In Ukraine, a man killed for refusing to give way to bus

In Zaporizhia region detained a man who is suspected of murdering a young man at loggerheads for a seat in the taxi.

A crime committed in the city of Melitopol in the stop of public transport, the forUm with reference to the center of public relations GUMVD Ukraine in Zaporizhia region.

According to the investigation, 28-year-old local resident received injuries incompatible with life, for having refused to give way in the bus. At that time, under a canopy at a sizeable crowd of people waiting taxi.

Suddenly, to the young man came a stranger and in rough shape offered him to give up a seat in the bus. In response, he was refused and after a short verbal battle quickly exiting. Some time back an attacker with a knife in his hands and immediately attacked him on the victim.

The young man received a penetrating stab wound in the chest, after which the victim lost consciousness. Witnesses to the incident immediately led police to the scene and an ambulance.

After some time the victim died in hospital from injuries received. Operatives hot pursuit detained 30-year-old suspect.

A preliminary investigation found that the assailant and had been in conflict with law. He has already had two previous convictions for theft and robbery. Now he instituted criminal proceedings on st.115 Criminal Code (premeditated murder).

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80% of the Maldives under water at the end of the century

An article published by our colleague "Great time" alert to the consequences of climate change: 80% of the land of the Maldives will be under water due to rising sea level response to this reality which? imposed, it must be d? already planning how to accommodate future climate refugees. Here is the article published on the site www..com
The international community s? Worried about the fragility of the Maldives. Because of climate change, the islands are threatened with extinction. The Maldives consists of 1,200 coral islands. They are located in the South? India (about 450 ) and 80% of the land? Archipelago are established at less than? One meter sea level at the Conference on Development and Change Climate in Lisbon from 7 to 9 November 2007, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has already said: "Never in our history we? had seen so many? islands affected to such a degree. These increases in tidal sadly remind us of the devastating tsunami of 2004 and are a clear warning of future disasters. "
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel d? Experts on the United Nations? Climate Change) has estimated that sea levels should s? Raise 18 to 59 cm d? By 2100. This means that 80% of 1200 Maldives islands disappear under water at the end of the century. L? UN wants to define a strategy for emergency? Islands adaptation to climate change. Raquel Rolnik, an adviser to the relocation of populations to? UN, said after his visit to the islands: "The Maldives and atolls, due to their unique geological and topographical and environmental system fragile, already feeling the effects of climate change . For example, we can see with? Of acceleration? Coastal erosion, more frequent storms and floods and rising sea levels which threaten the archipelago of very small islands. "

Find common ground and provide relocation
In the short term, 300,000 people would find shelter quickly enough. However, land is scarce and the islands likely? Host migrants are already overcrowded. The Special Rapporteur on housing has stated that? "There was an international responsibility to help define strategies? Adaptation, this must be done quickly." "The reconstruction that followed the tsunami (2004) may serve as a lesson," she added.
Raquel Rolnik noted: "In the resettlement sites I?'ve Visited, j? Sometimes I saw a lack of participation in decision making concerning these , in the design of new houses and infrastructure. This results in structures that are not always compatible with the life of communities. "
50 million people to migrate in the world in 1 year
In 2005, half of? Bhola Island is engulfed by the waters, causing 500,000 people homeless. The people of Bhola were described as part of the first climate refugees in the world. On 11 October of that year, a study is published by the United Nations. It gets the signal? Alarm. L? Institute for environmental safety and human l? United Nations University in Bonn believes that the damage generated about? Environment and climate change that will result will require 50 million people to migrate into the world of? 2010. International bodies should foresee? Installation of these populations, because of fault? Organization, will host country at all costs these climate refugees and this in conditions? Emergencies.
One billion climate refugees d? 2050
L? UN estimates that the number of climate refugees s? To raise 50 million? By 2010 and that? They should be 150 million in 2050. A report by? British NGO Christian Aid, dated May 2007, believes that the Earth will have more details? Billion climate refugees d? 2050. The United Nations considers that nearly 40% of people living near the coast would become exiles. In fact, most of the world's largest cities are on the coast or estuaries. A European study supports these claims by? Study 22 environmental sensitive areas. THE University of Liege coordinates for this work? Southeast Asia and s? Is focused on the case of l? Archipelago of Tuvalu, a group of? Islands l? Pacific Ocean, which highest peak is only slightly higher than four meters above sea level
Currently, l? Archipelago is often flooded by salt water and the population tends to leave the territory. Franois Gemenne, associated with the center? Studies l? Ethnicity and migration of? University of Liege, said at d? An interview made by the Belgian RTBF radio: "There is yet a migratory flow relatively between Tuvalu and New Zealand since? about one third of the population already lives Tuvaluan around d? Aukland in New Zealand. " He adds: "D? According to various studies available today? Today, it is estimated that sea levels will increase d? About 1 meter d? By the end of this century. This means that will be affected not only small island states, but also coastal and areas, eg in Southeast Asia, and we know that these are areas that are densely populated. I am thinking particularly of the large deltas? Southeast Asia but also in the Nile delta in Egypt. " The climate refugees will probably be a more likely than political or economic refugees.
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Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners confessed to organizing the attacks of 11 September and is proud of

