Abidjan, Special Envoy - He promised to "braise" Abidjan before leaving office. Laurent Gbagbo will not have had the opportunity, the courage or the means. The Apocalypse announced turned to bust. Supporters, civilians and military, past president of Côte d'Ivoire were routed in a few hours by the forces of its rival, Alassane Ouattara, during the last phase of a lightning offensive that ended with taking almost complete Abidjan Friday, April 1, in the morning.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Landslide leaves 13 dead in Vietnam
At least 13 people were killed and 22 others remain missing after fall on the side of a wall of sandstone in the quarry where they worked in Vietnam, officials said. Five people were injured in the incident, which occurred in the central province of Nghe An According to initial investigations, the heavy rains of recent days they removed the earth and caused the accident in the quarry of sandstone.
Obama Gives Green Light to CIA operations in Libya
Teams from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operate inside Libya gathering intelligence to facilitate military attacks, local media revealed. The work of the CIA said it will be crucial once the administration of President Barack Obama has decided to promote the idea of arming the rebels fighting against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Quoting official sources, the daily "The Washington Post and The New York Times" reported that the CIA covert operations were authorized weeks ago by Obama in a secret directive. Additionally, dozens of Army special forces and British spies M16 Agency have been operating in Libya to collect information used in air attacks against military installations.
Quoting official sources, the daily "The Washington Post and The New York Times" reported that the CIA covert operations were authorized weeks ago by Obama in a secret directive. Additionally, dozens of Army special forces and British spies M16 Agency have been operating in Libya to collect information used in air attacks against military installations.
Middle East: the events of Friday 1 April
Libya: Muammar Gaddafi has suffered a setback with the departure of his Foreign Minister, Musa Kusa, but on the ground, his forces managed to push back in the eastern rebel troops disorganized and bombard the town of Misrata. Loyalists have consolidated their positions south of Ajdabiya (160 km south of Benghazi) by U.S.
Admiral Mullen has said he expected a resumption of the offensive pro-Gaddafi towards Benghazi. The rebels say they are now ready for a cease-fire under certain conditions. Syria calls were launched to protest via the internet, while authorities announced Thursday, March 31 the first steps to calm an unprecedented challenge (commission on emergency law and the dead in Dera and Latakia).
Admiral Mullen has said he expected a resumption of the offensive pro-Gaddafi towards Benghazi. The rebels say they are now ready for a cease-fire under certain conditions. Syria calls were launched to protest via the internet, while authorities announced Thursday, March 31 the first steps to calm an unprecedented challenge (commission on emergency law and the dead in Dera and Latakia).
Syria dozen people arrested for rioting
.- The Syrian security forces arrested dozens of people, officials said Saturday human rights groups, after thousands of protesters would join a public outcry that represents the biggest challenge the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights appointed 21 people they said were detained by Syrian security forces in the southern city of Dera, where the unrest first erupted two weeks ago, and Homs, north of the capital.
Anticipate long struggle for nuclear emergency in Japan
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, warned that controlling nuclear emergency in Japan "will take more time than you think." From Kenya, where he met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Monn, Amano anticipated the long struggle against flaws in the Fukushima nuclear plant and reiterated that the situation at the nuclear plant remains "very serious."
- New problems at Japan nuclear plant (31/03/2011)
- Cuba Independently? Es Posible! #8: Playa Larga /Bay of Pigs (28/02/2011)
- Earthquake / Tsunami / Vulcan in Japan - Please Help (14/03/2011)
- First Japanese radioactive particles reach U.S. West Coast but UN officials claim they're a 'billion times' beneath danger levels (18/03/2011)
- La Lucha Sigue - The Fight Continues - The Fine Print (04/03/2011)
Cede control of Abidjan airport to the Blue Helmets
Defence Forces and Security (FDS) of Laurent Gbagbo supporters relinquished control of the International Airport Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan to the Blue Helmets, said a policeman at the scene. The sources said a commander of the SDS ceded control of the Abidjan International Airport on the staff of the United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) without giving further explanations.
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