TBILISI, March 18th – RIA Novosti. The Georgian opposition ready for power scenario, the suppression of power in April indefinite protests, told RIA Novosti Secretary General of the Movement for a unified Georgia, Catherine Beselia.

Established ten political parties united opposition plans to begin April 9, indefinite peaceful protest aimed at forcing President Mikhail Saakashvili to voluntarily leave the post of head of state.

We have our unity and support of the people must force Saakashvili to resign, broken his stubbornness and force to leave. Now the choice is power. If the power to use force against peaceful protesters, we do not razbezhimsya home, and will resist with his bare hands – said Beselia. In doing so, she said, all actions of the opposition would be lawful and within the framework of the Constitution.

Secretary General Movement for a unified Georgia, a leader who is the ex-Defense Minister of Georgia Irakli Okruashvili, stressed that the opposition has decided to does not terminate the action and suggested that developments would be a scenario Ukrainian Maidan. continue reading…

Power in the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos Islands, British-owned, will be handed over in April, the representative of London. The reason for the elimination of the institutions of local self-government has been corruption scandal, which had involved local authorities. However, the appetites of local officials is hardly a real reason for the restoration of the Governor-General of the islands. Turks and Caicos Islands – offshore zones, and their return under the control of the metropolis is fully consistent with the concept of the EU to restore fiscal discipline and the identification of «gray» cash flows.

According to data announced by the Cabinet, Gordon Brown, the question of dissolving the government and parliament of Overseas Territories will be reviewed before the end of the month. After that, the ministers will agree on the candidacy of Governor-General to Queen Elizabeth II, and in April in London officer will full power on the islands in their own hands at least until 2011. Analysts do not doubt that the corruption scandal, which had involved representatives of local government Turks and Caicos – just an excuse, but not the cause. «Introduction of direct rule by London marketed within the EU the concept of bringing order to finance. And it started even before the crisis, when there were problems with the Swiss banks – old enough to remember the scandal surrounding offshore areas in Liechtenstein. continue reading…

Organizers opened in the UK event, entitled “SOS” (Starting Over Show) have to help couples who were divorced or are going to do it. In the face of financial crisis, economic turmoil pushed to divorce an increasing number of living together of men and women, reported The Daily Telegraph.

According to the proponent of the “SOS” Susie Miller, an annual fall apart more than 140 thousand British families, but for this you need to add more Thousands of couples who have lived without having to register their relationships. Visitors to the fair could use the services of psychologists, lawyers, advisers to the joint mortgage and even specialists in fen shui.

At the same time, it is noted that in the event did not take part specialists to establish paternity by DNA, and private detectives. continue reading…

In Canada, six prisoners escaped from prison, making digging through kusachek for nails and other improvised instruments.

guards had not noticed, because other prison inmates to obscure the entrance to the chamber, which has been digging for the outer wall, on which the fugitives in the end opted for the will.

After a while, they, however, caught . According to them, they did not think that will be able to escape, but they continued digging, because it was nothing more to do.

The government report shows more than 20 recommendations to improve security in the prison “Regina”, which is located in the province of Saskatchewan, where the past summer and this was an escape.

The report was compiled commission to investigate the incident.

As stated in the document, it is possible to assume that the prisoners could mislead the guards a single shift. But it is not clear, as “prisoners of a unit could circumvent, at least 87 security guards … and organize a mass escape”.

New prison

The inmates, four of whom were be charged with murder, with the help of kusachek for nails and other improvised instruments removed radiator and brick chisel, is not yet cut a hole.

freely engage in this business they have helped other prisoners, who were playing cards in the hallway, rassevshis so that guards could not get to the camera.

later, the high outer wall with the help of blankets and sheets, six fugitives were in the wild.

“We did not expect that we will be able to escape”, – told the commission one of the escaped prisoners.

“From nothing to do, we began to dig digging. continue reading…

UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, devoted to assessing the effectiveness of controlling the spread of drugs in the past 10 years.

The conference will also discuss an international strategy to combat drugs in the coming decade.

Representatives of the UN Office for the fight against drugs and crime (UNODC) believe that the organization was able to make progress. The Office notes that the number of people who use drugs, remains in the past few years at a stable level of 5% of the total world population.

But critics argue that the strategy of UNODC failure and contributes to the growth of organized crime and violence in developing countries. In the EU report, presented to the Vienna meeting, said that international policy on drugs was simply ineffective.

UNODC head Antonio Maria Costa admitted that one of the consequences of current control strategies for the spread of drugs has been the growth of organized crime. continue reading…

RIGA, March 12 – RIA Novosti, Vadim Radionov. The Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia on Thursday will consider the approval of the Government under the leadership of Representative of “New Era” Valdis Dombrovskis, told RIA Novosti in the press service of the Saeima

President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis February 20. He then instructed the formation of a new government representative of “New Era” Valdis Dombrovskis.

