The Israeli government has approved the expansion of 2,000 houses in East Jerusalem said on Friday the Israeli Interior Ministry. Each house can be increased in a room. Meanwhile, has been postponed until a later date the meeting scheduled for Tuesday in Cairo between the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Madrid, 'indignados' back to the streets
New day of protest, joyous and peaceful, in Madrid. Six-speed gearbox, called the Movement 15-M have been through the capital, directed towards the Plaza de Neptuno, near the Parliament, to protest against austerity measures and seek a general strike. A human tide invades Madrid. The summer heat did not stop thousands of protesters of every age, many young people but also families with children who have begun to march, according to assembly points, the first time in the morning , chanting slogans and hoisting posters ('Let us walk together against the crisis and capital', 'listen to the anger of the people', 'It's called democracy and it is not').
Gates confirms, contacts with Taliban "Important hour out who represents them"
The U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on CNN today that the State Department, together with authorities of other countries, is conducting negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan, confirming what was mentioned yesterday by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. But it might take months before that give fruits their efforts to reach a peace agreement, said the defense secretary, who will leave office later this month.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
New York could become the sixth U.S. state to celebrate same-sex marriages.
On Monday, New York could become the sixth U.S. state to celebrate same-sex marriages. The Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo, a passionate supporter of gay rights, has obtained the support of two Republican senators, but it needs at least one more vote to pass the measure.
Obama accelerates beginning of the end of hostilities in Afghanistan
Barack Obama has decided to accelerate the withdrawal and make the movement of troops already planned for July - and until now considered almost symbolic - a real beginning of the end of hostilities. The Americans are out of Afghanistan because Al Qaeda has been defeated.
Castro visited Chavez in the hospital
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, remains hospitalized in a Havana hospital after emergency operation he underwent last week during an official trip to the island. Cuba's official press today published the first photos of Chavez to receive the visit of Raul and Fidel Castro.
UN report shows weakness in Japan nuclear safety
Japanese officials did not conduct a review of measures taken after 2002 to protect the plant in Fukushima of possible tsunamis, and steps were insufficient to avoid the accident three months ago, said a UN report. A detailed assessment of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggests several shortcomings both before and after a tsunami which crippled the power station in March.
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