Ten News that went unnoticed during the pendency of Egypt.
Sudan: After the joy of Southern Sudan after the official results of the referendum confirm the 98.93% support for independence, the situation has deteriorated sharply in the soon to be the biggest state new world. The minister of cooperatives and rural development in Southern Sudan, Jimmy Miller, was shot dead in his office in Juba, according to the government by a personal dispute.
This week brought a new threat to security in southern Sudan, when a militia loyal to former general George Athor troops attacked the country. It is believed that more than 100 people died in the fighting. Juba authorities say Athor backed government in Khartoum, although it had agreed a ceasefire before the referendum.
Pakistan: A court in Lahore has been extended 14 days imprisonment of a consulate employee charged U.S. Two Pakistanis killed in the latest diplomatic incident between the two allies that complicated relationship. Raymond Davis, who worked at the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, said he acted in self defense and that the two armed men approached his car on a motorcycle and wielding a gun. The embassy has also defended the actions of Davis, but the Lahore police chief has called for "clear murder" and has questioned his diplomatic immunity. The Davis case is a problem for Pakistan. Supporters of the two friends have rallied and burned American flags, and the widow of one of them committed suicide in protest. On the other hand, carry Davis's trial would irritate Washington and perhaps even jeopardize the delivery of an aid package of five years and 7,500 million dollars (about 5,500 million euros).
As usual, last week has been moved into Pakistani politics. There was also the inauguration of a new cabinet and announced new peace talks with India. Iran
: While the Mubarak regime began its final hours, the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and praising the events in Egypt, saying they were the dawn of a Middle East free of interference Israelis and Americans. Without wishing to see the parallels between the democratic revolution in Egypt and election protests of 2009 in Iran, Tehran has chosen to describe the events of "Islamic awakening" against a U.S. backed regime.
Meanwhile, the Iranian regime has suppressed internal dissent and has given the house arrest of opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi. This and another candidate for the 2009 elections, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, had called a merger last week to support the demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia.
Bolivia: this Latin American country may be far from the Middle East But the rising price of food and energy is also creating tensions for the government. Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced to leave in a hurry in the city of Oruro in the southern plateau after several people booed him during a speech and lit dynamite. There have been demonstrations in major cities, La Paz, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba.
The leftist leader is facing widespread protests since late December when it announced a 73% increase in the price of gasoline. Also, the government has removed subsidies on flour and sugar, which has meant that prices have nearly doubled. Up coca growers, Morales's traditional base, have gone on strike and blocked roads to protest price increases.
Thailand and Cambodia: The Southeast Asian region, normally stable, suffered a concussion last Friday with the shooting erupted on the border between two countries with regard to a temple in a disputed territory. Throughout the weekend there was fighting around the famous Vihear Temple, with the result of at least seven dead and thousands have fled the area. Cambodia says temple, which is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, has been severely damaged by shells and has Security Council asked the UN to intervene.
In 1962, the World Court ruled that the temple is located on Cambodian soil, but Thai nationalists have never accepted the verdict and have pressured the prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, to undertake more decisive action to restore land . On Friday, the country's nationalist demonstrators, the "yellow shirts", which previously supported Abhisit, took to the streets to demand his resignation for failing to restore the temple.
WikiLeaks: The Julian Assange court hearing in Britain ended this week. The judge is confident that the may announce February 2 its decision on his extradition to Sweden by accusations of sexual crimes. Proponents argue that the pursuit of the founder of WikiLeaks has a purely political reasons and that a Swedish prosecutor acted improperly when it leaked, ironically, details of the case to the press.
While the trial ended, the former spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg WikiLeaks published his book Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Asanga at the World's Most Dangerous Website. Domscheit Assange Berg presented as a megalomaniac fan of conspiracy theories, and says he has written the book to "set the record straight before it becomes a Assange sect, a pop phenomenon. " Today, Domscheit-Berg is working on a rival site WikiLeaks, called OpenLeaks.
Russia: The Russian authorities gave the name of the alleged terrorist who carried out the attack at the Domodedovo airport in Moscow last month, and arrested his brother and sister. Authorities believe the suspects, Magomed Yevloyev, 20, from the region of Ingushetia, North Caucasus, is responsible for planting the bomb which killed over 36 people. His brothers, both teenagers, are suspected of helping organize the attack and, according to authorities, had in their hands the remains of materials for manufacturing pump. Yevloyev police think maybe he wanted revenge for the death of his brother, who died during a raid in Ingushetia last August.
