Bogota, 20 may (EFE) .- A number of organizations and social revealed today in Bogota that the demand for Drummond multinacionalestadounidense paid protection to Colombian gruposparamilitares that killed over 220.

Demand will be presented in coming days, he told EfeTarsicio Mora, president of the Central Union of Workers (CUT).

The final text (in demand) is already developed, and estamosbuscando the court in United States or Colombia, which masgarantias offers, said the union leader.

The crimes were perpetrated in tight corridor that vadesde Mine in the town of La Loma, Cesar department, to the port of Cienaga in the department of Magdalena in northern Colombia.

The 220 murders were committed over the years of heavy right-wing paramilitary AutodefensasUnidas of Colombia (AUC) in this region.

The victims were union members organizacionessociales and residents of the area .

According to the complaint, there appeared the paramilitaries, paid by that company, and those with the crime of spreading terror unicoproposito around areas of interest laDrummond in practice appellant of this and other multinacionalesque operating in our country, according to the complainants. » More: Drummond sued by a request under paramilitary who ordered 220 deaths at Debt Help

reason for launching new trading platforms was nearly 30 per cent drop in the volume of transactions carried out through the London Stock Exchange (LSE). How are the Throgmorton Street, the new system with the romantic name of Baikal will allow LSE to return the share of the market, it has been selected competitors. According to organizers, the competitive advantage of Baikal will become non-public bidding scheme that allows investors to execute transactions on securities in the closed mode.

Since late last week the LSE, engaging in exchanges in London and Milan, has lost 28.14% of the volume of transactions: some customers prefer to deal through alternative trading systems such as Chi-X Europe, Turquoise and Bats Europe. It will be recalled that the peak of the problems with LSE was marked by 8 September 2007, when the system has a technical malfunction for a long time away opportunities for traders to conclude the transaction.

Now Book LSE intends to return the refugees through the aggressive introduction of its all-European system for which will be possible to trade shares of companies from 14 countries. The new executive director of LSE, comes from Lehman Brothers Xavier Rawle has said that he considered that «project Baikal», named after the Siberian lake, there is every chance of success. » More: Stockbroker fleeing from losses at Debt Help

Sri Lanka Army has found the body of the supreme leader of the Tamil Tigers, second chief of staff, Sarath Fonseka , in a statement released by the Ministry of Defense. Also, several TV channels in Sri Lanka have issued video images of the corpse.

The official announcement is a few hours after the person responsible for international relations of the guerrilla SPathmanathan insured in an interview portal in order to TamilNet, their leader was alive and safe .

The private television station Swarnavahini ered and showed pictures of soldiers surrounding what appears be the corpse of Prabhakaran, who appears with his characteristic mustache and a suit of camouflage fatigues with the hallmarks of the Tamil Tigers.

The head of the LTTE leader is covered by a blue cloth. His eyes and mouth open. Also shows what appears to an identity card of the Tamil Tigers with 0:01 and a number of photography Prabhakaran. » More: Identify the corpse of the leader of the Tamil Tigers at Debt Help

Colombian Senate has approved the new Law on Referendum with that you can summon a referendum in which Colombians asked whether they agree or not with the president, Alvaro Uribe, can apply for a third term in the year 2010.

The project has been approved during the quarter made by legislators debate on this topic that has sparked a heated controversy in the opposition coalition that has sued Uribe to have intentions to further prolong their stay in power, local media reported.

The referendum, approved by 62 votes, now go to a conciliation commission with the House of Representatives and then be sent to the Constitutional Court to endorse it or reject it .

If the court authorizes the president to sanction the law and call a referendum to be organized after the Registry .

The initiative was approved despite the opposition Liberal Party and the Polo Democratico Alternativo , who described the project as a path to dictatorship and concentration of power in Uribe to remove the systems of checks and balances of government. » More: The Colombian Senate approved the referendum for re-election Uribe at Debt Help

CHICAGO (Reuters) – teaches people how to sleep with insomnia through conversational therapy produces better results than the continuous use of sleeping medication, which carries risks dependence, according to a study published Tuesday.

In an investigation of 160 adults diagnosed with chronic insomnia, experts at the Laval University in Quebec, Canada, conversational therapy compared with the consumption of the popular sleeping drug zolpidem , marketed as Ambien by Sanofi-Aventis, but also available in generic.

Insomnia is very common and can lead to depression and hypertension, according to the report published in Journal of the American Medical Association.

