Thirteen illegal immigrants died while trying to get to swim to the beach of Sampieri in Sicily, Italian municipality in the southeast of the Mediterranean island.According to the local press, the bodies whose identity is unknown for now have been recovered at sea by the Italian law enforcement. Immigrants released the water as the boat they were traveling was stranded.This tragedy reminds another occurred on 10 August in which six illegal immigrants, including a minor, died while trying to reach the swim to swim across Earth.
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The smiles of European leaders in the delivery of the first unit of a new military transport plane to France not hid the four years late and a slippage of 5 billion euros.The A400M has begun to be planned for thirty years and was built by Airbus Military to respond to the needs of seven NATO countries: Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Great Britain, Luxembourg and Turkey. In Seville, the French Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, received the keys to the plane. "To receive a whole new plane in the air force is a rare event for a Minister of Defense. The last time that happened was 13 years, "he said.The total cost was at least 25 billion euros, but the project partners hope to collect "royalties" to compensate for the expense. The recent decision by Boeing to stop production of the C17 can play in favour of the A400M that already has more than 170 units ordered.
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As expected, the "central block" dominating Austrian politics since World War II saw their vote drop but is moving towards new absolute majority. "Coalition loses but survives," writes a paper this morning. The SPÖ 's Socialists were the most voted and although the coalition has obtained the worst results in more than 60 years, falling together more than four percent, the Chancellor Werner Faymann has all conditions to renew the Government with the Conservatives and assured that "what was true before the elections, continues to be true" and that it will be possible to "build a Government be the FPÖ", the extreme right-wing party.The Conservatives of the ÖVP, the people's Party, also paid the price at the polls a mandate marked by corruption scandals and infighting that has prevented the implementation of reforms, including reform of the pension system and education.The big winner of the laws was Heinz-Christian Strache, the leader of the anti-immigration and European anti-Union FPÖ, which saw the far-right party exceed the 20% and be virtually glued to the conservatives.Other winners of the night was the NEOS, a liberal party created last year that managed to enter the Parliament by luring the young vote with promises of more Europe and lower pensions. Parliament also comes the Eurosceptic austro-Canadian magnate Frank Stronach that prevented a better result on the extreme right.
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky received the Lech Walesa Prize in 2013. The son of former Russian oil Tycoon receive the reward because Khodorkovsky is in prison since 2003. The Russian was awarded for efforts to build an economy and a civil society in Russia. The Lech Walesa prize has a value of 100 thousand euros and was established in 2008.
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6.4 million Austrians vote today on legislation that should, according to the polls, renew the grand coalition between Social Democrats and conservatives.But after five years marked by corruption scandals and internal disputes, the Alliance, led by social democrat, Freymann, may be Weyner obligated to host a third party.Four years ago, the Danish Social Democrats in the SPO and the conservative OVP got 55% of the vote, a result that now seems unlikely.If the majority is not reached this time, the Greens will be the new partners more likely. The party made a campaign focused on the fight against corruption. Polls give him about 14% of the vote. The leader, Eva Glawischnig, already made it known that she's willing to take on the Ministry of the environment.But we have to tell the new small liberal party "Neos" which, if you get the 4 percent needed to enter Parliament, could become a potential coalition partner. In a campaign bit enthusiast, the far right managed to gain new impetus. The FPÖ of Heinz Christian Strache should be confirmed as a third political force, credited with about 20 percent of the vote.
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The five people of freedom party Ministers, Silvio Berlusconi, resigned Saturday, opening the door to yet another political crisis in Italy.The Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the PDL, Angelino Alfano, justifies the dismissal of the Ministers stating that the vote on a motion of confidence to the Government, proposed by Prime Minister, was interpreted as an ultimatum, and "inadmissible and unacceptable".Enrico Letta threatened on Friday to end the "experience of Government" If the rulers of the PDL continue to derail a series of measures, proposed by the Prime Minister, in order to meet targets for budget deficits, set by Brussels.The Democrats ' leader criticises the people of Freedom Party's action and accused them of misrepresenting the reality."If you announce that your Ministers quit then announce that Government pursues and then complain that the Government does things that were entered in the same program as you tip with your behavior? There is a misrepresentation of reality. If you want the Government to do those things, then support it! "exclaims Guglielmo Epifani.The move "5 stars" by Beppe Grillo, already expressed by the voice of Riccardo Nuti, and calls for new legislative elections: "If there is something to do for the good of the country is to go to the polls immediately instead of talking about a new Government of Letta, or alliances with these people."Is installed to political crisis in Italy. In the center of the controversy the intention to vote, the dismissal of Silvio Berlusconi in the place of a Senator. The former Italian Prime Minister was inhibited from exercising public office for five years after being convicted in court for tax fraud.
