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