EGYPT: Meeting of the Security Council of the UN, 638 dead in Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood called on their supporters to demonstrate on Thursday, boosting the standoff with the authorities in the wake of deadly violence that left at least 638 dead and several thousand injured. For its part, the Ministry of the Interior gave permission to the police to fire live bullets at demonstrators attacking public property … Continue reading
UNUSUAL: Video: Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, a taxi driver for a day
Full campaign for parliamentary elections in Norway, the outgoing Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in trouble in the polls, has tried to exercise at least surprising. To be closer to the concerns of voters, the Chief Labour government has turned into a taxi driver, time of an afternoon in the streets of the capital Oslo. … Continue reading
CAMBODIA: Returning from exile, the leader of the Cambodian opposition hero's welcome
He had not sprained his homeland for four years. Sam Rainsy, the leader of the Cambodian opposition, landed Friday, July 19th in the morning at the airport in Phnom Penh, where he was greeted by a crowd of supporters. "I am very happy. I came to save the nation with you, "said Sam Rainsy … Continue reading
RAILWAY DISASTER: Crash Brétigny: "This is not a human problem"
An Intercity train to Limoges (Haute-Vienne) with 370 people on board derailed Friday, July 12 to 17 hours in Brétigny-sur-Orge in Essonne, killing six people and many wounded. To honor the victims, a minute of silence will be observed, Saturday, July 13 at noon at all stations and all trains France . According to … Continue reading
Lebanon: Protests against the postponement of the parliamentary
A hundred people gathered, Thursday, June 20, in downtown Beirut to protest the postponement of legislative, decided amid tension in the country because of the war in neighboring Syria, found an AFP photographer. The four-year term ended on Thursday but Parliament decided on May 31 to extend the laws, scheduled for the spring, due … Continue reading
BRAZIL: monsters Events in Brazil against the cost of living and the World
The events in Brazil expanded, Monday, June 18, after a week of protests. Nicknamed "revolt vinegar" (# revoltadovinagre) "uprising salad" (# saladuprising) or "take possession of Sao Paolo" (# occupysaopaulo), the discontent of the population, triggered by the increase in public transport fares (hence the slogan # passelivre for free transport) and the invoice … Continue reading
SYRIA – ISRAEL: Two peacekeepers wounded in a bombing on the Golan
Two peacekeepers were wounded Thursday, June 6, in a bombing occurred in the Golan, in the area of the cease-fire between Israel and Syria. "The two men were slightly injured after violent shooting occurred in the area," he told AFP the spokesman for the department to maintain peace at the UN, Kieran Dwyer, without … Continue reading
UNITED STATES: A U.S. soldier admits killing 16 Afghans to avoid death penalty
A U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers last year will plead guilty to escape the death penalty under an agreement with military prosecutors have indicated his lawyers cited Wednesday by the American media. Sergeant Robert Bales is accused of 16 murders, six attempted murders and seven attacks in March 2012 in southern … Continue reading
MOROCCO: Principal Allied Islamist PJD, Istiqlal announces its withdrawal from government
The National Council of the Istiqlal, Conservative and main ally of Islamists to power in Morocco, announced Saturday his withdrawal from the government, a decision that paves the way for an overhaul, even in elections anticipated. Istiqlal, which holds five portfolios including those of Education and Economy, took this decision because of the inability … Continue reading
SOMALIA: Famine killed 258,000 Somalis including 000 133 children in 19 months
Nearly 260,000 Somalis, half of young children, have died of hunger between October 2010 and April 2012 during a severe food crisis that resulted in six months of starvation, according to a UN report published Thursday. "The famine and severe food insecurity in Somalia have killed some 258,000 people between October 2010 and April … Continue reading
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