tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post6965154831049362225..comments2024-03-29T13:28:17.014+02:00Comments on EL Etos UT News: Breaking News - Latest news - Flash Newsxronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-51928298347356989872014-10-14T15:00:28.844+03:002014-10-14T15:00:28.844+03:00Putin: Situation in Ukraine Shows Deep Crisis in I...Putin: Situation in Ukraine Shows Deep Crisis in International Law...<br /><br />The events in Ukraine showed that the international law is in deep crisis as many international human rights organizations turn a blind eye to crimes against civilians in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.<br /><br />“They [the events in Ukraine] have demonstrated a large-scale crisis of the international law, basic norms of the Universal declaration in human rights and the convention to prevent genocide,” Putin said at a meeting of the Kremlin human rights council.<br /><br />“We witnessed double standards in attitudes toward crimes against civilians in southeastern Ukraine, the violation of fundamental human rights – the right to live and the right for personal security. People there are subject to torture, cruel and humiliating treatment, discrimination and extrajudicial measures,” the president said.<br /><br />“Unfortunately, many international organizations simply turn a blind eye to these facts,” he continued.............http://en.ria.ru/world/20141014/194064318/Putin-Situation-in-Ukraine-Shows-Deep-Crisis-in-International.html<br />14/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-78344071744195951032014-10-14T07:34:07.328+03:002014-10-14T07:34:07.328+03:00The British government on Monday reiterated its re...The British government on Monday reiterated its resolve to deliver more powers for Scottish Parliament in terms of taxation, welfare, constitutional affairs....<br /><br />Britain's three main parties, including the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Labor Party have committed to a timetable to devolve further powers to the Scottish Parliament during the course of the referendum campaign.<br /><br />On Monday, the British government published a policy paper on further devolution, which summarized the concrete proposals set out by the three main political parties.<br /><br />"We pledged further devolution and we will deliver on that promise. Today's Command Paper sets out the detail of the political positions from the parties," Britain's Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said.<br /><br />"This is the first time all of Scotland's main political parties will be involved in a process exploring areas of further devolution," Carmichael added.<br /><br />On Sept. 19 , British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Robert Smith to oversee the process to take forward the devolution commitments on further powers for the Scottish Parliament.<br /><br />The Smith Commission was then established as a fully independent body to facilitate the process.<br /><br />"The Smith Commission must now be left to carry out its work before Heads of Agreement are published at the end of November," Carmichael said.<br /><br />The Smith Commission made clear the recommendations would deliver more financial, welfare and taxation powers to strengthen the Scottish Parliament. It is convening cross-party talks to reach agreement on the proposals.<br /><br />The publication of the proposals came just days after the Scottish government used the powers devolved by the Scotland Act 2012 to set Scotland's own stamp duty and landfill tax rates, as well as extend its government borrowing.<br />http://english.cntv.cn/2014/10/14/ARTI1413245596317356.shtml<br />14/10/14<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-75480795441709327442014-10-14T07:06:21.502+03:002014-10-14T07:06:21.502+03:00Die katalanische Regionalregierung verzichtet nach...Die katalanische Regionalregierung verzichtet nach Angaben eines Initiatoren auf das von ihr geplante Unabhängigkeitsreferendum am 9. November. "Die Regierung hat festgestellt, dass die Volksbefragung nicht stattfinden kann", sagte am Montagabend Joan Herrera von der Initiative für Katalonien in Barcelona....<br /><br /><br />Das sei das Ergebnis eines Treffens der Chefs der das Referendum befürwortenden Parteien mit der Regionalregierung, sagte Herrera. Diese wolle am Dienstag "einen neuen Vorschlag" zu dem Thema machen.<br />http://kurier.at/politik/ausland/katalonien-verzichtet-auf-referendum/91.050.551<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-75659869272388850072014-10-14T06:55:52.794+03:002014-10-14T06:55:52.794+03:00Kim Jong-un: North Korea leader 'appears in pu...Kim Jong-un: North Korea leader 'appears in public'...