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The Kenyan Government has been warned by Israel, the high risk of assassination attempt, hours before the attack to the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. The information is attributed to security forces sources and conveyed by Agence France Presse.Several Kenyan ministries and directors of the various security services received information of the main partners of Kenya, indicating that there was a strong possibility of a large-scale attack on the country's economic interests. Rescue operations are continuing, although it is still impossible to enter the building destroyed."The operation in the Westgate is not completed. We were told to be ready. Will be called when the forensic and pathological works are completed. When it's safe for humanitarian workers to enter ", warns the Secretary General of the Kenyan Red Cross, Abbas Gullet.The attack of September 21 to Westgate killed at least 67 people, left more than 240 wounded and it is estimated that more than sixty bodies found under the rubble of the building. This is a provisional still swing.The bombing was claimed by the somali terrorist group, al Shabaab.
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The Serbian authorities decided to prohibit, for the third consecutive year, the Gay Pride March, scheduled for Saturday in Belgrade.The Government invokes security reasons. After being known the decision, groups of gay rights activists left the street, last night, in the capital of Serbia in protest.To Brussels, this is a negative signal to a country that waits for the accession to the Union. Before being known the authorities ' decision, the head of the European delegation in Belgrade had asserted that "allow the Gay Pride would be an opportunity for Serbia to send a message in time of negotiations and an opportunity to show to Europe and to the world its commitment to the values of society."But these arguments were not sufficient. The authorities in Belgrade are evocative of the events of 2010, when the violence provoked by extremists hostile to gay pride, left more than 150 wounded, mostly policemen, and damage worth more than a million euros in the city.
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Was indeed a historic moment the words exchanged over the phone between Barack Obama and Hassan Rohani. A moment that shows the opening of the two countries to break barriers, how do you explain the American President: "The fact that this was the first communication between a President of the United States of America and an Iranian, since 1979, underscores the deep distrust between the two countries, but also indicates the perspective of overcoming this difficult story.I reiterated to the President that Rohani said in New York: Although there are certainly important obstacles to circumvent and success is not guaranteed, in any way, I believe we can reach a comprehensive settlement. "Rohani was already on the way to the airport when Obama gave the press conference announcing this important step but not dodging comment on it. On his twitter page the Iranian head of State confirmed the conversation with the American President and stated that both have expressed the political will to solve the nuclear issue quickly. Is the search for solutions to the Iranian nuclear program, which the West sees as a threat, which prompted the head of American Diplomacy to meet with the Foreign Minister of Iran. Outside both were satisfied and confident in the first approach to this issue.
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Barack Obama spoke, this Friday, on the phone, with the Iranian President. Is the first approximation of its kind between two heads of State â€" American and Iranian â€" since 1979.Barack Obama explains the content of the conversation:"I just got off the phone with the President Rohani, the Islamic Republic of Iran. The two discussed efforts that we are developing to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program. I reiterated to the President that Rohani said in New York: Although there are certainly important obstacles to circumvent and success is not guaranteed, in any way, I believe we can reach a comprehensive settlement. "This Thursday Rohani had already shown how pleased I am that calling a "change of tone" of the United States and confidence in a convincing resolution for Iran and the West.
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The Russian authorities do not hand over to the media pressure around the assault of activists from Greenpeace to the platform of Gazprom, in the Arctic.The Russian biologist Roman Dolgov is part of the Group of twenty-two of the 30 members of the crew of the icebreaker, Artic Sunrise that will stay in custody until the trial within two months.The Group of activists of the environmental organization is composed of 26 foreign crewmen of 18 nationalities, and four Russians, including photographic reporter Denis Siniakov.Daniel Simons, Greenpeace's defense attorney declares: "I am convinced that the Russian authorities made a mistake and it's sad to see that they can't admit it. As a result, innocent people who try to protect the environment for all of us, for the Russians and foreigners, like me, are now in prison. “Invoking the maritime law, the Netherlands asked the Russian authorities to free the 30 crew members of the Greenpeace ship.In Russia the protest against the detention of the Group of environmentalists is silent but laragmente participated. The vast majority of the means of communication that operates on the internet is in mourning and maintains the black screen. Some local radio and television stations followed the same example.
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In the neighborhood of "Little Mogadishu" in Nairobi, the fear of retaliation on the somali population, because of the attack on the Wastegate, is huge.Somalis fear being the target of some kind of attack by Kenyans, although concern that, so far, didn't feel any pressure."Since this happened we didn't see cops harassing young people and we haven't seen anyone being bothered. People are living normally, but do not hide their fears. Night collect early, between 10 and 11 the streets are empty. It's not like before, there's tension and people are afraid of the police, "said a resident.But Somalia's Ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Ali Nur, the fears are unfounded because there is no question the somali people."This is not a somali issue, as some say media groups. It is a terrorist group that killed many Kenyans and people of other nationalities, including somalis ".The last balance sheet of the victims is of more than 70 dead, 61 missing and about 240 injured.The searches are continuing in the rubble of the building of the Mall. Kenyans meet the third national day of mourning, with collective religious ceremonies in memory of the victims.Indifferent to the emotion of the whole country, Somali insurgents the shabab leave new threats in a twitter account.
