With the destruction of the Yemeni Airbus survived only 14-year-old girl

July 2nd, 2009

According to information from various sources, reported that the accident Airbus A310-300 airline Yemenia Airways from Comoros survived a five-year child and captain of the aircraft, are not confirmed.

As told Agence France-Presse in the office of the Red Cross in the Comoros Islands, survived the crash with only 14-year-old girl who had already hospitalized. Her condition does not cause fear among doctors.

Meanwhile, the Internet edition of Yemen Post, earlier reported the rescue of Captain crashed aircraft Hadzheba Khalid (Khalid Hajeb), with reference to the informed sources transmits that information has not been confirmed. Rather, he was among those killed, said companion publication in the Yemeni Ministry of Transport.

TV channel Al-Arabiya as President, with reference to the Transport Minister of Yemen, the news of the rescue of five children, and later clarified that this is just rumors. Read the rest of this entry »

New Honduran authorities have rejected an international ultimatum

July 2nd, 2009

Government came to power after a coup in Honduras last Sunday, has rejected international calls to restore the country's power the deposed President Manuel Zelaya.

According to the newspaper Sight , formerly the Organization of American States (OAS), the Interim Government of Honduras has 72 hours to restore power, and M. Zelaya warned that failure to do so could face exclusion from the organization of Honduras .

Roberto Micheletti, the Speaker of the Congress, sworn in as interim Pprezidenta countries responded to the request to the OAS: We can not negotiations. Read the rest of this entry »

Myanmar has refused to allow the DPRK to suspect the vessel to the water. The ship was replaced by a course

July 1st, 2009

Government of Myanmar has refused to allow North Korean bulk carrier Kang Nam in its territorial waters. This decision, as reported in the South Korean media has been brought to the attention of the North Korean embassy in the country.

Moreover, if necessary, the Government of Myanmar to assist in inspecting the vessel to search for illegal goods.

Previously, it was reported that the North Korean vessel Kang Nam, on board which may be components for nuclear weapons, dramatically changed course. This was handed the American media, with reference to an anonymous representative of the Pentagon.

It was known that the ship, which the American court should be more than a week, went to Myanmar . However, a Sunday or on Monday, 28 or 29 June, according to a source, he turned around.

Now Kang Nam is located in the coastalarea of Vietnam, but not yet clear, it should be in North Korea or elsewhere, ITAR-TASS news agency. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2009, the world's airlines lost $ 3 billion

July 1st, 2009

World Airlines lost $ 3 billion in the I quarter of 2009. Reported k2kapital with reference to the statement by the International Association of air transport (IATA). Losses for the entire year, according to IATA, could reach $ 9 billion

In January-March 2008, the world's airlines, by contrast, reported profit of $ 405 million more all in the first 3 months of this year, lost the European carriers have been awarded to IATA. Their losses amounted to $ 2.08 billion North American airlines reported losses of $ 574 million carriers of the Asia-Pacific region – in the $ 822 million

Earlier Association predict that the outcome of the whole of 2009 the volume of air traffic will drop by 15%. Read the rest of this entry »

OAS General Assembly in extraordinary session discusses coup in Honduras

June 30th, 2009

The session, scheduled from 20.00 GMT at the headquarters of laOEA in Washington, was convened in the framework of decondena a resolution adopted by the Permanent Council of the regional organization eldomingo past, in response to the removal of Manuel Zelaya of Honduras comopresidente. In parallel, the deposed president is scheduled to speak las15.00 GMT before the UN General Assembly confirmed unfuncionario of the world body. Zelaya was removed from the presidential palace pistolapor a tip of the military and moved to Costa Rica, which act as the chairman of declaroayer United States, Barack Obama, it was not legal. The XXXVII special session of the General Assembly, the supreme body of the OAS, comes at a time when Dealt tension in the streets of Tegucigalpa ygrupos among followers loyal to Zelaya and security forces. also made with the new provisional president deHonduras, Roberto Micheletti (appointed on Sunday, few horasdespues the coup) has made clear that it will withstand the presionesde the international community to restore the deposed president. Read the rest of this entry »

North Korea threatened to shoot down Japanese planes, reconnaissance

June 30th, 2009

North Korea on Saturday threatened to shoot down Japanese reconnaissance aircraft, which will be in its airspace, the agency transmits Associated Press .

