March 15, Hungarians commemorated their liberal revolution of 1848. But this year, the image of revolutionary history Kossuth faded before that of the current Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his aims nationalistes.écrit the Slovak weekly Týžděň.
Friday, April 22, 2011
IAEA chief rejects parallels between Chernobyl and Fukushima
Kiev. .- The general director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Japanese Yukiya Amano, today rejected the parallels between the Chernobyl disaster, the most serious in the history of atomic energy, and occurred in Japanese nuclear plant Fukushima. Inaugurating an international conference in Kiev "25 Years of the Chernobyl disaster.
The security of the future," Amano said that the radioactive leak Fukushima represents only ten percent of which occurred in central Ukraine on April 26, 1986. "The radioactivity in Tokyo and Osaka is low and in other countries is minimal and poses no threat to human health," said IAEA director, who today visited the Chernobyl plant, situated 83 kilometers from Kiev.
The security of the future," Amano said that the radioactive leak Fukushima represents only ten percent of which occurred in central Ukraine on April 26, 1986. "The radioactivity in Tokyo and Osaka is low and in other countries is minimal and poses no threat to human health," said IAEA director, who today visited the Chernobyl plant, situated 83 kilometers from Kiev.
Oman frees more than 200 protesters
Omani authorities announced Wednesday the release under a pardon from Sultan Qaboos bin Said, of 234 protesters arrested during recent protests in the Gulf country. This measure relates to people arrested for "crowding in public," according to the official agency Ona. However, lawsuits against other protesters, accused of having set fire to public buildings and tested, resistance to authority, block roads, traffic disruption and humiliation or assault of state employees, according to the agency, which did not specify the number of arrestees in these circumstances.
Italy - Lampedusa-Paris, the dream end?
The train of hope is flanked by the code "The 562,059". He enters the station at 4:54 p.m. Oria, right on time. "That one?" Asks Youssef. "Yes, that's for Taranto. Shall we go?". Situated in Puglia, the heel of the Italian boot, this station is only worn three kilometers from the camp Manduria, which transferred 3,000 migrants arrived at Lampedusa are expected in coming weeks.
On the platform, eight boys Youssef. They are between 20 and 27 years, they wear a jacket, jeans and Adidas sneakers. They have no baggage. Two of them say called Ahmed, Kaled other two. And then there Komi, Niza, Komel. And finally, Youssef, 24, spokesman of the group improvised. They speak French and do not know a word of Italian.
On the platform, eight boys Youssef. They are between 20 and 27 years, they wear a jacket, jeans and Adidas sneakers. They have no baggage. Two of them say called Ahmed, Kaled other two. And then there Komi, Niza, Komel. And finally, Youssef, 24, spokesman of the group improvised. They speak French and do not know a word of Italian.
Gaddafi's forces and rebels have intense fighting in Misrata
Misrata. .- The forces loyal to the regime of Gaddafi being held on Wednesday fierce fighting with rebels in the town of Misrata, the last stronghold of the rebels in the west of the country after the clashes the previous day that left eight dead. Misrata, the third largest city in Libya, has been under siege by the forces of the regime for more than seven weeks.
It is estimated that in this town bombings and clashes between rebels and government forces has left hundreds dead. "There is heavy fighting in the Thequeel Naklo road that leads to the port. Gaddafi's forces are trying to control the road to isolate the city," warned Abdelsalam, a spokesman for the rebels.
It is estimated that in this town bombings and clashes between rebels and government forces has left hundreds dead. "There is heavy fighting in the Thequeel Naklo road that leads to the port. Gaddafi's forces are trying to control the road to isolate the city," warned Abdelsalam, a spokesman for the rebels.
Bahrain: Activist daughter leaves hunger strike
The Bahraini Zainab to Khawaja has decided on Wednesday to end the hunger strike that began last April 10 following the arrest of several members of his family including his father, a prominent human rights defender in this small kingdom Persian Gulf. The girl, 27, has taken this decision after appeals from several human rights organizations have visited and have become convinced that the deterioration of his health each time she could do less to fight for the release of their relatives , while he promised to do everything in his power to make the scheme Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa let them free.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A boat moves more than 1,100 refugees to Benghazi Misurata
Benghazi. .- A Greek-flagged ship now moved more than 1,100 refugees from the besieged Misurata Libyan city of Benghazi to the rebel stronghold. Most of them were foreign workers from Nigeria, Ghana and other African countries. "The situation in Misurata is horrible, it is difficult to find clean water and permanently drop missiles and grenades," he told a Jordanian who worked in a marble factory in the city.
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