A fugitive American teenager dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" has been extradited to the US by the Bahamas, hours after he pleaded guilty to illegal entry.
terça-feira, 13 de julho de 2010
French foreign minister to visit Georgia
TBILISI, June 14 (RIA Novosti) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner will arrive in Georgia on Wednesday for a two-day visit, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Jalagania has said.
"A discussion on relevant issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as of regional and multilateral cooperation, is to take place during his [Kouchner's] visit," Jalagania told reporters in Tbilisi..
ISAF: Afghan villagers repel insurgents
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Villagers in eastern Afghanistan repelled an insurgent attack Tuesday, an incident that left an Afghan civilian and "numerous" Taliban dead, the NATO-led command said.
17 dead, 44 missing in China landslides, government agency says
Beijing, China(CNN) -- At least 17 people were dead and 44 missing Tuesday from rain-triggered landslides in southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, the government-run Xinhua news agency said.
Honour killing brother gives account of murder
The brother of a man convicted of a so-called honour killing in Högsby, southern Sweden in 2005, has told social workers more about who actually committed the murder.
Only one person was ever convicted of the murder of 20-year-old Abbas Rezai, who was in a relationship with the murderer’s sister. Both the district court and the appeal court ruled that the convicted man could not have committed the crime alone.
Munich S-Bahn murder trial starts
Two young men have admitted beating “Good Samaritan” DominikBrunner at a Munich commuter train station but denied they meant to kill him at the opening of their murder trial on Tuesday.
In a crime that shocked the nation last September, Sebastian Leibinger, 18, and Markus Schiller, 19, allegedly beat and kicked Brunner to death after the 50-year-old businessman intervened to protect a group of children.
After I-15 work, freeway to Phoenix will become focus
Once the Nevada Department of Transportation completes its work on the widening of Interstate 15 from Blue Diamond Road south, Southern Nevada’s most important tourism conduit will be done in Nevada and leaders can turn their attention to other pressing transportation needs, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority was told today.
Tom Skancke, president of The Skancke Co. Ltd. and a transportation consultant to the LVCVA, said with I-15 nearly completed, local leaders can turn their attention to the development of the proposed Interstate 11, a four-lane highway in the existing U.S. 93 corridor that would connect Las Vegas with Phoenix, one of Southern Nevada’s top tourism markets.
Las Vegas and Phoenix are the two largest cities in the country not linked by an interstate highway, Skancke said.
Investigator in New Magnitsky Video Fights Back
The battle over the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky escalated Tuesday when an Interior Ministry investigator for the first time fought back against accusations of murder and corruption.
Friends and colleagues of Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow detention center in November, published a new online video accusing investigator Pavel Karpov of enriching himself with proceeds from a legal onslaught against Hermitage Capital, once Russia's biggest foreign investment fund, that began in 2007.
China, Argentina sign $10 billion railway deals
BEIJING - China and Argentina signed railway deals totaling $10 billion on Tuesday, amid efforts by Beijing to forge stronger commercial ties with Latin America.
Twelve agreements were reached between the two countries during Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's five-day visit to China. Six deals were inked at noon, witnessed by Kirchner and Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu. The rest of the agreements were signed later in the day following talks between Kirchner and her Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
Azerbaijan will never concede to Nagorny Karabakh - president
Azerbaijan will never make concessions to the breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh, Azerbaijani state-run news agency AzerTAc has said, quoting President Ilham Aliyev.
Palestinians outraged at demolition of East Jerusalem homes
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Jerusalem municipal officials Tuesday defended the demolition of three Palestinian homes -- including one that was inhabited -- in two East Jerusalem neighborhoods, saying they were built without legal permits and the demolitions were court-ordered.
However, Palestinians expressed outrage at the actions, with a member of the Fatah revolutionary council calling Monday's demolitions "a clear statement" from the Israeli government on the Mideast peace process.
Chevron and 'Crude's' Joe Berlinger locked in a legal battle
As an appeals process begins over a judge's ruling that director Joe Berlinger surrender outtakes to Chevron, documentarians worry about the chilling effect such action could have on other filmmakers
By John Horn, Los Angeles Times
In one of Hollywood's most gripping legal thrillers, Chevron Corp. is trying to obtain 600 hours of outtakes from a documentary film focused on oil industry environmental practices in Ecuador, sparking a court battle that has attracted the attention of 1st Amendment lawyers, top filmmakers, show business unions and a corporation that says it was defamed in another nonfiction film.
