Monthly Archives: October 2009

Somali pirates demand ransom of USD 7 million for British couple

We can confirm that, a spokesman said after the tape reproduced BBC who claimed to be a spokesman for the pirates, indicating the requested ransom for the release of Paul and Rachel Chandler.
In the tape played by the BBC's voice was heard a man saying: Please do us harm, we will do them no [...]

Opponents Judges void Case paving Ortega's reelection

The ruling, issued on an expedited six judges sandinistasde the Constitutional Tribunal, after replacing three alternates related magistradosopositores said on 19 October inapplicable an article of the Constitution that prevents the continuous reeleccionpresidencial limited to two the number maximum terms. The decision is illegal, null and void, since the Magna Carta, a document [...]

PAHO Nicaragua warns of increased risk of AIDS if not using condom

The issue of condoms is more specific. We can not neglect, if we neglect these positive cases will increase to 6.000casos next year, said Prosperi, told the local television Canal12.
The PAHO representative in Managua said that while Nicaragua is ELPAÍS with the smallest number of carriers deInmunodeficiencia Virus (HIV) in Central America is not [...]

Israeli artillery opened fire on south Lebanon by the rocket

The Katyusha rocket fell on an open field east of the town of Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, triggering a fire that has caused injuries, Israeli police said a source. Questioned by AFP, an Israeli military spokesman confirmed that Israeli artillery fire on the sector from where the rocket had been fired Katyusha. [...]

Former French Prime Minister closes defense in libel trial

PARIS (Reuters) – Lawyers for former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin ended his defense in the libel trial Clearstream giant on Wednesday, accusing the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, of a vendetta against his client.
The state prosecutor on Tuesday urged judges Villepin deliver a sentence of 18 months suspension and a fine of 45,000 [...]

Afghanistan: Thousands of foreigners admitted to support the Taliban

The minister's statements come as the United States is discussing sending more troops to China to fight al-Qaida, which insurgents are believed mostly in neighboring Pakistan, and continuing review of the controversial presidential election results Afghanistan. The enemy has changed. Their numbers increased, said Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak to lawmakers in a [...]

Great Britain organized before the Copenhagen climate talks

United States had asked Britain to conduct the meeting of the 17-member Major Economies Forum (MEF, by its initials in English) that convened earlier this year to create an informal forum in which to discuss climate issues in London on 18 and 19 October. Discussions take place within two months that some 190 [...]

P. Socialist Portugal extends lead before elections: polls

Despite the increase in the support, the Socialists would not achieve a clear majority in Parliament, as they have enjoyed the past four years, according to polls. Eurosondagem A survey for the media SIC Renascensa Expresso and Radio, gave the party of Prime Minister Jose Socrates had 34.9 percent support, compared to 33.6 [...]

A famous Andean snow may disappear in 15 years, Peruvian minister alert

In a visit to Huancayo, the minister said elHuaytapallana, part of the tourist circuit in the region, has already lost 50 percent of its snow cover, so quepidio regional authorities and local environmental management work paralograr efficient. The minister also said that rainfall in the basin Delrio Mantaro, currently subject to a plan [...]

Uribe ordered to repatriate Colombian state plane killed in Venezuela

Uribe gave the order to the commander of the Military Forces, General Freddy Padilla de Leon, who from this order semanatambien exercises the functions, as interim defense minister, on an official trip of the owner, Gabriel Silva, Washington. The President of the Republic has asked the Armed Forces Commander General Delas and Defense [...]