In the initial period of six weeks, both the weekly sessions of therapy and medication worked equally well at night, helping about 60 percent of patients to fall asleep faster and more time, the researcher wrote Charles Morin.

During the follow-up period of six months, patients who received therapy sessions had better sleep than those to which they were told to consume drugs as needed, added the author.

The best long-term outcome was obtained with patients treated with combination therapy initially, followed by (conversational therapy) alone, Morin wrote. » More: Conversational therapy, which is the key to combat insomnia: survey at Debt Help

Today, May 20, Moldova held presidential elections. Head of State of Moldova is elected by the Parliament. The new president will succeed Vladimir Voronin, who completed his second and final term in office and has been elected chairman of parliament.

For President of Moldova will fight Prime Minister Zinaida Grechany and Academic Neurosurgeon Stanislav Groppa. Second candidate for the post of Chief State Communist Party has put forward one hour before the deadline for nominations for the post.

Under electoral rules, presidential elections are held on an alternative basis of the deputies of Parliament of the Republic. » More: Moldova Elects President at Debt Help

Taipei, 18 may (EFE) .- Most of the Taiwanese media hanreaccionado today with the surprise announcement that Beijing estadispuesta to negotiate a Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation (ECFA) equivalent to a free trade pact.

Taipei never expected his proposal to urgently sign the ECFArecibiria very prompt response. elnegociador Beijing did not respond when Taiwanese, PK Chiang, discussed the matter with your homologochino Islander says the newspaper Chinapost.

Vice President of Chinese Affairs Council in Taiwan, LiuTeh-hsun, responded positively to the offer and said that china island is debt preparing for negotiations.

The Taiwanese attendees entreChina Relations Forum in Xiamen and Taiwan, led by the mayor of Taoyuan ChuLih-lun, were stunned on Sunday when the director of Taiwan in OFFICE USE the State Council, Wang Yi made the announcement.

China is willing to cooperate, to negotiate a list acuerdocon Taiwan on the framework of economic cooperation as antesposible, said Wang

President Ma Ying-jeou has turned the ECFA esperanzaislena in economic revitalization, ensuring that open laspuertas the Chinese market and facilitates the economic integration in Asia Pacific deTaiwan. » More: Surprise at the rapid acceptance Taiwan china agreement key economic at Debt Help

Tuesday, May 19, at the site of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam TamilNet reported that the rebel leader, chief Tamil Tiger Velupillay Prabhakaran (Velupillai Prabhakaran) is alive.

That Prabhakaran was shot while trying to escape from government troops, the Defense Ministry of Sri Lanka reported 18 May, 2009.

Meanwhile, at the separatists alleged that Prabhakaran Velupillay alive and well and is in a safe place.

May 18, command the Sri Lankan army also announced the elimination of four other leaders of the movement: Prabhakarana son, heads the political wing grouping, the director of its peace secretariat and the military leader of the Tamils.

On Monday, May 18, Defense Minister of Sri Lanka Gotabhaya Rajapakse (Gotabhaya Rajapakse) broadcast on national television reported his brother, President Mahinda Rajapakse that the military operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has been successfully completed. » More: Tamil Tigers denied the death of their leader at Debt Help

ROME (AP) – The UN agency for refugees on Friday urged Italy not to return to Libya immigrants rescued in the Mediterranean because some may merit asylum.

But the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed to continue curbing illegal immigration.

Those who have been sent back to Libya, there are people who need protection, he said in a statement on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Italy is responsible for the consequences of sending back to those in need of protection, the agency warned, after sustaining that the new practice, introduced by Berlusconi's conservative government, violates the Geneva convention of 1951.

Berlusconi insists that Italy has the right to refuse to immigrants found in international waters. The Italian authorities say that many of the thousands of illegal immigrants arriving each year are brought to Italy by human smugglers in boats departing from the Libyan coast.

In addition to UN officials, Vatican groups and human rights advocates have deplored the repression of illegal immigration for fear that many do not deserve political asylum have the opportunity to present their cases. » More: UN calls on Italy not return immigrants to Libya at Debt Help

Depression not only affects human health, but also affects the brain. Psychologists from the University of Tel Aviv carried out an experiment, which involved 32 patients suffering from depression, and the control group of healthy people.

According to Radio Liberty, all the participants in the experiment had been offered a series of pictures. It turned out that people are prone to depression, they saw some fragments of the images are not clearly or do not notice them at all. » More: Psychologists proposed an effective method for diagnosis of depression at Debt Help