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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There once was an Island

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.

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