The Finance Minister is head of government

The Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has been appointed the new chairman of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and thus becomes the new prime minister of the country.

Following the resignation of Prime Minister Naoto Kan was the 54-year-old Noda on Monday in a second ballot the most votes from the DPJ members. According to the political tradition in Japan, he is expected on Tuesday by the Parliament elected the new prime minister. The party has a majority in the lower house of the relevant national parliament.

Israel fears that Syria is selling chemical weapons to Hamas and Hezbollah

The Israeli authorities are concerned about the possibility that the Syrian army is selling chemical weapons to armed groups such as Hamas or Islamist militia Lebanese political and military group Hezbollah, he confessed the Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren .

In an interview with Wall Street Journal, Oren said literally that Israel is "very concerned about the current situation in Syria and weapons of mass destruction, including chemical weapons" and said both the U.S. and Israel "are watching very this situation closely. "

South Africa seeks the Facebook Black hunter

A photograph posted on Facebook of a white guy holding a rifle in his hand and displayed at his feet, like a hunting trophy is involved, the body of a black child has caused a huge stir in South Africa. In fact, the elite corps of Police, the Hawks are looking to the author of the snapshot.

Israeli Defense Minister believes the UN resolution will not resolve conflict with the Palestinians

The Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, said the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, a UN resolution in favor of a Palestinian state will not help resolve the conflict Middle East. "We believe that the request to the Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly are both the wrong direction and are not productive," says a statement from Barak's office issued after its meeting today in Tel Aviv Ashton.

Rebels advance in control around Sirte

Libyan rebels have announced full control of the city of Ben Jawad, in the east, where forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi had stood up to them in their progress towards Sirte, the hometown of leader fled, the channel reported catarí Jazeera. Sirte is a city in the hands of Gadhafi's followers after the fall of Tripoli.

U.S. announces death of The number two of Al Qaeda

The number two of Al Qaeda, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, was killed in Pakistan, as indicated on Saturday a senior U.S. official. Without elaborating on the circumstances of his death, the aforementioned source said Atiyah Abd al-Rahman was killed in the Waziristan tribal area on Monday August 22.

Irene in NY: no victims but flooded streets and power outages

'Irene' is no longer a hurricane but a tropical storm. But the blasts have been beaten to force enraged the streets of New York on Sunday, while Manhattan was flooded and its inhabitants were left without light.

28 killed in suicide attack at a major Sunni mosque in Baghdad

At least 28 people have died, including a deputy, and over 30 wounded in a suicide bombing on Sunday against a major Sunni mosque in Baghdad, according to medical sources reported. "We have received 28 bodies and 30 injured. Ambulances and police cars are still bringing victims," said a spokesman for the Yarmuk Hospital in Baghdad.

The attack was carried out shortly after the end of evening prayers in this mosque in the neighborhood of Ghazaliya (west) and the prominent personalities who usually attend Sunni. "A suicide bomber entered the main hall of the mosque and blew himself up," said Qutaiba to Falahi, the press officer of the Sunni Board, an organization that manages Sunni religious sites.

Nigeria: a bomb in the building of the United Nations: Ten dead

A strong explosion occurred shortly before 11 local time  within the UN building in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The first leaks reveal a bomb exploded on the third floor of one wing of the building and completely destroyed. There are at least a dozen dead and many wounded.

On site you are bringing numerous police vehicles and ambulances. "We have seen an explosion in the building. All those who were in the basement were killed. The bodies were scattered everywhere. I've seen at least five", UN employees said . "It seems that the explosion had started from the basement and the building shook," he added.

Japan, Prime Minister Khan resigns

The Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced his resignation as chairman of the Democratic Party (PDJ), thus paving the way for its de facto successor to the leadership of the government. In Japan, in fact, the president of the majority party in the Chamber of Deputies are appointed to lead the government, even if the Senate is in the hands of the opposition, as is the case today.