Five defendants from prison, Guanta Bay, accused of planning the attacks of 11 September 2001, killing 3000 people have been officially recognized this and expressed pride for what, reported The New York Times (full text - on the site InoPressa.ru).

Prisoners transferred on 5 March in the U.S. military commission investigating the case, a document entitled "The Muslim response to the nine charges of government". In the document, five defendants called themselves "the Shura Council of 11 September" and claim that their acts were offering to God. "For us, this is not the prosecution ... for us - it is a sign of honor, which we bear with pride," - said the prisoners, who read a representative of the U.S. government. According to the newspaper, the documents could be released on Tuesday.

"The strategic goal of applying it is not clear," - writes the newspaper. All five stated that the court wanted to protect themselves, but the judge has not yet been found in whether the two of them to do so, notes the publication.

We know that to have recognized Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who earlier, as the remaining four recognized already been indicted on charges of planning terrorist attacks on September 11 in the USA.

Recall, earlier said several prisoners Guanta military commission that planned the attacks of 11 September 2001, which considered them as an act of martyrdom.

Two passenger planes, hijacked by terrorists, 11 September 2001 crashed into the twin towers of World Trade Center in New York, completely destroying them. Another aircraft, controlled by terrorists, crashed into the west wing houses the Ministry of Defense in Washington. A fourth passenger airliner, also hijacked by terrorists, fell and crashed near the city of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). According to official figures, in New York killed 2749 people in Washington - 189 people in Pennsylvania - 44 people.

The prison at Guanta Bay was set up after the attacks of 11 September 2001 for the detention of persons suspected or accused of terrorism. U.S. and international human rights advocates criticized the Bush administration for serious human rights violations against the Guantá prisoners, including torture, mental and physical humiliation, abuse of religious feelings of the prisoners, as well as holding people without charges.

Since 2002, from Guanta Bay were released 520 prisoners. There are currently in prison are about 250 prisoners, 60 of which the Pentagon is ready to release. DOD U.S. suspects that some of the 60 released to freedom in 2002, prisoners of Guanta Bay have returned to terrorist activities.

Closing the prison at Guanta Bay was one of the main election promises of Obama.

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Russian companies are massively served on the banks to court in an attempt to tighten the terms of issue of loans

Bank borrowers are using every opportunity to return the debts to banks. After the shaft of claims from banks to non-paying companies to fix the courts have begun to answer the claims of shareholders or founders of corporate borrowers to challenge credit agreements entered into. The official excuse - a violation of corporate procedures, the borrower in obtaining a loan or a security clearance for him. The purpose of such lawsuits - the maximum delay the recovery of bank debts, writes on Tuesday Kommersant.

In the last decade of February, the Arbitration Court of Moscow has registered just four similar suit against the largest banks: Two - to Promsvyazbank and one - to "Sberbank" and "NOMOS-BANK". In all cases, applicants are asked to recognize the invalid contracts (credit or collateral), concluded between banks and companies. At the same time from the cards Affairs located on the site of the court, shows that plaintiffs are shareholders or members of companies that have concluded agreements with the banks.

Disclosure of such suits by shareholders or participants used debtors legal entities as a way to delay the recovery and repayment of bank debt, note the "Sberbank" and "NOMOS-BANK" "The growing number of such attempts in recent years due to a natural crisis: the company defaulter by all means attempt to delay the judicial decision to recover, using the intra-corporate relations, "- notes the partner law firm" Yakovlev & Partners Igor Dubov.

