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Friday, September 21, 2012

iPhone 5 debuts today in nine countries. Code from Sydney to New York. Apple to record


Multiply the photographs of queues in front of shops for the debut of the iPhone 5: comes in nine countries, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom. In Australia, a group of people was already Tuesday in front of the window in order to enter from right out in the morning today. A Hong Kong favorite book in advance online and avoid the crowds in the street to make sure you have in your hands the first day, greeted at the entrance by the staff with applause. In Japan are about two hundred stolen iPhone 5: investigations are underway to find them. And since yesterday evening gather queues at the Apple Store in the United States. Social networks collect comments and impressions users in some countries it has already become one of the main topics of conversation on Twitter. For fans of high tech is an opportunity to be able to open and examine, after seeing him on stage on 12 September: iFixit, a popular community, has awarded a total score of 7 out of 10 repair ability the last born in Apple. But that attention was high had been anticipated even by pre-orders: in 24 hours have been booked two million iPhone 5, to exceed available supplies. According to estimates by Piper Jaffray may be sold from six to ten million in the first week.

Pakistan, 19 dead in protests against the film

At least nineteen dead and eighty people were injured in clashes in the five largest cities in Pakistan, where 50 thousand people took to the streets to protest against the film and the cartoons of Muhammad in Islamic day of prayer. The most serious clashes have occurred in Karachi, the largest city located in the south of the country, the other four were recorded in Peshawar in the north-west. The Pakistani government had called for restraint in protests, while proclaiming the Friday prayer as a "day of love for the prophet," whose purpose was to demonstrate peacefully against the spread on the internet film that pokes fun at Muhammad. A Karachi police shot and used tear gas to repel the attacks of extremists to banks , cinema, shops and restaurants.The government has broken cover for mobile phones in 15 cities and has developed extensive security measures around all the representatives of Western countries. Shots rang out in the capital Serena Hotel, frequented by Westerners, as a crowd of 8 thousand people approached the barrier of security around the embassy district and threw stones.Clashes in Rawalpindi and Lahore, where the crowd pelted with stones, police cars and set fire to a checkpoint. anti-American protests in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, where they were burned U.S. flags and portraits of President Barack Obama. Extraordinary security measures in Tunisia: Tunis the capital have been banned gatherings and patrolled the Western embassies and the synagogue.

Day of vindication and love Mohammed in Pakistan

Insulted by a film offensive to Muhammad millions of Pakistanis today observed a day of reverence and love to the founder of Islam in a day they called Youm-e-Ishq-e-Rasool (Peace be upon him). Declaring day holiday, the Government invited the people to demonstrate in the streets against the film "The innocence of Muslims", which represents these beings as instinctively bloodthirsty and mocks the prophet. Authorities also asked pronuciarse citizens peacefully after occur in the last week nationwide protests that left two dead and dozens injured when police cracked down on those who tried to approach embassies, mainly from the United States. According to initial reports, businesses and public and private institutions of Islamabad and other cities awoke closed, as people flocked to mosques for Friday prayers usual. expected that after large crowds invade the streets in a day of love for Muhammad also called by all political parties and religious groups, and also with a call to prevent acts of violence such as occurred yesterday in this capital. More than 40 policemen and ten civilians were injured when five thousand protesters enraged by that film tried to enter the lies neighborhood where most Western embassies, including the U.S., France and Britain. they reached the red zone that marks the spot, the police tried to cut them off, which was followed by a violent confrontation, during which Protestants used sticks and stones, and burned several checkpoints. To break up the demonstration was necessary to call the army forces and Rangers Corps de la Frontera. "Innocence of Muslims" has unleashed a wave of protests in countries with population of Islamic creed, the most serious of which, last week, was the murder of the U.S. ambassador in Libya and three consular officials in the city of Benghazi. Tensions have deepened on Wednesday after a French magazine published a cartoon showing Muhammad naked.