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The United States and Russia have managed to get an agreement on a draft resolution about Syria, which provides for the destruction of the chemical arsenal of Damascus and which will be presented to the UN Security Council.The US Secretary of State, confirmed to have obtained a consensus with the head of Russian diplomacy Sergey Lavrov. John Kerry stated that "is now being made final work" on the content of the text.Prior to the adoption of a resolution, the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons must validate the plan of dismantling of Syrian chemical arsenal proposed by Washington and Moscow on day 14.
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The President of Iran has returned to the load on the UN General Assembly in New York. After having said that Iran will never have nuclear weapons and have appealed for peace, Hassan Rohani has asked Israel to join the international community and sign the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty."Israel, the only country that is not a member of the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty in this region, must then adhere without delay. Thus, all nuclear activities will be under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, "he said.Israel never officially declared possession of nuclear weapons but is considered by many as non-signatory holder.The Hebrew nation has carried out several tests in a desert in the country. The first public disclosure about the nuclear military capabilities emerged in "The Sunday Times" in 1986, in a quote from a former employee of the nuclear power plant of Dimona. For having made the revelations, the official, called Mordechai Vanunu was sentenced to 18 years in prison for treason and espionage.
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The Russian justice extended for two months the detention of one of 30 Greenpeace activists arrested in protest against an oil rig from Gazprom in the Arctic.The Court questioned the activists individually. Denis Sinyakov, photographer who already work in the offices of the Organization in Moscow, will remain in detention until November 24 for photographing the Greenpeace action during the intervention of the security forces to the ship.The program director of Greenpeace in Russia, Ivan Blokov, considered that the Organization could lead the authorities to the international courts.The crew members who were last week on vessel "Artic Sunrise", which belongs to the NGOS, were arrested and transferred to provisional detention centers in the port city of Murmansk. The activists can be accused of piracy.
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A wave of popular unrest in Sudan caused at least 27 deaths. The information was put forward by a medical source in Khartoum, the capital. The country has been the scene of protests that have sown chaos since the beginning of the week. On Wednesday, opposition in Khartoum protesters torched cars and petrol stations, vandalized and tried to rob shops and banks. Popular anger is more an announcement of cuts in fuel subsidies. The independence of South Sudan in 2011 has damaged the country's economy, which lost at least three-fourths of the oil production, essential for State revenues and foreign currency used to buy food. This Thursday, the internet cut, continue protests demanding the resignation of President Omar el-Bashir, who rules the country for more than two decades and is wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for genocide in Darfur.
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The new Iranian President wants to quickly resolve the dispute over the nuclear issue. In an interview with the Washington Post, Hassan Rohani says want a deal between Tehran and the world's major powers over a period of three to six months. Rohani expects that the West be more flexible on sanctions imposed on the country â€" because of uranium enrichment and allow inspections of its nuclear facilities.Tehran may, this Thursday, demonstrate the willingness to resolve the situation, during the meeting at the ministerial level with the so-called P5 +1. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany are concerned that Iran wants to endow the atomic weapon. Tehran says it is only civil nuclear. A divergence which dates from 2006.
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Anti fascist rally in downtown Athens ends in clashes between police and protesters left.The demonstration was organized by trade unions and supported by different political forces after the death of an activist by a suspected member of the far-right movement.Protesters have focused on the Parliament demanding the ban of the Golden Dawn and a criminal case to the leader and members of the party who were involved in racist attacks and in illegal activities as blackmail and extortion."The Golden Dawn must face the law, before it suits prohibited. One way to find people who continue to support them. They're inside the schools, poisoning our children. "The police anti terrorist squad was in charge of the criminal investigation of the nationalist party after allegations that elements of the security forces in the precincts of the city sympathized with the movement and supported the violence.The Euronews reporter in Athens explains that "after the bloody incident which led to the death of a left-wing activist of 35 years of age, the Golden Dawn party is under investigation by judicial authorities. If it is proved that a crime some of its main members may face up to 10 years imprisonment ".
