chechen", "Torture in the Russian colonies", published on the site CIVITAS.
The Court recognized these materials do not correspond to reality, Elena Maglevannuyu obliged to publish a refutation and pay for the FSIN fine of 200 thousand rubles.
As the CIVITAS Sergei Knjazkin, Elena Maglevannuyu "not worried as much as possible the payment of money, how much humiliation the publication in a newspaper refuting its publications. For her it was simply incompatible with the will and moral criteria by which it publishes the truth about the torture of Chechens."
Russian scientists have given orders for the preservation of the Vietnamese body-Ho Chi Minh.
The ceremony was held at the Vietnamese embassy in Moscow on May 27. Other scientists and specialists who participated in the preservation of the body-Ho Chi Minh, construction and operation of the mausoleum, was handed more than 30 orders. The body of the deceased, in 1969, Vietnamese Communist leader, is stored in the mausoleum on the main square of Hanoi.
Bykov and Denisov-Nikolsky headed the Research and training Center for Biomedical Technology of All-Russian Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Vilar). The Center is also known as a "laboratory of Lenin", as he monitors the safety of the body of Vladimir Lenin.
In addition, laboratory Lenin "embalm the body of Kim Il Sung.
Chavez will speak on TV and radio, four consecutive days.
Anniversary Issue "Hello, President" will continue with minor interruptions, from Thursday to Sunday, however, say how many hours of May 31, complete the transfer, could not yet say even Chavez himself.
It is noted that Hugo Chavez has begun a program of the Council met to correct adolescent sexual behavior, and then gradually moved on to how he had to struggle with excess weight.
Then Hugo Chavez read a congratulatory letter from former President of Cuba Fidel Castro, saying that since its first release in the broadcast "Hello President" broadcast a total of 1536 hours, ie 64 days.
"Never has the revolution not to use the media as well", - stressed the Castro in the letter. "Hello, President" out every week on Sundays. Hugo Chavez is a program from all over the country. Running is not strictly limited to: Number one lasted eight hours.
Hugo Chavez makes extensive use of "Hello, President" for the promotion and advancement of socialist ideas in general, and its policy initiatives in particular. The program has also become a platform for high-profile foreign policy statements, including offensive attacks against the United States, which Chavez has repeatedly criticized the "imperialist" policies in Latin America.
Czech activists laid eggs and went to vote.
The group of activists on Friday put in front of the City of Prague Colin carton of eggs with the inscription "We oviposit and are going to vote." The publication notes that the box had a few meters from the spot where two weeks ago, Paroubek overtook the first egg.
Lucas processing, the first thrown into the former Prime Minister of the egg, explained that he and his supporters are not expected to begin such an ambitious campaign and said that he did not consider itself responsible for what happened on Wednesday in Prague, where the leader of Social Democrats got more than a dozen eggs. Others attending the event Social Democrats also assailed with eggs.
Student Matesh Forst, founded in the social network Facebook group "For yaytsu Paroubek in every city", noted that the participants of the action in Prague to act as a crowd. Forst said he wanted to draw attention to "dangerous" methods of work odnopartiytsev Paroubek. The group joined 52 thousand users.
The plane with the Speaker of the Senate of Italy quickly sat in Vnukovo.
Airbus A319 flying from Moscow to Rome around 16:30 Moscow time, but was forced to return due to technical reasons. A few minutes after take-off was found leaking fuel and the crew commander decided to land at Vnukovo.
Some time later, after landing Skifani appeared before reporters to talk about the incident. "Now you have news that you can not share with readers" - Italian politician joked.
The Speaker said that he is pleased with the actions of the pilots, who have behaved calmly and did everything that passengers are not too worried. The aircraft was towed into the hangar and the flight is canceled. Now Skifani awaiting the arrival of another aircraft on which he could return to Rome.
Press-service of Vnukovo airport refused to comment on the incident, reports RIA Novosti. Skifani returned to Italy after an official visit to Russia. In particular, he met with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Russian counterpart Sergei Mironov.
In the German morgue were "real" corpse Rosa Luxemburg.
The famous German revolyutsionerka was killed in 1919. Officially, her remains were buried in the cemetery Friedrichsfelde in Berlin, but the head of department of forensic medicine "Sharite" Michael Tsokos this question.
He drew journalists' attention to the fact that the autopsy report the body caught from the channel only after four months after the murder, contained many suspicious inconsistencies that are aware of Luxembourg. In particular, the pathologists did not write anything about any trace of the beating, nor a single gunshot wound to the head. Also, the report did not mention striking features of the physical structure revolyutsionerki: dislocated hip and a different length legs.
At the same time, Tsokos reported that in the morgue "Sharite" utoplennitsy body was found, which at the time of death was between 40 and 50 years old (Luxembourg, was killed in 47 years). The woman suffered arthrosis, and her legs were different lengths. Unfortunately, we found the body was amputated head, hands and stupni.Roza Luxembourg was born in Poland (on the territory of the Russian Empire), emigrated to Switzerland, then to Germany, where he became a prominent figure in left-wing Social Democratic Party, and then participated in a Party. In 1919, after the Berlin speech of its workers were arrested and interrogated. On the way to the prison convoy killed her shot in the temple and threw the body in Landversky feed.
Every year, many German leftists come to the place where it is believed to be buried Rosa Luxemburg, to honor her memory. Searching for burial revolyutsionerki was concerned about the detachment commander and the Bolsheviks, Stepan Kopenkin, hero of the novel by Andrei Platonov "Chevengur": "Kopenkin hoped and believed that all cases and the road of life will inevitably lead to the grave of Rosa Luxemburg. That hope warms his heart and caused the need for daily revolutionary feats. "
United States questioned the nuclear tests by North Korea.
As the AFP, a study of air samples from the presumptive tests, as well as analysis of other factors did not allow the experts to make a definite conclusion. Source Agency said tests did not reveal anything that would confirm a nuclear explosion of a charge. "
Sobesednik agency added that while the experts have only preliminary data analysis, and with the certainty of research results can be said only after some time, when all tests are completed.
Remember, the DPRK conducted a nuclear test May 25, 2009 at an underground firing range near the town of Kilchzhu. The first of the South Korean government said: seismologists recorded the "artificial" earthquake average force coincided with the alleged test. Later on the successful nuclear test Pyongyang officially announced.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the power of nuclear devices ranged from 10 to 20 kilotons, but independent experts have assessed the power of the bomb at approximately 4 kilotonnes on the basis of seismic performance.
