AFGHANISTAN: Taliban chief killed in an attack affect NATO
AFP – The NATO force in Afghanistan (ISAF) said Thursday it had killed in an air strike an important leader of the Taliban Haqqani network, bane of U.S. soldiers suspected of involvement in the attack on Tuesday night against a large hotel in Kabul. "Ismail in January, one of the assistant commander in chief (the … Continue reading
Caracas denies rumors about the state of health "critical" Chavez
AFP – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, made in Cuba on June 10, is in "critical condition" the newspaper said Saturday in Miami Spanish-language El Nuevo Herald, immediately denied by the government in Caracas. President Chavez is "in critical condition. It is not the point of death, but in critical condition and, indeed, complicated," said the … Continue reading
UNITED STATES: Court dismisses the complaint under a collective name of 1.5 million women against Walmart
AFP – The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the complaint Monday under a collective name for discrimination against 1.5 million women of the U.S. giant Walmart distribution, the largest in history, and took the opportunity to weigh the criteria for continued against employers. In the decision the most anticipated of the year, the highest court of … Continue reading
Yemen: President Ali Abdallah Saleh could not return to Yemen
AFP – Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh challenged, in Riyadh hospital after an explosion in Sanaa, will not return to his country, said Friday a Saudi official, while Sanaa continues to make his return as imminent. The official who requested anonymity told AFP that Saleh "will not return to Yemen," without wanting to say whether … Continue reading
UNITED STATES: The hopes of the Republican camp for the 2012 presidential
While the American presidential election of 2012 is approaching, Barack Obama has already officially launched the campaign. Facing him, the putative Republican candidates, whose intentions are the subject of intense speculation. Among them, two unsuccessful candidates in the Republican primary of 2008, a veteran of the party posting a solid political experience and a former … Continue reading
UNITED STATES: Arizona hit by fires, thousands of evacuees
Some 6,000 people were asked to evacuate Arizona to escape the spectacular fire that nibbles the east of this state in southwestern United States and threaten the neighboring New Mexico, local authorities said Thursday. About 140,000 hectares of vegetation have gone up in smoke as new official figures reviewing the record down, the state authorities … Continue reading
ATHLETICS: Christophe Lemaitre broke his own record of France's 100 meters
Christophe Lemaitre broke its own record for France in the 100m on Tuesday night at a meeting in Montreuil, ending the race in 9 '96. The French sprinter finished second behind Jamaica's Yohan Blake, who signed a time of 9 "95. The Briton Dwain Chambers was third in 10. "This is a very good performance.This … Continue reading
YEMEN: In the eyes of protesters, President Ali Abdullah Saleh will not return
Officially, the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh visited Saudi Arabia for medical treatment after an attack against the presidential palace Friday. But in the streets of Sana'a, the protesters loudly celebrating what they see as "the fall of the regime." In the streets of Sanaa, the capital, and Taiz, home of the dispute, the "youth … Continue reading
TELEPHONY: Mobile phones are "possibly carcinogenic"
AFP – International experts, meeting on the initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), have ruled on Tuesday that the use of mobile phones could be carcinogenic, advocating the use of hands free kits and practice SMS. "The evidence, which continue to accumulate, are strong enough to justify" a classification of mobile phone use as … Continue reading
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