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Sunday, May 6, 2012

France 2012: The polls give Hollande winner

The Socialist Francois Hollande is the seventh president of the Fifth French Republic. According to estimates published abroad and published by the Agency France Presse Hollande also would get between 52 and 53.3% of the votes. '' It 'a great joy'': they are the first words of Benoit Hamon, spokesman for the Socialist Party, the news of the victory of Hollande. It's been crowned the winner even though the French are still voting.Since different media this afternoon and Belgian and Swiss advancing a socialist victory . Francois Hollande get between 52.5% and 53% of the support on Election Day today, compared to 47% of Nicolas Sarkozy .

Messi collected 50 goals in one season

World Footballer Lionel Messi has reached another milestone. The Argentine superstar scored in a 4-0 (1-0) on the penultimate day of his FC Barcelona in the Primera Division local derby against Espanyol to all four goals and capped his scoring record to 50 goal of the season. The 24-year-old, who had with Barca on Wednesday arch-rivals Real Madrid concede the title and had also failed in the Champions League semi-final at Chelsea, has scored in 58 competitive matches this season, a total of 72 hits.

Sarkozy and French rule on Hollande

After the first vote in overseas also have the choice between the mainland French President Sarkozy and his Socialist challenger Hollande. A few votes could decide the outcome. In France, on Sunday elected a new president . Having been able to vote on Saturday in the French overseas territories, since Sunday morning 8.00 clock EDT, the inhabitants of the mainland called the election. Right at the start polling station manager reported a strong rush. In total around 46 million people can decide who the next five years held the highest French position. As is true of the Favorite socialist Francois Hollande . He is in all the polls for months before the fighting for a second term, President Nicolas Sarkozy . The conservative Prime Minister Francois Fillon goes to the newspaper "Le Figaro" by a "50-50 result" from: "This is going to decide on a few hundred thousand votes," he said. Even the Sunday newspaper "Le Journal du Dimanche" expects that the result will be less obvious than previously announced by all the pollsters: "The outcome of the election could be indefinite." Hollande had, according to the "Le Parisien" said yesterday that he would consider 52 percent of the vote as a great success."As early as 50.5 mean to win," said the Socialist, who was in polls so far acted with 54-57 percent.
Sarkozy recently to reduce its deficit. A big unknown remains the supporters of the candidates at the first election round on 22 April is excreted. These swing voters is of great importance. The first official projections are expected in the evening at 20.00 clock. Then the last polling stations close. Until then, any disclosure by forecasts or projections is prohibited. France's judiciary has announced exemplary punishments for media or individuals who flout the law. At the first election round on 22 April foreign media had published projections that immediately on the social networks were also publicized in France.

Ahmadinejad in run-off elections in Iran punished

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has had to when the second round of parliamentary elections in Iran insert another defeat. Accordingly, an alliance of Conservatives to Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has secured the most seats. The Iranian state media reported on Saturday. In the second round kicked off on Friday in the last 65 of a total of 290 seats parliament. Larijani is the most important domestic political opponents of Ahmadinejad. The alliance of the Conservatives had already secured the first ballot, 70 percent of the seats. The results of the ballot will be announced on Saturday evening. Parliament has no influence on foreign policy and the controversial nuclear policy of the country. This is crucial to the constitution of the religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But because of the changed balance of power in parliament, it is Ahmadinejad in the last year of his second term, difficult to enforce its domestic political and economic programs.