Previously such cases were rare. Prior to the presidium of the Supreme Arbitration Court (IAC) came the case of the mortgage loan issued by a branch of Alpha Bank in Rostov. The loan was secured mortgage, is not owned by the borrower, while the other company. Its minority shareholder is required to recognize the contract of mortgage entered into between the company and the bank, invalid.

The shareholder said that the Director-mortgagor affiliated with the borrower, there is interest in the transaction but the transaction has not been properly approved. Supreme Court of North-Caucasian district acknowledged agreement on the mortgage was null and void, denying credit for. 5 December 2006 the Bureau of EAC, the ruling overturned and the case decided in favor of Alfa-Bank ", but simply because the plaintiff missed the deadline to challenge the transaction.

The very same problem challenging transactions with interest was made at the plenary of you who on 20 June 2007 adopted a special resolution. In an analytical paper you prepared in the course of work, said all of a few such cases with the banks (they appear "Alfa Bank" and "Bank"), the arbitration courts in the regions.

Filing of counter-suit against the bank seeking to recover debts or pledges of corporate borrowers in the court may postpone the decision on the substantive claim for six or seven months, and in some cases and, in fact, for an indefinite period, looks Igor Dubov.

West Bank court ruling brings victory - 29 July 2008

Resident Cheats, on the Day of Victory for the obscene gesture of a man, was sentenced to 6,5 years

In Transbaikalian province imposed sentence a young person, who together with friends May 9, wife beating, women, which want to meet you. The victim showed the convicted obscene gesture when he became a cast signals will give you.

Central District Court sentenced Cheats 22-year-old Maksim Petrov to 6.5 years in prison for a fight that happened on the night of 9 to 10 May in front of the shop "Alice", the "Chita.ru" with reference to the press service Zabaikalsky province.

As can be seen from the record, on the night of May 10, 2008 student Maxim Petrov with friends was in a car parked near the store "Alice". Envy the three girls who pass by, young people them.

On questioning Petrov explained that after this man, going after the girls showed passengers cars obscene gesture. Petrov, out of the salon, bystander explained that the front is his wife and signaling it is not necessary. In response, Petrov struck the young man's face, then with the other passengers of his car tumbled down to the ground and began kicking his feet.

After beating the victim's wife called an ambulance and police assistance. Victims with closed injury and brain injury to a state of coma in the first city hospital. Meanwhile Petrov with his friends fled in a car from the scene. Soon on the description of the car was found at the parking lot of the home district officers and the driver himself Maxim Petrov were arrested on orders militia.

The Court recognized Petrova guilty of an offense under paragraph "a" part 3 st.111 Criminal Code (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm, dangerous to human life by a group of persons).

USA: 30 years on, the Polanski case in court

New page in the Polanski case. A hearing began Tuesday before a California court to determine whether following the trial of filmmaker, accused of unlawful sexual relations with a minor of 13 years, can be held without his presence at the helm. The trial started in there are more than thirty years, was aborted after the exile of the accused in Europe.

The case dates back to 10 March 1977. That day, Roman Polanski, 43 years old, Samantha Geimer seduced a girl of 13 years, during a photo session in the home of Jack Nicholson. The next day, Polanski was arrested by police on suspicion of having consumed drugs and alcohol to the girl before abusing her. It may be up to 50 years in prison.

The film, a French citizen, pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual relations" and is sentenced to an "evaluation" of three months in prison. He spent 47 days. In January 1978, at a meeting with his lawyers, the judge suggested he will return behind bars for a further period of 48 days. Polanski takes advantage of his provisional release from prison to fly to Europe, and remains a fugitive from the eyes of American justice.

Fearful of being charged if he returned one day to the soil American director has since remained on the "old continent", between London and Paris. On several occasions, Polanski, now 75 years old has, like the victim in fact, Samantha Geimer. In vain. American justice has rejected all requests.

Today, the case is therefore before the California court. This time, the central question of the hearing will not take the charges against Polanski, but rather whether or not, the case can be tried without the presence of the filmmaker.

