INDIA - The population reaches 1.21 billion people

"With 1.21 billion, the population of India is roughly equivalent to the combined populations of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan," says the newspaper the day after publication of preliminary figures on the census. "This means that India has added another Brazil in its population over the past decade, despite a slowdown in population growth." Some 2.5 million civil servants are employed in this census, launched in April 2010.

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Killing three people and injured 33 others in demonstrations in Yemen

Sana'a. .- At least three people were killed and 33 others were injured in demonstrations against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana'a and Taiz in southern Yemen, medical sources told Efe. Two protesters were killed and 32 others were wounded by gunfire from armed groups Saleh supporters near the home of Vice President Abdo Rabo Mansour Hadi in Sana'a, medical sources stated hospital that monitors the political opposition against the University of the capital .

The Chinese premier calls for freedom of expression

The Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, called on Communist Party cadres new freedom of expression, moral and political reform in the midst of one of the worst crackdowns on dissent in the country Asia. "I will return to underline the importance of telling the truth ... We must create conditions for people to tell the truth.

As for government policy should be in line with the wishes of the people, we hear the views of the people" Wen said in a speech reprinted in the press today in China. "A country without improvements in the quality of its people and without moral strength can not be a strong and respected by others," said Wen in a speech to the new executive board released Tuesday by the official "People's Daily ' .

UNITED KINGDOM - A Gaddafi sent to London for secret talks

The daily has a scoop in its edition of April 1: "The regime of Colonel Qaddafi to London sent one of his closest emissaries for secret talks with British authorities." According to the newspaper, Mohammed Ismail, a close adviser to one of Gaddafi's son, Seif al-Islam, visited the British capital in recent days.

This meeting would be that "one of many between Libyan authorities and Western countries in the last fortnight."

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Raul Castro was elected first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

Havana, April 19 .- The President of Cuba, Raul Castro, was elected first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC only), the highest office of the organization which replaced his brother Fidel, who ceded power in 2006 by illness and he held the position since the party's founding in 1965. In the presence of Fidel, Raul Castro received the applause of the whole of the Sixth Congress of the CPC made public today after it closed the designation by the Central Committee of the organization.

Fidel Castro attends the closing ceremony of the Sixth Congress

After being elected as first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), President Raul Castro said on Tuesday that assumes "your last job" with a commitment to defend socialism and "never to allow the return of the capitalist system" to their country . "I take my last job with the firm conviction and commitment to honor the first Secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Cuba's main mission and meaning of their lives to defend, preserve and continue perfecting socialism and never to allow the return of capitalist system, "said Raul Castro in his speech which was closed the VI Congress of the CCP.

DRUG '- Bolivia and Brazil are united in the fight against drugs

Bolivia and Brazil signed March 31 in La Paz a broad agreement on cooperation against drug trafficking, providing that the South American giant to provide assistance and equipment, including helicopters and drones in this Andean country, source of most of the cocaine flowing to Brazil. The two countries share a 3,100 kilometer border and, according to Brazilian authorities, 80-90% of cocaine in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are from Bolivia's third largest producer of cocaine in the world.

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