Breaking News on Terrorism

Powerful explosions have thundered in capital of Algeria. One of incidents has occurred near the residence of the head of the government and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of this North African state, the second one - in area of the international airport.
About 30 people have been killed in result of acts of terrorism in Algeria. The information on victims has been offered by the local hospitals of the city, where the victims have delivered. As it has become known, some employees of governmental body of Algeria are among the victims.
Earlier, official sources informed about 17 victims and 82 wounded men.
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhamed has not been injured in the result of terrorist attack. He has condemned acts of terrorism and has named them as a “cowardly and criminal trick”.
The reason of explosion at office buildings in the center of Algeria is still unknown. On one of versions says that the mined car has exploded. It is not also clear what are the circumstances of the second explosion, which has occurred at the police station in the east of the city, in area of the international airport.
It is necessary to note, that the situation in Algeria is far from stable. The war against the central government is being held by groupings, requiring the foundation of the Islamic state. By various estimations, the conflicts are taking place since 1992, when the militarians have not admitted fundamentalists to authority. In general, more than 200 thousand people have been killed in result of various conflicts and terrorist acts.

The US Navies are holding maneuvers in Persian Gulf, which are the largest demonstration of force of the Pentagon since the American intervention into Iraq in 2003.
Two aircraft carriers, two fighting groups of the ships of the basic class are being engaged into the military maneuvers and more than hundred of the military planes are fulfilling variants of operations near to coast of Iran.
As Associated Press informs, American military studies are being taken at the same time with French Naval Forces. However the French maneuvers are not connected with American operation.
Teheran is also engaged in demonstration of its military force: Iranian government has held greater military doctrines for several times, the largest of which has been held in the end of February 2007. Then elite parts of the Iranian army - the “Guards of Islamic revolution ” - have lead ground maneuvers in 16 of 30 provinces of Iran. 20 military divisions have been involved into military studies by an aggregate number up to 60 thousand of militaries.
Similar indicative maneuvers from both parties are directly connected with Iranian present situation: the information that Washington is preparing for military operation in Iran is being successively announced in mass-media. The “military gossips” are being “warmed up” by increase of American contingent in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Notwithstanding that the White House denies these messages, many analysts consider one more war in Persian Gulf as quite probable way of American foreign policy.

The La Repubblica’s journalist Daniel Mastrogiacomo, kidnapped on March, 5th 2007 in Afghanistan, has been released today. Such information was given today by the Associated Press, referring to the application of the Italian Ministry on Foreign Affairs.
It is worth of mentioning that there were messages that talibs have released Daniel Mastrogiacomo and hiss translator, however the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy has declared, that it cannot confirm this information yet. As the representative of the Italian foreign policy department has declared, while the journalist will not be transferred in hands of the Italian authorities or Emergency humanitarian organization, they cannot declare with confidence that is realized.
According to insurgents, the Italian journalist has been transferred to the local tribes’ leaders after two members of “Taliban” movement have been released from prisons. However the kidnappers have declared that the Italian citizen could be kidnapped again if the authorities would not release one more member of the “Taliban” grouping.
Observers believe, that the Afghani government in exchange for freedom of the Italian journalist has promised to set free three insurgents of the “Taliban” movement, arrested by the central authorities.
Daniel Mastrogiacomo has been kidnapped in Helmand province.

The members of the International agency on an atomic energy (IAEA) are not assured, that the nuclear program of Iran has an exclusively peace character and that it is not intended for the military purposes. Such suspicions have declared today by the IAEA general secretary at the IAEA Council meeting in Vein.
The general secretary has declared that the Agency still does not have sufficient clearness concerning all aspects of the Iranian nuclear program. He has also emphasized, that the IAEA cannot unequivocally declare, that this program has exclusively peace character and it is not intended on the military purposes.
The general secretary has told that the present Iranian nuclear power question remains a deadlock. The general secretary has reminded, that in the past Teheran has almost for two decades been engaged in not declared nuclear activity in infringement of the Nonproliferation nuclear weapon Treaty.
The IAEI general secretary has noted that now the IAEA’s inspectors had an opportunity to check up all the declared nuclear materials in Iran. However the inspectors still cannot recreate a complete picture of history of the Iranian nuclear program and its some components because there was no necessary level of an openness and cooperation from Iran.
It was also emphasized, that, despite of the Security Council’s requirements, Teheran continues enrichment of uranium and approves, that, remaining the participant of the Nonproliferation nuclear weapon Treaty, it has the full right of using nuclear technologies in the peace purposes.
The general secretary has noted that the trust will be restored after Iranian authorities will answer all questions and will show readiness for the open cooperation.

Since April, 1st, 2007 the air passengers, taking off from Brazil by the international flights, can carry by aboard only one 100-gramme bottle with a liquid. Thus it should be sealed in transparent plastic packing.
The interdiction extends not only on all kinds of liquids, but also on a tooth-paste, cologne and creams. Medicines at presence of the recipe of the doctor, children’s feed and special dietary liquids, but only in the quantity necessary for the period of flight will make an exception.
Travelers can freely carry aboard the drinks bought in duty free shops at the Brazilian airports.
Similar recommendations on possible acts of terrorism prevention have been made in 2006 by the International organization of civil aircraft after disclosing plot in London.

