Afghan President legalized rape in a Shiite family.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed a law that actually allows domestic violence against women, including marital rape, and also prohibits women from the home, contact a doctor, seek employment, receive education without permission of her husband, reports The Daily Telegraph.
The law, which governs family relationships for the Shiite minority in Afghanistan, imposes discriminatory provisions against women in marriage, divorce, adoption, use in court, with the right to inheritance and other cases, establishing a clear advantage for men in family life. Opponents of a legislative act has already stated that life on it - is "worse than the orders under the Taliban."
According to The Independent, Article 132 of the Act expressly requires the wife to obey her husband's sexual demands, and regulates the frequency of intimate relationships in the family. According to human rights, this provision actually legalize rape in the family.
The Daily Telegraph notes that the text of the law has not been published, it is virtually without debate passed through the two houses of Afghan parliament. On the signing of a law publication became known to the personnel of the United Nations Fund for Women (United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM).
According to the constitution of Afghanistan, men and women have equal rights, including in family life. However, the basic law allows the Shia minority, which constitutes about 10 percent of the population, to establish special laws relating to family and private life, in accordance with religious traditions and customs.
According to the Parliament of Afghanistan Shinkay Zahine Karohail, the authorities managed to conduct a bill through Parliament. The document has almost not been discussed, many deputies do not even see the text. Sobesednik agencies described the document as a "secret agreement". She believes that before the forthcoming presidential elections in August, Karzai has sought the support of the Shiite community, whose members have not yet been demonstrated sympathy for the incumbent president.
In the apparatus of the Afghan president refused to publish the comments, the Minister of Justice of Afghanistan, confirmed that the law is signed by the President and will be published once able to overcome the "technical difficulties".

Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to leave the summit of G20.

SyuzhetyAprelskoe meeting G2028.03.2009V London, began a protest against the "Big twenty" French President Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to leave the summit of "Big twenty" if the meeting will not be achieved any concrete results and solutions to overcome the world financial crisis, reports Le Figaro.

"If in London there will be no progress, I arise and go," - said Sarkozy, noting that prefers a good quarrel vyalomu compromise.

For his part, Secretary General Esliseyskogo Palace, an expert on macroeconomics Kzave Muska (Xavier Musca) said that France would prefer a "frank failure G20 false success, and the general declarations."

Sarkozy insists on a more strict regulation of financial markets, until the creation of a special international supervisory body. In addition, it requires a list of offshore zones.

Summit of Heads of State "Big twenty", which will discuss ways to break the world economy from the crisis, starting in London on April 2. In advance of the meeting, some participants made a number of initiatives that have already caused heated debates.

In particular, Russia and China to discuss the proposed introduction of a new reserve currency, which could replace the dollar, or more extensive use of special drawing rights (SDR), issued by the International Monetary Fund. Britain and the United States have already expressed their disapproval.

The World Bank has estimated the volume of the fall of global GDP.

KommentariiOptimizma poubavilos30.03.2009Vsemirny Bank issued a shocking prediction of economic downturn in the economy RossiiVsemirny pessimizm09.03.2009Mirovoy predicted the biggest decline since the Second World voynyMirovoy of GDP in 2009 decline by 1.7 per cent, which will be the first decline to the Second World War. This informs AFP referring to the World Bank. The recession will occur against a background of reducing the economies of developed countries, whose GDP will decrease during the year by an average of 2.9 percent.
The fact that the global economy forward to a recession, the World Bank told another beginning in March 2009. However, exact figures could not lead the organization, stating that the loss of growth in world GDP is estimated at five per cent of the potential value.
The World Bank, GDP growth in developing countries will slow to 5.8 percent in 2008 to 2.1 percent in 2009-m. The bank had previously expected growth of the economies of developing countries at 4.4 per cent. In addition, the GDP of Europe and Central Asia this year will drop by two per cent, Latin America and the Caribbean - at 0.6 percent.
March 30, 2009 The World Bank issued a forecast for GDP growth in Russia this year. According to the organization, the country's economy to shrink by 4.5 percent.
World recession and the GDP will help to decrease the volume of trade. The figure in 2009 will decrease by 6.1 percent compared to 2008 year. The reason will be the continuing decline in demand for goods in the world market caused by the global financial and economic crisis.
According to the European Central Bank, reducing the euro zone GDP in 2009 range from 2.2 to 3.2 per cent. According to official data, the U.S. economy in 2009 will decrease by 0,5-1,3 percent. The Government of Russia expects the recession the country's GDP at 2.2 percent.

The police did not allow the diplomats to the body Yamadaeva.

SyuzhetyPokushenie at Sulima Yamadaeva31.03.2009Telo Yamadaeva transferred bratuKommentariiBrat-230.03.2009Na Sulima Yamadaeva committed pokushenieGenkonsul Russia in Dubai Sergei Krasnogor said that local police did not let anybody in the human body, which is considered Sulimov Yamadaevym. That was reported by Interfax. "
In this regard, according to Krasnogora, diplomats can not be argued that as a result of the assassination committed by March 28, died just Yamadaev. According to him, the diplomats did not see any body, nor a passport.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published the first reaction of Moscow to the murder Sulima Yamadaeva. In response, the spokesman of the Ministry Andrei Nesterenko to Media Questions posted on the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the information "in Moscow, received the most scrutiny."
"According to another and can not be, since it is a citizen of our country, especially on the Hero of Russia", - the report says. Nesterenko said that the Foreign Ministry following the investigation of "all the circumstances of this tragic incident, which began law enforcement UAE.
Earlier, the source said of the Directorate General of Dubai Police said the body Yamadaeva was transferred to his brother on 30 March. Meanwhile, Issa Yamadaev himself through the agency ITAR-TASS news agency denied these reports. "No, we do not pass the body. Sulima alive today and I visited his brother in the hospital and saw him in person. His condition as compared to yesterday is not deteriorated," - he said.
This confusion has continued the second day. In addition, the Dubai police insisted that Suleiman was killed Madov in whose name the crime scene was found a passport. In the Russian media sounded the assumption that the passport actually belonged Yamadaevu, who left Russia under an assumed name at the end of 2008. In addition, it was reported that Madov - this is an erroneous spelling of the names Yamadaev.
Attempted Yamadaeva (Madova) occurred by day 28 March in the underground car park home situated in a prestigious area of Dubai. Unidentified criminals (according to other data, he was one) was shot several times in Yamadaeva. His bodyguards were not able to prevent the assailants, and now questioned by police guards. According to local and Russian media, there were two, but their exact nationality is unknown.
Meanwhile, the Dubai police on 31 March confirmed the message that appeared the day after the assassination. According to the police chief of Dubai Khalfan Tumim (Khalfan Tamim), who leads Reuters, on suspicion of committing this crime arrested a Russian.
Detainee's name not reported. However, Tamim stressed that this crime is an organized criminal group, and murder was registered.

A Pakistani court has allowed opposition leader to hold elective office.

   In Pakistan, the Supreme Court suspended its decision that the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz had no right to hold elective office. On this March 31, said AFP.
The Supreme Court barred Sharif to hold elective office in the summer of 2008. February 25, 2009 the court approved that decision, which the country started the riots. To reassure supporters of Sharif, power was restored on 15 March as a Chief Justice Chaudhry, who was once dismissed Pervez Musharraf. The same day, Sharif ordered to remain under house arrest. He has not complied with this requirement.
The reason for the ban on holding elective posts for Sharif became pronounced his verdict on the events of 1999. Then Sharif, as prime minister of Pakistan, suspected that the commander of Army wants to overthrow Musharraf. Premier dismissed the commander of the post, but he still managed to come to power.
Musharaff, under pressure from the opposition was forced to resign in August 2008. Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari, later became president of Pakistan, made his dismissal together. However, after the resignation of Musharraf, opposition among politicians resumed. Supporters of Sharif have argued that the prosecution of former prime minister, organized Zardari, who thus wants to deal with a competitor.

Japan began an operation against Somali pirates.

SyuzhetyVoennaya operation against Somali piratov27.03.2009Rossiya send in the Gulf of Aden a new squad korableyDva Japanese destroyer "Sazanov" (Sazanami) and "Samidare" (Samidare) began an operation to combat pirates off the coast of Somalia, reported online edition of The Japan Today.

The task is the protection of destroyers and escort ships in the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea.

Meanwhile, according to the mandate received destroyers should protect only the court, one way or another connected with Japan.

Under this category fall the court assigned to Japanese ports, ships belonging to Japanese companies, as well as ships, crew members are Japanese.

Japan Seamen's allowed to use weapons, but in strictly limited circumstances, primarily for self-defense.

At the same time, the Japanese Government submitted to Parliament a bill that removes restrictions on the use of weapons during operations against the pirates, and allows the Japanese to defend against attack ships of other states.

Sulima Yamadaev came to mind.

A former commander of the battalion "Vostok" Sulima Yamadaev, who on 28 March was an attempt, came to consciousness, his brother Isa told Kommersant. "
According to him, Sulima Yamadaev was conscious for 30 March. "He knew us, tried to say something, but it interfered with oxygen mask," - added Isa Yamadaev.
He also told that he was in the hospital with his brother on 29 March, but at that moment he was unconscious because he just did the operation. According to Isa Yamadaeva in Sulima got three bullets - in the neck, the Shoulder and abdomen, but the vital organs are not affected.
Sulima's wife Yamadaeva Milan also told Kommersant that her husband was alive, although there is a very serious condition.

United Kingdom beginning of the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 31, officially launched the procedure for withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, sends BBC News.

Major-General Andri Selmon (Andy Salmon) handed over command of the international contingent in southern Iraq, American generals Oeytsu Michael (Michael Oates).

Most of the 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq before May 31. There remain about 400 people who will train Iraqi soldiers and sailors.

United Kingdom is working with the U.S. military in Iraq since 2003. The area of responsibility of the British sector of the South - the province of Basra and the capital of same name.

In September 2007, the British have already handed over control of Basra to Iraqi security forces, left the city settled on a nearby airfield.

Participation in the Iraq campaign has caused quite contradictory reactions in British society. In London, shares were not just opposing the war, demanding the cessation of military operations.

The war in Iraq has undermined the popularity of Prime Minister Tony Blair, under pressure odnopartiytsev from the Labor Party was forced to resign. The new Prime Gordon Brown came to power in 2007, promised to start withdrawing troops.

The last asylum Arafat began to drive the virtual tours.

The official website of Yasser Arafat, gave its visitors the opportunity to take a virtual tour of the shelter the Palestinian leader, in which he was two years under house arrest until hospitalization and death in 2004. Reported AFP.
IDF soldiers have taken residence in the siege of Arafat in Ramallah in 2002, after the head of the Palestinian Authority was accused of involvement in a series of terrorist acts committed by suicide bombers against Israel.
In pictures posted on the site shows that housing Arafat no windows, and get to it could only after passing through security. This was done to avoid assassination. A room of former Palestinian leader furnished extremely scarce: it is a bed, lamp, chair, TV and a wardrobe, where you can see the clothes Arafat.
The former leader of Fatah, died in November 2004 in a military hospital in Paris. He was buried in Ramallah, near the seat of government "Mukata.

The South African Union condemned the coup in Madagascar.

SyuzhetyPolitichesky Madagaskare20.03.2009Afrikansky crisis in the Union has suspended the membership of Madagascar organizatsiiGlavy member countries of the Development of Southern Africa (South African Union, SADC) for the emergency meeting on Monday decided to suspend the membership of Madagascar in the organization, transmits Agence France-Presse. Participants in the meeting demanded that the former mayor of Antananarivo Andri Razhueliny to President Marc Ravalomanana to return to his duties and ensure the constitutional order in the island nation.
In case Razhuelina fails to comply with the requirements of South Africa Union reserved the right to seek normalcy "other means", in cooperation with the UN and the African Union. In its final statement, the organization also called on the international community have an impact on the former mayor to restore order in Madagascar.
Recall March 17, 2009 Ravalomanana under military pressure, backed Razhuelinu, has resigned. Razhuelina declared himself the new President and dissolved the Parliament, declaring that all power for an indefinite time, he turns to set up an interim administration. The Constitutional Court confirmed the authority of Madagascar Razhueliny. Meanwhile, supporters of the deposed president refused to recognize the new power and organize protests.
The world community as a whole does not support 34-year-old Razhuelinu. The African Union suspended the membership of Madagascar in the organization, the U.S. froze the delivery of state financial assistance, and the European Union described the events in the country as a coup.
Ravalomanana himself is in the Kingdom of Swaziland, where he held an emergency meeting of the South African Union.

U.S. sergeant sentenced to 35 years in prison for killing Iraqis.

Military Tribunal at the U.S. base in Germany sentenced a U.S. Army Sergeant Joseph Mayo (Joseph P. Mayo) to 35 years in prison for murder in 2007 of four Iraqis who were detained on suspicion of belonging to fighters, said AFP. The court decided that the early release of the convicted person will be possible not earlier than 10 years.
At trial, Mayo fully pleaded guilty to murder and conspiracy to murder. As reported in the media, while serving in Iraq convict sergeant and six soldiers tied up the four detained Iraqis, and put them blindfolded and shot and killed by shots to the head. The killing happened after the militants in an attack on U.S. patrol killed two soldiers.
From the Mayo evidence suggests that in the house where the Iraqis were arrested, were found machine guns, two sniper rifles and ammunition. Since the apparent evidence of Iraqi involvement in the attack was not afraid of the Americans, according to Mayo, that the detainees released, as is often the case.
Summary of the case are seven people. Sergeant Michael Leyhi was sentenced to life imprisonment with possibility of parole in February 2009. In September 2008, a soldier Belmor Ramos was sentenced to seven months in prison for what he knew about the murder and had approved it. Such a light sentence he received in exchange for testimony against other participants in the crime. Terms of less than two years have been American soldiers, one sergeant will appear before the tribunal in April.

Arab League to support the declaration of a search for the leader of the Sudan.

On Monday at the annual summit of the League of Arab States (LAS) in Doha, the participants expressed unanimous support for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), transmits Agence France-Presse.
"We stress our solidarity with the Sudan and reject the decision of the ICC against President al-Bashir," - says the final declaration of the LAS, which read head Amr Moussa. The Sudanese leader personally involved in the summit.
A warrant for the arrest of al-Bashir was issued on March 4. ICC President of Sudan, accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes during the armed conflict in Darfur. Sudan has refused to obey the decision of the ICC, arguing that as a result of the suppression of unrest in the province in 2003 killed 200 thousand people did not, and not more than ten thousand. Al-Bashir said that a warrant is less than the ink spent on it, and called the actions of the ICC threat to the sovereignty of Sudan.
The President of Sudan was the first acting head of state, which is trying to arrest the ICC. Despite the warrant, in late March, al-Bashir traveled to a foreign tour and has already visited Eritrea and Egypt.

In Lahore, destroyed six attacks on the police academy.

Pakistani police and military had destroyed six participants in the attack on a police academy in the city of Lahore, as many militants were arrested. Two other offenders committed suicide, bringing into effect attached to their bodies, explosive devices, reported AP. Did anyone from the attack to evade the police, did not specify.
According to reports, law enforcement agencies of Pakistan in full control of building a police academy. The group of fighters attacked the Academy on 30 March. The criminals hurled grenades and fired at the building it from an automatic weapon. The exact number of victims of the attack has not yet been determined. Confirmed deaths of 11 people, but some sources claims that the militants have killed up to 20 students of the academy.
At the time of the attack in the building were about 800 cadets and instructors. In zasevshih mercy of the bandits were in the Academy 35. Apparently, none of them in an exchange of militants with the police and military do not hurt.
Responsibility for the attack has not yet assumed no known group. Shortly before the police and the military managed to apprehend or destroy taken refuge in the academy militants seized the building, near the alleged accomplice was caught by bandits.

Greek and Spanish military caught seven pirates.

KommentariiKak take candy from rebenka28.03.2009Piraty easily seized two tankers with the Russians on bortuSyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali26.03.2009Kapitan the captured Norwegian tanker was RFGrecheskie citizen and the Spanish soldiers from the combined forces of the EU to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, caught seven pirates, sends agency AFP.

Pirates tried to capture the German Navy tanker FGS Spessart, which is used for refueling of NATO ships in the open sea. The team at the tanker civil.

Attempted occurred off the coast of Yemen. Greek frigate fight off the attackers, and then seized by pirates in captivity. The operation also attended the Spanish Navy helicopter.

Recall that in 2008, Somali pirates carried out some 130 attacks on ships in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.

Several nations, including Russia, USA, India, the countries - EU members was sent to the Gulf of Aden ships to ensure safety of navigation.

However, Somali pirates continued to attack. March 16, they seized the two vessels: Greek tanker Nipayya "on board were 19 people (one of them Russian) and the Norwegian tanker" Bow-Asher.

British 'spiderman' sentenced to six months jail in Hong Kong.

Tridtsatitrehletny Briton Matt Pearce (Matt Pearce), known as' spiderman 'in Hong Kong was sentenced to six months in prison for a protest against human rights violations in China, he held on the opening day of the Beijing Olympics 8 August 2008, reports AFP.
Then change into costume horse Pierce deployed in the world's largest suspension bridge Tsinma two banners reading "We want human rights and democracy" and "People in China do not want to oppression." To suppress the human rights of action the police had temporarily blocked the traffic on the bridge, which, according to authorities, greatly complicating the transport situation in Hong Kong.
Matt Pearce was named the "spiderman", once in 2005 to suit the popular character, he climbed to the top of a giant TV screen set in the heart of Hong Kong. Pierce has launched a poster demanding justice for the victims of brutal repression of student performances at the Beijing Tiananmen Square. The incident occurred on the eve of the anniversary events. For this action, which paralyzed traffic in the city center, Pierce has not been punished.
In 2008, Pierce, who last worked as school teacher in the British city of Bristol, received a conditional sentence for that pereodevshis the horse tried to take part in races held in Hong Kong. Then at trial, he stated that it has become a model for the British suffragette Emily Davidson. Protest against the inequality of women, she threw herself under a horse race in the King of Great Britain in 1913, and died.
Despite the harsh, in his opinion, the verdict, while Pierce has promised to continue fighting for the rights of the Chinese inventing new extravagant ways to protest.
One of the leading financial centers Hong Kong became part of the PRC in 1997, after the termination of its lease by Great Britain. In the framework of the Chinese Government rate of "one country - two systems" territory for 50 years granted broad autonomy.
During the preparation and holding of the Olympic Games in Beijing in many countries around the world have been protests of human rights defenders. Greatest resonance and scandal known numerous attempts to extinguish the Olympic flame during the traditional relay, for the completion of which had to take unprecedented security measures. March 27, 2009 International Olympic Committee canceled a worldwide relay. The Olympic flame will now carry only in the territory of the host country of the Olympics.

The British press has learned about the plans of the leaders of G20.

SyuzhetyAprelskoe meeting G2028.03.2009V London, began a protest against the "Big twenty" the British newspaper The Financial Times published a draft communiqué on the meeting of the leaders of the Group of G20, which will be held in London on April 2. According to the draft, chapter 20 of the most economically important countries in the world promise to reform the international financial institutions, to strengthen the system of financial regulation, to ensure the growth of the global economy by the end of 2010, as well as continuing to complete already 8 years old Doha round of negotiations on the liberalization of world trade under the World Trade Organization ( WTO).
In particular, the Communiqué states that the quota for countries - participants of the IMF, and was last amended in 2008, before the end of the year may be revised again. Recall quotas for the right to vote in the IMF have been changed in favor of some developing countries, particularly China. In addition, through the world's financial institutions to developing countries will be provided significant amounts of liquidity to stabilize the financial system.
In the draft document not referred to as the exact amount of funds to be allocated to local and international programs to rescue the economy. Expected, however, that economic stimulus measures to increase global economic growth by 2 percentage points, and create 20 million jobs worldwide.
According to the draft declaration, the leaders of "twenty" shall be to meet at the end of the year in order to assess the effect of their proposed actions. Recall that the first G20 summit held in November 2008 in the United States.

Fidel Castro criticized the U.S. trade policy.

The former Cuban president criticized the U.S. trade policy, sends agency Reuters. Fidel Castro has condemned the statement by U.S. President Joe Biden on the Preservation of the American embargo on trade with Cuba.
Statement by Fidel on the U.S. published on the Internet. In particular, the ex-president said that "funny to observe how phased out guts empire (ie the U.S.), full of challenges and insurmountable contradictions with the people of Latin America."
On Saturday, Biden at an international meeting in Chile, told the press that U.S. policy in the islands of Liberty must be reformed. "The Cuban people should determine their own destiny, to live in freedom and with the prospect of economic prosperity," - said Biden of itself and on behalf of the person of President Barack Obama. In doing so, according to Biden, the embargo has been in place for 47 years, will not be withdrawn.
United States Trade sanctions against Cuba imposed in 1962, three years after the Revolution, organized by Fidel Castro and his associates. Since the early 1980's, the UN routinely requires lifting of U.S. sanctions, but Washington these requirements, until recently, ignored. Only in February and March, the U.S. Congress approved the lifting of restrictions on trade in food and medicines, as well as visits to the island.
Fidel Castro has been the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, and then because of impaired health gave way to younger brother Raul. Nevertheless, in recent Fidel often makes public statements, including those of the United States.

When the attack on the police academy in Pakistan killed 20 people.

The attack on the police academy, located on the outskirts of Pakistan Lahore, killed 20 people, reports AFP.
However, police said the victims may be much greater. Currently firefight between militants zasevshimi at the academy, and special police units continues.
The morning of 30 March it was reported that the Police Academy near Lahore - the capital of Punjab province, was attacked by armed with automatic weapons and grenades people. At the scene of the accident was caused by members of the special police. On the number of attackers were reported.
March 3, 2009 a group of terrorists bombed a bus in Lahore with athletes from Sri Lanka. As a result, the attack killed six policemen and two civilians. In the coming weeks in connection with the attack have been detained for more than 20 people. Police found similarities in the tactics of terrorists with acts of the militias, organized the attacks in Mumbai in November 2008.

Sulima Yamadaev was in a coma after the attack.