Odierno: Iran threat to US troops in Iraq on rise
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military is beefing up security around its bases in Iraq in anticipation of Iranian-backed militants looking to score propaganda points by attacking American soldiers leaving the country, the U.S. commander said Tuesday.
Gen. Ray Odierno said the Iranian threat to U.S. forces has increased as Tehran looks to boost its political and economic influence in Iraq in the face of a decreasing U.S. military presence.
Who is al-Shabab? Somali terror army extends reach
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Somali militants who formed the hardline terror group al-Shabab carried out their first suicide attack in 2006, during the height of violence in Iraq. The world hardly noticed.
This week al-Shabab become the world's newest international terror group, after claiming twin blasts in Uganda's capital Kampala during the World Cup final that killed 76 people.
HIV hopes queried over cases in young Africans
Almost 25 years after the message on safe sex as a defence against Aids was conceived there are signs that it is getting through to the youth of Africa.
The number of young people infected with HIV has fallen by a quarter in 12 of the 25 worst-affected countries in the world, and is on a downward trend in four others, the joint United Nations programme on Aids reported today.
U.S. deports Russian in aftermath of spy scandal
U.S. authorities have deported a Russian man on charges of violating U.S. immigration laws, which, according to U.S. media reports, is linked to a recent spy scandal between Russia and the United States.
Spokesman for the U.S. Homeland Security Department Matt Chandler told RIA Novosti that a court ruling to deport Alexei Karetnikov was made on July 12.
Chandler said the man agreed to be deported, adding that he would face criminal charges if he tried to return to the United States.
Anna Chapman stripped of British passport
Russian spy received letter revoking citizenship after being deported to Russia, confirms Whitehall
It may be a long time before Anna Chapman sees Weybridge again.
The spy whose attractive photographs and marriage to a British trainee psychologist from Bournemouth propelled her onto the front pages when she was arrested by the FBI last month in the US, has had her British passport revoked.
World gets a glimpse of Saudi heritage
PARIS: The landmark exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris of pre-Islamic and Islamic treasures from the Kingdom was opened Tuesday by the Saudi and French foreign ministers, Prince Saud Al-Faisal and Bernard Kouchner.
Also present were Prince Sultan bin Salman, head of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) which jointly organized the exhibition with the Louvre; Prince Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh; Bahraini Minister of Culture Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa; French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand; and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bolkova.
South Africa plans bid for 2020 Games
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is planning a bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, the country's Olympic governing body said on Tuesday.
The announcement came as the country was basking in the glory of successfully staging the first soccer World Cup on African soil.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) said in a statement that it aimed to provide a world-class city to host the continent's first Olympic Games.
Nigeria state oil firm insolvent, says minister
Nigeria's state oil firm is insolvent, unable to pay debts of $5bn (£3.3bn), a government minister has said.
Junior Finance Minister Remi Babalola said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation had asked for help to cover its debts and fund its operations.
But the NNPC denied the claim and said the government was not paying its own debts to the firm.
Nigeria is a major crude oil producer and exporter but must import refined oil to meet its domestic needs.
Storm over 'bunch of gays' in Germany's World Cup team
Agent of injured captain Michael Ballack alleged to have sneered at 'bunch of gays' in national team
German football was engulfed in controversy today over remarks by the agent of a top footballer, who allegedly referred to a "bunch of gays" in the national team.
Michael Becker, who has been the agent of German national football captain Michael Ballack for more than a decade, is reported to have made the comment in the latest edition of the news magazine Der Spiegel.
German FM heads to Russia, Central Asia
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will attend Russian-German interstate consultations in Russia's Urals on Wednesday and Thursday and then visit Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, German Foreign Ministry spokesman Andreas Peschke has said.
Flouting Israeli ultimatum, Libyan aid ship continues toward Gaza
Jerusalem (CNN) -- The executive director of the organization sending a Libyan-backed ship laden with humanitarian goods to Gaza -- in violation of an Israeli blockade -- said Tuesday that the ship's captain has no plans to alter course.