<br /><br />North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance since 3 September, the country's official news agency says.<br /><br />The KCNA agency said on Tuesday that Mr Kim "gave field guidance" at a newly-built scientists' residential district.<br /><br />Rodong Sinmun daily newspaper carried several photographs of Mr Kim using a walking stick as he inspected the site.<br /><br />The absence of the 32-year-old leader has prompted a flurry of speculation about his health.<br /><br />Some have even questioned if he remains in control of the state............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29608096<br />14/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-10713858099567332982014-10-13T23:54:56.548+03:002014-10-13T23:54:56.548+03:00Speaking points of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen a...Speaking points of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen at the Eurogroup press conference...<br /><br />Luxembourg, 13 October 2014<br />Good evening.<br />I will make a few remarks on the work that lies ahead of us in the coming weeks.<br /><br />The recovery in Europe is still underway. However, the data we have seen since the summer point to a recovery that is more fragile than was expected in the Spring.<br /><br />That’s why we need an ambitious policy response, based on: credible fiscal policies, ambitious structural reforms, and using all available tools to boost investment in Europe.<br /><br />Member States need to make choices about the composition of public finances that are supportive of investment for the future.<br /><br />Of course, different countries have differing degrees of fiscal space – some are clearly more constrained than others.<br /><br />But all Member States can and should prioritise investment within their public spending.<br /><br />At the European level, the new Commission, once it takes office, will work swiftly to deliver on the ambitious investment plan announced by Jean-Claude Juncker.<br /><br />We need to make available as much public investment as necessary, and as much private investment as possible, to support demand in the short term and improve supply in the longer term.<br /><br />We will have a more precise picture of the economic outlook once the Commission presents its autumn forecast in the first week of November.<br /><br />For euro area countries, our forecast will take into account the draft budgetary plans, which must be submitted by this Wednesday, 15 October.<br /><br />The Commission will prepare its opinions on these draft budgetary plans according to the timeline foreseen in the legislation.<br /><br />We all know that there has been a lot of speculation in the press about the content of the Commission’s opinions for certain countries so let me say this very clearly: this speculation is premature.<br /><br />No decisions have been taken at this stage.<br /><br />Let me also say very clearly that the Commission is committed to treating all Member States fairly and equally.<br /><br />Our common economic governance framework is a sign of our responsibility to each other.<br /><br />It is the Commission’s job to ensure that this framework is upheld and that all Member States are treated equally. It's a question of fairness and of credibility.<br /><br />So I’m looking forward to taking your questions this evening but please be aware that I will not prejudge the outcome of the assessment that we will carry out in the coming weeks.<br /><br />Thank you. <br />http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-687_en.htm?locale=en<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-6620611188321409692014-10-13T22:51:37.063+03:002014-10-13T22:51:37.063+03:00Moscow pledges response to Estonia’s entry ban for...Moscow pledges response to Estonia’s entry ban for Russian academician Tishkov...<br /><br />Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday the ban on entry to Estonia for Russian academician Valery Tishkov is a provocation and pledged a response to Tallinn’s actions. <br /><br />“We interpret the actions of the Estonian side as a provocative action aimed at preventing open and unbiased exchange of opinions between representatives of the two countries’ public and academic communities,” the ministry said in a statement.<br /><br />“This case clearly demonstrates what demagogical statements on Estonia’s adherence to the principles of democracy and freedom of speech are worth in practice”, it said.<br /><br />“Such steps by Tallinn will certainly not be left without a response and will be taken into account by us in the context of bilateral relations”, the statement said.