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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Arab League: Assad is to blame for war


The Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al Arabi, has called on the Syrian opposition to unity. At a conference in Cairo Exiloppositioneller he urged the 250 participants, "to not let this opportunity pass," which offer the Geneva Declaration adopted at the Syria-action group. This provides for the formation of a transitional government with members from various camps before. Al Arabi said the blame for the bloody conflict bear the regime of President Bashar al-Assad: "The government attacks against the Syrian people are not to be compared with what to do certain factions of the opposition." Al Arabi urged the international community, To create a specific timetable for an end to violence and a change of power, otherwise no progress was possible. Several times he mentioned actions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, in which the military enforcement of UN resolutions, such as the protection of civilians is regulated. The Syrian army Free, a coalition of different militias, armed proceed since last summer against the Assad regime, boycotted the meeting. The reason they gave in a written statement together with militant activists, that participants' recognition of a foreign military intervention to protect the population "declined.Also being discussed neither the establishment of protection zones, humanitarian corridors nor even about the arming of the insurgents. The conference also attended the Foreign Minister of Iraq, Kuwait and Turkey.

Luka Rocco Magnotta: Head of Magnotta victim found?

Head of Magnotta victim found? The Canadian police in the case of the alleged murderer Luka Magnotta possibly a step further: In a park in Montreal is something to have been found in which it could be either the missing head of the victim. The Canadian CTV television reported late on Sunday evening (local time). 


Luka Rocco Magnotta: Human head found
As police spokeswoman Anie Lemieux said the station, would confirm only analyzes whether it is indeed a human head and act if a connection to the murder of a 33-year old Chinese there.Magnotta is a porn actor accused of having murdered the man and dismembered. 

Magnotta put video on the net

The 29-year-old had made ​​a elfminutiges video on the web, on which the murder is seen. Magnotta is the student with an ice pick killed and dismembered have. Some body parts, he sent in the mail, the torso, he threw in the trash, some body parts and also to have eaten. After becoming aware of the fact the porn star who fled to Paris to Berlin, where he was early June in an Internet cafe was recognized and arrested .

Turkish F-16s flying helicopters for Syria

Six Turkish F-16 woke up Sunday in three different accidents in flight at the approach to respond to the Syrian border military helicopters. Turkish military sources state that there 'has been a violation of airspace. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced turkish Tuesday 'last year, following the demolition of an F4 Phantom in Ankara by the Syrian air defense forces on June 22, that Turkey from now on will answer' to any violations of the border.

Apple pays $ 60 million to use iPad name in China

Apple agreed to pay $ 60 million to settle a dispute with a company in relation to the name iPAD in China, announced on Monday a Chinese court, ending a legal dispute of several years of U.S. giant in one of its main markets.Proview Technology Society, which in 2009 had sold a computer called iPad, Apple had reported to various Chinese courts claiming to have rights to that name in China and tried to banning the sale there iPad manufacturer U.S..Following an agreement reached June 25 between the two companies, Apple paid the $ 60 million and last week asked the Court intermediary of the city of Shenzhen (south) to implement the decision of justice. On Monday The court of Shenzhen "sent the China Office of Industry and Trade's decision to transfer the mark to Apple iPad", which means that Proview Technology will have no right to use that name, according to a the High Court of Guangdong. "This means that the dispute between Apple and Proview Shenzhen on the rights of the trademark iPad were resolved satisfactorily," according to a statement on the internet portal of the Court. No Apple responsible for what was available in immediately to discuss the decision of justice in China. A lawyer for Proview, Xie Xianghui, told AFP that the Chinese company, heavily in debt, had wanted in the first time Apple request $ 400 million in damages to abandon their tel name rights, but had finally accepted by practicality, review his claim on low. "We expected to get 400 million dollars in compensation, which would have been sufficient to repay all debts," he told AFP on Monday Xie Xianghui . Proview Counsel admitted that he was under "pressure" to reach an agreement, but did not say why. According Proview, the two sides had agreed to opt for judicial mediation resulver their dispute. By sue sale Apple iPad in several Chinese cities had managed to confiscate the Proview device in at least two of them. Taiwanese Proview The branch had registered the name iPad from 2000 in several countries, including China. Then Apple had bought the rights Proview use that name to the world, but that company claimed that the sale did not apply in China. In February, lawyers for Proview had announced that Apple would seek a process to justice U.S. to ask for two billion dollars in damages. It is rare for Chinese companies to foreign companies accused of violation of intellectual property, the opposite is more common. The great China-including Hong Kong and Taiwan - is the second market Apple in the world behind the United States and knows the fastest growth. The launch of Apple products in mainland China generally occur later than in other countries. The impatience of Chinese customers results in the appearance of a market black for new products and incidents delantes Apple stores the day marks the start of sales.