SyuzhetyPokushenie on Sulima Yamadaeva30.03.2009V UAE departed relatives YamadaevaByvshy commander of the battalion "Vostok" Sulima Yamadaev was in a coma after the attack perpetrated on him in Dubai on March 28, writes "Moskovsky Komsomolets."
As the publication of his younger brother Sulima Yamadaeva Isa, it got three bullets: one hooked the heart, the second went a little lower, and a third was hit in the left shoulder. According to him, the doctors still do not give any forecasts.
Earlier, RIA Novosti with reference to the unnamed relative Sulima Yamadaeva reported that life Yamadaeva out of the woods.
As reported by Interfax, in the UAE went close relatives Yamadaeva. The Agency notes that the reports of the deaths Yamadaeva that appeared earlier in some media, not confirmed.
Attempted Yamadaeva was committed on 28 March afternoon in the underground parking house where he lived. According to Kommersant, citing sources at the local Chechen diaspora, former Kombat "East" went to his car when he was attacked by a gunman.
Yamadaeva security guard tried to stop the assailant, but was neutralized or elektroshokerom or the handle of a pistol. Then the assailant opened fire on the Sulima Yamadaevu, then fled.
In turn, "Moskovsky Komsomolets" reported on the two attackers. According to the publication, shoot at sight Yamadaeva prevented its protection. Meanwhile, in the words of Isa Yamadaeva, the protection of Sulima arms was not because of the austerity measures of public security in Dubai.
Immediately after the Arab media circulated reports that killed a Chechen named Suleiman Madov, born in 1973. According to UAE law enforcement agencies, it was watched. Later confirmed that the attack was carried out at the former head of "East" and surname Madov - this is an erroneous spelling of the names Yamadaev.
According to Kommersant, Yamadaev left Russia in late 2008. Against him filed three criminal cases involving two murders and kidnapping.
At the end of September 2008 in Moscow, was killed by the brother of Sulima Yamadaeva Ruslan. In the media sounded the assumption that this is supposedly the president of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, as the last time he had strained relationships with family Yamadaevyh. In the meantime, and Kadyrov, and Sulima Yamadaev rejected the involvement of heads of the republic to the crime.

The head of Turkey for the first time in 30 years, arrived in Iraq.

President Abdullah Gul of Turkey on 23 March, arrived in Iraq. This is the first in more than 30 years visit of the Turkish state in Iraq, sends agency Associated Press.

The last Turkish president to visit Iraq, was Fakhri Korutyurk (Fahri Koruturk) in 1976.

Abdullah Gul will convince the Iraqi leadership to take more effective measures to combat Kurdish separatists who have committed attacks on Turkish territory from northern Iraq.

Turkey has repeatedly launched air bases in the Kurdish militants, and at the end of February - beginning of March 2008 conducted a large-scale ground operations in the border areas of northern Iraq.

The actions of Turkey caused when a sharp protest from Baghdad, is viewed as an encroachment on the sovereignty of Iraq. Itself between the Iraqi government has not yet been able to get the Kurds to stop armed attacks.

In Iraq, the Kurdish issue is quite serious. Observers say the threat of separatism, the northern parts of the country, populated mostly Kurds. In addition, between the central government in Baghdad and the local Kurdish authorities, there are differences in the allocation of revenues from oil in Kirkuk and Mosul.

Palestinian orchestra dissolved in an address at a concert for the victims of the Holocaust.

The government of Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin dissolved children's orchestra, speaking in Israel at a concert for the survivors of the Holocaust of Jews, the Associated Press March 29.
The orchestra of 13 young musicians, "Strings of liberty" under the direction of conductor Vafy Younes accepted an invitation from the sponsors and presented at a concert organized in the framework of the "Day of good deeds" in Tel Aviv. After returning to Palestine, however, the team leader accused of that, she led the children in politics, and the orchestra dissolved.
"She used the children in a great political issue" - said the community leader of the Jenin camp, Adnan Hindi. "The Holocaust took place, but we were the victims of the same destruction on the part of the Jews" - Hindi said, adding that because of Israel, many Palestinians are forced to live 50 years in refugee camps like Jenin. Most parents of children who participated in the orchestra, also condemned the concert in Tel Aviv.
In late December 2008 and the first half of January 2009, Israel held Gaza military operation "Cast lead, against a radical Palestinian militant group Hamas. As a result, the Israeli army in Gaza killed about 1300 Palestinians. According to the IDF, about 750 of them were militants, but Hamas has confirmed the deaths of only 48 members of the organization, and the rest, according to Palestinian figures, were civilians.
Recall, in April 2002 during the IDF military operation in the Jenin camp were killed, several hundred Palestinians. This episode has caused a wide resonance in the world, as well as in the opinion of many observers, the Israeli army actions were not justified.

Australia has refined the number of victims of forest fires.

The number of victims of wildfires that occurred in south-eastern Australia in February stood at 173 people, not 210 as previously reported, AFP reported on 30 March. These updates the Australian police.
"We managed to find a large number of people who were previously unaccounted for as a result of fires, and this is reflected in the final number," - said Deputy Police Commissioner Kieran Walshe.
Overestimation of the number of deaths was also connected with the problematic identification of the dead. "In some cases it was found that the remains belonged to one person, while initially it was thought that two or more", - explained the representative of the police. In addition, the expert of the remains of animals, which also reduced the estimate of the number of victims.
Forest fires, which lasted from 7 to 20 February, covered the states of Victoria and New South Wales. They have become the most deadly in the history of Australia. Previously considered to be the most disastrous fires in 1983, which killed 75 people.

The elections in Montenegro won by the ruling pro-party.

At the early parliamentary elections in Montenegro, according to preliminary unofficial data, confidently won the ruling party, the European Montenegro ", reported AFP on 29 March, with reference to non-governmental organization, CEMI, monitoring the progress of the campaign.
The party of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic (Milo Djukanovic) received 51.1 per cent of the vote. Second place was the Socialist People's Party, gained 16.5 percent. NOVA Proserbskaya opposition party won 9.3 percent of votes, taking third place. Also, seats in the Assembly will be members of anti-corruption "Movement for Change, scored six percent.
Thus, if the official results of the election will not differ from the preliminary data, the party Djukanović get 50 seats in Parliament from 81. All took part in the election 16 parties and political blocs.
The Parliament of the previous convocation, where the majority of the seats belonged to the "European Montenegro", announced itself on January 27. At the dissolution and the holding of new elections, has insisted the Government, saying that the need to obtain a four-year mandate of confidence to meet the challenges of joining the EU. The opposition, however, accused the authorities that they want to hold new elections before the Montenegro to fully experience the effects of the global economic crisis.
Montenegro seceded from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro declared independence 3 June 2006. Shortly thereafter, the country's parliamentary elections were held and the Constitution. In December 2008, Montenegro made a formal request to take her to the European Union.

Afghan President extended the term of office.

President Hamid Karzai left Afghanistan after the official end of his term on 21 May, reported Reuters. Afghan President said this on Sunday, March 29, after the Supreme Court authorized the extension of his mandate until August, when the country will be held new elections.
In early March, the election commission has appointed a presidential election in the country on 20 August. In doing so, it acted against the decree of the Karzai, who insisted on holding elections in April. Thus, the Supreme Court should allow the legal conflict, which resulted in a few months, Afghanistan could remain without a legitimate president.
The decision to hold elections in August, it was dictated by considerations of security and weather factor. By law, elections in Afghanistan were to be held in March 2009, but in January it was decided to postpone them for six months due to threats of militants of the Taliban to carry out attacks. In addition, winter and spring in the mountains of Afghanistan is difficult to deliver the ballots.
In January 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that it is not going to fully support Karzai, and held meetings with several other Afghan politicians. Despite that Karzai, who heads the country since 2002, announced his intention to once again take part in presidential elections.
In the United States believes that the successful holding of democratic elections in Afghanistan, the president will be the main criterion by which to evaluate the effectiveness of U.S. policy towards that country.

Belgian police detained 150 participants in the protest against NATO.

Belgian police on Saturday, March 21, detained at least 150 participants in the protest against NATO, trying to break into the territory of the alliance headquarters in Brussels, said AFP.

The organizer of the action, which was attended by several hundred people, made by Belgian pacifist organization Vredesactie, calling for the dissolution of the North Atlantic Alliance. Performance was timed to the 60 th anniversary of the NATO summit, the alliance members, which will be held April 3-4.

Participants also demanded the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan and declared that American nuclear weapons should be transported to military bases in Europe to the United States.

AFP notes that the detention of the participants in the protest, tried to get into the territory of NATO headquarters, the police did not have to use force.

A year ago, activists also staged a Vredesactie antinatovskuyu share in Brussels, and tried to break into the headquarters of the alliance. Then the police to disperse the demonstrators had to use water cannons.

The words of the Pope on condoms have jeopardized his visit to Africa.

Posts Pope Benedict XVI about condoms, made during a visit to Cameroon, have threatened the continuation of his tour of Africa, writes The Guardian.
March 17, Dad opened his first visit to the African continent presentation of the spread of AIDS. According to the media world, Benedict XVI said that "AIDS can not be won, condom distribution, which on the contrary, increase the problem."
Meanwhile, according to the official version of the Vatican, he said: "A disaster can not be defeated spread remedies, on the contrary, the risk of increasing problems."
Nevertheless, the words Pontiff aroused negative reactions in many countries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, the majority of which is Catholic, said that such statements "threaten the health system and the responsibility to protect human life."
Belgian Health Minister Loretta Onkelinx (Laurette Onkelinx), in turn, noted that statements by the Pope could "destroy the years spent on prevention and education, and endanger many lives."
Germany has also criticized remarks Pontiff. "Condoms save lives, both in Europe and in other countries" - stated in a joint statement, the ministries of health and development.
In Africa, the words of the head of Catholic Church have caused even greater protest. Alan Fogh (Alain Fogue), a representative of Mocpat, which helps AIDS patients in Cameroon, said that Benedict XVI has no idea of the modern world and questioned whether he lived one day my father in the XXI century.
"He lives in Paradise, and we are on the ground. Hochet it so or not, 99 out of 100 Catholics to use condoms. Pope should know that the flesh is weak" - said Fogh.
In turn, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Michel Kazatchkine (Michel Kazatchkine) urged the Pope to take his words back. "I think Africa, which is severely damaged, not in need of such treatment," - he said.
As noted by The Guardian, 67 per cent of all infected with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2007, three quarters of all AIDS deaths in the world come to this region.

Madagascar opposition leader proclaimed himself president.

SyuzhetyPolitichesky crisis Madagaskare17.03.2009Armiya to hand over power to opposition leader opposition leader Andri Razhuelina, on Tuesday received the authority from the Malagasy army, proclaimed himself President. On this March 17, said Agence France-Presse.
"Ravalomanana [former President] has resigned. Resigned Prime Minister and members of his Cabinet. I have led a transitional government. Thus, you can call me the President" - Razhuelina said in a telephone conversation with journalists from French TV channel LCI.
The new head of state promised to hold a legitimate presidential election in two years, and expressed the hope that the people of Madagascar will support him as President.
"The people gives power and deprives people of power. The people demand that I stood at the head of state, and we meet this demand", - stressed Razhuelina.
When asked whether he knew the whereabouts of excluded from the government of President Ravalomanana, Razhuelina answered that did not have such information, and added that he never sought his arrest. According to Razhueliny, it does not require the arrest of former president, but the law of Madagascar, which should determine the fate of Ravalomanana. According to some sources, Ravalomanana had requested political asylum at the U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo, but the U.S. Department of State denied this information.
  The political confrontation between President Ravalomanana and the opposition worsened in Madagascar in January 2009. As the island began on opposition supporters clash with police, the chief opposition Razhuelina declared himself head of state and President Ravalomanana in response to this, dismissed him from his post as mayor of the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo. End of political standoff between Ravalomanana and Razhuelinoy was on March 16, when the Presidential Palace in Antananarivo, Madagascar joined the army. Shortly thereafter, the head of state was forced to resign, and the military to transfer power to 34-year-old Razhueline.

Iranians help the North Korean missile launch.

Iranian experts will help North Korea to launch ballistic missiles, writes British newspaper The Times on Sunday, March 29, with reference to the Japanese media.
Reported that as early as March 2009 a delegation from Tehran in the number of 15 people arrived in North Korea to help North Korean experts in launching the missiles, presumably class Thephodong-2. According to Japanese media, the Iranian delegation comprises senior officials of the company Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group - Iranian producer of missiles and space satellites.
As noted by The Times, the Iranians handed over to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il a letter from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in which Iranian President stressed the need for continued cooperation with North Korea in the field of space technology.
Recall Pyongyang argues that in the period from 4-8 April 2009, North Korea returns to the Earth's orbit telecommunications satellite Kvanmenson-2, but the representatives of South Korea, the United States and Japan have repeatedly expressed fears that Pyongyang will conduct tests ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warhead. Note that according to the UN Security Council resolution, North Korea has no right to conduct such tests.
As reported in Sunday, March 29, AFP, referring to sources in the government of South Korea, space satellites have made a few pictures of nose North Korean missiles already on the launch site. Source agency reported that the images do not allow for a clear conclusion about what the object suffer booster: a satellite or a warhead.

In the case of the murder of police in Ulster has started the third defendant.

KommentariiVnov on the path voyny09.03.2009Boeviki "Real IRA attack on British soldiers
   The prosecution for the murder of policeman Stephen Kerrola in Ulster brought a third person, reported March 26, BBC News.
Name a new defendant, and the names of two previous, is not called. Not reported as his age (the first two accused - semnadtsatiletny boy and 37-year-old man). We know only that the new figures do not directly cause suspected in the murder, and concealing certain information.
Stephen Kerrol was killed March 9, when arrived at the emergency call. The criminals opened fire on a police officer and his partner, when they came out of the car. Later, responsibility for the killing has taken the organization successive Irish Republican Army (to include fighters, not in accordance with the official IRA denial of violent methods of struggle for the independence of Ulster from the UK). Member of the "continuity IRA" investigation finds at least one of the defendants, semnadtsatiletnego teenager.
In the case of the murder Kerrola arrested seven people, two of which will soon set free.
March 7, was attacked at a British military base in the county of Antra. Two deminers were killed. Responsibility for the attack has taken a different disagree with the official position of the IRA group - "This IRA. Thus, the first British servicemen killed by Irish extremists in 1997. On suspicion of committing this crime arrested four men.
IRA had not formally involved in armed struggle since 2005. Its leadership has already condemned the people responsible for the attack on a military base and killing a police officer. Most of the "Sinn Fein (political wing of the IRA) visited the funeral of Stephen Kerrola. The leaders of the Shin Feng "and the British Government claimed that would not allow terrorists to once again destabilize the situation in Ulster.

In Mexico, son of arrested drug lords.

In the suburbs of Mexico City, was arrested the son of a powerful drug barons Ismael Sambady (Ismael Zambada), informs Associated Press referring to representatives of the country's security. Vicente Sambada Nebla (Vicente Zambada Niebla) nicknamed El Visentilo (El Vicentillo) was detained on Wednesday, March 18. Also arrested were five of his bodyguards.
According to the agency, El Visentilo was one of the leaders of drug cartels, operating on the territory of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. At Sambade was responsible for organizing the transportation of drugs, as well as ensuring the safety of members of criminal groups.
Recall that in autumn 2008, police arrested another relative Ismael Sambady - his brother Jesus, who is also considered one of the leaders of drug "Sinaloa". Most Ismael Sambadu Mekisiki authorities have not yet managed to defuse.
Drug cartels "Sinaloa is one of the largest Mexican criminal organizations. "Sinaloa" in the production and trafficking of narcotics. Drug is active in the U.S., which regularly supplies large quantities of drugs and weapons. U.S. authorities carried out against members of the group of large-scale criminal operation. February 26, 2009 it became known that during the operation, which lasted almost two years, had been arrested 755 members of the Sinaloa.
USA fight the illegal flow of drugs, together with the authorities in Mexico. In order to clamp down on cartels, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has ordered to send to different parts of the country about 40 thousand soldiers and police, but the results of these measures failed. In 2008, during the conflict between the Mexican cartels, leading the struggle for spheres of influence, were killed about 6 thousand people.
The U.S. side stated that the efforts made by the U.S. and Mexico to combat drug trafficking and arms, do not give significant results. The senators and independent experts from the U.S. indicate that the activity of criminals has increased.

Berlusconi announced the creation of a new party.

Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi announced the creation of a new conservative party, the people of liberty. " It includes the party Forza Italia, headed by Italian prime minister, and disbanded a week ago, "National Alliance" Gianfranco Fini. That was reported by BBC News.
At the election held last spring, Forza Italia and National Alliance made a single list. Along with the "Northern League, which ran independently, but later joined the coalition of Berlusconi, they gained a majority of votes. The final unification of Forza Italia and National Alliance for the inaugural conference was a new party in Rome.
"National Alliance", created in 1995, formed after the split "the Italian Social Movement - the successor of Benito Mussolini's fascist party. However, in recent years, Gianfranco Fini carefully distanced itself from the ideas duche. Under the direction of Feeney alliance actually turned into a traditional conservative party wing.
At present, the Speaker Feeney took the lower house of parliament of Italy.

The jury recognized Frittslya guilty.

SyuzhetyManyak of Amshtettena19.03.2009Yozef Frittsl made in a court of last slovomPrisyazhnye dealing with the matter Austrian Josef Frittslya, 24 holding in the basement and raped his daughter, rendered its verdict. As reported by AFP, on Thursday, March 19, they found him guilty of murder.

Britain for the first time in 10 years will give Russia the criminals.

The government of Great Britain for the first time in 10 years, Russia had decided to extradite Russian citizens, Russian law enforcement agencies accused of committing crimes. About Interfax reports with reference to the Russian Prosecutor General's Office.
According to head of international legal cooperation Sahak Karapetyan the Prosecutor General of Russia, the British Government will extradite to Russia a few people, the final decision on the two of them have already been taken.
When asked for the extradition of Boris Berezovsky, Akhmed Zakayev, and Mikhail Gutseriev Karapetyan noted that despite the good relations of Russian law enforcement officials with the British "policy of presence ... often negating all positive developments."
In February 2009, Ambassador of Russia in London, Yuri Fedotov, said that no British territory of the Russian justice hiding about 20 people, which requires the issuance of Russia.
In response to requests for extradition of British authorities refer to the impossibility of extradition of persons who have been granted political asylum. These people are businessman Boris Berezovsky, who in Russia brought more than a dozen criminal cases, the head of the self-government of Chechen Republic Ichkeria Ahmet deadly, accused of kidnapping and mass killings, as well as former president of Russneft Mikhail Gutseriev, who charged with the commission economic crimes.
Since the bilateral relations between the countries of Great Britain has never satisfy the demands of the Russian side. In turn, British authorities demand extradition from Russia State Duma deputy from the LDPR, Andrei Lugovoi, who is suspected of murder in London of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko. Its refusal to extradite Lugovoi in Russia explains the Constitution, under which the extradition of Russian citizens to other countries is prohibited.

Austrian maniac for the first time since the start of the trial showed its face.

SyuzhetyManyak of Amshtettena17.03.2009Frittsl the first time since the start of the trial allowed a sfotografirovatAvstriets Joseph Frittsl, the defendant in that 24 years raped daughter home for the first time since the start of the trial against him has ceased to cover the face and showed its photographers. As the AFP, it happened in the second half of the meeting held on Tuesday, March 17. Defendant removed from the individual folder that behind before.
Specified that fresh images Frittslya were members of the Austrian agency APA - the only news agency whose photographers were allowed in the courtroom. In the future, APA has provided access to these pictures to all media.
The trial of Joseph Frittslem that the media coverage around the world, began in the Austrian city of St. Peltier Monday, March 16. According to the investigation, the 73-year-old Austrian installed in the basement of his house this prison, which for 24 years held his daughter Elisabeth, who are regularly raped. During the confinement the woman, now 43, gave birth to a father of seven children.
Elizabeth was able to break free in April 2008, after which she told about what happened with the police. Frittsl was arrested, he was indicted on charges of rape, incest, unlawful deprivation of freedom, slavery, abuse and murder (the last point relates to the fact that one of the children born to Elizabeth died from lack of medical care).
Since the beginning of the process Frittsl guilty of rape, incest and imprisonment, but denied the other charges. Also, the court has already heard the testimony of the defendant, who told the jury about his difficult childhood.
It was expected that in the near future the court will hear the testimony of the victim Elizabeth Frittsl. The woman will not attend the meetings, the jury will show a video of her treatment.

Spanish court was connected to the investigation of torture at Guantanamo.

Spanish law enforcement authorities are considering the possibility of institutions of criminal proceedings against several members of the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush, suspected of complicity in the torture of the American prison camp in Guantanamo Bay. This was on Saturday reported Associated Press.
Former officials, in particular, are suspected of providing legal cover for torture in Guantanamo. The file was sent to the famous Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, specialized in the processes of war crimes and terrorism, adds AP.
Summary of the case involves six people: a former U.S. Prosecutor General Alberto Gonzales, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Douglas Fait (Douglas Feith), the former head of the Vice-President Dick Cheney, David Addington (David Addington), the Ministry of Justice, John Yoo (John Yoo) and Jay S. Baibo (Jay S. Bybee), and Pentagon lawyer William Haynes (William Haynes).
The only who made a comment such information became Fait, called the charges against their unfounded. "I was criticized for its controversial policy, which I never supported", - he said.
The direction of the case Garson and other prosecutors means only the first step in the investigation, said AP. Now, prosecutors will decide whether to begin full-scale investigation against former officials of the Bush administration.
Note that this is not the first investigation of torture in foreign prisons and CIA in particular - at Guantanamo. Thus, verification of the CIA during the interrogation had already taken the Senate Intelligence Committee on the United States is also under suspicion of involvement in torture in U.S. prisons hit British intelligence MI-5, which began investigating the activities of the London police.

Since the Berlin Wall, the most famous graffiti erased.

With the Berlin Wall, the most famous graffiti erased, which is depicted kissing the former secretary general of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honekkera. This was on Saturday announced the German edition of Deutsche Welle.
Eliminating graffiti "Lord, Help me survive the death of this love", was held in the large-scale restoration, marking the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the Berlin Wall.
Artist Dmitry Vrubel, painted a famous graffiti, said he was amazed when they saw a net plot of the wall, which formerly was his drawing. According to him, the removal of copyright was a violation of human figure artists.
Guide Art Gallery East Side Gallery, for its part, stated that all the artists who participated in razrisovke walls were previously notified that their work could be erased during the restoration. Vrubel also was invited to return to Berlin and to draw the same graffiti, highlighted in the East Side Gallery. In addition, the gallery sent him a check for 3 thousand euros as compensation for removal from the wall of graffiti.
Vrubel meanwhile reported that the East Side Gallery is indeed informed him of the planned activities of the wall, but there was only minor cosmetic work. Commenting on the proposal to go back and draw another graffiti artist said that it will have quite a different picture, does not have anything in common with the famous "kiss and Honekkera Brezhnev."
Plans to renovate part of the Berlin Wall, which has been preserved after its demolition in 1990, became known in 2007. In doing so, the restorers have assured the public that well-known graffiti, painted in 1990 by 118 artists from 22 countries will be saved and restored, with the participation of the authors of the drawings.

In Disturbances in Madagascar injured 34 people.

