Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Saturday called on war with Italy, citing Italy’s ‘colonization’ attempts. In a speech delivered at the Libyan state TV, Gaddafi said that he could not prevent war with Italy since Libyans wanted it. “We are already in a war with Italy since Italians kill our children in 2011 as they [...]
Archives: April 2011
April 30, 2011
April 30, 2011
Russia aware of allies’ ground campaign plans in Libya
Moscow is aware of the coalition’s plans about the ground military campaign in Libya, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday. “The information shows that both NATO and EU work on the similar plans. EU develops these plans to secure humanitarian convoys, though it is being stressed that it would take place after the [...]
April 30, 2011
Yemeni president refuses to sign power transition deal
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has refused to sign a power transition plan which would see his resignation within 30 days, a source in Yemen’s opposition said on Saturday. Saleh, who has ruled Yemen for more than three decades, voiced his readiness to accept the transition plan last week, during a rally of his supporters. [...]
April 30, 2011
Main news of April 30
WORLD *Moscow is aware of the coalition’s plans about the ground military campaign in Libya, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said *Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Saturday called on war with Italy, citing Italy’s ‘colonization’ attempts *Over 13,000 people gathered in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei to protest against using nuclear power industry, Kyodo news agency [...]
April 30, 2011
Armavia airline starts flights to Venice on Russia’s Superjet-100
The Armenian airline Armavia opens on Sunday regular passenger flights from Yerevan to Venice and back using Russia’s newest commercial plane, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, company’s press service said. The flights will be made regularly once a week on Sundays, the company said. The newest Russian aircraft was delivered to Armavia at a ceremony in [...]
April 30, 2011
EU support of Georgian claims may trigger new conflict
Comments by EU’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton which has backed Georgia’s rootless territorial claims to South Ossetia, may incite Georgia into new acts of aggression, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia said on Saturday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was visiting the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia earlier this week [...]
April 30, 2011
Thailand, Cambodia break truce
Thai and Cambodian have exchanged gunfire near a disputed temple despite a cease-fire agreement between them, local media reported on Saturday. A century-old conflict between the two states over the ownership of several 11th century temples was reignited last year and boiled over on Friday. “The fighting started again this morning at around 4:00 a.m. [...]
April 30, 2011
Hamas leader says administration ready to quit for unity
Hamas leader in power of the Gaza Strip said on Saturday that the movement’s government is ready to resign as part of a Palestinian national reconciliation. On Wednesday, the rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah reached understanding to set up a transitional government and hold elections. The reconciliation is expected this week. “I am prepared [...]
April 30, 2011
William and Catherine delay honeymoon
The newlyweds, Prince William and Catherine Middleton have delayed their honeymoon and stayed in Britain for a weekend, a St James’s Palace spokesman said on Saturday. Earlier the Palace’s press service said that the Royal couple had flown off from Buckingham Palace in a helicopter this morning, reportedly heading for their honeymoon destination. However, the [...]
April 30, 2011
Thousands protest in Taiwan against nuclear power plants
Over 13,000 people gathered in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei to protest against using nuclear power industry, Kyodo news agency said on Saturday. The protesters urged the country’s authorities to develop alternative energy sources in order to prevent further nuclear disasters, similar to the one at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant. The future of the nuclear [...]
April 30, 2011
Podcast: The Troubled Relationship Between Russia And Georgia
The Blender Up In Arms In Afghanistan, Plus A Chat With Author Don DeLillo
April 30, 2011
Gaddafi ready for ceasefire, refuses to step down
Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi said in a live television address on Saturday he was still ready for peace talks with NATO, but has no plans to step down. The Libyan leader said he would enter a ceasefire only in case all the sides of the conflict and not only his own forces are involved. “(Libya) [...]
April 30, 2011
Prosecutor’s Office wants to ban non-Russian operators from Domodedovo airport
The current situation when non-Russian companies operate the Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport is unacceptable, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said on Saturday following an inspection instructed by President Dmitry Medvedev. “It was exposed that foreign companies, registered in off-shore zones, operate Domodedovo airport,” a statement by the Prosecutor General’s Office said. In line with this [...]
April 30, 2011
Putin calls development of space industry Russia’s top priority
Development and advancement of the national rocket and space industry is a priority for Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. “From the perspective of the country’s defensive capacity the rocket and space industry…is an absolute priority along with the nuclear industry and its military branch,” Putin said during a meeting with scientists from [...]