Israeli aircraft struck a series of strikes on the Gaza Strip

Israeli Air Force planes attacked on Saturday morning, the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire on the night of their territories, reported Radio Al-Quds.
The Israeli Air Force launched five rockets at the airport destroyed in Rafah and one - at a repair shop in the northern Gaza Strip. Radio notes that the air strike resulted in significant damage. Explosions have caused the inhabitants of neighboring areas panic, but there were no casualties.
Israeli sources reported that the strikes were a response to release of Palestinian militants on Friday night a rocket at Israel.
Since the beginning of the year on Israeli territory, was released around fifty rockets from the Gaza Strip. The IDF is usually responsible for these attacks raids. So, on the night of Wednesday, 26 May, the Israeli Air Force attacked on the Gaza Strip, resulting in 15 people were injured.

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In Riga, more than a thousand blondes staged a parade

More than a thousand people take part in the parade blondes who now takes place in Riga.
Told police spokesman in Riga.
Girls who participate in the parade, dressed in gowns of pink, white and red tones. Many have come to march with pets.
Blonde Parade held in Riga for the second time. First paradewas held last year.

Blondes against crisis

 

The head of the Latvian Association of blondes Marika Goedert previously reported that the association decided to organize a parade, because "people need positive emotions." She expressed hope that "this event ... will lift them up in times of crisis."

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Recall, Latvia is facing its most severe recession in the EU. GDP in the first quarter of this year fell by 18%. Latvia seek assistance from international financial structures, which by 2011 will give the country a loan of 7.5 billion euros.

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The death toll in India train crash has risen to 138 people (updated)

As a result, train crash in India, according to recent data, 138 people died.
Reported on Saturday the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC.
According to representatives of the authorities of West Bengal, where the tragedy occurred, these figures are not final, because rescuers are still working in the wreckage of the passenger express train.

Injuries in the accident were at least 200 people. Many of them were now delivered in health facilities spetspoezdom Mumbai.

The police are searching the Maoist rebels who had organized attack on the railway. According to the police in remote areas of West Bengal hiding at least 150 extremists.

The Ministry of Railway said that last night in several Indian states will stop the movement of passenger trains in connection with the threat of new acts of sabotage by the Maoists, declared May 28 the start of Black Week. They demand the authorities to stop operations to dismantle their militias.
Recall responsibility for the catastrophe that has occurred in West Bengal on Friday, claimed the Maoist rebel group.
A passenger train en route from Calcutta to Mumbai derailed, after which it crashed into freight train, coming in the opposite direction.
It is reported that a train collision happened about 150 km west of Calcutta.
Some cars turned into a pile of warped metal.
Shortly after the accident the chief of police of West Bengal Bhupinder Singh also said that the crash was "an act of sabotage", implemented by the Maoist insurgency: the train derailed because of the damage the railway track.
Maoists declaredThat from May 28 to five Indian states - including West Bengal - will black Week.
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In recent months maosty, which called Naxalites in India, conducted a series of high-profile terrorist attacks. His aim Maoists declared a "liberation of the Indian rural poor from the oppression of the capitalists."
Maoist rebels are hiding in forests in the east, north and center of India, where attacks on villages, which in their view, refusing to "support the just struggle," and attacked government officials and law enforcement officials.
Some remote areas of the country is under the control of militants who have announced their intention to create a "red corridor from Nepal to South India. The Indian government considers the Maoists as a major threat to national security.

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Saakashvili, in red shorts played volleyball on the beach and promised again to eat tie

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Thursday played with the children of the youth camps in volleyball, disguised in the form of the Georgian national team in volleyball. More precisely - only in red shorts, because it was hot, wrote News-Georgia.
The President of Georgia visited Western Georgia. He opened a new road bridge between the villages of Anaklia and Ganmukhuri, near the Abkhaz conflict zone, personally sat behind the wheel and the first having passed through the new facility.

Shots bridge opening shown in its Georgian television broadcast.

The bridge length of 360 meters, the longest in the region was built for 3.5 months. The old bridge has long been amortized and residents to travel from one village to another, had to bypass to overcome the 22 kilometers.
Open bridge Saakashvili went to the International Youth Camp in the area Anacla, not far from the places where there was a burned-out during the 2008 war, the patriotic youth camp.

  Lukashenko gave an interview in batches

 

The new camp was built in the style of the designer "lego". This year the camp will take the youth of Belarus and Poland - have informed in the presidential administration.
Mikhail Saakashvili made no comment to journalists. Opening the camp, the president dined with the children, then played with the children in volleyball.
Recall that Alexander Lukashenko also appeared in his underpants in front of journalists. However, shorts are colors of the flag, and he put them in order to give an interview.

  Saakashvili eating his tie

 

Later in the day, Saakashvili announced its readiness to once again eat his tie, that if someone can prove that the Black Sea coast, some of the cities is growing faster than Batumi, reports GHN.
This is the Georgian president said at one of the new areas of Batumi, while rewarding medal winners.

"If someone can prove that somewhere there is a beautiful building I'm ready to once again eat his tie," - said the president.

