U.S. has lifted sanctions with several Russian defense companies

The U.S. administration has lifted sanctions against several Russian defense companies accused of collaboration with Iran.

As reported at the site of the Federal Register the U.S. sanctions lifted from three pedpriyaty: Rosoboronexport, Moscow Aviation Institute and the Russian University of Chemical Technology named after Mendeleev.

However ITAR-TASS said that there is another company in respect of which apply unilateral U.S. sanctions - Tula Instrument Design Bureau.

Commenting on this move of the American side, the U.S. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said that "this reflects the fact that Russia will eventually adapt their approach to Iran and limited arms trade with Tehran."

However, he rejected sounded earlier statements that such a U.S. decision was allegedly made to obtain Moscow's support in adopting a new UN resolution on Iran.

"We felt that Russia shares our concerns about Iran and is prepared to support the arms limitation, provided the rough draft resolution. We felt that we can lift these sanctions, while protecting our interests in non-proliferation" - he said.

The political decision to lift sanctions was adopted by the Administration of Barack Obama on May 12 and took effect from yesterday.

The sanctions against Rosoboronexport U.S. imposed in 2008, accusing it of Russian organizations in that it violates the nonproliferation regime, supplying weapons to Iran. The organization itself and the Russian authorities have repeatedly stated that not violate non-proliferation regime and are in talks to supply to Iran only defensive weapons which do not fall under the limitations of UN.

D. Mendeleyev University of MAI and came under unilateral U.S. sanctions in 1999. U.S. imposed sanctions on the basis of a document prohibiting the development of weapons of mass destruction in other countries. Manual RF repeatedly denied accusations by Iran or any countries developing WMD.

United States apologized to the Indians

The U.S. has formally apologized to the indigenous inhabitants of North America.
The resolution was read out in the U.S. Congress before the representatives of the five major Indian nations, according to Associated Press.
The paper apologizing for a misguided policy and violence against Indians, robbery and violations of agreements with indigenous peoples of North America. At the same time, the resolution notes that it can not be grounds for bringing the U.S. government to any legal claims from the Indians.
The resolution of apology was approved by both houses of Congress last year and signed by U.S. President Obama in December. The draft document, authored by Senator Sam Brownback, was presented to U.S. lawmakers in 2004.
According to the Cherokee, the majority of Indians not specifically demanded an apology, however, reacted positively to the gesture of the U.S. authorities. At the same time one of the leaders of the nation Muskogee Alfred Berryhill appreciated apology as a "historic step" in developing relations between the Government and Indian tribes.
Earlier, in December last year, the U.S. government decided to pay American Indians 3.4 billion dollars in compensation for the use of their land in the XIX century.
Recall that in July 2008, Congress formally apologized before the black fellow citizens for the operation of their ancestors as slaves.

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Lenta.ru

Media: In Jalal-Abad, demonstrators held hostage Acting Defense Minister of Kyrgyzstan

In the southern Kyrgyz city of Jalal-Abad, demonstrators gathered to protest at the city racetrack, taken hostage by the Acting Minister of Defense, Special Representative of the interim government of Kyrgyzstan Ismail Isakov.
In addition, as reported by ITAR-TASS quoted an eyewitness in the hands of protesters came as Acting Governor of Jalal-Abad region Bektur Asanov. This protesters brutally beaten government officials.
The Provisional Government did not confirm that officials captured. The representative of the country's leadership said that the scene goes contradictory information.
According to some reports, the seizure was not, and officials simply stand in a crowd of demonstrators and lead negotiations with them. Source in the administration of Jalal-Abad said that Isakov did leave the racetrack, but may soon return and continue to talk with the audience.
As noted by the observers, the situation in the Jalal-Abad more than tense. Demonstrators at the track, representing the Kyrgyz population of the area, oppose the leader of the Uzbek community Kadyrjan Batyrov, who is accused of trying to foment ethnic hatred and the distribution of weapons.

