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Tunisian President flees the country after 23 years in power forced by the persistent street protests. The prime minister takes over and declares a state of emergency

Like a thief that sneaks furtively leaving behind the scheme has been built in 23 years of despotic power, the Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, fled the country last night, after being cornered by the protests of a people tired that the last month we lost the fear that has endured for more than two decades for their cause.

After the exile of the dictator, Prime Minister Mohamed Ghanuchi, announced on television that he assumed the interim presidency of a country that last night in a state of emergency, again under a night curfew and security forces that have even a license to kill anyone who disobeys their orders. Read the rest of this entry »

The Spain Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has today sent a telegram to U.S. President, Barack Obama, in which he moves his revulsion at the attack in Tucson (Arizona) against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and have At least five people dead. Read the rest of this entry »

The earthquake in Haiti, which struck in January and the release of the Chilean miners trapped 700 feet deep were the ten most important news of the year, according to CNN.

The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 caused more than 250,000 dead, 300,000 wounded and untold damage in the poorest country in the Americas, to which months later joined the cholera outbreak that has caused 2,500 deaths. Read the rest of this entry »

The U.S. president, Barack Obama, will be starting this Saturday only in the White House, while his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Malia and Sasha, starting from Christmas vacation to Hawaii.

Initially, the U.S. president was scheduled to have departed with his family to Hawaii, her home state, but chose to remain in Washington awaiting the U.S. Congress completion of the adoption of a number of pending bills, including the ratification of the nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia START. Read the rest of this entry »

The U.S. president, Barack Obama said yesterday in two telephone calls to the president of Mexico and Prime Minister of Turkey to the leakage of State Department cables were “deplorable”, while Felipe Calderón and Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured him that the incident would not affect diplomatic relations with their countries, according to the White House. Mexico and Turkey are among countries that have been revealed secret information in the filtering of mails to the press by the organization Wikileaks.

Two weeks ago, Erdogan publicly showed his annoyance, since the cables portray him as an authoritarian leader with a direct rejection of Israel and to stop the spread of Islamist influence in his government. Ankara’s alliance with Washington is crucial, since it is the only Muslim-majority country member of NATO and cooperated with the necessary logistics to undertake the invasion of Iraq. “The U.S. is responsible for the slanders and exaggerations of its diplomats,” he told a conference.

In a cable of 2004, Ambassador Eric Edelman Ergodic portrayed in these terms: “Within the party, Erdogan lust for power reveals an extremely authoritarian style and a deep distrust of others. Just as a spiritual advisor Erdogan and his wife Emine says: “Tayyip believes in God but do not trust him.” Read the rest of this entry »

MADRID, Spain, in December. 8, 2010 .- Top officials of Russia’s government admitted last year to a U.S. delegation that had been sold to Venezuela 100 individually operated anti-aircraft missiles, according to State Department cables and filtered by WikiLeaks published today in the Spanish newspaper the Country. ”

Although Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez personally announced the acquisition of such weapons, considered by Washington one of the most destabilizing weapons in the region, had never disclosed the amount or suspected to be so high.

The official reason was the fear in Washington that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were made with an air defense system could be used by one man (MANPADS) and would allow a fighter to shoot down a unit.

With these missiles, which have a range of four to six kilometers, Washington fears that the blackhawk operating in Colombia are an easy target for the Colombian guerrillas.

U.S. monitoring to Manpads was made at the highest level and in July last year, while the U.S. president, Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev met in Moscow, experts from both countries held a meeting which was simultaneously Venezuela as a main character. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington – President of the United States (U.S.), Barack Obama was almost hit by the throw the book at a speech in a campaign event in Philadelphia, USA. The man who threw the book was arrested by agents of the U.S. Secret Service.

After interrogation, the U.S. men’s unnamed, and then released without any charges. Because the results of investigation showed that he did not mean to threaten the president.

This was conveyed by the U.S. Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan as reported by AFP news agency on Tuesday (10/12/2010).

According to Donovan, the man is an Obama supporter who was “too excited”. He just wants Obama to read a book he had written.

In the event the campaign for the Democratic Party on Sunday, October 10 local time, Obama delivered a speech at the podium in the middle of the open field. In a speech that is, a book was thrown from the direction behind him. The book is not about Obama. Read the rest of this entry »

Philadelphia – President of the United States (U.S.), Barack Obama was almost hit by pitch books. The incident came as Obama campaigned for the Democratic Party in Philadelphia, USA on Sunday, October 10 local time.

In a speech at the podium in the open field, a book flew from the back of the head of Obama. The book is not about Obama’s head. Throw the book misses it fell not far from Obama. Such as reported by British newspaper, the Daily Mail, Monday (10/11/2010).

Not clear who threw the book or books of what was thrown. Obama himself seemed unaware of the existence of the thrown book. He still continued his speech. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington – The incident occurred in the clutter of security procedures at the White House diplomatic event. Because of chaos, a number of foreign diplomats could not follow the event. White House also apologized for the incident.

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to host a diplomatic event that was held at the White House on Tuesday, October 5 pm local time. Event admission Chiefs of Mission and Charges d’Affaires is a popular annual event among the diplomatic corps. Read the rest of this entry »