Articles in the World Category
Posted in World on 16 February 2010
Monday, February 15, Eurostar services between the UK and Brussels remained suspended today as an inquiry began into the Belgian commuter train crash in which at least 18 people were killed and more than 55 people were wounded. Rescuers are of the view that these numbers can increase significantly. This incident happened near a suburban [...]
Posted in World on 8 September 2009
KABUL — The U.N.-backed commission ordered a re-count Tuesday of ballots where it had found “convincing evidence” of fraud in Afghanistan’s presidential election, including polling stations where all votes were cast for a single candidate.
Widespread allegations of ballot-box stuffing and suspicious tallies are threatening the legitimacy of Afghanistan’s Aug. 20 vote as the country awaits [...]
Posted in World on 17 July 2009
A British study released Sunday dissects the official results of presidential elections in Iran and demonstrates that the overwhelming victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is “highly unlikely”.
The official results of presidential elections in Iran show reversals “highly unlikely” to Mahmoud Ahmadinadjad compared to previous ballots, according to a study by a British institution and made public [...]
Posted in World on 17 July 2009
After the unexpected election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, charges of fraud resonate more strongly. Point, with the help of Mohammed-Reza Djalili, a professor at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva.
Are there really fraud?
In the eyes of Mohammed-Reza Djalili, there has been manipulation: “Fraud is not only blatant, but it is massive. This is not [...]
Posted in World on 17 July 2009
Marc Machin was taken into custody on Thursday for a fourth alleged sexual assault. He is incarcerated since June 17 for “aggravated sexual assault on a young Canadian.
Marc Machin, already indicted for three sexual assaults and detained since 17 June, was again taken into custody on Thursday for another alleged sexual assault.
Marc Machin is suspected [...]
Posted in World on 17 July 2009
Martin Hirsch, High Commissioner for Youth, announced Thursday that the 165 projects selected for experimentation fund for youth. The fight against school absenteeism is the pillar. A 2nd call for projects will be launched in the fall.
One hundred sixty-five projects, including the fight against school absenteeism, were selected for the launch of the fund testing [...]
Posted in World on 5 July 2009
Go Metro to The American Heroes Air Show July 11 and Receive a 5 Percent Discount on Helicopter Rides
Go Metro to the free American Heroes Air Show on Saturday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hansen Dam Recreation & Sports Complex in the San Fernando Valley and qualify for a discount [...]
Posted in World on 12 May 2009
The Prime Minister has offered his condolences to the Chinese Government and people ahead of Tuesday’s anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake.
Gordon Brown discussed the anniversary during talks with Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan at Downing Street on Monday.
Thousands of people were killed in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Sichuan province of south west China on [...]
Posted in World on 25 April 2009
January 2009 a temporary precautionary fee of 25% of CIF value was imposed by the Arab Republic of Egypt on imports of cotton yarn and fabric [HS Code 5205-5212] and sugar. The minimum fee was half a dollar on every kg of cotton textile and one dollar for every kilo of processed sugar. This fee [...]
Posted in Marketing, World on 24 April 2009
The Montgomerie, Dubai hosted The Tradition 2009 with a combined Men’s, Ladies’ and mixed field.
Even through the fog, the Tradition rose above all other golf tournaments for 2 magnificent days of great team spirit and momentous celebration.
Scott Bradbrock and Paul Moir were victorious with an overall total of 165. This score was good enough to [...]