Following the bombing of North Korea launched several short-range missiles, but also made a dramatic statement of withdrawal from the armistice of 1953, which ended the Korean War.
At an emergency meeting held on 25 May in New York, the UN Security Council sharply condemned the DPRK's nuclear test and announced the preparation of the resolution. At the last meeting of the Security Council on 28 May had been submitted the new draft resolution, which is still unknown.
Leader of Serbian nationalists judge for contempt of the Hague Tribunal.
At this time the Tribunal has Šešelj charged with contempt of court: According to the Tribunal, in his book Šešelj published information that would identify the three key witnesses testifying against him in the process of war crimes committed by 54-year-old Serb, according to the ICTY in War in the Balkans in the early 1990's.
The first process in the Seselj began in November 2007. He is charged with war crimes committed against non-Serb population of Croatia and Serbia in 1991-1993. The hearing, which stood 71 eyewitness, were suspended in February 2009 for security reasons, because Seselj's supporters threatened a witness the massacre.
Charges for the current process was Šešelj in March 2009, and on Friday, May 29, began its consideration of the merits. The prosecution believes that in his book (name kept secret) Šešelj disclose the identity of the three witnesses who are now under the protection of the tribunal. Reported that several hundred copies were distributed to supporters of the Serbian National Party, whose leader is the defendant.
According to the AFP, Šešelj on Friday had not even got up from the benches, when the judge entered the room. If he's found guilty under this article, the Šešelj faces 7 years in prison.
Seselj surrendered to the Hague tribunal in 2003. In 2006 he started a hunger strike, demanding the right to defend himself, and made her.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Iran accused the United States into bombing a mosque.
As the Agency Deputy Governor of the province of Sistan-Baluchestan Jala Sayah, arrested three accomplices of terrorists involved in the conspiracy. They testified that had been recruited by American intelligence agencies. The aim of the terrorist attack was to destabilize the country's presidential elections, which take place on 12 June 2009.
The victims of the blast in a mosque in the city of Zahedan were 23 people, injured another 125.
One of the rivals of the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential race, gravitating to the block reformers World Hossein Mousavi, also spoke in favor of the version that the attack carried out with support from abroad, but the country-specific customer did not name.
In the past, Iranian authorities have repeatedly accused the United States and Britain, whose troops are in neighboring Afghanistan, the attacks in the border areas of the country.
Sistan-Baluchestan is one of the least developed regions of Iran. In addition, in the activities of the extremist Sunni groups who are against the current Shiite government. In particular, in the attack on the Iranian police in February 2007 in which 13 people were killed, the authorities suspect it is the Sunnis.
In Egypt, have been mass arrests of people from the North Caucasus.
The detainees were born in the North Caucasus region, who were trained in the Egyptian Al-Azhar University. The incident occurred on the night of May 27. According to Agametova, local authorities claim that all the detentions were made during the verification of documents relating to residence permits in Egypt.
Russian diplomats in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt sent a note demanding an explanation. Agametov also noted that the staff of the Russian consulate has failed to meet with detainees. He stressed that among the detainees are children, including infants who were taken into custody with their mothers.
In the Russian embassy added that the number of detainees were not final and will be refined. According to the site Ingushetiya.Org, with a series of arrests that began even on Sunday, May 24, were arrested 198 people - citizens of Russia and CIS countries. In particular, it is noted that among the 73 detainees was born in Chechnya, 12 Dagestanis, 10 Ingushetians and four residents of Tatarstan. Also detained citizens of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
In the Russian Federation Ministry of Education stated that the University of Al-Azhar really learn Russian citizens. "But it is their own choice, and they came to school without the participation of Russian entities", - stressed in the Ministry.
Al-Azhar University is one of the oldest in the world and mainly the world's center of Sunni Islamic study. It was founded in 975 during the same year, the Cairo mosque.
His opposition was made under the slogan "Death to potato !".|| The Iranian Government has decided to distribute free rural 400 thousand tons of potatoes. Officially, the action is due to both a realized surplus of last year's abundant harvest. However, the opposition accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the bribery of the poorest people in the upcoming elections, reports The Times. Opposition Rallies were held in Iran, under the slogans "Death to potato." As the presidential election appointed at the June 12 election race has entered its final phase. Analysts point out that Ahmadinejad, who is one of the candidates, making every effort to win the first round of voting. To do this it needs to recruit more than 50 percent of the vote. Favored a more secular and liberal opposition to the way the country has been unable to agree on a single candidate. In the first round vote, her supporters will inevitably be separated, while the Conserv! atives chose their leader of the incumbent. In the case of the appointment of the second round of elections, supporters of a "soft" courses can be united against Ahmadinejad around a single candidate. Opposition accused the current president that he was elected in the name of reducing poverty by redistributing income from the oil trade. However, the publication noted, this has not happened. Authorities trying to divert public attention from pressing problems associated with inflation, rising cost of living, with the help of aggressive rhetoric and enhance the standoff with the West. Surplus oil revenues were spent on the nuclear program and weapons development. Earlier, Ahmadinejad has been accused of bribing voters. As reported May 19, agency Associated Press, the government distributed to rural teachers, students and poor people's checks for 500 thousand and 1 million rials, which corresponds to 50 and 100 dollars. Authorities called it the humanitarian ! action, which is not linked to the upcoming elections. Opposit! ion said
North Korea launched a seventh missile over the past five days.
North Korea continues missile launches since the end of nuclear tests on May 25. On Monday, three rockets were launched, the aim of two of them, according to South Korean media have been American-and British explorers. Two more missiles North Korea launched on 26 May, and one - 27 May.
In addition, the May 27 North Korea announced that it no longer considers itself bound by the truce of 1953, which ended the Korean War, and "when necessary" would oppose the South Korea and its allies.
Second in the history of the DPRK nuclear test raised concern about the UN Security Council. May 29 United States and Japan have submitted a new draft resolution on the DPRK. In addition to the permanent members of the Security Council resolution participate in the discussion of South Korea and Japan. Details of document has not yet been disclosed, but it is known that he "strongly condemns" the test on May 25.
