The rescue of Strauss-Kahn

The IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has spent his first hours in the largest U.S. prison, Rikers Island. This will remain in an isolation cell expected until next Friday when I return to be face to face with the law after being accused of seven charges following a complaint of sexual assault of an employee of the hotel where he stayed this weekend in New York.

On Monday, Judge Melissa Jackson denied the opportunity to release him on bail of one million dollars. But why? What was the reason for not being granted freedom on bail? The 'case Polanski' is an example of why Strauss-Kahn has ended in prison, the U.S. Justice will not give the possibility that a foreign citizen accused of a crime to leave the country, complicating his return to face a U.S.

HAITI - The party of former President Preval won the legislative

"Legislative: the blow to Preval / Init", as the information site. The party insider of the former president, Rene Preval, should "impose a cohabitation unprecedented president Michel Martelly," the newspaper said. According to final results, the party won 17 seats Initiated in the Senate (on 30) and 46 MPs in the Lower House (of 99).

The popular discontent that followed the proclamation was made at least one death and extensive damage to property. Martelly requested an independent investigation into the conduct of these elections.

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New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands marine reveal their secrets

Otoya dew. Sydney (Australia) .- The remote Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, considered one of the last wild frontiers of the planet, hiding a rich marine biodiversity through a mix of temperate and tropical waters also unique in the world. To the archipelago of thirteen volcanic islands, of nearly 7,500 square kilometers and located a thousand miles northeast of the mainland, recently moved a group of local and Australian scientists to find new fauna and flora.

TEPCO hopes to stabilize the reactor at Fukushima in January 2012

The power company has confirmed TEPCO hopes to stabilize the damaged reactor nuclear plant in Fukushima (northeastern Japan) in January 2012, which would end the nuclear crisis caused by the tsunami on 11 March. Tokyo Electric Power, operator of nuclear plant accidents, has today revised the 'roadmap' filed last month to carry Fukushima reactor to a cooling down and issue cease and radioactivity.

SYRIA - The state of emergency is lifted

"Syrian President Bashar Assad announced on April 21, lifting the state of emergency in force since 1963, the abolition of the Court of State Security, a special court, and a change in regulations regarding events, "reports the London-based pan-Arab daily. The announcement was made while demonstrations organized via Facebook, are scheduled this April 22 in cities across the country for a day called "Good Friday".

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Burma population exasperated by the amnesty to prisoners

Bangkok .- The announcement of the government of Burma (Myanmar) to grant a general amnesty to reduce the sentences of all prisoners in the country was criticized today by Human Rights Watch believes that the action "pathetic" and calls for about 2,000 prisoners released politicians. President of Burma, Thein Sein, announced last night by state television signed a decree commuting the death sentences to life imprisonment and one year reduces the sentences of other prisoners.

The black boxes indicate a pilot error as the cause of the crash of Rio-Paris flight

The analysis of the black box flight between Rio de Janeiro and Paris that crashed nearly two years ago in the Atlantic points to pilot error as the reason of the accident that killed the 228 occupants of the plane, reveals the issue digital daily 'Le Figaro'. Information, not confirmed by the researchers, was published a day after confirmation that the data collected in the black boxes were in good condition despite the harsh conditions under which they were in the seabed, nearly 4,000 meters deep .