  Otunbayeva became president of Kyrgyzstan for a transitional period

Meanwhile, in another part of town - not far from the University of Friendship of Peoples, built by means of the Uzbek community - there were about two thousand men, ready to repel attacks against the protesters at the racetrack.
Local troops are patrolling the city last night, is now virtually non-existent. The regional administration building, is guarded special forces, was currently unprotected. Closed all agencies, cafes and educational establishments. On the streets practically empty.
We recall, Wednesday, May 19 in Jalalabad erupted between representatives of the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities. Riot victims steel Two people, 62 more needed medical care. After that, the city introduced police special forces and interior troops. In Jalal-Abad regime was introduced emergency.

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NEWSru.com,

Interfax

Obama called the Arizona immigration law invalid

Today, May 19, President Barack Obama said of the controversial immigration law in Arizona, which has caused discontent not only in neighboring Mexico, but within the United States.
According to the White House, the law that would tighten the regime of stay of migrants, is discriminatory and does not contribute to the strengthening of relations between Mexico and Washington.
"The law is incorrect and potentially discriminatory practice ... It is a kind of evidence of destruction of our immigration system," - said Obama, speaking at a joint with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon.
According to the U.S. president, to address issues related to illegal migration, the United States needs to revise legislation on migration in general and to conduct a large-scale migration reform, rather than resorting to the adoption of such local laws. In this case, the president said, the administration intends to seek the assistance of the Republican Party and use the experience of its representatives, traditionally pro-tightening immigration rules.
We note that the law in question, should enter into force in July. The document allows the Arizona Police inspect the papers of people who, in their opinion, may be in the U.S. illegally. This lack of documents is the reason for the detention and subsequent deportation.
Many in the U.S. and abroad are called a law unconstitutional because the document supposedly calls the police to check the documents based on race or ethnicity. Critics also note that, under the old rules, the right to inspect documents have only the federal immigration police and some local bodies.
Meanwhile, the majority of Americans support such harsh measures against immigrants. According to a survey by U.S. media, about 42% of U.S. residents supported the new law, 24% objected to its entry into force, 29% reacted to the new initiative is neutral.
Recall that in early May, the City of Los Angeles announced Arizona boycott. They banned the city administration staff to travel to this state on business and enter into contracts with his company. The reason was that same law, which, according to city authorities, does not allow an American without a passport to get to Arizona.

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RIA Novosti

At the site of the crash Kaczynski install a memorial sign

Today, 19 May, the Governor of the Smolensk region Sergey Antufiev reported that the site of the crash of Polish President Lech Kaczynski will establish a memorial sign.
"Members of Interior of the Smolensk region shall ensure that, at the crash site of any unauthorized excavations, searching for some items. I would like to add that after the operational-investigative actions in the entire territory of the crash site of TU-154 was carefully examined law enforcement officers using sniffer dogs. We plan to place the plane crash establish a memorial sign, "- the governor said.
He also noted that citizens wishing to come to wreck the liner, put a candle in memory of the dead or put flowers may do so without any restriction.
Recall, the Polish government plane TU-154 crashed near Smolensk on 10 April. On board was the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski. The Polish leader, together with the official delegation flew to Katyn to participate in memorial events. On board were 96 people: 88 passengers and eight crew members. As a result of the crash did not survive one.

  Explanation recorders aircraft Kaczynski completed

 

Today it became known that the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) completed transcripts of flight recorders of the Polish Tu-154 that crashed near Smolensk. In the MAC expelled attack, explosion or fire as a cause of the crash.
It also confirmed that the cabin presidential Tupolev Tu-154 immediately before the crash were two foreign rights. UNIAN referring to a source close to the members of an international commission to investigate the disaster, reportedThat these outsiders were the director of the Diplomatic Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mariusz Kazan and the commander of the Air Force, Polish General Andrzej Blazik.
Meanwhile, Reuters notes that the voices of strangers can be heard not at the time of the disaster, and for 16-20 minutes before it. Representative of Poland to investigate the crash Edmund Klich said that in order to evaluate whether such as the presence of strangers on the crew and the results of flight, "you need to know all the transcription of the conversation that person."
He noted that this conversation, in his opinion, "had a decisive influence" on what caused the crash.
Meanwhile, a source in the Polish air force, close to the investigation into the crash, reportedThat a voice recorder Tu-154 recorded the words of one of pilots that the landing in such conditions is impossible.