<br />http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/754196<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-78481428646895684392014-10-13T22:32:35.883+03:002014-10-13T22:32:35.883+03:00Afghanistan Taliban 'kill 22' in mountain ...Afghanistan Taliban 'kill 22' in mountain ambush...<br /><br />Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have killed at least 22 security force members in an ambush in Sar-e-Pol province north of Kabul, officials say.<br /><br />The Taliban attacked from the mountains as the convoy was travelling through Laghman valley, officials say, and at least 22 insurgents were also killed.<br /><br />The Sar-e-Pol provincial governor said that a number of security force vehicles were destroyed.<br /><br />Earlier a civilian was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Kabul.<br /><br />Villagers also accused Nato of killing seven civilians, including a nine-year-old child, in an air strike in eastern Paktia province.<br /><br />They were the first people reported killed in air strikes since the new government was installed at the end of September.<br /><br />However, Nato said Sunday's strike had killed "eight armed enemy combatants".................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29592581<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-79771391868761742932014-10-13T19:26:24.641+03:002014-10-13T19:26:24.641+03:00Ukrainian National Guard soldiers head for preside...Ukrainian National Guard soldiers head for presidential administration to protest...<br /><br />According to Ukrainian media, a group of 500 military conscripts from the National Guard are heading for the building of the Ukrainian president’s administration to demand their overdue military pay as well as humane treatment.<br /><br />Ukrainian media reported that about 500 servicemen at a National Guard base outside Kiev demand their overdue military pay, as well as military fatigues and humane treatment. Before leaving the military unit, they locked up their commanding officers.............http://en.itar-tass.com/world/754161<br />13/10/14xronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-8578972160449650312014-10-13T17:40:21.051+03:002014-10-13T17:40:21.051+03:00Ukraine disagrees to pay part of gas debt before s...Ukraine disagrees to pay part of gas debt before supplies begin - Novak...<br /><br />Ukraine has disagreed to pay part of the outstanding debt for Russian gas before supplies begin, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told the media on Monday.<br /><br />“Ukraine has disagreed (with Russia’s position) so far. They have addressed the European Commission with their own option: first the supplies must get underway and then the debt will begin to be paid,” Novak said.<br /><br />He declared that Russia’s original stance remained unchanged too: “Part of the debt must be paid first, before gas deliveries resume. Ukraine has disagreed so far.”..............http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/754154<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-45451082673008214882014-10-13T17:36:00.702+03:002014-10-13T17:36:00.702+03:00Lavrov: Moscow opposes following ‘primitive scenar...Lavrov: Moscow opposes following ‘primitive scenario’ of confrontation with West...<br /><br />Moscow opposes confrontation with the West as a joint international effort is required to counter threats to global stability, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.<br /><br />"Despite the hostile behavior of the Western partners, we still oppose sliding into the primitive scenario of a direct confrontation between Russia and the West. Russia is ready to continue contributing to the solution of the cross-border issues, but there must be mutual respect and equal rights," Lavrov said in an interview with Moscow State Institute of International Relations' MGIMO Journal.<br /><br />The Russian foreign minister noted that alongside the ongoing Ukrainian crisis global threats like Islamic State (IS) extremism in Syria and Iraq, the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Afghan instability and conflicts in Africa still exist.<br /><br />Lavrov stressed that only a joint effort can be effective in fighting global threats like terrorism, drug trafficking, arms trading, illegal migration and climate change, among other issues..............Read more: http://indian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_10_13/Lavrov-Moscow-West/<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-63388456740374257992014-10-13T14:40:50.632+03:002014-10-13T14:40:50.632+03:00Foreign Ministry announcement regarding the Mariup...Foreign Ministry announcement regarding the Mariupol Consulate General’s return to its premises...<br /><br />By decision of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, an on the recommendation of Greece’s Ambassador to Kiev, the Greek Consulate General in Mariupol returned to its premises today, Monday, 13 October 2014.