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A fleet of 21 fishing boats left this morning from the port of Matsukawaura, in Japan, to the faina off the coast of Fukushima, the rugged area nuclear power plant.Fishing had been resumed in June last year, but was interrupted after the multiple leaks of radioactive, recorded in the last two months.The fish test is limited to 16 species of Octopus or squid â€" nothing â€" and should be done at 50 miles off the coast, in an area with more than 150 metres deep."We want to share this nice fish with many consumers. We are prepared to move forward, whatever the rumors, "says a fisherman. Before it is sent to the fish market, the fishing cooperative will conduct analyses of radioactivity.Other fishermen in the surrounding area of Fukushina expect to resume activity in early October.
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Hassan Rouhani confirmed in United Nations General Assembly the new diplomatic course of Iran. The Iranian President met with Barak Obama, despite the messages of openness to dialogue, but met with the French President, François Hollande, an unprecedented event since 2005 between heads of State of the two countries.Who shot a spear to the United States was Dilma Roussef. The Brazilian President addressed the American espionage to foreign leaders and in the world. Roussef said concrete measures at the United Nations. "Telecommunications and information technologies cannot be a battlefield between the States. This is the time to create the conditions to prevent the cyber space is used as a weapon of war. The UN should play a leading role in the effort to regulate the behaviour of States to these technologies, "said the Brazilian President. Rousseff has accused Washington of violating human rights and international law. An "affront" to Brazil because the country, including the Presidency itself, was spied. Information disclosed by Edward Snowden, the former consultant for the American Security Agency, NSA.
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The famous Kermit is provided today less just at the Museum of history of the United States. Twenty characters from series such as "Muppets" or "Sesame Street" â€" Miss Piggy to cookie monster appearing from today in the collection of the Museum â€" on the occasion of what would be the 77th anniversary of their creator, Jim Henson, who died in 1990.
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Around Paris is an exhibition which patent you might call. Nine prisoners spent more than a year to select works, many borrowed from public collections, for an exhibition created within the prison walls of Sud Francilien. Here you can see works of Louis-Claude Mouchot or from Dutch artist Jan Storck.
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The ship Artic Sunrise from Greenpeace arrestada Russian authorities admitted to the port of Murmansk and the 30 crew members risk being judged by piracy. The lawsuit is ongoing.On Wednesday two Greenpeace militants â€" a Swiss and another Finnish â€" were questioned by Russian security services FSB during an action of protest on an oil rig from Gazprom.The next day the ship Artic Sunrise was stormed by commandos and crew detained.Greenpeace accuses the Russians of firing warning shots, pointing guns at his head and cut the inflatable boats.The protest occurred in what is the first Russian offshore platform in the Arctic, a region believed to contain 13% of the world's reserves of oil and 30% natural gas. The platform is near three national parks protected by Russian law.Last month, Greenpeace warned that the Russian company Rosneft being the seismic testing with sound cannons, potentially deadly to cetaceans and other marine life.
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The BlackBerry will be purchased by Canadian investment fund, Fairfax.The transaction values the mark on 4.7 billion and saves the old leader of smartphones that lost all Mojo with the emergence of the iPhone.The BlackBerry had registered operating losses of about one billion dollars in the second quarter of this year and announced last week the dismissal of 4,500 people.For the analyst Pascal Samama "BlackBerry failed conquest of popularity and the seduction of the average consumer. Smartphone produced by the Canadian group continues to be elitist, when consumers want playful applications, which the BlackBerry never knew offer. "To save the Canadian group Fairfax joined to a consortium of investors whose identity has not been revealed. The Consortium decided to have the removal of the stock market in November. The ad did highlight the title in BlackBerry 1.1% this Monday.
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Al Shabab (Al-Shabbaab), which means youth in Arabic, is a fundamentalist movement that emerged after the defeat of the Union of Islamic courts in Somalia, more than six years. Aims to establish an Islamic State governed by sharia law. His name is on the list of terrorist organizations of the US Government. Since 2008, controls much of the country.But in 2011, the Government troops, with the help of the African Union and Kenya forced them to retreat. Then, the army of Nairobi held several incursions at the border and even in Somalia. Today the radical Islamists consider themselves vindicated. "Al Shabab never liked the presence of Kenyan military in Somalia, when they arrived, in 2011. AL Shabab threatened, then that would fight against Kenya on Kenyan territory, "explains one analyst.Today the movement is led by Abu Zubeyr, alias Ahmed Abdi Godan. Al Shabab announced the formal adhesion to Al Qaeda, in 2012. According to some sources, should have between seven to nine thousand militants. Among the most relevant actions undertaken by the Group include the deaths of 76 people, Ugandan capital, Kampala, during the final of the football World Cup in 2010.The attack against a base of the African Union, in 2009, which made 11 dead.In October 2011, another bombing that claimed the lives of over 70 people. And last April, a raid against a court that caused more 29 fatalities.But this is only the second time that these terrorist attack outside of Somalia and is the first time that operate in this way. According to some survivors of Mali, they are very young and without mercy, imbued with a spirit of revenge. Despite having the same objective internally, the movement has deep fractures oppose because of fighting between rival clans: the nationalists want to seize power in Somalia, and the global jihadists who want to take the fight beyond borders.
