Former members of the group The Beatles' Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were together at a charity concert in New York last weekend.

McCartney was hedlaynerom Saturday concert, organized by Foundation filmmaker David Lynch.

Sir Paul sang a few bitlovskih and solo hits, and then invited on stage Starr.

Now is the time to submit nebezyzvestnogo your rights – you have heard his name. It will be released and play a little song for you in this joyous evening. Ladies and gentlemen! Billy Shirs! – Announced McCartney, bearing in mind the nickname Starr in bitlovskoy song Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Starr, who earlier in the concert he sang Yellow Submarine and the Boys, podygral McCartney in shock when he performed the song Cosmically Conscious. continue reading…

By Jeff Franks

HAVANA (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Friday the United States came to Havana to meet with Cuban officials, a sign of and accelerated efforts to improve relations between the two countries separated by a century of ideological confrontation.

Barbara Lee leads the group of seven members of the House of Representatives that landed in Havana without messages President Barack Obama or proposals for Cubans, but simply to see what are the possibilities.

We are here to learn and speak and see if there are some issues that must communicate to our government Lee told reporters.

Change is in the air and our president, of course, speaks very clearly on the bilateral relations with all countries of the world, he added.

The congressional delegation is the first of which was on record since Obama became president in January.

The five-day visit is while in Washington the House and Senate are preparing to consider proposed legislation that would eliminate the ban for Americans traveling to Cuba, which is part of a United States embargo in 1962.

Obama has said that it might soften the embargo, but do not remove until Cuba steps towards democracy and show greater respect for human rights. continue reading…

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has assumed his own defense, and ensures that no proof of his guilt for alleged violations of Human Rights. The ruling comes after a year of interrogations.

In the first of his two prior to the expected sentence, I speak to the panel of judges saying that during his 10 years managing the peace returned to Peru fighting the inferno of terrorism.

Behind a podium with a strong voice on occasion, added to economic development in Peru. Nobody has been able to make a single order and proof that I have not been able to do because they simply do not exist, because as I said from the beginning, I am innocent! Said Fujimori, emphasizing his shaking hands in the trial that was broadcast direct multi-channel television.

Fujimori is being tried for aggravated homicide and kidnapping over the killing of 25 people, including a Convention, by a military squad on suspicion of being guerrillas and abduction of a businessman and an opposition journalist.

Prosecutors seek 30 years in prison for Fujimori, 70 years, and the decision could herald a mid-April to end one of the most important in the history of this country, according to judicial sources. Fujimori said that when he was the government plunged the country into a violent civil war and the worst economic crisis in its history, trying to justify its policy according to which anti-bodies derived Human Rights in several cases of abuse against innocent people. continue reading…

DPRK start fuel rockets, which must be put into orbit a satellite, said late on Wednesday evening, CNN television, referring to representatives of the American defense establishment. Fuel – one of the last stages of preparing a missile for launch, reminded interlocutors CNN.

North Korea has previously announced that it intends, from 4 to 8 April for launch satellite Kvanmenson-2 with the help of a missile carrier Ynha-2 (modified military missiles Thephodong-2 ). However, U.S. and South Korea believe that under the guise of North Korea intends to launch a satellite to test a ballistic missile.

March 25, Japanese media announced that the North Korean missile was delivered to the launch pad. The upper part of the missile, it was reported then, closing the security box, unable to determine on its satellite or warhead. continue reading…

The DPRK began pouring fuel in the stands at the launch pad three-stage rocket to be put into orbit an artificial satellite. This was reported today, the TV, CNN, referring to unnamed senior U.S. military forces. It is generally believed that the missile is the most powerful intercontinental missiles in the DPRK, which has called Tephodon-2.

According to ITAR – Tass, the official noted that the missile will be ready for launch later this week. Previously, Pyongyang officially announced that plans to put into orbit a satellite during the period from 4 to 8 April. United States, South Korea and Japan believed that it would test the most powerful intercontinental missiles in the DPRK, which has called Tephodon-2. continue reading…

Israeli Parliament approved the new Cabinet Ministers, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu.