"We confirm that the ship is definitely heading to Gaza; we have no other destination other than Gaza," Gadhafi International Charity and Development Foundation's Yusuf Sawani told CNNI in a telephone interview from Tripoli, Libya. "This is where we think humanitarian assistance and relief material should go".
Sawani said he was speaking hourly with those aboard the ship, which was located some 60 to 70 km (37 to 43 miles) from Gaza. It was due to arrive at the Palestinian territory about 10 a.m. Wednesday, he said.
The Virgin of the Rocks: Da Vinci decoded
Everyone agrees it is a masterpiece. But who painted The Virgin of the Rocks – Leonardo or his students? Jonathan Jones joins the National Gallery on an epic quest to find out
The first clue to consider in deciding who painted The Virgin of the Rocks is the hair of the angel. That angel, sitting to the right, has long been recognised as the loveliest figure in this painting. Last week, I stood staring at the minutely precise spirals that knot and unknot on her head. It was the last in a series of visits to the National Gallery's skylit restoration studio, high above Trafalgar Square, where for the past 18 months The Virgin of the Rocks has been cleaned. What I saw, with sudden clarity, was the intimate similarity between the angel's fine curls and Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of foaming rivers and swirling clouds, done at the same time in his life.
In Pictures: Police attacked in Ardoyne as Orange Order's Twelfth parade takes place
A number of baton rounds were fired by police last night as serious violence flared at a notorious interface in north Belfast.
A policewoman was injured and had to be rushed to hospital after she was struck by a number of missiles. Rioters kept attacking the officer as PSNI colleagues and ambulance crew tended to her. The officer’s condition was last night unknown.
China Green Dam web filter teams 'face funding crisis'
Reports from China say a controversial government-backed software project to filter internet content could be on the brink of collapse.
State media said the developer behind the Green Dam Youth Escort software had closed its Beijing project team because of a lack of government funding.
Its partner in Henan said without funding, its team would soon close too.
China had insisted all computers be equipped with the software, but scaled back plans after censorship complaints.
Moscow expects up to 5 million tourists by year-end
MOSCOW, July 14 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow is planning to attract up to 5 million foreign tourists by the end of 2010 and to double the figure by 2020, the Moscow tourism committee chairman has said.
"Moscow is such a beautiful and ancient city that there is no need to invent anything new to attract [tourists]. The main is to preserve historical and cultural attractions," Grigory Antyufeyev said during a live broadcast on Moscow's TVC channel on Tuesday.
Russian spy's Facebook page most popular among Russians
Anna Chapman's Russian-language version of Facebook.com has topped the rating of most visited users of this social network, the owner of Liveinternet.ru statistics website said on Tuesday.
"The rating is complied in accordance with the number of page visits. We have developed it this way in order to differ from Yandex with its rating of blogs," German Klimenko said.
Israeli Navy blocks aid vessel en route to Gaza
An Israeli Navy cutter has blocked the route of the Al-Amal vessel carrying humanitarian aid from Libya to Gaza, a statement from the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF) said on Tuesday.
"An Israeli Navy cutter is obstructing the Al-Amal on its way to Gaza ... The captain of the vessel has turned the ship round and is sailing to the Egyptian port of El Arish," the statement said.
Bhardwaj wants action against two Ministers
NEW DELHI/Bangalore: Even as the dharna by the Opposition parties in the Karnataka legislature entered the second consecutive day on Tuesday, a part of the political action shifted to New Delhi where Governor H.R. Bhardwaj met President Pratibha Patil and reportedly discussed the issue of illegal mining with her.
He is likely to meet Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday and submit a report relating to the alleged involvement of the Bellary Ministers in illegal mining.
Speaking to journalists, Mr. Bhardwaj, who termed his breakfast meeting with Ms. Patil as a “courtesy call” on completing one year in office, said that he had asked Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to take action against two Ministers involved in mining. Without naming them, he questioned their continuation in the Cabinet.
Police find explosive device in Uganda discotheque
(CNN) -- Ugandan officials have recovered what they've described as an explosives-laden belt or vest in a trash can at a nightclub in a suburb of Kampala, the chief of police said Tuesday.
Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, the chief of police, said the device -- found Monday -- was impregnated with ball bearings and was similar to those found at two sites where blasts killed at least 76 people Sunday.
The device was found along with a detonator and what looked like a laptop bag, Kayihura said.
