Argentina .- Argentina launches a satellite to study the atmosphere, seas and soils

BUENOS AIRES, 10 Jun. The president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has held this Friday, the U.S. launch of the SAC-D Aquarius satellite, which will make studies of the atmosphere, seas and soils. The SAC-D Aquarius is the fourth in the series Scientific Applications Satellite (SAC) developed by the National Commission on Space Activities of Argentina (CONAE).

Its launch was scheduled for Thursday but had to be postponed due to computer problems, NASA launcher. He was finally put into orbit Friday morning (later in Spain) from the Vandenberg base Air Force United States, California, aboard the Delta II rocket. "Today is a great day for all Argentines.

Thousands of Syrians involved in a new protest Friday

.- Thousands of protesters turned out today to the streets of several cities in Syria after Muslim midday prayer, calling for democratic reforms in a new day of protests dubbed the "Friday of the Clans." According to several web sites of opposition groups, tens of thousands of demonstrators chanted slogans like "Go, go" and "The people want the fall of the regime" in cities like Qamishly (northeast), Deir al Zor (east), Aleppo (north ), Hama and Homs (center) and DERA (south), among others.

The UN condemned the sexual violence committed by the forces of Gadhafi

.- The violations "are part of the arsenal used by Gadhafi forces" denounced the special representative of UN secretary general to issues of sexual violence in conflict, Margot Wallstrom. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, reported this week that the regime of Moammar Gadhafi had bought the large quantities of Viagra and products for distribution and inciting soldiers and sexual abuse.

Argentina .- opposition parties announce their candidates for President of Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, 10 June (Reuters) - Opposition parties on Thursday announced its candidates for presidential elections in Argentina, when a few days before the president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, report on whether or not to seek reelection next October. Polls show Fernandez de Kirchner would win the election but the president, who is legally entitled to a new four-year period has not yet formally announced whether he will run, raising uncertainty among its staff and leaders of the divided Peronist the as their main trump card.

U.S. bombards rebels in Yemen

U.S. aircraft launched an attack in southern Yemen, last week, to prevent al Qaeda in this country takes advantage of the prevailing political turmoil there, officials in Washington. The officials said American fighter-bombers attack, carried out last Friday, killed a middle-ranking member of Al Qaeda called Abu Ali al-Hariti, and other followers.

The offensive followed an attack by an unmanned aircraft, due to a technical failure, failed to take the cleric of the terrorist organization, Anwar al-Awlaki was born in the United States on May 5, said two U.S. officials, who stated on condition of anonymity to discuss secret operations.

Gadhafi accused soldiers of rape

The International Court of Justice in The Hague is investigating a new aspect of Moammar Gadhafi organized repression against popular revolts: ordering the rape of women. The allegations of mass rape perpetrated in Libya are not new. But Luis Moreno Ocampo, chief prosecutor of the Court: "We have information indicating that Gaddafi himself authorized to punish the population." The lawyer explained to the Security Council United Nations, the Libyan leader to his troops would have provided medicines to enhance sexual assault.

Airports in Argentina and Uruguay still paralyzed by the volcanic cloud Peyehue

BUENOS AIRES / MONTEVIDEO, 10 Jun. The activities of the two airports in Buenos Aires, Jorge Newbery and Ezeiza and Montevideo remain paralyzed as a result of the ash cloud from the volcano in Chile Peyehue, that erupted on Saturday causing chaos in the airspace of the Southern Cone region. During the day Thursday 320 flights were suspended was due to arrive or take off from Buenos Aires for the terrible end visibility.