<br />http://www.mfa.gr/en/current-affairs/news-announcements/foreign-ministry-announcement-regarding-the-mariupol-consulate-generals-return-to-its-premises.html<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-16223494176267129112014-10-13T13:53:02.381+03:002014-10-13T13:53:02.381+03:00Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was set on Monda...Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was set on Monday (Oct 13) to meet President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow as Russia struggles with its most serious standoff with the West since the Cold War....<br /><br />Li jetted into the Russian capital on Sunday for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering economic ties between the two neighbours in a trip hailed by Beijing as a "major event."<br /><br />Ahead of the meeting with Putin at his residence outside Moscow, Li sat down with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev with a raft of economic deals on the table. Medvedev told the meeting that the two sides would sign over 40 "very important bilateral documents," Russia's TASS news agency reported.<br /><br />Li's first visit to Russia as premier comes at a sensitive time as the Kremlin is grappling with the consequences of its support for separatists in Ukraine during a six-month conflict in the east of the ex-Soviet nation.<br /><br />Li's Russia trip is part of a week-long visit to Europe. Ahead of his Moscow visit, Li travelled to Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. He will also participate in a summit in Milan later this week.<br /><br />Merkel has been seen as one of the European Union's top negotiators on the Ukraine crisis. She has held regular talks with Putin but has also thrown her weight behind EU sanctions against Russia in a bid to make Putin drop support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.<br /><br />Saddled with several rounds of Western sanctions and the Russian economy in tatters, the Kremlin appears keen to see an easing of punitive measures from the West. Putin late on Saturday ordered a pullback of troops from the border with Ukraine and will hold key talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe meeting in Milan............http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-s-li-discusses/1412746.html<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-39683077064498776482014-10-13T13:37:54.670+03:002014-10-13T13:37:54.670+03:00Belarus does not regard itself separately from Rus...Belarus does not regard itself separately from Russia — Lukashenko....<br /><br />Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has said the people of his country by no means consider themselves and their own future separately from Russia.<br /><br />“If we resist all sorts of threats together, we shall be able to stand firm,” Lukashenko said at a meeting with the visiting governor of Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev. “The events in one of our neighbouring countries are clear evidence of that. Who has ever been able to think that such things may become possible?”<br /><br />He expressed the certainty that Belarus and Russia would stay together and their economies provided a firm basis for that.<br /><br />“If we move on normally in the trading and economic sphere, no storms and turmoil will be able to scare us,” Lukashenko said.<br /><br />He pointed to the importance of cooperation with Russian regions.<br /><br />“This is the basis of our cooperation,” he said, adding that when Belarussian-Russian relations had harder times than today it was cooperation with Russian regions that proved a lifeline............http://en.itar-tass.com/economy/754045<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-51686321445516934472014-10-13T13:28:42.832+03:002014-10-13T13:28:42.832+03:00Large mosaic in ancient tomb uncovered in Greece.....Large mosaic in ancient tomb uncovered in Greece....<br /><br />Archaeologists digging through a vast ancient tomb in Amphipolis in northern Greece have uncovered a floor mosaic that covers the whole area of a room seen as the antechamber to the main burial ground.<br /><br />The mosaic, 3 meters (10 feet) long and 4.5 meters (15 feet) wide, depicts a horseman with a laurel wreath driving a chariot drawn by two horses and preceded by the god Hermes. According to a Culture Ministry announcement on Sunday, Hermes is depicted here as the conductor of souls to the afterlife.<br /><br />The mosaic is made up of pebbles in many colors: white, black, gray, blue, red and yellow. A circular part, near the center of the mosaic, is missing, but authorities say enough fragments have been found to reconstruct a large part.