The criticisms of this Monday is a bad omen for the vote on Wednesday that Ahmadinejad should get the vote of confidence from lawmakers after intensive discussions. The parliamentary session began with a speech an hour of the president, whose reelection on June 12 led to massive protests. Ahmadinejad said his new government will defend the greatness of the Iranian nation and know cope with oppressive countries, asking the deputies a strong vote in despair transform the hopes of the enemies. conservative deputy Ali Motahari estimated that the proposed new government team by the president is weak as a whole. The president wants to control the sensitive ministries such as Information, Interior, Culture, and Foreign Oil. For it has chosen people whose main characteristic is to be submissive and that is not in the interest of the country, he said. Another Conservative MP Ahmad Tavakoli criticized the lack of harmony in the economic team , believing that this means the continuation of the current relative ineffectiveness. Tavakoli also disagreed as to the choice of outgoing Defense Minister Mohammad Najar, for the post of Minister of Interior. When the enemies and a large number of opponents, relying on certain facts or based on illusions, accuse the government of restricting freedoms, is in good interests of our choice of a soldier? he asked. Do you support improving the regime's image in the world and to reduce the fracture in society? (following the controversial re-election), he continued. » More: Iranian conservatives criticize Ahmadinejad's proposed ministers
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Iranian conservatives criticize Ahmadinejad's proposed ministers
August 31st, 2009Chavez criticizes jokes and bad jokes of Alan Garcia in UNASUR summit
August 31st, 2009Caracas, Aug 30 (EFE) .- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, today criticized his Peruvian counterpart, Alan Garcia, by chistesmalos and the perceived attitude macho lamandataria taking against Argentina, Cristina Fernandez, on the recent cumbreextraordinaria of Unasur. Alan Garcia was pretty good mood at the summit, held last Friday in the town of Bariloche Argentina, but his alleged good mood led bad jokes opinoChavez foreign correspondents. He cited as example that before a gallant gesture delgobernante Ecuador, Rafael Correa, who praised the beauty deCristina Fernandez, Garcia blurted out, I very much respect the mujerescasadas. Trying to be the joker said something horrible unac (…) very sexist, ugly, was struck by a strap and said: #39 ; Yorespeto much married women #39;. » More: Chavez criticizes jokes and bad jokes of Alan Garcia in UNASUR summit
Fired in Iran's hardline prosecutor Mortazavi
August 30th, 2009Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran prosecutor, is hated by the reformists, who call him the butcher of the press and torturer of Tehran because he carried out the closure of more than 120 newspapers and jailed dozens of journalists and political activists in the last decade. His replacement would signal a shift toward moderation in Iran's judicial system, which is now under the control of an opponent of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. However, the trial by _criticado dissidents and opposition activists civil rights advocates who consider it a farsa_ continue. More than 100 prominent opposition supporters have been on trial since Aug. 1 on charges of conspiring to overthrow the clerical leadership through demonstrations that followed the contested election victory of Ahmadinejad's reelection on June 12. » More: Fired in Iran's hardline prosecutor Mortazavi
Lurid revelations come to lightto appear young abducted 18 years
August 30th, 2009In a rare telephone interview from the abductor Phillip Garrido, who was on parole for other sexual crimes, admitted that he had been disgusting in 1991 to having abducted Dugard Jaycee, now 29, in front of your house South Lake Tahoe, some 200 km from San Francisco (Western U.S.), and under the gaze of her stepfather. Officer Les Lovell of the police station in El Dorado County, told AFP that Garrido will be formally charged Friday in the afternoon of kidnapping, rape, false imprisonment, lewd acts with a minor and other crimes. Dugard was these 18 years hidden in the back of the house of his captors, the marriage of Phillip and Nancy Garrido, 58 and 54, respectively, located in Antioch (70 miles east of San Francisco), according to preliminary data from research. discover the most shocking story from the witness, the victim, just wait, the captor. What kept me busy in the recent years is that completely changed my life, said Garrido. They will fall back and eventually discover the most shocking and tender story, he said. I had these two little girls (with Jaycee Dugard). They fell asleep in my arms every night since birth. never kissed them, we must go slowly, said Garrido. Dugard would have had two daughters with her kidnapper, and according to local newspaper the Sacramento Bee, have 15 and 11 years, which means that his mother held the largest at age 14.
Dugard appeared this week because Garrido, under probation for prior sexual offenses, including one that earned him prison in 1971 – it drew the attention of police when he saw two women and a minor at the University Berkeley, northern California.