According to unofficial data, perhaps the Security Council tightened sanctions against the DPRK. May 29, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK Pak-Chung first made a statement, which promised that North Korea is ready to take "further measures of self-defense" if the Security Council will provoke such actions.
Refuted the speech UN Secretary-General Statement on Georgia 'blackmail by Russia. "
On Thursday, May 28, Press Service of the UN secretary general issued a statement which stressed that Ban Ki-moon has strongly denied "any suggestion that he has received threats of any kind." Statement of "blackmail on the part of Russia" made postpredom Georgia to the UN Alexander Lomaia, the press service of Ban Ki-moon as "extremely unfortunate."
Breaking on Wednesday, May 27, at a press conference at the UN headquarters said that he was a "reliable sources", it became known that Russia has made changes in content and title of the report of the UN secretary general on the situation in Transcaucasia, threatening, otherwise, use veto power in the decision to extend the mandate of UN Observer Mission in Georgia and Abkhazia.
Russia's permanent representatives in the UN Vitaly Churkin said on Thursday that in the process of the report of the UN secretary general of Russia "does not threaten any veto, but merely expressed its views on any aspects of its content or the title." Churkin, RIA Novosti, also questioned the reliability of sources, referred to by Lomaia, declaring "blackmail on the part of Russia."
Ban Ki-moon presented his report on the situation in Transcaucasia, on May 18. The title of the report on the future activities of UN observers in the region, there was no mention of Georgia and Abkhazia. The paper was entitled "Report of the Secretary-General submitted in accordance with Security Council resolutions 1808, 1839 and 1866." All previous reports of secretary general on this topic called "About the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia."
In a statement the press service of the UN secretary general, was circulated on Thursday, noted that when working on the title of the report, Ban Ki-moon sought to "take into account the positions of all parties and to avoid unnecessary controversy in the debate in the UN Security Council."
The report, Ban Ki-moon was presented to members of the UN Security Council for three days later the previously announced deadline. May 18, at a conference on security in the Caucasus, held in Geneva, the delegation from Abkhazia, demonstratively left the courtroom. After Abkhazia to participate in an event is given the delegation of the Russian Federation and South Ossetia, have also expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of the report. May 19, after a report was submitted to the UN secretary general, representatives of Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia to resume participation in the conference.
The question of extending the mandate of UN Observer Mission in Georgia and Abkhazia is scheduled for June 2009.
Destroyed combat wing leader of Hamas.
According to the 45-year-old Palestinian Abd al-Majid Dudin (Abd al-Majid Dudin), directed the combat wing of Hamas, which operated in the West Bank, was killed in the village, located near the town of Hebron.
By Israeli intelligence agents rounded up al-Majid Dudina in a house and demanded that he surrendered. In response, gunmen began shooting at police, then was killed by retaliatory fire. The police were not injured.
According to Ha'aretz, killed militant was considered the organizer of the bombings in buses in Jerusalem in 1995, which killed four people, as well as explosions in the same year in the city of Ramat Gan, which killed six people.
Turkey has dropped a balloon with tourists.
The incident occurred near the town of Avanos (Avanos). Balloon with tourists from Britain began to dramatically lose altitude shortly after takeoff. The fall occurred from a height of 200 meters. When struck the gondola on the ground killed 61-lentny a man, 10 people were taken to hospital with fractures of the legs.
Causes of the accident is not yet known.
Walk on hot air balloon in this region is very popular among tourists, because the volcanoes are located near, next to the vents that are flying.
In late April 2009 a similar incident occurred in the Egyptian city of Luxor. Then, wounded 16 people.
Russian seamen disposed of captured pirates.
Sobesednik agency noted that the investigation against pirates captured April 29, lasted about a week. In order to try them in Russia, he said, there is no reason. Among the captured 29 pirates came from Somalia, Iran and Pakistan.
Previously, it was reported that on 19 May First Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Alexander Comaco told reporters that the issue of transfer of the pirates to third countries will be addressed in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and the captives would be given on the basis of existing legislation.
However, according to today's information, by this time the pirates were handed over to Iran and Pakistan.
In Iran, they blew up the mosque.
Part of the building was destroyed by the explosion. At the scene investigators are working, as well as the rescuers, who make the body injured and the dead.
May 28, Iranian Muslims mark anniversary of death of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad Fatima. Because of this, in the mosques are more people than usual.
The attacks occurred in the city of Zahedan, the capital of the province of Sistan and Baluchestan. The city is located near the border with Pakistan and Afghanistan.
IL-86 will cease to fly to Egypt in October.
Earlier, Egyptian aviation service extended permission for the Il-86 flights to the country from 31 May to 31 December 2009. However, Ministry of Transport has adopted a separate decision to ban flights "silts" since the transition to winter schedule.
Some market participants and experts believe that the decision was influenced by a conflict between the Ministry of Transport Minister Igor Levitin and Yevgeny Bachurin, the newly appointed CEO of the airline Atlant-Soyuz. " In the fleet "Atlant-Union" are the six IL-86, which the company planned to withdraw from operations in 2011.
In October 2008, headed Rosaviatsiyu Eugene Bachurin left office due to massive delays flights airlines that are members of the Alliance AirUnion. Prior to this Bachurin criticized the work of the Ministry of Transport and sent to the Prosecutor's Office a complaint against the head of the Ministry of Transport Igor Levitin, in which the accused Levitin, in an attempt to depose him from his post as director Rosaviatsii. The Public Prosecutor's Office refused to consider complaints, and Eugene Bachurin resigned.
Representatives of the Ministry of Transport explain the decision to the fall in demand for air travel, resulting in "Russian companies an opportunity to more quickly change the IL-86 on the modern court."
In March 2007, Egyptian authorities announced their intention to ban flights of IL-86 in the country due to the fact that this model of aircraft does not comply with standards on noise. However, the term ban has already been transferred several times.
Sales of newspapers rose to the crisis.
Specialists organization noticed a trend: a sharp drop in circulation of newspapers in Europe and the United States in 2008 were offset by growth in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
As compared to 2007 in 2008-m number of newspapers sold worldwide rose to 539 million copies (increase of 1.3 per cent). WAN president Gavin O'Reilly (Gavin O'Reilly) reported that in 2004, sales of newspapers increased by 8.8 per cent. The data O'Reilly announced in Barcelona at a conference of association.