Dombrovskis able to form a government coalition of five parties. A total of eight parties represented by the Saeima. In the government coalition, but “Modern Times”, joined “The People's Party, Union of Greens and Farmers' Union” Fatherland and Freedom “and” Civil Union “.

portfolio of Minister of Finance proposed Dombrovskis Einar Repshe , the economy – Artis Kamparsu, Ministry of Internal Affairs headed by Linda Murniece – they are all members of the “Modern Times.” At the head of the Ministry of communications will be representative of “ITN” Kaspars Gerhards.

be headed by Foreign Minister Maris Riekstiņš, the Ministry of Justice – Marek Seglinsh, Ministry of Public Health – Ivars Eglitis, minregionrazvitiya – Edgars Zalans, and the Ministry of Culture – Ints Dalderis – they are all members “People's Party”.

“Union of Greens and Farmers” won the Ministry of Environment – chaired by Raymond Veyonis it, and the Ministry of Education and Science – the leadership of the Ministry charged with Tatiana coca. The Ministry of Defense asked to lead the representative of “civil union” Imants Liede.

In opposition to remain union “First Party /Latvia's Way”, to which the retired Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis and the left (Russian) Party “Center of the agreement,” “For Human Rights in United Latvia” and the independent MPs Artis Pabriks and Aigars Shtokenbergs. continue reading…

European Court declared illegal the existence of a secret list of items that are forbidden to bring onboard the aircraft.

On the existence of such an instrument, it became known during the consideration of a claim of Austrian tennis player amateur Gottfried Heinrich.

In 2005 Heinrich was not allowed in the aircraft on which he was to fly to the competition in tennis.

He passed all the usual check at the Vienna airport, but before boarding the aircraft the airline staff asked him to leave the tennis racket, which he took with him to the plane as hand luggage.

They told him that the rackets are a potential danger, because they can be used as a weapon in the hands of terrorists.

Heinrich did not agree to leave them, and it was not allowed to fly.

angry tennis player filed a claim for compensation. continue reading…

Britain charged that the U.S. participated in the program, aimed at obtaining information from suspected terrorists.

UN Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin said that he was “deeply concerned” with the way the Americans treat suspected in terrorist activities.

These include the secret detention of a suspect, sending them to other countries in special CIA prisons, as well as the practice of interrogation which violate the prohibition on torture.

The report, Martin Scheinin emphasizes that the United States could do so only with the assistance of its allies – Britain, Georgia, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Indonesia, Kenya and Pakistan.

UN Special Rapporteur pointed out that States are responsible for the violation of human rights if they knowingly assisted in the other states. continue reading…

MOSCOW, March 10 – RIA Novosti. The President of Bolivia Evo Morales intends to defend the growing of coca leaf in front of members of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, meeting which will be held in Vienna on 10-12 March, reported local media on Tuesday.

Bolivia ranks third in world production of coca leaf. Under the agreement, which has signed with the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in 1961, Bolivia was to be over 25 years of eradicating the cultivation of coca, but this did not happen.

According to the newspaper, the delegation of Bolivian coca producers in the meeting of the Commission headed by Morales himself, not just to protect the cultivation of coca leaf, which has a history of thousand years, and is inextricably linked with the traditions of the people of Bolivia. He intends to convince the members of the Commission to reconsider legislation that provides penalties for the cultivation of coca, because it is in his duties as president and head of the country “.

” We are defenders of cocaine, and our traditions and rituals. No one can ignore the history and culture of peoples, “- said Morales eve of his departure to Austria.

He noted that penalties for the cultivation of coca, which acts in the country for decades, is” a provocation against the identity and culture “of Bolivian people, and Bolivia “there is a strong case to show them (the UN), with scientific, cultural, economic, political points of view that it is impossible to stop the growing of coca leaf”. continue reading…

Izbirkom Afghanistan rejected the appeal of President Hamid Karzai to hold presidential elections in April and appointed them to August 20.

As the head of vote, to hold the elections before is not possible.

Presidential elections were held in May but was postponed to August because of security concerns and organizational problems. Last weekend, President Karzai urged not to delay the vote.

Representatives of the UN mission in Afghanistan, welcomed the final decision of the electoral commission.

President Karzai on Saturday, had asked to postpone the elections in April, so as not to violate the constitution.

Under Article 61 of the current constitution, elections must be held for 30-60 days until 22 May when the five-year term in office expires on Karzai.

Political opponents of the Afghan president, as well as U.S., NATO and the UN's opposition to attempts to bring the election date.

Enhanced Security

“We respect and accept the presidential decree, however, to put it into practice is not possible because of all the problems that we mentioned earlier. For the elections should be, primarily, to ensure safety and wait for favorable weather conditions “- the words of the head leads the Government appointed an independent electoral commission Azizully Ludina Agence France Presse.

” Therefore, aftercareful consideration of this matter, the commission concluded that we should hold transparent, free and fair elections . continue reading…