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Obama and this week reset Washington's Cold War-era policy on Cuba and the two countries swapped prisoners in a historic deal after 18 months of secret talks.........................Castro says US must respect communist system
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Kim Jong Un says open to summit talks with South Korea ...
ReplyDeleteNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday he is open to a summit meeting with South Korea, an unusual overture made amid his country’s heightened tensions with the United States, Seoul’s closest ally, over a damaging cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
“If South Korean authorities have a position that they seriously want to improve North-South relations through dialogue, we believe we can resume suspended high-level contacts and sectoral meetings,” Kim said in a nationally televised New Year’s address.
Depending on the “atmosphere and environment,” he said, “there is no reason not to be able to hold the highest-level meeting” with South Korean President Park Geun Hye.
But for this to happen, he said that South Korea must stop carrying out its annual “large-scale war exercises” with the United States..................http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/01/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/new-year-address-kim-jong-un-says-north-open-summit-talks-south-korea/#.VKV8VckYE9Q
1/1/15
Les pays occidentaux sponsorisent l'Etat islamique ...
ReplyDeleteL'Etat islamique est en train de vendre les trésors pillés en Irak et en Syrie aux collectionneurs occidentaux. Le prix des lots atteint plusieurs dizaines de millions de dollars, et ces lots sont notamment vendus au Royaume-Uni.
Seulement 1% des lots est intercepté par les forces de l'ordre, le reste s'éparpillant pas les pays d'Europe et les Etats-Unis...............http://fr.ria.ru/world/20150101/203343491.html
1/1/15
France expects Ukraine crisis political solutions to settle Mistral dispute...
ReplyDeleteFrance expects that political ways to settle Ukrainian crisis will be found to help resolve helicopter carrier Mistral delivery issue with Russia, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the Europe-1 radio station on Thursday.
“As regards to helicopter carrier Mistral’s delivery issue to Russia France expects the observance of the ceasefire deal in Ukraine and the development of a political roadmap for crisis settlement,” the minister said.
http://itar-tass.com/en/world/770205
1.1/15
Ukraine says rebels keep up attacks into New Year ...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - Ukrainian separatists carried out sporadic attacks on government forces as the New Year began, wounding three soldiers, the Kiev military said, as President Petro Poroshenko told the nation to brace for a year that would "not be easy".
The military said rebels had carried out several mortar and small arms attacks on Ukrainian positions in the east. Local authorities in Luhansk region, bordering Russia, said rebel mortar fire had destroyed two homes in a village on Thursday, killing one civilian.
There was no confirmation of these reports from the rebels.
"New Year's night in the zone of the anti-terrorist operation was not a quiet one," a statement by the military said. "Over the past 24 hours three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of shelling," military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists..........http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/01/us-ukraine-crisis-conflict-idUSKBN0KA1IQ20150101?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Italie: un navire, sans équipage, à la dérive avec 450 clandestins ...
ReplyDeleteUn navire transportant 450 immigrés clandestins, machines en panne et abandonné par son équipage est à la dérive près des côtes de l’Italie.
Un hélicoptère a été envoyé pour hélitreuiller des hommes sur le navire afin qu’ils tentent d’en prendre le contrôle, a annoncé l’armée de l’air dans un communiqué.
Cette nouvelle affaire de clandestins abandonnés en pleine mer par les passeurs, qui rappelle l’odyssée du cargo Blue Sky M au début de la semaine, a été signalée par les garde-côtes italiens dans la soirée de jeudi.
«Il y a 450 migrants à bord d’un navire marchand, qui n’a pas d’équipage, et qui s’approche de la côte des Pouilles», ont indiqué les garde-côtes sur leur compte Twitter.
Le navire avait été repéré par un avion des garde-côtes à 130 kilomètres des côtes italiennes.
Vers minuit, l’armée de l’air annonçait qu’il se trouvait à 65 kilomètres au large du cap de Leuca, à la pointe sud-est de l’Italie, dans une mer agitée.
«En raison des conditions météorologiques difficiles, le navire ne peut être abordé que par la voie des airs», précisait l’armée de l’air....................http://www.lesoir.be/747026/article/actualite/monde/2015-01-01/italie-un-navire-sans-equipage-derive-avec-450-clandestins
2/1/15
Earthquake M 4.5 - 30 km SW of Zákynthos - local time: 08:16 ...
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119 km SW of Pátra, Greece / pop: 163,360 / local time: 08:16:31.9 2015-01-02
30 km SW of Zákynthos, Greece / pop: 11,541 / local time: 08:16:31.9 2015-01-02
21 km SW of Mouzaki, Greece / pop: 1,545 / local time: 08:16:31.9 2015-01-02
Renewal of Turkish Navtex would send negative message for Cyprus talks resumption...
ReplyDeleteA renewal on the part of Turkey of an illegal maritime order (Navtex) for areas within the Republic of Cyprus` Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), knowing that such an action would prevent the resumption of talks for the reunification of Cyprus would send a negative message to the international community, Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides has told CNA.........http://www.parikiaki.com/2015/01/renewal-of-turkish-navtex-would-send-negative-message-for-cyprus-talks-resumption/#sthash.S2W0xJJg.dpuf
2/1/15
Official: Fire extinguished in Libya’s al-Sidr port ...
ReplyDeleteA fire that has raged in the al-Sidra oil port in eastern Libya for one week has been put out, an official said, according to the Al Arabiya News Channel.
Al-Sider and its adjacent Ras Lanuf terminal have been closed since a group allied to a rival government in Tripoli moved three weeks ago to try and take them, part of a struggle between former rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but are now fighting for power and a share of oil reserves.
A week ago, a rocket hit al-Sider’s storages, destroying up to 1.8 million barrels of crude and at least two tanks, a top official said, according to Reuters news agency...............http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/01/02/Official-Fire-extinguished-in-Libya-s-al-Sidr-port.html
India says Pakistani boat exploded off coast ...
ReplyDeletePakistan questions veracity of claim explosives-laden vessel sank after New Year's Eve confrontation in Arabian Sea.
India's defence ministry says a Pakistani fishing boat bound for India blew up, killing all four people on board, after the Indian coast guard tried to stop and search it.
Indian intelligence said the crew was planning "an illicit transaction" when the vessel was intercepted on New Year's Eve in the Arabian Sea, 365km off India's western coast, according to a government statement released on Friday.
In a first reaction, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it was unclear whether the incident had happened at all.
It was not possible to verify independently the Indian government's account..............http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2015/01/india-says-pakistani-boat-exploded-off-coast-201512143730413165.html
2/1/14
Turkish President Erdoğan’s former chief guards on trial for spying ...
ReplyDeleteAn Ankara court conducted its first hearing on Jan. 2 in a case into the illegal wiretapping of former Prime Minister, now President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s offices, with some of the leader’s top guards accused of planting bugs to eavesdrop on Erdoğan.
One of Erdoğan’s bodyguards, Zeki Bulut, said he “devoted” himself to Erdoğan, but he is now accused of “betraying” the former prime minister.
The Ankara 7th Court of Serious Crimes has made Erdoğan, who was elected as president in August 2014, and the Prime Ministry parties to the case.
The court also rejected demands by the eight defendants present at the first hearing that they be discharged. There are 13 total suspects, but five police officers who are implicated in the case have yet to be apprehended.
Erdoğan’s security chief at the time, Mehmet Yüksel, said they had searched for possible bugs in every venue where the prime minister delivered speeches, but they realized during the investigation that regular searches were not conducted in Erdoğan’s residences.
They proposed to the Police Department that two searches a month should be conducted in both Erdoğan's house and his official residence, but carrying out bi-monthly searches proved difficult due to his busy schedule, Yüksel said.
“But I don’t think our colleagues were evil-minded,” he said..................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-president-erdogans-former-chief-guards-on-trial-for-spying.aspx?pageID=238&nID=76443&NewsCatID=338
2/1/15
France wants action on Libya, stops short of African calls for intervention ...
ReplyDeleteFrench Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday world powers must tackle instability in Libya but he stopped short of openly backing the military intervention called for by regional powers in the Sahel.
Speaking shortly after meeting Le Drian in Niamey, Niger's president, Mahamadou Issoufou, reiterated calls for an international military intervention in Libya, a position supported by several other African leaders concerned about the impact of the country's lawlessness on the region.
The leaders of Mali and Senegal have called for action by the West in Libya to end to chaos they say stems from the 2011 intervention that helped oust Libya's longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.
While two rival governments compete for legitimacy in Tripoli, Libya's desert south has become a stronghold for armed groups, some with links to al Qaeda.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/France-wants-action-on-Libya-stops-short-of-African-calls-for-intervention-386536
Incendies de brousse hors de contrôle dans le sud de l'Australie ...
ReplyDeleteDe violents incendies de brousse menaçaient samedi des habitations dans la région d'Adelaïde, dans le sud de l'Australie, les autorités du pays mettant en garde contre l'un des pires épisodes climatiques dans la région depuis les incendies catastrophiques de 1983.
Selon des responsables locaux, les collines d'Adelaïde, un site réputé pour sa production vinicole, situé au nord-est de la ville, font face "à un incendie incroyablement dangereux", accompagné de vents violents et de fortes températures, contre lequel il est difficile de lutter.
La zone est habitée par quelque 40 000 personnes qui ont été appelées à quitter leur domicile au plus vite par les autorités locales.
"Nous faisons face en ce moment à un incendie extrêmement dangereux", a déclaré le chef des pompiers d'Australie du Sud, Greg Nettleton.............http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_incendies-de-brousse-hors-de-controle-dans-le-sud-de-l-australie?id=8700363
3/1/15
Bushfires in South Australia 'destroy dozens of homes' ...
DeleteMore than 30 homes are feared destroyed in South Australia as crews continue to battle out-of-control bushfires.
More than 800 firefighters are tackling the blazes, which have been burning for several days in the hills around the city of Adelaide.
Officials say the fires are the worst in the area since the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983, which left 75 dead.
Cooler weather may help firefighters tame the flames, which have been fanned by high winds and temperatures.
But South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill said the situation remained critical.
"We're by no means through this particular emergency," he said..................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30670966
4/1/15
El ataque de un grupo de hombres armados a un puesto de control cerca de la ciudad de Sukna, en el oeste de Libia, se saldó el viernes con la muerte de 17 personas, entre ellas tres civiles, informó este sábado la agencia Xinhua citando una fuente militar....
ReplyDeleteAdemás, los atacantes se apoderaron de tres vehículos militares.
De momento, ningún grupo ha asumido la autoría de la agresión...........http://mundo.sputniknews.com/africa/20150103/1033023293.html
3/1/15
One Turkish soldier kidnapped in Syria, sources confirm..