Thousands of Chileans go back for education and against Piñera

The Chilean students, mobilized since May to demand better education, took a clean sweep today marches organized by the main multisindical the country, in the second and final day of national strike called by political and economic reform. According to police, the march gathered in Santiago between 70,000 and 80,000 people in total, a figure that exceeds the demonstrations have been calling for three months, college and high school students within their own demonstrations.

Strauss-Kahn received his passport two days after withdrawing the charges

The former chief manager of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn received his passport two days after Judge Michael Obus withdraw all the charges against him last May for sexual assault and attempted rape in New York .

Libya-war: violent resistance from the Gaddafi troops

 Gaddafi's fighters have apparently at least parts of the oil port of Ras Lanuf recaptured. Meanwhile, Gaddafi called on the population to resistance against the rebels, which he described as a rat. Even women and children should participate in the fight, Qaddafi said, according to the Arabic news channel Al Jazeera in the short audio message.

Steve Jobs resigns from Apple

Steve Jobs resigns as CEO. The daddy of all the great successes of Apple leaves every operational commitment to Tim Cook to take office as president. Jobs has survived pancreatic cancer and a liver transplant. In a heartfelt letter to shareholders and employees the manager's favorite around the world motivated by the latest generations resigned his state of health.

Russia began to build a tunnel that connects to U.S.

The Russian authorities have given "green light" to a major project: building a 100 km tunnel under the Bering Strait (Russian Far East), reports the newspaper "Times" citing a spokesman for the Chamber of Commerce Russian-British. According to the newspaper, the tunnel was needed to "connect the transport systems of Eurasia and America." To achieve the ambitious project, estimated at 100 billion dollars, Russia must build their part of the tunnel in 2030 by placing approximately 5000 kilometers of tracks.

Final battle of Libya: Gaddafi: I fight until victory or death

Muammar Gaddafi has in the night on Wednesday appealed to the public to dispel the "rats" from the Libyan capital Tripoli. There, his fighters have holed up in various pockets of resistance, of which she took out time and again the opponents of the regime under fire.

Colonel Gaddafi had turned into an audio message to the Libyans, whose authenticity was impossible to verify. He announced to fight until victory over his opponent or to die as martyrs. Previously, the rebel military complex Bab al Azizija had taken, was the headquarters of the Gaddafi.

Libya, the 4 Italian journalists are free

MILAN - The four journalists were freed Italian hostages in Libya on Wednesday morning. Would be taken first in a garage with a small window and then in a private house in Tripoli and from there released and accompanied the rebel-held area. In moments of the kidnapping of the journalists were beaten and robbed of everything: passports, computers, money and satellite phones.

An earthquake of 7 degrees shook Peru's central jungle

Lima. .- The earthquake of 7 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Peru's central jungle, and felt almost everywhere in the country, no casualties or significant damage, police sources told Efe. According to staff Contamana station, closest to the epicenter, the quake "was strong" but there was no "person or property damage." Police said the area, the central jungle of Peru near the border with Brazil, communications are performed only by air and river, but so far there has been no damage to the villages near the epicenter.

A judge rejected the objection of the prosecutor who asked to drop charges against Strauss-Kahn

A New York judge denied the request for a special prosecutor for the rape case against former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, filed by counsel for Nafissatou Diallo, the Guinean immigrant of 33 years accusing him. The judge rejected the prosecutor's objection Cyrus Vance, who yesterday asked to withdraw charges against DSK.

"The court concluded that nothing justifies the disqualification of the Prosecutor. Therefore, the petition has been rejected," says a ruling by Judge Michael Obus in response to the petition by lawyer Kenneth Thompson. The ruling occurred one hour before the former IMF chief with his wife came to court in Manhattan where a judge must tell you if, as has asked the Prosecutor's Office dropped all charges against him.

Hurricane Irene is heading to the U.S. while battering the Caribbean

Hurricane "Irene", the first of the Atlantic hurricane season, is eyeing the U.S. as it moves through the Caribbean with heavy rains and strong winds have caused flooding and killed at least a million people without electricity in the region. "Irene" is a Category 2 hurricane on the scale Saffir-Simpson intensity of up to five wins in intensity en route to the United States, where it could land in South Carolina on Saturday.