Mese: Agosto 2010

A new blow to Italian tourism as it is overtaken by Turkey in Germany’s preferences. The daily “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (Faz) reported that “by the end of 2010 the nation on the Bosphorus should replace Italy’s second place on the list of vacation destinations most loved by Germans”. The “Faz” writes that at this pace, … Leggi tutto

A state of emergency has been declared for the Mayak nuclear power plant in the Ural Mountains, threatened by fires.

The United States is selling 84 F-15 jet fighters to Saudi Arabia, but without the long range weapons that go with them. Delivery takes place in 2015 after the US delivers Boeing’s more sophisticated F-35, thus assuring Israel’s aerial supremacy in the Middle East. According to the Wall Street Journal, the value of the sale … Leggi tutto

Libya has freed an Israeli man who has been in prison since March on charges of spying. Rafael Hadad was arrested for taking photographs of formerly Jewish-owned properties. Mr Hadad, who has dual Israeli and Tunisian nationality, has been released and will travel back to Israel via Vienna this afternoon. .

The head of the Iranian supreme court, Sadeq Larijani has criticized President Ahmedinejad for attacking judges. The Iranian president publicly criticized the justices for a sentence passed against a colleague. Sadeq Larijani, brother of parliament’s House Speaker Ali Larijani, said, “We would expect correct and polite language from a president”.

The heat wave currently hitting Russia is the worst in a thousand years, according to meteorologists. Alexander Frolov, head of the meteorological office, Rosgidromet said, “A heat wave like this has not been seen by us or our ancestors in a thousand years from the beginnings of our nation.”

The Taliban have publicly executed a pregnant woman accused of adultery in Qadis, in Badghis province. The woman was first whipped before being executed, according to sources. The area is under Spanish control.

Mudslides caused by heavy rains in Sierra Leone have killed at least 16 people in Freetown.

– While the NATO offensive wanes, the Taliban have attacked 3 US outposts in the province of Paktika. NATO forces have reported that the clashes are still ongoing and that no details of potential victims can be forthcoming as yet.

Rwanda returns to the polls to elect a president with outgoing Paul Kagame seen as the favorite. Barring any surprises, the 52-year-old American-backed Kagame will be re-elected to another seven-year term. In 2003, in the first election after the Rwandan genocide, he was elected with 95% of the vote. His three rivals in the current … Leggi tutto

Greek industrial production contracted 4,5% during the month of June. This is, however, slightly better than the 4.9% tendential fall in May. Specifically, a downturn in output in the clothing and transport sectors was largely to blame .

North Korea fired 100 artillery rounds into the Yellow Sea area that recently hosted US-South Korean maneuvers. It was in this area, on March 26, that the North Koreans torpedoed the South Korean ship, the ‘Cheonan,’ killing 46 sailors.