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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Murray beats Federer in the final of the Olympic Games



It has taken more than a hundred years the British have never seen a player born in the islands was proclaimed champion of the Olympic Games . Andy Murray has achieved a historic feat for the tennis of his country and crushed in straight sets ( 6-2, 6-1, 6-4)  to the best of all time, Roger Federer . All invited to think that the embite among the best in history, who came to London to complete a track record second to none, and the eternal promise that he had never won a Grand Slam, it would settle with a win for Federer, who would enlarge and their legend to infinity. But the Scot, who chose this day to grow up, has broken all odds, not only for his victory, but also how to achieve it. Murray , in the best tennis of his career, he played the game of his life. With an aggressive and precise tennis from the bottom Federer out of the meeting from the beginning. At all times showed mental strength he has ever seen. A trust of which he had lacked throughout his career and seems to have hoped to draw on the most special day. Before a packed center court of public favor, Murray began the biggest game of his life very nervous, but the passage of minutes and the good results would calm down. In the first game allowed two balls to break Federer, as a prelude to what would be an ordeal for him, missed. The Swiss had before breaking nine balls throughout the match but was unable to obtain any certification, which caused a psychosis in Federer. Crestfallen and sunk early on, Federer was a shadow of what has been during his career and never got into the game. Murray broke Roger's serve in the fifth game and began imposing a very high rate. Little mistakes and hard knocks were looking lines virtues. At all times sought to move the Swiss, who was not able to dominate from the back and every time I hit the point in the race fell on the side of Britain. The first set quickly fell on the British side, because Federer stayed stuck for the first time after losing his serve. The Swiss slut lasted nearly an hour, in which Murray took the opportunity to take a bite of significant gold. Win nine straight games to get to 5-0 in the second. Federer was unable to cope with the Scottish cyclone. In the third the Swiss grew a little and turned his face, but still well above Murray. Just needed a new break for, leaning on his serve, certify a deserved win for the big tournament he has played and the four previous defeats had fitted into big tournaments. 

Del Potro gives Argentina its first medal
Juan Martin del Potro defeated Djokovic in the consolation final and won the bronze, the first medal for the delegation of Argentina in London. The Argentine was higher than Serbian, who could not repeat the medal four years ago in Beijing and looks like it misses another major tournament. Del Potro won in straight sets to Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 and scored the fourth and tennis medal in Olympic history to Argentina. Adding to the metals obtained by Javier Frana with Christian Miniussi in men's doubles in Barcelona 92, Paola Suarez and Patricia Taravini in Athens 2004 and Gabriela Sabatini, silver in Seoul 1988.

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Clinton on a diplomatic mission in Africa


Civil war in the Congo Joseph Kony hunt, border conflict in Sudan: The many problems of African countries south of the Sahara on Friday were on the agenda of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to the continent. In the morning, Clinton met with southern Sudanese capital of Juba, in conjunction with President Salva Kiir. In the hour-long discussion focused primarily on the negotiations with Sudan over the demarcation between the two countries and the division of oil resources. Clinton made it very clear that they expected a speedy resolution of disputes. "Even if South Sudan and the Sudan are separate countries now, so they share a destiny and a future," she said. "It is now imperative that both sides quickly conclude an agreement on the outstanding issues.
Security Council ultimatum expired
On Thursday, the relevant UN Security Council ultimatum had expired. The panel called on the Sudan and the Sudan became independent in July 2011 is, until 2 August a peace plan off the ground and solve the many problems between the two countries. "The U.S. is the principal partner of Southern Sudan," Door to Ernst Hogen said name of the International Crisis Group in Kenya. The problem was not the southerners, but the Sudanese people, not because Khartoum was negotiating in good faith. The UN Security Council will advise on further measures next week. If there is no progress, the threat of sanctions.
Discussed security situation in the Congo
Clinton had traveled from Uganda to a short trip to Juba. In Uganda's capital Kampala in the afternoon she met with President Yoweri Museveni. The focus was, according to observers, the security situation in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. "Uganda has always cooperated with the United States when it comes to questions of regional security, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is," said James Magume, the Secretary of State in the Ugandan foreign ministry. In the region it comes from years and over again to violence. Currently there are fighting against rebel soldiers of the government.
Other stations are South Africa and Ghana
Clinton had also insured, continue to support Uganda in the fight against the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony and her. At the same time they have asked President Museveni to stand by Sudan and South Sudan in their efforts for a peace plan for the site, said the Ugandan Foreign Minister Henry Okello Oryem. On Saturday, Clinton will continue to travel to Kenya. Further stages of their eleven-day trip to Africa are Malawi, South Africa and Ghana, where the U.S. Secretary of State for the burial of the dead end of July, President John Evans Atta Mills is expected. Clinton had begun its journey on Tuesday in Senegal, West Africa.

Syria calls for financial aid from Russia

While the Syrian military said it now controls all of Damascus after the recapture of the southern district Tantamoun, the government of Bashar al-Assad reportedly asked that financial aid from Russia to address the effects of the sanctions imposed on Syria the West. There remains, however, unknown what the answer will be in Moscow. Meanwhile, the Iranian consul in Damascus said the guerrilla group kidnapped 48 fellow pilgrims of the time you traveled by bus to Damascus airport.

