June, 2009


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Jun 09

Telesur denounced his detention in Tegucigalpa News Team

Urgent: Telesur reported detention of his team in Honduras, says a cintillo the regional television channel placed, while transmitting the speeches of leaders gathered Nicaragua, just to set positions on the crisishondurena. Before transmitting

those speeches from Managua, the emisoratransmitia almost continuously from the outskirts of Tegucigalpa CasaPresidencial, showing images where apreciabanchoques between police and protesters allied to deposed president Honduras, Manuel Zelaya.

Under threat of arrest, members of the Government Defacto I have asked the reporters, cameramen and technicians deTelesur dislodge the place from where they broadcast and interrupt broadcasts via satellite, told the television station, while reproducing the images of the incidents.

disorders, according to Telesur in an interview at the Presidential House zonaproxima Honduran realized that at least one person has died and dozens have been injured and carefully intermittent loads, primarily with tear gas that police officers made against the protesters. Under the title armed repression in Honduras produces ynumerosos injured detainees, a press release from the Government of Venezueladestaco Telesur interview to Venezuelan ÁngelPalacios documentalist, who reported from Tegucigalpa that confirmed the death of Ulises Pena Rosel, a worker in Hondutel, estatalde telecommunications company. The deceased, said Palacios, was opposed to the militaresingresaran to the headquarters of the company and was hit by a vehiculomilitar. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

In Honduras, emergency

The Acting President of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti several hours later after coming to power as a result of displacement of the legitimate President Manuel Zelaya has introduced the country's state of emergency committee.

As the K2Kapital , however, on the streets of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, there were several shots, and M. Zelaya supporters erected barricades, blocked roads to the presidential palace. Metropolitan Police accelerates natural rallies, and the townspeople who burned in the central streets and squares fires. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

Less than 20 percent of Argentines living in Montevideo go to vote

At the close of the polls, at 18 hours (21.00 GMT), the Argentine casi2.500 in the pattern of the Uruguayan capital, only about four had gone to the five mesaselectorales arranged at the Consulate, said Zampieri. Uruguay operate four consulates in Argentina, with a total 3,000 people qualified to vote in these elections, peroZampieri said it still did not have data on participation in the country elresto. The consulnoted that the Argentine registered abroad 'have the right to vote, but not the obligation to exercise by its what is that participation rates oscilenentre 20 and 30 percent . Today we met the usual patterns, said Zampieri, quedestaco that the day had passed with normally and without incident.

Despite not having received any specific instruction, laconsul that had been installed dispensers engel alcohol at all polling stations, to the growing concerntomake progress of influenza A, with 26 deaths and 1587 affected Argentina, and 195 patients in Uruguay, according to the latest cifrasoficiales. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

Saad Hariri, the new Lebanese prime minister, promised a unity government

In a conciliatory speech delivered shortly after the country's president, Michel Suleiman, is responsible the formation of a new Executive Hariri pledged to work with good intentions for the formation of a government harmonious and consensual, able to stay away from obstructions. The outgoing cabinet, headed by Fuad Siniora, during the last legislature gave the opposition a veto in the cabinet, a right that the opposition parties do not want to lose. Hariri insisted in his address to the nation that the parliamentary majority respects the constitution, wants the strengthening of civil peace, stability and economic development of the country. Our first choice is to reach out to everyone in the country away from conflict and to address the major challenges and threats, he said. Also stressed that work with the president to form a government able to stand united to promote the economy, services and deal with the Israeli threats. The young politician of 39 years and son of the late Rafik Hariri, who was head of the Lebanese Government on several occasions, warned, however, that only through unity can face the dangers. Hariri, who took over his father's political legacy after his tragic death in a car bomb attack on February 14, 2005, was charged before administering the affairs of his father, Rafik Hariri, one of the 100 richest men in the planet. After the death of his father, Saad Hariri was devoted to find the perpetrators of the assassination and used every effort in the creation of a UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which will investigate the violence in which Rafik Hariri was killed. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

The international community calls for respect for the law and institutions in Honduras

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, Mercosur and the European community were made in this direction hicieronllamamientos to resolve in a peaceful manner and through dialogoel conflict unleashed by the intention of the Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, of reforming the Constitution. Banexpressed concern over the situation and requested all parties restraint to prevent an escalation of the crisis, to which was rejected vezque to send observers to a query by the agent popularimpulsada for Honduras hasido this Sunday and that triggered the crisis. With this call, Zelaya is seeking the views of laciudadania regarding a possible referendum on the introduction of one constituent assembly to reform the Constitution, concluded that given his intention to be re-elected, something that prohibela current Constitution. This has been declared illegal by the courts, by what the chief of Joint Staff of Armed Forces elgeneral Romeo Vasquez, declined to give the Army apoyologistico to the query and was dismissed by the president in unadecision that was left void by the Supreme Court. Ban believes it is important that leaders of the country completely actuenrespetando law and democratic institutions einsto to seek consensus on these pressing asuntospoliticos in a peaceful manner and through dialogue, explained suportavoz, Micelles Montas.

