Lifestyle - Hard drive to be green

Can we reconcile a Western lifestyle while respecting the environment? Hardly, says the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. And vote for Green parties is not sufficient to resolve a contradiction which saw a growing number of Europeans, as evidenced by the surge of the Greens in Germany.

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Northern Ireland put on alert for fear of further attacks

London .- The Northern Ireland police has intensified security checks in the province amid fears that dissident republican groups attempting to commit a bombing during the weekend. The measure has been taken three weeks after the police Ronan Kerr, Catholic 25, was killed in Omagh (Northern Ireland West) after a bomb attached to his car, an act that was allegedly perpetrated by dissident republicans.

A car leaves 2 dead in procession in Portugal

At least two people were killed and eight wounded, four of them seriously, after a car entered in a procession descontralado Easter in Vila do Marão Chã in Amarante municipality in northern Portugal. Lusos state media reported the arrival of a car driven by a young neighbor in the Holy Friday procession without knowing even the causes of the accident.

The authorities indicated that they have arrested the driver of the car, who was subjected to interrogation.

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AFGHANISTAN - Violence and Misbehaviour too

April 1, some Afghans have reacted sharply to the burning of a Koran by an American minister orchestrated [Terry Jones] in Florida on March 20. In some districts, there were peaceful protests after Friday prayers to condemn the evil acts of this pastor. But in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, the Reaver and the conspirators were introduced among the demonstrators, their pure feelings manipulated, attacked the UN headquarters and committed crimes [7 UN employees and 4 demonstrators were killed].

Obama accuses Syria to cooperate with Iran to quell protests

Barcelona (Editorial and agencies) .- The bloodbath continues in Syria. At least twelve civilians have been killed during the funeral for the protesters died during the protests on Friday, as reported by the Syrian Organization for Human Rights Sawasiah defense. This independent group says the deaths have occurred in Damascus and its environs and the town of Izra in the south, scene of events this Saturday in memory of the deceased have become demonstrations against the regime ..

Ouattara attempts to stabilize Ivory Coast

The president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, on Friday ordered the soldiers from all parts of the African country to return to their barracks in an effort to restore stability in the country. Ouattara came to power after a disputed election, and after his opponent Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to leave the government, was arrested last week.

"As commander in chief of the armed forces, ordered all combat units to withdraw to their barracks and bases of origin, either in North or South, that is the order of the generals Ouattara senior throughout the country. "Combat units should return to their barracks and the law and order will be maintained by the police and security officers," he announced.

JAPAN - This is (probably) here to stay

"It is inevitable that accidents will Fuskushima Daiichi sequelae in the long term, can be counted in months," he said during his press conference Yukio Edano, secretary general of the government. To protect residents of Fukushima between 20 and 30 km from the plant that must remain locked inside their homes, he said the government will take greater security measures, reports the Mainichi Shimbun.

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