FA cup 2012: Chelesea beat Liverpool


The Chelesea beat Liverpool 2-1 and up to the sky at Wembley  the FA Cup . Pending the final of the Champions League on May 19 in Monaco of Bavaria, Roberto Di Matteo's bulletin board in his first trophy as a coach. 
THE MATCH
For the Blues is the seventh FA Cuphistory, after the two won by the player. The Londoners are the lead on 10 'with Ramires who beat Reina at his near post an imprecise using the verticalization of Lampard. Shortly after the Reds have had a chance to equalize but the conclusion of Downing is sure to blow Ivanovic Cech to save. In the second half as Chelsea is still the best and the 51 'the Blues doubled with the usual devastating Drogba : The Ivorian is still caught by Lampard, stop and diagonal winning the far post. For Drogba is the eighth in career goals at Wembley and in the final quarter of FA Cup Two goals down , Dalglish puts Carroll and the tip reopens the ex-Newcastle match at 66 ' Terry jumping into the area and kicking the ball under the crossbar. 82 'Liverpool shouts at goal but the referee is playing: gore Carroll, miracle of Cech rejecting the ball sending it over the crossbar but perhaps had crossed the line. Despite the score remains unchanged, the Reds attack until the end, but the Blues resist by bailouts of Terry and Ivanovic. At the final whistle of Chelsea can take the party that wins the FA Cup fourth in the last six years.

Who is Chen?


Chen argues why he? Chinese dissident, blind and alone, had taken refuge at the embassy of the United States and causing a crisis between America and China. He finally left the building for a diplomatic hospital in the capital, but expressed his desire to leave China with his family. Although the incident appears to be resolved, with the desire of both countries to settle the case quickly Chen by doing emigrate to the United States, yet we know relatively little about the lawyer and the reasons why it has attracted the wrath of Beijing. Business Insider unveils Chen's fight: he slays the forced abortions and tirelessly fighting the one-child policy and forced sterilization. In fact, it is pro-life activist, even though its commitment takes the form of a larger struggle for freedom and human rights. He meets a lot of sympathy on the part of Christians both Chinese and worldwide, although it is not in itself. It is also recognized by the major pro-life organizations in the United States as one of their own.

The defendants in the 11-S refuse to talk to the military judge


The self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks of September 11, 2001 against New YorkWashington and Pennsylvania , Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged accomplices who are being judged from this Saturday at Guantanamo Bay have refused to listen to the military judge presiding over the process, still preliminary. Mohammed and four alleged accomplices have not wanted to respond to the judge, Col. James Pohl, who had asked the very beginning of the trial if they maintain their current lawyers, military and civilians, or whether they preferred to represent themselves. One of the civilian lawyers for Mohamed, Cheryl Borman, a hijab-wearing Muslim headscarf, black, explained that the defendants refuse to speak in protest at being "mistreated" by the prison guards of Guantánamo. Another civilian lawyer, David Nevin, said that the reason his client is in protest "the torture that has been imposed." Borman has also indicated that the prosecution team should dress appropriately, then the rate because the defendants would incur sin if they were dressed as mirasen. Judge Pohl said then that would not allow Mohamed and the other defendants "frustrate" the process and, if they kept their silence, would assume that they accept their current lawyers. In fact, defendants have refused to use the headphones on listening to the Arabic translation, so that after a short break, a translator has translated out loud each of the interventions. The process has gone on without incident until one of the defendants, the Yemeni Ramzi Binalshibh, accused U.S. authorities of behaving like Libya's Gaddafi Mumamar. "The Gaddafi era is over, but not on this basis," he shouted, addressing the judge Pohl. "You can kill us," he added. The judge warned that if he continued speaking without the word would be evacuated from the room, after which he sat Binalshibh. When 25 minutes had passed since the start of the hearing has cut the video and audio signal receiving journalists covering the trial as a lawyer for Walid bin Attash mentioned something considered classified information. The session is transmitted with a delay of 40 seconds and the journalists are behind glass that prevents the passage of sound. Bin Attash, also Yemeni, arrived in the room in a chair with chains because he refused to participate, but the shackles were withdrawn when a military lawyer said he did not interrupt. Bin Attash himself and a Pakistani, Abd al-Aziz Ali, have prayed standing in the middle of the room. Mohammed and his four companions, Walid bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa al Hawsawi, have been charged with murder, war crimes, destruction of property, kidnapping, terrorist attack against civilians and for their involvement at different levels in the terrorist operation that killed 2,976 people and began to counterattack U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq in search of the leader of the terrorist network Al Qaeda , Osama Bin Laden, killed a year ago in Pakistan by U.S. military forces. The five defendants have spent years locked in the military prison in Guantanamo Bay claim to have been tortured into confessing his involvement in the attacks. They spent three years in secret CIA prisons before being transferred in 2006 to the Guantanamo prison. The U.S. agency itself has acknowledged that Mohammed was subjected to the technique of "waterboarding" or simulated drowning up to 183 times.

