Friday, March 18, 2011

Brazil .- Rousseff promises that the specter of inflation will not return to Brazil

BRASILIA, 17 Mar. (Reuters) - The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has vowed not to allow the specter of inflation back to Brazil and has said that his Government would keep in check the rising prices without hurting growth of the economy. In his first major interview with a Brazilian newspaper since taking office on January 1, Rousseff is also committed to opening doors to private investment in airports, struggling to be ready for the 2014 World Cup Games in 2016.

Commission closed the hearings on Islam: accusations of racism and no results

We are left with an appointment. In a few months, always in the House, when we discuss Islamic extremism in American prisons. They left after some discussion, without achieving a real deal on anything. The Committee on National Security of the American Chamber concluded a few days ago the first round of hearings on "appearance and extension of Islamic radicalism in the United States.

The Commission's chairman, Rep. Peter King, said he was pleased to have opened the debate on an important issue and often denied dall'imperante politically correct: the radicalization of the American Muslim community. "There's an elephant in the room, and nobody wants to talk," he said.

Direct: the Libyan army wants to regain control of Misrata

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The UN resolution on Libya

NEW YORK - No fly zone, the protection of civilians, immediately, in Benghazi, a ban on commercial flights to and from Libya, strengthening the arms embargo, but clearly an "occupying force" in Libya, these are the key elements the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council. The text calls for an immediate ceasefire and the complete end of hostilities.

" This sentence was inserted at the request of Russia, who wanted the approval of a text different from that developed in the final version, by the French delegation. NO FLY ZONE - The resolution prohibits "all flights in the airspace (...) with the aim to protect civilians." The prohibition does not apply "to flights whose sole purpose is humanitarian." Member States, which "can act nationally or through regional organizations, are authorized to enforce the no fly zones.

Increased to six thousand 500 earthquake victims in Japan

Japanese authorities today increased nearly six thousand dead and 500 missing, and stood at 25 000 redeemed by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Friday, while there is increasing supply problems for survivors. Total of three thousand 722 confirmed dead, more than a thousand have been identified and about 400 bodies have been returned to their families, according to the local agency Kyodo.

Security Council approves UN military strikes in Libya

The Security Council of the United Nations Organization () today approved a resolution allowing military strikes against the forces of leader, Moammar Gadhafi, to establish an "immediate ceasefire". The resolution, passed with 10 votes in favor and five abstentions, states that the Council will take "all necessary measures" to protect the civilian population under attack populated areas, especially the city of Benghazi, the rebel stronghold.

Bahrin arrested prominent opponents and opened fire to disperse protests

At least seven prominent opposition activists were arrested in Bahrain in the early hours of yesterday, accused of "contacts with foreign countries" and "encourage the murder." This is the latest twist of the royal family against those who call for political reforms and yield rush power. But neither arrest nor express prohibition imposed under martial law, new protests prevented the attacks against Shiite populations, which deployed troops around the country put down immediately.