Meanwhile, as reported by the President of WAN, advertising revenues of newspapers around the world declined in 2008 to five per cent compared to 2007. In 2009, revenues continue to decline, but as O'Reilly predicts, then the industry is "always up".
World Association of Newspapers represents 18 thousand newspapers in 120 countries.
United States and Japan submitted a draft resolution on the DPRK.
Consultation after the UK, China, Russia, United States, France, South Korea and Japan took place behind closed doors. Details of the new draft resolution on the DPRK by the United States and Japan, have not yet been disclosed. We know only that the document would "strongly condemn" the nuclear tests conducted by the DPRK on May 25. In addition, the draft resolution calls on the international community "to comply strictly with the requirements of UN Security Council resolution 1718, adopted in 2006, after North Korea conducted the first nuclear weapons test.
Earlier, a diplomatic source who asked to remain unnamed, told AFP, that all seven countries participating in the preparation of the resolution, ready to tighten sanctions against North Korea. Officially, this message has not yet been confirmed.
It is anticipated that a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss a draft resolution on North Korea to be held no sooner than early June. So the British ambassador to the UN John Soers stated that "we need some time to work on a document.
Russia's permanent representatives in the UN Vitaly Churkin, in turn, said that during work on a new resolution on the DPRK, "there are no restrictions on time," ITAR-TASS. Work on the document, he said, will continue on Friday, May 29, and Monday, 1 June. "We still may not agree with, nothing is rejected, about anything express doubts," - said Churkin.
The decision to prepare a new resolution on North Korea was adopted at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on 25 May after the DPRK conducted an underground nuclear test, as well as launched missiles neskolki small steps. May 7, North Korea announced that it no longer considers itself bound by the terms of the armistice of 1953 that ended the Korean War.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Berlusconi denied the charges in connection with a minor.
The talks, held in Rome, Berlusconi appealed to his own question: "Dear Prime Minister, whether you were in more than spicy or piquant relationship with an underage girl?". On your question Italian leader said no. "I swear by their children, that I did not have any novel with that woman" - Berlusconi stressed.
The first issue of the Prime Minister with the Neapolitan Noemi Leticia was raised wife Veronika policy Lario. In early May, it announced that it intends to divorce her husband. One of the reasons for the start of divorce proceedings and was named "affair with a minor." According Lario, 26 April, Berlusconi attended the celebrations on the occasion of 18 anniversary of Leticia, which greatly offended the wife of politician.
Commenting on the situation, the head of the Italian Government stated that the sign with the relatives of the girl, and they are long-time supporters of his political course. Meanwhile, former boyfriend Leticia told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, that Berlusconi has nothing to do with either the parents or to relatives of his ex-girlfriend.
According to the young man, the Prime Minister met with Leticia shortly after he saw her photograph. A former friend of the girls said that Berlusconi called her once familiar with the portfolio, which she sent to the model agencies in the hope of becoming the star of show business.
This information is Italian leader did not comment. Berlusconi's elder daughter, 42-year-old Marina, who serves as chairman of the board of directors of the largest Italian publishing house Mondadori, said that rumors of her father's novel, with a minor is the result of "political conspiracy" against him.
In Bulgaria, a bus without brakes crashed into a crowd of pilgrims.
Accident happened on the road leading to Mount Bakadzhik - the traditional place of pilgrimage. According to the channel, the bus returned to the foot of the mountain to pick up new passengers when he refused to brake. The car crashed into a tree, overturned and fell on a group of pilgrims preparing for ascension.
In the local hospital said that all of them have been 13 people, nine of them required hospitalization. Driving a bus is 60-year-old driver, his fate is not reportedly under investigation.
As a result of the disaster on 29 May in Bulgaria declared a day of mourning.
Paris refused to Elizabeth II as a personal invitation to Normandy.
According to Chatel, France to the British Government handed over the invitation to the celebration, but the reservation that the duties of Paris is not to indicate who should be present with the British party or member of the British delegation.
"British Queen as head of state, of course is always a welcome guest", - said CHATEL, but emphasized that the primary June 6, still remain the Franco-American celebration with the participation of Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama. "To be still and the other six in June," - he said.
For its part, the correspondent of French radio Europe 1 in London Leneman Ester (Esther Leneman) stated that the rebuttal Elysee Palace looks very unconvincing and vague. "The British queen has never traveled to the celebration, not a personal invitation," - noted journalist. Some clarification of French side is not enough, you need an official invitation, otherwise the situation will remain unresolved.
As noted by Le Figaro, the press service statement Elysee Palace directly contradict the claims of British tabloid The Daily Mail. According to The Daily Mail, the French side previously stated explicitly that it was not going to invite the Queen.
This has caused dissatisfaction in frank Buckingham Palace, with it not only against Nicolas Sarkozy. Sources in the environment, the Queen spoke critically of the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, himself, being invited to the celebration, was not able to resolve the diplomatic niceties, the presence of Elizabeth II in celebration of 65 th anniversary of D-Day.
As noted by The Daily Mail, remains unknown whether Elizabeth II will travel to France. Personal invitation is not, moreover, usually this kind of training mission, according to representatives of Buckingham Palace, took about half a year. Given that the celebrations will be held in early June, in fact, time has run out.
The European Commission has proposed to create a new regulator of the financial system of the EU.
In particular, the European Commission proposes the establishment of the European Council on systemic risk (European Systemic Risk Council, ESRC), which is headed by the President of the European Central Bank. The main objective of the organization will collect and analyze information, important from the viewpoint of financial stability in the EU.
The European Commission believes that the establishment of the systemic risks will be an adequate response to the challenges facing the EU countries during financial and economic crisis.
In addition, the European Commission proposes to establish a European system of financial monitoring (European System of Financial Supervisors, ESFS), which will include representatives of bodies that monitor the activities of banks, insurance companies and securities market. The European Central Bank will supervise the general state of the economy, rather than by specific lenders.
Against the European Commission has already made plans for the UK, the main financial center of the EU. British authorities feared that the new financial regulators will have too much authority, which, in turn, may run counter to the interests of individual EU countries.
In doing so, the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso believes that new controls should begin its work in 2010. The new architecture of financial monitoring EU must still approve all 27 countries of the European Union and the European Parliament.
