Friday, March 18, 2011

CHILE - The government promises to seek "consensus" on the graces of military

Superscript 9 March a plan to fight against prison overcrowding, the chairman Sebastian Piñera expressed support that former soldiers convicted of violations of human rights committed during the dictatorship (1973-1990) can also enjoy Thanksgiving or reduced sentences. Faced with criticism of this idea, Ena von Baer, \u200b\u200bspokesman for the government, said authorities would flounder on the project in the absence of a "broad national consensus."

Foreign recommended to go to the embassy if you have trouble getting out of Japan

Barcelona .- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Trinidad Jimenez, has recommended that about 2,000 Spanish that are currently in Japan that if they have trouble leaving the country scheduled to come to the Embassy in Tokyo. At a press conference in Beirut with his Lebanese counterpart, Ali Chabi, Jones has insisted that "no Spanish at 100 km" of the Fukushima nuclear plant, which has been severely affected by the earthquake last Friday.

The twins were never Swiss Italy

Police in Switzerland, France and Italy have at last a reliable clue in the case of Livia and Alessia, the Swiss twins missing since Jan. 30. A photograph taken on 2 February in an A7 motorway toll in Nice, reveals that the father of the children traveling alone in his Audi A6 in the direction of Italy.

Published on the website Tgcom, the image belies the evidence they claim to have seen Livia and Alessia in Italy between 2 and 4 February, Matthias Schepp day committed suicide by jumping into the train tracks. This test narrows the territory more small search of 6 years and that helps the police to focus their efforts in Switzerland, southern France and Corsica.

COLOMBIA - President threatens multinationals tried to pay ransom

Two days after the release of twenty-two of twenty-three employees of a subcontractor of the Canadian oil and the Colombian Ecopetrol Talisman, removed within twenty-four hours earlier, the Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos has threatened to expel multinational companies operating locally if they were willing to pay ransoms to illegal armed groups in exchange for the release of employees taken hostage.

Ban recommends extending one year the mandate of the UN in Afghanistan

United Nations. .- The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, today recommended the extension for a further year the mandate of the international organization's mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), pending the completion of the transition process agreed between the Government of that country and its international partners.

In its latest report submitted to the Security Council of UN on the situation in Afghanistan, Ban reiterated his support for the conclusions of the Conference of Kabul, which was evident the commitment of the UN and NATO with the transition in China and highlights the work of UNAMA in this regard.

Gaddafi doubles its recent offensive in rebel-controlled enclaves

The siege of the second rebel stronghold Gaddafi, the Benghazi, the second largest city, continues. Warplanes on Thursday bombed the airport in Benin, about 10 miles west of Benghazi, he assured the rebel Colonel Adel Al Jazeera Borassi. Antiaircraft machine guns firing incessantly and the situation in the city of Benghazi is absolute chaos.

There is a huge black smoke into the sky from the target area of \u200b\u200bthe bombing. All the shops are being closed by their owners, according to the correspondent of THE WORLD sent to the area, Javier Espinosa. According to a witness quoted by dpa, in the city of Benghazi, the rebels shot down two fighters of the regime, one of which had bombed the international airport of the city.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

RUSSIA - Putin proposes the abolition of visas Biden

"Biden lukewarm welcomes Putin's proposals on visas," as the English-language newspaper in Moscow. On 10 March the Prime Minister received Russian in Moscow on U.S. Vice President. He advanced the idea of \u200b\u200babolishing visas for travel between the two countries, presenting it as a "historic step" in US-Russian relations.

To believe the newspaper, Joe Biden has chosen to turn a deaf ear and insist on the importance of fighting against corruption to increase investment.