SyuzhetyPolitichesky crisis in the Madagaskare20.03.2009Afrikansky Union has suspended the membership of Madagascar in the result of a protest set up in the Malagasy capital of Antananarivo, by the deposed President Marc Ravalomanana, have at least 34 people. Such data have resulted in a local hospital where victims were taken, transmits Reuters.
Several thousand people came to the rally in the metropolitan park, demanding the return to power Ravalomanana. Then the demonstrators headed towards the central square Antananirivu, but were stopped by law enforcement officials. Supporters of former president tried to break through the cordon, and police were forced to use tear gas.
The protests are supporters of Ravalomanana in Antananarivo, the sixth consecutive day, said the agency. Thus, the March 25 rally led to a clash between supporters and opponents retired president, during which police had to make a few warning shots in the air to disperse the crowd.
The political crisis that led to the resignation of Ravalomanana, and the coming to power Razhueliny began in Madagascar, in January 2009. The main opposition Razhuelina declared himself head of state, and President Ravalomanana in response dismissed him from his post as mayor of the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo.
End of political standoff between Ravalomanana and Razhuelinoy was on March 16, when the Presidential Palace in Antananarivo, Madagascar joined the army. Shortly thereafter, the head of state was forced to resign, and the military to hand over power to 34-year-old Razhueline. March 18, Razhuelina proclaimed himself president of Madagascar and the Supreme Court confirmed his credentials.

Britain imposes direct rule on its overseas territories.

Great Britain intends to impose direct rule on its overseas territories - the Turks and Caicos Islands, reports AFP. At this step the British government decided to go after the local authorities were implicated in corruption scandal loud.

The question of the imposition of direct rule by the Turks and Caicos Islands before the British Parliament, it is planned that the legislators consider it until the end of March.

If Parliament gives its consent, the Government and the Assembly (Parliament) Turks and Caicos will be dissolved, and the management of overseas territory will be fully transferred to the British Governor. Direct management of the Turks and Caicos United Kingdom plans to introduce at least two years.

Facts massive corruption among the local authorities have been discovered during the investigation, which began in July 2008. The results of the investigation were presented to the British Government in early 2009.

Turks and Caicos Islands that make up the archipelago of the Bahamas, have the right to choose their own government and parliament since 1976. Britain was ready to give the islands independence, but they decided to retain the status of Overseas Territory.
The islands are some 32 thousand people, most of whom were British subjects. The main income of the Turks and Caicos bring tourism and offshore zones.

In the case of a fire in the skyscraper arrested the organizers of the Beijing fireworks.

In the case of a fire that destroyed skyscraper on 9 February in Beijing, arrested 12 people, including 8 staff on the organization of fireworks, on Wednesday, Reuters reported with reference to the Beijing News. They were charged with violation of safety rules when handling explosive substances, providing for penalties of up to 7 years imprisonment.

The investigation on the cause of the fire concluded that the cause of fire was the use of too powerful fireworks that are prohibited to run the city. It was also found that employees on the organization of fireworks left the building immediately after it appeared the fire, leaving unattended 21 box of pyrotechnics.

Customer fireworks, it was the Chinese Central Television (CCTV), one of the studios located at the skyscraper. The former head of the construction management of CCTV, reports Reuters, is also taken into custody.

In the 30-storey skyscraper, destroyed by fire, other than the studio had to accommodate the CCTV network Mandarin Oriental hotel and cultural-entertainment complex. The opening of the hotel was scheduled for mid-2009.

Police identified the name of the detained in Kenya suspected of war crimes.

A man detained in Kenya, which is suspected of committing war crimes in Yugoslavia, the name is Igor Mazheski. This informs Reuters referring to sources in the police. A detainee at the hands of a Croatian passport, but police did not rule out that a passport can be forged, and an assumed name.
According to the source agency AFP, the detainee is a citizen of Germany, the Yugoslav origin. He was arrested in Mombasa, and on Friday is to be transported to Nairobi and questioned by investigators Interpol. His fingerprints have already been sent to Interpol for comparison with footprints a wanted war criminal.
According to available data, Mazheski more than 60 years. He lived in Kenya for over 10 years and has the hotel business.
Representatives of the Kenyan police allege that the case of special importance, and the arrest of the suspect worked for a long time. Previously, it was reported that he was arrested at the request of the International Criminal Court, but police said that the request comes from an international tribunal in Gaage.Otmetim that members of the Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia refused to comment on the arrest of Igor Mazheski.

The leaders of the Swiss banks barred from leaving the country.

Swiss private banks have banned their top managers to leave the country, the newspaper Financial Times. Banks are worried that their leaders during a trip abroad may be taken into custody in the investigation of the resignation of the foreign tax clients.

Management of most banks, decided to resort to such a precautionary measure, banned from the United States. However, some private banks have entered for the top managers of a complete ban on foreign trips, including visits to neighboring France and Germany.

In 2008, Swiss banks have been at the center of investigations of tax fraud by the U.S. and Germany. So the Swiss bank UBS suspected of helping clients to Americans in the care of taxes, using accounts in offshore zones, the open with his assistance. UBS was forced to give U.S. law enforcement agencies about 250 customer-Americans, violating Swiss law on banking secrecy. In addition, the bank agreed to pay a fine of 780 million dollars.

The ban on visits abroad, notes the Financial Times, put the eve of the summit "Big twenty" (G20), which will be held in London in April 2009. It was expected that the meeting would be decided on the establishment of "black" list of offshore zones, which can enter in Switzerland. Other contenders for the hit on the list - Belgium and Luxembourg - have already announced their intention to revise the law on banking secrecy.

The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, resigned.

KommentariiSletel as Topolino puh25.03.2009Premer the Czech Republic Mirek Topolanek was to step away from otstavkiPremer Minister Mirek Topolanek gave the Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus officially his resignation. This happened two days after the Czech parliament had made the Government a vote of no confidence Topolanek, said AFP. March 24, voted for the resignation of the Government 101 of 200 MP.
According to agency Reuters, Vaclav Klaus accepted the resignation of Prime Minister. Prior to the appointment of a new government Topolanek will serve as head of the cabinet.
According to the deputies of the left opposition, which had managed to win over four-party governing coalition, and independent deputies, the Government did not cope with their tasks during the economic crisis. In addition, the opposition opposed the deployment of elements in the Czech Republic, the American ABM system. Topolanek also a strong supporter of this move.
Vaclav Klaus appointed Topolanek first Prime Minister in September 2006, after the election victory of the Democratic Civic Party, headed by Topolánek. Before he was the leader of a party Claus.
However, the new prime minister was not able to obtain the approval of Parliament. Right-wing coalition, which included ODS and the opposition have been left as a result of negotiations, an equal number of mandates. The President took advantage of the fact that the law allows him to make the candidacy of prime minister twice, and once again invited the deputies Topolanek. In January 2007 the Parliament supported his candidacy.
Following the resignation of prime minister president of the Czech law, may either appoint a new head of government, or to declare the country's early parliamentary elections.

Obama promised to defeat al-Qaida and the Taliban.

U.S. President Barack Obama has promised to crush the radical group Al-Qaeda and the Taliban operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan, transmits AFP. Speaking on Friday morning with the programmatic statement of the Afghan strategy, Obama said of the need to clamp down on terrorists who threaten the U.S., and noted that the destabilization of the situation in Afghanistan. As expected, the president announced the forthcoming dispatch of additional troops to Afghanistan reinforcements.
The American president said that the terrorists of al-Qaida, dig around in the refuge on Pakistani soil, "to plan" against U.S. attack. According to Obama, the Pakistani authorities should be determined to cooperate with Washington in confronting terrorism.
U.S. President announced the establishment of a new international contact group to resolve the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which would have included the NATO countries and other partners are the U.S., the Central Asian republics, the Gulf States, Iran, Russia, India and China.
Talking about the growing risk of instability in Afghanistan, Obama touched on issues of both military and civilian cooperation with Kabul. The owner of the White House called on U.S. allies to participate in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. In addition, Obama said that the U.S. is not willing to turn a blind eye to corruption in the power structures in Afghanistan, and we intend to fight the abuse, together with the Afghan national government and foreign partners.
Obama reiterated that Afghanistan will be sent to American military support - in addition to the previously planned increase in U.S. troops to 17 thousand people. The new addition, which would include assistance in setting up national security forces of Afghanistan, including 4 thousand.

The Chinese lost their capsule with radioactive cesium.

The Chinese authorities have begun searching for the missing device, which is a component of radioactive cesium-137, tells AFP, referring to the Chinese newspaper.
The instrument used for accurate measurements at a cement plant in Shaanxi province. On Monday, March 23, when workers began to dismantle the plant, it was found that the device with the radioactive component is missing.
The main detail of the device was lead balloon with cesium inside. The authorities fear that the ball may be among the 265 tons of metal waste, which is already sold and remelting. The government will conduct verification of the radiation background at the plants, in which melting occurred.
Chinese newspapers did not specify exactly how much cesium-137 in the capsule, but note that even a small amount is capable of destroying the nervous system and even lead to death.

The island of Tenerife was left without light.

Island of Tenerife, the largest in the archipelago of the Canary Islands, was completely without electricity, reports AP.
The representative of the Spanish Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that, in all likelihood, this was due to the fact that the plant was hit by lightning, but this is only a preliminary version.
Hospitals and some other institutions - in particular, airport island - run on emergency generators.
Energy are working to restore electricity, but says that it may take several hours.
According to AFP, without energy were 830 thousand inhabitants of Tenerife.
Canary Islands are an autonomous community of Spain. The archipelago is one of the major tourist destinations in the country for a year visit the Canary Islands some 10 million foreigners. Proceeds from the tourist industry accounted for over 30 per cent of GDP islands.

In Italy, arrested on a new "Joseph Frittsl.

   In Italy, arrested 63-year-old resident of Turin, which, according to the investigation, for 25 years kept locked up and raped his daughter. On this March 27, said AFP.
At the same time, police arrested 40-year-old son of the suspect, who is also accused of raping four of their own daughters. All five affected women and girls are now under the supervision of psychologists.
Law enforcement agencies interested in the life of the family after a 34-year-old woman who is currently serving in the press under the pseudonym of Laura, in October 2008 complained to the police at his brother. Laura said that her brother raped her and locked for two weeks at home after she ran away to him from his father.
The investigation revealed that the father is 25 years old raped Laura, and forbade her to leave the house without permission. For most of his life met a woman locked in a dark room. She left school at 13 years. Her brother at the instigation father began raping his four daughters who are now six, eight, twelve and twenty years. It also showed girls pornographic videos.
Press has already arrested compared with the Austrian maniac Josef Frittslem, who was recently sentenced to life imprisonment. Frittsl 24 years held his daughter Elisabeth locked in the basement of a house. He regularly raped her. The woman gave birth to her father seven children. One child died in infancy, three lived with their mother in the cellar, and three Frittsl took to the house. The wife of the offender explained that Elisabeth ran away in the sect, and from time to time podkidyvaet his children.
In autumn 2008, a similar criminal case had been initiated in Poland. The investigation found that a resident of the city Semyatyche six years kept locked up and raped his daughter, who bore him two children.

The number of victims of a dam break in Indonesia rose to 77 people.

The number of victims of a dam break in Indonesia has reached 77 people, more than 100 unaccounted for, reports Associated Press referring to the data rescue of the country.
As of Saturday morning, March 28, the water in the flooded areas receded, but the streets were still brought water sludge, felled trees and debris left by the destruction of hundreds of homes.
In rescue work, ongoing since the accident, involving members of emergency services, police and armed forces of Indonesia, as well as local residents. Some of them, the authorities blame in the incident, which did not take the necessary measures to prevent what happened, knowing that the dam is in need of repair.
Recall breakthrough dam on the outskirts of Jakarta, occurred on the night of Friday. Built in 1933, the dam could not bear the pressure of water level which has risen as a result of seasonal heavy rains. Formed after the break wave height of about three meters, destroyed several suburban areas of capital of Indonesia.
The Ministry of Public Works stated that in fact happened to be investigated.

In the Brazilian city of collapsed rubble engine cargo aircraft.

In the sky over the Brazilian city of Manaus crashed cargo plane McDonnell Douglas DC-10. A plane went down one of three engines, and its debris fell on residential areas. Damage received, on different data, from 12 to 22 houses and several cars, reports The Aviation Herald. As a result, the incident affected no.
The engine plane broke down just after takeoff, when the DC-10 flying from Manaus to the Colombian city of Bogota. What happened, did not specify - witnesses claim that heard an explosion similar to the sound, then the land began to fall part.
Despite the accident, claimed in a message The Aviation Herald, the plane could continue its flight crew and DC-10 was able to perform a successful landing in Bogota.
It clarifies the AP, the victim crashed plane belonged to a U.S. company Arrow Cargo. Arrow Cargo representative promised that the company will compensate the damage caused ruinous engine.

Topolanek called the Obama plan the road to hell is under the impression from AC / DC.

KommentariiSletel as Topolino puh25.03.2009Premer the Czech Republic Mirek Topolanek was to step away from otstavkiIspolnyayuschy Acting Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Mirek Topolanek said that his harsh assessment of the action plan administration Barak Obama to overcome the economic crisis was inspired by art-known rock band AC / DC, the agency DPA.
Speaking to the deputies of European Parliament on March 25, Topolanek has called the economic policies of the U.S. in the global economic crisis, "the road to hell." Later he explained that some time ago in Prague, spoke Group AC / DC. Their cult song Highway to Hell ( "The road to hell"), perhaps so impressed him that he used this expression in his improvised speech to MPs.
After explaining the origin of the dramatic features, Topolanek did not made any adjustment in itself an assessment of economic policy the U.S. administration. Observers note that since the Czech Republic is now the chairman of the European Union, the speech Topolánek could complicate relations between the EU and the U.S. in anticipation of Barack Obama's first visit to Europe and the meeting of the Group of twenty.
Recall that the Czech parliament on 24 March issued a no-confidence vote Topolanek government. According to the opposition, namely his policy had led the country to the severe economic crisis. March 26, Topolanek gave the Czech president Vaclav Klaus officially his resignation which was accepted. According to Czech law, the President may now, or appoint a new prime minister, or to announce early parliamentary elections. Members of the old Cabinet will remain in office until the appointment of new head of government.

Electricity partially restored in Tenerife.

Electricity on the island of Tenerife, part of the archipelago of the Canary Islands, partially restored. That was reported by a local publication Canarias7.
At the moment the supply of electricity resumed in the capital city of the island of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the two municipalities, as well as in the north and south of the island. No light is still four island municipality.
Reports of the accident was about an hour of the day Thursday (16:00 Moscow time). As a result of a power outage without light were about 830 thousand inhabitants of Tenerife. According to authorities, no accidents during this time were recorded. Reported only that the local rescue services received hundreds of calls from residents of the island, has been locked in elevators due to power outages.
Power outages associated with the storm passing over Tenerife in recent days. Thus, according to a preliminary version, the island was left without electricity due to the fact that the main power station hit by lightning.

The master of the Norwegian tanker seized by pirates has been a citizen of the Russian Federation.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo Somali26.03.2009Piraty took off from the Russian tanker on bortuKapitanom Norwegian tanker "Bow-Asher, who on Thursday, March 26, Somali pirates captured, is a citizen of Russia, informs AP. The crew of the tanker is composed of 27 persons. According to some sources, in addition to the captain on board may have other citizens of the Russian Federation. The ship was flying the flag of the Bahamas.
Representatives of the 5 th U.S. Navy confirmed the capture of "Bow-Asher", but according to their data, on board the tanker is 23 people. According to the Norwegian Shipowners' Union, the ship was attacked by 16 to 18 pirates. The owner notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland that the five captured - the citizens of this country.
In addition, the pirates seized the Greek tanker Nipayya; previously it was reported that the board is also in Russian. Crew "Nipayi consists of 19 persons. According to the diplomat, who is in Nairobi, the captain of this ship is also a citizen of the Russian Federation, with the remaining crew members - Filipinos. The boat went under the Panamanian flag.
The captain told the Norwegian tanker management company Salhus Shipping that on board the ship boarded by pirates, at 10:45 Moscow time. Information about victims among the crew members there.
Horn of Africa more than 20 ships patrol the EU, USA, China and India. Off the coast of Somalia were the ships of Russian Navy: first storozhevik "fearless" and BPL "Admiral Vinogradov". Latest in the middle of March, stopped patrols and went to Vladivostok. It became known that he was prepared to go to replace the BOD Admiral Panteleev.
In 2008, in the Gulf of Aden pirates attacked by about fifteen hundred vessels, of which about 50 were captured.

Captain pirates seized the tanker was a Norwegian.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali26.03.2009Kapitan captured Norwegian tanker was seized by pirates RFKapitanom citizen of the Norwegian tanker "Bow-Asher," according to the refined data is the subject of Norway, not a citizen of the Russian Federation, as previously reported. Nevertheless, among the 27 crew, there is one Russian.
Refined data on the nationality of the captured ship captain, said on Friday morning, RIA Novosti, led by representatives of the shipowner, "Salhus Shipping. Official comments from the Russian authorities in this regard has yet been received.
On Thursday, March 26, pirates seized two vessels coming from Europe. In addition to the ship "Bou-Asher" in the hands of the pirates was the Greek tanker Nipayya, "the captain of which, according to preliminary information, a Russian. The remaining 18 team members tanker Nipayya - Filipinos.

With the explosion in Pakistan mosque killed 45 people.

The city Dzhamrud in northwest Pakistan, an explosion occurred in a mosque. As a result, killed at least 45 people, Reuters reports, citing local authorities. Sobesednik agency stressed that the death toll could reach 70 people. The number of wounded is estimated at 20-30 people.
At the same time, AFP claims that the deaths of 48 parishioners of the mosque. According to preliminary data, carried out a suicide bombing. Responsibility for the attack has yet to assume none of the existing regional groupings.
City Dzhamrud located in the tribal area of Cyber near the Afghan border where militants hiding a terrorist organization Al-Qaeda and Taliban members. Islamists regularly causes an explosion in Dzhamrude. Thus, in early February, a suicide car detonated at a checkpoint, wounding 6 people.

Iranian diplomats for the first time in 30 years, met with natovtsami.

Iranian diplomats for the first time in 30 years, met with representatives of NATO, sends agency AFP.

The meeting took place at the headquarters of NATO in Brussels and was, as noted, the informal nature. Nothing substantive was discussed.

However, the unnamed representative of NATO said that Iran previously shown interest in cooperation, especially on Afghanistan.

Earlier, Tehran announced the intention to take part in an international conference on Afghanistan, which will be held in The Hague in early April.

According to the AFP, diplomatic contacts between Iran and NATO suspended with the collapse of Shah regime in 1979 and since then no longer renewed.

Obama will increase Afghan troops for another 4 thousand people.

Barack Obama planned to further increase Afghan troops in the 4 thousand U.S. soldiers, CNN television reported, citing senior U.S. administration officials. As expected, the U.S. president officially announced about the decision on Friday. According to Reuters, it also goes on a business trip to Afghanistan, civil servants, which will help implement the program of reconstruction.
In addition to Afghanistan, Obama plans to highlight Washington's new strategy towards Pakistan. As the sources of CNN, the President will request the Congress to adopt a bill that increases U.S. assistance to Pakistan three times over the next five years. If this document is approved, Islamabad would receive annually 1.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Earlier, the head of American States said that the troops in Afghanistan will be increased by 17 thousand people. The new addition will help to prepare and provide the Afghan national security forces. It is anticipated that by 2011 the armed forces in Afghanistan will increase to 135 thousand people, and police - to 80 thousand. As it became known, the additional contingent of Americans asked the Afghan government.
A key part of the Obama administration's policies - to intensify the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan and border regions of Pakistan and the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, whose leadership, the available data, based on Pakistani soil. In the coming weeks in The Hague to be held an international conference to resolve the conflict in Afghanistan, with the participation of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The number of victims of a dam break in Indonesia rose to 50 people.

The number of deaths as a result of a dam break on the outskirts of Jakarta had risen to 50 people, reports AFP. Recall that earlier it was about 34 victims. Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for.
As a result of an accident at home have been submerged under water. Local authorities said the death toll rose after the rescue service have begun to examine the structure, located in the zone of flooding.
Breakthrough of the dam near the capital of Indonesia took place on 27 March, around 2 am local time. As a result, the construction of a breakthrough, which held about 2 million cubic meters of water, climbed trehmetrovaya wave.
The reason for the accident has not yet been established. Presumably, a dam break could occur due to the fact that the construction did not pass a lot of water, the level of which rose after heavy rains. As of March in Indonesia, accounts for the peak rainy season in this period in a country prone to floods and landslides off.

Greek special forces captured the attack by striking firefighters.

The protest by a fire near the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance in Athens, led to clashes between police and demonstrators, reports said, citing local media.
According to Greek television channels, hundreds of firefighters converged on the building of the Ministry, requiring the State to conclude with permanent employment contracts. After some time after the start of the demonstration a few demonstrators tried to forcibly enter the building of the Ministry, but were fight off the special squad.
During the clashes the police was forced to use tear gas and sound grenades. About the victims or detainees were reported. At this time, the area remains tense incident, fire broke camp in front of the Ministry, demanding the authorities to meet their demands.
Earlier, striking employees of the fire service blocked a busy highway from the Greek capital, bringing traffic on the roads of the city was severely hampered, said the agency.

As a result of a dam break on the outskirts of Jakarta killed 34 people.

At least 34 people died as a result of a dam break in the suburbs of Jakarta - the capital of Indonesia, the Associated Press. Damaged hundreds of houses, several dozen people, told representatives of local authorities, remain missing.

Breakthrough desyatimetrovoy dam, built over 100 years ago, took place on Friday, March 27, around 02:00 local time. The dam holding 2 million cubic meters of water. Breakthrough of the dam has caused a wave height of more than 3 meters, which, according to eyewitnesses, "aside all in its path."

Causes of the accident has not yet been established. According to one version, the dam could not bear the sharp rise of water caused by heavy rains. Local authorities did not rule that the death toll could rise significantly after rescuers complete the inspection of buildings caught in the flood zone.

As of March in Indonesia, accounts for the peak of the rainy season, during which the country regularly come off floods and landslides. In spring 2007, as a result of severe floods have submerged three-quarters of Jakarta.

British minister was accused of spending budget money on the mortgage.

   British Parliament on the parliamentarian Greg Hendsa request to verify the information that the Minister of Labor, Tony Maknalti allegedly illegally spent taxpayers' money to pay mortgage for the house of her parents in London. On this March 26, said BBC News.
Hends said Maknalti, he reported that since 2002, sent to pay the mortgage 60 thousand pounds sterling. Parents' home minister is in town district Herrou, and the minister lives in the district Hammersmit.
By law, the British parliamentarians can receive an allowance to the salary for the second house in London (British ministers are chosen from the parliament). However, legislation governing the process of obtaining the allowance is very complicated. In particular, the parliamentarian must prove that the second home is needed for it to work effectively. Therefore, the content of any member of Parliament, second homes are regularly the subject of litigation.
Sam Maknalti already said that, too, requires investigation. His official spokesman in an interview with reporters expressed confidence that Maknalti comply with when paying a mortgage all the necessary requirements.