<br /><br />The ministry says that archaeologists have dated the mosaic to the last quarter of the fourth century B.C. (325-300 B.C.), consistent with their belief the grave contains the remains of a contemporary of Alexander the Great, the ancient Greek King of Macedonia, who conquered the Persian Empire and reached present-day India, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan in a whirlwind campaign, from 334 to 323 B.C. The grave may be that of a relative or general of Alexander’s, archaeologists have speculated.<br /><br />Alexander himself, who died in Babylon in present-day Iraq at age 32, in 323 B.C., is believed to have been buried in Egypt. But his tomb hasn’t been found.<br />AFP<br />http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/13/world/large-mosaic-ancient-tomb-uncovered-greece/#.VDuox1fQqt8<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-67400784324511704892014-10-13T07:22:37.815+03:002014-10-13T07:22:37.815+03:00Powerful typhoon makes landfall on southwestern Ja...Powerful typhoon makes landfall on southwestern Japan...<br /><br />The 19th typhoon of this season Vongfong has made landfall on Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Monday morning, and may hit the capital circle early Tuesday, local media reported.<br /><br />According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, typhoon Vongfong is now heading east-northeast at a speed of about 25 kilometers per hour, and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago through the next day.<br /><br />Strong winds and rain led by the powerful typhoon has left one people missing, more than 40 people injured. The weather agency is also warning residents on Kyushu, Shikoku and the western parts of the main island of Honshu against storms, heavy rain and high waves.<br /><br />On Sunday, Japan Airlines and ANA airline canceled more than 400 flights, while the bullet train was halted in Kyushu for several hours. Typhoon Vongfong also cut power to more than 60,000 homes in Kagoshima Prefecture.<br />http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/885921.shtml<br />13/12/14xronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-11918201245085626662014-10-13T06:44:08.547+03:002014-10-13T06:44:08.547+03:00Le puissant typhon Vongfong a touché les îles prin...Le puissant typhon Vongfong a touché les îles principales du Japon...<br /><br />Le puissant typhon Vongfong a touché lundi Kyushu, la grande île du sud du Japon, après avoir déjà fait 45 blessés dans l'extrême sud de l'archipel, balayé par des pluies diluviennes et des rafales de vent très violentes.<br />Le centre du typhon, le 19e de la saison, "a touché terre à Makurazaki, sur l'île de Kyushu (à 1.000 kilomètres au sud-ouest de Tokyo), à environ 8h30 heure locale (lundi 01h30 heure belge)", a indiqué un porte-parole de l'Agence de météorologie nationale. Il avait atteint l'archipel d'Okinawa ce week-end, soulevant des rafales allant jusqu'à 234 km/h. Ce cyclone a été déclassé de "super-puissant" à "puissant", mais les autorités japonaises avaient indiqué samedi qu'il "restait toutefois important et très fort", mettant en garde contre des vagues hautes, des pluies torrentielles et des glissements de terrain. Elles ont recommandé à près de 400.000 habitants du sud du Japon d'évacuer leurs habitations. Au moins 45 personnes ont été blessées. Le trafic aérien a également été touché avec l'annulation de 329 vols prévus lundi. Il y a une semaine, un autre typhon, Phanfone, avait traversé le Japon, laissant derrière lui une dizaine de disparus, parmi lesquels trois militaires américains emportés par la mer alors qu'ils prenaient des photos à Okinawa. (Belga) <br />http://www.rtl.be/info/monde/international/1132248/le-puissant-typhon-vongfong-a-touche-les-iles-principales-du-japon<br />13/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-52626952119790923042014-10-12T23:14:09.146+03:002014-10-12T23:14:09.146+03:00President Poroshenko: Elections in Donbas Must Be ...President Poroshenko: Elections in Donbas Must Be Held Only Under Ukrainian Law...<br /><br />The elections in southeastern Ukraine must be held only under Ukrainian law, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an address released on his official website Sunday.<br /><br />"Elections of the local authorities in some areas of Donbas must be held exclusively under Ukrainian legislation," the statement read.<br /><br />"It is the legitimate and fair elections of the local authorities that can be a way for the de-escalation of the conflict and the political settlement of the situation in Donbas," Poroshenko stated.