Monday, February 14, 2011

Unrest in Yemen

"We want jobs, we want peace." In a revolt inspired by the overthrow of the Egyptian dictator Mubarak, thousands of Yemenis in a rage. On the third day of protests led to violent clashes with police. For three days show the people of Yemen continuously - and the protests are becoming more violent: On Sunday, it arrived in the capital Sanaa in massive clashes between demonstrators and police.

Where's Hosni Mubarak?

Since Friday, there is no sign of life from the deposed Egyptian dictator. The official line is that he is in his villa in the resort of Sharm al-Sheikh. But many Egyptians believe: he has settled with his billions of wealth - in order to avoid even a punishment. Two questions concern the Egyptians: Where are Hosni Mubarak and his family fled? And where the deposed president was hiding his billion dollar fortune? In Cairo, a rumor circulated that he had settled abroad.

The Egyptian army leadership has suspended the constitution and dissolved parliament.

The arrangements will apply for a transitional period of six months. Then there should be new elections. Cairo - After the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian army leadership has dissolved Parliament and suspended the validity of the constitution.

The transitional period until new elections should take six months, the army command said in a statement read out on state television. The Supreme Military Council had taken over on Friday after the resignation of Mubarak's power temporarily and promised a "peaceful transition" to a newly elected Government.

Colombia missed around the release of two soldiers held hostage by FARC

Bogota (Colombia), correspondence - Four Colombian hostages were released last week, Colombia. But Sunday, February 13, at night, the Brazilian helicopter marked the emblem of the International Red Cross, in charge of repatriating them, returned empty-handed from a recent trip into the jungle. Two hostages whose release had been promised by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), were not you set an appointment.

Rush to Italy: Thousands of Africans escape plan over Tunisia

Four thousand refugees have arrived in recent days on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Thousands more are waiting in Tunisian ports on the crossing. The government in Rome now calls the "humanitarian emergency" from - it has the rush to Europe just begun. Hundreds of exhausted refugees spend the cold nights on the pier of the old port of Porto Vecchio.

If you're lucky, will by the authorities housed in makeshift shelters or from the island's parish priest, Don Stefano Nastasi in his "House of Brotherhood" supplies. The Italian government divided the people, the land with fragile boats from Tunisia, by an air bridge and a few ferries on the way in Sicily and the Italian mainland.

Unrest in Arabia: thousand of refuges in Italy

Lampedusa - There are already at least 3,000 people. In small boats they have ventured in recent days, the trip across the Mediterranean to Italy - most of them come from Tunisia. 150 km range from the State in North Africa and the island of Lampedusa.

Numerous other boats had been sighted on the horizon. The government in Rome on Saturday said the humanitarian emergency. Ships and aircraft of the Italian Coast Guard monitored the sea in search of other boats of people smugglers. The Italian government fears at all that the situation gets out of control - and invites the European Union for support.

Suicide attacks: Many dead in Iraq and Afghanistan

On Saturday at least 50 people died in suicide attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan: In Baghdad, a suicide bomber attacked a bus with Shiite pilgrims. In southern Afghanistan Taliban took the headquarters of the police in Kandahar for hours under fire. On Saturday it was in Iraq and Afghanistan for several suicide attacks, with at least 50 deaths.

In the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a suicide bomber blew up aboard a bus occupied with Shiite pilgrims in the air. He added, police said at least 28 people lost with the death. 24 people were injured in the attack on Saturday near the town of Samarra, including women and children were among the victims.