The North Caucasus terrorist leader Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for organizing the attack. This week was also arrested Bashir Khamkhoyev, a prominent member of which is said to be the representative of Umarov in Ingushetia after a traffic accident.
is also possible that the investigation into the terrorist act has exposed the growing discrepancies between President Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The president has publicly criticized his predecessor (And likely successor) who hinted that the crime was "resolved."
Japan and Russia: Last week, Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, has intensified the historical dispute between his country and Russia over the Kuril Islands during a speech in Tokyo, saying Medvedev's visit to the islands last year was an "unforgivable insult." The Japan Government has designated February 7 as "Day of the Northern Territories," the Japanese name of the Kuriles, so that on that date nationalists held demonstrations across the country, some of which were burned Russian flag. The dispute over the Kuril Islands, which extend from the island of Hokkaido to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, dating back to the end of World War II. The two countries have not yet signed any peace treaty.
Japanese Foreign Minister, Seiji Maehara, arrived this week to Moscow to discuss the dispute with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, has said that concentrations sponsored by the Tokyo government "unacceptable."
Ivory Coast: The most serious political crisis in West Africa continued when Laurent Gbagbo refused to leave his post despite having been declared the loser in the elections of November 28 according to the results certified by the UN. So far they have Hundreds of people died in clashes between supporters of Gbagbo and the winner recognized by the international community, Alassane Ouattara. The International Organization for Migration has reported that nearly 82,000 Ivorians have been displaced inside and outside the country since the beginning of the crisis.
Gbagbo, claiming the existence of electoral fraud and accuses UN of supporting Ouattara, is accused of muzzling the press, in particular, to obstruct international broadcasting of radio and fire the head of the National Press Council. The United States has made clear its stance in accepting the credentials of new ambassadors appointed by Ouattara.
Germany Germany and France are pressing the 17 euro zone members to sign a "covenant of competitiveness" that would establish a rescue system to protect the country from bankruptcy, but would require major reforms to liberalize the market to assist modernize their economies. The plan, to be known in its entirety in the Eurozone summit scheduled for 11 March will be a hard sell to the leftist governments of Spain and Belgium.
The task of convincing was further complicated this week when the candidate chosen by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to head the European Central Bank, withdrew his candidacy for personal reasons. Axel Weber, who had also left his current position as president of the Bundesbank, shared with Merkel's preference for free market policies, and his departure weakens the chancellor in his attempt to lead the efforts to bring Europe out of the global financial crisis .
By Joshua Keating
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Sudan: After the joy of Southern Sudan after the official results of the referendum confirm the 98.93% support for independence, the situation has deteriorated sharply in the soon to be the biggest state new world. The minister of cooperatives and rural development in Southern Sudan, Jimmy Miller, was shot dead in his office in Juba, according to the government by a personal dispute.
This week brought a new threat to security in southern Sudan, when a militia loyal to former general George Athor troops attacked the country. It is believed that more than 100 people died in the fighting. Juba authorities say Athor backed government in Khartoum, although it had agreed a ceasefire before the referendum.
Pakistan: A court in Lahore has been extended 14 days imprisonment of a consulate employee charged U.S. Two Pakistanis killed in the latest diplomatic incident between the two allies that complicated relationship. Raymond Davis, who worked at the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, said he acted in self defense and that the two armed men approached his car on a motorcycle and wielding a gun. The embassy has also defended the actions of Davis, but the Lahore police chief has called for "clear murder" and has questioned his diplomatic immunity. The Davis case is a problem for Pakistan. Supporters of the two friends have rallied and burned American flags, and the widow of one of them committed suicide in protest. On the other hand, carry Davis's trial would irritate Washington and perhaps even jeopardize the delivery of an aid package of five years and 7,500 million dollars (about 5,500 million euros).
As usual, last week has been moved into Pakistani politics. There was also the inauguration of a new cabinet and announced new peace talks with India. Iran
: While the Mubarak regime began its final hours, the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and praising the events in Egypt, saying they were the dawn of a Middle East free of interference Israelis and Americans. Without wishing to see the parallels between the democratic revolution in Egypt and election protests of 2009 in Iran, Tehran has chosen to describe the events of "Islamic awakening" against a U.S. backed regime.
Meanwhile, the Iranian regime has suppressed internal dissent and has given the house arrest of opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi. This and another candidate for the 2009 elections, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, had called a merger last week to support the demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia.
Bolivia: this Latin American country may be far from the Middle East But the rising price of food and energy is also creating tensions for the government. Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced to leave in a hurry in the city of Oruro in the southern plateau after several people booed him during a speech and lit dynamite. There have been demonstrations in major cities, La Paz, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba.