European managers AIG declined to give bonuses paid to them.

KommentariiTsirk and tolko18.03.2009Pravitelstvo the U.S. is struggling with the leadership of AIG all available sposobamiMnogie European American managers of the insurance company AIG do not intend to return the multimillion bonuses at the request of the U.S. government. That was reported by Reuters, referring to e-mails staff AIG.
In particular, head of financial products Pashukko Gerald (Gerald Pasciucco) stated that the requirements of the U.S. government like extortion, but noted that the question of the return of each fund must decide its own. According to sources Reuters, many managers in London, believes the U.S. authorities act offensive.
At the same time, the core of AIG are confident that the return of bonuses there is nothing illegal. In addition, many managers of AIG has already agreed to return the remuneration given to them.
Previously, it was reported that AIG had paid its employees bonuses for 165 million dollars, despite the fact that received damage as a result of 2008 is almost one hundred billion dollars. The payment of bonuses has caused frustration on the part of the U.S. government, which in autumn 2008, in fact, nationalized AIG and provide multi assistance. Thus, the bonuses were paid from the budget.
According to the American press, the 80 million dollars were received by American top managers, while another 85 million - managers of foreign missions AIG. In doing so, managers in the U.S. have already agreed to return $ 50 million.
Before the crisis, AIG was considered to be the largest insurance company in the U.S. and the world. But then its shares have fallen by tens of times, and AIG was virtually bankrupt.
Because of the "affairs of AIG" U.S. Senate hastily drafted legislation, under which bonuses to top managers of government companies would be rescued enjoy 90 percent tax. March 20, the bill approved by the Chamber of Representatives of the U.S. Congress.

G20 asked to establish a new fund totaling $ 100 billion.

SyuzhetyAprelskoe meeting G2026.03.2009 "Big Twenty" will not seriously discuss the introduction of a new world valyutyVelikobritaniya and Brazil have agreed that during the summit of G20 ( "Big twenty") asked the major nations of the world to establish a new fund totaling $ 100 billion, which would help the development of world trade. Reported AFP.
Several hours earlier, Russian news agencies reported that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown discussed the upcoming G20 summit with President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. According to official figures, the parties came to the position of Great Britain and Russia are very similar, but specific proposals for the negotiations has not been announced.
Earlier, several countries have submitted their plans to reform the global financial system. In particular, Russia and China proposed to discuss the possibility of creating a supranational currency, which decreases the dependence of the economy on the dollar. In the U.S., with this idea is not accepted, but Gordon Brown has already stated that this issue is unlikely to be widely discussed at the summit of the Greater twenty.
World trade has been affected by the global financial crisis. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling in March, 2009, global turnover decline by nine percent. Earlier in the WTO The volume of trade fell to just 2.8 percent.
At the summit of the Greater twenty in the UK's largest chapter of the world will discuss the impact of the global financial crisis and ways out of it. The summit will be held in Britain in early April.

With Ehud Olmert dropped suspected fraudulent real estate transactions.

SyuzhetyKorruptsionnye scandals around Ehud Olmerta26.11.2008Olmertu takes formal charge of the police korruptsiiIzrailskaya March 26, said the closure of investigations in respect of the outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on the episode involving fraudulent real estate in Jerusalem, sends agency Associated Press.

Olmert was suspected that, as mayor of Jerusalem, he bought a house on the lower price, but instead of using the office, the construction company provided a number of benefits and relief.

Recall that Ehud Olmert has figures of several corruption investigations. This provoked a political crisis in Israel that led to early parliamentary elections and the victory of right Likud led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who will become the new prime minister.

In addition to real estate speculation, Olmert is also suspected of illegally lobbying for the interests of businessmen friends, when he served as minister of industry and trade, and accepting bribes disguised as donations to the campaign of the American businessman Morris (Moshe) Talanski.

The police also opened an investigation regarding the alleged cases of fraud when paying for Olmert premerskih their flights. It was suspected that he had sent the accounts to pay for tickets to the various government institutions, ensuring that costs have been covered many times over.

Meanwhile, Olmert formally charged on any episode and not been.

Sarkozy gave the overseas territory of France TV.

Nicolas Sarkozy chose TV host Christine Kelly as Minister for Overseas Territories of France, reports Sky News. 39-year-old journalist hails from Guadeloupe is very popular in France, it operates on channel LCI and has written books on Prime Minister Francois Fillon and the English footballer Arsenal William Gallas.
Currently, the post of Minister for Overseas Territories of France, took Yves Zhego. According to observers, in fact, Kelly will replace the outgoing head of the resignation of the Ministry of Justice Rashid Ð"ати. Last seen as a symbol of national minorities in the government of France, but now that role is likely to get TV Kristine Kelly.
Under the Overseas Territories of France means most of the enclaves belonging to this country, but at a great distance from Europe. Among the overseas territories and departments of France are, for example, Tahiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

New Zealand teenager given life for murder of tourists.

New Zealand court sentenced a 15-year-old Broughton Dzhesha to life imprisonment for killing 27-year-old tourist from Scotland. The teenager, who at the time of murder was 14 years old, will have a chance for parole after 12.5 years, reported AFP.
Broughton had killed the girl by the name of Karen AIM in January 2008. He beat the tourist baseball bat, the girl died from his injuries in hospital. At trial, the teenager confessed to the crime.
In addition to the term for the murder, New Zealander received 6 years in prison for causing grievous bodily harm of another girl, which Broughton is brutally beaten two weeks before the assassination of tartan.

Luftwaffe fighter aircraft overturned during an emergency landing.

When an emergency landing at air base in West Germany, Büchel evening March 23 overturned a multi-fighter Tornado, belonging to the 33rd aviaeskadre air forces of Germany. According to Welt, the two pilots managed to shoot, they were hospitalized.
RIA Novosti with reference to Das Deutschland-Portal said that the pilots were seriously injured.
According to reports, the plane first vykatilsya beyond the runway, then turned over. According to the press service of the Air Force, Tornado destroyed and can not be restored. By the fact of the accident is being investigated, the cause has not yet been established.
At Büchel Air is the only place in Germany, where the bombs with nuclear warheads belonging to the United States.

Pakistan refused to fight against the terrorists free.

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari said that his country is not able to fight the terrorists without financial assistance from Western countries, in particular - the United States. "We have not received any dollars. So that we can not fight (terrorists)," - said Zardari. Posts chapters Pakistan appear on the website Sky News.
The administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush in recent years has allocated a total of about $ 10 billion to fight Islamic extremists. This means disposed inside at the time of President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf, both the U.S. and Pakistan have been accused of inefficient spending.
Musharraf himself in his recent interview said that Pakistan, although Washington is grateful for the 10 billion allocated to the fight against Islamic militants means it was not enough. Former head of Pakistan said that the U.S. spent fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq, where large sums of money, and blamed Islamabad hibernate correctly.
In the past few months, Washington seems to be trying not to expect the Pakistanis to the Taliban razberutsya active near the border with Afghanistan, alone. U.S. Armed Forces launched several strikes on militant positions. Official Pakistan is sharply against the U.S. military action.

When the bombing wounded Interior Minister of Somalia.

When a roadside bomb ticking bomb slightly injured by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Somalia Abdukadir Ali Omar, said AFP. According to the testimony ochevitsev during the explosion killed a bodyguard and two bystanders Minister.
The attacks, which had been the Minister of the car occurred during a visit to one of the suburbs of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
At this time in Somalia in fact there is no centralized state, the country continues to multi-year civil war. Since 2006, control of Mogadishu by Ethiopian troops, after their departure on Jan. 16, 2009 the city seized the rebel Union of Islamic Courts - a moderate wing of the Islamist Alliance for the Liberation of Somalia.
After capturing the capital of the Islamists to Somalia on 31 January the Parliament elected the new president of the country. He became the leader of the Union of Islamic Courts, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. However, radicals have opposed the new president and declared that the struggle will continue, as it is, they believed, was "selling out the U.S.." At the same time, an international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda declared jihad Ahmed.
Under pressure from the leaders of the Union of Islamic Courts, March 10, 2009 the government voted for the imposition of Sharia in the country. It was noted that the adoption of Sharia law would help win popular support and undermine the influence of radical Islamists. Government representatives expressed a willingness to change in accordance with the rules of Sharia and the constitution of Somalia.
According to a report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in 2008 the number of Somalis seeking refuge in other countries, has increased compared to 2007 nearly doubled - from 12,336 to 21,823 people.

Otsidevshego by mistake 27 years of the British hit by a car.

KommentariiTorzhestvo spravedlivosti20.03.2009Britanets spent 27 years on oshibkeBritanets Sean Hodgson (Sean Hodgson), otsidevshy by mistake 27 years in prison, he had to hold his first post-liberation weekend in the hospital. On Saturday, March 21, he was hit by a car. The car struck a taxi Hodgson a rear-view mirror at a time when he was going to move one of the busy streets of London, reports The Daily Mail.
Doctors have placed on the injured person a few scars. His lawyer said that the incident showed how difficult it is the man who for so many years spent in an enclosed space to adjust to life at large, but especially in London.
Hodgson court sentenced to life imprisonment in 1982. He was found guilty of murdering and raping 22-year-old barmaid. In March 2009, examination with the help of DNA analysis has determined that survived in the samples of semen did not belong to Hodgson. March 18, the decision of the Court of Appeal, he was released from prison.
According to the publication, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Great Britain believes that Hodgson should receive compensation of 500 thousand pounds sterling. However, the victim of a miscarriage of justice will bring another case against Judicial Service Examination (Forensic Science Service, FSS).
Hodgson believes that his release could take place as early as 1998, when DNA analysis was already available to forensic experts. Gross error or negligence was the cause of FSS staff that Hodgson spent in prison, ten "extra" years. At the request of counsel Hodgson for a re-examination FSS said then that in the not preserved the necessary materials.

Greek archbishop likened Obama to Alexander the Great.

The head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, one of the archdiocese Constantinople Orthodox Church, Archbishop Dimitri has compared Barack Obama with Alexander the Great, reports Associated Press.
At a March 25 White House reception, dedicated to the celebration of Independence Day of Greece, Demetrius, speaking about Obama facing complex problems, expressed hope that the president will be able to cope with them, following the example of Macedon, and cut the Gordian knot, as it did in its time Greek commander.
In response, Obama stated that necessarily tell about flattering than his wife. "We will see whether to grow after that, my credibility at home. She knows that the main house, in any case it is" - Obama joked.
According to the agency, among those problems was Dimitrij including the dispute between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. The subject of this dispute is the latest title, according to the Greek, the name given by the disintegration of Yugoslavia, formed after the country Create confusion, because Macedonia is called one of the Greek provinces.
Greece insists that the Republic of Macedonia has been renamed to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Because of the still not completed the dispute in April 2008, Greece vetoed the entry of Macedonia into NATO.

Declared a search for President of the Sudan had gone to Eritrea.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday, 23 March, arrived in Asmara, Eritrea's capital, reports AFP. This is the first foreign trip al-Bashir after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest.
The Supreme Muslim religious authority in the Sudan last weekend issued a fatwa to the effect that al-Bashir should not take part in Arab League Summit to be held in Qatar, 28-20 March. In the view of the Committee of Muslim, al-Bashir should not go to the summit while the "enemies of the Sudan did not doze."
Earlier, representatives of the President announced his intention to attend the summit despite a decision by the ICC. A warrant for the arrest of al-Bashir was released on March 4. He is charged with crimes against humanity and crimes of war. According to international experts, the brutal suppression of unrest in Darfur in 2003 killed 200 thousand people. In a recent interview with BBC News chief ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo (Luis Moreno-Ocampo) said that al-Bashir to "cut off" people. At the same time, the administration of the Sudanese president says that the number of victims did not exceed 10 thousand.
The Sudanese president has announced that a warrant is less than the ink that had been spent on it and called the actions of the ICC threat to sovereignty Sudana.Al-Bashir became the first acting head of state, a warrant of arrest issued by the ICC. Opponents of al-Bashir in Darfur, expressed satisfaction with the decision and said that if he considers himself innocent, he should trust in justice.

Indian helicopter crashed close to Goa.

Ka-28 helicopter, owned by the Navy of India, March 25, crashed near Goa, reports IANS.
Around 11 am at the military base Hansa controllers lost communication with the committed scheduled flight by helicopter. Immediately after the incident in the district was sent to rescue the helicopter. As it turned out, the Ka-28 fell into the sea approximately 22 nautical miles (nearly 40 miles) from Goa.
None of the three helicopter crew members was injured. Location of the helicopter wreckage has been established, experts have begun to investigate the causes of the accident.

American bespilotnik attacked Pakistani territory.

Four people killed in Pakistan bombing, carried out by the American bespilotnikom, Reuters reported March 26, with reference to sources in the Pakistani intelligence.
The two missiles had been destroyed a house near the town of Mir Ali in the Pakistani province of North Vaziristan near the border with Afghanistan.
On Wednesday, as a result of a similar strike in South Waziristan had been destroyed at least seven militants. In all, the same difficulties with the application of this tactic in 2008 dollars using unmanned aircraft launched more than 30 air strikes on Taliban militants in northern Pakistan. It was destroyed about 300 people, including several members of an international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. " At the same time, the U.S. is not officially recognized the fact of causing a single blow.
The actions of the U.S. repeatedly evoked criticism by Pakistani authorities, according to which victims of air becomes a large number of civilians. This, in turn, contributes to anti-American sentiment among the local population and encourage their support of terrorists.

Madagascar warning police opened fire on a rally.

SyuzhetyPolitichesky crisis in the Madagaskare20.03.2009Afrikansky Union has suspended the membership of Madagascar capital of Madagascar Atananarivu during clashes between supporters and opponents of retired President Marc Ravalomanana, warning the police opened fire into the air, reports AFP. Thousands rally in support of the former president held in the city center for the third consecutive day.
Ravalomanana, who is currently in Swaziland, audioobraschenie wrote to the inhabitants of Madagascar. In it he called "save the country" and the "national unity". This speech came at a rally, attended by more than 10 thousand people. The demonstrators carried banners with the slogans "The Father, the country is waiting for you."
The former president said that the revolution is destroying the country and impedes its development. He promised to return to power. At the end of his speech Ravalomanana supporters and support groups come to power Andri Razhueliny emerged fight. About the victims, and further actions by the police information is not yet available.
Large-scale political crisis, accompanied by mass protests and street riots began in Madagascar, in January 2009. In March, the initiative into their own hands have committed war that drove President Ravalomanana to resign and transfer his powers to the interim government.
Heads of the army refused to run the country and became a political opponent of President Ravalomanana, a former mayor of the capital of the state Andri Razhuelina. Despite the fact that the Constitutional Court confirmed the authority of Madagascar's new president, in many countries around the world saw what happened as a coup.
The country was suspended from duty at the African Union, the undemocratic procedures for the transfer of power and said the United States, have suspended the provision of financial assistance to Madagascar.

Declared a search for President of the Sudan came to Egypt.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has continued his overseas tour in spite of the fact that the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. Al-Bashir has previously spoken out about the illegality of the decision, and travels around the world, not paying attention to the threat of arrest. The first overseas trip after the issuance of arrest warrants for al-Bashir committed in Eritrea, and on March 25 he arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
According to AFP, in Cairo, Sudanese President hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak. It should be noted that on the Egyptian territory of Omar al-Bashir is in relative safety, as well as the official Cairo, as well as the League of Arab States, did not recognize the decision to arrest heads of the Sudan. Al-Bashir's supporters are confident that the arrest of Sudan chapter will have an adverse effect on the peace process in the region.
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar al-Bashir in connection with the deaths of 200 thousand people during the suppression of riots in the Sudanese province of Darfur in 2003. The President of Sudan became the first acting head of state, who decided to arrest the ICC. According to the Chief Prosecutor of the Court, al-Bashir "cut off" people. Note that the Sudanese authorities claim that the true number of victims of strife in Darfur is not more than 10 thousand people.

U.S. deported to Germany, the former concentration camp guard.

The U.S. administration has gone to meet the authorities in Germany and has taken steps to deport a former concentration camp guard John Demyanyuka (John Demjanjuk). According to the Associated Press agency in the Immigration and Customs Police, the German side asked for the documents necessary for deportation. A warrant of arrest issued Demyanyuka in Germany in March.
88-year-old Demyanyuka living in a suburb of Cleveland, the German authorities were accused of war crimes. Presumably, he was in World War II served as a guard in the Sobibor death camp in Poland. As a consequence, there is irrefutable evidence of Demyanyuka, earning the nickname "Ivan the Terrible", in the killing of prisoners detained in the camp. In total, he accused 29 thousand episodes of complicity to murder. As the son of the suspect, John Demyanyuk, Jr., his father has not been arrested and is at home.
A native of Ukraine Ivan Demyanyuk moved to the USA in the 1950's and replaced the name to John, his involvement in the war crimes he denies. In 1977, Demyanyuka charged that he served as a guard at Treblinka death camp, and in 1986 was deported to Israel. An Israeli court sentenced him to death, but in 1993, the Superior bureau decided that sufficient evidence of guilt Demyanyuka not, and he was allowed to return to the United States.
In 2002, a federal judge in Cleveland denied Demyanyuka American citizenship, received a Ukrainian in 1958. According to the judge, the prosecuting authorities have proved that the alleged "Ivan the Terrible" for more than two years served the Nazi regime as a guard. In 2005, the chief American judge at the immigration cases decided that Demyanyuka can be deported to Germany, Poland or Ukraine. Demyanyuk tried to appeal that decision to the Supreme Court but his appeal rejected.

In Lebanon, killed a Palestinian politician.

A prominent Palestinian politician Medhat Kamal (Kamal Medhat), and four of his bodyguards were killed in Lebanon after their vehicle hit a mine, transfer agency AFP.

The incident occurred March 23 near the Palestinian refugee camp of Mieh Mieh, near Sidon.

The death Medhat representatives have already confirmed the movement Fatah, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Medhat Kamal was one of the representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon. Earlier, according to AFP, he held the post of head of Fatah intelligence on the Lebanese territory.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the assassination of Kamal Medhat.

In Germany, began the trial of leaders of right-wing radicals.

Top of the trial of three leaders of the radical-right National Democratic Party (NPD) of Germany on charges of inciting racial hatred and vilification. At the first meeting, the defendants did not admit his guilt, the DW-WORLD.
Before the court were NPD leader Udo Foigt, spokesman of Klaus Beyer, and manager Frank Shverdt. They are accused of that before the World Cup held in Germany in 2006, the party issued a leaflet, which was offensive to black football player Patrick Ovomoyela illustration.
On the cover of the publication was a white T-shirt shows team of Germany with the number "25", which was established for Ovomoyeloy. The inscription on the illustration read: "White - it is not just the color of shirts. We want a real national team."
Scandal erupted, lawyers player demanded to withdraw the booklet from circulation and to compensate moral damage. Civil proceedings Ovomoyela won, but later jointly with the German Football Federation has made the initiation of criminal proceedings.
According to BBC News, the representatives of NPD called it "absurd" and "political." Sami defendants claimed that the number Ovomoyely appeared to illustrate the accident. If a court found them guilty, the defendant faces up to three years' imprisonment.
National Democratic Party of Germany is not represented in Parliament, but its representatives were in the legislative bodies of two lands.
The son of German and Nigerian Patrick Ovomoyela is now a defender of Dortmund "Borussia". For already three years old he did not get into the Germany national team soccer.

North Korea suspected of spying two American journalists.

Authorities North Korea is suspected of spying two American journalists who were detained at the border with China, reports AFP referring to South Korean newspapers.
Laura Lynn (Laura Ling) and Yna Lee (Euna Lee), journalists channel Current TV, were arrested on March 17. Presumably, the next day they brought in Pyongyang. Investigators are questioning, as well as notebooks and watch videos of reporters in search of evidence that they spied for the North Korean military enterprises, said unnamed representative of the Republic of Korea intelligence.
U.S. State Department confirmed that two journalists of this country are held in the DPRK. However, between Pyongyang and Washington has no diplomatic relations, and the U.S. asked Seoul collect information about where there may be detained.
Reported that the officers shot the media reportage on North Korean refugees in China. If they are found guilty of espionage, they face at least five years in prison. If amerikanok accused in military espionage, as well as illegal border crossing, they may be put at 20 years or more.
Relations between North Korea and the U.S. have recently deteriorated after the States and the Republic of Korea held joint military exercises. In addition, the U.S. suspected that the DPRK's launch of the telecommunications satellite is a cover to test a ballistic missile.

When the bus bombing in Afghanistan killed seven people.

Seven people were killed and nine were wounded in an explosion on a minibus in eastern Afghanistan province of Khost. As reported by AFP, the bomb was laid by the roadside. The dead and wounded, according to this information - civilians.
Among the dead was a woman. According to the Interior Ministry, which quoted the agency, the bomb was improvised.
Khost Province is located on the border with Pakistan. In this area, often clashes between militants and U.S. forces. Militants the Taliban and other groups are laying improvised explosive devices from roads to destroy equipment and soldiers, foreign troops and the Afghan government, but the victims of explosions more likely to be civilians. According to NATO, which leads Associated Press, the number of terrorist attacks using roadside bombs planted in 2008, grew up in Afghanistan by 30 percent.

In Australia, six whales were repeated suicide attempts.

Six rescued from March 23, 2009 whales again jumped to the shore, reports AFP. It happened near the town of Augusta (Augusta) in south-western Australia.
Whales were seen from a helicopter patrol. Currently, attempts are made to save these animals. The situation is complicated by the fact that marine mammals are in the inaccessible region of the coast. To get there, rescuers had to use ATVs and helicopters.
Recall that in Monday, March 23, 2009 goda, more than 80 whales and dolphins jumped into one of the deserted beaches in the same region. Then managed to save 10 whales that have been released into the water. Currently, with the helicopters searching for the remaining four animals. Rescuers hope that they will all be gone in the ocean.
This is not the first case of mass suicides of whales and dolphins in March 2009. Thus, the first of March to shore jumped 154 whale and dolphin. Over the past four months on the beaches of Australia and Tasmania in total were found about 400 marine mammals.
So far there is no single explanation for the release of dolphins and whales on the coast. In the suicide of marine mammals blame a variety of factors: environmental pollution and increasing the acidity of the oceans. There is also a hypothesis that the cause of this phenomenon may be the work of sonar warships.

Police detained ten participants in the riots in northern Israel.

Israel Police detained ten participants in the riots in the town of Umm el-Fahm, the Yediot Aharanot. The authorities have promised to produce the detainee prosecution "of the law."
The town is inhabited mostly by Arabs and excitement arose as a reaction to the march of right-wing Jewish activist organizations. Demonstrators gathered in the city carrying national flags of Israel. The representatives of leftist and Arab nationalist organization called the march a provocation.
Member of Knesset AGF Agbariya (Afou Agbaria), a resident of Umm el-Fahm, condemned the police action and demanded the release of detainees. He said participants in the march racist provocateurs, and that they should be punished, not the residents of the city.
According to CNN, as a result of disturbances affecting 16 people. Previously, it was reported that slightly wounded a correspondent of Russian television channel NTV Alex Ivliev.