ReplyDeleteA Turkish noncommissioned officer has been kidnapped as he crossed the border to Syria from the souteastern Turkish province of Kilis.
The kidnapping took place on the first day of the year, Hürriyet has learne, as military sources have confirmed the incident.
Neither the identity of the kidnapped soldier nor the intentions are clear yet.
The security forces have focused on the Islamiz State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militarts and the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which has been fighting against the ISIL jihadists in Syria, as possible actors.
Sources have also said that Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) was also joining the efforts.
Some 46 Turkish citizens and three Iraqi staff members were kidnapped on June 11 last year by ISIL after the jihadists seized control of Mosul.
Turkey’s hostages were freed after 101 days following the MİT’s secret operation on Sept. 20, the government said...................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/one-turkish-soldier-kidnapped-in-syria-sources-confirm-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=76449&NewsCatID=509
3/1/15
Islamic State seeking bases inside Lebanon: Lebanon security chief ...
ReplyDeleteIslamic State militants holed up in the Qalamoun mountains on the Syrian-Lebanese border are seeking to gain control of nearby Lebanese villages to support their fighting positions, the head of Lebanon's main security apparatus told Reuters.
Major General Abbas Ibrahim said Lebanese forces were on high alert to prevent the hardline militants from seizing any Lebanese territory near the Qalamoun mountains, which demarcate Lebanon's eastern border with Syria...............http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/03/us-mideast-crisis-lebanon-syria-idUSKBN0KC0AM20150103?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
3/1/15
Lebanon will impose visa restrictions on Syria in response to the influx of refugees from the country, ravaged by a four-year war, AFP reports, citing Lebanese officials...
DeleteThe new rules, introduced by Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security, will come into effect on January 5. Syrians have been able to cross the border with Lebanon freely since 1943, after the latter gained independence from France. However, in October, Lebanon announced that it would only allow a few refugees to enter the country for "humanitarian reasons"................http://www.ellanodikis.net/2015/01/lebanon-places-visa-restrictions-on.html
3/1/14
New air strike on Libyan city Misrata, clashes near oil port ...
ReplyDeleteForces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government on Saturday staged air strikes on the commercial port of Misrata, a western city allied to a group that holds the capital Tripoli, both sides said.
Fighting was also reported near the country's biggest oil export port located in the east, part of a struggle between troops loyal to two competing governments and parliaments.
The internationally recognised prime minister Abdullah al-Thinni has been forced to run a rump state in the east since a group known as Libya Dawn linked to Misrata took control of Tripoli last August and set up a rival government.................http://www.todayonline.com/world/new-air-strike-libyan-city-misrata-clashes-near-oil-port
3/1/15
Egyptian authorities threatened to arrest Amal Clooney, a human rights lawyer and the wife of Hollywood star George Clooney, if she tried to present a report in Cairo singling out flaws in the country’s judicial system, she claimed in an interview with Guardian...
ReplyDelete"When I went to launch the report, first of all they stopped us from doing it in Cairo," Clooney, nee Alamuddin, told the Guardian. "They said: 'Does the report criticise the army, the judiciary, or the government?' We said: 'Well, yes.' They said: 'Well then, you're risking arrest.'"................http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20150103/1016493207.html
3/1/15
At least 20 Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya ...
ReplyDeleteA priest and a witness say masked gunmen in central Libya have kidnapped 20 Coptic Christians from Egypt.
Witness Hanna Aziz told The Associated Press that the gunmen in the Libyan city of Sirte went room by room in their residence at 1 a.m. Saturday and asked for identification papers to separate Muslim workers from Christians. Aziz says the gunmen handcuffed and drove away with the Christians.............http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/at-least-20-egyptian-christians-kidnapped-in-libya.aspx?pageID=238&nID=76450&NewsCatID=352
Israel freezes funds to Palestinians over ICC approach ...
ReplyDeleteIsrael has decided to freeze a monthly revenue transfer to the Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas's approach to the International Criminal Court and other international agencies, an Israeli official said on Saturday.
The official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu had decided, in consultation with cabinet ministers, to freeze a planned monthly transfer of 500 million Israeli shekels (about $125 million), which Palestinians rely on to run their government and pay civil servants' salaries.
Israel had condemned Abbas's move last Wednesday as a unilateral step that undermined prospects for a negotiated peace settlement.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/119412.aspx
3/1/15
Neuwahlen in Griechenland: Für Kanzlerin Merkel ist "Grexit" kein Tabu mehr...
ReplyDeleteBundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel fürchtet einen Euro-Austritt Griechenlands nicht mehr. Die Ansteckungsgefahr für andere Länder sei gebannt dank der neu eingerichteten Rettungsmechanismen.
Angesichts der bevorstehenden Neuwahlen in Athen ist die Bundesregierung laut eines Medienberichts bereit, Griechenland notfalls aus der Eurozone ausscheiden zu lassen. Wie der „Spiegel“ in seiner aktuellen Ausgabe mit Berufung auf Regierungskreise berichtet, hält die Bundesregierung einen Austritt des Landes aus dem Euro für verkraftbar.
Damit würden Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und Finanzminister Wolfgang Schäuble von ihrem bisherigen Kurs radikal abweichen. Bislang galt der „Grexit“ als ein Tabu. Doch mittlerweile sei die Ansteckungsgefahr für andere Länder begrenzt, dank der Fortschritte, die die Eurozone seit dem Höhepunkt der Krise im Jahr 2012 gemacht habe, heißt es in dem Bericht.
So gelten die einstigen Krisenländer Irland und Portugal als saniert. Zudem ist seit Oktober 2012 der dauerhafte Euro-Rettungsschirm ESM in Kraft. Ende 2014 hat zudem die Europäische Zentralbank im Rahmen der Bankenunion die Aufsicht über Europas wichtigste Banken übernommen........................http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/europa/griechenland-fuer-merkel-ist-grexit-kein-tabu-mehr-13351567.html
3/1/15
L’Allemagne prête à laisser la Grèce sortir de la zone euro ...
DeleteLa chancelière allemande Angela Merkel est prête à laisser la Grèce sortir de la zone euro, au cas où la Gauche radicale remettrait en cause la politique de rigueur budgétaire dans ce pays, affirme samedi l’édition en ligne du magazine Spiegel.
«Le gouvernement allemand juge quasiment inévitable une sortie (de la Grèce) de la zone euro, si le chef de l’opposition Alexis Tsipras (photo ci-contre) dirige le gouvernement après les élections (législatives), abandonne la ligne de rigueur budgétaire et ne rembourse plus les dettes du pays», affirme le site web de l’hebdomadaire, en s’appuyant sur «des sources proches du gouvernement allemand».
Angela Merkel et son ministre des Finances Wolfgang Schäuble ont changé d’avis et désormais ils «jugent supportable une sortie du pays de la monnaie unique en raison des progrès accomplis par la zone euro depuis le sommet de la crise en 2012», assure le Spiegel Online, toujours sur la base de ces sources...................http://www.lesoir.be/748319/article/economie/2015-01-03/l-allemagne-prete-laisser-grece-sortir-zone-euro
Police in Italy believe traffickers made some $3m (£1.9m; €2.5m) from 359 illegal migrants found abandoned on a cargo ship in the Mediterranean...
ReplyDeleteThe Ezadeen was towed into the Italian port of Corigliano Calabro after being found by coast guards on Friday.
Most of those aboard appear to be Syrians, in the second such case involving a freighter this week.
Both ships reportedly started in Turkey, in a change from the Libyan route usually favoured by gangs.
The police chief of Cosenza province, Luigi Liguori, said each migrant had paid between $4,000 and $8,000 to board the ship.
Officers say that the smugglers wore hoods and locked the migrants in the ship's hold before apparently abandoning ship on a lifeboat.............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30669136
Ligue arabe: réunion d'urgence sur le terrorisme en Libye prévue lundi ...
ReplyDeleteLa Ligue arabe tiendra lundi une réunion "urgente" de ses représentants permanents pour discuter du "terrorisme" en Libye, a indiqué le numéro deux de l'organisation.
"La réunion sera consacrée à l'étude des dangereux développements que connaît la Libye et l’accroissement de la violence et des actes de terrorisme", a indiqué à des journalistes Ahmed Ben Helli, le secrétaire-général adjoint de l'organisation pan-arabe basée au Caire.
Ces actes "ne visent plus seulement les individus (...) mais également les infrastructures économiques vitales qui représentent la richesse du peuple libyen, notamment les réservoirs de pétrole," a-t-il poursuivi.
Le 25 décembre, une roquette tirée par des miliciens de la coalition Fajr Libya (Aube de la Libye) avait provoqué un énorme incendie dans l'un des trois principaux terminaux pétroliers du pays................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_ligue-arabe-reunion-d-urgence-sur-le-terrorisme-en-libye-prevue-lundi?id=8708198
4/1/15
Le Premier ministre britannique conservateur David Cameron a déclaré dimanche souhaiter organiser plus tôt que prévu le référendum sur le maintien du Royaume-Uni dans l’Union européenne, promis en 2017...
ReplyDeleteSous la pression des eurosceptiques au sein de son propre parti et face à la popularité croissante du Parti de l’indépendance du Royaume-Uni (UKIP), qui prône une sortie de l’UE et un durcissement de la politique d’immigration, David Cameron a promis de rénégocier le traité qui lie le Royaume-Uni à l’UE et d’essayer de récupérer certains pouvoirs auprès de Bruxelles.
Il a promis pour cela d’organiser un référendum en 2017, en cas de victoire des conservateurs aux élections législatives de mai prochain.
« Le référendum doit avoir lieu avant la fin de 2017. Si nous pouvions faire cela plus tôt, j’en serais ravi. Plus tôt je pourrai tenir ma promesse d’une renégociation et d’un référendum (...), mieux ce sera », a déclaré le chef du gouvernement lors d’une émission de la BBC..................En savoir plus sur http://www.lesechos.fr/monde/europe/0204053007651-cameron-dit-vouloir-avancer-son-referendum-sur-lue-1079919.php?xtor=RSS37&hjGi0Tr5hSZfhLBA.99
4/1/15
Analyst: Westen finanziert ukrainische Politiker mit Schwarzgeld-Millionen ...
ReplyDeleteRiesige Bargeldsummen werden aus Europa in die Ukraine geschmuggelt, behauptet Jerry Collins, Ex-Mitarbeiter der US-Denkfabrik RAND Corporation, unter Verweis auf „Insiderinformationen“. Der Analyst mutmaßt, dass das Schwarzgeld an bestimmte ukrainische Politiker direkt fließt.