The leftist leader is facing widespread protests since late December when it announced a 73% increase in the price of gasoline. Also, the government has removed subsidies on flour and sugar, which has meant that prices have nearly doubled. Up coca growers, Morales's traditional base, have gone on strike and blocked roads to protest price increases.
Thailand and Cambodia: The Southeast Asian region, normally stable, suffered a concussion last Friday with the shooting erupted on the border between two countries with regard to a temple in a disputed territory. Throughout the weekend there was fighting around the famous Vihear Temple, with the result of at least seven dead and thousands have fled the area. Cambodia says temple, which is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, has been severely damaged by shells and has Security Council asked the UN to intervene.
In 1962, the World Court ruled that the temple is located on Cambodian soil, but Thai nationalists have never accepted the verdict and have pressured the prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, to undertake more decisive action to restore land . On Friday, the country's nationalist demonstrators, the "yellow shirts", which previously supported Abhisit, took to the streets to demand his resignation for failing to restore the temple.
WikiLeaks: The Julian Assange court hearing in Britain ended this week. The judge is confident that the may announce February 2 its decision on his extradition to Sweden by accusations of sexual crimes. Proponents argue that the pursuit of the founder of WikiLeaks has a purely political reasons and that a Swedish prosecutor acted improperly when it leaked, ironically, details of the case to the press.
While the trial ended, the former spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg WikiLeaks published his book Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Asanga at the World's Most Dangerous Website. Domscheit Assange Berg presented as a megalomaniac fan of conspiracy theories, and says he has written the book to "set the record straight before it becomes a Assange sect, a pop phenomenon. " Today, Domscheit-Berg is working on a rival site WikiLeaks, called OpenLeaks.
Russia: The Russian authorities gave the name of the alleged terrorist who carried out the attack at the Domodedovo airport in Moscow last month, and arrested his brother and sister. Authorities believe the suspects, Magomed Yevloyev, 20, from the region of Ingushetia, North Caucasus, is responsible for planting the bomb which killed over 36 people. His brothers, both teenagers, are suspected of helping organize the attack and, according to authorities, had in their hands the remains of materials for manufacturing pump. Yevloyev police think maybe he wanted revenge for the death of his brother, who died during a raid in Ingushetia last August.
The North Caucasus terrorist leader Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for organizing the attack. This week was also arrested Bashir Khamkhoyev, a prominent member of which is said to be the representative of Umarov in Ingushetia after a traffic accident.
is also possible that the investigation into the terrorist act has exposed the growing discrepancies between President Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The president has publicly criticized his predecessor (And likely successor) who hinted that the crime was "resolved."
Japan and Russia: Last week, Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, has intensified the historical dispute between his country and Russia over the Kuril Islands during a speech in Tokyo, saying Medvedev's visit to the islands last year was an "unforgivable insult." The Japan Government has designated February 7 as "Day of the Northern Territories," the Japanese name of the Kuriles, so that on that date nationalists held demonstrations across the country, some of which were burned Russian flag. The dispute over the Kuril Islands, which extend from the island of Hokkaido to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, dating back to the end of World War II. The two countries have not yet signed any peace treaty.
Japanese Foreign Minister, Seiji Maehara, arrived this week to Moscow to discuss the dispute with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, has said that concentrations sponsored by the Tokyo government "unacceptable."
Ivory Coast: The most serious political crisis in West Africa continued when Laurent Gbagbo refused to leave his post despite having been declared the loser in the elections of November 28 according to the results certified by the UN. So far they have Hundreds of people died in clashes between supporters of Gbagbo and the winner recognized by the international community, Alassane Ouattara. The International Organization for Migration has reported that nearly 82,000 Ivorians have been displaced inside and outside the country since the beginning of the crisis.
Gbagbo, claiming the existence of electoral fraud and accuses UN of supporting Ouattara, is accused of muzzling the press, in particular, to obstruct international broadcasting of radio and fire the head of the National Press Council. The United States has made clear its stance in accepting the credentials of new ambassadors appointed by Ouattara.
Germany Germany and France are pressing the 17 euro zone members to sign a "covenant of competitiveness" that would establish a rescue system to protect the country from bankruptcy, but would require major reforms to liberalize the market to assist modernize their economies. The plan, to be known in its entirety in the Eurozone summit scheduled for 11 March will be a hard sell to the leftist governments of Spain and Belgium.
The task of convincing was further complicated this week when the candidate chosen by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to head the European Central Bank, withdrew his candidacy for personal reasons. Axel Weber, who had also left his current position as president of the Bundesbank, shared with Merkel's preference for free market policies, and his departure weakens the chancellor in his attempt to lead the efforts to bring Europe out of the global financial crisis .
By Joshua Keating
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