The European economy is affected by the global crisis experienced in the first quarter of 2009, the largest landslide in modern history. At the same time, GDP fell in all big and small countries, as members of the euro area, and located outside. In particular, euro area GDP in the first quarter of 2009 fell by 2.5 percent compared with the previous quarter.
Obama has appointed U.S. Ambassador to India and Japan.
American Embassy in Japan, headed by John Eng (John Roos) - lawyer, who took an active part in the election campaign of Barak Obama.
U.S. Ambassador to India will be Timothy Romer (Timothy Roemer) - former member of the House of Representatives of the Democratic Party. Romer, notes the Associated Press, a member of the commission investigating the attacks of 11 September 2001 and also participated in a committee of Congress to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
Appointment of Rusa and Romer noted in a statement distributed by the White House, "should serve to strengthen international cooperation in this crossroads for our nation and the world at the moment."
It also became known that a candidate for the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain is selected Sasmen Louis (Louis Susman), previously held a leadership positions in the unit of Citigroup Corporate and Investment.
UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting on North Korea.
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  The representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vitaly Churkin has convened an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which will be discussed by North Korea's May 25 nuclear tests. As reported by BBC News, the meeting scheduled for the evening of May 25.
In addition, Japanese authorities announced that a special working group to the Prime Minister of Japan. According to AFP, in South Korea to resolve the situation a "crisis team" of generals. Previously, it was reported that South Korean President Lee Myung Bak convened to discuss the actions the DPRK emergency meeting of the National Security Council.
RIA Novosti reported that Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed the information about the nuclear tests in North Korea. Details of the tests specified. The American military, according to BBC News, has not yet completed the verification of the message the DPRK. U.S. authorities, according to the AFP, have announced a major concern for the situation.
Early on the morning of May 25 Central News Agency of DPRK reported that the country held a successful underground nuclear test - more powerful than in 2006. According to South Korean media, the bombing was carried out in north-eastern town of Kilchzhu (ibid., where in 2006). In the area of the city of the U.S. Geological Survey recorded it "artificial" earthquake of magnitude 4.5, whose epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Later, the media reported that in conjunction with underground tests of the DPRK launched a missile surface-to-air short-range actions.
North Korea first tested nuclear weapons in October 2006. In this regard, the UN imposed on the country a number of economic sanctions. Because of the difficult economic environment, the DPRK agreed to soon resume the six-party talks on nuclear disarmament. In the talks involved China, Japan, Russia, United States and South Korea. In April 2009 North Korea launched a missile with a satellite. UN Security Council condemned the launch, which the DPRK announced that out of the six-party talks and resuming its nuclear program.
Japan increased its military presence off the coast of Somalia.
They will be located at the airport in Djibouti. Exploration from the air to increase the efficiency in operations against pirates by providing detailed information on the whereabouts and movement of suspicious vessels.
Under the postwar constitution, the Japanese military may use weapons only for self-defense or to protect Japanese nationals and vessels. This significantly reduces the effectiveness of the participation of the Japanese Navy to combat pirates.
In this regard, the Government of Japan submitted to Parliament a bill that allows Japan's military greater capabilities to deal with pirates and you can use weapons to protect not only Japanese but also foreign vessels.
The bill has already been approved by the lower house of parliament in April. He is expected to take place through the upper house, despite the dominance of the opposition there, and become law by mid-July.
French school ban cell phone use.
The French authorities are developing a program of restricting children's access to mobile communications, to protect the new generation of potential harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation. In addition to the ban on the use of cell in the elementary schools, scheduled to compel businesses to offer customers special "children's" phones designed only for sending text messages. Also, the authorities are going to establish a release phones only work with headphones - that do not have to hold the tube close to the head.
Among the more radical measures proposed by the six parties to the review of government studies - a ban on the use of mobile communication by persons under 14 years old, as well as the imposition of severe restrictions on the placement of cellular towers. But officials argue that to impose such severe restrictions would be only after the danger of radiation to be proved.
However, French courts have already happened to oblige operators to dismantle the tower, which disturbed the residents of nearby houses. The judges acknowledged that the radiation damage is not proven, but noted that his innocence has also not proved.
Opponents of the policy argue that the fear of many people over the phone radiation is excessive, and that to oblige the operators to prove the safety of radiation - thus violating the presumption of innocence.
The final program for the minimization of the harmful effects of mobile phones for children to be adopted in autumn 2009. By the time the French government calculates receive a number of large-scale studies. In particular, in the three cities will be a study of the danger of finding the vicinity of cell towers.
According to the edition of Metro, in 2007, British scientists have demonstrated that the use of cellular phones does not increase the risk of disease developing in the short term. As for the disease, for which development must be more than 10 years, this study is thought in the UK these days you can not recruit enough subjects. For a long time developing disease include, for example, cancer. However, in 2006, Danish scientists found that the use of mobile phones can not be a cause of cancer development.
Components of the German bombs "jihad warriors" delivered a teenager.
In summer 2007, 15-year-old boy, how to install the German investigators, carried through customs fuses hidden in shoes, coming back from Turkey. Name the teenager, who is now 17 years old, are not reported. On it is known only that he is a German national of Tunisian origin.
According to the investigation, identified the man suspected Gelovitsa Fritz (Fritz Gelowicz), which he handed rods. Most young, no charges had been brought in because of his age. Who gave him shoes with fuses in the territory of Turkey, the young man refused to tell investigators.
29-year-old German Fritz Gelovits, 32-year-old German Daniel Schneider (Daniel Schneider), 30-year-old Turk Adem Yilmaz (Adem Yilmaz), as well as 24-year-old Turk Selek Attila (Attila Selek) are, according to investigators, the activists of the Islamist factions "Islamic Jihad Union, operating in the territory of the republic. According to the AP, "The Islamic Jihad Union is an entity other radical groups - the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan."
Now all four are accused in a process which began in April 2009. They are accused of that in 2007 they were about to commit a series of terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens living in Germany, including on the territory of the U.S. airbase in РамÑтайне.
The extremists had planned to fill several cars with explosives and send them to clubs and bars, where Americans gather. Thus, the terrorists wanted to avenge the holding of an international military operation in Afghanistan. Activists of "jihad" had been arrested in autumn 2007.
According to police, the various chemical components seized from the accused, would be enough for the production of 550 kilograms of dynamite.