Pakistan: Open the frontier outpost for NATO convoys to Afghanistan


The transit of NATO convoy bound for the international forces in Afghanistan through Pakistani territory, which was discontinued in the last ten days for security reasons, resumed today with 14 trucks passing the northwest frontier outpost Torkam, Pakistani officials reported. The transfer of supplies to supply NATO forces in Afghanistan was discontinued after the armed attack on a convoy on 24 July, during which a driver was killed in Tzamrount location, near Peshawar, the largest in Northwest Pakistan. The 14 trucks carrying food, medicine and other essentials for the International Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF).

A photograph of Barack Obama controversy in Turkey


A photograph of U.S. President holding a baseball bat while he is on the phone with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has raised an outcry in Turkey. Diplomacy is sometimes nests where they least expect it. A photograph of U.S. President Barack Obama has reverberated in Turkey . After his telephone conversation Monday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan , about the situation in Syria , the White House released a photograph of their exchange. It shows Barack Obama holding in his hand a baseball bat, autographed by the American player Hank Aaron. "The picture reveals that our Prime Minister receives orders to lead the country," Lutfi has blasted Metin Baydar, a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party of Turkey. Vice President of the CHP, Umut Oran, for his part, asked if the head of government had taken measures against this "implicit insult to Turkey and the Turkish people." Faced with this outcry, the spokesman for the White House, Caitlin Hayden, said Friday the reasons for the spread of cliché. "Our only intention in publishing this photograph was to emphasize the close relationship between President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan, and draw attention to this important their meeting on the deteriorating situation in Syria, "she said.

Syria confirms kidnapping of Iranian pilgrims by a 'terrorist group'

The Syrian government confirmed Saturday the kidnapping of 48 Iranian pilgrims in Damascus by an "armed terrorist group", official sources told Efe, who claimed that the authorities "have launched an investigation." Witnesses said the kidnapping Efe that a tour bus with Iranian pilgrims on board was hijacked on the fifth ring road of the capital, up to the Damascus international airport. No group has so far assumed responsibility for the capture of the hostages. According to Iranian news agency Fars, the pilgrims, who finished a tour of Syria's Shiite religious centers, were abducted at 11:00 local time (08:00 GMT) when the bus was heading to airport, where the pilgrims had to take a flight back to Iran. Some Iranian Shiite pilgrims 700 000 each year to the temple dedicated to Damascus Sayida Zeinab, the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad. The seven remaining hostages are an Iranian company technicians working at a power plant near the central city of Homs Syria, and they have been released five, the last on July 29, so we have two held their captors. In addition, eleven others are still detained Lebanese Shiite pilgrims, who were kidnapped on 22 May in the Syrian province of Aleppo when returning from a pilgrimage in Iran, the largest international ally of the regime in Damascus.

TV presenter killed
Meanwhile, an armed group announced that it executed a Syrian television presenter after being kidnapped on day 19 in a village in the suburbs of Damascus, said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Centre identified the journalist as Mohamed al Said, adding he was kidnapped in the city of Yedida Artuz. Moreover, the opposition group Local Coordination Committees reported that forces loyal to the Syrian regime today continued its bombing the neighborhood of Al Tadamun, south of Damascus. "I myself, with two companions, was injured slightly by the bursting of a shell fired by troops. Attacks are launched with helicopters and artillery," he told activist Abu Qais the Shami. It also revealed that the neighborhood is almost empty because of about 300 thousand inhabitants there are only a thousand, who have remained to protect homes. "Most fled to Lebanon and the Syrian provinces of Idleb and Deraa. Who is going to live under this constant bombardment? Attacks At last Tadamun and 18 days," he said.

The bombing of Aleppo only a prelude
For its part, Agence France Press reports that the battle of Aleppo has not started yet and bombings are merely preparations, said on Saturday a major AFP responsible for security in the region. "The battle of Aleppo has not started, what is happening now is just the entrance," he said. "The main course will come later," he added. He said that military reinforcements would arrive and there were at least 20,000 soldiers in the field. "On the other side are also sending reinforcements," he said. According to the same source, about 300 rebel fighters left in Friday night Salahedin neighborhood, for the attempted takeover of the local headquarters of state television. "The battle lasted several hours and then the helicopters went into action and the rebels fled, leaving behind many dead bodies," said the Syrian official quoted by AFP. Meanwhile, Colonel Abdel Jabar Oqaidi, the military command of the Syrian Army Free (ESL, formed by defectors from the army), told AFP that government troops on Saturday underwent several districts of Aleppo to intense bombing. "It's the most violent bombing Salahedin since the beginning of this battle, but government troops have made progress," said rebel commander. The armed rebels opened on July 20 a new front in the Syrian conflict to take place in Aleppo, northern Syria metropolis and economic heart of that claim now control half.