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The Christian community in Pakistan came out to the streets on Monday to protest against the Sunday bombing that caused more than 81 dead and 140 wounded. The protesters blocked streets in several locations around the country to demand government protection On Sunday, two suicide bombers were blowing between numerous faithful in front of the historic all Saints Anglican Church in the city of Peshawar. The attack was claimed by the Taliban in Pakistan who claim that the attacks against non-Muslims will continue until the United States stop the attacks with unmanned aircraft in the tribal areas of the country, near the border with Afghanistan.During the night, the funerals of 66 victims, including women and children, who died after Sunday mass Christians constitute about 4% of the 180 million Pakistanis.
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Entered the final phase the Westgate shopping centre robbery in the capital of Kenya, taken by insurgents, Somali Islamists "al-shabab" on Saturday. Since dawn there were explosions and more shootings and there is black smoke coming out of the building.The Chief of police ensures approaching little by little of the attackers and the Interior Minister advances that almost all the hostages are safe.At the same time, the country mobilized military for ports and airports. Kenyan military forces are, according to the rumors, supported by Israeli and American services. The premier already encortou the visista the Balmoral, in Scotland, for an emergency meeting. London is ready to support the Kenyan authorities.The Kenyan Red Cross talks of 69 dead, 63 missing and 175 wounded. But the Ministry of the Interior evokes only 59 dead.The Kenyan newspaper The Standard said this morning, after having had access to surveillance camera footage, which participated in the robbery a dozen rebels. They came in through the main door and through the parking lot, armed with grenades, pistols and machine guns. "The Standard" use even though the Islamists "forced people who were in the building to make the start of the Shahada, the Muslim profession of faith". Who was incapable of immediate shot was.The Islamists say act in retaliation for Kenya's military intervention in neighboring Somalia, under way since the end of 2011.With regard to the events, the International Criminal Court in the Hague, has authorized the Kenyan Vice President, William Ruto, the absent one week of his process to return to Kenya to manage the crisis, which his lawyers qualified to "September 11 Kenyan". It is the deadliest attack since the Al-Qaeda suicide attack in August 1998, against the American Embassy in Nairobi.
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The Syrian regime accuses the United States and France are trying to combat "an imaginary enemy", stating "not concerned" with a UN resolution which provides for the possibility of an attack against the country. Statements were made by Bashar Al-Assad, in an interview with Chinese public channel CCTV, in which States that the main obstacle to the disarmament of its chemical arsenal, continues to be the activity of groups "terrorists" in the country."I don't see any problem for which we can fulfill the agreed, but as I said these terrorists who obey orders from some countries could prevent UN inspectors to do their job and then they charge to Syria," said Assad.The declarations coincide with Moscow's offer to send troops to protect the inspectors on the ground. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, accused the Western countries of trying to use the deal to the dismantling of chemical weapons as a pretext to adopt a UN resolution which provides for the use of force against the Syrian regime.If Damascus has agreed to dismantle its chemical arsenal after last August's attack on the capital, Assad stressed the "need" to enhance its armament, to cope with what he calls "repeated attacks of Israel".In parallel to Western efforts to try to convince Russia and China to support a new u.n. resolution, Syria's opposition shows up ready to resume negotiations in Geneva on a political transition in the country, according to diplomatic sources.
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The Kenyan army, supported by Israeli military and American FBI agents released tonight, a new operation to put an end to the kidnapping of more than a dozen people, a Nairobi shopping centre.This is the second round of the military, since Saturday, when an Islamist group occupied the installation, firing shots and throwing grenades against dozens of customers at the Mall "Westgate".The number of victims rises to 68 dead, after the discovery of nine more bodies, victimized by an armed group composed of about 15 fighters.Somalia's Shebab movement, close to Al-Qaeda, claimed the attack as a reprisal against the participation of Kenyan army in the fighting against the Islamist group in somali territory.Among the victims are several foreign nationals, including 4 Americans, two Frenchmen, three Britons and a Dutchman.More than a thousand people have been rescued since the building since Saturday's attack. Kenyan authorities say they want to end the abduction until Monday, when the armed group continues to withhold about 10 hostages.It is the deadliest bombing in the country since the suicide bomber action against the American Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. An attack claimed by Al-Qaida and that caused more than 200 deaths.For several years that the Mall "Westgate", frequented mostly by foreigners who live in Nairobi, had been classified for several security companies, as a possible target of an Islamist attack.