Vom 14. Oktober bis 24. Dezember 2014 habe der Linienflug der Polnischen Airlines LOT-765 rund 27 Millionen US-Dollar und drei Millionen Euro aus Warschau nach Lwow (Lemberg) gebracht, schreibt Collins in einem Beitrag auf Opednews. Die Barmittel seien als 10-kg-Handgepäck mitgeführt worden — so viel etwa wiege eine Million Dollar in 100-Dollar-Scheinen.
Die Bestimmung der Gelder werde streng geheim gehalten, so Collins weiter. Er selbst hält es für unwahrscheinlich, dass die Summen für Sozialprogramme der ukrainischen Regierung ausgegeben werden, und vermutet, dass die Millionen an ukrainische Politiker gehen. So könnte Premierminister Arsenij Jazenjuk der Empfänger sein. „Bestimmte politische Gruppen in der Ukraine sind unzufrieden mit Präsident Poroschenko. Jazenjuk und Turtschinow sind in Opposition zu Poroschenkos Partei. Natürlich benötigen Jazenjuk und sein Team viel Geld, um neue Verbündete zu bestechen.“................http://de.sputniknews.com/politik/20150104/300501361.html
4/1/15
Milicianos de Donetsk afirman que la ciudad sufrió 22 bombardeos este domingo ...
ReplyDeleteDonetsk sufrió 22 bombardeos por parte de las tropas ucranianas este domingo, informó el Ministerio de Defensa de la autoproclamada República Popular de Donetsk (RPD).
"Dispararon 22 veces contra los distritos Kuibishevski, Kievski y Petrovski de Donetsk y contra las posiciones de los milicianos de la RPD (…) Se trata de una provocación, otra más", dice el comunicado.
Precisó que los militares ucranianos recurrieron a morteros, obuses y carros de combate.
La mañana del 9 de diciembre entró en vigor un nuevo armisticio acordado entre Kiev y las milicias con la participación de la OSCE....................http://mundo.sputniknews.com/mundo/20150104/1033046391.html
4/1/15
Israël ne permettra pas que ses soldats soient traînés devant la CPI (Netanyahu) ...
ReplyDeleteIsraël s'opposera à toute poursuite de ses soldats par la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) à laquelle les Palestiniens demandent d'adhérer, a prévenu dimanche le premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Nous ne permettrons pas que les soldats et les officiers de Tsahal soient traînés devant le tribunal de La Haye", a déclaré M.Netanyahu à l'ouverture du conseil des ministres...............http://www.ellanodikis.net/2015/01/israel-ne-permettra-pas-que-ses-soldats.html?showComment=1420393584086#c3555850502882434021
4/1/15
Afghanistan’s intelligence services on alert due to threat Indian plane may be hijacked ...
ReplyDeleteAfghanistan’s intelligence services are on alert due to the information from Indian counterparts about a possible hijacking of an Air India plane, which will make a Delhi-Kabul flight, Pajhwok Afghan News reported on Sunday.
According to the agency, Indian intelligence services informed Kabul that terrorists were planning hijacking of an Indian plane. Further details are not available for security reasons.
http://itar-tass.com/en/world/770329
4/1/15
Syrians entering Lebanon face new restrictions...
ReplyDeleteNew restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon come into force on Monday, further tightening the flow of asylum seekers trying to escape the war.
Previously, travel between the two countries was largely unrestricted, but now Syrians will have to obtain a visa.
It is the latest in a series of steps to stop the influx of refugees. Lebanon already hosts more than a million.
It is unclear what the rule will mean for the many Syrians already in the country and not registered as refugees.
Before now, Syrians could stay in Lebanon for up to six months automatically. Under the new measure, Syrians wanting to enter Lebanon will have to fulfil certain criteria in order to be granted a visa at the border............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30657003
South Australia bushfire: Firefighters warn of worsening weather ...
ReplyDeleteFirefighters in South Australia say they are racing to contain a major bushfire before soaring temperatures and high winds fuel the blaze.
More than 30 homes are already feared destroyed in the hills behind the city of Adelaide.
More than 500 firefighters are tackling the fires, which have been burning since Friday.
Officials say the blaze is the worst in the area since the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983, which left 75 dead.
Temperatures are forecast to hit 34C in Adelaide on Monday before rising to as high as 38C on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Speaking to the BBC, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said: "We are doing everything we possibly can but nature is powerful, fires are powerful and everyone must respond to that threat."...............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30677472
5/1/15
Western-backed Syrian Opposition Body Elects New Leadership ...
ReplyDeleteSyria's Western-backed political opposition group, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, has elected a new presidential committee and a president widely seen as not tied to any of the body's international sponsors.
Despite having tenuous links with fighters on the ground and seen as out of touch with ordinary Syrians, the National Coalition remains one of the main parties in international discussions to find solutions to the almost four-year civil war.............http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-western-backed-syrian-opposition-body-elects-new-leadership/2585784.html
5/1/15
Syrian opposition elects former Turkey head as president ...
DeleteThe National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, also known as the Syrian National Coalition, has elected Halid Hoca as its new president.
Syria’s main opposition group said in a statement that Hoca won against former secretary-general Nasr el-Hariri by 56 votes to 50. Hisam Merve was elected as the coalition's new vice president in the Sunday vote.
Hoca has previously served as the Coalition’s representative in Turkey..................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/445152--syrian-opposition-elects-former-turkey-head-as-president
5/1/15
Bomb wounds four policemen in Egypt's Sinai ...
ReplyDeleteFour Egyptian policemen were wounded on Monday by a bomb in the volatile Sinai Peninsula, security sources said.
The device was planted at the entrance to an apartment building in the provincial capital of Al-Arish, the sources said.
Egypt, the most populous Arab country, faces a jihadist insurgency that has killed hundreds of soldiers and policemen since the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 after mass protests against his rule....................http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/05/us-egypt-bomb-idUSKBN0KE0MM20150105?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
5/1/15
M 4.5 - CRETE, GREECE - 40 km SE of MakryGialos - local time: 13:54
ReplyDeleteMagnitude mb 4.5
Region CRETE, GREECE
Date time 2015-01-05 11:54:00.7 UTC
Location 34.77 N ; 26.25 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 412 km S of İzmir, Turkey / pop: 2,500,603 / local time: 13:54:00.7 2015-01-05
118 km SE of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 137,154 / local time: 13:54:00.7 2015-01-05
68 km SE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece / pop: 10,799 / local time: 13:54:00.7 2015-01-05
40 km SE of Makry Gialos, Greece / pop: 4,204 / local time: 13:54:00.7 2015-01-05
Libye: les Palestiniens, Syriens et Soudanais interdits de territoire ...
ReplyDeleteLe gouvernement libyen reconnu par la communauté internationale a annoncé lundi sa décision d'interdire l'accès au territoire aux ressortissants syriens, palestiniens et soudanais, pour des raisons de sécurité.
Cette décision a été prise par le ministre de l'Intérieur de ce gouvernement, qui ne contrôle en fait que certaines zones de l'est et l'ouest du pays. Elle fait suite à des informations selon lesquelles des ressortissants de ces pays "étaient impliqués aux côtés des groupes terroristes dans des attaques contre l'armée et les forces de police à Benghazi et dans des villes de l'ouest".................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_libye-les-palestiniens-syriens-et-soudanais-interdits-de-territoire?id=8714982
5/1/15
La derecha española espera que “el efecto Grecia” perjudique a Podemos ...
ReplyDeleteEl Gobierno del Partido Popular en España cree que la situación y las próximas elecciones en Grecia, que pronostican una probable victoria de Syriza, perjudicará a Podemos, el partido progresista con posibilidades de ganar en las elecciones generales en España previstas para noviembre.
Syriza guarda cierto paralelismo con Podemos. Los líderes de ambos partidos, Pablo Iglesias y Alexis Tsipras se han apoyado mutuamente en la carrera por la silla del Gobierno español y griego.
Sin embargo, según el análisis de los conservadores españoles, aunque Tsipras gane en Grecia, el partido de Pablo Iglesias "no se beneficiará" de su victoria.
El Ejecutivo de Madrid cree que hay dos motivos. El primero es que se va a producir una gran "inestabilidad" en Grecia "si no gana el socio de Mariano Rajoy, Antonis Samaras"..............http://mundo.sputniknews.com/espana/20150105/1033051895.html
5/1/15
Turkey Detains 22 Police Officers Suspected of Illegal Spying ...
ReplyDelete22 police officers, suspected of illegally wiretapping politicians, officials and businessmen, were arrested in Turkey, Reuters reports, citing Turkey’s privately owned Dogan News Agency.
They were arrested in raids, spanning across 13 cities in the east and south of the country.
According to other sources, 15 security officers were detained in eight cities, Turkey’s official news agency Anadolu reports, citing Gaziantep Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Unit. The warrants for the arrest were issued by a prosecutor in the province of Gaziantep.
The detainees are accused of illegal wiretapping, forging official documents and privacy violations, Anadolu Agency reports..................http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20150105/1016532024.html
5/1/15
Ukraine launches probe into new Odessa explosion ...
ReplyDeleteUkrainian police on Monday launched a terror investigation into a explosion in the government-controlled port of Odessa that damaged a building housing a soldiers' support center.
The blast was the latest in a series to hit such offices in the volatile Black Sea port. Police are still investigating a similar incident that struck another center last month.
Local authorities said the late Sunday explosion in the city of 1 million caused no injuries but shattered windows in the office of volunteers helping Ukrainian troops fighting rebels in industrial east.
The scenic city has been tense since a May 2 clash between Kiev and Moscow supporters caused a fire that killed nearly 50 pro-Russian activists..............http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/900122.shtml
5/1/15
13 Coptic Egyptian hostages in Libya freed: Report ...
ReplyDeleteThirteen Egyptian Christians held in Libya have been freed, a tribal leader said on Monday after government sources reported they had been abducted by Islamist militants.
However, Muftah Marzuq, head of the council of elders in the coastal city of Sirte, insisted that the 13 had not been kidnapped, but had been detained by people smugglers.
"The Egyptians were held by a group that deals in illegal people smuggling, because of a dispute involving money and transportation to the Harawa region east of Sirte," Marzuq said...............http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/119549/Egypt/Politics-/-Coptic-Egyptian-hostages-in-Libya-freed-Report.aspx
5/1/15
U.S. against Israeli freeze on Palestine tax revenue...
ReplyDeleteThe United States said Monday it opposes a move by Israel to freeze the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority in retaliation for its bid to join the International Criminal Court.