The man was summoned to a meeting at the station, which are usually routine probationers, and Garrido appeared on Wednesday with two adult women and some children. In this interview where at first Jaycee Dugard was presented as Alliss, she ended up revealing his identity. » More: Lurid revelations come to lightto appear young abducted 18 years
Uribe faces criticism from South America for U.S. pact
August 29th, 2009BARILOCHE, Argentina (Reuters) – Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe on Friday staunchly defended his country's decision to allow U.S. to use military bases to fight drug trafficking, in a tense summit which endured criticism from his pairs left. The friction between the leaders came despite the efforts of countries like Brazil, Chile and Argentina to host the emergency meeting would serve to placate regional political crisis unleashed the new military pact between Bogota and Washington. The summit, which lasted over seven hours and was broadcast in full on TV at the request of Colombia, ended with a statement of good intentions whose wording caused friction between the leaders, who have instructed their foreign ministers and defense ministers meet in 15 days to review the pact. The fact this debate is a big step forward. Not that (…) there were no conflicts before what had not before this discussion was so frank, said Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa in a press conference after the closing meeting of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in the Patagonia Bariloche city. During the meeting, Uribe defended the deal that will give the U.S. military presence in Colombia's seven bases, to ensure that it is a reinforcement of an existing program to combat drug trafficking and terrorism. This agreement with the United States also has some good elements important responsibility with the fight against terrorism and drugs. The United States have given us support practice, he said. But not hesitate to fend off criticism of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, accusing its neighbor of up harboring leaders of the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Chavez, Washington's leading critic in the region, said the military agreement sowing the seeds of war, considering that the U.S. seeks to control the subcontinent with its increased military presence. It is the overall strategy of the United States. That is the reason for this. This is the reason that these bases are being installed in Colombia, Chavez said in reference to a report he read in detail and which referred to a document from the Department of State on the need for a basis of mobility in South America. At one point, the Argentina President Cristina Fernandez, had to interrupt the debate between the leaders to urge calm. » More: Uribe faces criticism from South America for U.S. pact
Caen markets in Asia and Europe, slightly higher on Wall Street
August 28th, 2009Most Asian indexes ended lower after China said it will reduce investment in industrial sectors like steel and cement, which said fears about the country's economic recovery. The announcement Wednesday that Beijing plans to cut the capacity of the steel sector came after economists warned that the stimulus of 4,000 million yuan (586,000 million) was creating an excess in various sectors. _que The Shanghai composite index had strong fluctuations during the last two semanas_ remained almost unchanged, falling back 0.7% to 2946.40, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 213.57 points, 1 %, to 20,242.75. In Tokyo the Nikkei 225 gave up 165.74 points, or 1.6%, to 10,473.97. In Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.4%, the German flag DAX lost 0.9% and France's CAC-40 declined 0.5%. Later, on Wall Street the Dow Jones industrial average rose for the eighth consecutive day series of conferences with _su longest of the year _ gains, winning 37 points. Other indexes advanced about three points. The strong gains in financial and industrial stations helped to overturn the market, overwhelming losses in energy and services sectors. » More: Caen markets in Asia and Europe, slightly higher on Wall Street
Medvedev had very substantive talks with Lukashenko
August 27th, 2009in Sochi today held talks between the presidents of Russia and Belarus – Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Lukashenko .
As transmits radio Freedom , Russia President called them very meaningful. They discussed economic cooperation, the coordination of foreign policies of both countries, regional security issues.
Information Agency reported, citing sources in the environment of the two leaders that matters Russian credit were not discussed. Was not affected and the subject of the recent conflict around the Belarusian exports to Russia of dairy products. » More: Medvedev had very substantive talks with Lukashenko
Hikes in Asian stocks and Wall Street, down the European
August 27th, 2009The FTSE 100 most capitalized companies in Britain ended with a fall of 0.53%, the DAX index of the Frankfurt stock exchange fell 0.63%, and barometer CAC-40 dropped the Paris Bourse 0, 33%. German stocks fell despite data showing the country's business confidence rose in August for the fifth consecutive month. The Ifo index in the survey, which receives much attention from the market, rose to 90.5 points on which registered 87.4 in July, approximately what was expected, while confirming that Europe's largest economy is rebounding. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average managed to advance for a seventh straight day, reaching another peak so far this year. All major stock indicators also closed in positive territory, but the gains were tiny. Although the economic numbers are improving, investors are wondering whether the market can maintain a bull run that has fact that stock prices have advanced more than 45% since early March, with no clear signs of economic growth. According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 4.23 points (0.04%) to 9543.52 points, while the Standard Poor #39; s up 0.12 points (0.01%) to 1028.12. » More: Hikes in Asian stocks and Wall Street, down the European
France says ETA has suffered its biggest blow in years logistic
August 26th, 2009The operations have allowed locate the hideouts of material have been carried out following the recent increase in activity of the group, which has killed the national police Eduardo Puelles and two civil guards in two months.
zulos findings coincided with the arrest last week of three persons responsible for the logistics of ETA, although researchers ignore at this stage whether this is the same network or more.
The blow to ETA's logistics is very important, there have been no discoveries of its kind since 2004, said public prosecutor of Paris, Jean-Claude Marin, told a news release. Marin recalled that one hundred were convicted ETA members in France and about sixty were in custody, giving researchers a good idea of operation of the band. What is clear is that actions are ordered at the highest level, said the French prosecutor, recalling the recent ETA attacks in Burgos, against a barracks, and in Mallorca , where he killed two civil guards on 30 July. After the seven weapons caches and explosives were discovered last week, security forces found three caches on Monday and Tuesday two more in the departments of Tarn and Herault, southern France. » More: France says ETA has suffered its biggest blow in years logistic
Honduras did not suffer capital flight but deposits fell by crisis
August 26th, 2009We fear that there were indicators that demonstrate currency outflow of deposits in the country, initially happened that the rate fell decrease (bank deposits) from 10% to 6%, peroahora are recovering, said Figueroa aperiodic statements. According to Figueroa, the decline in public deposits in financial discover our exclusive special Honduran, he said, had some time is something that has been detained. We are reversing that trend towards the growth of public deposits nuevode he said. But as mentioned, economies bottomed ahorapor and therefore we are growing again, said Figueroa enalusion the general trend in the region, after attending unareunion Council of Superintendents of Banks, Insurance and other institutions. In argument to represent a technical agency, Figueras declined to answer questions on crisisdesatada policies in their country after the overthrow of Manuel Zelaya the pasado28 June and the appointment of Roberto Micheletti as nuevopresidente the country. » More: Honduras did not suffer capital flight but deposits fell by crisis