Archive for October, 2009

Ulster: INLA Irish paramilitary group renounces violence

October 28th, 2009

INLA's announcement – the group behind dozens of killings over three decades of violence in Northern Ireland – coincides with the arrival in Dublin, on an official visit of U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who that same Sunday travel to Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. A representative of the INLA's political wing, the Irish Socialist Republican Party, Martin McMonagle, announced at a meeting near Dublin that the INLA informed Socialist Republican Movement after a process of deep discussions, consultations and analysis, decided that armed struggle is over. The goal of a republic of 32 counties will be better achieved through only peaceful political struggle, he said in reference to the claim of a united Ireland, including the British province of Northern Ireland. The announcement came during a ceremony at Bray, a outside Dublin, but no mention of arms deliveries, while the Irish press said that it could reach further. The INLA, a dissident splinter group of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) , is responsible for some of the deadliest attacks during the Troubles. » More: Ulster: INLA Irish paramilitary group renounces violence

McChrystal and Obama meet in Copenhagen, discuss Afghanistan

October 28th, 2009

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and NATO met Friday with U.S. President, Barack Obama, the first time since suffering a gloomy assessment of efforts in the war and called for more number of troops. Obama and Gen. Stanley McChrystal met aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen before Obama began the trip back to Washington, after pleading with the Chicago International Olympic Committee to be the host of the Summer Games in 2016, the White House. McChrystal's report on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Obama delivered last month, is the center of a review of war strategy in the country, which will decide whether to send more troops to an increasingly unpopular war. Obama met Wednesday at the White House with their most important advisers on foreign policy and McChrystal through a video conference. The meeting in Copenhagen, which lasted about 25 minutes, was arranged after McChrystal fly from London, where met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and gave a speech Thursday. » More: McChrystal and Obama meet in Copenhagen, discuss Afghanistan

The creeds of the world unite in Brazil to seek religious freedom

October 27th, 2009

Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and gathered at the Second hinduistasse Walk LibertadReligiosa Defense, which was also attended by many Gypsies Hare Krishna movement seguidoresdel and religions of African origin suchas Candomble, Umbanda and other cults. We still suffer, as elsewhere in the world, only here Brazil, and the mixture is very large, we are a little mastolerados, but there are still many prejudices and muchadiscriminacion he told Efe the founder and president of the Brazilian UnionGitana, Mio Vacite. mobilization across the beach of Copacabana under solcanicular and the sound of African drums and chants were untoque festive march. practitioners of capoeira, a combination of dance with artemarcial of African origin, also participated along with other movements conrepresentantes as Baha'is, indigenous, and spiritualists Filhos de Gandhi, among others. » More: The creeds of the world unite in Brazil to seek religious freedom

Venezuela delivered to Colombia border in the bodies of victims of slaughter

October 27th, 2009

Caracas, 26 oct (EFE) .- The repatriation of the bodies of murdered ochocolombianos the Colombian-Venezuelan border was assumed by the Government of Venezuela, who will deliver them to the authorities as in Colombia today in the border, reported local hoymedios. The Venezuelan government assumed responsibility for larepatriacion of the corpses of the eight Colombians, who along to alternative four members of an amateur football team, including Peruvian ellosun and a Venezuelan were abducted on 11 end October in Venezuelan border town of Fernandez Feo. The bodies of eight Colombians, the Peruvian delvenezolano were found last Saturday, while ensuring that those known elmomento were the perpetrators of the massacre. Also, one of the hostages survived, uncolombiano who is being held in a clinic venezolanabajo tight security, while the whereabouts of otrapersona is unknown. Meanwhile, the news channel reported that larepatriacion Globovision will materialize in the next few hours, when the eight Colombian cuerposde be moved by autoridadesvenezolanas, land, until the Bridge SimonBolivar International, which will be delivered to the authorities in Colombia. » More: Venezuela delivered to Colombia border in the bodies of victims of slaughter

Cuban dissidents imprisoned thank Moratinos efforts but see no change

October 26th, 2009

We welcome the release of Brother Nelson Aguiar, medianteel granting a parole, and permission granted to foreign viajaral two compatriots to receive atencionmedica following the recent visit to Cuba Moratinos, said a communique signed by 37 members of the group, some other presosy yet released for health reasons. However, we stress that will not be considered demostrativosde general changes in Cuban government, which merezcanmodificaciones policy in Spain and the European Union, anadeel document referring to the purpose of the minister to eliminate the common position of the EU that irritates Havana because exigedemocracia and human rights. Of the 75 convicted , still 53 remain in infrahumanascondiciones, forced to live with common prisoners altapeligrosidad and all with serious diseases, most adquiridasen prison, recalled the opposition. Besides, he continues, there are about politicospacificos of 200 prisoners in conditions similar to ours. » More: Cuban dissidents imprisoned thank Moratinos efforts but see no change