The CNN reporter is coming out: "Nothing to hide, I'm gay"



The famous reporter Anderson Cooper declares his homosexuality in a long letter to a colleague with HIV: "I must take a stand" Anderson Cooper, the leading presenter of CNN, announced publicly that they are gay, stressing that it "might be less happy, at ease and proud" to be. His sexual preferences were not a secret, but the 45 year old has decided to reveal itself through a long letter to his colleague Andrew Sullivan, homosexual and HIV positive, who published it on his blog "The Daily Dish". Coming out of Cooper was one of the most anticipated by the American public, which for years has talked about the alleged sexual orientation of the journalist, who has never denied nor confirmed. "I know Anderson for twenty years," Sullivan wrote in his blog. "I asked an opinion on gay rights and this was his e-mail response, which has given me permission to publish here. ' "As you know this is a question that I have thought for years," begins Cooper in his letter. "Even though my work puts me in the eyes of the public, I have tried to maintain some level of privacy in my life, especially for personal reasons, but also for professional reasons," continued the reporter. "I always thought that knowing who votes for a reporter, what religion is or who you love are not topics to be discussed publicly. Until a reporter demonstrates fairness and honesty in his work, his private life should not matter. " "Lately, however, I realized that keeping silent about certain aspects of my private life so long I could have given the wrong impression that I'm trying to hide something - explained - something that makes me uncomfortable, it makes me feel ashamed or even scared me.This is painful, simply because it is not true. " 'The fact is that I'm gay, I always have been, I will be forever and I could not be happier, more at ease with myself and proud. I've always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my friends, my family and my colleagues. In a perfect world I do not think any other concerns, but I believe that there is value in taking a position - he wrote the first journalist to conclude - I love and am loved. "

India: Monsoon kills 79 people and left 2 million displaced


The state of Assam in eastern India has been hit hard by torrential rains caused by the monsoon. The toll was heavy: 79 dead and 2.2 million people were displaced last week. The balance sheet can be daunting: 79 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam, bordering Bhutan and Bangladesh. This year the seasonal monsoon has hit the east of India , since the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur have also suffered flooding without identifying the dead. In Assam, heavy rains caused flooding in the Brahmaputra River. The seventy-nine people who died were involved in various incidents independent of each other. Whether sinking boats, drowning in an attempt to escape the flood, or landslides, the Indians have to face all situations.
 
2.2 million displaced, a national park flooded
 
In total, the floods have affected 26 of the 27 districts of the state, cut off roads, swamped farmlands and destroyed thousands of mostly settlements. Across the region, about 2.2 million people were displaced and over 500,000 are sheltering in makeshift camps. We opened temporary accommodation camps for the displaced, but many of them had to seek shelter under tarpaulins , "he told AFP the Health Minister of Assam, Biswa Sarma. Local wildlife has also suffered significant losses: according to authorities, more than 70% of the Kaziranga National Park found itself under water. The reserve is famous for its population of tigers, horned rhinoceroses and elephants. "The animals are trying to find safer places" , testified the Park Warden, Sanjib Bora.
 
The Indian government to the rescue
 
On Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has allocated 5 billion rupees (70 million) for flood control and make the reconstructions. Mr. Singh and the President of the Congress party heads the governing coalition, Sonia Gandhi flew over the flooded land of Jorhat, Dhemaji and Dakshin Dinajpur in Assam to assess the damage. The Prime Minister also announced plans to give 100,000 rupees (about 1,500 euros) to each of the next of kin of 79 victims. Sixteen teams from the National Disaster Response Force consisting of 640 members and 71 boats were dispatched to a disaster relief operation. Over 750 Army soldiers would also intervene. The voice of the Indian Head of State, the Government of Assam would possess sufficient food resources to mitigate the fields destroyed by floods. If they were to dry up, Manmohan Singh would press other States of the Centre to come rescue the Assamese.

India: 14 year old father and brother killed because they refused her lover


A Hindu 14 years was arrested for allegedly poisoned and killed his father and brother because they expressed their opposition to her love with a lower caste boy, police said Monday. The young girl is accused threw poison on Sunday curry soup with vegetables, which then gave to her father and younger brother, who died shortly after a meal, according to police. The teenage mother, the Sunni Devi, explained to officers that he survived because he was ill and refused to eat. The double homicide occurred in the village Malpour, 75 km from Patna, capital of Bihar state in eastern India. "The young went to this extreme movement because members of her family, including her father, her brother and her mother had expressed their opposition to her love with a boy and his plan to marry him," said local police. The young man belonged to lower caste Indian under the complex system of social stratification in India, the Dalits or "Untouchables". This community, which lives on the margins of society and discrimination in education and work, often taking less, regarded as "unclean" jobs such as refuse collection and dirt. The family of the young, who belonged to a higher caste, had beaten the teenager when the couple had tried to thieves.