Red Cross calls for respect for civilians
Meanwhile, alarmed by the escalation of civil war in Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on government forces and rebels careful in choosing their goals and methods of warfare in densely populated as Aleppo, Homs and Damascus. "The attacks must be directed only against military objectives and civilians or never civil structures such as houses, schools or places of worship," the agency said in a statement issued from its headquarters in Geneva. The note cites these three cities as places where you should pay particular attention to methods of warfare chosen the least possible impact to the public and allow residents to move freely to safe areas. The ICRC said that despite the intensity of the battles that pit government forces and other groups loyal to the regime of Bashar al-Asad with the rebels, is determined to continue their work in the field to address the growing humanitarian needs. The organization urged the warring parties to respect the "rules and principles of international humanitarian law, commonly known as the laws of war." Also reported that its delegates have already submitted their concerns directly to the Syrian Government and representatives of rebel groups. "Now we are making this request publicly to get the message without delay to the parties that face on the ground," he said. The ICRC acts as custodian and guarantor of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and its additional protocols, which contain the main international standards aimed at limiting the barbarity of war. It also protects people who do not participate in hostilities (civilians, medical personnel, aid workers) and those who can no longer participating in combat (wounded, sick, shipwrecked and prisoners of war). It is estimated that seventeen months of conflict, more than 12 000 people have died in Syria, while civilians who need humanitarian aid are more than 1.5 million.

Saudi Arabia: Two killed in armed conflicts

One soldier and one protester died in Qatif, Saudi Arabia, during the Shiite demonstrations. According to interior ministry spokesman, Mansour Turkey, a security patrol shot by armed protesters aboard a motorcycle. One soldier was killed. followed a shootout in which a protester was killed and another wounded soldier. The incident took place Friday evening. A few days ago two other Shiite protesters had fallen dead and their deaths sparked attacks on government buildings in Katif. Saudi Arabia is inhabited mainly by Muslims sounites, but to the east is a large Shiite minority. The Shiites demand more rights, but the government denies discriminating against its Shiite minority.

Barack Obama celebrates 51st birthday


President Barack Obama turned 51 on Saturday and celebrated with a round of golf and preparations for a quiet weekend at home to rest at Camp David before the last three months of intense campaigning for reelection. Obama played golf with friends and colleagues at Andrews Air Force Base before flying to Camp David, Catoctin Mountain in Maryland. Your rest will be brief before resuming campaign activities. Plans to meet with donors in Connecticut on Monday and make rallies in Colorado on Wednesday and Thursday. For next weekend, Obama will have several meetings in Chicago fund-raising, which will focus on his birthday. One of the meetings will be at the family home in South Side. The Obama campaign team used the commemoration Obama staff to encourage donations of small quantities, whose term expired on the last day of July. Two donors offered the opportunity to attend the fundraiser at the home of red brick Obama. In an email sent to supporters, Obama said that his birthday "could be the last one held as U.S. president, but that does not depend on me, it's you." The Obama team has estimated that the Republican candidate Mitt Romney with his could overcome the president on campaign spending. Obama received an early birthday greeting on Thursday during a rally in Florida, when his followers sang "Happy Birthday". The president joked that his desire "might have to do with the votes of the delegates. Winning (the votes of the delegates) Florida would not be a bad birthday present."

Iran tests new short-range missile

This is an enhanced version of the Fateh-110 missile now have longer range and greater accuracy against land and sea targets. shall have reported Saturday successfully tested an improved version of its short-range ballistic missile The Fateh-110 is designed to hit targets both marine and terrestrial. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's defense minister, said the missile has a range about 300 kilometers and is capable of hitting targets with pinpoint accuracy, which supposedly makes the rocket more accurate the Iranian army. As the general said, quoted by Iranian state television, are "few" countries the world "that have the technology to build missiles of this type."Vahidi said that this fourth generation of rockets designed to "reach and destroy targets on land and at sea, command and control center enemies as well as ramps launch missile and radar bases "among others.The previous version of the Fath-110 (or conqueror), which uses solid fuel, had a range of 200 kilometers. In a report last June, the Pentagon made mention significant progress achieved in Iranian missile technology of war. The Israeli press has reported that members of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, funded and sponsored by Iran, have a large arsenal of missiles in the first version of the Fateh 110. 

UN sends food aid to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) due to flooding

The World Food Programme (WFP) UN sends food aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), due to the torrential rains and floods affecting the country.   The first shipment will provide evacuees a ration of 400 grams of corn a day for two weeks, the bank said in a statement on its digital page. According to the report, a UN mission traveled to the Asian nation this week, visited the affected areas and found severe damage to fields of corn, soybeans and rice. Anju regions, and Chonnae Songchon are most affected, while tens of thousands of families need clean water, so they asked to send cargoes for liquid purification tablets. North Korean state media reported Saturday that the death toll from floods in late June and July reached 169. KCNA news agency said the number of missing rose to 400, while more than 212,000 people homeless . A, 400 schools, hospitals and factories plunged by the disaster, while over 65 thousand hectares of crops were destroyed, he said. The DPRK is going through the traditional time of summer typhoons, whose effects are compounded when registering large landslides. During the summer of last year, some 30 thousand people lost their homes after torrential downpours. Floods of 2007, one of the most tragic in living memory, leaving hundreds dead and missing, and serious economic losses .