USA scored eight top Iranians blacklisted
The U. S. authorities imposed sanctions on eight senior Iranian officials, police say. Among them are the commander of the Guard Corps of the Islamic Revolution Dzhaafari Mohammed Ali and Minister of Interior Ahmad Reza Radan. Penalties signed by Barack Obama, provide freeze their accounts in the U. S. , and prohibiting U. S. companies and entrepreneurs to do business with them. Dzhaafari and Radan are accused actively participated in last year's handling of last year's elections for re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the suppression of student demonstrations against the regime of the ayatollahs.
20-05-2011 22:03:00 • IndustryCalifornia divided on death penalty
Human rights organizations and activists against the death penalty welcomed the decision of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger delayed the first performance the death penalty in the last six years, Dnevnik "Figaro". "I think it's the right decision," said James Clark. Meanwhile conservative circles have expressed disappointment with the decision of the authorities. Executions of 56-year-old Albert Grinuad Brown was suspended from midnight Tuesday to Thursday evening.
18-05-2011 16:46:33 • IndustryChina released three detained Japanese
Three Japanese detained in China have been released, said Tuesday. Recalled four Japanese nationals were arrested for unauthorized entry into a military zone and photographing military installations. These are workers of a Japanese construction company engaged in a project to eliminate warfare agents that are abandoned in China by the Japanese army during World War II against the fourth investigation continues and he is still in China.
17-05-2011 15:04:51 • IndustryThe two Koreas are not understood maritime border
The first military talks between North and South Korea two years ended without result, the AP reported. Representatives of both parties entered into contrary to the South Korean warship "Chhon, another" canned earlier this year in disputed waters. Despite the explicit conclusion of the experts, Pyongyang denies any involvement. Meeting between the two countries came hours after North Korea announced that it will strengthen its nuclear arsenal in response to the "American threat".
17-05-2011 09:33:25 • IssuesPakistan cut off supplies to Afghanistan US
Pakistan blocked a major route for Supply U. S. troops and NATO forces in Afghanistan after NATO helicopter mistakenly killed three Pakistani soldiers, AP reported. According to Pakistani authorities, the incident happened in Upper Kuram. Were killed by paramilitary formation, whose task is to guard the border. Their bodies were transported in the largest city in the region of Peshawar. Three soldiers were wounded. Several hours later, helicopters are dealt a new blow at 15 km.
16-05-2011 10:23:09 • EconomicsMilitary uprisings in Ecuador
Hundreds of Ecuadorian military and police officers protesting a new law cut their benefits, captured the airport in the capital Quito and blocked the road leading to it, officials said. Mutinous soldiers fired tear gas grenades and set fire to tires after they took the barracks in Quito, Guayaquil and other cities. Apparently, the protests will lead to overthrow the government.
14-05-2011 17:45:31 • PoliticsCoup in Ecuador, police attacked President
The Government of Ecuador declares emergency due to a coup and ordered the army to take over the functions of police, who took part in the unrest, world media reported. Troops of the Air Force Ecuador blocked military base in the capital Quito, where houses aircraft and helicopters of President Rafael Correa said channel CRE, quoted by RIA Novosti. According to the military that is done, not to allow Rafael Correa to leave the country. In the words of the president he was attacked by protesters police had was that it be given medical care.
14-05-2011 13:17:26 • InfrastructureU.S. sanctions against Iran's oil company
U. S. introduced economic sanctions against registered in Switzerland, a subsidiary of National Iranian Oil Company. This was announced gazeta. ru, citing the BBC. Washington also persuaded major European companies operating in the area petrolnogazovata - French "Total", Italian "Annie, the Norwegian" Statoil ", British-Dutch" Royal Dach-shell "to cease investment in Iran.
13-05-2011 18:26:38 • Issues