“This step is one that raises tensions as others do,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
Israel imposed the freeze in response to a bid by the Palestinian Authority to join the International Criminal Court in the Hague, and threatened further retaliatory action........................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/01/05/U-S-opposes-Israel-s-freeze-on-Palestinian-tax-revenue.html
Turkish soldier kidnapped in Syria freed ...
ReplyDeleteThe Turkish soldier who went missing after crossing the border into Syria during an anti-smuggling operation has been brought back to Turkey.
"I would like to convey my regards to our soldier, who is on his way back to the country thanks to a successful operation of the MİT [Turkey's National Intelligence Organization], as well as his family and our Turkish Armed Forces," Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said in a tweet on Jan. 5. He did not elaborate on the details of the operation..............http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-soldier-kidnapped-in-syria-freed-pm.aspx?pageID=238&nID=76508&NewsCatID=341
France ‘ready’ to strike extremists on Libya border ...
ReplyDeleteFrance said Monday its troops south of Libya are ready to strike extremists crossing the border, but the speaker of Libya’s internationally recognized parliament rejected any Western military intervention in his country...........http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/01/06/France-says-ready-to-strike-extremists-on-Libya-border.html
Griechen sind das Opfer falscher Entwicklungspolitik...
ReplyDeleteDie Politiker hätten es wissen können: Entwicklunghilfe funktioniert nicht mit Zwang, sondern nur mit dem Appell an die Eigenverantwortung. Deshalb werden die Griechen wohl bald auf stur schalten..............http://www.welt.de/debatte/kommentare/article136044791/Griechen-sind-das-Opfer-falscher-Entwicklungspolitik.html
Two Egyptian police shot dead outside Coptic Church south of Cairo...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - Two Egyptian policemen were shot dead on Tuesday as they stood guard at a Coptic Christian church in a city south of Cairo, witnesses and a local security source said.
The policemen were killed instantly after being shot by masked men, the source and the witnesses said. The website of Egypt's flagship Al-Ahram newspaper also reported the two deaths.
Egypt's Coptic Christmas falls on Wednesday this year and security is typically tightened at churches ahead of the holiday..................http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/06/us-egpyt-christians-idUSKBN0KF0ET20150106?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
6/1/15
Japan appreciates US support in cyber security, welcomes stance on North Korea - FM...
ReplyDeleteThe Japanese side appreciates the U.S. support in the cyber security issue and welcomes Washington’s stance on North Korea in connection with hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday after a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...................http://itar-tass.com/en/world/770391
6/1/15
S. Korea Notes Pyongyang's Improved Nuclear Capability ...
ReplyDeleteSouth Korea's defense ministry said North Korea appears to have achieved a "significant" level of technology to miniaturize a nuclear device that could fit on the tip of a missile.
The ministry announced the news in a white paper released Tuesday. It said North Korea has not yet demonstrated its miniaturization capacity.
The ministry said Pyongyang has obtained some 40 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium by reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods. Seoul said North Korea is working on a highly enriched uranium program.
The North is believed to have the capacity to develop missiles that could reach the mainland of the United States. It has conducted a series of long-range missile tests........................http://www.voanews.com/content/south-korea-pyongyang-has-improved-its-nuclear-weapons-capability/2587171.html
6/1/15
Units of the radical organization Right Sector have refused to obey orders of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, presidential adviser Yury Biryukov said on TV Channel 5 on Tuesday, Ukrainian media reported...
ReplyDelete“I’ve personally offered a full legalization scheme to the Right Sector. In particular, many options envisaging the compulsory contract service have been offered, but they refused,” he said.
The Ukrainian presidential adviser said that “the armed forces mean first of all discipline, order and the subordination and command system.”
“And when a patriotic union wants to be sort of a legal, but at the same time autonomous unit that subordinates to nobody, this is pure fiction,” said Biryukov..................http://itar-tass.com/en/world/770398
6/1/15
Palestinian jailed for murder of Israeli teenagers ...
ReplyDeleteAn Israeli military court has sentenced a Palestinian man to three life terms for the abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank.
Hussam Qawasmeh, a member of Hamas, must also pay $63,000 (£41,000) in compensation to the victims' families.
Two other suspects were shot dead by Israeli forces in Hebron in September...........http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30697521
6/1/15
Griechische Radikale dementieren Pläne zu Ausstieg aus Eurozone ...
ReplyDeleteDer griechische Oppositionsführer Alexis Tsipras, Chef der Koalition der Radikalen Linken (Syriza), hat zahlreiche Berichte über Pläne zum Ausstieg Griechenlands aus der Eurozone im Falle eines Wahlerfolgs der Syriza-Partei zurückgewiesen.
In einem Gastbeitrag für die US-Zeitung „Huffington Post“ schrieb Tsipras, dass die Syriza-Partei „kein Dämon und keine große Bedrohung für Europa, sondern eine Stimme der Vernunft“ sei. Laut Tsipras will die Syriza-Partei nicht auf die europäische Währung verzichten, sondern sie retten.
„Unser Ziel ist es nicht, ins Jahr 2009 zurückzukehren (als die Verschuldung Griechenlands schnell zu wachsen begann), sondern es geht darum, all das zu ändern, was das Land an die Grenze des ökonomischen und moralischen (…) Bankrotts gebracht hat. Weder für das griechische Volk noch für die Europäer gibt es Gründe für Angst. Die Syriza-Partei strebt keinen Verzicht auf den Euro an, sondern sie will ihn retten. Doch die Rettung des Euro kann nicht bei unkontrollierten Schulden von Mitgliedsstaaten gerettet werden. Diese Schuld ist kein nur griechisches, sondern auch ein europäisches Problem. Und Europa kann gewinnen, falls es eine lebensfähige Lösung finden wird“, wird unterstrichen.......................http://de.sputniknews.com/politik/20150106/300508212.html
La NASA suspende el lanzamiento de la nave Dragon ...
ReplyDeleteEl lanzamiento de la nave Dragon de la empresa estadounidense SpaceX se suspendió tras sufrir un fallo de carácter técnico, comunicó este martes la NASA.
La nave debía partir a las 11.18 GMT desde Cabo Cañaveral (Florida), pero el proceso fue cancelado dos minutos después de su lanzamiento.
El nuevo intento de lanzar la Dragon está previsto para el día 9 de enero............http://mundo.sputniknews.com/mundo/20150106/1033062152.html
Turkish vessel to continue work off Cyprus, deepening standoff ...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - A Turkish research vessel will continue searching for oil and gas off Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot authorities said on Tuesday, extending a simmering standoff between rival sides on the ethnically-split island over offshore gas reserves.
The row has already led to Greek Cypriots suspending participation in peace talks with estranged Turkish Cypriots, and on Monday they said they would not return as long as the vessel remained in the area.
Barbaros, a seismographic research vessel commissioned by Turkey's state petroleum company TPAO, has been carrying out surveys in an area in the east Mediterranean claimed by Cyprus under international conventions.
Turkey, which is not a signatory to the United Nations Law of the Sea, does not recognize Cypriot jurisdiction................http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/06/us-cyprus-turkey-gas-idUSKBN0KF1BO20150106?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
6/1/15
Arab consensus needed to resubmit UNSC draft: Erekat ...
ReplyDeleteChief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was working on amending and resubmitting a draft resolution for Palestinian statehood, an earlier version of which was voted down at the UN Security Council (UNSC) last week.
"The amendments will take all matters into consideration and it [the draft resolution] will be submitted again [to the UNSC] if the motion gets the support of all Arab states," Erekat said in an interview with The Anadolu Agency at his office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Erekat said that Palestinian representatives would meet members of the Arab League's peace-monitoring committee within ten days to discuss the draft, following a request to this effect by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to Arab League Chief Nabil al-Arabi..................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/445722--arab-consensus-needed-to-resubmit-unsc-draft-erekat
Lithuania Delivers Requested Arms to Ukraine ...
ReplyDeleteUkraine has received the arms that it had previously requested from Lithuania, National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) spokesperson Andriy Lysenko said on Tuesday.
"Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Lithuania Juozas Olekas confirmed delivering the arms that the Ukrainian army requested," Lysenko said at a briefing.
The type of arms delivered to Kiev was not specified at the briefing.
Last November, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite announced plans to share its experience in creating a modern army with Ukrainian forces and invite them to participate in joint training exercises......................http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150106/1016571931.html
6/1/15
670,000 Syria children affected by IS school closures - UN ...
ReplyDeleteAn estimated 670,000 children in Syria are being deprived of education after Islamic State forces ordered schools closed to change the curriculum, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today.
Islamic State, an offshoot of al Qaeda which has recruited foreign fighters, has seized land in Syria and Iraq, imposing its strict reading of Islamic law.
In November it shut schools in areas it controls in eastern Syria pending a religious revision of the curriculum.. The group stands accused of massacres, sexually enslaving women and girls and recruiting children as fighters.
"In December there was a decree of the Islamic State ordering the stoppage of education in areas under its control," UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac told a news briefing.
"Islamic State said that the curriculum needed to be reshaped or re-conceived."
Children enrolled in primary and secondary schools in Raqqa, and rural areas of Deir al-Zor and Aleppo provinces are affected by the closures, he said. Teachers must undergo retraining.
UNICEF also said that at least 160 children were killed and 343 wounded in attacks on schools across Syria last year. The toll was probably an under-estimate due to difficulties of access and obtaining data generally, Boulierac said.
"In addition to lack of school access, attacks on schools, teachers and students are further horrific reminders of the terrible price Syria's children are paying in a crisis approaching its fifth year," Hanaa Singer, UNICEF representative in Syria, said in a statement..........................http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/178858/670000-syria-children-affected-by-is-school-closures--un
6/1/15
Nel prossimo futuro le autorità islandesi hanno in programma di rinunciare all'adesione nell'Unione Europea, ha dichiarato il primo ministro Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson alla stazione radio Bylgjan...
ReplyDeleteReykjavik aveva presentato la domanda di adesione nel 2009, nel pieno di una profonda crisi che aveva colpito l'economia nazionale.
Ma nel 2013 il nuovo governo islandese, formato da una coalizione di partiti e movimenti cosiddetti euroscettici, aveva congelato i negoziati per l'adesione nella UE. Una delle ragioni è stato lo scoppio delle tensioni tra l'Unione Europea e l'Islanda provocato dalla politica comunitaria sulla pesca. Le quote sul pesce pescato di Bruxelles non soddisfano Reykjavik.
Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2015_01_06/LIslanda-decide-di-ritirare-la-domanda-di-adesione-alla-UE-2654/
6/1/15
Poroshenko gets ready for war under the guise of peace talks ...