In the capital of Serbia, demonstrators clashed with police.

Serbian police on Tuesday evening, detained 24 participants riots in Belgrade during the events in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the start of NATO bombing, the Associated Press.

Several dozen participants in a rally in memory of the victims of NATO bombing, which took place in the center of Belgrade, showed aggression towards the police, ensuring the rule of law in the event. As a result of police and demonstrators injured five people, including two law enforcement officers.

In addition, witnesses told AP the incident on Tuesday evening, several young men broke the window of restaurant McDonald's in the central part of the capital of Serbia.

Events in Belgrade on March 24 took place under heavy police guard, which was designed to prevent a recurrence of riots that took place on Feb. 21, 2008 during a demonstration to protest against the self-independence for Kosovo. Then the demonstrators smashed embassies of countries supporting Kosovo, the foreign shops and restaurants.

Crazy migrant planted for the murder of a police officer.

In the UK, March 24, was convicted suffering severe mental disorder 29-year-old refugee Tennison Obih (Tennyson Obih). The court found him guilty of the murder of police officer and sentenced to life imprisonment, the TV channel Sky News.

The incident occurred in June 2007. Tennison Obih killed 36 police, John Henry (Jon Henry), when he arrived to arrest him for murder washer boxes, one of Stephen Chamberlain (Stephen Chamberlain).

Obih John Henry struck with a knife, then dobil his second shot, when the police are already lying on the ground. Criminals were able to stop only elektroshokerom.

The investigation revealed that in 2005 Obihu was diagnosed with paranoia. His mind was disturbed by the excessive consumption of alcohol and smoking marijuana. Nevertheless, the Court ruled that at the time of the rampage Tennison Obih partially able to recognize what to do.

Madagascar deposed president was found in Swaziland.

SyuzhetyPolitichesky crisis in the Madagaskare20.03.2009Afrikansky Union has suspended the membership of Madagascar Madagascar organizatsiiKommentariiSkryty perevorot18.03.2009Armiya changed presidential leader oppozitsiiSvergnuty President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana arrived in the kingdom of Swaziland, where next week's summit of leaders to be held of the South African Union on the crisis in Madagascar, transmits Associated Press.

Reported that Ravulamanana flew to Swaziland 23 March. Until that time his whereabouts were unknown. Upon arrival he met with the King of Swaziland Mswati III, who is chairman of the Executive Committee of the South African Union.

Marc Ravalomanana, resigned March 17, under pressure from the military revolt, supporters of opposition leader Andri Razhuelinu, who proclaimed himself the new president of the country.

The IMF will open the "flexible line of credit" to help countries in need.

SyuzhetyAntikrizisnye loans MVF24.03.2009Rumyniya agreed with the IMF conditions kreditaMezhdunarodny Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday announced new rules to provide loans to needy countries, reported AFP.

As the head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn, for member countries the Fund is planned to open a "flexible credit facility." This credit line is not providing any condition after receiving the loan and are not limited to the amount, will be available to member countries to the IMF at any time.

However, Strauss-Kahn stressed, take advantage of "flexible credit line" will be able to only country with a well-managed economies with strong fundamentals and sound economic strategy. "

"Great flexibility in lending, together with improved terms of a loan will help us better meet the needs of the members of the organization, - the head of the IMF, talking about innovation. - What, in turn, will help them better to postpone the crisis and return to sustainable growth .

C the beginning of the global financial crisis, the IMF and World Bank have provided assistance to countries in need of loans for tens of billions of dollars. Loans from the IMF have already received, Pakistan, Ukraine, Iceland and several other states.

Three western diplomats are barred from entering into Transnistria.

Authorities unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic banned three senior diplomats from the EU and the U.S. entry into its territory. According to RIA Novosti, announced this, President of Transnistria, Igor Smirnov.
Transnistria will not be able to visit the EU Special Representative for Moldova Kalman Mizsei, the U.S. ambassador to Moldova, Ambassador Asif Chaudhry and the Czech Republic in Moldova Petr Cyprus. Transnistrian leader did not specify when it was banned.
Recall that on 20 February, the representative of the unrecognized republic of the presidential administration denied information about the ban on entry into Transnistria to some diplomats from the EU and the USA. The day before, the media reported the sanctions against some Western diplomats. Argued that the information received from the source of the entourage of President of Transnistria.
Nevertheless, on 24 March Smirnov explained that the sanctions imposed in response to the extension of a similar prohibition against high-ranking officials of Transdniestria, which denied the right to attend the EU and the USA. The restriction relates to 19 heads of the unrecognized republic, including most of Igor Smirnov and his two sons. The EU Council of Ministers on 16 February to extend for one year to the "restrictive measures" against the Transnistrian leadership.
In his statement, Smirnov also raised doubts about the role of the European Union as observers in the Transnistrian settlement. "This is not an observer, but a forced," - he said. Suspended in February 2006 negotiations for the settlement of the conflict took place in the 5 +2 format. In addition to Moldova and Transnistria have participated in Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE delegation, while the observers were the EU and the USA.
Transdniestria declared its sovereignty shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. Moldova did not agree with this decision, and in 1992 the country started an armed conflict, which resulted in Chisinau finally lost control over the territory of a self-declared republic. Currently, the authorities of Moldova are ready to go on providing Dniester broad autonomy within a unified state, Tiraspol is insisting on full national sovereignty.

The suspect in the assassination of Kadyrov's security guard extradited to Austria.

Comes from Chechnya Turpal Ali, who was arrested near Warsaw on suspicion of involvement in the murder of former security guard Ramzan Kadyrov, on Monday, March 23, was extradited from Poland to Austria. As reported by AFP, it has already been questioned by Austrian investigators.
Representatives of the Austrian police refused to comment on the results of the questioning and the investigation. Turpal Ali was arrested on 19 February. According to the investigation, he was one of the two criminals, murdered January 13, a former security guard Kadyrova Umar Israilova. The alleged accomplice, Ali is being sought.
Total for the murder Israilova were arrested at least eight people. In addition, Ali is currently in custody are three other suspects. One of them - come from Chechnya, which police found in the records under the name of Otto K. Presumably, he was behind the wheel of the machine on which the criminals fled after the murder Israilova.
Israilov Umar was one of Ramzan Kadyrov's bodyguard from 2003 to 2005. He later received political asylum in Austria and has accused Kadyrov and his circle of crimes, kidnapping and torture. In late 2008, he complained of threats that come to him.

In the murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland accused the 17-year-old boy.

KommentariiVnov on the path voyny09.03.2009Boeviki "Real IRA attack on British soldatPolitsiya Northern Ireland on Monday charged with the murder of a police 17-year-olds, reported AFP. Also, the young man accused of carrying weapons and collecting information for terrorist organizations "successive Irish Republican Army."
Earlier in the trial for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll police detained seven people for questioning. On Monday, however, two of them - men, whose age of 31 and 27 years - were released without charge. Also under arrest are still four people suspected of attacking a British military base.
All the detainees suspected of belonging to the radical factions of Irish separatists "This Irish Republican Army" and "successive Irish Republican Army." Six of the nine remaining in custody have filed a complaint with the Supreme Court for an extension of them prescribed by the law of the period of detention.
Constable Stephen Carroll, was killed March 9 in Ulster. Responsibility for a crime committed by the organization "successor IRA. Carroll became the first police officer killed militants from its inception in 2001, the Police Northern Ireland (PSNI). Constable funeral was attended by representatives of "Sinn Fein", which is the political wing of the IRA and defends a more moderate position.
March 7, was also an attack on a military base in the county of Antra. As a result, two soldiers were killed, four wounded. Responsibility for these actions has taken the group, "This IRA.

Conference in South Africa postponed because of the refusal of a visa Dalai Lama.

Organizers of a human rights conference in South Africa have decided to move it for an indefinite period, after the authorities denied an entry visa Dalai Lama XIV. That was reported by AP.
The beginning of the conference was scheduled for March 27. The organization participated Nobel Committee, and together with the Dalai Lama, it would have to participate and others with awards of the world - the former leaders of South Africa Nelson Mandela and Frederik de Klerk, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
The theme of the conference was to be the way football can help to promote peace in the world - in 2010 in South Africa held the world championship in this sport. However, the authorities announced that the arrival of the Dalai Lama will take all the attention from the football championship of the conflict in Tibet and China, and that he did not get a visa before the end of the championship.
Earlier, Archbishop Tutu refused to take part in the conference in solidarity with the spiritual leader of Tibet.
Supporters of Tibetan independence from China in the past drawn attention to the situation in the region through sports: because they held their shares in anticipation of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

In Yemen, the Israeli spy sentenced to death.

Yemeni court found the 26-year-old Bassam al-Haidar (Bassam al-Haidari) convicted of spying for Israel and sentenced him to death. That was reported by Associated Press.
According to the investigation, Al-Haidar sent to the office of the outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's e-mail, which offered its services. In this letter, he called himself Mujahideen.
According to Yemeni, Israel responded to the invitation of Al-Haidar consent. In addition it appeared before the court by two of his associates who were sentenced to three and five years' imprisonment.
Source Associated Press reported on the trial of a spy on condition of anonymity. Officials prohibited from discussing with reporters the process. It is not clear when these events occurred, and whether al-Haidar give Israel any information.

Mexican authorities have pledged two million dollars for the capture drug lords.

The government of Mexico to pay two million dollars for information that will enable the arrest of at least one of the 24 most wanted drug lords country. This, according to BBC News, said Prosecutor General of Mexico.
The list is wanted, and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman (Joaquin "el Chapo" Guzman), billionaire, which entered the list of the magazine Forbes. It is considered, it is headed by a powerful cartel of Sinaloa "(Sinaloa). The announcement of the compensation was two days before his visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and one month before the proposed visit of President Barack Obama.
In February, it was reported that the U.S. government in conjunction with the Mexican authorities conducted the largest ever operation against the cartel of Sinaloa, and arrested more than 750 people. Since January 2008, victims of war, drug lords in Mexico were already 7200 people.

When landing in Istanbul vykatilsya for Ukrainian aircraft runways.

Airplane Ukrainian airline Dniproavia vykatilsya from the runway while landing at the airport of Istanbul. According to AFP, as a result of the incident no one was hurt. The cause of the accident was the slippery strip of the airport, because of what the liner was not able to brake in time and vykatilsya front wheels over it.
It clarifies the agency said, the incident occurred at 10:50 Moscow time. On board the aircraft, flight Donetsk - Istanbul, were 44 people. Aircraft were immediately sent to the fire service vehicles and ambulances.
According to Turkish media, the incident happened on the runway at number 06-24, which has long been called the "problematic" because it is a thousand meters shorter than the other bands. This runway has already occurred with PE liners that did not fit in her size.

In Islamabad, police station was blown up.

In the heart of Islamabad on Monday, March 23, was blown up a police station, transfer agency AFP. The explosion carried out a suicide bomber.

According to agency Reuters, he tried to enter the building but was stopped by guard at the gate. Then he gave an explosive device in operation.

According to preliminary reports, one policeman was killed and another was wounded.

Previously, agency AFP reported that the explosion occurred inside job, where the unit of engineers, as well as police intelligence department.

Russia offered to modernize the Ukrainian gas pipe.

Russia was ready to take part in the modernization of the transmission system (GTS) of Ukraine, the negotiations on this issue has already come, transmits "Interfax" referring to the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Russia.
Statement by Russian officials was followed after the start of the conference in Brussels, devoted to the modernization of the Ukrainian gas transportation system. It was expected that its EU and Ukraine agree on the allocation of credit Kiev for two and a half billion dollars, which will go to the gas industry, including the reconstruction of compressor stations. The conference was attended by Minister of Energy and Russia Sergei Shmatko.
According to the press service of the Ministry, Russia is participating in the negotiation process to modernize the Ukrainian gas transport system, because this issue depends on global energy security. Earlier Russia said that they are willing to participate in the privatization of the TCU, if the Ukrainian authorities choose to sell the asset. However, Ukraine has repeatedly stressed that TCU will not be given to private or foreign investors.
According to the plan submitted by the Ukrainian side, for the modernization of the GTS should be around three billion dollars. In the "Gazprom" has already stated they believe this amount greatly underestimated. According to the Russian side, the reconstruction will cost TCU approximately 30 billion dollars, transfer agency UNIAN. This compares with the price throughout the TCU, which in January, estimated by the Secretariat of President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko at 25 billion dollars.
In the European Commission noted that in the Ukrainian gas transmission system in the EU provided about 80 percent of gas supplies from Russia. Originally it was anticipated that Brussels will provide for the modernization of the TCU two billion euros on a pro bono basis, but then it was decided to provide funds in the form of a loan. Bet on it will be, according to preliminary data, LIBOR (interbank rate for loans on the London Stock Exchange), plus one percent.

B Iraq suicide bomber detonated a 25.

In Iraq, suicide bomber blew himself up at the funeral. At least 25 people were killed and about 50 injured, sends agency Reuters.

The incident occurred March 23 in the north-eastern province of Diyala (Diyala). No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

The police said that since the explosion occurred in the crowded crowd, the number of victims could rise.

Malaysia banned the two opposition newspapers.

Malaysia for three months, banned the printed newspaper "Suara Keadilan" and "Harakah", belonging to opposition parties, reported AFP.
According to the People's Justice Party (PKR), whose body is printed "Suara Keadilan", in a letter about the suspension of the Government newspaper, the reasons for the discontinuation of the publication is not identified. "We fear that this is just the beginning of the freedom of the press in the country," - said a member of PKR, adding that the party would continue to print "Suara Keadilan", despite the ban.
Secretary Panmalaziyskoy Islamic party (PAS), which belongs to "Harakah", stated the intention to parties to file a court appeal against the decision of the Government. "This violation of freedom of the press ... and yet another sign of a new wave of repression, which begins with the coming to power Najib Razak," - said the representative of PAS.
Najib Razak (Najib Razak) is currently the leader of the ruling party - United Malaysian National Organization (UMNO). He is expected to succeed Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) to exit after the UMNO, which begins March 24.
In the next few weeks in Malaysia as elections officials.
In the parliamentary elections in March 2008, the ruling coalition of the country for the first time since 1969, has been unable to dial the usual two-thirds of the seats in Parliament. In June the same year the People's Justice Party leader Anwar Ibrahim was accused of homosexuality is prohibited in Malaysia. In response, Anwar Ibrahim accused the government of Malaysia in fabricating the case against him to prevent the opposition come to power.

Benedict XVI urged African officials to take care of the poor.

   Pope Benedict XVI before completing his tour of Africa, urged African leaders to help the poor, reports March 23 AFP.
In his final speech at the airport of the capital Luanda, Angola, Benedict XVI said that caring for the needy segments of the population should be the main business officials. During his African tour a couple of Rome has repeatedly appealed to public servants with calls to root out corruption and poverty.
Also Benedict XVI during a farewell speech, expressed his condolences to the families of two dead and four injured in stampede at a stadium, which occurred before the speech of the Pope on the outskirts of Luanda on 22 March. Tens of thousands of people attracted to the stadium is the Pope, addressed to Christian youth.
The last visit of Benedict XVI was his first trip to Africa since the election of the Pope. The visit was timed to 500 anniversary of the spread of Christianity in this part of the African continent.
At the outset of the continuation of travel is under threat because of the scandal. Proiznosya it in Cameroon, the Pope said: "AIDS can not be won, condom distribution, which on the contrary, increase the problem." These remarks caused outrage public figures and politicians, both in Africa and many European countries.

Canada will create an oil company worth 43 billion dollars.

The Canadian oil company Suncor Energy has agreed to acquire its rival Petro-Canada, reported in the official press release, Suncor Energy. Approximate amount of the transaction amount to 17 billion Canadian dollars (14 billion U.S. dollars), with a total capitalization of a single company amounted to more than 43 billion dollars, it is noted on the website The Canadian Press. For comparison, the capitalization of Rosneft, the largest oil corporation in Russia, is slightly less than $ 50 billion.
The new company will operate under the brand name of Suncor. As a result of the merger of the assets will be the biggest party the energy market in Canada. According to Bloomberg, the deal between Suncor Energy and Petro-Canada has become the second largest in the world oil market since January 2007.
The exact amount of the transaction depends on the value of the company's shares on the market because it will be paid by it in securities. Under the agreement, holders of shares of Petro-Canada will receive 1.28 shares of combined company. In monetary terms, this 25 per cent more than the average value of Petro-Canada for the past 30 days.
Suncor Energy is the world's second producer of oil from oil sands. In January the company announced the first in the history of quarterly losses. Acquisition of Petro-Canada, one of the largest oil corporations of Canada, Suncor Energy will help reduce costs and reach new markets in North Africa and Latin America.

On the Australian coast jumped 80 whales and dolphins.

Monday, March 23, one of the deserted beaches in the south-west of Australia jumped about 80 whales and dolphins. On the mass suicide of marine mammals, reports Associated Press.
Dying dolphins and whales were discovered about seven am local time. The environmentalists, veterinarians, and help them try to save marine mammals, but almost 60 of them have already died. Animals severely wounded, and veterinarians are trying to give them at least minimal assistance before release into the ocean.
Over the past month, this is the second time such a mass suicide. First March on the coast of the island King jumped 194 whale and dolphin. Then managed to save about 54 whales and dolphins, five-afalin.
Marine mammals are often discarded on the shore in the vicinity of Australia and Tasmania. The exact cause of this phenomenon is unknown. As the factors that encourage the whales and dolphins in the suicide, called the pollution of ocean waters, magnetic storms, and even moon phases. In recent years, many experts are inclined to conclude that the strange behavior of animals is due to sonar, which are used warships during exercises. In August 2008 the UK Ministry of Defense acknowledged that eholokatsionnye devices have a negative impact on whales and dolphins, but a direct connection with their massive emissions of the shore had been found.

Israeli military accused of violating medical ethics.

The Israeli organization Physicians for Human Rights - Israel "(Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, PHR) IDF soldiers accused of violating medical ethics during an operation in the Gaza Strip in early 2009, Reuters reports .
In the report, PHR, circulated March 23, said that Israeli soldiers had not only failed to help the wounded, but also prevented Palestinian medical personnel. The human rights organization also refers to the data the World Health Organization, under which 16 medical doctors from Palestine during the execution of their duties have been killed by Israelis.
In addition, according to human rights, the Israeli army attacked the 34 medical institutions in Gaza, including eight hospitals.
PHR also claims that IDF soldiers did not allow civilians to evacuate the wounded and for a long time, left them without food and water.
January 19, PHR filed a lawsuit with a complaint against the Israeli soldiers. The Supreme Court dismissed the suit. According to human rights, investigate violations continues.
Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip continued to December 27, 2008 to 18 January 2009. The goal of IDF were Hamas militants, who fired on Israeli territory. During the operation, were killed over a thousand Palestinians, nearly five and a half thousand were injured.

Prevented a terrorist attack in Haifa tied to Hezbollah.

By the failed suicide bombing in Haifa involved terrorist organization, which supports Iran, writes the newspaper Haaretz, referring to a senior source in the leadership of the Palestinian Authority.
In particular, according to the interlocutor publication, a terrorist attack could be organized movement Hezbollah. He said that the authorities of the PNA have information that the terrorists of the movement tried to recruit members of Fatah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad to carry out a major attack inside Israel.
The bombing in Haifa was supposed to be revenge for the assassination in Damascus, the chief terrorist Hezbollah Imad Mugnie (Imad Mughniyeh) in February 2008. Islamist movements believed that this assassination is Israel.
Previously, responsibility for the preparation of a terrorist act has taken the organization, the Galilee Liberation Brigades. "
It was reported that the attack near the shopping center in Haifa has been prevented by the evening of March 21. Visitor to the shopping center security guard reported that the parked cars in a small explosion occurred. Security officer called the police, who found in the trunk of the Subaru nesrabotavshey huge amount of explosives and metal balls.
It turned out that one of the explosive device worked prematurely, while the other did not worked. Due to the fact that the clearance of virtually no time, the police has not utilized a special robot. Four sappers defused the bomb by hand for half an hour.
According to The Jerusalem Post, in the car was 100 kilograms of explosives. If it sdetonirovala, power of the explosion was equal to 15 suicide bombing. Destructive force of the explosion must have been to increase the many cars parked in the parking lot, because their fuel tanks could explode.

Interpol will search for kidnapped daughter of the French in Russia.

SyuzhetyPohischenie daughters and Frenchman Andre rossiyanki23.03.2009Trehletnyuyu Eliza would go InterpolRossiyskoe national bureau of Interpol in the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs had received a circular about the disappearance in France three years Andre Eliza, daughter of the French and Russians. That was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the representative offices Tatiana Trutnevu. A day before, on 22 March, the General Secretariat of Interpol has circulated among the participating countries, and these girls photo.
Eliza Andre was born in Moscow in 2005. Once in 2007, her parents divorced, the French court ruled that the girl should remain with his father, Jean-Michel Andre. For some time the girl was living in France, but then her mother, Irina Belenky, took Eliza to Russia, where the Court recognized the right of Russians to motherhood. In 2008, Andre's daughter moved to their home, followed by Belenky said of the abduction of girls and a Russian court issued a warrant for the arrest of her former husband.
March 20, in the French town of Arles, unknown father of Eliza Andre beat and kidnapped the girl. Jean-Michel suggested that a woman in a wig, which he saw among the kidnappers had been his ex-wife. Then came the information that the girl was taken to Russia via Switzerland, but Andre does not recognize the girl on the photo of the passport, sent the Swiss authorities.
Earlier, the head of the press center MIA Russia Oleg fir-wood said that Russian law does not recognize the abduction of a child so, if it commits one of the parents without the use of violence and the involvement of outsiders. According to him, if Belenkiy with Eliza found in Russia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs to notify the police of France, however, restrict the freedom of the mother would not.

On the border with China, North Korea detained an American journalist.

North Korean Soldiers detained an American journalist, reported AFP on 19 March, with reference to the South Korean newspaper Munhva Ilbo.
The journalist named Min (Ming) was captured on Tuesday on a riverbank Yalutszyan, which forms the border of North Korea and China. Source newspapers in the South Korean diplomatic circles said that the location of the journalist and the circumstances of her arrest were not established.
According to unconfirmed information, the U.S. government entered into negotiations with the DPRK on the release of the journalist.
Meanwhile, agency reports Reuters referring to South Korean television on the two detained soldiers DPRK journalist. According to this version, the two women worked in the American news agency, based in California. Journalist had been detained North Korean border guards on the territory of China after refused to obey the demand to stop shooting.
Relations between the U.S. and North Korea have worsened because of the ongoing North Korean testing of ballistic missile modifications Taepodong-2. March 12, the official Pyongyang announced its intention in early April to launch its first telecommunications satellite, but in Washington believe that it is military in nature.
March 17, U.S. State Department reported that the DPRK has refused to receive humanitarian aid from the United States.