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RIA Novosti

Flooding in Europe led to the deaths of nine people

The number of flood victims in Central and Eastern Europe, caused by torrential rains, has reached nine.
As informs AFP referring to the statements of local authorities in Poland over the past three days, killing five people. Among them - year old boy, drowned in a river in Krakow. Local rescuers are also continuing the search for a man who the day before was washed into a river.
Meanwhile, we know that more that one man drowned in a river in Slovakia.
Of the regions affected by the floods, has already evacuated about two thousand people.
Earlier reportedThat in the south of Poland, the torrents of water swept 69-year-old woman and 45-year-old man. Both eventually died. In the neighboring Czech Republic killed 69-year-old woman, and in the Hungarian city of Miskolc - man.
Torrential rains also covered11 Chinese provinces, killing more than a hundred residents of China.

Adapted from: Lenta.ru

The budget of Kyrgyzstan increased at the expense of money Bakiyev family

The authorities of Kyrgyzstan said that they could confiscate their relatives deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev of illegally obtained money and list them on government accounts.
According to news agency 24 with reference to the Deputy Chairman of the Provisional Government of Azimbek Beknazarov, tools found in the cells of a number of Kyrgyz banks.
In particular, two million dollars were found in Kyrgyzinvestkreditbanke, a million - in the Buckeye Bank, in Manas Bank - 8000000, and the bank AUB - 22 million. All these funds are held in KGS.
Beknazarov also said that it was possible to detect dollar-denominated accounts, which was about $ 35 million, investigators managed to return to the republican budget of the bank funds stolen by approximate Kurmanbek Bakiyev, "- he said.

  Lukashenka: Bakiev is in Minsk under the protection of Belarus

 

Recall Bakiyev was forced to resign as head of state after the riots, which began in Kyrgyzstan on April 6. The reason for the demonstrations was the detention of almost all opposition leaders.
The victims of clashes erupted on April 7 steel About 80 people, more than a thousand injured. Soon opposition announced the dissolution of parliament and form a new government headed by Rosa Otunbayeva. The opposition leader also statedThat the ousted president to face trial. He is accused of usurping power and involvement in the mass shooting of protesters.
April 20, Alexander Lukashenko reportedThat Bakiyev located in Minsk under the protection of Belarus. He also saidIt's not going to pass the interim Kyrgyz government deposed president. 11 May it became known that prosecutors in Belarus received a request Kyrgyz authorities to issue Bakiyev.

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The new British prime cause his first foreign visit to Paris

Tomorrow, May 19, the new British prime minister, David Cameron, is to visit France.
According to Reuters, this will be his first overseas voyage to the new status. Cameron will meet with President SarkozyThen on Friday went to Berlin. There he will meet with Chancellor Merkel.
The agency notes that the Conservative Party David Cameron belongs to the same political group, which includes Sarkozy and Merkel. Nevertheless, last year, the future British Prime Minister surprised his colleagues that led their political forces in the European Parliament among center-right.
Cameron then said that his decision was due to the fact that a group of center-right supports deeper integration into the European Union. The Conservatives also joined a smaller group of euroskeptics, then Nicolas Sarkozy has publicly expressed his disappointment with their decision.
Recall, May 11 retired left British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. His place took leader of the British Conservative Party David CameronWho has received permission from the Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government.
A few hours in the British capital announced about the first appointments in the new coalition government of conservatives and liberal democrats.