ReplyDeleteDespite the talks of the Norman Quartet about the possibilities of achieving a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko continues to arm the national army, Deutsche Welle reports.
German and French officials, who participated in the quadripartite talks with Russia and Ukraine, said that the next meeting would take place only if the terms of the Minsk agreements were observed.
At the same time, on the day of the talks, Ukrainian President Poroshenko personally handed over heavy military equipment to the Ukrainian army, particularly fighter aircraft and howitzers, the article in the publication said. The delivery of heavy weapons to the army of Ukraine is a direct violation of the Minsk agreements, says DW.
http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/06-01-2015/129457-poroshenko_peace_talks-0/#.VKxI_MkYE9Q
Cuba comienza a liberar a 'algunos' de sus presos políticos para cumplir con su acuerdo con EEUU ...
ReplyDeleteCuba ha liberado a algunos de los 53 encarcelados que Estados Unidos considera 'presos políticos', tal y como se había acordado durante el contacto entre Washington y La Habana de hace unas semanas, según ha informado el Departamento de Estado de EEUU.
Washington ha expresado su deseo ver al resto de presos liberados pronto, según la portavoz del Departamento de Estado Jen Psaki.
"Ya han liberado a algunos de los presos, nos gustaría ver esto completado en un futuro cercano", dijo Psaki, y agregó que no proporcionaría un número específico.
Ayer, la misma portavoz eludió confirmar si alguno de los 53 presos políticos habían sido liberados, dado que el Gobierno del presidente Barack Obama, que elaboró la lista de los 53 prisioneros políticos que deben ser liberados, ha decidido mantenerla en secreto.
http://www.elmundo.es/america/2015/01/06/54ac2707ca4741c40b8b4580.html
6/1/15
South Australia fires: Hopes rise of halting Adelaide blaze ...
ReplyDeleteThe fire has been raging across some 12,500 hectares (30,888 acres) of the Adelaide Hills since last Friday.
More than 100 people have needed hospital treatment, while at least 38 homes and 125 outhouses have been destroyed and livestock has died.
Extra fire crews have been brought in ahead of forecast high winds and temperatures above 38C.
But temperatures are expected to fall later in the week, with an increased chance of rain at the weekend.
The South Australian County Fire Service (CFS) said the fire - at Sampson Flat in the Mount Lofty Ranges, outside of the city of Adelaide - still had "hot spots with the potential to ignite unburnt ground".
CFS incident controller Scott Turner said it was now 85% contained, and that though conditions remained severe, they were not as bad as when the fire first broke out..............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30706115
7/1/15
As Toronto braces for another deep freeze, Mayor John Tory has asked the city to open its warming centres – a response to the recent deaths of two homeless men in as many days....
ReplyDeleteEnvironment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for Toronto, and much of southern Ontario, as a cold front is expected to move in Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Temperatures could drop to as low as -30 C.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Tory requested that the city manager open Toronto’s two 24-hour warming centres, even though an extreme cold weather alert has not been issued by Toronto Public Health (TPH).............Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/toronto-mayor-asks-warming-centres-to-open-in-wake-of-2-cold-weather-deaths-1.2174848#ixzz3O6vCZAdi
Syria used chlorine gas in attacks, say chemical weapons experts..
ReplyDeleteOPCW says 26 people heard ‘whistling’ sound of falling bombs containing toxic chemicals during last year’s attacks.
Chemical weapons investigators concluded “with a high degree of confidence” that chlorine gas was used as a weapon against three Syrian villages last year, affecting between 350 and 500 people and killing 13, according to a report obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
The third report by a fact-finding mission from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons didn’t apportion blame but said 32 of the 37 people interviewed “saw or heard the sound of a helicopter over the village at the time of the attack with barrel bombs containing toxic chemicals”...............http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/07/syria-chlorine-chemical-weapons-attacks-opcw
EU-Parlamentspräsident Martin Schulz hat die Debatte über einen möglichen Austritt Griechenlands aus der Eurozone scharf kritisiert. ...
ReplyDeleteEr sagte der Zeitung "Die Welt", die Diskussion und die "verantwortungslosen Spekulationen" über ein solches Szenario seien "wenig hilfreich". Ein Ausstieg aus dem Euro stehe nicht zur Debatte.
Die für den 25. Januar geplanten Parlamentswahlen in Griechenland haben die Spekulationen über einen Austritt Athens aus der Eurozone neu entfacht. In Umfragen liegt das Linksbündnis Syriza vorn, das den von den internationalen Gläubigern auferlegten strikten Sparkurs ablehnt. Der "Spiegel" hatte am Wochenende unter Berufung auf Regierungskreise gemeldet, in der Bundesregierung werde ein Austritt Griechenlands aus der Eurozone inzwischen als hinnehmbar eingestuft..............http://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/grexit-111.html
According to Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris Postasi Daily News (online, 04.01.15), Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu claimed that the Greek Cypriot side had run from the negotiating table and it was uncertain whether or not they would return.....
ReplyDeleteHe added that “the Turkish Cypriot side will continue on its own way whether there is a settlement or not”.
Speaking at the dinner on the 41st anniversary of the establishment of the “families of war veterans and martyrs association”, Eroglu said that the existence of the “TRNC” (editor’s note: the breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus) is their strongest power at the negotiating table. He noted that the UN parameters and an agreement on bi-communal bi-zonal federation with two equal founding states are there...........http://www.parikiaki.com/2015/01/eroglu-the-turkish-cypriot-side-will-continue-on-its-own-way/#sthash.WfgurNuC.dpuf
7/1/15
Le baril de Brent a chuté mercredi sous la barre symbolique des 50 dollars pour la première fois depuis 2009, amplifiant le plongeon des cours du pétrole plombés par une guerre des prix entre producteurs et des inquiétudes sur la reprise économique, annoncent les médias internationaux..............http://fr.ria.ru/energetics/20150107/203374797.html
ReplyDelete7/1/15
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, a high-stakes move that will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel...
ReplyDeleteThe Palestinians submitted the documents ratifying the Rome Statute that established the court last Friday, the last formal step to becoming a member of the world's permanent war crimes tribunal.
In a statement posted on the U.N.'s treaty website Tuesday night, the secretary-general said "the statute will enter into force for the State of Palestine on April 1, 2015." He said he was acting as the "depositary" for the documents of ratification.
The Palestinian move has drawn threats of retaliation from Israel and is strongly opposed by the U.S. as an obstacle to reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal....................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/01/07/U-N-chief-confirms-Palestine-will-join-ICC-.html
7/1/15
Charlie Hebdo: le monde musulman condamne l'attaque "avec force" ...
ReplyDeleteAprès l'attaque terroriste contre la rédaction de Charlie Hebdo qui a coûté la vie à au moins douze personnes à Paris, les réactions internationales se multiplient. Alors que les Etats-Unis proposent à la France de collaborer, la Grande-Bretagne et la Russie ont dénoncé le terrorisme avec force. La Turquie, l'Egypte, les pays de la Ligue arabe et la prestigieuse université sunnite Al-Azhar du Caire ont tous condamné l'attentat avec fermeté..................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_attaque-a-charlie-hebdo-les-usa-proposent-leur-aide-a-la-france?id=8727804
7/1/15
Vigipirate : le niveau maximum, «alerte attentat », activé ...
ReplyDeleteLe niveau « alerte attentat » de Vigipirate a été instauré ce mercredi dans la région parisienne à la suite de la fusillade contre Charlie Hebdo . Il s’agit du niveau le plus élevé du dispositif antiterroriste français. Il s’applique quand des projets d’actions terroristes ont été détectés par les services de renseignement, ou quand un acte terroriste a été commis sur le territoire français.
Des mesures exceptionnelles et temporaires , drastiques, sont alors instaurées comme interdire les grands rassemblements, le stationnement près des écoles, systématiser les contrôles et patrouilles dans ou aux abords des zones sensibles. Des cellules de crise sont mises en place, des unités d’intervention et les services spécialisés sont en alerte. Toutes les mesures applicables au niveau plus simple de « vigilance » restent bien sûr activées, notamment l’interdiction du stationnement près de certains édifices publics qui pourraient constituer une cible de choix pour des attentats ou encore le contrôle des bagages dans les aéroports.......En savoir plus sur http://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/0204060784159-vigipirate-le-niveau-maximum-alerte-attentat-active-1081046.php?xtor=RSS37&z8Kil9sdHSGw6c3q.99
7/1/15
Canadians are expressing their outrage and sorrow over a deadly shooting in Paris that killed 12 people Wednesday, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemning the "barbaric" attack...
ReplyDeleteFrench police said masked gunmen escaped after they stormed the office of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
As news of the shooting spread, Canadian politicians and dignitaries spoke out on Twitter, issuing statements condemning the fatal attack..........Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/stephen-harper-horrified-by-barbaric-attack-in-paris-1.2176859#ixzz3O9kMLLq3
7/1/15
Voicing regret over "unfair international criticism" of Turkey over foreign fighters using the country as a transit point to join Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters, Interior Minister Efkan Ala has tasked Turkish ambassadors to "tell the world about the facts."...
ReplyDelete“So far we have banned 7,833 people from entering Turkey and we have deported about 1,056 people,” Ala said on Jan. 7 in his address to the 7th Annual Ambassadors' Conference in Ankara, claiming that the countries of departure have actually not taken sufficient measures.
“The source countries are not taking measures that would prevent would-be fighters from leaving country. What happens then? They turn to us and attempt to criticize us. We should tell them how unfair these criticisms are,” he said.................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/minister-urges-envoys-to-tell-world-to-give-turkey-credit-in-foreign-fighter-issue.aspx?pageID=238&nID=76628&NewsCatID=510
7/1/15
U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria have damaged or destroyed 3,222 targets since August, including 58 tanks, 184 Humvees, 673 fighting positions and 980 buildings or barracks, the Pentagon said on Wednesday...
ReplyDeleteArmy Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said he wasn't sure how many targets had been damaged versus destroyed, "but I'm confident that the destruction level is high. Our strikes are extraordinarily accurate."............http://www.todayonline.com/world/us-led-air-strikes-have-hit-3222-islamic-state-targets-pentagon
7/1/15
French police name Charlie Hebdo attack suspects ...
ReplyDeleteFrench police have named two brothers as suspects in the attack on the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, as a manhunt continues.
They issued photos of Cherif and Said Kouachi, said to be "armed and dangerous", and arrest warrants. A third suspect reportedly surrendered.
France is holding a day of mourning for the 12 people killed in the attack.