As stated in the statement of the DPRK, the Air Force, the military will not tolerate the slightest, and aerial reconnaissance by the warmongers of the Japanese aggressors, and will ruthlessly shoot down any aircraft that is vtorgnetsya airspace even one thousand millimeters .

According to North Korean authorities on Wednesday and Thursday Japanese reconnaissance aircraft E-767 flying from the Cape Musudan. The representative of the Ministry of Defense of Japan on condition of anonymity told the agency that Japanese planes actually gather information about North Korea, but did not specify which aircraft are used for this purpose.

Threats to North Korea to Japan for the aerial reconnaissance is rare, said the AR, although United States address Pyongyang periodically sends a warning. Read the rest of this entry »

Otkrestilis United States of complicity in a coup in Honduras

June 29th, 2009

United States have no relevance to events in Honduras. The statement was made special assistant to U.S. President, Senior Director, National Security Council White House for Western Hemisphere Affairs Dan Restrepo.

According to him, the United States recognized the President (Honduras), Manuel Zelaya, who had previously been captured putschists and force evacuated by plane to Costa Rica. The situation in Honduras should be resolved within the Honduran democratic means – Restrepo said in an interview with TV CNN .

Before this Honduran president in an interview with reporters in San Jose , where he now is, called upon the U.S. to clarify whether they played any role in the coup of the military, ITAR-TASS news agency.

Washington insisted on the return of President Zelaya from the capital of Costa Rica, where it forcibly removed the coup organizers.

This position is reflected in the consensus resolution of the Organization of American States (OAS), which developed at an emergency meeting of its Permanent Council in Washington, DC . This was stated by representatives of the U.S. administration, which held on Sunday by telephone on condition of anonymity a special briefing in connection with the violent removal from power of Zelaya in Honduras putschists. Read the rest of this entry »

Representatives of the Churches of Germany demanded the ban on Sunday shopping work

June 28th, 2009

Representatives of Catholic and Protestant churches of Germany appealed to the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, demanding the repeal as unconstitutional a law in force in Berlin, which allows sellers to work on Sundays, said Die Welt.

According to this law, adopted in 2006 , Berlin shops can work ten Sundays a year, that is for retail trade workers are about one-fifth of the total number of weekend days.

Representatives of the churches argue that the law violates freedom of religion of shops, as well as difficult for them Sunday's departure of religious rites. Particular displeasure plaintiffs appealed the law, which requires dealers to work with 13 to 20 hours in December predrozhdestvenskie resurrection.

In its complaint the church point to the article 140 th Basic Law according to which resurrection and holidays officially proclaimed days of rest and uplift the spirit, as well as an article guaranteeing freedom of veroispovedeniya. Read the rest of this entry »

Yushchenko's Party changed its name and called on Tymoshenko to resign

June 28th, 2009

Opposition People's Union Our Ukraine (NSNU) changed its name to the political party Our Ukraine. The changes were adopted at the congress of the political organization under the chairmanship of President Viktor Yushchenko, ITAR-TASS news agency.

In addition, the council of the name changed to the political council of a head of the party became a political leader. The congress also decided to establish a parliament deputy group Our Ukraine. Another decision of the congress called on his allies in the faction Our Ukraine – People's Self-Defense (NU-NS) to withdraw from the coalition.

Our Ukraine urged Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenkouyti to resign or not run for president. We demand that the Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, or renounce presidential ambitions, and concentrate all efforts on correcting mistakes, or to resign, – said the party. Read the rest of this entry »

Pork flu has already killed 263 people

June 27th, 2009

Number infected with the virus pig flu (A/H1N1) has reached 59 thousand 814 people, 263 of them died. This was reported today the World Health Organization (WHO).

According to the newspaper Sight , a leader in the number of cases is still the United States, where so far 21 thousand laboratory confirmed 449 cases of infection, of which 87 cases ended in death. In Mexico, a new flu cases 8 thousand 279 people, 116 of them died. Over the past two days most patients registered in Chile – 871 people, and the UK – 692 people. Read the rest of this entry »