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The terrorist attack in Nairobi made at least 59 dead and 175 wounded. This is the last balance sheet advanced by the authorities. Al Shabaab fighters have invested the Fashion Mall in the capital of Kenya yesterday afternoon and this Sunday are still entrenched inside with an unspecified number of hostages.Many customers managed to escape and are now what they saw: "He had a black thing, like a turban. Was a young man with a gun. He was shooting. We were trying to escape. Some people were injured, some were killed. At that time there were cars left the gate. We hid ourselves under a vehicle. When they left, tried to walk slowly into the basement. "The Westgate shopping centre is situated in a rich neighborhood of Nairobi and is frequented by the upper-middle class and by expatriates and Western aid workers. Al-Shabaab fighters, affiliated with the Al-Qaida, vowed revenge when Kenya sent troops to Somalia to fight Islamic militia.
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At least 70 killed and over a hundred injured. Is the balance of the attack this Saturday on the outskirts of Baghdad during a funeral.The attack occurred in a mostly Shiite district of the Iraqi capital. Suicide bombers were blowing up in a tent where the funeral ceremony was ongoing. The authorities estimate that 500 people were at the scene. The flames were eventually propagate to other tents and vehicles who were stationed abroad.Another bomb was detonated upon arrival of the police and emergency services.The day was also marked by other bombings in different parts of IraqAccording to the United Nations, only in August were killed more than 800 people in the country.
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This weekend was provided for the passage of more than 13 large ships in front of the famous St. Mark's Square. The protesters don't want the pond becomes a dual carriageway for cruises and fear that happens an accident similar to the wreck of the Costa Concordia, last year in Tuscany and that killed 32 people.Filippo Olivetti, cruise Venice Committee warns that the situations are different. '' The accident of the Costa Concordia occurred in open sea, under conditions other than those from a port of a pond like Venice, which has low waters. Vessels must navigate a very narrow line ", informs.One of the protesters considers that "the solution is to change this model. Let the lagoon cruises only compatible with the needs of the city and citizens. The others are out! "exclaims.The protests are not circunscreveram to the lagoon of Venice and spread to the city's airport.The City Council announced on Friday, which aims to strengthen control in the large lagoon cruises in traffic.
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The journalist Mike Pflanz described on Euronews the mood in Nairobi in Kenya. MP: "right now, the siege at the Mall, there are still tens, maybe even hundreds of hidden people in shops, cafes and banks inside the building. Saw Kenyan army units-one of the more specialized to enter the Mall. I believe that other units may join in this operation in an attempt to stop the attackers, and that will surely be hampered by crossfire. At this point not hear gunfire, but the atmosphere is tense. There are people who are still being released, many of the wounded were transported to the hospital. “Euronews: believes that, at the moment we are in a final phase of the operation?"It is very difficult to say. The fact that we heard shots recently may indicate that there is no violence, no matter what may be happening inside. But it can also indicate that the men were cornered and that was the information that was given to me by an officer. The situation is not clear and the police still don't control the commercial centre. We're talking about five floors. In the basement there is also a parking lot. I'd say there are probably 20 stores on each floor. If you look at the building from the lobby will see three storeys with shops and balconies where several people can have hidden safely, as the attackers. We're not sure of the number of armed men who entered the Mall. Will be therefore difficult to know whether all were arrested and when security conditions will be reunited.I heard different testimonies. A that the attackers asked the Muslims to stand up and abandon the site. To prove that they were Muslims had to say the name of the mother of the Prophet. Those who answered correctly were released, others remain trapped inside.
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A police complex on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, was attacked Friday by ' rockets and grenades. One of the authors of the attack was killed by police and another was injured during the Chase, making their way out of town. Within the buildings, there is, for now, register of victims.The attack occurred early evening at Dickmen. Two buildings, one where police command works and another where are the social services of the security force, were hit. According to Muammer Guler, Interior Minister of the Ankara Government, another ammunition was found in the garden of the complex, yet to explode.For now there is no official confirmation about who is behind this attack, but the Turkish media admits the two gunmen belong to the Popular Liberation Front (DHKP-C), extreme left. It is recalled that the same group has claimed responsibility for the attacks against the building of the justice and Development Party (AKP), in March this year and in February last year, against the United States Embassy in Ankara.
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Two members of the new Red Brigades, appealed, this Friday, the opponents to the construction of the new tunnel between France and Italy to try to halt the project and don't be afraid to harden the protest.Alfredo Davanzo and Vicenzo Sisi are detained and signed the document, disseminated on the internet.The Italian Government decided to highlight more 200 military to the location but says he's not afraid of threats."The Italian Government is not afraid of the new Red Brigades because we defeated the ancient. We will fight against any kind of intimidation against the State. ", assures the Italian Minister of interior, Angiolino Alfano.Is in Susa Valley that if protests do echo. The protesters are against the project linking Lyon and Turin which will force the construction of a tunnel with a length of 57 km.