<br /><br />On Sunday the head of the Central Election Commission of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) said the elections of the leader and the parliament of the republic are to be held on November 2.<br /><br />Eastern Ukraine’s self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s republics broke away from Kiev following independence referendums in May, weeks after the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation, aimed at suppressing local pro-independence forces.............http://en.ria.ru/world/20141012/193998178/Elections-in-Donbas-Must-Be-Held-Only-Under-Ukrainian-Law.html<br />12/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-72802334753553623842014-10-12T21:36:01.697+03:002014-10-12T21:36:01.697+03:00Turkish military chopper disappears from radar...
...Turkish military chopper disappears from radar...<br /><br /> The Turkish General Staff said on Sunday that search and rescue operations were still attempting to locate a missing army helicopter.<br /><br />The General Staff issued a statement saying that the S-70B Sikorsky aircraft lost connection with its base at 12:25 Turkish local time.<br /><br />It had taken off from the Cengiz Topel Military Airport, which is located in the northwestern province of Kocaeli.<br /><br />The helicopter disappeared from radar above the Kartepe district of the province, which is said to be a rocky and mountainous region.<br /><br />The statement also said that the search and rescue operations are being backed by an airplane and four helicopters.<br />http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/403225--turkish-military-chopper-disappears-from-radar<br />12/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-7441120218885502852014-10-12T20:57:11.240+03:002014-10-12T20:57:11.240+03:00Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday that ...Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday that a corridor allowing weapons and volunteer fighters from Turkey to reach Kobani, the Syrian border town under attack from Islamic State fighters, was unrealistic....<br /><br />Speaking to France 24, Mevlut Cavusoglu said a more comprehensive approach was needed to defeat Islamic State, which now control large parts of Iraq and Syria and have been targeted by air strikes from a US-led coalition.<br /><br />Kurdish leaders have been calling for Turkey to establish a corridor to Kobani to allow aid and military supplies to reach the town which lies within sight of Turkish territory.<br />http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Turkish-FM-says-Kobani-corridor-for-weapons-fighters-unrealistic-378650<br />12/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-80608044343336839972014-10-12T19:11:52.374+03:002014-10-12T19:11:52.374+03:00Rebuilding Gaza: Donors pledge millions at Cairo s...Rebuilding Gaza: Donors pledge millions at Cairo summit...<br /><br />International donors are pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to help rebuild Gaza at a conference in Cairo.<br /><br />The US has committed $212m (£132m) in aid while Qatar has promised $1bn (£622m). The UK will give $32m (£20m).<br /><br />The Palestinian Authority is appealing for a total $4bn (£2.5bn) to rebuild Gaza after the 50-day conflict between Israel and Hamas.<br /><br />At least 100,000 Gazans lost their homes in the war and much of the territory's infrastructure was damaged.<br /><br />Earlier the Palestinian and Egyptian presidents called on Israel to commit to a long-term peace initiative.<br /><br />Mahmoud Abbas and Abdul Fattah al-Sisi urged Israel to give up land seized in the 1967 Middle East war and accept a fair solution for Palestinian refugees in exchange for full recognition.<br /><br />The seven-week Gaza conflict, which ended in a truce on 26 August, killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, most of them civilians, the UN says, along with 67 Israeli soldiers and six civilians in Israel.<br />Cycle of conflict<br /><br />US Secretary of State John Kerry said that with winter approaching, the thousands of Palestinians displaced from their homes needed urgent help..............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29586636<br />1210/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-65442209853718200332014-10-12T07:44:43.363+03:002014-10-12T07:44:43.363+03:00Ukraine leader orders to transfer special military...Ukraine leader orders to transfer special military force in Kharkov region...<br /><br />Ukrainian special forces will be transferred to north-eastern Ukraine’s Kharkov region to reinforce administrative and state border. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gave this order upon the end of a working visit to the Kharkov region, regional Governor Igor Baluta said. This news report was posted at a website of regional state authorities.