Criminal procedure, which in Germany has received a broad resonance, postponed until the end of August 2009.
Elizabeth II is not invited to the celebration of disembarkation in Normandy.
Buckingham Palace has repeatedly made it clear that it was important to participate in celebrations of Queen, but the French side finally dispelled any hopes of this account, saying that he never planned to invite Elizabeth II.
The primary will be the US-French celebration with the participation of President Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama. The main event will be held in the town of Sainte-Mer-Egliz (St Mere Eglise) - he became the first city which was liberated by American paratroopers - as well as on the coast "Utah."
Of the British officials to celebrate the 65 th anniversary of D-Day was invited to only the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, but he is not likely to be present at the meeting place of the traditional British veterans Arramansh town, where the landing of British troops.
As for its part, notes The Daily Mail, that the French authorities did not invite Elizabeth II in celebration on the landing in Normandy, could be an insult to the memory of 17,556 British and 5,316 Canadian soldiers who died during the operation and buried in France.
In France itself around events around the day of "D" is also popular uprising in the scandal. The celebration will be held June 6, the eve of elections to the European Parliament. Political opponents of Sarkozy's view, his presence and speech at the celebrations, which will be widely publicized in the media as indirect campaigning for the last pre-day, which is prohibited by law.
In Iraq, issued arrest warrants for thousands of bureaucrats.
The statement was followed soon after, left his post as Minister of Trade of Iraq, Abdul Salah Sudan. According to AFP, a statement on the resignation of the Minister filed in connection with the charges against him for the purchase of overseas bad sugar and a series of illegal transactions. In addition, Sabani indulgence impute corruption in the Ministry of Trade.
Currently, the Department transferred control of himself, Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, who expressed his firm intention to start a new phase in the fight against corruption in his government. On Thursday at the parliament held a hearing at which it is decided, whether to institute against the former head of Ministry of Trade criminal case.
According to the Commission, beginning in April on charges of corruption in Iraq have been arrested 120 officials.
In 2008, the international organization Transparency International released a top-level corruption in the countries of the world in which Iraq got a place among the ten most disadvantaged countries.
In Mexico, behind bars at the same time pleased 10 mayors.
State Governor Leonel Godoy, officials confirmed the arrest and said that he was not informed of the forthcoming operation. The Prosecutor General's Office staff said that also arrested one of the advisers of Godoy, the judge and several heads of law enforcement agencies.
Some of the suspects taken to continue the investigation in Mexico City. In carrying out the operation was also interrogated the brother of the governor politician Julio Cesar Godoy. After questioning he was released.
The publication notes that this is the first case of mass arrests of Mexican officials who are elected to office. The central authorities are seeking, according to the newspaper, to deprive drug traffickers political cover. In the state of Michoacán is based one of the most influential and fastest-growing drug gangs La Familia.
The operation in the state of Michoacán was another step in large-scale war against the drug cartels, which in 2006 declared the Mexican President Felipe Calderon. For this purpose, involving about 45 thousand regular army troops. Despite the measures taken, the level of violence in connection with the drug remains high. Only in 2008 the drug had died at the hands of about seven thousand people in 2009 - more than a thousand.
Most of the drugs produced in Latin America, into the United States in transit through Mexico. Annual drug trafficking across the US-Mexican border is estimated at 25 billion dollars. Concerned about this situation Washington is also taking steps to strengthen control of the border and facilitate the Mexican authorities to combat narkokrtelyami.
French court Irina Belenky freed from detention.
Lawyer Anatoly Kucera, representing the interests of Irina Belenky, told journalists late on Wednesday evening that it had on Thursday, May 28, will see his daughter.
Irina Belenky suspected of kidnapping his own daughter Eliza Andre. March 20, 2009 in the town of Arles three-year-old girl on the street away from her father, the Frenchman - Jean-Michel Andre. The father said that involvement in the abduction of a child Belenky, and Rossiyanka was declared in the international search.
April 13, Irina Belenky, along with which was Eliza, was arrested in Hungary. The child of Hungarian law enforcement authorities have transferred the father of French. May 27, Belenky has been extradited from Hungary to France and brought before the investigating court of Aix-en-Provence, which is the case of the abduction of Eliza Andre.
Parents of Eliza (Liza) Andre over the course of several years can not agree to raise a child. Belenky and Andre repeatedly abducted the girl from each other.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
European Building evacuated due to fire alarms.
Alarm function before a press conference the Chairman of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.
In addition to Barroso, the building also was chancellor of Austria Werner Faymann (Werner Faymann), who also was forced to evacuate.
Not yet known, whether in a building fire or it was a hoax. It is noted that the building of the European Commission has opened recently, after the liquidation of the previous fire, which occurred on May 18.
In India, the MiG-21 crashed.
The Agency notes that this is the third accident occurred in the last month with the Indian Air Force aircraft. May 15, at the same airbase crashed fighter, the MiG-27, and April 30, crashed Su-30MKI. All three incidents occurred on the territory of the State of Rajasthan, located near the border with Pakistan.
Su-30 flights, suspended after the accident, was reopened late last week. Measures taken in connection with the fall of the MIGs, not reported. Also, no information on possible causes of accidents.
MiG-21, is considered one of the most widespread supersonic combat aircraft in the world, was adopted by the Soviet army in the late 1950's. The car was produced until 1986 and was more than 60 countries. MiG-21 has participated in many armed conflicts. In 1998-2005 more than a hundred fighters who were armed with the Indian Air Force, went deep modernization on the basis of the developed RSK "MiG" Project MiG-21-93.
The UN has allocated funds for assistance to Tajikistan submerged.
Earlier, the Tajik authorities to assess damage from the torrential rains which lasted for a month, a hundred million dollars. As a result of floods, landslides and mudflows descent were washed tens of kilometers of roads, destruction of residential buildings and industrial sites, flooded farmland. Killed more than 20 people, about 10 thousand residents left homeless.
At the Damascus meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the States of the Organization of Islamic Conference, it was decided to ask its members to Tajikistan to help financially and materially, the Asia-Plus.
The first country which has had a humanitarian aid to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan became a neighbor. As IA REGNUM, the victims were sent to more than 20 cars from building materials.
In Iran, the spectators rock concert was accused of satanism.
The event, which the authorities considered immoral, was held in the park outside the city. Its participants were charged with having used alcohol, dancing and even drank blood from each other. " To place the concert was transmitted live via the Internet.