A minute's silence will be observed at midday across the country and the bells of Notre Dame in the capital will toll.
Security forces carried out a major search operation in the eastern city of Reims overnight but no arrests were made. Police cordoned off a block of flats and forensic teams could be seen inside.
The country has been placed on the highest terror alert and extra troops have been deployed to guard media offices, places of worship, transport and other sensitive areas....................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30721677
Charlie Hebdo: un complice présumé se rend, deux frères sont recherchés...
ReplyDeleteLes forces de l'ordre françaises recherchaient activement jeudi deux frères dont un jihadiste, suspectés dans l'attaque meurtrière la veille contre le journal Charlie Hebdo, après la reddition dans la nuit d'un complice présumé.
La police française a publié les photos de ces deux frères, Chérif et Said Kouachi, 32 et 34 ans, et lancé un appel à témoins. Ces personnes sont "susceptibles d'être armées et dangereuses", a prévenu la préfecture de police de Paris, précisant qu'ils "font l'objet de mandats de recherche". Les deux individus sont soupçonnés d'avoir tué 12 personnes au siège de l'hebdomadaire à Paris avant de prendre la fuite.................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_charlie-hebdo-un-complice-presume-se-rend-un-djihadiste-et-son-frere-toujours-recherches-par-la-police?id=8731744
Questa mattina alle 8.06 dell'orario locale si sono sentiti degli spari alla periferia di Parigi...
ReplyDeleteUn uomo ha aperto il fuoco con una mitragliatrice contro gli agenti di polizia. Uno dei poliziotti è rimasto ferito. L'aggressore di Montrouge, vicino a Parigi, non è stato arrestato, ha dichiarato il ministro degli Interni Bernard Cazeneuve. In precedenza i media parigini avevano riferito che l'autore della sparatoria era stato arrestato.
La polizia francese non collega questo episodio con l'attacco alla sede del settimanale satirico Charlie Hebdo.
Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2015_01_08/Nuova-sparatoria-alla-periferia-di-Parigi-4746/
8/1/15
IMF mission to continue discussions with Ukrainian authorities over multi-billion loans ...
ReplyDeleteThe International Monetary Fund mission is to resume discussion of terms of a new loan to Ukraine on Thursday, January 8. The mission is expected to end its work in Kiev before the end of January.
The Ukrainian authorities are looking forward to the mission’s arrival in hope that the IMF is going to going to allocate multi-billion credits to Ukraine. On December 29, 2014, the Ukrainian parliament adopted the 2015 budget with an entire package of amendments to the country’s tax legislation. According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and President Petro Poroshenko, the budget was adopted exclusively with a goal to receive a fresh IMF credit.
According to foreign experts, the Ukrainian government needs additional 15 billion dollars above the IMF-approved loan worth 17 billion dollars to prevent the collapse of the national financial system and economy..................http://itar-tass.com/en/economy/770493
8/1/15
La policière visée par des tirs ce matin au sud de Paris est morte ...
ReplyDeleteUne fusillade a éclaté, jeudi matin 8 janvier, à Montrouge (Hauts-de-Seine), au sud de Paris, près des portes de Châtillon et de Vanves, faisant un mort, une policière municipale, et blessant un agent de voirie qui se trouvait dans un état sérieux. Une équipe de la Brigade de recherche et d'intervention (BRI) était sur place et préparait une intervention aux environs de 11 heures, selon nos inforrmations...............http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/01/08/coups-de-feu-dans-le-sud-de-paris-deux-policiers-municipaux-a-terre_4551271_3224.html#LiV5jlPziLGrSZPK.99
8/1/15
China calls for restraint on Kashmir border ...
ReplyDeleteChina is concerned about the recent flare-up between India and Pakistan on Kashmir border and urged for restraint from both sides, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Thursday.
As a neighbor and friend to both Pakistan and India, China hopes the two countries to control the situation through dialogue and consultation, and properly deal with their disputes, said Hong at a regular press briefing.
He called on the two countries to work together to safeguard peace, stability and development in South Asia.
The troops of India and Pakistan have been targeting each other on International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir since the beginning of the new year.
The troops of India and Pakistan intermittently exchange fire on 198 km IB and 720 km-long LoC in Kashmir, despite an agreement in 2003 to observe cease-fire.
Both New Delhi and Islamabad accused each other of resorting to unprovoked firings and violating cease-fire agreements, and both sides maintain their troops gave befitting reply to the other side.
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/900726.shtml
8/1/14
Canada opens doors to 13,000 Syrian, Iraqi refugees...
ReplyDeleteCanada has agreed to resettle another 10,000 Syrian and 3,000 Iraqi refugees over the next three years in response to a UN plea for help, the immigration minister announced Wednesday.
This meets 10 percent of the latest UN refugee agency's appeal for help resettling people fleeing violence in the two countries.
According to a report released earlier by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of Syrian refugees has outstripped Afghans as the largest displaced population in need of protection.
"Syrians and Iraqis face the worst forms of violence in the world today," said Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, pointing to the Islamic Group's "murderous rampage across Syria and Iraq and (its) systematic killing of anyone who does not adhere to their distorted version of Islam.".......................http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/119738/World/Region/Canada-opens-doors-to-,-Syrian,-Iraqi-refugees.aspx
8/1/14
Russian humanitarian convoy arrives in Ukraine’s Lugansk, Donetsk ...
ReplyDeleteRussian humanitarian convoy delivered to Lugansk and Donetsk the aid cargo - food products, medicines, and Christmas presents for children, Oleg Voronov, deputy head of the national crisis management centre, told TASS.
As unloading is over, trucks from Lugansk and from Donetsk will head for Russia.
http://itar-tass.com/en/russia/770504
Islamic State militants have attacked Iraqi security forces in the central city of Samarra, killing two people and injuring 28 others, officials say....
ReplyDeleteThey reportedly carried out five suicide bomb attacks on checkpoints along a motorway west of Samarra.
The bombings were followed by mortar attacks on the city itself.
IS surrounded Samarra, a predominantly Sunni city that is home to one of Shia Islam's holiest sites, after launching an offensive in northern Iraq in June.
Soldiers and allied Shia militiamen have managed to stop the jihadists overrunning the city, and have recently retaken towns and villages to the south with the help of US-led coalition air strikes.
Repelled
The latest assault on Samarra by IS militants, who regard Shia as heretics who should be killed, began before sunrise on Thursday............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30725552
U.S.-led forces drop nearly 5,000 bombs on ISIS ...
ReplyDeleteU.S.-led aircraft have dropped nearly 5,000 bombs in the air war against ISIS jihadists in Iraq and Syria, damaging or destroying more than 3,000 targets including tanks, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
The latest figures released by the U.S. military signal a steady expansion in the scale of the air campaign launched in August and also reveal an adversary with hundreds of armored and other sophisticated vehicles at its disposal.
Since coalition air raids started in Iraq in August and in Syria in late September, U.S. and allied aircraft have struck 58 tanks, 184 Humvee armored vehicles, 303 pickup trucks, 26 armored vehicles and 394 other vehicles, according to statistics from the Pentagon................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/01/08/U-S-led-forces-drop-nearly-5-000-bombs-on-ISIS-.html
EU sagt Ukraine weitere Unterstützung von 1,8 Milliarden Euro zu...
ReplyDeleteDie EU-Kommission stellt laut ihrem Präsidenten Jean-Claude Juncker der Ukraine einen mittelfristigen Kredit in Höhe von 1,8 Milliarden Euro zur Verfügung.
„Die EU-Kommission hat beschlossen, die Ukraine finanziell zu unterstützen“, teilte Juncker am Donnerstag in Riga mit.
Zuvor am gleichen Tag hatte die EU-Kommission einer zusätzlichen makrofinanziellen Hilfe in Höhe von bis 1,8 Milliarden Euro für die Ukraine zugestimmt.............http://de.sputniknews.com/wirtschaft/20150108/300515719.html
8/1/15
China invertirá en América Latina 250 mil millones de dólares en los próximos diez años...
ReplyDeleteChina invertirá 250 mil millones de dólares durante los siguientes diez años en los países de América Latina, anunció este jueves Xi Jinping, presidente de China.
El líder chino hizo esta declaración el jueves durante la inauguración del foro China–CELAC, que durará dos días en Pekín.
Xi Jinping expresó la seguridad de que este encuentro será fructífero y contribuirá al desarrollo de la colaboración entre China y los países de América Latina.........http://mundo.sputniknews.com/economia/20150108/1033087372.html
8/1/15
Russia sanctions can only be lifted if Minsk fully implemented: Merkel ...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that EU sanctions against Russia tied to its intervention in eastern Ukraine could only be lifted if there was full implementation of the Minsk agreement signed between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels back in September.
Speaking at a news conference in Berlin with visiting Ukraine Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, Merkel said she did not expect separate sanctions tied to Crimea could be lifted as this would require a reversal of Russia's annexation of the territory.
"I have little hope on that front," Merkel said. "The other sanctions were introduced in response to the intervention in eastern Ukraine. Fulfilling the entire Minsk agreement is the way to bring about a reversal (of sanctions) here. The entire Minsk agreement must be implemented before we can say these sanctions can be lifted."..................http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-ukraine-crisis-sanctions-idUSKBN0KH19Y20150108?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
8/1/15
Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk obsessed with Kremlin's hand ...
ReplyDeleteUkrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk's obsession with the Russian Kremlin continues to grow stronger. According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, it was Russian special services that attacked websites of German government agencies on January 7.
"I strongly advise Russian secret services should stop wasting taxpayers' money to commit cyber attacks on the Bundestag and German Chancellor Angela Merkel," Yatsenyuk was quoted as saying on Thursday, January 8, Deutsche Welle reports.
The hacker attacks on the websites of the German Chancellor, the government of Germany, the Bundestag and the Foreign Ministry of Germany were committed prior to Yatsenyuk's meeting with Angela Merkel in Berlin. An official representative for Berlin, Steffen Seibert, called the attacks "serious."
Noteworthy, it was a Ukrainian hacker group CyberBerkut that claimed responsibility for committing the attacks.
For about six months already, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk makes statements, in which he persistently emphasizes that any sort of discontent with the policies of the Ukrainian government and him personally is nothing but a "hand of the Kremlin."
http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/08-01-2015/129477-ukraine_yatsenyuk_kremlin-0/#.VK65VckYE9Q
8/1/15
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Russia to make “visible progress” towards fully implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement, in order to facilitate a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine...
ReplyDeleteReferring to preparations for a leaders' summit next week in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, Merkel said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Berlin on Thursday: "We have to first restore trust."