Meanwhile, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), formed porArgentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, expressed its full and decididorespaldo to the institutional order of the Republic of Honduras.

In a communique from the Foreign Ministry of Paraguay, who lapresidencia biannual block, he appealed to todaslas political and social forces to contribute to democratic lagobernabilidad by establishing uninmediato process of dialogue and consultation. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

The lower house of the U.S. adopted to limit emissions of polluting gases

Washington, June 26 (EFE) .- The House of Representatives passed the bill hoyun that for the first time in the history of United States, imposes limits on emissions of greenhouse gases they produce elefecto.

In a political victory for Obama presidenteBarack, legislators gave the go-ahead for the initiative porun small margin of 219 votes in favor and 212 against.

This has been achieved after months of negotiations and resistance dela half of Republicans who said that, if depromulgarse, the law will eliminate jobs at a time when queel country is facing a tough recession. However According to the Office of Management and Budget of the White House (OMB), Obama thinks the measure will help to reduce dependence on foreign oil, strengthen seguridadenergetica and nationally, and create millions of new jobs throughout the U.S.. In addition, OMB said, the initiative includes provisions for the protection of consumers, reducing the costosenergeticos and to encourage a transition to a confuentes energy to reduce pollution. Obama Once enacted, the law imposes limits on lasemisiones carbon dioxide and other toxic substances partede power plants, factories and refineries.

also encourages the development of alternative sources of energiarenovable.

The project also establishes a carbon market in Cualla companies could buy and sell permits to pollute, with the aim to create an economic incentive to reduce emissions. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

Correa says that relations between Quito and Tehran are very beneficial

Correa attended today's economic summit that the UN-General of the Assembly held until June 26 to try aportarsoluciones themselves to the global financial crisis. The president expressed satisfaction with South American direct investments in Ecuador from friendly countries like China, Iran Rusiao, he said could reach 2,000 million dollars esteano. The president said that cree in cooperation between countries, rather than competition and he added: That kind of relationship with Iran already haestablecido and I do not have to ask anyone'spermission paratenerla. Some of the arrangements between the two countries are elfinanciamiento of Iran at least one hydroelectric company in Ecuador, a deposit of $ 100 million in the bank Centraldel Latin American country and a fund of $ 40 million paracompras products and services from Iran, reported Correa.

The cooperation with Iran has been highly beneficial and todoslos Latin American countries should seek comerciojusto relationships with all countries in the world within a framework of mutual respect, said the president of Ecuador. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

The Russian Duma is determined from the Ambassador of Ukraine

Russian Duma Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with compatriots began to discuss the candidacy of ex-heads of Russia Mikhail MHSD Zurabova to the Ambassador of Russia in Ukraine.

According to the newspaper Sight , the meeting is held in private. Such issues are always discussed behind closed doors, without the presence of the staff and journalists, – explained the head of Aleksei Ostrovsky.

The deputy noted that for a positive decision to vote for the candidature of half the members of the committee plus one vote. I have no doubt that my colleagues will support this candidacy, – said a parliamentarian. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

Iranian opposition intends to hold a protest in Tehran

The site of ex-presidential candidate Iranian reformist Mirhosseyna Musawi said that the opposition plans to hold a new rally in Tehran – about the building of Parliament. However, the statement said nothing about the involvement of the opposition to organizing campaigns, informs radio Freedom .

Earlier M. Moussaoui Wednesday proposed the creation of an independent commission to re-vote in the presidential elections on 12 June. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected the idea. There is another ex-candidate for President of Iran Mohsen Rezai withdrew his complaint against injustice. Continue reading →


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Jun 09

Chavez expressed absolute confidence in the legality of re-election of Ahmadinejad

Ahmadinejad won with all of the law. That estamosabsolutamente insurance. We know quite the Iranian reality, said Chavez during the VI Summit of ALBA, cheese held in the central city of Maracay, about 120 kilometers from Caracas aloeste . The Venezuelan leader said that from a year ago, winning todaslas polls Ahmadinejad said, and criticized before esapresunta evidence that Iran has now a crisis of communist movements that gave re-election to gobernanteultraconservador. And they are hitting hard on the Islamic revolution! 30anos now there, resisting blockages, actions, threats, Iranque-Iraq war was made in Washington, because quearmo the United States was Saddam Hussein and led the war to topple the revolucionislamica all know that it did not, added Chavez. The Venezuelan president has repeatedly expressed its support aAhmadineyad at he calls friend and brother, front to ataqueimperial which, said Chavez, the Iranian leader is traslograr reelection in the elections of last June 12. Continue reading →