Tahrir Trial: Mubarak gets life sentence for mass murder – RT

The former Egyptian president was charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the killing of 225 anti-government demonstrators and wounding of more than 1,800 in January last year. His co-defendant security chiefs were acquitted.

France – “Hollande” – new France’s President

Vive Hollande!             Sarkozy   Baga!   
Denisova Olga (May 7, 2012 )

France has elected its new President – Francois Hollande who scored 51.67% defeating the incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy with 48.33%. Leftists took the helm again after a 17-year break. Sarkozy admitted his defeat and decided to quit big politics.

Sarkozy to sue Mediapart Internet portal

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will sue the Mediapart Internet portal, which made public a document in March whereby the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi allocated 50 million dollars for Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential election race.

Obama and the Clintons deepen ties

By Julie Pace / The Associated Press

Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between President Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton has evolved into a ‘genuine political and policy partnership’. Both sides have a strong incentive to make the alliance work, especially in an election year.

Russian, Sudanese Foreign Ministers to meet in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will on Monday hold talks with his Sudanese counterpart Ali Karti, the Russian ministry reported.

France – Sarkozy’s rating goes up

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The rating of the incumbent French president Nicolas Sarkozy who is running for re-election has gained 2 points. According to polls, 46% would vote for him at the May 6 second round.

Gaddafi put up 50M euro for Sarkozy’s presidential bid

Deceased Libyan Leader  Col. Muammar Gaddafi had agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign – to the tune of 50 million euro.

­The Paris-based investigative website Mediapart published “documentary evidence” that Gaddafi was ready to put forth tens of millions of dollars to see that Sarkozy won the French presidential race.

Norwegian General heads UN observer mission in Syria

Norwegian General Robert Mood is heading the UN observer mission in Syria, reports Agence France-Presse, citing an official statement by the Organization.

Ban says Syria violating its pledge

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the Syrian government is violating its pledge to remove heavy artillery from residential areas.

At a news conference on Friday in the Indian capital, New Delhi, Ban said a UN monitoring team has observed the weapons in populated areas.

Arab League convenes over latest regional issues

Dialogue only way in Syria – Bogdanov
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE )urges UN to impose arms embargo on Syria

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi (L front) and Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and chairman of the session Khaled al-Hamed al-Sabah (C

Syria:Damascus suicide blast kills six, wounds 17

Laaska News  Apr.27, 2012
by VOR
A suicide bomb attack in the central Damascus district of Midan killed at least six people and wounded another 17 on Friday, Syrian state television reported, blaming “terrorists”.

Election campaigning starts in Greece

Campaigning for next month’s parliamentary elections got underway in Greece on Thursday. Debates are heating up between ruling and opposition candidates over austerity measures implemented by the government.

Russia warns Turkey against interfering in Syria’s internal affairs

Moscow urges Ankara to show restraint and avoid interfering in Syria’s domestic affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.

Libya bars ethnic, religious and tribal parties from elections

Laaska News  Apr.26, 2012
25 April -(RT) - Libya’s NTC has banned parties based on tribal, ethnic or religious affiliation from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections. A new Islamist party seen by many as a leading political force is eager to refute the ban.

France’s Hollande urges stimulus policy

The French presidential candidate Francois Hollande vowed on Wednesday he would push for a renegotiation of the EU treaty. He said the pact should include measures to encourage economic growth, while maintaining fiscal discipline.

Il Consiglio d’Europa: «Italia responsabile della morte di 63 migranti nel Mediterraneo»

Anche Spagna e Malta accusate di mancato soccorso all’imbarcazione partita dalla Libia nel marzo 2011

MILANO- L’Assemblea parlamentare del Consiglio d’Europa (Apce) ha approvato con 108 voti favorevoli su 151 il rapporto con cui si chiamano in causa Italia, Spagna e Malta, oltre che la Nato, per la morte di 63 migranti avvenuta nel Mediterraneo nel marzo del 2011. Nel votare il dossier l’assemblea ha rifiutato tutti gli emendamenti presentati dai

PACE blames NATO for refugee deaths

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe blames NATO for the death of 1,500 Libyan refugees who tried to cross the Mediterranean in 2011.

Medvedev spoke as future PM – experts

Laaska News  Apr.24, 2012

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RIA Novosti/Mikhail Klimentyev

Dmitry Medvedev’s speech at the State Council shows he is positioning himself as future number two in Russia rather than “a lame duck,” believes political analyst Evgeny Minchenko.

Dutch PM resigns over austerity measures row

The Cabinet of the Netherlands has offered to resign in a political crisis over austerity measures.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte offered his coalition government’s resignation to Queen Beatrix on Monday after its parliamentary partnership with the ultra-right Freedom Party collapsed over budget

EU OKs new sanctions against Syria

The EU has slapped the 14th round of sanctions on Syria, Russia’s ITAR-TASS news agency reported on Monday, adding that a decision to this effect was made during the EU’s ministerial meeting in Luxembourg earlier in the day.