Iran: legislation; blow to Ahmadinejad, Khamenei wins

The second round of parliamentary elections yesterday in Iran have revealed a new blow to a victory for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. And 'what emerges from the first data released by the Iranian Interior Ministry on the basis of 80% of the ballots counted. Of the 65 seats out of 290 in Palio, 20 were won by the "sovereign united front," conservative coalition tied to Khamenei. Groups close to Ahmadinejad should be 8 and 7 seats each to independent and opposition to the reformists.The first round for the other 225 seats was held last March 2, and the victory was always of the conservative parties. Yesterday's elections are considered as a sort of great trial of strength - or weakness for Ahmadinejad - in view of the June 2013 presidential election. 

Syria blasts kill five people

A series of explosions rocked the Syrian capital Damascus today and the northern city of Aleppo, where at least five civilians died, reported activists and monitors, two days before parliamentary elections are held in the country. According to the Observatory Sirio Human Rights, based in London, the pump in Aleppo, Syria's second largest city, exploded in a car wash while passing a bus, in the Al Zarzeer, DPA reported. The state agency SANA put the figure killed in Aleppo in three, including a child. The activists said five people died, including women and two children, and 10 people were injured. "Also there were two explosions in Damascus. An explosion occurred inside the city, and the other hit an area outside of capital, "said the Chief Observer, Rami Abdul-Rahman. The second explosion, which hit a bus carrying government troops, killing at least three wounded, said Abdul-Rahman. According to locals, the explosion in the capital was directed against the Social Military Institute, destroying nine cars, including some military vehicles, and destroying windows of nearby buildings. also in Damascus, troops opened fire in Kfar Sousa against a funeral procession of nine people killed on Friday. There were no reports of casualties. The activists accused the government of being behind the blasts in Damascus, to prevent people attend the funeral. In addition, the government released 265 prisoners today involved in riots that began last year, but they did not commit crimes, according to SANA reported. In January 552 detainees had been released, he said. Ahmed Fawzi, spokesman for the UN mediator and the Arab League Kofi Annan, said the peace plan for Syria is "on track" despite the slow progresses ceasefire . Fawzi said that there are already 50 international observers in the country. The Observatory said more than 600 people have died in violence since the April 12, when in theory came into force a truce. Since the beginning of the riots in March 2011 the agency has been estimated that 11,000 deaths, while the UN speaks of more than 9,000. previously reported strong activist attacks Silkeen area in the northern province of Idlib, before troops that attacked him and began "to terrorize the people." Silkeen is located near the Syrian-Turkish border, a stronghold of the rebel Free Syrian Army. On Monday, 7,195 candidates, including 170 women, competing for 250 seats in Parliament, as reported by the agency SANA. More than 14 million Syrians are called to vote at polling stations, which will open at 05:00 GMT. Due to the conflict in the country for a year, parliamentary elections were postponed May 2011 to Feb. , and again to the current date. In the current parliament, 169 seats are held by members of the National Progressive Front (NFP), which includes training related parties of Assad's Baath Party. Only 81 seats are held by independents. Monday's elections will be the third since the arrival of al-Assad to power in 2000. But these are the first held under a multiparty system enshrined in the new Constitution, approved by Al Assad as part of a series of reforms apparently designed to appease anti-government revolt.