Adapted from: Reuters

French anesthesiologists have blocked the movement of trains on the Paris train station

Today, 18 May, the French anesthesiologists held a rally in Paris, blocking traffic at the train station Montparnasse high-speed train TGV.
According to the radio station France Info, the strikers were against the reforms of the Ministry of Health. In particular, they opposed the rejection of his profession in the paper on reforming the status of health workers from February 2, 2010, as well as against the opportunities for nurses to engage in anesthesiology at two additional years of vocational training.
In a demonstration attended by hundreds of people. They were supposed to go from Place Denfert-Rochereau in the south of Paris to the Ministry of Health, but later changed their route.
"Because of the refusal of the Cabinet Mrs Bachelot (Minister) to take us, we turned all the protesters at the Montparnasse train station and took the path (high-speed train) TGV", - told the AFP news agency the representative of the strikers.
According to the National Company of Railways of France (SNCF), the demonstration has caused problems for thousands of passengers. "About forty TGV train from Paris to Paris late at 3:00. SNCF was forced to cancel the TGV from the Montparnasse train station," - said in the communique of the company.
Note that physicians spent on ways to more than four hours, then left them at the request of the organizers of the rally. Nevertheless, about 100 demonstrators refused to budge, and the police intervened.
According to unions, the Ministry invited them to meet twice in June to discuss the requirements of the discontented.
Recall that in March in France was Large-scale strike against the economic and social reforms President Sarkozy.

Adapted from: RIA Novosti

Russia wants to build with Ukraine model airplanes of the future

Russia and Ukraine, developing cooperation in aircraft construction, should work to create a fundamentally new and modern aircraft models, said President Dmitry Medvedev.

"We should go to the most advanced technological solutions. We have a desire to continue work on the entire line of aviation products, which can be jointly developed by Antonov and United Aircraft Corporation - AN-140 AN-148, in the perspective of An-70 and AN-124. But that should not stop "-" Medvedev said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Yanukovych.

As the President of Russia, "we must prepare foods that will be in demand in the aviation market in 10-15 years." "Put bluntly, all of these machines I still mostly from the past", - Medvedev admitted.

According to him, "you need to create new products, digital models of aircraft and ships. "Only in this case, we can go with these models, the Ukrainian market, the Russian market, the European market", - Putin said.

He stressed that all of these areas are preparing specific agreements. "I hope that soon we will be able to go to the signing of specific agreements on co-operation on all the most important industrial sectors of our economy" - said Medvedev.


President of Russia stressed that such cooperation "should be totally pragmatic, excluding any philanthropy and unilateral decisions."

For its part, Yanukovych said that "a promising line of ANOVA also added the AN-158, which is on economic performance is higher than the AN-148". "We have already put him on the wing" - said the President.

He added that the pre-developed plans for cooperation in aircraft involve cooperation between Russia and Ukraine in the following ratio: if the aircraft is assembled in the territory of Russia, the equipment will be 60% Russian and 40% - Ukrainian, if the plane is going to the Ukraine - the complete set 60% is Ukrainian and 40% - Russian.

At that Viktor Yanukovych stressed that the market entry of third countries should not piece and series production aircraft. "This means that together we will earn more than if we had fought alone in the world markets", - he said.

As reported, Russia will finish Battlestar Ukraine, which is ready for 95%, but that alone finish the Philippines could not.

Adapted from: Interfax-Ukraine

Thai authorities imposed emergency in five provinces

The Thai government declared a state of emergency in five provinces, to enable the troops to take the situation in the troubled country under control.
Thus, the state of emergency now operates in 21 of the 76 provinces of Thailand and Bangkok.
At the same time curfew in the capital of Thailand until the put will not.
  . Close the window in 17 provinces of Thailand State of emergency declaredThe government called on leaders of the Red Shirts to surrender and announced next Monday and Tuesday holidays.
All those named in the document province in the north-east, where most people support the opposition movement, Red Shirts. It is from the northern and north-eastern provinces, the poorest in Thailand, arrived in Bangkok anti-government much of the demonstrators involved multi-day mass opposition protests in the capital of the kingdom, which began on March 12.
In early April, the Government imposed a state of emergency in Bangkok and nearby provinces, making a pass in the capital, opposition rallies was illegal, because under the terms of the state of emergency at any meeting of more than five people criminally punishable.
  Thai army barricades around the opposition in BangkokEarlier, the opposition leader said that demonstrators are ready to enter into negotiations with the authorities, if the army agrees to a ceasefire and the mediators at the talks will address the UN, but the Thai government rejected a proposal to hold talks with representatives of the UN.
Recall Red Shirts - supporters of the deposed by a military coup in 2006 and in exile, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra - believe that the current government Aphisita Vetchachivy came to power through undemocratic, bypassing the general election. They demand the dissolution of parliament and holding new general elections.
Meanwhile, it said today the National Security Council of Thailand, all financial transactions in accounts related to the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will be frozen, if you find that they are associated with anti-government demonstrations.
  In Bangkok, the military opened fire on demonstratorsIt is about 106 bank accounts and accounts of the depot for storage of securities listed on the family members, colleagues in business and companies associated with the exiled multimillionaire Shinawatra.
Over the last three days of clashes between demonstrators and the military in Bangkok, killing 25 people.The Source: RIA Novosti, BBC