U.S. court rejects blocking of Mohammed film on YouTube


A U.S. judge has rejected a blocking of the controversial Mohammed film on the Internet platform YouTube. In the first civil proceedings in connection with the production of videos insulting Luis Lavin pointed by the supreme court in Los Angeles, the application of any party to the actress for a preliminary injunction on Thursday. The applicant's argument has no prospect of success, said Lavin. The actress Cindy Lee Garcia has also filed suit against the producers and casts before this, to have deceived her about the content of the film. It was during the shooting of Mohammed never been a religious reference or mention. Their right to privacy had been violated. Moreover, her life was in danger because she had received death threats. The lawsuit for fraud and libel was filed on Wednesday in a court in Los Angeles, California. The Mohammed defamatory film has in many Muslim countries triggered violent protests in which several people died. Garcia was in the 13-minute work, which is available online, only a small role. In Germany, the announcement of a far-right group, to want to show the film, caused a stir. The filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula have to believe Garcia, it will produce an ordinary adventure film, it said in the lawsuit. Garcia also had no evidence of sexual content. The film represents the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizer. A representative of Nakoula declined to comment. The 55-year-old is a Coptic Christian, who lives in California. The film could for him still have far-reaching consequences. On conviction from 2010 for bank fraud him the use of the Internet is permitted only under certain conditions. It could be that because of the movie, go to prison. He was released the 2011th Since a survey by prosecutors on Saturday the man has disappeared.

Massive protests in Pakistan against the U.S. film degrading to Muhammad

Thousands of people tried to reach the U.S. embassy but were rejected by the police. The government called to perform morning prayer day, peaceful demonstrations. Thousands of Pakistanis reject the film "The innocence of Muslims" degrading to Prophet Muhammad, clashed with police in the capital Islamabad. Thousands of people tried to get to the U.S. Embassy in a protected area that houses other embassies and government offices. Riot police used tear gas and batons to subdue protesters who threw stones. Some of them were students affiliated with the hardline Islamist Jamaat e Islami. Demonstrations are expected to grow in Pakistan tomorrow, the traditional day of prayer in the Muslim world, so the government declared a national holiday so people can go out and protest peacefully against the film. Pakistani Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, called to mark a national day morning after the Prophet Muhammad. Shops and schools are closed and will interrupt the flow of public and private vehicles, reported the news agency DPA. This decision caused praised by the Pakistani Taliban, who are often at war with the government. A spokesman for the Islamist group said it welcomed the decision, but also believes that the government should expel all U.S. diplomats. Meanwhile, anti-Western protests against the recent days, the U.S. government now discouraged its citizens from traveling to Pakistan, where authorities are increasing security measures at the demonstrations called for tomorrow. The U.S. State Department found that the demonstrations and protests may last longer, so discouraged its citizens from traveling to the country if not essential.

France bans Muslim protests


The warning from Interior Minister Manuel Valls was serious. Police have denied permits demonstration against the trailer Innocence of Muslims and the cartoons published in Charlie Hebdo. The prefecture of Paris rejected the request of an individual who wanted to organize a protest outside the Grand Mosque in the capital , and the same happened in other cities, while on Facebook and Twitter appeals succeed to hit the streets with the slogan "No touch our Prophet ". Fearful that the young radicals of a community that gathers 6 million people do not respect the prohibitions, police sources said may enable special devices for Saturday and recalled that those who participate in unauthorized marches risks a fine of 7,500 euros and six months in prison. The directors of Charlie Hebdo and some politicians criticized the socialist government for not consenting to the demonstrations, a decision that rarely happens in France, almost always when the petitioner is the extreme right. "There is a right of caricature and also the demonstration," recalled Jean-Luc Mélenchon , the leader of the Left Front. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, built bridges with Islamists and praised the "great spirit of responsibility and restraint" of the Muslim leaders, who called to not fall into a "spirit victim", or "traps or provocations." The debate over the cartoons grew in intensity and split media, parties and ministers. The mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris. Rachida Dati (center right), agreed with the Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, and said that "everyone is a little annoyed with the cartoons because they are inconvenient and not very funny and can jeopardize the lives of French citizens living in Arab countries. The co-chair of the Green Group in the European Parliament, Daniel Cohn-Bendit , one of the most explicit, labeled a "jerk and masochist" to heads of Charlie Hebdo : "I have always understood the provocation is to give those with the power. But, to my knowledge, there are the Salafists and the idiots who have the power in the Muslim world, "he said. The veteran Dany the Red May 68 said: "All fundamentalisms are bullshit.The Christian, Jewish and Muslim layman. (...) And that is not that there are no limits to the provocation. There are those such as when we speak of the Holocaust ". The Trotskyists of the NPA issued a note in which he accused the weekly of "reactionary stupidity involved in the clash of civilizations", as Education Minister, Vincent Peillon, said that "freedom of expression is an inviolable principle of Needless to preserve civilization and no exceptions. We need that in democratic societies there are people who exercise that freedom without worrying about the consequences. "