She said: "In the past there have been agreements on road maps to implement the elements of the Minsk agreement, but they have not been followed."
Merkel criticized Russia’s reluctance to put strong pressure onto pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/447270--ukraine-merkel-demands-visible-progress-from-russia
The EU will draw up new proposals to fight terrorism in the next few weeks following the deadly Islamist attack on a satirical magazine in France, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday...
ReplyDeleteBrussels officials said a key aim is to push through a scheme to share data on all airline passengers despite opposition from some of the EU's 28 member states and the European Parliament.
"We will present a new programme against terrorism in the coming weeks," Juncker told reporters in the Latvian capital Riga, while adding it was too early to disclose details.
While stressing that counter-terrorism is mainly the responsibility of individual member states Juncker said the European Commission, the EU's executive body, could play an important coordinating role.
Juncker and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini were in Riga to mark the start of Latvia's six-month EU presidency, which began on January 1...................http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/119835/World/International/EU-seeks-new-antiterror-measures-after-Paris-attac.aspx
8/1/15
Una falsa alarma de bomba colapsó esta tarde el centro de Madrid...
ReplyDeleteLa estación de tren y metro de Nuevos Ministerios tuvo que ser desalojada después de que una usuaria avisara de un paquete bomba colocado sobre una papelera con la palabra "Storm" (Tormenta).....http://mundo.sputniknews.com/espana/20150108/1033090392.html
US Defense Department to Abandon Using 15 Military Bases in Europe ...
ReplyDeleteFifteen military bases across Europe will no longer be used by US armed forces, saving Washington $500 million every year, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday.
"The Department of Defense announced today the consolidation of some US infrastructure in Europe, including the return of 15 sites to their host nations. These actions… will save the U.S. government approximately $500 annually," the statement said..................http://sputniknews.com/military/20150108/1016682638.html
8/1/15
France's interior minister said he would host an international meeting on Sunday (Jan 11) for his counterparts from the United States and Europe to discuss the battle against terrorism in the wake of the Paris magazine massacre...
ReplyDelete"I have taken the initiative of inviting to Paris on Sunday my counterparts from the most affected European countries... as well as my American colleague (Attorney General) Eric Holder," said Bernard Cazeneuve.
The meeting is about the other countries "showing their solidarity with France," which suffered its bloodiest attack in half a century on Wednesday when 12 people were mown down at the offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo...........http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/france-to-host/1577992.html
Hebdo, Hypocrisy and the Way Forward ...
ReplyDeleteFor those who scream blue murder about freedom of the press and freedom of expression being the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, let us take a deeper look and see to what extent the West in general is engaged in censorship and spreading lies. For those who complain about terrorism, let us not be hypocritical.
Let us start where we should, namely paying respect to the victims (and their families and loved ones) of the shocking attack which took place at the editing rooms of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris on January 7 2015, the first big event to mar the New Year, the first benchmark in the news which will constitute 2015.
Let us also start by underlining a universal human value, the right to life and let us condemn those who take it away in any shape or form.................http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/08-01-2015/129481-hebdo_hypocrisy-0/
Brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi who are sought by French authorities in the massacre at Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris were in the US database of known or suspected international terrorists (TIDE), media reports have said...
ReplyDeleteThe suspects had been also on the US no-fly list for years, a senior US intelligence official told ABC News, while declining to reveal why the brothers’ information was on the lists.............http://itar-tass.com/en/world/770531
9/1/15
Londres advierte de alto riesgo de atentados terroristas contra Occidente ...
ReplyDeleteLos extremistas de Al Qaeda están preparando atentados en varios países occidentales, dijo este jueves el director del Servicio de Seguridad (MI5), Andrew Parker.
"Varios terroristas clave de Al Qaeda en Siria están preparando ataques con gran número de víctimas, en particular, contra la infraestructura de trasporte y contra lugares de interés", dijo Parker en la sede de MI5 en Londres.
Recordó que unos 600 ciudadanos británicos están luchando en Siria en las filas de la organización terrorista Estado Islámico, con unos 30.000 combatientes, que proclamó en verano pasado un califato en varias zonas de Siria e Irak que mantiene bajo su control.................http://mundo.sputniknews.com/mundo/20150109/1033092687.html
9/1/15
Militants in Syria were planning "mass casualty attacks" in the West, the head of Britain's MI5 agency Andrew Parker said, adding that intelligence services may be powerless to stop them, AFP reported...
Delete"We know… that a group of core al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria is planning mass casualty attacks against the West," agency’s head was quoted as saying to journalists on Thursday................http://sputniknews.com/military/20150109/1016702867.html
Police try to establish contact with Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects...
ReplyDeleteFrench police are trying to establish contact with the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
French anti-terrorist police have surrounded the small northern town of Dammartin-en-Goele after at least one person was taken hostage in a print works by two men believed to have carried out an attack on the Paris satirical journal, which left 12 people dead
Earlier, police had chased a vehicle at high speed along the nearby A2 motorway towards Paris as authorities appeared to be closing in on the two brothers.............http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0109/671340-charlie-hebdo/
The police operation to detain the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack is underway Friday, with the three-day manhunt focused on a town 50 kilometres from Paris. The suspects are now surrounded and have reportedly taken at least one hostage....
ReplyDeleteThe suspects - brothers Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Said Kouachi, 34 - are thought to have taken one hostage at a small printing shop in the town of Dammartin-en-Goële in the Seine-et-Marne region, around 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from Paris' main airport Charles De Gaulle.
Shots were fired earlier on Friday northeast of Paris as police chased a car believed to contain the suspects, but there were no casualties.....................http://www.france24.com/en/20150109-france24-liveblog-charlie-hebdo-shooting-terrorist-suspects-enters-third-day/
Milliardenzusage für Ukraine: IWF führt Konsultationen in Kiew ...
ReplyDeleteEine Mission des Internationalen Währungsfonds ist in Kiew eingetroffen und hat technische Konsultationen mit der ukrainischen Regierung aufgenommen, wie Premier Arseni Jazenjuk am Freitag sagte.
Die ukrainische Agentur UNIAN hatte am Donnerstag unter Berufung auf inoffizielle Informationen aus der ukrainischen Regierung von der Ankunft der IWF-Mission in der ukrainischen Hauptstadt berichtet.
Wie die Präsidentin der Nationalbank der Ukraine, Valeria Gontarewa, Ende Dezember sagte, rechnet Kiew damit, vom IWF drei Kredittranchen auf einmal zu erhalten und zusätzlich eine Finanzhilfe des Fonds in Anspruch zu nehmen.
Der IWF war bereits früher der Ukraine entgegengekommen und hatte die dritte und die vierte Kredit-Tranche miteinander verknüpft. Nun handelt es sich um die Gewährung von 2,7 Milliarden US-Dollar an die Ukraine.
Die IWF-Mission soll sich bis Ende Januar in der ukrainischen Hauptstadt aufhalten.
http://de.sputniknews.com/politik/20150109/300517428.html
9/1/15
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has denied reports that at least one person has been killed in a shootout with the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo killings...
ReplyDeleteEarlier, some French media outlets, including Le Parisien daily, reported that two people had been killed and about 20 wounded as police chased Cherif and Said Kouachi suspected of a deadly attack at the Paris-based satirical magazine.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazaneuve has confirmed that an anti-terrorist operation is under way in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele..............http://indian.ruvr.ru/news/2015_01_09/Paris-prosecutor-denies-reports-about-casualties-in-shoot-out-with-Charlie-Hebdo-suspects-2309/
9/1/15
Les agents du Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (GIGN) ont engagé des négociations avec deux preneurs d'otages, en Seine-et-Marne, rapportent vendredi les médias français...
ReplyDeleteLa police a confirmé qu'il s'agissait des frères Saïd et Chérif Kouachi soupçonnés de l'attentat contre Charlie Hebdo, ajoutant que le nombre des personnes prises en otages était inconnu pour le moment..............http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2015_01_09/France-prise-dotages-la-police-engage-des-negociations-avec-les-terroristes-7335/
9/1/15
Paris gunman threatens to kill hostages if police storm brothers...
ReplyDeleteA police official says the gunman holding at least five hostages in a kosher market in eastern Paris has threatened to kill them if police launch an assault on the cornered brothers suspected in the newspaper massacre earlier this week..........Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/paris-gunman-threatens-to-kill-hostages-if-police-storm-brothers-1.2180430#ixzz3OLAIsCUh
Second hostage crisis erupts as police surround Charlie Hebdo suspects ...
ReplyDeletePolice have surrounded two suspects in this week's Charlie Hebdo attack northeast of the capital and are now dealing with a developing situation in eastern Paris, where a gunman has taken hostages at a supermarket...............http://www.france24.com/en/20150109-france24-liveblog-charlie-hebdo-shooting-terrorist-suspects-enters-third-day/
CHARLIE HEBDO LIVE: Suspected gunmen 'KILLED' amid gunfire and explosions at print works
ReplyDeleteTHE suspected Charlie Hebdo gunmen have been killed amid gunfire and explosions at the industrial estate where they were surrounded by police, officials have confirmed................http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/550651/Shooting-Paris-Magazine-Charlie-Hebdo
A domestic terminal of the Melbourne Airport was closed Friday due to a security alert...
ReplyDeleteAccording to the spokeswoman for the airport, Terminal 4, which is specifically for Tigerair, was closed and evacuated at 9 p.m. after the alert was received, leaving several flights of the company disrupted....................www.globaltimes.cn/content/900993.shtml
9/1/15
“Free Speech” hypocrisy in the aftermath of the attack on Charlie Hebdo ...
ReplyDeleteThe attack on the editorial offices of Charlie Hebdo has shocked the public, which is horrified by the violent deaths of 12 people in the center of Paris. The video images, viewed by millions, of the gunmen firing their weapons and killing an already-wounded policeman have imparted to Wednesday’s events an extraordinary actuality.
In the immediate aftermath of the shootings, the state and media are seeking to exploit the fear and the confusion of the public. Once again, the political bankruptcy and essentially reactionary character of terrorism is exposed. It serves the interests of the state, which utilizes the opportunity provided by the terrorists to whip up support for authoritarianism and militarism. In 2003, when the Bush administration invaded Iraq, French popular opposition was so overwhelming that the government led by President Jacques Chirac was compelled to oppose the war, even in the face of massive political pressure from the United States. Now, 12 years later, as President François Hollande is striving to transform France into the United States’ principal ally in the “war on terror,” the attack in Paris plays into his hands.