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Jasper Teulings, Attorney for the environmental organization Greenpeace said the icebreaker Arctic Sunrise was in international waters when it was seized by armed men assault the Russian Coast Guard."We don't know if the ship was arrested and we wouldn't be surprised if it had been, because that would be illegal. According to international law the ships have the right of freedom of passage. The ship was in international waters, outside the Russian territorial waters, at the time it was taken by storm, "said the lawyer.The Russian Federal Security Agency decided to tow the ship to the port city of Murmansk, and is "preparing the documentation to undertake legal proceedings" against the crew of the vessel.
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Pope Francis stated that the Church should accompany homosexuals and divorced "with mercy".In the first interview, as Supreme Pontiff, published yesterday by the Jesuit journal Civiltà Cattolica, Francisco mentioned the issue of abortion. The Pope said that if a woman interrupts pregnancy, a fact "too heavy" and "sincerely sorry", then the Act should be forgiven. The Pope added that "the confessional is not a torture Chamber but a place of mercy."Francisco positions are being welcomed by the more liberal believers."I believe that he is the only Pope who had the courage to recognize the internal problems of the Church and to try to address them. Courage to accept situations such as homosexuality, there are marriages that result in separations, all of these issues, "says this Catholic."Finally we have a Pope who wants to renew things and I hope he can follow in front, especially that he can come up with these ideas?", this Italian.The Pope said that the Church can't be obsessed with issues "with abortion, gay marriage and the use of contracetivos methods"In this balance of six months of pontificate Francisco said still in the role of women in the Church
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There are 200 years that Switzerland did not enter into a war. Faced with this and other arguments, the Swiss will countersign, once again this Sunday, the "Yes" or "no" to compulsory military service in one of the richest countries in the world and recognized by the international neutrality. The referendum initiative broke the GSOA, the "Group for a Switzerland without an army". The goal: reduce the Swiss military contingent, which is currently of 150 thousand troops, between men and women. The vaults of Switzerland, the military cost six per cent of the current federal budget and, despite the small geographical size of the country, represent a superior force, for example, those of Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Norway or Finland.The initiative to demilitarise the Switzerland is far, however, the consensus among citizens and political class. Even before the argument from absence of direct threats to the country, the Swiss Minister of Defense proves to be an enthusiast of the compulsory military service. "An army of volunteers would be worse than the compulsory military service. It would be more expensive, less competent and would not guarantee our security. We don't know if there would be or how many of them would volunteer for military service. We need a must for our military service ", defended Ueli Maurer.There are only six countries in the European Union (EU) with compulsory military service. Them added to Switzerland and Norway. In Denmark, is optional. Seventeen countries, including 28 of the EU, already abolished compulsory military service in Portugal in 2003, after the passage of the law in 1999 â€" the discussion, however, resurfaced this year within the Portuguese Armed Forces.In the Swiss case, the discussion is not new and returned to gain strength through the GSOA. For them, the military forces are too expensive and cause inequalities between those who are and those who do not do not enter. Those who are physically and mentally-approved, dedicated to military service 18 to 21 weeks-they are three weeks per year, for a total of 260 days. To Josef Lang, the GSOA, there's no question: "If some traditions are obsolete and cost too much, we have to shut them down."How is the law, currently, the Swiss are obliged to fulfill his military service until the 34 years. Among the Defense arguments of the obligation is the discipline that teaches and service that can be used in professional life. Companies, however, are beginning to support the "no" because they don't want to see themselves deprived of employees for nine months. The discussion is on the table and at the mouth of the Swiss urns. This Sunday, make up your mind, then, the "Yes" or "no" to military service compulsory in Switzerland Confederation.
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About 200 thousand pieces from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries and were found in the works of construction of a metro line in Rio de Janeiro. The pieces were discovered in March, below the old Leopoldina railway station, near the ancient Imperial Palace, but only this month were shown to journalists. At the same time that elapses archaeological exploration, continue work on the Line 4 metro, which connects Barra da Tijuca Ipanema.
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A team of Japanese scientists developed a new technique that enables you to identify in patients living proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease. To observe the degenerative process scientists have developed fluorescent components that allow observing the tau protein in a computerized axial tomography.
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For the first time, a Eurosceptic party German is quoted with the minimum bar to enter the Parliament. A poll conducted for the newspaper Bild, published Thursday, indicates that the alternative to Germany collects the 5% minimum.A scenario that can change the formula of power after Sunday's elections, since Angela Merkel currently struggle to achieve an absolute majority with the Liberals of the FDP. The two formations are credited with 44%,After the Christian Democrats have rejected any coalition with euroskeptics, the leader of the CDU in the State of Hesse, Volker Bouffier, admits now that anything was possible.The struggle for power in Germany must make complicated formulas and a probable scenarios is the creation of a grand coalition between the CDU and the SPD opposition leaders, similar to what happened between 2005 and 2009.The die is cast, the election is on Sunday in what is one of the most influential countries of the European Union.
