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The Kosovars voted in the first elections since independence

According to election commission, 45.36% of the million and a half of voters went to the polls to elect their representatives in 36 municipalities, including Pristina, the capital. Polling stations closed at 19H00 local (18H00 GMT). The first unofficial results are expected around midnight. On 13 December there will be a runoff in districts where no candidate has obtained more than 50% of the vote this Sunday. For the citizens of Kosovo, this day is the more important since the proclamation of independence on 17 February 2008, said Prime Minister Hashim Thaci after voting in Pristina. Much of the attention was focused on the Serbian community of about 120,000 people, after calls from Belgrade and the influential Serbian Orthodox Church to boycott the election date. The Serbs appear to be involved in enclaves scattered in different parts of the country Kosovo. According to the Central Electoral Commission, in Gracanica, the capital of a major Serb enclave near Pristina (center), the 23.62% of its 18,000 residents voted. (continue reading…)

ETA's political wing urges peace talks in Spain

The group, however, refused to condemn ETA violence, the main obstacle to any new peace initiative with the Spanish government and opposition parties. Lack of conviction violence is also the reason that Batasuna, which seeks independence for the Basque region of northern Spain, is outlawed. According to a statement from Batasuna, be established a negotiation process between ETA and the Spanish State to agree to the demilitarization of the country and the release of all political prisoners. Batasuna said the talks be sustained in a climate where violence were totally absent, under the principles of the peace process in Northern Ireland led by Senator George Mitchell. In this case, all parties agree to use exclusively peaceful means to negotiate, pointing to the total disarmament of paramilitary groups. (continue reading…)

Several killed in Russia after an explosion at a military arsenal

At the moment, two soldiers have died, team members tried to fire the arsenal that the spread of fire issue, he told Russian news agencies portfolio spokesman Alexei Kuznetsov. He said seven other staff personnel requested medical arsenal, three of whom were hospitalized. NEWS Disappeared. Meanwhile, the governor of the Ulyanovsk region admitted he is becoming less likely to be alive 35 people who went missing after bomb attacks and military warehouse fire.

In four hours of fire fighting we failed to find the 35 people who had disappeared. The chances of being alive are slim, said the governor, Sergei Morozov, a Russian news agencies.

Morozov had reported previously that when the explosions began in the workshops of the military arsenal were about 40 people, of which 35 were considered missing. Other sources said that the workshop should be about 30 people, mostly civilian specialists. While, Morozov reiterated that the authorities still have no data on fatalities and that the centers City medical assistance only requested twenty people, of which eleven were hospitalized. Two of these eleven people are in critical condition, while the rest have state of shock and cuts to because of broken glass in their homes, he said. (continue reading…)

Parents of children of the globe in the U.S. plead guilty to fraud

DENVER (Reuters) – The parents of a child in Colorado, which we thought we had lost in a helium balloon will plead guilty to faking the incident, it was a hoax to get publicity, said Thursday lawyer. Richard and Mayumi Heene agreed to plead guilty under the threat that prosecutors would try to deport the boy's mother, a Japanese citizen, if he were convicted of more serious crimes in the case, defense attorney David Lane. Mayumi Heene will plead guilty on Friday of the crime of giving false information to the authorities, while her husband will do for the crime of attempt to influence a public official, Lane said in a statement. The Heene captured attention worldwide on 15 October, when informed that his son six years, Falcon, accidentally blew into a helium balloon shaped silver dish. The strange contraption flew over Colorado for 80 miles, followed by National Guard helicopters as authorities mounted a search operation that fascinated viewers. The balloon touched down later near the Denver International Airport and the child turned out to be safe in the attic of the family home. (continue reading…)

Most Americans oppose a troop increase in Afghanistan

The survey coincides with the meeting taking place today in Casablanca, which was attended by President Barack Obama and altosfuncionarios civil and military strategy will address the Central Asian country. The White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Tuesday chelae options for the new strategy have been reduced to four. Although Gibbs declined to specify the content of those options, citing U.S. laprensa quetodas officials to indicate they include an increase of U.S. troops enAfganistan, in actuality 68,000 troops. According to the press, the options might be to send 15.000soldados, 30,000, 40,000 or even higher numbers.

The theme of the troop increase has put Obama in unasituacion difficult. Because, although the general StanleyMcChrystal, commander of international forces in Afghanistan says more troops are needed, public opinion increasingly reluctant AllPages reveals.