Trademarks accessories betting on sports clothing

They are called

Eastpak, Cool Shoes and Converse, and are recognized as leading brands in their respective sectors: backpacks, sneakers surfer, canvas sneakers. Today, these specialists accessory engage in textiles, where competition is already raging. Suddenly, their breakthrough is very focused. "You have to make collections of both limited number of references and very effective in terms of image," explains Stphane Grimault responsible for Converse for France. In practice, they generally focus on high - sweatshirt, tee-shirt, jacket or jacket - to be quickly noticed. They must also reflect the identity codes of the brand to appear as a logical extension to the public. Thus, fashion Eastpak plays on the practical and functional, while that of Converse placed on basic cuts echoing his philosophy.

Given the diversity of labels of fashion and sportswear in all kinds licensing peripherals, accessories specialists would they react now? Perhaps, although this is not fundamentally new. These include major sports equipment manufacturers, whose collections are no longer limited to baskets for years. Today, Adidas is going further by exploring the world of denim with Diesel, while collaborating with Puma Evisu jeans.

To be convincing in the first season

In watermark, these recent stress the need for these leaders to be convincing from the first season. "We can not be necessarily in a good market even if it is close to the initial activity, agree on at Eastpak. For this reason, Kickers shoes have not hesitated to defer to the 2010 relaunch of a textile that has already existed in the years 1970-1980.

Another problem often encountered during an Diversification at the international level, success differ from one country to another. What works in the United States must be adapted to European taste, "says Guillaume Flahaut, director of the licensing division at IMG Agency representative in Europe, the Major League of Baseball publishes with New Era caps. And for good reason, the current enthusiasm around labels "Made in USA", like American Apparel and Abercrombie & Fitch leads the public to expect from any brand of the New World, a colorful style and fashion, whether specialty or not.

Nadal Federer propose the 2009 Prince of Asturias

Rafa Nadal, Premio Prncipe de Asturias de los Deportes 2008, Roger Federer will nominate a candidate for the 2009 edition of the prestigious award, which is given annually in Oviedo. The Swiss, winner of 13 Grand Slam titles, has a great relationship with the number 1 in the world, who stars in one of the finest rivalries in the sport today.

Last Sunday, after the end of the Australia Open, the two players staged one of the most moving images of recent times, when Federer broke into tears after his defeat and Nadal had words of consolation and love with him.

In 2007, Nadal and Federer were a joint candidature for the Prince of Asturias. However, on that occasion, they had settle for second place, because the jury opted for Michael Schumacher, global F-1, by 16 votes to 12.

The Spanish champion

It won the prize last year, ahead of Michael Phelps, Bolt , the Spanish football and Yelena Isinbayeva. However, since then, he admitted that Federer "is also equally or more deserving than I am."

Swiss tennis player, renowned as one of the largest in history, has in his trophy five Wimbledon titles, five U.S. Open and three from Australia, so it is just a 'big' match of the record 14 Grand Slams of Pete Sampras.

Invited by the Foundation

The statutes of the Fundacin Prncipe de Asturias, candidates for this award must be nominated by schools, cultural centers and research institutions, universities and other institutions, those persons who call the Foundation, as well as members of each one of the jurors. " Thus, Nadal make their proposal after being invited by the organization.

The registration period ends on March 13, 2009, but Awards for Sports and Concord, the Foundation extends the deadline until July 24.

Number 1 in the world of 23 years, is scheduled to arrive this afternoon at the airport of Palma de Mallorca in Melbourne after winning the sixth Grand Slam of his career. Rafa will rest a few days in his hometown Manacor before returning to competition next week in Rotterdam.

Israeli Defense Minister after Putin ordered to "soak in the john" terrorists

The leader of the Israeli party, Labor, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, trying to impress the voters of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, has decided to invoke the words of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. He appealed to "soak in the john" of Palestinian militants, not ending the armed struggle in the Gaza Strip.

The new pre-video Barak declares terrorists: "How do you say, they must be wet in the john." According to the newspaper Haaretz, which cited InoPressa, such an allusion to Putin to strengthen the position of Barak. The point is that among the Russian population "aggressive" Russian Prime popular.

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In 1999, Ehud Barak to win the election by supporting the 58% of immigrants from former Soviet countries. Now he intends not only to repeat, but also to consolidate the success and therefore began to "", commented the press.