Iranian authorities have released a Frenchwoman accused of spying

Teacher of French University Clotilde Reiss, accused of following last year's presidential elections, Iranian espionage, left Tehran and sent home.
It is reported by the British Radio and Television BBC referring to the press service of the President of France.
Earlier, lawyer K. Reiss Mohammad Ali Mahdavi said that it is justified on the main charge and will be able to leave the country.
Recall that in 2009 in Iran, under arrest for charges of espionage were two French women - teacher Clotilde Reiss and embassy staff member Nazak Afshar, and by a member of the British Embassy Hussein Rassam.
All three were released on bail, but charges of involvement in organizing riots and espionage while with them had been withdrawn.
Earlier, on 11 August, the Iranian authorities released from custody an employee of the French Embassy in Tehran Nazak Afshar, which was previously accused of spying.The Source: Interfax, BBC

Two people were killed and 15 injured in stampede at New Delhi stationStampede occurred on Sunday,

Stampede occurred on Sunday, May 16 at New Delhi railway station, killing two people, 15 people injured.
As the agency Press Trust of India, the crush occurred due to the change of platform, which was supposed to go train for a few minutes before departure.
A crowd of passengers in a hurry rushed to the new platform, where there was a stampede. The scale of the incident showed hundreds of slippers and handbags, drift of passengers.
This is not the first time such a crush at the railway stations in India. In autumn 2007, a similar incident was at the station Mogulsaray in Uttar Pradesh in the north, when the station arrived at the same time two trains.
Passengers who arrived went on a pedestrian crossing to the exit, but faced with the other passengers who were hurrying to the train. In the ensuing stampede killed 13 pilgrims who were going to Varanasi to perform ablution.The Source: RIA Novosti

Deep-water Gulf of Mexico have found accumulation of oil that can kill all living

The consequences of an oil spill in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico can be much harder than previously thought.
New research led ecologists in shock: scientists have discovered the largest accumulation of oil in the history of drilling rigs for about a kilometer depth.
The spot is longer than 16 kilometers, and a thickness of more than 80 meters, reports New York Times. One could say that the amount of leakage from damaged wells have been seriously underestimated and the Government, and the management of BP.
Hydrocarbons significantly reduce oxygen levels in the Gulf of Mexico, in the area of the accident he had already dropped a third. Ultimately, it will be so small that it will kill almost all marine life, said the publication of official University of Georgia Samantha Joy.
  Sea blue lights. An explosion on a drilling platform in the Gulf of MexicoExperts do not remember such a large amount of oil spread over a large depth, and suggest that in this way revealed the effects of dispersants, which have been split up stains and dilute them in the bay.
Apparently BP has used too many chemicals and oil just sank to the bottom.
Meanwhile, the Company continues to use this method, and even received permission from regulators.
Today experts BP again try to pump out oil from the well, now with Flex 1.5 km in length, from which oil's idea should come from the tanker. Flexible buffer try to put on the wellhead, and if it does not work, sometime next week, rescuers started installation of a new protective bell.
  . Close window BP sent to the area of the accident in the Gulf of Mexico second domeMeanwhile, in the Gulf of Mexico every day could potentially amount to 70 thousand barrels of oil a day, said U.S. Rep. Edward Markey.
Recall, April 20 at the oil station in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is owned on a leasehold, an explosion occurred, killing 11 workers. Then from the sunken oil platforms began to flow.

Adapted from: The radio station Ekho Moskvy