Street disorders have flashed with new force in Copenhagen. Groups of young men shower policemen with stones and sticks, set fire to garbage tanks. Collisions occur at once in several areas of city. 16 people have been arrested last night.
It is the third day that street disorders take place in the Danish kingdom. According to police, up to 3 thousand persons have already taken part in the manifestations, nearby 500 have been imprisoned. Basically these are the active youth organizations members.
On the eve policemen have lead a series of searches in houses which these days have turned into the resistance headquarters.
Disorders have begun after authorities’ forces have moved tenants of the Youth house ― the original informal members’ commune.

France’s Foreign Minister Phillip Dust-Blazi has declared that some positions of the previous resolution demanded from Teheran to suspend enrichment of uranium will be strengthened, and new restrictive measures are also to be added in the new United Nations Security Council resolution across Iran. Phillip Dust-Blazi has noted, that this theme was discussed on the eve during telephone conference Foreign Affairs Ministers of the “six” (the USA, China, Russia, France, the Great Britain, and Germany).
The Minister said that the parties have discussed the possible maintenance of the following resolution. As he said, the representatives of the “six” consider, that the new resolution “should correspond to spirit of the resolution 1737 and give greater force to it”. Not having specified, what measures have been discussed during the telephone conference, the minister has told that it can be reached by strengthening of some positions of the resolution 1737, and also acceptance of additional measures.
Phillip Dust-Blazi has informed, that during telephone conference of political directors the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of six countries, they have agreed that according to positions of the resolution 1737, establishing the sanctions against Iran, it is necessary to move to the new resolution on the basis of clause 41 of the UN Charter, which allows UN Security Council to accept all necessary for observance of the resolutions measures, except for militaries. The new teleconference of representatives of the countries of “six” will pass on weekend, and then the discussions about the maintenance of the following resolution will be continued in New York.
 

The US National Intelligence Director John Michael McConnell has declared that the Russia’s policy becomes more and more antidemocratic and rigid in process of approach of presidential elections. This performance was opened for press and consequently cautious, but on hands senators had its full text, and after the introductory speech, all the journalists have been removed from a boardroom and the closed hearings have been held.
However, even the introductory speech has amazed with a lot of contradictory and shocking facts. John Michael McConnell has started his speech with accusing Russia of the further deviation from a democratic rate and in aspiration to give the power to the new anti-democratic successor. McConnell said that all possible and impossible measures are being taking in order to control the population, parties and so on - up to that the following head of Russia will be simply specified. As one of negative examples the US National Intelligence Director has resulted Alexander Litvinenko’s murder in London and has declared, that such incidents “accumulate problems and friction”. Having concerned Vladimir Putin’s sensational speech at the Munich conference, McConnell has admitted, that it became a surprise for the American special services.
As The Washington Post informs, McConnell has assumed, that the aggressive Russian last weeks rhetoric, directed against the USA, can be the reflection of political tendencies in Russia.
As a conclusion the US National Intelligence Director has told that Putin has got in an environment of extremely conservative advisers which treat the USA with suspicion.
McConnell has told that Russian authorities continue to bring a spirit of “rivalries and antagonism” into Russian-American relations, in particular, when it is a question of America’s actions in the territory of the former USSR. McConnell has told that such position will not lead to productive cooperation in any questions: from counteraction against terrorism up to power and the Near East democracy distribution.

According to the latest Israeli investigation board’s data, Teheran is going to provide “Hezbollah” with new rockets, able to reach Israel’s territory targets.
These new rockets are likely to be delivered in course of “Hezbollah” rocket arsenal of tactical missiles of distant radius restoration, destroyed by Israel in the first days of the second Lebanese war.
These missiles have successfully passed tests in 2002 and for the first time have been presented to public on military parade in Teheran in 2003. The Iranian missiles remind the destroyed by Israeli missiles by the structure, however, unlike them, these Iranian missiles have a control system of flight that considerably allows to improve defeat accuracy.
The Iranian missiles have 170-250 kilometers radius of effective destruction. Besides unlike other missiles, the Iranian missiles work on firm fuel, that considerably reduces time of preparation for start (liquid-propellent missiles refuel directly ahead of start, that increases a time of preparation), and reduces a risk of launcher to be found in the air.
And its length is about 8 meters, the diameter is 61 centimeter, and the gross weight is about 3 tons.
According to experts, the accommodation of such missiles on Israeli border will create a significant problem to this country.

The main public prosecutor has emphasized, that, by available certificates and proofs, Ahmed Haroun
and Ali Kosheib, (a pseudonym for Ali Mohammed Ali) bear the greatest responsibility for crimes in a Sudanese province Darfur against the state minister on humanitarian affairs of Sudan and the high-ranking commander the Arabian military formations. 
Since the beginning of 2003, Sudanese military formations (the so-called “Janjaweed” military groupings) have been committing crimes against ordinary people; their crimes had the discriminating racial character and occurred in Darfur- the western region of Sudan, bordering Chad. In the result of such anti-human and ethnic-clearing operations more than 2 million Darfur inhabitants were forced to leave their homes. More than a half of these people are now living in camps and towns. These people are afraid of coming back to Darfur because of rapes, attacks and looting. Now, more that 1 million of people require humanitarian aid, food and medical assistance.