Chavez ordered the military to take control of ports.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the military to take control of country's largest ports, located in the states, the governors who are in opposition to the central government. According to the Associated Press, these measures allows for the head of state last week passed a law to transfer the management of trunk roads, ports and airports to the federal government.
In his weekly address to the nation Chavez accused the governors that they are allowed to use on the territory of their state ports and airports to transport drugs.
The opposition, for its part, argues that the law would reduce revenues to the state that had previously been able to independently collect a fee for the use of hubs and set tariffs for the use of toll highways.
Venezuela is a federal state comprising 23 states. At last in November 2008 local elections in 17 states, won the supporters of Chavez. The opposition has succeeded in five states and the Federal District.
In February 2009 the country held a referendum, which resulted in the Head of State was allowed to re-post this unlimited number of times, thus opening the way to life Chávez presidency, because he enjoys broad support among the majority population.

Somali pirates fired on the Japanese ship.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo Somali20.03.2009V off the coast of the Gulf of Aden hijacked the Greek ship "Titan" off the coast of Somalia, pirates attacked a Japanese cargo ship, carrying cars. This is with reference to the government of Japan announced on Monday agency Associated Press.
As clarified in the Ministry of Transport of Japan, the pirates in two motor boats approached the ship "Dzhezmin Eys and fired several shots. The ship started to evade pursuit, and soon the attackers abandoned their plans, absconded from the scene. In the shelling "Dzhezmin Eys" none of the 18 crew was injured.
Cargo ship "Dzhezmin Eys, owned by the company Mitsui OSK Lines, should the port of the second largest city in Kenya - Mombasa. All 18 seamen on board, are citizens of the Philippines.
"Dzhezmin Eys" became the first Japanese ship attacked by Somali pirates in 2009. Last year, pirates attacked the Japanese ships were subjected to 12. Note that in early March, Japan sent to the coast of Somalia, the two warships to join an international operation against Somali pirates.

In the Tokyo airport when boarding a cargo plane crashed.

In Tokyo Narita International Airport (Narita) crashed cargo plane. This was on Monday reported Agence France-Presse.
According to the agency, the aircraft dropped during landing. Information about the victims as a result of the crash has yet been received.
It clarifies the Japanese edition of Japan Today, crashed plane belonged to American transportation company FedEx and flew from the Chinese city of Guangzhou. On board the aircraft, according to preliminary data, there were two people - the pilot and co-pilot.
At this time, the runway A, where the plane crashed, closed down.

Spain decided to withdraw its peacekeepers from Kosovo.

Spanish contingent of the peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) led by NATO will be withdrawn from the region in the coming months. As reported by AFP, said of the defense minister of Spain Carme Chacón (Carme Chacon).
As shown on the official site of KFOR, the Spanish contingent in Kosovo, with 637 people and assigned to an operational group, "the West", led by Italy. In the group also includes soldiers from Slovenia, Hungary and Romania.
Total in Kosovo under NATO command are 15,5 thousand troops from 34 countries. KFOR forces have been introduced in Kosovo in June 1999 in accordance with UN resolutions. Their task is to ensure stability and security in the region.
In February 2008, Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. Since then, the sovereignty of the ethnic Albanian Serbian region recognized 56 countries including the U.S. and most EU members.
Spain was one of the few EU members that refused to recognize the independence of Kosovo. Serbia, supported by Russia also announced the proclamation of Kosovo's independence illegal. In October 2008 the UN General Assembly at the request of Serbia, asked the International Court in The Hague to make an expert decision on the legitimacy of the proclamation of Kosovo's independence unilaterally. Hearing date has not yet been set.
January 21, 2009 Kosovo authorities announced the creation of his own army of two and a half thousand people. The formation was named "Kosovo Security Force."
Currently, security in Kosovo, NATO peacekeepers in addition to providing a police force within the EU mission (EULEX), which is the decision of the UN Security Council in November 2008 replaced the United Nations mission (UNMIK).

Chairman of the UN General Assembly, accused the U.S. of "demonizing" the leader of Iran.

President of the UN General Assembly Miguel d'Eskoto Brokmann has accused the U.S. government in the "demonization" of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reported Reuters.
"I think nobody doubts that Ahmadinejad made a villain. The United States has always engaged in" demonizing "of certain people and canonized the worst of dictators," - said d'Eskoto Brokmann named as examples of Chilean dictators Augusto Pinochet, Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and Nicaragua, Anastasio Somoza.
D'Eskoto Brokmann regretted the call Ahmadinejad "wipe Israel off the map", but added that "the words themselves do not kill" and recalled that Iran has passed three million Afghan refugees.
The representative of the U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mark Kornblau expressed bewilderment speech chairman Genasamblei: "It is hard to understand that he wants to tell his strange statements Mr. d'Eskoto.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caused resentment in Europe and the United States for its statements about Israel, a nuclear program, as well as the fact that raised doubts about the extent of extermination of Jews during the Second World War. March 13, U.S. President Barack Obama extended sanctions against Tehran, which include restrictions on trade and investment in Iran.
Miguel d'Eskoto Brokmann took over as chairman of the UN General Assembly in September 2008. At a meeting of the UN, he warmly welcomed the speech, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, than to have negative reactions, Ambassador of Israel.

At Sydney Airport assaulted bikers.

Sunday in a clash between two rival factions of bikers at the airport in Sydney, one person was killed, reportedly at BBC News.
Members of one group podkaraulili rivals soon after the latter withdrew from the aircraft. Deruschiesya used as weapons of metal bars. Fighting took place directly in the main terminal of domestic flights in front of other passengers, stressed agency Associated Press.
28-year-old man received severe head injuries died in hospital. Of the approximately 15 participants of the fight was able to detain the four, the rest escaped, some took advantage of a taxi. So far, no charges brought.
The authorities did not specify which members of groups involved in the fight, but the Australian media claimed that it was a Hell's Angels and Comancheros. The incident at Sydney airport could be another episode of the war biker gangs, which have already been set on fire club Hell's Angels, but a few people have been assassinated, adds AP.

In the office of Defense Minister of Austria found "bug".

In the office of Defense Minister of Austria Norbert Darabosa (Norbert Darabos) found eavesdropping devices, announced the publication Kourier with reference to the magazine Profil.

"Bug" was found in the telephone apparatus of the Press Secretary Dorobosa - Anvera Lang (Answer Lang). This occurred during the routine inspection in May 2008, however, aware of the incident was just now.

An investigation had not yielded any results. Meanwhile, as the publication of Die Presse, "bug" to put some of their own.

Norbert Darabos Socialists do not enjoy the location in the Ministry of Defense, has traditionally supported the conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP).

Particular rejection in the army is the fact that the defense minister at that time refused to perform services for ideological reasons.

Writes Die Presse, the installation of "bugs" are likely to face services. The publication draws attention to continuing for several years, tension between the military intelligence (HNA), supporting the People's Party, and the counter close to the socialists.

In the Dutch airport cargo vykatilsya for the runways.

In the Dutch Maastricht Aachen airport for runway vykatilsya cargo plane Boeing 747-400. That was reported by Associated Press.
According to The Aviation Herald, the aircraft after landing upersya into the ground with the nose landing gear wheel, which is set at 180 degrees for entry into the terminal. The crew was not injured. At the time, to eliminate the effects of the incident, all flights were canceled.
Liner company Cargolux, came from Kenya, landed at the airport the morning of March 17. Maastricht Aachen Airport is located 200 kilometers from Amsterdam.

Security prevented the Russian journalists to listen Lavrov at a forum in Brussels.

Russian journalists accompanying Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, was refused access to his presentation at an international forum in Brussels.
Security prevented the journalists to go to the hall, despite having accreditation. The reasons for refusal have not been explained, reports RIA Novosti. According to the agency, the organizers of the forum did not act or expression of journalists, nor the intervention of the Russian embassy diplomats.
Brussels forum organized by the Marshall Fund. Among the conference participants - heads of states, EU officials, parliamentarians, senators, academics, and influential media commentators.
This year's forum was attended by over 200 people, including European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and the head of the World Bank Robert Tsellik. Agency Interfax reported that Lavrov, speaking at a forum for the first time.
The main themes of the conference were the global financial crisis, climate change, energy security and civil liberties.

In London Airport evacuated the aircraft.

22 March at London's Gatwick airport was quickly evacuated the aircraft, a flight arrived from Dubai, reported CNN.
The police received information that on board ship is a suspicious object. Currently, the plane, which left all the passengers and crew members, experts examined explosive. Other details are not disclosed by police.
Because of the incident Gatwick as a measure predostrozhnosti was closed for some time, but has resumed his work. In response, some flights may be delayed, but the serious traffic problems have been identified.

The new season of Atlantic hurricanes will be softer previous.

In 2009, the Atlantic hurricane season will be at least a little bit softer than the previous one, handed channel CNN, referring to predictions of the specialists. As expected, the Atlantic have 13 tropical storms - such storms are a personal name - and 8 hurricanes.
The forecast for the hurricane season lasting from June through November, published by AccuWeather. Earlier in December, its predictions presented by specialists from the University of Colorado, the company WSI Corp. and the Center for the Study of the weather. These sources are predicted, respectively, 14 tropical storms and 7 hurricanes, 13 storms and hurricanes 7, 7 and 4 hurricane storms.
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season issued by one of the most severe of all time observation: the Atlantic, having 16 tropical storms and 8 hurricanes, five of which were particularly strong, which is reached by 3 points Saffira-Simpson scale (wind speed 50 meters per second and more). According to AccuWeather, the 2009 Four hurricane made U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast, and one of those hurricanes will be particularly powerful.

The IMF agreed to give Serbia three billion euros.

SyuzhetyAntikrizisnye loans MVF16.03.2009Serbiya asked the IMF an additional kreditMezhdunarodny Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to provide additional loans to Serbia in the total amount of three billion euros, although initially it was only about two billion euros (on to other news - two billion dollars). That was reported by AFP, referring to a statement by the Minister of Economy of Serbia Mladzhan Dinkicha (Mladjan Dinkic).
According to him, the IMF proposes to Serbia to receive two billion euros this year and another billion - in 2010-m. The final conditions of the loan will be known after the completion of all negotiations, which will last approximately 10 days. According to Dinkicha, the IMF may decide on a loan of Serbia has already 18-19 March, reported Radio Srbija.
March 16, reported that the Government of Serbia has started formal negotiations with the IMF for a major loan. These funds were to go to fight global financial crisis, which affected the Balkan countries. In particular, the GDP of Serbia in 2009 to grow only at 0,5-1 per cent, although earlier it was believed that this figure will increase by six percent.
In mid-January, the IMF has already disbursed a loan to Serbia, 530 million dollars. They went to the government program of support for the economy.
In a crisis the IMF has stepped up activities. This organization has provided loans for tens of billions of dollars to developing countries is significantly affected by the crisis. In particular, credits were Ukraine, Belarus, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia and other countries.

Tibetan monks were arrested for attacking police officers.

95 people were arrested on suspicion of attacking a police station in northwest China, the Associated Press reports, citing officials in the PRC.
In Saturday riots in the province of Qinghai, part of which is the historical borders of Tibet, was attended by several hundred people. On the number of victims had not reported.
March 22, police arrested six attacks in the area, yet 89 people have surrendered to authorities.
As mentioned, all but two of the detainees were monks from the nearby monastery at the Yellow River.
March 28 marks the 50 anniversary of the suppression of anti-rebellion in Tibet. In advance of that date, Chinese authorities have increased the number of troops in Tibet out of fear a new wave of unrest.

The Court made the site of The Guardian to remove the scandalous documents on bank Barclays.

British court ordered the administration of the website of the newspaper The Guardian to remove the free access of multiple documents bank Barclays. They were allegedly on the website of the newspaper, described the scheme of tax avoidance in which the bank could save millions of dollars.
Law firm Freshfields, which represents the interests of Barclays, insisted that they find themselves at the disposal of The Guardian documents are the property of the bank, and came to the journalists from the man who captured the trading illegally, in violation of nondisclosure agreements.
By not updated because the case took place late at night: the judge called the lawyer, The Guardian, and the conflict was discussed on the phone. Half an hour later, half the third night, the decision was taken, and the newspaper was required to remove the documents.
According to journalists, The Guardian, to come to them Securities Barclays pointed out, as a subsidiary of the bank, responsible for operations in the stock markets, had tried through the chain оффшоров razmestit16 billion dollars in U.S. debt. Under this scheme, Barclays was able to save on taxes is "hundreds of millions of pounds," argues The Guardian.
The documents were made available to journalists by a former employee of the bank. Representatives of The Guardian noted that filed the appeal the court's decision.

The military took control of seaports and airports in Venezuela.

Venezuelan army on Saturday took control of seaports and airports in the states, the governors who are in opposition to President Hugo Chávez, the Associated Press.

A few days ago, Chavez has accused the authorities of these states that they use ports and airports to transport drugs. The bill transfers all major transportation hubs under the control of federal authorities, was approved March 16, Venezuelan lawmakers.

The authorities of the opposition state government of Chavez, in turn, argue that the passage of transport units under the control of the federal government will lead to a drastic reduction in revenue for the state. Previously, local authorities may independently collect a fee for the use of hubs and set tariffs for the use of toll highways.

Venezuela - a federal state, which is composed of 23 states. As of March 2009, the governors of five states are in opposition to Chavez.

Victor Bout is a process linked to the war in South Ossetia.

SyuzhetyArest Buta10.03.2009Viktora of Victor Bout's request to release on bail
   Accused the U.S. arms trade Russian Viktor Bout said that it was directed against the political process. On this March 17, reports "Interfax".
"It seems that someone benefits in light of the recent situation that has happened over the last year in South Ossetia, the other conflicts that have, have now a point of tension and as it is warm," - explained Booth. He stressed that for the year consequently did not find any evidence of his involvement in illegal arms trade.
The businessman Viktor Bout was initiated by the American authorities arrested in Thailand in March 2008. U.S. law enforcement authorities believe a major arms dealer Bout. According to investigation, Booth led a trade, in particular, with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Also, a businessman accused of involvement in the conspiracy against the number of Americans. Bout denies all the charges, arguing that his arrest - a place for refusing to cooperate with American intelligence agencies.
Was there a legitimate arrest Russian, Thai court will decide March 18, 2009. In addition, 17-18 March, the court will consider the defense request to release his Butaw on bail. Then will begin consideration of the extradition of a businessman in the U.S. (formerly Thailand has refused to show self-accusations Bout).

In Haifa, prevented a major terrorist attack.

Israeli law enforcement agencies on Saturday prevented a major terrorist attack in the city of Haifa, said the newspaper Gaaretts "

Several explosive devices, large capacity, told the police, have been built into the car Subaru, parked near the shopping center. Visitors and staff of the shopping center were evacuated. Bombs defused arrived at the scene specialists explosive.

Responsibility for the preparation of a terrorist act has taken the organization of "Order of free people of Galilee." In March 2008 the group announced its involvement in the attack on a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem, which wounded at least 35 people.

The last major attack occurred in Haifa in October 2003, when the terrorist blew up a restaurant-smertnitsa "Maxim". Then killed 21 civilians, 48 people were injured. Responsibility for terkat assumed the Islamic Jihad.

In the stampede to the speech of the Pope in Angola killed two people.

Two people were killed in a stampede, resulting in the speech of Pope Benedict XVI in the capital of Angola, Reuters reports with reference to the Portuguese news agency Lusa. A further 18 people, according to AFP, received injuries of various degrees of severity.

Crowd came for 4.5 hours before the event with the participation of Benedict XVI on the entrance to the stadium on the outskirts of Luanda. Address by the Pope in front of a Christian youth attracted tens of thousands of people. Stampede victims were a man and a woman who died at the scene. Another 18 people were injured, the severity of which has not yet been clarified.

The capital of Angola, Benedict XVI has visited during his forthcoming visit to the African continent after he was elected head of the Roman Catholic Church. In Luanda, Pope took part in events commemorating the 500 anniversary of the spread of Christianity in this region of Africa.

Maniac Frittsl fully admitted his guilt.

Continuing: The Court advised Frittslya submit to a psychiatric clinic
SyuzhetyManyak of Amshtettena18.03.2009Yozef Frittsl guilty on all punktamAvstriets Joseph Frittsl, which blamed for the ongoing 24-year abuse of daughter, mother and her children, pleaded guilty on all counts of the accusation against him. This was reported in the broadcast television channel CNN. On Wednesday, March 18, is the third meeting on the case Frittslya.
Recall earlier the defendant admitted guilt in rape, incest and unlawful deprivation of freedom, rejecting the allegations of slavery, abuse and murder. The latter accusation is more serious: if Frittslya found guilty on this point, he faces life imprisonment.
Also, the defendant faces 20 years for slavery, 15 years for rape and a year in prison for incest.
According to the investigation, Joseph Frittsl, who is now 73 years, in 1984, shut its 18-year-old daughter Elisabeth in the cellar of his house and kept there for 24 years, regularly raping. During this time a woman gave birth to a father of seven children.
One infant died shortly after birth because they did not receive necessary medical care. This gave the prosecutor an opportunity to put forward against Frittslya charged with murder. In addition, he left locked in the basement of another three children born to Elizabeth. These children grew up under the ground and never saw the light and, thus, also become victims of abuse by the perpetrator of their mothers.
Another three children Frittsl took Elizabeth and grow at his home.
Maniac was arrested in April 2008, the trial began on 16 March 2009. At past meetings Frittsl already given their testimony, in particular, told the court about his difficult childhood and his mother, who taunted him.
In addition, the jury heard the testimony of Elizabeth Frittsl. The woman herself was not present in the courtroom, and there was shown a video of her treatment.
As the channel Sky News, on Wednesday to make the process psychoanalyst Heidi Kastner (Heidi Kastner), who worked with the defendant after his arrest. We know that physicians have recognized Frittslya attributable and capable to stand trial, although he found some deviations in the psyche. According to the channel, as prepared by Dr. Kastner report states that the defendant is an "emotional volcano."

In Barcelona, students are assaulted by the police.

In Barcelona clashes between police and protesting students, said AP. According to officials, five police officers were injured, three demonstrators were arrested.
Spanish students participate in protests across the country in connection with plans by the Government to undertake educational reform. In particular, the authorities intend to reduce the duration of the first cycle, leaving the same number of training courses. Students argue that the increased workload will not allow them to combine work and study.
Proponents of reform argue that the new educational system will allow Spanish students to more easily find work in other EU countries. The protesters believe that the price of this training will be the disappearance of "unprofitable" specialties in many universities. Meetings of students in Spain are already a few months.

The Prime Minister of Hungary withdraws from service.

Prime Minister of Hungary Ferenc Dyurchan announced his intention to resign. According to the Associated Press, Prime explained its decision so that the public is angry his government. He also added that he considered it a hindrance to further economic and social reforms.
It is noted that on his upcoming resignation Dyurchan told on Saturday, March 21, speaking at the congress of the Hungarian Socialist Party, which he heads. The Hungarian Parliament will be officially informed that the Prime Minister, resigned on Monday, March 23.
AP said that Hungary strongly affected by the global financial crisis, in particular, had to ask the IMF 25 billion dollars to support its economy.
March 15, in Budapest, was anti-government demonstrations, which was attended by several thousand people. The protesters tried to break through to the parliament building, the protest led to clashes with the police and the pogroms. Ferents Dyurchal is the Prime Minister of Hungary since 2004.

North Korea has opened its border with South Korea.

March 17, the DPRK has opened the border to the citizens of South Korea, working on joint ventures in the North Korean border Kaesong, were able to get to work, sends agency Associated Press.

North Korea has unilaterally closed the border after 9 March to protest against the start of joint US-South Korean military exercises, which will last until March 20.

This led to a major industrial area in Kaesong, where more than 80 companies, organized with the participation of the South Korean capital, has suspended work.

South Korea delivers on raw materials companies, the production is organized with the close involvement of South Korean managers and professionals. This complex in Kaesong employs 38 thousand citizens of the DPRK.

Recall that the DPRK in the past more than once increases throughput mode, or completely closed the border to exert political pressure on Seoul. Nevertheless, the border and then opened, as the companies in Kaesong an important section of North Korean earnings.

Today's worsening relations between the north and the south linked to Pyongyang's intention to carry out in early April launch of the telecommunications satellite. In South Korea, the U.S. and Japan do not exclude that there actually may be a test of new ballistic missiles. Japan and the United States threatened to shoot her.

In response, the DPRK said that the attempt to shoot down a satellite to be seen as a declaration of war. To a large extent, given rise to growing tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul have joint military exercises of South Korea and the United States. North Korea has accused Barack Obama in the preparation of aggression.

In January, North Korea canceled the peace agreement with the South and led his army on high alert. In addition, Pyongyang said that does not guarantee the safety of South Korean passenger aircraft, the air trapped near the boundaries of the DPRK.

The prosecutor asked for the Austrian maniac "maximum penalty".

SyuzhetyManyak of Amshtettena18.03.2009Doch Frittslya came to trial ottsomProkuror leading cause of Austrian maniac Josef Frittslya, Thursday, March 19, asked the court to sentence the defendant to demand a "maximum penalty" . Reported AFP. If the court will satisfy this requirement, the Frittsl be sentenced to life imprisonment.
According to the Associated Press, the jury had already received a list of questions to which they must respond. Having listened to the final statement the prosecutor and defense counsel, the panel removed for the verdict. Anticipated that the verdict and sentence will be handed down March 19 in the afternoon.
The trial of 73-year-old Joseph Frittslem who locked daughter in the basement of their home and raped her for 24 years, began on 16 March 2009. During the three meetings held on the jury heard the testimony of the defendant, expert opinion and testimony of the victim - the daughter of Elizabeth maniac.
Initially, it was reported that the victim did not appear in court, as afraid to meet again with his father, so her testimony was recorded on video. Nevertheless, on the third day of hearings in the press information that Elizabeth Frittsl still came. It is from this circumstance that reporters tied by the fact that the defendant initially resenting the most serious of the charges against him, fully admitted his guilt.
The accusation against Josef Frittslya includes six paragraphs: rape, incest, unlawful imprisonment, child abuse, slavery and murder. The latter accusation is very serious and provides a penalty of life imprisonment.
How to install a consequence, Elizabeth Frittsl, now 43, was locked in the cellar under the house of his family from 1984 to 2008. During this time she gave birth to a father of seven children, three of whom lived with her in the basement and never went to the surface. Another child died shortly after birth. The prosecution pointed out that the baby, who was one of two twins born to Elizabeth, was in need of medical assistance and did not receive it due to the fault Frittslya. The death of the child allowed to include in the charges and murder.
Another three children Frittsl away from the basement and grow along with his wife - the mother of Elizabeth. Maniac managed to convince the wife that their daughter had gone to a religious sect, and from time to time, throw him born her children.

