Saturday, May 14, 2011

Worker dies central Fukushima

A worker at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station died after collapsing unconscious while carrying building materials in a plant, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said it found no traces of radioactive substances in the human body and it had no apparent injuries.

The operator collapsed one hour after starting their working day when he entered a medical ward of the facility in Fukushima. The Hamaoka nuclear power plant, 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, ceased operations in the two reactors remained operational at the request of the Government.

Gadhafi denies that has been wounded

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi said the NATO bombing did not achieve in a short audio message, after Italy mentioned the possibility that he was wounded and fleeing. "I will tell you that their bombings did not reach me because millions of Libyans take me in your heart, "said the NATO official questioned.

NATO air strikes hit the vast residential complex Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli, and caused three deaths, including two journalists and wounded 27, according to the "official results" government.

Pakistan parliament calls for review relations with the U.S. after the death of Bin Laden

The Pakistani parliament unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the military operation carried out by a special forces command of the U.S. Navy on 2 May in Abbottabad that culminated with the death of Osama Bin Laden. The same document calls for the government in Islamabad to review their relationships, yet privileged, with the U.S.

and the opening of an investigation by an independent commission to clarify the facts. The document of 12 points, has been endorsed by all members, after the director general of Pakistani intelligence agency (ISI), Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, in an appearance beg pardon for the mistakes committed by their agency within the U.S.

Porn videos »Bin Laden's house

The command that carried out the operation that killed bin Laden found pornography in the house of Abbottabad, where he hid the leader of Al Qaeda. U.S. officials anonymously explained that this is a considerable amount of recent digital video. Officials said they do not know for sure what part of the house was the pornographic material or who had been watching.

It is not known whether Osama bin Laden specifically bought or seen the videos. Nor is it clear how complex the inhabitants of Abbottabad pornographic images acquired since the house had no Internet or communications networks. The White House released last week a selection of videos found in the hideout of Bin Laden.

U.S. women with access to interrogate Bin Laden

Pakistan granted access to the widows of Osama Bin Laden to the United States to investigate details of the presence of al Qaeda in Pakistan, the White House said Friday. "America has gained access to the wives of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan "said White House spokesman, Jay Carney, without elaborating.

Earlier, CNN quoted U.S. and Pakistani sources said that U.S. intelligence services had questioned three of the widows of Bin Laden, was killed during an operation by U.S. special forces in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad on 2 May. The report said the woman was questioned along with a group, although the United States wanted them separately, and was "hostile" during the interrogation, said CNN, which quoted a Pakistani government official and two officials from Washington close to the case.

Libyan rebels do not get official recognition from the White House

A delegation of the Libyan rebels, led by its Foreign responsible Mahmoud Jibril, met Friday in Washington with senior officials from the White House to request that the National Transitional Council, its governing body, whether diplomatic recognition, and soliticar financial aid for their cause. U.S.

has welcomed them as "a legitimate and credible interlocutor," but never to express an official recognition as the legitimate representatives of the Libyan people as demanded by them, according to AFP. Other countries, like France, Italy, Qatar and Gambia, have done so. Tom Donilon, security adviser to the White House, applauded, in a statement issued after the meeting with Jibril, "the Council's commitment to an inclusive political transition and democratic future for Libya." The meeting was addressed "how the U.S.

Argentina Brazil criticized for imposing barriers to trade in vehicles

BUENOS AIRES, 13 May. (Reuters) - Argentina has criticized this Friday vigorously to Brazil for the lack of dialogue before imposing barriers to trade in vehicles, a fact that has been described as an obstacle to trade between the two neighboring nations. Brazil, which in 2010 was the fourth largest global car market, said on Thursday that would impose non-automatic licensing the import of vehicles, fueled by the strength of its currency, a move that affects shipments from Argentina, Mexico, Japan and United States, among others.