In these efforts Hollande can rely on the media, which in such circumstances directs all its energies toward the emotional manipulation and political disorientation of the public. The capitalist media, skillfully combining the suppression of information with half-truths and outright lies, devises a narrative that is calculated to appeal not only to the basest instincts of the broad public, but also to its democratic and idealistic sentiments.
Throughout Europe and the United States, the claim is being made that the attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo was an assault on the freedom of the press and the unalienable right of journalists in a democratic society to express themselves without loss of freedom or fear for their lives. The killing of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists and editors is being proclaimed an assault on the principles of free speech that are, supposedly, held so dear in Europe and the United States. The attack on Charlie Hebdo is, thus, presented as another outrage by Muslims who cannot tolerate Western “freedoms.” From this the conclusion must be drawn that the “war on terror”—i.e., the imperialist onslaught on the Middle East, Central Asia and North and Central Africa—is an unavoidable necessity.
In the midst of this orgy of democratic hypocrisy, no reference is made to the fact that the American military, in the course of its wars in the Middle East, is responsible for the deaths of at least 15 journalists. In the on-going narrative of “Freedom of Speech Under Attack,” there is no place for any mention of the 2003 air-to-surface missile attack on the offices of Al Jazeera in Baghdad that left three journalists dead and four wounded....................http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/01/09/pers-j09.html
9/1/15
Moscú puede pedir a Kiev el pago anticipado de 3.000 millones de dólares ...
ReplyDeleteUna serie de condiciones para la prestación de crédito ruso a Ucrania están siendo infringidas en la actualidad lo que puede hacer que Moscú exija a Kiev el pago anticipado del préstamo de 3.000 millones de dólares, dijo a RIA Nóvosti una fuente gubernamental rusa.
"En estas condiciones, es muy probable que Rusia pueda verse obligada a exigir el pago anticipado de la deuda de 3.000 millones de dólares", dijo la fuente.
Agregó que la situación en los sectores de economía y finanzas de Ucrania en la actualidad pone de relieve el incumplimiento de condiciones que constituían una garantía para la prestación del crédito ruso al país vecino.
Según expertos rusos, uno de los requisitos para la concesión del crédito era precisamente el cumplimiento de una serie de condiciones financieras y económicas “que realmente están siendo violadas”.....................http://mundo.sputniknews.com/economia/20150110/1033107538.html
10/1/15
Russia likely to demand early repayment of Ukraine's $3 billion debt: RIA Novosti ...
Delete(Reuters) - It is "highly likely" that Russia will demand early repayment of $3 billion in debt owed by Ukraine, Russia's RIA Novosti agency reported on Saturday, citing an anonymous government source.
The source told the agency that Ukraine was in violation of a "whole series" of conditions for Russia's loan.
"In these circumstances it is highly likely that Russia will be forced in the near future to demand from Ukraine the early repayment of the $3 billion debt," the source was quoted as saying.
The comments appear to contradict remarks in November by President Vladimir Putin, who told German media that Russia did not intend to demand early repayment of Ukraine's debt as this would cause a financial collapse.
The finance ministry did not answer calls for comment on Saturday...............http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/10/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-debt-idUSKBN0KJ06M20150110?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
10/1/15
The FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing criminal charges against former CIA chief David Petraeus for improperly providing classified information to a female Army Reserve officer with whom he was having an affair, the New York Times reported on Friday...
ReplyDeleteThe newspaper cited officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Justice Department investigation focuses on whether Petraeus gave the woman, Paula Broadwell, access to his CIA email account and other highly classified information. The Times said officials have recommended felony charges.......................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2015/01/10/U-S-prosecutors-push-for-criminal-charges-against-Petraeus.html
10/1/15
At least 23 Peshmerga soldiers killed, 20 others injured in clashes with ISIL fighters near northern city of Nineveh....
ReplyDeleteAt least 23 Kurdish soldiers have been killed and 12 others injured during clashes with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters southeast of the city of Nineveh in Iraq's north, Al Jazeera has learnt.
The military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan, or Peshmerga, were targeted in two different vehicle explosions in areas around the Sinjar Mountains.
In a separate development, a Peshmerga spokesman told Al Jazeera that ISIL carried out the biggest attack yet on their positions near the strategic town Gwer about 60km from Erbil.
The spokesman said some of the ISIL fighters came to town in the early hours of Saturday by boat over the Tigris river before taking control of large parts of the town. No casualty figures have been reported.
The Pentagon said on Friday that ISIL is spending more effort defending key supply lines in Iraq due to coalition air strikes
"They're trying to protect what they can hold onto now, and... also we're seeing them put a lot more emphasis on protecting their lines of communications," Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said.................http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/01/kurdish-forces-killed-isil-attack-nineveh-sinjar-20151109442612544.html
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SpaceX launches cargo ship but rocket recovery test ends in crash ...
ReplyDeleteThe American SpaceX firm says its experiment to bring part of its Falcon rocket down to a soft landing on a floating sea platform did not work.
The vehicle was launched on a mission to send a cargo capsule to the International Space Station.
But once the first-stage of the rocket completed its part of this task, it tried to make a controlled return.
The company CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the booster hit the platform hard.
"Close, but no cigar," he added. "Bodes well for the future tho'. Ship itself is fine. Some of the support equipment on the deck will need to be replaced." And he continued: "Didn't get good landing/impact video. Pitch dark and foggy. Will piece it together from telemetry and... actual pieces."
SpaceX intends to keep trying. If this kind of capability can be proven, it promises to dramatically lower launch costs in the future................http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30752515
10/1/15
Charlie Hebdo: le plan Vigipirate maintenu à son niveau d'alerte maximal...
ReplyDeleteAu lendemain des deux prises d'otages qui ont eu lieu à la Porte de Vincennes à Paris et à Dammartin-en-Goële, en Seine-et-Marne, le président français François Hollande tenait une réunion de crise à l'Elysée samedi matin. Les ministres présents veulent revenir sur les opérations des trois derniers jours, faire un point sur les mesures de sécurité à prendre, notamment lors de la marche de dimanche à Paris.
L'entrevue réunissaitt, autour de François Hollande, le Premier ministre Manuel Valls, les ministres de l'Intérieur Bernard Cazeneuve, de la Défense Jean-Yves Le Drian, de la Justice Christiane Taubira et de la Culture et la Communication Fleur Pellerin, ainsi que les responsables des principaux services de sécurité.
Le plan antiterroriste dans la région parisienne, élevé mercredi à son plus haut niveau, est maintenu pour les prochaines semaines et sera même renforcé encore après les attaques de ces derniers jours, a annoncé samedi le ministre français de l'Intérieur, Bernard Cazeneuve, à l'issue de la réunion de crise.................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_charlie-hebdo-nouvelle-reunion-de-crise-autour-de-f-hollande-a-l-elysee?id=8746386
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Libya's factions have agreed to a new round of negotiations to attempt to end the North African country's crisis, the United Nations said on Saturday...
ReplyDeleteThe meeting will take place next week at the United Nations office at Geneva, the U.N. mission for Libya said in a statement.
Libya, which is a major oil producer, has slipped deeper into division since the overthrow of Gaddafi, with two rival governments and two parliaments, each backed by competing groups of heavily armed former rebel fighters.
"In order to create a conducive environment for the dialogue, Special Representative Leon has proposed to the parties to the conflict a freeze in military operations for a few days," the U.N. said.............http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/01/10/U-N-Libya-s-factions-agree-to-new-talks-in-Geneva-next-week-.html
10/1/15
Près de 600 des 3.000 islamistes partis combattre au Proche-Orient, surtout en Syrie et en Irak, sont déjà rentrés en Europe, a annoncé vendredi à Madrid le ministre espagnol de l'Intérieur Jorge Fernandez Diaz...
ReplyDeleteDes centaines de combattants se trouvent actuellement en Europe. Ils peuvent agir à tout moment individuellement ou en petits groupes et organiser des actions tragiques comme celle que nous avons observée à Paris", a indiqué M.Diaz à la chaîne de télévision Telecinco.............http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2015_01_10/Pres-de-600-islamistes-de-retour-en-Europe-ministre-espagnol-1812/
10/1/15
Ukraine's military on Saturday reported the death of two soldiers in the past day of fighting with pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east...
ReplyDeleteMilitary spokesman Andriy Lysenko added that 20 soldiers were wounded in clashes in the mostly Russian-speaking Lugansk region.
The toll brings to six the number of Ukrainian troops reported killed since Thursday evening — an escalation since the two warring sides agreed a new December 9 truce aimed at stemming fighting that has claimed some 4,700 lives.............http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Two-Ukraine-soldiers-killed-in-new-upsurge-in-fighting/articleshow/45835600.cms
10/1/15
Two Palestinian babies have died due to cold weather in the Gaza Strip, an official said Saturday, as winter storms lashed the region...
ReplyDeleteA two-month-old girl from the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis died on Friday of "a pulmonary obstruction caused by the cold," health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said.
A one-month-old boy, also from Khan Yunis, died on Saturday, he said without giving further details.
Gaza's civil defence service said that dozens of homes in the coastal territory, already ravaged by last year's Israel war on Israel, were flooded in the brutal storms that brought freezing rain and gale-force winds.................http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/119941/World/Region/Two-Palestinian-babies-die-in-Gaza-freeze.aspx
10/1/15
Allerta globale Usa sui viaggi all’estero...
ReplyDeleteAl Qaeda dello Yemen rivendica gli attacchi che hanno sconvolto la Francia.
Il dipartimento di Stato e l’Fbi hanno emesso un’allerta globale per gli americani nel mondo, mentre al Qaeda nella Penisola Arabica ha rivendicato gli attentati di Parigi, minacciando di tornare a colpire presto.
In genere il governo degli Stati Uniti lancia avvertimenti precisi, quando in qualche paese emerge un pericolo di aggressioni contro i suoi cittadini, rilevato e riscontrato dalle agenzie di intelligence. In questo caso, però, l’allerta è generalizzata. Il dipartimento di Stato teme che le cellule dormienti dei gruppi terroristici entrino in azione, e potrebbero farlo in diverse zone del mondo. Per questo ha invitato gli americani a fare particolare attenzione, ovunque si trovino a viaggiare. Nello stesso tempo l’Fbi ha emesso un bollettino interno, per sollecitare tutte le forze dell’ordine a prendere precauzioni contro la possibilità di attacchi interni. Il pericolo è che cellule organizzate, o i cosiddetti “lupi solitari”, cerchino di imitare gli attentatori di Parigi.....................http://www.lastampa.it/2015/01/10/esteri/al-qaeda-rivendica-gli-attentati-e-minaccia-ancora-la-francia-1MfSKojE96c56VTaqSpPYO/pagina.html
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