<br /><br />Poroshenko proposed to form military brigades in the cities of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk in the west of eastern Ukraine’s breakaway Lugansk region. “The president asked Chief of the General Staff Colonel General Viktor Muzhenko to support [Kiev’s newly appointed head of the Lugansk region] Gennady Moskal and mull deployment of two military brigades in Severodonetsk and Lisichansk on the permanent basis,” the Ukrainian presidential press service said.................http://en.itar-tass.com/world/753928<br />12/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-41324330570844978892014-10-11T22:04:45.765+03:002014-10-11T22:04:45.765+03:00Syrian rebels overrun intelligence base on Golan H...Syrian rebels overrun intelligence base on Golan Heights used to spy on Israel ....<br /><br />Syrian rebel forces fighting the government of President Bashar Assad overran a military intelligence base on the Golan Heights that served as a joint Russian-Syrian forward post for information-gathering on Israel.<br /><br />In a four-minute video clip which was posted on the Internet by the rebels, Free Syrian Army fighters are seen in a building in Quneitra, just near the boundary between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.<br /><br />The footage shows pictures of Russian officers visiting the base as well as Russian-language maps of Israel. There are also photographs of the Russian defense minister’s top intelligence advisor as well as various other senior Russian defense and military officials having once visited the base. <br />[jpost.com]<br />11/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-47534916568417057922014-10-11T21:40:32.032+03:002014-10-11T21:40:32.032+03:00Ban Ki-moon arrives in troubled Libya as a peacema...Ban Ki-moon arrives in troubled Libya as a peacemaker....<br /><br />U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Tripoli on Saturday to urge the warring factions fighting for control of Libya to make peace, in the highest-level visit since an armed faction took the capital in August.<br /><br />Oil producer Libya is struggling with two governments and two parliaments since an armed group from the western city of Misrata seized Tripoli, setting up its own cabinet and assembly while forcing the internationally recognized government to move to the east.<br /><br />Western powers and Libya's neighbors worry that the North African country will become a failed state as former rebels who helped oust Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 now fight for control and a share of the vast oil reserves................http://www.todayonline.com/world/ban-ki-moon-arrives-talks-libyas-capital<br />11/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-70947064801682051642014-10-11T21:37:59.636+03:002014-10-11T21:37:59.636+03:00Kobani: Wir sind Weltmeister im Massaker-Zuschauen...Kobani: Wir sind Weltmeister im Massaker-Zuschauen...<br /><br />In Ruanda haben wir nichts gemacht, auch in Srebrenica und Gorazde, in Halabdscha und Ghouta nicht. Wir haben rote Linien gezogen, nur um zuzusehen, wie sie überschritten wurden. Wir sind weit weg............http://www.welt.de/debatte/henryk-m-broder/article133165388/Wir-sind-Weltmeister-im-Massaker-Zuschauen.html<br />11/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-39450101980222156382014-10-11T21:30:29.253+03:002014-10-11T21:30:29.253+03:00US threatens to end aid to Lebanon if Iran sends a...US threatens to end aid to Lebanon if Iran sends arms....<br /><br />Tehran reportedly offers Lebanese army weapons shipment to help it combat Islamic State forces along Syrian border.<br /><br />According to Al Akhbar, Iran offered to send the Lebanese army TOW (anti-tank) missiles and launchers, night goggles, 120mm and 60mm mortar shells, ammunition for T55 and T62 tanks, and Doshka machine-guns and ammunition.<br /><br />In the past several months, the US has provided the Lebanese Armed Forces with $19 million in military aid to help it combat Islamic State forces along the Syrian border, and an additional $103.8 million to help cope with refugees from Syria. Lebanese Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk recently told The Wall Street Journal that Washington would give Beirut almost $150 million in military and security gear.<br /><br />In 2013, the US provided Lebanon with roughly $80 million in military aid, including much of the arms Iran recently offered. According to the White House, the US provides approximately 75% of Lebanon’s international security assistance..........http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-threatens-to-end-aid-to-lebanon-11/10/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com