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A member of the European police in Kosovo was shot, this Thursday. The policeman died when, early in the morning, an unknown group opened fire on two EULEX vehicles carrying six members of the European mission.The incident, which occurred in Zvecan in northern Kosovo, near the border with Serbia, was not claimed. The Euleux, spokesman Blerim Krasniqi, explains that the mission is not idly by: "adversely affect a team of investigators to the case and will do all possible to bring the perpetrators of this cowardly act to justice. EULEX condemns any violence against their members. "It is the first member of the deadly violence victim, EULEX in Kosovo, since the mission was established in 2008, on the occasion of the proclamation of the independence of the country.The incident occurs a few weeks before the November municipal elections, which are part of the agreement on normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
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For the first time, the player has to control alternately three characters, not just one.
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The international community has scheduled a meeting in New York, on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Naos, later this month to discuss more reinforcements to the Central African Republic, where the civil war seems to gain breath.Entretado reinforcements already provided for, began to arrive but the Pan-African contingent of 3600 soldiers so will be fully operational in January. The fighting in recent days between forces loyal to the rebels Seleka, now in power, and supporters of President Francois Bozize, ousted in March, they left a trail of blood, especially in the region of Bossangoa. There have been reports of war crimes. "We were on our fifth because these men of the Seleka were everywhere. They entered our land, mine got scared and started running. They caught him and killed him, "says one man. The United Nations High Commissioner for refugees fears the worst. The new wave of violence has sparked numerous displaced persons. The UNHCR estimates that since December the conflict sparked a total of 200 000 displaced persons.
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It's the end of mini-miss, in France. Beauty contests are henceforth prohibited to minors of 16 years, under penalty of 30 thousand euros fine and two years ' imprisonment for the organizers. The decision was in the Senate. "Don't let the girls think, since girls who only are worth by physical aspect", Chantal Jouanno, the Senator who gave rise to the text.
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A group of Greenpeace activists decided to climb a Russian oil platform in the Arctic. The Russian Coast Guard detained two activists.Environmentalists protest against the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Barents Sea. The project of Gazprom should be released this year, but environmentalists denounce the environmental risks.
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The Russia reinforced military presence in the Arctic to patrol the Northern sea route, a strategic project which aims to be an alternative to traditional trade routes.The Moscow project includes the reactivation of an airfield and a military base in the new Siberian archipelago in the Eastern Arctic, abandoned in the years 1990.View larger map
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"Hunger and torture in North Korean prisons, unspeakable atrocities just comparable to the Nazi concentration camps in World War II", the prosecution part of UN investigators who presented at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a report on the findings of an investigation.Michael Kirby directed the investigations. "The individual testimonies arise from public hearings are only examples and do not represent isolated cases. They represent broad patterns and could constitute systematic and gross human rights violations, "said Kirby.North Korea vehemently rejected the conclusion of the Committee of inquiry. "My delegation rejects the oral update of the call Committee of inquiry. It's more a copy of fake materials on the situation of human rights in my country, "said Kim Yong Ho, the diplomat described the report of political conspiracy to change the regime. China, Belarus and Syria supported the North Korean position.The Commission of inquiry was created in March to investigate recent allegations, including possible crimes against humanity, after pressure by Japan, South Korea and other Western Nations.
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The Austrian police about, since this morning, a farm in the South of the country to try to capture a poacher who killed at least four people.The suspect had escaped the police control this morning, killing two policemen and the driver of an ambulance, having taken hostage a third police.Authorities have found, this afternoon, the hostage dead inside the car, on Thursday where the attacker is still barricaded.This is the eighth incident of its kind in Austria, with a poacher in the past two decades, at a time when the authorities have reinforced controls on illegal hunting in the country. View Larger Map
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A breeze of freedom in social networks in Iran released the confusion, in the Islamic Republic.During the night, the Iranians were able to connect Internet users to Facebook and Twitter, normally banned in the country of the Ayatollahs.But it was little Sun lasts: a few hours later, social networks were again inaccessible from the Islamic Republic.In reality, no one knows what happened during these few hours of freedom. Officially, say those responsible for the internet, in Tehran, was a "technical problem". But some people speculate about the fact that this binary window have been a form of spying who uses social networks and what it says.The irony is that, in a country where Facebook and Twitter are prohibited, several Ministers have account in these networks. Ditto when it comes to own paramount chief, Ayatollah Ali Khomenei.There were even those who think that the new moderate President, Hassan Rohani, had liberalized the access.
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