Standing at the head of the Likud Netanyahu assumed the post of prime minister for the second time — 10 years after the end of his first term premerskogo.

Parliament voted by 69 votes to 45 for the approval of the Government. Netanyahu officially assumed the post of prime minister on Wednesday.

New cabinet ministers might become the biggest in the history of Israel.

Foreign Minister, it has the leader pravoradikalnoy party Our Home Israel Avigdor Lieberman, Ehud Barak, who heads the leftist-centrist Labor Party, received the portfolio of Minister of Defense.

According to analysts, the Iranian nuclear program will attract the greatest attention to the new Israeli Government.

Not very encouraging

According to Netanyahu, does not mention, however, Iran is directly, the greatest danger to Israel and the world comes from the radical regime having in its possession of nuclear weapons. continue reading…

MOSCOW, April 1 – RIA Novosti. former President of Argentina, the senator and one of the leaders of the party radicals Raúl Alfonsín, died Tuesday of cancer Light at the age of 82 years, reported Agence France Presse, referring to the attending physician policies.

At the end of last week, state Alfonsín severely deteriorated due to the fact that he picked up pneumonia. A few days at home about the patient met the journalists, supporters and just gaper, hoping to learn how to feel the former president. continue reading…

MEXICO CITY, March 31 – RIA Novosti, Yury Nikolayev. Vice President Joseph Biden at the United States ended on Monday in the Costa Rica meeting with the leaders of Central American countries pledged to provide financial assistance to countries in the region only after the United States come from the economic crisis.

severe economic crisis facing the United States currently has a negative role in the provision of financial assistance to the countries of Central America, – said Biden, who cited the words of the Mexican media.

Biden also told the leaders of Central American countries on how the U.S. intends to build its relations with Cuba.

U.S. President Barak Obama is ready to establish contacts with the Cuban leadership, but that does not mean that we are ready to cancel the economic blockade, – said vice-president.

We believe that the tensions in our relations should be mitigated, and we expect that future relations between Cuba and the United States to undergo change, – said Biden. continue reading…

Representatives of the military leadership, People's Republic of China and Taiwan will meet for the first time since 1949. The meeting will take place in the American Forum of ethnic Security Assistance (Transnational Security Cooperation – SEC), which will be held at Havana in August 2009. That was reported by China Daily, citing an anonymous source on the Chinese military leadership.

Topics to be discussed at the meeting has not yet been named. Director of the Taiwan Institute For Nenyuan called the agreement between China and Taiwan indication that the parties are ready for military cooperation.

The annual forum promoting inter-ethnic security participating countries in the Asia-Pacific region. China participated in the forum in 2000, but refused to visit the forum in 2002, when he was invited to Taiwan. During this period of Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian proclaimed the idea of political separation from the island of China.

Island of Taiwan, located off the south-east coast of China, came to China in 1683 as part of the province of Fujian. continue reading…

The Russian consul in Dubai, Sergei Krasnogor said Sulima Yamadaev, died after the assassination attempt, on 28 March. According to Krasnogora which leads agency Reuters, he received confirmation of this information from the Dubai Police. Previously, it was reported that Sulima Yamadaev still alive and is in hospital in a coma.

Consul also said that information about the death of Yamadaeva he confirmed his relatives. At the same time, the diplomat said that the consulate has not yet received the official documents about the death of a citizen of Russia and did not see the passport had been killed. Therefore, according to Krasnogora, Consulate can not be sure to confirm the death of Yamadaeva as killed has lived in Dubai for the documents in the name of Suleiman Madova, RIA Novosti reported.

As previously reported, an attempt was carried out on 28 March afternoon in the underground parking at home , where Yamadaev. It got three bullets, one of which hurt the heart.

According to various data, an attempt has committed any one person or two. continue reading…