Proof of this is the poll released today in which soloun 42 percent of participants said incrementodel support a U.S. (continue reading…)

Israel President stresses role of Brazil in pressure on Iran

His comments came just a couple of weeks of the visit to Brazil by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, expected to arrive at the South American country on 29 November. In a speech to Brazilian Congress, Peres said that historically Israel and the Iranian people are not enemies, nor are Jews and Muslims. However, he criticized the Iranian government's efforts to have nuclear weapons and its support for Palestinian militant groups. I will not discuss in Brazilian territory with the Iranian president, but we think it is the policy of global risk, said Peres. I can not ignore that Iran produces a nuclear weapon while calls for the destruction of Israel. That goes against the UN treaties and the right to live, he added. For Peres, Brazil has a role to play in the efforts of the international community against Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is aimed at generating energy.

I know that Brazil denies threats of destruction, terror and refuses clear and positive voice of Brazil has a very strong echo in the world, the president of Israel. (continue reading…)

UN says elections in Afghanistan credible and legitimate

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN General Assembly said Monday that the Afghan presidential elections were credible and consistent, despite widespread fraud allegations that led critics to question the legitimacy of the vote. A resolution adopted unanimously, the 192-nation assembly also called on the Government's re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai to press ahead with strengthening the implementation of law and democratic processes, combating corruption (and) the acceleration of justice sector reform. reported fraud during elections and the rejection of its biggest rival to compete in a runoff damaged the credibility of Karzai at the start of his second term. However, the assembly of the UN had no doubt about the mandate of Karzai or his right to continue leading the country. The resolution welcomed the efforts of relevant institutions to respond to irregularities identified by the electoral institutions in Afghanistan and to secure a legitimate and credible process according to the Afghan election law and under the Afghan constitution. (continue reading…)

Israeli president called on Abbas to stay

Israeli President Shimon Peres called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to reconsider its decision and to present the candidacy for another term in elections in January, transmits radio Freedom .

Speaking Tel Aviv, Mr. Peres said that Abbas was one of those who signed the 1993 agreement in Oslo, for which the Palestinian territories have autonomy, and urged the Palestinian leader to stay in power and to seek dialogue with Israel. (continue reading…)

Hillary Clinton: No we can not tear down the wall

The U.S. diplomat stressed that the delMuro fall of Berlin was one of the most outstanding events delsiglo XX during a gala dinner of the Atlantic Council (ConsejoAtlantico). It changed the landscape of an entire continent, Clinton said referring to the revolution, almost all peaceful, then the remaining quesacudieron Eastern European countries and were held at the end of communism. Berlin now represents what we have achieved together, said then the U.S. secretary of state, who made unllamamiento to work to carry forward democracy and human losderechos and down the walls of the century . In this regard, he cited as major international challenges the luchacontra terrorism, against proliferation of weapons nuclearesy against climate change. At the same dinner fuerongalardonados citizens of Berlin with the Freedom Award porculminar Atlantic Council of the peaceful revolution in the former Republic DemocraticaAlemana with the fall of the Wall that divided the city. The award was presented to the mayor-governor of Berlin, KlausWowereit, host events to celebrate the 20 Anniversary of the Berlin Wall fell. (continue reading…)

Zelaya insists that dialogue is broken and calls coup OAS intervention

Tegucigalpa, Nov 7 (EFE) .- The deposed President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, today rejected any possibility of resuming eldialogo with the de facto regime, failed yesterday after declaring elAcuerdo Tegucigalpa-San Jose, and demanded the intervention of American States Telecommunications Satellite (OAS). The dialogue is broken, the agreement has no force and effect Porel breach of Mr. (Robert) Micheletti, president de facto since Zelaya was overthrown on June 28 , said today elportavoz and political adviser to ousted leader, Rasel Tome. When you sign a document deposited nosotrosnos good faith and feel deceived, cheated, said Tome in declaracionestelefonicas Efe. The spokesman thus rejected the possibility of a dialogue reiniciodel had announced hours before the representative deZelaya in the Credentials Committee of the agreement, Jorge ArturoReina, who had spoken of a preliminary agreement MesaDemos to return to negotiations. Jose Octavio Bordon, one of secretariogeneral representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose MiguelInsulza, to attend the committee, said in a escuetasdeclaraciones reporters in the morning that both parties were talking. However, the spokesman Zelaya elorgano verifier even considered that no longer makes sense to be, once broken freshstyle. If the agreement is Tegucigalpa-San Jose efectodesaparece worthless and the Credentials Committee, he argued. Micheletti said yesterday a compass expected during the end desemana before realize his Government of Unity and Reconciliation to give space to think again Mr Zelaya. But the deposed president once said in conversaciontelefonica with Efe from the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, dondepermanece shut since 21 September, he had no desire to return to dialogue with those who do not want to talk shows yrealmente intransigent positions and dishonesty.

Zelaya declared failed the pact after the Thursday deadline to form a government of unity and reconciliation, Micheletti announced the formation of the unilateral executive.

Disagreement occurred when both were considered loslegitimados to head the Cabinet. (continue reading…)