Archive for the Politics Category

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Afghanistan, rebels reject peace talks

Afghanistan, rebels reject peace talks

Some Taliban commanders do not believe that their leaders have begun talks for peace with the Afghan government, and many today guarantee that they will not stop fighting, almost ten years since the war began. NATO and Afghan sources reported that preliminary contacts between the government of President Hamid Karzai and the Taliban, although it [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

U.S. welcomes the dissident Guillermo Farinas on “deserved” Sakharov Prize

U.S. welcomes the dissident Guillermo Farinas on

The U.S. government today congratulated the Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas for “deserved” it Sakharov Prize has given the European Union (EU). “We congratulate Mr. Farina to win this award and the EU for the selection of an individual who deserves it,” he told Efe spokesman for the Western Hemisphere Office of the State Department, Charles [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

NATO officials, Bin Laden is in Pakistan

NATO officials, Bin Laden is in Pakistan

Osama Bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri are living close to other homes that are located in the northwest of Pakistan. He said an unnamed senior NATO official, quoted by CNN. “None of the men of Al Qaeda living in a cave,” the source said, explaining that Bin Laden lives in a situation of [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Ahmadinejad calls for unity of the Lebanese against Israel

Ahmadinejad calls for unity of the Lebanese against Israel

On the first day of his controversial visit to the country, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has praised the “resistance” against the Lebanese to “aggression” of Israel, its sworn enemy, and called for “unity”. “We strongly support the Lebanese people’s resistance against the Zionist regime,” he told a press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Sleiman, [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Colombia thanks to income support to the Security Council

Colombia thanks to income support to the Security Council

The United Nations General Assembly (UN) selected Colombia, Germany, India and South Africa to take a two-year rotating seats on the Security Council of the entity. Canada withdrew from the race for fifth place, giving the victory to Portugal after two unsuccessful rounds of voting between the two countries, noted Reuters. The Security Council UN’s [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Korea will not negotiate as long as it retained

Korea will not negotiate as long as it retained

The Government of Ecuador has declared a state of emergency throughout the national territory and has delegated to the military’s internal and external security of the country before the riot police and the nation lives, according to the minister pointed out, and Homeland Security Coordinator External Miguel Carvajal, has caused one death and several wounded. [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Chavez claims to have won more votes than the opposition

Chavez claims to have won more votes than the opposition

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday that his party, the PSUV, he received a “massive victory” in Sunday’s parliamentary and refuted the claim of the opposition alliance that MUD had more national votes than the ruling party. In a press conference with international media, Chavez stressed that the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Attacks and irregularities in parliamentary elections

Attacks and irregularities in parliamentary elections

According to NATO, 22 people were killed Saturday: 7 civilians, 11 Afghan soldiers and policemen and four soldiers from international forces. For the head of the UN mission in Afghanistan, these laws foresee a “mixed picture”. According to the Chief Election Commission, Fazil Ahmad Manawi, 1.3 million Afghans voted 40% of the electorate. The counting [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

UN calls for calm in Guinea

UN calls for calm in Guinea

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned today who seek to impede the efforts of Guinea for a democratic transition after the postponement of the presidential election Sunday that will be held responsible. A spokeswoman said Mr Ban urged the transitional administration to quickly announce a new date for the elections and urged the people of [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Why Wall Street marked increase in indices before Labor Day 2010?

Why Wall Street marked increase in indices before Labor Day 2010?

Wall Street marked increase in indices before Labor Day 2010. Looks like the Labor Day 2010 is special somehow. Expected strong growth in the U.S. equity markets finished with gains of more than 1%, the figures better than expected employment are offset by a rather dull ISM, before the Labor Day 2010. At the close [...]