Brussels, journalists posing as lobbyists and "corrupt" 4 MEPs

Bribery in Brussels. A scandal that has forced some MEPs to resign. The scoop, revealed on March 22, and some journalists from the British newspaper The Sunday Times that they are fake lobbyists for eight months and have offered bribes to sixty MEPs to push through amendments in the vote. In 4 have accepted it, and anything but mind-boggling figures.

And now comes the response of the Parliament, which has announced to strengthen the code of conduct of MEPs and the rules governing the activities of lobbyists. Response also necessitated by the demands investigation OLAF (Office of the European anti-fraud). The journalists posing as lobbyists have given money to 60 Euro MPs to introduce amendments.

Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo to back wall

Having stood up to the camp of Alassane Ouattara, recognized as the winner of presidential elections by the international community, then to the aerial assault of the UN and France, Laurent Gbagbo was backs to the wall yet, Tuesday, April 5. All stakeholders, including the Quai d'Orsay, hoped earlier in the day a very fast start of Laurent Gbagbo.

He was announced by the agency before being denied by the Elysée and the UN. Laurent Gbagbo wants? The day of Tuesday, April 5th will be remembered as one who prepared the departure of Laurent Gbagbo, after four months of tension and fighting. A day twists, punctuated by the contradictory statements of each other.

UN launches offensive against loyal to the outgoing president of Ivory Coast

The troops of the United Nations Organization in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), supported by French forces conducted air strikes against supporters of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo outgoing. "UNOCI helicopters fired at military camps and Akuedo Agban and on the palace and Gbagbo's residence, said police spokesman, Hamadoun Toure.

The attacks on military camps intended to Gbagbo's forces used heavy artillery against civilians. The international community officially recognized as president-elect Alassane Ouattara, Gbagbo but has not allowed to take possession, for what they have unleashed a series of clashes between both forces, killing at least 800 dead.

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U.S. and Colombia agree to approve the Free Trade Agreement

United States and Colombia led to an agreement that opens the door to the immediate adoption of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, an essential tool for trade and for strengthening political relations in a time when tensions have arisen between the two closest allies in the region.

Barack Obama and Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, are scheduled to meet tomorrow in Washington to finalize the details of the historic compromise. The White House announced the adoption by the Colombian authorities of a plan to guarantee the labor rights of workers in this country, the most important obstacle remained to be overcome for the passage of NAFTA, which, according to the note issued by the American presidency, "clears the way for the trade agreement with Colombia to be sent to Congress." For his part, President Santos said Tuesday in a speech at Brown University as part of the celebration in the center of the Iberoamerican Forum, which the FTA negotiations are "progressing" and hoped to reach a conclusion "in the future faster." Santos, who took part today in New York at a meeting of the Security Council of UN plans to extend their stay in the United States to complete the commitment.

Tension still very vivid in Syria

Syrian official media announced on Tuesday, April 5, killing two policemen on patrol in the outskirts of Damascus by "armed men". The law enforcement personnel have been killed in the area of Kafar Batna, not far from Duma, a neighborhood in the northern outskirts of the capital, where security forces have killed eight opposition protesters last week.

The tension is still strong in several Syrian cities, where the protest against the regime of Bashar al-Assad does not relax. On Monday, Syrian authorities have appointed a new governor in Deraa, where the general strike had been voted on Tuesday, and affirmed their desire to quickly repeal the emergency law.

Plane Crash UN in Congo, there are 32 dead

A plane of the Organization of the United Nations (UN) crashed while attempting to land at the airport in Kinshasa, Congo's capital, leaving 32 people dead and one survivor. "We can confirm only one survivor of the 33 people aboard the plane (...)" said UN spokesman in New York, Farhan Haq. A UN source in Kinshasa, who declined to be identified, said the plane landed hard, "broke in two and burst into flames." In New York, the head of the mission of UN peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, said the flight carrying four crewmembers and 24 passengers were believed were agency staff.

The first hearing of the case lasted nine minutes Ruby

Nine minutes and 50 seconds. That lasted for the first hearing yesterday Ruby Case, in which Silvio Berlusconi is accused of power abuse and child prostitution. A lightning session awaited by dozens of journalists from around the world, which served primarily to two things. Turri said the judge Giulia in absentia of the accused and prime minister, who did not attend and was justified in sending a letter saying that he would have liked to but could not because he had "institutional efforts." And fixed the date of the second hearing for May 31.