55 officers injured in N. Ireland clashes
(CNN) -- Fifty-five police officers were injured in clashes that marked a controversial holiday march in Northern Ireland, authorities said Tuesday.
One officer, a female, remained hospitalized in stable condition, police said in a statement. Police said Monday she had been struck in the head by an object thrown at her.
Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Matt Baggott condemned the disorder in the Ardoyne area of Belfast, the statement said.
Burqa ban passes French lower house overwhelmingly
Paris, France (CNN) -- France's lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a ban on any veils that cover the face -- including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women.
The vote was 335 to 1.
The measure must still go to the French Senate before it becomes law. The Senate is expected to vote on it in the week of September 20.
Amnesty International immediately condemned the vote.
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dead at 80
(CNN) -- New York Yankees owner George M. Steinbrenner III -- a larger than life figure often called "The Boss" of baseball -- died Tuesday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 80.
Steinbrenner's family said he was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, where he died.
"It is with profound sadness that the family of George M. Steinbrenner III announces his passing," the family said in a statement.
"He was an incredible and charitable man. First and foremost he was devoted to his entire family -- his beloved wife, Joan; his sisters, Susan Norpell and Judy Kamm, his children, Hank, Jennifer, Jessica and Hal; and all of his grandchildren.
French MPs vote to ban Islamic full veil in public
France's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban wearing the Islamic full veil in public.
There were 335 votes for the bill and only one against in the 557-seat National Assembly.
It must now be ratified by the Senate in September to become law.
Medvedev hopes Russia's WTO accession talks to be completed by yearend
MALOBYKOVO (Belgorod Region), July 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he hopes that Russia will complete negotiations on its accession to the World Trade Organization by yearend.
"I also hope that our foreign trade partners will finally agree on the transfer to standards which are used in our country," he said.
Tropical Russia
"We must stop any attempt to capitalize on this disaster, this drought," Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a government meeting on Monday.
Over three weeks ago Russia was hit by an Africa-like heat wave, which has since broken all records and turned into a real disaster. Temperatures are expected to rise even further in the next few days, reaching between 37 and 39 degrees Celsius in the Ryazan, Tambov, Lipetsk, Kursk, Belgorod and Voronezh regions.
Temperatures in other regions in central Russia will be only a few degrees cooler, while areas around the Volga will continue to suffer from scorching, 40-degree heat.
Russia, China to design, build heavy-lift helicopter
Russia and China will cooperate in jointly developing and manufacturing a heavy-lift helicopter, a Russian deputy industry and trade minister said on Tuesday.
Denis Manturov said the new helicopter could be based on the Russian Mi-26 and that the two sides were currently discussing the new machine's specifications taking into account China's domestic needs.
Ambassadors of a New Germany
Two weeks ago, shortly before midnight in Durban, where Germany would later lose to Spain, I encountered two white men and a black woman in a hotel elevator. The two men were wearing England jerseys, and the woman was scantily clad. It had been a long day of football, and the Englishmen had apparently started drinking beer early on. That day, I had watched the Netherlands wrestle down Slovakia at the magnificent stadium in Durban, and I later saw Brazil defeat Chile in the fan park on the beach. I was ready for bed. The trio in the elevator couldn't decide whether to get off or stay on. Finally, one of the men jumped out and pulled the woman with him, while the second man and I continued riding the elevator upward. He was teetering precariously and fell on his backpack between the third and fourth floors.
IDF confirms making contact with Gaza-bound Libya ship
The IDF on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that it had made radio contact with a Libyan aid ship trying to breach Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Art Curators Fined for 'Blasphemous' Exhibit
A Moscow court convicted two art curators of inciting religious hatred by organizing an exhibit that included paintings depicting Jesus as Mickey Mouse and Lenin and slapped them with heavy fines, widening a rift between the secular and religious communities.
The verdict in the highly publicized case appeared to satisfy no one, with the artistic community seeing it as an infringement on free speech, and Russian Orthodox believers, who had hoped for a prison sentence, saying the fines were too lenient.
Northern Ireland politicians blamed by police over riots
Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Minister are failing to provide leadership on ending tensions over controversial parades, a leading police officer has said
The rebuke from Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) assistant chief constable Alistair Finlay followed 48 hours of violence around the Orange Order's July 12 parades which left 55 officers injured.
He singled out First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness for criticism and said his officers had to carry the burden of continuing violence.
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