"Our country is very big perspective is not only buildings and hotels - this is our future, you must create our future. You should create your own budeschee, you have to learn so well that you can bring success, not only himself, but success, name and money to their country, "- said President medal for almost two years later.
Recall that in 2008 the whole world went round frames British BBC when, during the conflict with Russia, the Georgian president, talking on the phone, fiddling mouth end of his tie.
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North Korea accused of illegally exporting nuclear technology

North Korea exported nuclear technology and technology for the production of ballistic missiles, bypassing the UN sanctions.
Reported Associated Press with reference to the report prepared by experts UN. According to the document, the DPRK such technologies come to Iran, Syria and Myanmar. In the 47-page report, accompanied by the application, refers to at least four instances of North Korean exports of weapons, in violation of UN sanctions.
The compilers of the report to verify compliance with the DPRK sanctions imposed by the UN on North Korea after the country's nuclear tests in May last year.
Adopted in June 2009 the UN Security Council resolution prohibits exports and imports of North Korean weapons, participate in financial transactions related to its supply, but also requires the UN member states to inspect the vehicles from the DPRK in the event that there is reason to believe that they can transport goods subject to sanctions.
The paper also gives details about the schemes used by the leadership of the DPRK in order to circumvent the sanctions. North Korea says the document, widely used for this purpose front companies and intermediaries, and uses the services of international criminal syndicates.
Recall, North Korea ranked themselves as nuclear powers, having underground testing of nuclear warheads in 2006 and 2009. In September 2009, the DPRK government announced that North Korean scientists have reproduced the last stage of uranium enrichment. In April, North Korea announced a third series of nuclear tests, which may take place in May or June.

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In Guatemala, entered the regime of national disaster due to the eruption

The government of Guatemala on Thursday, May 27, imposed a regime of national disaster in the central part of the country in the aftermath of Pacaya volcano, located 50 kilometers south of the capital of the republic.
The decree provides for the authorities' suspension of constitutional guarantees "of the population in order to ensure that the rescue teams to ensure the safety of people in the vicinity of the volcano, ITAR-TASS. The authorities take urgent measures to evacuate residents from villages at risk, even if they refuse to voluntarily implement this instruction.
In the disaster area canceled classes in schools. All organs of state of Guatemala "mobilized to overcome the" emergency situation. President Alvaro Colom, and the Cabinet "is closely monitoring the activity of the volcano," not ruled out the imposition of additional measures to ensure public safety, said a representative of the authorities.
Strong eruptions Pacaya registered at 7 pm Thursday at the Guatemalan time. Because of its vents began ejection of products of volcanic activity, including ash, which is "covered" area within a radius of 100 kilometers.
Shortly thereafter, the authorities decided to temporarily close down the international airport in the capital of Guatemala, and began evacuating residents from villages in the vicinity of the volcano. As a result of ejection of ash clouds in areas adjacent to the mountain, has already registered more than 30 accidents.
Recall that in late April in Guatemala erupted Volcano Santyagito height of about 2,5 km, which is located 200 kilometers from the capital.

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Commander of the Air Force of Britain died while taking part in competitions in triathlon

British Air Marshal Sir Christopher Moran, who was the second person in the Royal Air Force, died on Wednesday, May 26, while participating in a triathlon competition.
According to preliminary data, the Moran suffered a heart attack. Despite the fact that he was promptly sent to the hospital to save him failed, reported the British media.
Charity triathlon competitions were held in the Royal Air Force Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. 54-year-old Moran, along with other military had to swim 400 meters in the pool, drive 22 km on the bike, and run five miles.
Christopher Moran participated in the Falklands War as a commander of flight. Later he became the squadron commander NATO Germany. In 2003 he participated in the planning of military operations in Iraq, and in 2007 - became deputy commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan. In April 2009, the marshal was appointed Air Force Chief of Britain. In Moran survived by his wife, two daughters and son.

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Russia supported the agreement on exchange of uranium between Brazil and Iran

The implementation of the Tehran agreement between Brazil, Turkey and Iran, the exchange of low-enriched (3.5%) of uranium enriched to 20% promotes the peaceful settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.
Said on Thursday, May 27, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov.
"The scheme in the interest of peaceful settlement of Iranian nuclear program, so we believe that we must do all that it has been realized," said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
This Lavrov noted that a lot will depend on how the Iranian side will approach its obligations. "If she will strictly follow them, then Russia will actively support the implementation of the proposed scheme of Brazil and Turkey," - said the Minister.
Recall May 26, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called unacceptable support new sanctions Russia UN towards his country and called on President Dmitry Medvedev tack.
The U.S. insists on imposing further sanctions despite the fact that on May 17 Iran signed Agreement with Brazil and Turkey, according to which Tehran is available low-grade (up to 3,5%) Uranium exchanged in Turkey on highly enriched (up to 20%) fuel for the Tehran research reactor.
May 18 diplomats from the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany agreed draft resolution on Iran's nuclear program, which would put a ban on selling weapons to Iran, as well as limit the activities of Iranian companies involved in nuclear technology.

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