Until recently, in a political campaign "Avody" There was nothing special to appeal to the "Russian" electorate. Now, however, say political commentators, Ehud Barak hopes to link to your name, a quick military victory in Gaza, but not a political defeat.

It is in successful fighting Barak and appear before the Russian-speaking voters. It is noted that the "Russian" campaign is more aggressive and tougher than what is in Hebrew. Political strategists believe that the people of Russia are seeking a strong leader, and in this line of Barak wants to appear.

The extraordinary parliamentary elections in Israel are scheduled for 10 February.

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Cnimki naked Madonna sold at Christie's

February 12, at Christie's auction will be sold in black and white nude photo of Madonna Louise Veronica Chikkone Richie, taken famous Lee Fridlender in 1979. Employees of the auction houses are confident that the shot made 30 years ago, will go under the hammer is not less than 10 thousand dollars, transmits NEWSru Israel.

20-year-old dancer came to the studio to Fridlender, an ad in the newspaper. She agreed to the photo session for a frank and honest money earned $ 25. In 1985, six shots from the photos were sold to the magazine Playboy. At least one of them was in the same year he published a popular edition.

Lee Fridlender known as intransigent fighter gloss, so in the guise of a young Madonna nothing glamor of pop divas.

Among the pictures of Madonna, who in the next few days will be put up for auction are also photographs taken Helmut Newton, reports AP. Newton, to get acquainted with Madonna for a few years later Fridlender, shot in elegant model underwear. This photograph is believed by experts to be sold at least 15 thousand dollars.

It should be noted that the head of Christie's Matthew Hamer, referring to the black and white photographs of young Madonna, "forgot" to mention the work of Czech photographer Martin Schreiber made the same in 1979. In September last year, these pictures were exhibited in Bohemia and were the first nude photos of Madonna.

"The draft Palestinian challenged"

LE FIGARO

. - How do you explain the calm that prevailed in the West Bank? Hassan Balawi. - There are movements of protest and acts of solidarity, but there are also a lot of bitterness, frustration and fatigue among residents of the West Bank. Palestinians spend their time watching television without finding a form of political expression to translate their anger. The disarray and powerlessness in the face of events causing deep concern. Because people are aware that the entire Palestinian national project is in jeopardy.

Can we speak of a political failure of the Palestinian Authority? We have the impression of a step backwards. The achievements of Oslo have gone up in smoke with the second intifada, which has failed to lead to new achievements at the end of the fight. The structures of the Palestinian Authority have been destroyed, militants have died, others are still imprisoned. And we now have a wall of separation that has swallowed 40% of our territory.

A reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas possible? The Palestinians are responsible for what happens to them. They have no common strategy and engage in small calculations with ambitions faction. Mahmoud Abbas led international negotiations that lead nowhere. The Palestinian president will fail to defeat the greater good of Israel. He expressed wishes to remain a dead letter. The strength of Hamas is much more productive. It is unrelated to the search for genuine political progress but for reasons which are intended solely to bolster his own seat. The inter return to dialogue is indispensable, but the more time passes more Hamas will increase its level of requirement. A compromise was missed in February 2007 when Hamas had agreed to a minority government. He also recognized the principles of the Charter of the PLO, an organization that could ultimately be integrated.

We going forward to two separate Palestinian entities? 80% of the economy of the Gaza Strip depends on Israel, which wants to get rid of this burden. For some in Tel Aviv, the seizure of power by Hamas is a historic opportunity to cut the bridges once and for all in Gaza to Egypt, leaving the responsibility to provide oil, gas and everything else with aid to Gulf countries. Those perfectly s' two mini-states, one in the West Bank and the other consists of the Gaza Strip. This solution would draw a line on the issues of Jerusalem, return of refugees and the creation of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders. But it faces fears of Egyptians and Jordanians. Cairo is afraid of an Islamist contagion. President Mubarak does not need to manage its doors to an entity dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood. Amman and fears of being forced to intervene in case of disorder in the West Bank.

Hamas have interest to accept a cessation of hostilities? It has everything to gain from an agreement that would allow for the first time to be recognized by the international community as an interlocutor. It would emerge from this adventure weakened militarily, but politically grown on the Palestinian scene. It required in the Arab world in the buyer torch of Palestinian resistance, like the PLO in the 1970s.

(1) Author of "Gaza. Behind the scenes of Palestinian national movement "(Denoel).

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