At Melbourne airport the plane hit the tail on takeoff.

To Melbourne Airport was an emergency situation with the passenger aircraft of Emirates, which was supposed to fly to Dubai. As the AFP, referring to the Australian authorities, the Airbus A340 with 225 passengers on board at take-off hit the tail on the runway paving. After that, the plane was forced to make an emergency landing.
After the attack on the asphalt Airbus took off and circled over the airport 30-45 minutes, dropping fuel. Then the plane sat safely. According to the Associated Press, in the cockpit, there was haze.
None of those on board the A340 are not hurt. Passengers described the plane that they were very scared. According to one of the passengers, all the time before landing on the board maintained an unusual silence.
Commenting on the event, a representative of Melbourne airport explained that the plane went down too sharply on takeoff. Representatives of the airline Emirates (UAE), in turn, said that will investigate the incident. Also reports that all passengers affected Airbus were given a hotel and tickets for other flights.

North Korea promised to restore telephone service in South Korea.

North Korean authorities have promised to restore telephone service in South Korea the day on 21 March, AFP reported with reference to the representative of the DPRK government.
Communication on a single telephone line between the countries was interrupted on 9 March with the start of joint military exercises in south Korea and the United States. Earlier, North Korea opened its border with South Korea also closed in protest against the exercises.
After it became aware of the steps taken by Pyongyang to exercise, Seoul asked the neighbor immediately to cancel. South Korea referred to the agreement in force between the countries, which have been unilaterally abrogated by North Korea in January 2009.
Faulty telephone communications influenced the work of joint ventures in the North Korean border area of Kaesong. The government of South Korea could not get permission to enter their workers to the territory of the enterprises, so as not to contact authorities in the North. In Kaesong, there are more than 80 industrial enterprises.

Command of NATO in Europe, headed by Admiral James Stavridis.

U.S. administration chose the Navy, Admiral James Stavridisa (James G. Stavridis) for the post of commander of NATO forces in Europe, reported Reuters. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called a number of American soldiers who will occupy senior positions in the first years of presidency Barak Obama.
Head the U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Robert Willard (Robert Willard), who now commanded the Pacific fleet. Gates also announced that it would recommend that the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and his deputy, Marine Corps General James Cartwright (James Cartwright) to a new two-year term in office.
Stavridis, who now heads the U.S. Southern Command, responsible for operations in Latin America, will become the supreme commander of the combined armed forces of NATO in Europe - this position has always been an American officer of four generals. Stavridis will be the first military seamen at this prestigious location, which currently occupies the land forces, General John Kreddok (John Craddock). Current location Stavridisa get the Air Force, Lieutenant-General Douglas Fraser (Douglas Fraser).
Admiral Stavridisu to lead the European Command, NATO, while the Alliance is prepared to continue growing the campaign in Afghanistan. U.S. audits of its Afghan policy and in addition to sending in the troubled country of military reinforcements intend to develop a national civil institutions. One of the factors of choice Stavridisa - his experience working with civil authorities of foreign countries.
As reported Thursday in the newspaper The New York Times, in the Obama administration decided to increase significantly the number of national security forces in Afghanistan to help fill the lack of formal influence in Kabul and improve stability in the country. It is anticipated that the number of Afghan police and military would be increased to 400 thousand people - is more than twice larger than now.

In the Gulf of Aden pirates seized a Greek ship.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali19.03.2009Somaliyskie fishermen seized an Iranian ship the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia seized a Greek ship with 24 crew members on board, said on the night of Friday, RIA Novosti with reference to the Ministry of Merchant Navy Greece.

The ship "Titan", the Greek-owned company, and walk under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was carrying a cargo of iron in South Korea from one of the Black Sea ports, the interlocutors told RIA Novosti. No details of the accident has not yet been clarified.

The composition of the crew of the ship, caught in the mercy of the pirates is a Ukrainian citizen, and three Greek citizens - the captain, first officer and engineer. The nationality of the remaining 20 crew members have not yet been clarified, but it is known that the Russians do not see.

As of mid-March 2009 Somali pirates detained at least 15 vessels belonging to different countries for which they expect to receive a ransom. For the Saudi tanker Sirius Star, captured Nov. 15, 2008, the pirates received a ransom of 3 million U.S. dollars. For the captured Sept. 25, 2008 ship "Faina", carrying the Ukrainian weapons, the pirates got 3.2 million dollars.

In response to a sharp increase in the number of pirate attacks, the UN Security Council in 2008 allowed foreign warships to patrol Somali waters in 2008. Gulf of Aden patrol ships of NATO countries - EU members, as well as Russia.

Israel has arrested ten leaders of Hamas.

Israeli security forces arrested in the West Bank ten members of the radical Islamic vision of Hamas, including four deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Palestinian Authority, transmit agency AFP.

According to Israeli intelligence agents arrested were leaders of Hamas in the West Bank and to strengthen and circulate the presence of Islamists in Judea and Samaria.

However, The Jerusalem Post notes that arrests of Hamas members were followed immediately after the failure of negotiations for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, seized by Hamas as far back as 2006. The publication does not exclude, thus, Israel is trying to exert pressure on Hamas.

Recall that Hamas controls the Gaza Strip, the power which hamasovtsy captured during the summer of 2007, drove out the representatives of Fatah, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

In early 2009, Israel held the Gaza Strip on 22-day military operation "Cast lead" to eliminate militant Hamas fired rockets into Israeli territory "Qassam". As a result of the operation were killed 1330 Palestinians, 5450 more were injured.

The reactor was an American nuclear submarine is not affected by collisions with landing ship.

Reactor U.S. nuclear submarine "Hartford" (USS Hartford (SSN 768)) is not affected by the collision with the dock landing ship, "New Orleans" (USS New Orleans (LPD 18) ). This was stated by the 5 th U.S. Navy, his words refer AP.
The incident occurred about an hour the night of March 20, Ormuzskom Strait that separates the Arabian Peninsula from Iran. Submarine and the ship went into port and were moving in one direction.
The collision slightly wounded 15 seamen submarine, none of the crew of the ship was hurt. Reported that the fuel tank to New Orleans "won the damage resulted from the 95 thousand liters of fuel.
We ship and submarine sent to the port, where experts will assess their damage and begin repairs. The representative of the United States Navy, for reasons of secrecy, refused to say where it is moving "Hartford" and "New Orleans". The circumstances of the collision were investigated.
The submarine is based in Grotone, Connecticut, and the ship - in San Diego, California, said the representative of the 5 th Fleet.

Austrian authorities have refused to judge from the United States expelled a former concentration camp guard.

Deportee from the USA to Austria Yoshiasha Kumpfa, who served during World War II guards in Nazi concentration camps, would not be prosecuted. On this March 20, Reuters reports with reference to the Minister of Justice of Austria.
Recall that a 83-year-old Kumpf was deported from the U.S. to Austria on 19 March. It was agreed to be deported after the U.S. authorities became aware that in the past, he was in the SS and served in the Nazi concentration camps - Sachsenhausen in Germany and Travnik in Poland. A native of Serbia, Kumpf admitted that while working in Travnik was involved in the shooting 8 thousand Jews (including about 400 children) in 1943.
Kumpf explained that his duties included supervision of the victims: he said he was especially careful to watch for those who looked "half-" or "still twitch." In addition, he had to shoot them if they tried to escape.
After the war, Kumpf moved to Austria, and in 1956 moved to the USA, and received U.S. citizenship. In 2005, the U.S. government learned the details biography Kumpfa, stripped of his citizenship and decided to deport from the country. On the choice of a former member of SS were proposed by Austria, Serbia and Germany.
According to the Austrian Minister of Justice, Liberty, Katarina (Katharina Swoboda), prior to deportation, official Vienna informed the American side that would not be able to present Kumpfu charges. Thus, according to Austrian law, statute of limitations on crimes committed by the former guards of concentration, had expired. "We previously had notified the U.S. about this. We really can not judge him," - said Svoboda.
The Austrian authorities also stress that Kumpfu was less than 20 years old when he participated in killing Jews. In addition Liberty said that the prosecution of a former member of SS in Austria it is not possible also because he committed the crimes on the territory of another country. Moreover, Kumpf can not be convicted under the laws of Austria, as has never been a citizen of the European state.
Currently Kumpf has no nationality and is in Austria to the status of an illegal immigrant. However, until such time as he was not extradited to another country, he must uninterrupted located on the territory of Austria.

In Australia, a former judge sat down for perjury.

Former Judge High Court of Australia was sentenced to three years in prison for perjury. Millionaires and human rights activist Marcus Eynfeld (Marcus Einfeld) was the trip when he tried to challenge the fines issued for speeding, the agency DPA.
Police in Sydney recorded the video speeding car Eynfelda in January 2006. But the former judge had decided to challenge issued him a fine of 77 Australian dollars (about U.S. $ 50) and has a court.
First, he declared that behind the wheel of his car was Professor Teresa Brennon. However, it soon became clear that she died in Florida in a car accident in 2003. After this Eynfeld said that was referring to another woman, who was also a professor named Brennon, also died in the United States after returning from Australia.
Later Eynfeld once again replaced the testimony, saying that he could not accurately determine who governs his machine, but his own at this time in Sydney was not. However, my credit card statement showed that this information does not correspond to reality.
The latest attempt to prove their rightness Eynfelda was a reference to his 94-year-old mother who was allegedly able to confirm that at a time when the breach was detected, he drove her car. As a result, nearly two-year process all the arguments Eynfelda been refuted in court. Eventually he confessed to false testimony, intentionally deceived the introduction of justice and in violation of the oath.
Markus Eynfeld was the founder and president of the Australian Commission on Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, and in the past by representatives of Australia to the UN Commission on Human Rights. According to the court, a petition for early release may be filed no earlier than two years.

Off the coast of Iran faced an American submarine and amphibious ship.

In Ormuzskom Strait that separates the Arabian Peninsula from Iran, found the submarine and amphibious USS. As a result of the accident were slightly injured 15 U.S. sailors, reports AFP.
As told journalists in commanding the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, the incident occurred on the night of 19 to 20 March. Submarine collided "Hartford" (USS Hartford (SSN 768)) and a landing ship dock, "New Orleans" (USS New Orleans (LPD 18)). Injuries were only sailors aboard submarines, none of the crew of the ship was not injured, said AP.
About that, due to which the accident occurred, the information yet. How badly damaged in a collision and the submarine boat, also not reported. We know only that "New Orleans' fractured the fuel tank, but the ship remains afloat.
"Hartford" and "New Orleans" are part of the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, stationed in Bahrain. U.S. warships carrying out regular patrols the region.

Netanyahu gave two more weeks to form a coalition.

Israeli President Shimon Peres gave a further two weeks, the designated, but not entered in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a coalition government. Reported AFP.
28-day period allowed Netanyahu to create a coalition, to expire March 20. In this regard, the Prime asked to give him more time. This procedure is provided by Israeli law.
According to the AFP, during these two weeks, Netanyahu, leader of the right Likud party, will try to convince the left party "Labor" of Ehud Barak to join the coalition. Currently, the coalition with the Likud Party forms a right-wing Avigdor Lieberman "Our home - Israel."
Initially, Netanyahu had planned to form a new cabinet with the Likud, Labor and the centrist party, Tzipi Livni, "Kadima". At the February 10 elections held in the Knesset "Kadima" won first place (getting 28 seats in parliament), "Likud" - the second (27).
Livni had a good chance of being appointed the new prime minister, but on 20 February Perez preferred Netanyahu. Negotiations on forming a coalition with the "Kadima" failed. However, despite the disagreements, the parties agreed to continue negotiations. The next round is scheduled for 21 March.

The court rejected the immunity of the civilian investigators "Abu Ghraib".

District Court of Virginia rejected a Pentagon contractor company CACI International Inc. to provide immunity from prosecution on charges of torture in Iraqi prison Abu Ghraib ", the Associated Press.
The decision will allow the four former prisoners who were released without charge, to begin legal proceedings against the company, civilian specialists who were employed by investigators under contract with the U.S. Army. Former inmates accused CACI employees of torture and harassment of detainees in the prison investigation.
CACI lawyers insisted that the employees performed their duties in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. government. Moreover, in their opinion, the court did not have all the necessary information to make objective decisions, as part of documents and testimonies related to state secrets, and the other part of the "hidden in the fog of war."
Federal Judge Gerald Bruce Lee (Gerald Bruce Lee) has decided that CACI has not provided any evidence that the practice of ill-treatment of prisoners was imposed on its staff to the leadership of the Pentagon. In the case of providing such evidence, the court could decide the case in favor of the company, he said.
World izvestnosttyurma "Abu Ghraib" acquired in 2004, after publication in the media photographs of abuse of American troops on prisoners. The investigation and subsequent trials, many soldiers have been convicted and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.
The charges were brought and then against the civilian specialists working in the jail under contract, including investigators and against CACI. But then the company's lawyers failed to prove their innocence, none of the civilians had not been convicted.
Attempts to prosecute members of CACI does not expire until now: in one trial only city of Alexandria, Va., dozens of pending cases against the company's specialists, who are accused of multiple crimes while working overseas. In addition to the case of participation in torture, the company still needs to be protected from allegations of fraud in numerous human rights violations in the hiring of foreign workers in the sexual harassment to management hired to work abroad for women.
The company CACI employs about 12 thousand people, it provides services in the field of security and intelligence agencies in the formulation and implementation of activities to combat terrorism. About 70 percent of employees have access to state secrets.

The journalists took refuge victims of a maniac Frittslya.

KommentariiObyknovennoe chudovische19.03.2009Vynesen sentence Austrian maniac Josef FrittslyuSyuzhetyManyak of Amshtettena19.03.2009Yozef Frittsl sentenced to life zaklyucheniyuAvstriyskim journalists managed to find the current place of residence of Elizabeth Frittsl - victims of their mother's father-maniac. According to one British television channel Sky News, the woman lives in a village in Upper Austria, where her every day trying to track down the photo.
Elizabeth Frittsl that 24 years spent in the cellar under the house of his family, was placed under enhanced protection immediately after his release from captivity. Last year, during gotorogo continued investigation in respect of his father, zapershego a girl under the ground, she never appeared in public and did not speak with reporters in the press does not appear any of her latest photos (only made in his youth, before the abduction).
Together with Elizabeth Frittsl protection authorities took custody of six of her children, whom she gave birth in the basement of his father-rapist. Reported that all of them changed their last name and was taken away from their native Amshtettena, located in Lower Austria.
In addition, the government asked the media not to look for victims of a maniac and do not disturb them: analyst believes that the publication of photographs Elizabeth and children can make it impossible for them to adapt to normal life.
Born Amshtettena Elizabeth Frittsl was locked in the cellar of his father Joseph Frittslem in 1984, when she was 18 years old. While in confinement, a woman gave birth to seven children of a maniac, one of whom died in infancy, are not receiving adequate medical care.
Three children Elizabeth - daughter Kerstin and sons Stefan and Felix - were living in the basement with her. At the time of liberation in April 2008 they were 19, 18 and 5 years respectively. Another three children - Lisa, Monika and Alexander - Frittsl away from the basement and brought up himself. They were at the time of the reunification of families was 16, 14 and 12 years respectively.
Sentence Frittslyu Joseph, who was found guilty on six counts, including slavery, rape and murder, was sentenced March 19, 2009. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to serve their sentence in prison for mentally ill offenders.

Madagascar's new president has dissolved parliament.

SyuzhetyPolitichesky crisis in the Madagaskare18.03.2009Konstitutsionny Court upheld the authority's new prezidentaKommentariiSkryty perevorot18.03.2009Armiya Madagascar changed presidential leader oppozitsiiNovy Andri Razhuelina President of Madagascar (Andry Rajoelina), came to power by force with the help of the army, 19 March Madagascar dissolved Parliament: National Assembly and the Senate, sends agency AFP.

The powers of Parliament, according to Razhueliny will be transferred to the interim administration, which should control the country's transition to democracy. Earlier Razhuelina stated that the transitional period may last up to two years.

Andri Razhueline to appoint 12 ministers a new transitional government, including the identification of a new Minister of Defense. It is possible that they may become one of the commanders of military units, supported Razhuelinu against the previous president, Mark Ravalumanananoy.

The political crisis in Madagascar, due to opposition to the former mayor of the capital Antananarivo Adnri Razhueliny and President Marc Ravalomanana (Marc Ravalomanana), lasted about two months. The victims of the mass of statements of opposition, leading to the pogroms and the clash with the police, more than 130 people.

March 8, against the president by the soldiers and officers of one of the garrison, located on the outskirts of the capital. The leader of the rebels has been chosen head of the General Staff. March 13, entered the military in Antananarivo tanks, and March 16, had stormed the presidential residence. March 17, Marc Ravalomanana has resigned and handed power military directory, but that in turn was forced to cede power Andri Razhueline. On the same day, the Constitutional Court confirmed the authority of the new head of state.

Insulted the spiritual leader of the Iranian blogger has died in prison.

In Iran Evin prison, died in suspicious circumstances, 29-year-old blogger Omid World Sayafi, who was sentenced to imprisonment for insulting the Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Sayafi Cause of death has not yet been established, although the prison administration argues that the blogger committed suicide, reported AFP.
Counsel bloggers demanded "an immediate autopsy and investigation into the death of his client. The lawyer added that shortly before his death Sayafi fellow bloggers called him and told that he offended the young man Khamenei slow heartbeat, but in the infirmary felt that simulates a prisoner unwell.
Omid Sayafi Mir was taken into custody for insulting Khamenei in April 2008, but after a month-plus he was released on bail. Re-arrest and arrest bloggers have taken place in early 2009. The prosecution considered that in their records Sayafi caused insulting Ayatollah of Iran, and was sentenced in February 2009 to 30 months in prison. Sayafi also planned to try to insult Islam.

In the Netherlands arrested an accomplice of the fortunate escape of the offender.

KommentariiEgo great Greek pobeg24.02.2009Znamenity offender a second time escaped from prison in the Netherlands arrested vertoletePolitsiya Albanian Panadzhiota Pope (Panagiot Papa), wanted by authorities in Greece on suspicion of complicity in the escape of Greek bank robber Vasilisa Paleokostasa and Albanians Alketa Ritsaya in 2006. That was reported by Associated Press.
According to the prosecutor's office in Amsterdam Ruth Gorissen, arrested will be extradited to Greece.
In June 2006, Paleokostas and convicted of murder escaped from jail Ritsay Athens by helicopter, which took them directly to the prison yard and delivered to the cemetery are nearby. There fugitives sat on a motorcycle and fled.
Police managed to catch Ritsaya in three months, and Paleokostasa - only in August 2008. The organizer of the escape was found brother Vasilisa Paleokostasa - Nikos soon arrested.
February 22, 2009 Vassilis Paleokostas and Alket Ritsay carried the second escape from prison using a helicopter. Prison guards opened fire on a helicopter, but the criminals managed to escape again. The two are wanted.

The IMF promised to collapse the economies of developed countries.

KommentariiVsemirny pessimizm09.03.2009Mirovoy largest economy predicted recession since the Second World voynyMirovaya economy in 2009 will decline by 0,5-1 per cent and heavier will have all developed countries, which can be recorded, this collapse GDP. This is the conclusion reached by the International Monetary Fund, released its next forecast in anticipation of the summit of "Big twenty" (G20).
According to the IMF, the U.S. economy in 2009 will decline by 2.6 per cent, while the euro - on 3,2 percent. Even more affected Japan, where GDP decreased by 5.8 per cent. At the same time in 2010 in the U.S. would fund projected, growth in 0.2 per cent, while in the euro area - at 0.1 percent. Japan will continue to decline, which amounted to 0.2 per cent.
In developing countries, according to the IMF, will be recorded economic growth at an average rate of 1,5-2,5 per cent. It is through this world GDP to avoid a significant collapse.
The IMF Report notes that while experts Fund data is not prepared for all regions and countries of the world. The final forecast will be ready by April 22.
The IMF acknowledged that the global economy is in recession, in January 2009. It was expected that the pace of the fall in GDP for the year will be worse over the past 60 years. With this agreement, and the World Bank, which, however, has not yet made specific predictions, noting only that the recession in the global economy still is.
IMF projections are needed to fund specialists to understand what regions are most in need of financial support. Most affected countries in the IMF has already begun to provide loans. In particular, funds from international organizations have been Iceland, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Hungary and several other states.

Near the residence of U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador crashed aircraft.

In the capital of Ecuador, near the residence of the Ambassador of the United States has fallen military aircraft, announced on Thursday evening, Reuters. When the plane start falling from the roof of one of houses and then crashed into standing beside a building.

Killed three people on board the aircraft, and another person on the ground, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ecuador, Javier Ponce (Javier Ponce). According to him, the aircraft manufactured by Beechcraft served a training flight.

Representatives of the American diplomatic mission in Ecuador reported that the ambassador and other diplomats as a result of the collapse of the plane were not injured. At what distance from the residence of the Ambassador of the plane fell, they did not specify.

In September 2008, at the airport of Quito in a thick fog to exit the runway the plane local airlines on board were 62 people. None of the passengers and crew members while not seriously hurt.

South Africa refused to recognize the new president of Madagascar.

SyuzhetyPolitichesky crisis in the Madagaskare19.03.2009Novy President of Madagascar Madagascar dissolved parlamentKommentariiSkryty perevorot18.03.2009Armiya changed presidential leader oppozitsiiVlasti South Africa refused to recognize the new president of Madagascar Andri Razhuelinu, who came to power in a coup. Representatives of South Africa for a mini-summit in Swaziland called for the African Union and the international community to support this decision and to demand the restoration of "democratic and constitutional government" in Madagascar, reports AP.
Did the other countries to follow the example of South Africa, has not yet been clarified. Representatives of the United States has called a coup in Madagascar "undemocratic transfer of power" and expressed a sincere concern, but high-profile applications do not become.
After the last several months, the confrontation between Razhuelinoy and then served as President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana, the army intervened in the conflict. March 16, Madagascar military seized the presidential palace in the capital city of Antananarivo, and then demanded the resignation of the president. Ravalomanana has agreed to step down the powers of the President.
Although the military originally created the appearance of neutrality, as a result of March 17, the army leadership to hand over power to opposition Razhueline. The Constitutional Court confirmed the authority of the new head of state on the same day.
The political crisis in Madagascar last about two months. The conflict between Ravalomanana and Razhuelinoy accompanied by riots and clashes with police. The victims of the clashes were a total of more than 130 people.

The police detained 300 participants in the protest in Paris.

French police had been forced to use tear gas against demonstrators, held on 19 March in Paris, reports AFP.