Previously, Iran has repeatedly visitors secret rock concerts were accused of belonging to a satanic cult. "Sataniskoy" declared attributes and fans of hard rock and heavy metal. These ways of power are fighting against Western cultural influence in the Islamic republic.
Declared "satanic" are different from the traditional style of clothing, especially women, and hair. During numerous raids were arrested not only the visitors of the concerts, but also adheres to the women in dresses and men with non-traditional, "Western" style "hair, such as the Iroquois. Also closed shops and barbershops, which have" satanic "services.
In Iran, all women, even foreign women must wear hijab, cape and skirt are not above the knees. Prohibited the broadcasting of western music banned in alcohol. There were cases when the repeated use of alcohol offenders sentenced to death.
In terms of the number of death sentences Iran ranks second in the world after China. In 2008, it executed at least 364 people, including eight juveniles.
In Lahore, detained the suspects in a terrorist act.
It remains unclear to which group belong to the detainees. So far no one has assumed responsibility for the attack, which, according to rough estimates, 30 people were killed and 250 wounded.
The aim of the attackers were reportedly located near the police station and building one of the most powerful special Pakistani ISI - the military and interagency intelligence (Inter Services Intelligence).
According to eyewitnesses, the truck arrived to the building, which jumped four armed men opened fire on buildings. Protecting fired. Some time later the truck exploded. The explosion was of such force that affected the adjacent building.
Previously, it was reported that the explosion made a suicide bomber, who was driving the car, but this information has not been confirmed. The representatives of the Pakistani security services allege that during the attack on Lahore were militants of the Taliban, who in recent days suffered heavy casualties in clashes with government forces in the Swat valley. The attacks could be an act of revenge by the Islamists.
Abducting his daughter Russians extradited to France.
Case Belenky, which French authorities have been accused of abducting her own daughter's father-French, Hungarian court considered more than a month. A final decision on the extradition of Russians France was adopted on 18 May. Shortly after this was the date of extradition - 27 May.
Irina Belenky was arrested April 13 while trying to cross the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. It was her three-year daughter Eliza Andre, 20 March stolen in France with his father. The girl on the street away from her father, Jean-Michel Andre, who immediately told the police that the abduction of his wife organized Rossiyanka. The woman was declared in the international search.
After Belenky was detained and sent to the Hungarian prison, her daughter returned to her father, now Eliza is with him in France. Jean-Michel André, getting the girl, said that no more claims for his wife and did not want her put in jail. Nevertheless, while in France against the Russians accused of abducting children and attacking her husband.
Ministry of Defense of Russia estimated the power of nuclear bombs North Korea.
The test was conducted in 80 kilometers from the city Kilchzhu in the northern part of the country. In the area of the explosion has been recorded "artificial" earthquake of magnitude 4.5. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of ten kilometers.
Shortly after Pyongyang's test confirmed the success of the underground nuclear explosion.
A little later, on 25 May with the launch complex Musudan (Musudan-ri) in the North Korean missile launch by an earth-to-air short-range actions.
In response to DPRK's nuclear test at 16:00 hours on 25 May (0:00 pm May 26, Moscow time) scheduled an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. As the press-secretary of the Japanese Government, Takeo Kawamura, Japan will have to take at a meeting of a new resolution against North Korea.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern over the DPRK's test, but stressed that the information should be carefully checked. Currently, a special service control of RF Ministry of Defense continues to monitor the situation on the territory of the DPRK.
With the explosion in Lahore killed 30 people.
As a result of the terrorist attack killed about 30 people, injured 116. According to Reuters, the explosion occurred near the police department. According to eyewitnesses, soon after the explosion at the scene began shooting. Who took advantage of weapons, remains unknown.
Associated Press said that a suicide attack carried out on the car. Of the Russian agency ITAR-TASS news agency passes, that it reportedly exploded in a parked car, which was built the bomb capacity of 100 kilograms of TNT equivalent. According to the Russian agency, the explosion occurred not at the police department and the building of urban rescue.
Reuters reports that while no organization claimed responsibility for the attack. Law enforcement authorities suspect of the crime fighters of the Taliban.
The last major attack occurred in Lahore on 30 March. Then, the Taliban attacked the city's police academy, killing 10 and injuring 95 people.
North Korea conducted new missile tests.
This missile became the sixth on the account, running from Monday 25 May, while, according to South Korean media, the aim of two of these missiles were American aircraft reconnaissance. All the missiles were launched from the east coast of the DPRK, according to some sources - from Cape Musudan.
Launches missiles began shortly after the morning of May 25, the DPRK successfully conducted a nuclear test. Power of a nuclear explosion - according to the South Koreans held in an underground firing range - amounted to 10 to 20 kilotons.
The UN Security Council on 25 May at an emergency meeting in New York condemned the nuclear test by North Korea by adopting a resolution. Another Security Council resolution intended to take in connection with the launch of ballistic missiles. As the AFP, postpred United States in the Security Council Susan Rice on Tuesday said that the development of a new resolution would require additional time.
As the agency RIA Novosti, postpred Russia in the UN Security Council Vitaly Churkin, in turn, said that at a meeting held on Tuesday, discussed the elements of a new resolution, but no concrete decision was taken. He also noted that Russia "is ready to support a strong resolution" against the DPRK.
North Korea broke off the truce in 1953.
In an official statement issued by North Korea also notes that the DPRK can no longer guarantee the safety of navigation around its western coast. "Any hostile act against the republic, including stop and search North Korean ships come to armed response", - says the paper.
Step by the DPRK has become a response to the decision to Seoul to join the program to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the so-called Security Initiative to combat WMD proliferation (Proliferation Security Initiative - PSI). The program was initiated by the U.S. in 2003. It puts its main objective the prevention and suppression of illicit trafficking in materials used to produce weapons of mass destruction.
North Korea, May 25, the UN has held the position of the new underground nuclear tests, said that South Korea's adherence to the PSI is a hostile step against the DPRK. "Our military - said the DPRK - after the United States was forced to" cur "(South Korea) will join the PSI, is no longer bound by the Armistice agreement of 1953."