At least 54 killed by an explosion of a gas station in Syria


At least 54 people have died and dozens were injured Thursday in an explosion that occurred because of an air strike against a Syrian army gas station in the town of Ain Isa, in the province of Al Raqqa (northern Syria ), as reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. According to the organization, which is based in the UK but has a network of activists in Syria, an activist in this area has been estimated at more than 110 victims, including dead and wounded. A video released by some activists from Al Raqqa presumably shows a strong black smoke above the remains of the gas station and several locals baffled by reviewing the results of the attack. Unable to check this video, or access to the area because of the restrictions on the international media. The attack occurred a day after the insurgents took control of a border crossing with Turkey, located about 30 kilometers north of Al Raqqa, in the same province. The forces of the regime of Bashar al Assad bombed in the past other gas stations in rural towns and villages, as well as some major roads, in order to deprive the rebels fuel.

A double suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu killed 14 people


At least 14 people were killed and twenty severely injured Thursday in Mogadishu by two suicide bombers who triggered the bomb in a restaurant in the center of Mogadishu frequented by affluent clients. This double attack is the deadliest attack in Somalia since early February and the suicide attack had killed 15 in a cafe in Mogadishu, adjoining a renowned hotel host many members and leaders of the Somali government. Interviewed by the AFP , Islamist insurgents Shebab, who claimed several attacks since they were driven out of Mogadishu in August 2011, said they had not "directly ordered" double attack, attributing it to "sympathizers "hostile to foreign military intervention in Somalia. A senior Somali security forces, Mohamed Dahir Abdulle, told AFP that "a suicide bomber blew himself up in the restaurant, the other (...) just before, killing 14 people." According to the government station Radio Mogadishu, "14 people were killed by two criminals" and twenty were seriously injured. Witnesses told AFP they saw many dead and injured in the restaurant, some very seriously affected, expressing concern that they do not survive their injuries. Among those killed in the attack included two television journalists Somali National is headquartered close to the restaurant in question, according to these witnesses. Urban fighting ceased in Mogadishu since the Shebab were driven by the embryonic Somali army, backed by the African Union force (Amisom). Fought also by the Ethiopian army, which entered Somalia in November, the insurgents lost last year almost all of their strongholds, but still control some areas of southern and central Somalia. Since leaving Mogadishu, they multiplied guerrilla operations and terrorist attacks, particularly in the capital.

German magazine published satire of Muhammad

The German magazine Titanic announced that its edition published in October a satirical image of the Prophet Mohammed. spite of the attacks that have occurred against U.S. embassies and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa on behalf of video that ridicules the Islamic prophet, publication Titanic on its cover to put a figure which could be identified as Mohammed. A worker at the magazine, Martina Werner said that the next edition of the magazine will focus on the film  of Innocence Muslims , which has been used by thousands of demonstrators in the Arab world as a reason to hold protests against the United States.something similar made ​​the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which published Wednesday in the pages of a character caricatures like Muhammad. As As a precaution against a possible violent response, the French Foreign Ministry announced a brief closure of diplomatic premises and schools of France in the Middle East. 

Shakira is pregnant by Pique

The Zerarnt Pique and Shakira announced last night that are expecting their first baby. However, did not specify the gender of the child. The 25 year old defender of FC Barcelona and the 35-year old Colombian singer, Ties for two years with Shakira to be a fan of FC Barcelona and monitor often football games at the Camp Nou stadium. however, the communication pregnancy Shakira was the day the Pique suffered severe sprain in his left leg in Barcelona's victorious game against Spartak Moscow 2/3. 

British soldier "who did not know she was pregnant 'birth in Afghanistan

A British soldier serving in Afghanistan and reportedly had not realized she was pregnant, gave birth at the hospital in Camp Bastian. The Ministry of Defence in London announced that mother and baby are in good condition and that doctors from Britain went to camp to escort her home and to provide any necessary care during the long flight."There is no military regulations by women soldiers take part in missions when they are pregnant. In this case, the woman was unaware of her pregnancy, "the ministry said. newspaper The Daily Mail, which first published the news, wrote that the woman did not know she is pregnant. According to the report, the woman's identity which was not published-she became pregnant six months before your mission in Afghanistan. The training course consisted of 13 km and run.Her job was to supply ammunition to the soldiers who fight against Afghan gunmen. A woman was transferred to the hospital when she complained of abdominal pain and was informed by doctors that would give birth, wrote the Mail citing military sources. "This is a unique event but my team is well prepared for the unexpected and perfectly adapted to the situation, "he told the newspaper Lewis Andrews lieutenant colonel, commander of the hospital.