After completion of the protest, held in Paris as part of the March 19 general strike in France, several hundred demonstrators pelted police with stones began to burn and waste containers on the streets surrounding the Square Nation. In a clash with demonstrators injured varying degrees of severity were nine police officers. Around 300 participants of the protest action were arrested, 49 will be charged, said police.

Clashes with the police and the protest ended in Toulouse. In order to disperse groups of demonstrators throwing bottles at police, law enforcement officers with rubber batons. In Toulouse, injured a policeman. The number of detained demonstrators not specified.

According to the authorities in a nationwide strike, which took place throughout France, was attended by about 1,2 million people. Representatives of trade unions organized a protest, claiming that it was attended by at least 3 million people in France. The demonstrators demanded that President Nicolas Sarkozy to review the anti-crisis program of government to increase wages and to stop the reduction of civil servants.

In Europe, forbid selling conventional bulbs.

The European Commission approved a plan under which the ordinary incandescent lamps will be gradually replaced with energy-saving, reports Deutsche Welle.
The first - in September 2009 - will be removed from the sale of 100-watt "light bulb Ilyich." Since 2010, followed by 75-watt bulbs. By the year 2012 on the shelves of European stores will not remain a single conventional light bulb.
According to EU plans, the traditional incandescent lamps will be replaced by energy saving lamps, which consume 75 percent less electricity.
Such a ban has already been approved in other countries. For example, in New Zealand, ordinary light bulbs will disappear from sale in October 2009. In the U.S. law on the replacement of traditional incandescent lamps had been signed in late 2007. As expected, these bulbs will disappear completely from U.S. stores by 2014.

Greenpeace found the St. Petersburg port of nuclear waste.

   The environmental organization Greenpeace on March 19 announced that in St. Petersburg on March 18 came the German ship "Shouvenbank" with a cargo of nuclear waste on board.
According to Greenpeace, the ship was brought to Russia otvalnogo 1250 tons of uranium hexafluoride (a by-product of uranium enrichment, yet almost never used). These residues belong to one of the German factories European consortium URENCO. Ecologists have become aware that in the near future goods "Shouvenbanka will be transported through residential areas of the business" Isotope ", located in the village Kapitolovo the Leningrad region. There uvezut waste for recycling in Siberia.
Greenpeace intends shortly to the General Prosecutor's Office, a statement on the smuggling of uranium to Russia. Defenders of Nature claim that in Russia at present imported approximately 100 thousand tons of depleted uranium hexafluoride from Western Europe. Although originally argued that the uranium in Russia to bring doobogaschenie back from the RF out is not more than 10 percent of raw materials.
According to the agency "Interfax", recently the head of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko announced that Russia would not once again extend the duration of contracts for the importation of uranium hexafluoride from Europe.

Osama bin Laden called for the overthrow of the president of Somalia.

On the Internet audio leader of al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden called for the overthrow of Somali President Ahmed Sharif, said AFP.
"The Sheikh Sharif ... as an Arab heads of enemies," - declared a terrorist. His call for bin Laden addressed "fighters of Somalia."
This is the second appeal bin Laden, appeared in the last week. March 14, "terrorist number one" declared "holy war" for the office of the Palestinian Authority, Israel, and accused some leaders of Arab countries, a moderate position in the Palestinian conflict, in collusion with Israel and Europe against Muslims.
Since 2006, Somalia has started a wave of clashes between the Islamist group, "The Union of Islamic Courts and the warlords' Counter-Terrorism Alliance for the Restoration of Peace". In October the same year, after the Islamists seized power in a country on the side of the field commanders made Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia. The Ethiopian army invaded Somalia capital Mogadishu and restored the rule of pro-Western President of Somalia, Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed.
December 24, 2008 Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed was removed from office by the impeachment procedure. After his retirement in the country once again began a clash between Islamists and the government.
In January 2009, was elected president of Somalia, Sharif Ahmed, former chairman of the Union of Islamic Courts, which held talks with leaders of different militant groups to stop fighting. January 25, Ethiopian troops leave the country. Two weeks after the election of representatives of al-Qaida called for the fight against the administration's new moderate president, accusing him of being a U.S. surrogates.
In February, Sharif Ahmed agreed to accept a truce with the Islamists, and even impose Shariah norms in Somalia. Plan the introduction of Sharia in the country was approved by the Government on 10 March 2009.

British visa went up by 50 pounds.

The British Government announced the increase of £ 50 the price of a visa to enter the country, reports BBC News. Innovation touches immigrants arriving at the school and students from countries not members of the European Union.
This measure aims to reduce the flow of immigrants to Britain. However, former minister Frank Field welfare authorities have blamed the "waste of time." "Most citizens want tighter immigration law, so why the Government did not make the appropriate corrections, rather than deal with these useless increase in the price of a visa?" - Said Field.
However, according to experts, visas will rise to about 70 million pounds. These funds are scheduled to spend in support of teachers, doctors, police officers and translators.
Currently, a visa to the UK, which allows to find a job in the country, worth £ 205, student visa - 99.
In 2008, the British government introduced new forms to come from countries outside the EU. According to authorities, the innovation has reduced the number of unskilled workers entering the country.
According to official statistics in the UK there are about 570 thousand illegal immigrants. Last year the British Embassy and Consulates are considering about 2.4 million applications for visas. Nearly 2 million of them are satisfied.

Singapore court fined Deputy Glavred The Wall Street Journal.

   The Supreme Court of Singapore was sentenced to a fine of 10 thousand Singapore dollars (6.6 thousand dollars), deputy chief editor of the magazine The Wall Street Journal, Melanie Kirkpatrick. On this March 19, said AFP.
The court acknowledged that in New York, Melanie Kirkpatrick himself accepted for publication in The Wall Street Journal Asia article, which unduly defame the judiciary in Singapore. These three papers published in June and July 2008. They questioned the independence of the courts of Singapore's Prime Minister and the ruling party.
In autumn 2008, for the same three articles had been fined for 25 thousand Singapore dollars (16.4 thousand U.S. dollars), the publishing company Dow Jones, which involved the issuance of The Wall Street Journal Asia.

In France, began a nationwide strike.

In France on Thursday, March 19, has started a nationwide strike, which require the Government and the President to take additional measures to protect workers and employees from the effects of economic and financial crisis, transmits radio France Info.

The strike was organized by the eight largest French trade unions (CGT, CFDT, FO, CFE-CFC, CFTC, Solidaires, FSU, Unsa).

Across the country should be about 200 demonstrators, which are expected to attend from 1 to 2.5 million.

Participants strike from Nicolas Sarkozy's call for "change course": to revise the anti-crisis program, increase financial support to enterprises, to stop the reduction of public servants.

Meanwhile, Francois Fillon-right government took a tough stance, noting that in the near future does not intend to allocate additional funds to help workers and employees. In mid-February, the Government and trade unions have reached an agreement under which social assistance in a crisis of the budget has been allocated 2.65 billion euros.

The leader of Sudan prohibited by international humanitarian organizations working in the country.

   Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a year banned the activities of employees of international humanitarian organizations, announced March 16, agency Reuters.
This month, al-Bashir expelled from the country representatives of 13 foreign non-governmental groups. The President has accused these groups in collaboration with the International Criminal Court, which recently issued a warrant for the arrest of al-Bashir. Sami sent argue that in no way related to the issuance of the warrant.
Currently in the Sudan are members of about 70 international humanitarian organizations. In connection with the ban on their activities of their functions will be assigned to their Sudanese counterparts. In particular, the president has allowed foreigners into the country to send humanitarian aid, but its distribution will Sudanese. "We must cleanse our country from any spies", - declared the al-Bashir.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sudanese president on March 4. Al-Bashir is accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes. It is about irregularities in the civil war and the suppression of the uprising in Darfur in 2003. This is the first court case in the practice of issuing warrants for the arrest of the incumbent president.
The Sudanese authorities will not extradite the head of state the international community. Sam Al-Bashir invited the judges to eat the warrant.
Actions by the International Criminal Court in Sudan have caused a wave of protests. The situation in the country is so acute that the U.S. government recommend almost all of the staff of its embassy in Sudan to leave the state.

Otsidevshy by mistake 27 years, the British released.

British justice has acknowledged misleading accusation of rape and murder, which was convicted and spent 27 years in prison Hodzhcon Sean (Sean Hodgson). The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction and released him to freedom. Exculpatory evidence had been obtained through the convict DNA preserved in the evidence, reports Sky News.
The police said that investigation of the murder, which occurred almost 30 years ago, will resume, and search of the killers will continue. In doing so, according to police, will use the latest achievements of science.
Hodgson was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1982 for the rape and murder of 22-year-old barmaid Theresa De Simone (Teresa De Simone), whose body was found in her car in December 1979. The examination found that the girl was strangled by a gold chain on which she wore a crucifix.
One of the evidence in the case were the results of blood killers, a group which coincides with the group accused of blood. In addition, Hodgson gave confessions. The prosecution insisted that the evidence is sufficient to admit him guilty.
However, recent studies conducted with the use of modern methods of DNA analysis showed that semen found at the crime scene did not belong to Hodgson.
As reported by The Guardian, Hodgson suffers from a mental disorder, most of the period he spent in a specialist psychiatric ward. Even at the first trial his defense tried to convince the court and jury that it is pathological liar, and none of his confession is not credible. However, overlapping groups and the recognition of the defendant's blood was enough to make a life sentence.
The publication notes that after the liberation of Hodgson would be entitled to compensation, which may number in the hundreds of thousands of pounds.
In Britain, another well known case of cancellation of the sentence and the release of the convicted person after such a long detention. In 2002, freedom came Stephen Downing (Stephen Downing), who spent 27 years in prison on charges of murdering 32-year-old typist Wendy Syuell (Wendy Sewell). He first found the woman beaten when Syuell was still alive, and his clothes were a lot of spots of blood. The sentence a mentally retarded young man with the development of 11-year-old child, who in the murder of the year was 17 years old, made on the basis of expertise and his own recognition of the act.

Military of Guinea-Bissau at the time received a new chapter.

KommentariiUbit prezidenta03.03.2009Voennye Guinea-Bissau shot dead the head of his gosudarstvaPravitelstvo Guinea-Bissau on 16 March appointed interim Acting Chief of Staff to replace General Tagme On Vaye killed March 1 by the attack passes AFP.

He became captain of the frigate Jose Zamora Induta (Jose Zamora Induta). Until the last moment, he was the press secretary of the military committee established for the management of the armed forces.

According to AFP, Induta received military training in Russia and Portugal. He was about 40 years. Prior to the murder of the previous Chief of Staff he was responsible for international relations of armed forces of Guinea-Bissau and the development of military strategy. It is close to Prime Minister Carlos Gomez Junior (Carlos Gomes Junior).

In general, according to the AFP, the Government of Guinea-Bissau has made a strategic choice and chose to put at the head of the General Staff about the young military and not representative of the old guard, whose members took part in the war for independence in the 70's of last century.

All three Induty predecessor as Chief of General Staff had been killed: Ansumane Mane - in 2000, Verissimo Korriera Sabra - in 2004 and Tagme At Vaye - in 2009. The killing led to the last rebellion in the army: the military in revenge shot President Joao Bernardo Vieira, believing that the attempt is worth it.

EU Lukashenko left for the right to travel to Europe.

Representatives of the Belarusian leadership, including President Alexander Lukashenko retained the right to visit EU countries. The decision, as reported by AFP, took the Foreign Ministers of EU member states. They have extended a moratorium on sanctions, imposed earlier in Belarus, a further nine months.
A source in the diplomatic circles, which refers to the agency, said that rejecting the ban, the EU is trying to retain influence on Belarus, offsetting its reliance on Russia.
At the same time, noting that Belarus has not yet reached an adequate level of democracy, the Foreign Ministers decided that certain other sanctions against the republic (in particular the arms embargo) would be extended for another year.
EU sanctions against the Belarusian leadership were introduced after the presidential elections of 2006, which the EU does not conform to the norms of democracy. The EU has also put the blame for the official Minsk pressure on voters and harassment of opposition. Persona non grata in Europe were about 30 senior Belarusian officials, including heads of power structures.
However, in October 2008, EU foreign ministers decided that the ban on visits to European countries imposed on Lukashenko and his entourage, to be temporarily removed. Thus the representatives of the European Union have decided to encourage the development of democracy in the country and to celebrate the release of Belarusian political prisoners. Shortly before this by the president of Belarus have been released from prison three members of the opposition, including former presidential candidate Alexander Kozulin.
Since the autumn of 2008 were also renewed contacts between senior representatives of the EU and the Belarusian leadership.
Meanwhile, favorable position in relation to the EU Alexander Lukashenko has sparked criticism from the Belarusian opposition. According to the opposition, the EU does not pay due attention to the persecution of dissidents and human rights violations in the republic.

In The Gambia over a thousand people were arrested on charges of witchcraft.

During the campaign against witches Gambian police arrested on charges of black magic more than a thousand people, AFP reported on 18 March.
The source of the Gambia Police said that most of those arrested had been released a few days after the arrest. According to international human rights organization Amnesty International, suspected of witchcraft are taken in a special prison where forced to take hallucinogens. Defenders also reported that at least two people as a result of these actions were killed.
Hunting for witches in the country carried out since January. According to some sources, in addition to the police involving the personal security of President Yahya Jammeh (Yahya Jammeh).
In connection with attempts to collect information on the actions of the police had arrested the leader of the opposition party National Union for Democracy and Development "Khalifa Sallah (Halifa Sallah). He was indicted on charges of espionage, organizing illegal assemblies and inciting hatred.

UN has developed rules raids on Internet pharmacies.

United Nations Office on Drug Control has issued rules for conducting raids on Internet pharmacies, transmits Reuters. Such rules have requested the government several stran.Soglasno a recent American study of 365 so-called "Internet pharmacies" were legal, only two. Others do not require a prescription to buy drugs and substances, trafficking are to be monitored.
It should be noted that online pharmacies often do not only do not require a prescription, and sell counterfeit drugs. Sale without a prescription in some countries already amounts to a drug.
The first large-scale raids on illegal Internet pharmacies was organized by Interpol in November 2008. It involved the police nine countries around the world. There were, in particular, seized drugs for the treatment of diabetes, impotence, obesity and baldness.

Taiwan was allowed to build casinos.

Taiwan lifted the ban on the construction of a casino in the country, acting for several decades, reported AFP. Under the new law, on each island of the unrecognized state will build no more than two gaming zones.
Taiwan's parliament approved a bill in January. According to him, the casino may be opened only if it would agree to a referendum by the inhabitants of the islands.
Firms that are granted the right to build a casino, will also have to build a hotel in the gaming area of not less than 1 thousand people.
A third casino on each island may be built no earlier than 10 years after the opening of a second. This decision was taken to avoid competition and to minimize the possible social consequences.
According to the AFP, the adoption of the law was accompanied by numerous protests of religious and environmental groups. They fear that opening the casino will contribute to the spread of crime and harm public morality.

British unemployment will hand out money to buy new clothes.

The British Government has formulated a new scheme to assist the unemployed, according to which any remaining unemployed Briton can get up to 300 pounds to cover some expenses. This writes The Daily Mail.
In particular, the intent of the Cabinet, the unemployed will be able to pay for new costumes, which will help them to better look at the interviews. In addition, this amount goes to pay expenses for child care, transportation, purchase of new working tools, or extension of a driver's license.
In total, the government program, which will start from April, allocated 10 million pounds. Funds will be allocated points for the job. The decision on the appropriateness of allocating money to the various needs of the staff will take these points. In exceptional cases, the amount allocated to the unemployed can exceed 300 pounds.
As noted by The Daily Mail, formerly of such financial assistance may apply only to those who were unemployed at least six months. Now the bar was removed.
By the end of 2008 in Britain was nearly 2 million unemployed. This figure was the maximum in December 1997. Meanwhile, as expected, in 2009 the number of unemployed in the country will exceed 2 million, and by 2010 will reach 3 million.

For the elections in Afghanistan, NATO did not have 4 thousand soldiers.

To ensure the safety of the presidential elections in Afghanistan, the international coalition would require an additional 4 battalions, or about 4 thousand troops. The statement was made by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said Reuters.
Currently, the composition of the coalition forces in Afghanistan are, according to data from NATO (PDF, 225 kb), approximately 60 thousand troops. A large part of the amount to the Americans - almost 30 thousand people. Note that the U.S. president Barack Obama has promised to withdraw troops from Iraq and send additional forces to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban.
Election of President of Afghanistan, appointed in August 2009. Originally they were to be held in March, but because of threats of fighters of the Taliban, the authorities decided to postpone the ballot date. Also carry the elections due to the peculiarities of the local climate: the winter and early spring the mountain areas of the country are trudnodosyagaemymi, and it is very difficult to deliver the newsletters.

Lavrov signed the agreement on the abolition of visas to Argentina.

   Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the presence of the Ambassador of Argentina Leopoldo Bravo signed the Russo-Argentine agreement on visa-free regime, reports March 18, agency Interfax.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina Jorge Taiana the document has already been authorized. The Agreement will enter into force one month after the parties have informed each other about the ratification of the document.
According to the Travel.ru, concluded between the countries of the agreement allows the Russians and Argentines without visas to stay in the territory of Argentina and Russia up to 90 days during each semester. However, foreigners should not be without a visa to carry out commercial activities or employment. In addition, States could deny entry to persons whom they deem to be the arrival of unfortunate.
The decision to abolish the visa was made in late 2008 on the basis of negotiations between the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev with President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

Court Frittslya advised to send in a psychiatric clinic.

Psychoanalyst who worked with Joseph Frittslem, recommended that the court send him to psychiatric treatment. As the AFP, it is believed that the defendant is capable of further crimes.
Dr Adelheid Kastner (Adelheid Kastner. Some media referred to as Heidi Kastner - Heidi Kastner) stated, inter alia, that the daughter Elizabeth Frittslya in izdevatelsvah on which he was accused, once again in danger of being abused by his father. According to the analyst, the defendant should be treated until they cease to constitute a danger to society.
Summing up his speech, Kastner said that the most appropriate place for Frittslya she believes a psychiatric clinic. The prosecution, in turn, demanded that the defendant had been directed not to an ordinary hospital, but to the institution for mentally ill offenders.
Remember, during the investigation in the case of 73-year-old Austrian, 24 years of holding in the basement of their home's daughter, experts found he had a serious disorder of the psyche, but, nevertheless, admitted that he was responsible for their actions and responsible for them. Similar findings are contained in the 130-page report produced by Dr. Kastner.
A resident of the Austrian Josef Amshtettena Frittsl was arrested in April 2008. His daughter Elizabeth, who had 24 years in the cellar under the house where her family lived, miraculously managed to break free and tell the police about the harassment by the father. According to the woman he raped her, thus she gave birth to seven children in confinement, one of whom died without receiving adequate medical care.
Against Frittslya, the court which began on 16 March 2009, accused of rape, incest, unlawful deprivation of freedom, slavery, child abuse and murder. At the beginning of the defendant had agreed only with the first three points, but on 18 March agreed to plead guilty in all. He faces penalties of up to life imprisonment.
Frittslya Counsel asked the court does not apply to his client as a monster. According to the lawyer, the defendant loved his daughter and in his own way trying to protect her from the outside world.

French students staged pogroms on Montmartre.

In Paris on the night of March 18, students clashed with police, said AFP.
The protesters ransacked the students in the Montmartre quarter, breaking shop windows and supermarket two banks. According to one student, it all began with "University Night", which gathered several thousands of students around the University of Sorbonne. Then the action turned into riots, which was attended by about 150 people.
The reasons for this protest is not yet known. Meanwhile, March 17, about 200 students blocked the work of the Paris Institute of Political Studies in protest against inequality in higher education.
In March 2006, the French demonstrations took place thousands of students. The students were protesting against the introduction of legislation to allow young workers to dismiss without explanation, and severance pay.
The demonstrations escalated into riots and clashes with police. Police even had to storm the Sorbonne, which captured the students. A total of protest was attended by about a million people.

Russia has asked Belgium to close the border to Akhmed Zakayev.

   Russian Ambassador to Belgium Vadim Lukov formally asked the Belgian authorities did not allow into the country of Chechen separatist emissary Akhmed Zakayev. On this March 17, RIA Novosti reported.
New and invited to attend the hearing to discuss the situation in Chechnya. The hearings in Belgium is organizing a group of deputies of European Parliament. The note, which Lukov sent to the Belgian Foreign Ministry, said that in Russia, Zakayev was accused of numerous crimes. In particular, we are talking about the charges of armed rebellion, the organization of illegal armed groups and attacks on the lives of law enforcement officers. He also is among the defendants in the case of a terrorist act in the theater center on Dubrovka. New and proclaimed in the international search.
Since 2002, New and lives in London, and since 2003 - to the rights of political refugees. In 2007, he became the head of the self-government of Chechen Republic Ichkeria.
In early 2009, the FSB announced that subordinates Zakayev restore him accountable gangs in Chechnya. This information is categorically denied by representatives of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrov himself has called Zakayev to return to Chechnya and work for the profession: the actor or the officials from the Ministry of Culture. New and in response, announced that the return home only after you see "a political formula for coexistence between Russia and Chechnya." In the meantime, he intends to stay in the UK.

In Bulgaria, the drug overdose of a Russian sailor died.

Russian sailor died of acute drug poisoning on board the ship "Comet" in the Bulgarian city of Varna, ITAR-TASS.
Came the call about the food poisoning on the night of March 17, doctors' first aid 'dead sailor. According to the agency, he had complained of feeling ill.
According to the Consulate General of Russia in Varna, who leads the ITAR-TASS, the name of a deceased seaman - Sergey Ivanitsky. He was 26 years old. However, the Consulate General suggested that Ivanitsky could be a citizen of Ukraine, not Russia.
At present, the body of seaman ready to send home. The ship "Comet" was held in Varna routine maintenance.

Iran told the United States not to divide terrorists into categories.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has expressed disappointment the new U.S. administration and President Barack Obama warned of the policy of double standards for terrorists. Reported AFP.
According to Larijani, Obama plans to begin talks with the moderate representatives of the Taliban in Afghanistan demonstrates that Washington shares the terrorists in different categories.
He stressed that this is the wrong approach to the problem in the region, and Iran will follow its path to conflict. However, Larijani said that Tehran will see if the plan to protect the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, they will support it.
On his plans to start talks with some representatives of the Taliban, Obama announced in early March. He said the success of similar policies in Iraq, where the U.S. was able to find allies among many moderate Islamists.
It is expected that the conference will be held March 31 to restore stability in Afghanistan, which will bring together representatives of the United States and other world powers and neighboring countries of Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has previously said that Iran was also invited to the conference.
Meanwhile, on 13 March it was reported that Barack Obama extended sanctions against Tehran, which include restrictions on trade and investment in Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the U.S. leader deed "child", noting that the West will not be able to "stop the great nation on the path to perfection."