The Armistice Agreement was concluded on 27 July 1953. It was preceded by 1076 rounds of talks, which lasted two years and 19 days. The Armistice Agreement, which has never been made into a peace treaty, provided for the establishment chetyrehkilometrovoy demilitarized zone (DMZ), the 38 parallel. DPRK's Withdrawal from the conditions of the truce in effect means the refusal to recognize the military demarcation line that runs the middle of the DMZ between North and South Koreas.
Secret 'sin' of British military were made thieves.
In addition to data on military personnel, materials investigations has been the names and personal data of third persons: spouses, sexual partners, creditors, etc. The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain feared that the stolen compromising materials could be used by hackers to blackmail. The danger all the greater, that the stolen files was the information, and some senior leaders of the British Air Force.
Reported that all the figures scandal investigations already informed about potential threats, they are given appropriate instructions.
On the abduction of the specially protected area agency staff in the Royal Air Force Innsvorte, county Glochestershir, three hard drives with personal information was reported in September 2008. Malefactors captured personal data on more than 50 thousand active and retired members of the Royal Air Force, including the numbers of their bank accounts and credit cards. Information on the hard drive was not encrypted. The investigation yielded no results of the abduction.
The fact that among the materials were missing, and describe the "sins" of the Air Force command has publicly announced only today. The Ministry of Defense said that the missing compromising materials are of particular interest to foreign intelligence services, journalists who are investigating, and blackmailers. Furthermore, if information about the personal lives of Air Force officials are public domain, it will cause huge damage to the reputation of agencies.
Russia asks Spain for the extradition of figures affairs Yukos.
According to the investigation, Valdes-Garcia was led by controlled Yukos company Fargoyl, speaking in the role of a fictitious owner and buyer of oil. He is charged that he bought oil on the lower price from the oil companies' Samaraneftegaz, Yuganskneftegaz and Tomskneft-VNK and resold it at higher.
Earlier, on similar charges were sentenced to lengthy prison director OOO Ratibor Vladimir Malakhovsky and deputy director of Directorate of foreign debt Yukos, Vladimir Pereverzin. Overall, according to the Prosecutor General, convicted, and Valdes-Garcia took part in the theft of crude oil worth about 13 billion dollars.
In 2005, the Spaniard came in Russia, agreeing to become a witness in the case of Yukos, in exchange for exemption from criminal prosecution. However, the prosecutor asked him to 11 years imprisonment, and in January 2007, Valdes-Garcia fled from the police secured the apartment. In connection with the escape, he was declared wanted.
In the course of the second case, Khodorkovsky / Lebedev's lawyers accused briefed the participants of the meeting, a statement Valdez-Garcia to the prosecutor general of Russia. In this document, the Spaniard asked to bring a criminal case against the investigators, who allegedly forced him to specify heads Yukos, in particular, to testify about what they have developed schemes to theft.
Former head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky and former head of MFIs "Menatep" Platon Lebedev are accused of stealing crude oil and equities amounting to almost 900 billion rubles. Previously they had been convicted of financial fraud for eight years in prison.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Danish hippie evicted from an abandoned naval base.
Christians have long enjoyed a certain independence from the state in it, in particular, was readily available hashish. The camp was a hippie on the basis of one of the main tourist attractions of Copenhagen, each year of his visits to nearly a million people.
In 2004, the Danish authorities have begun to combat the illicit drug trade and have decided to demolish the home-built, in which lived skvottery to build houses. In response, hippie filed suit in court. They argued that had the right to use the land, even if you are not the owners. Between the inhabitants of the base by the protests, and police have clashed repeatedly.
Libya would supply oil to Ukraine.
According to Tymoshenko, the parties also agreed to discuss the construction of a refinery in Ukraine capacity of 10 million tons of oil annually. Ukrainian Premier added that the working group from Libya to arrive in Ukraine soon. In turn, Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi reaffirmed Libya's interest in participating in this project.
In addition, the parties agreed to build on the Ukrainian territory of petrol stations to Libyan companies. Reported "RBK-Ukraine".
In April last year Ukraine reached agreement with Libya that will extract oil in the North African country. Agreement here was signed by the Presidents of State Viktor Yushchenko and Muammar Qaddafi.
North Korea is preparing to hold in the Yellow Sea the new missile tests.
According to Yonhap, obtained from a source in the government of South Korea, the DPRK authorities have banned the craft to appear in the vicinity of the Yellow Sea, bordering on the county Chynsan North-South Pyongan Province Namdo. It was expected that the DPRK will hold in the area of small missile testing range of 26 or 27 May. Officially, the South Korean authorities have not yet been confirmed, but not denied reports of North Korea preparing for new missile tests.
May 25, the DPRK conducted a nuclear test pozemnye May 25 Kilchzhu area of the city in the north-east of the country. Also on Monday, North Korea launched surface-to-air short-range actions. Missiles with a range of about 130 km was launched from launch complex Musudan.
In connection with the DPRK's underground nuclear weapons tests on Monday evening in New York held an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Members Security Council condemned North Korea's actions by declaring them in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718. At the meeting it was decided that the need for a new resolution in response to DPRK's testing of nuclear weapons.
Russians to guarantee the protection of North Korean missiles.
He said that the DPRK missile launches do not pose a threat to Russia, as well as air defense capable of destroying missiles flying toward Russia. In particular, the representative of the General Staff, in the Far East, anti-aircraft missile systems S-300, which struck the missile with a 90 percent probability.
He also reported that the April 5, the Russian air defense witnessed the launch of North Korean missiles, and were ready to shoot her when podlete to air boundary.
On April 5, the DPRK launched from a rocket launching pad Musudan. According to the official in Pyongyang, it was the launch vehicle "Ynha-2, which led to the orbit communications satellite Kvanmenson-2. However, the sound assumption that in fact North Korea has carried out a ballistic missile Thephodong-2.
UN Security Council considered this launch of a violation of resolution 1718 under which North Korea prohibits any activity related to ballistic missiles. The organization adopted a statement in which North Korea condemned the launch of the countries - members of the Security Council, after which Pyongyang announced the resumption of work on the production of weapons-grade plutonium, and withdraw from the six-party talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
May 25, the DPRK conducted an underground nuclear test device, the power of which was from 10 to 20 kilotons, and launched three low-range missiles. On the same day the UN Security Council strongly condemned the North Korean nuclear test and decided to develop a new resolution on the DPRK. May 26, North Korea has suffered two more small-range missiles.