Ireland elects first black mayor

BBC

A Nigerian man who arrived in Ireland as an asylum seeker seven years ago has become the country's first black mayor.

Rotimi Adebari has been elected as first citizen of Portlaoise in County Laois. The 43-year-old fled from Nigeria in 2000 because of religious persecution. After a few weeks, he and his family settled in the County Laois town.

Anything but yellow

BBC

[...] His children were scared, and started to speak only in whispers. When they asked for toys or sweets, they demanded anything but yellow. In Gaza, everyone, even the smallest child, knows that a simple colour can get you in trouble.

Balkan energy summit opens in Croatian capital

ITAR-TASS


ZAGREB, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - The Balkan energy summit opened in the Croatian capital on Sunday. Its deliberations will be attended by Russian head of state Vladimir Putin who arrives in Zagreb later in the day.

25 anni di spionaggio illegale nei documenti della Cia

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Per 25 anni la Cia (Central Intelligence Agency) ha violato il proprio statuto con intercettazioni non autorizzate, spionaggio di abitazioni, assassinii e addirittura sperimentazioni sull'uomo; lo rivelano documenti declassificati, pubblicati sul sito web National security archive dell'Università George Washington.

La Cia ha in particolare declassificato e reso accessibili 693 pagine che documentano attività di intelligence relative agli anni Cinquanta. Tra i controllati ci sono giornalisti e ricercatori. I documenti sarebbero stati classificati su richiesta James Schlesinger, direttore dell'agenzia di spionaggio negli anni 70.
A tutt'oggi solo pochi dei documenti classificati come top secret erano stati resi accessibili al pubblico.

Zimbabwe passes net bugging law

BBC

"This law is about the interception of fundamental rights of our citizens and this house should refuse such frivolous and out rightly undemocratic laws," Nelson Chamisa, an MP for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), said during the parliamentary debate.

Mass rescue of 'slaves' in China

More than 200 people, including 29 children, have been rescued after working as "slaves" in brick kilns in central China, state media reports

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CIA rejects secret jails report

The CIA has dismissed a Council of Europe report alleging that it ran secret jails for terror suspects in Europe after the 11 September attacks.


CIA rejects secret jails report
CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'

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Il video degli arresti e pestaggi al Gay Pride di Mosca

Il video degli arresti e pestaggi al Gay Pride di Mosca
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Toca tierra tormenta tropical 'Bárbara' en Chiapas: Sinaproc

El Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (Sinaproc) explicó que "Bárbara" se desplaza al noreste y continúa ingresando a tierra en el sureste de la entidad, por lo que recomendó extremar precauciones ante escurrimientos y deslaves.

la vanguardia

Cold wave leaves 80 dead in Peru

With temperatures below freezing, 52 children died in southern Peru, where access to health care for respiratory illness is difficult in the 3,000-meter Andes DPA reports.

press.tv

Pakistan rally for sacked judge

Thousands of people in Pakistan have rallied in support of the suspended chief justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry

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'Empowered women could combat Islamic extremism'

Empowering Arab women would help prevent increased radicalism within Muslim society in Israel and the Middle East, according to Ephraim Halevy, a former head of the Mossad and the National Security Council.

Jerusalem Post

SA workers march for more money

Public-sector workers in South Africa have gone on indefinite strike with thousands marching through cities demanding a 12% pay rise.

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