UN/UN: MINUSTAH perd un haut grade!
Le Lieutenant Général José Luiz Jaborandy Jr., Commandant de la Force Militaire de la MINUSTAH, est décédé dans la soirée du dimanche 30 août 2015. « Le Lieutenant Général José Luiz Jaborandy Jr. a été atteint d’une crise cardiaque pendant qu’il voyageait à bord d’un avion de Miami au Brésil. », informe La Mission des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en Haïti (MINUSTAH) dans une note de presse. La Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en Haïti (RSSG), Sandra Honoré, considérait le Lt. Gen. Jaborandy comme un commandant admirable, respectueux et un exemple modèle d’un officier de l’armée….
U.S. weighs sanctioning Russia as well as China in cyber attacks
A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in Singapore in this January 2, 2014 photo illustration. REUTERS/EDGAR SU The United States is considering sanctions against both Russian and Chinese individuals and companies for cyber attacks against U.S. commercial targets, several U.S. officials said on Monday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said no final decision had been made on imposing sanctions, which could strain relations with Russia further and, if they came soon, cast a pall over a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September. The Washington Post…
Big guns in east Ukraine fall silent, two more die from wounds in Kiev protests
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses the nation following the clashes outside parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, August 31, 2015. REUTERS/MYKHAILO MARKIV/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/POOL A fragile truce between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists appeared to be holding on Tuesday as both sides made a renewed effort to silence their guns and make the much-abused ceasefire work. Sporadic shelling and shooting, which each side has blamed on the other, had ensured a steadily mounting death toll despite the ceasefire called as part of a peace plan worked out in Minsk, Belarus, in February. Government and separatist representatives agreed last week to…
Georgia officer probably shot by fellow officer
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Investigators say the DeKalb County police officer who entered the wrong home for a burglary call was probably accidentally shot by another officer, not by the homeowner. Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials said DeKalb County Police Department received a report of a suspicious person Monday night in a southeast Atlanta neighborhood where many of the single-story homes look similar. Three officers arrived at the residence and attempted to contact any occupants in the home. When no contact was made, the officers went to the back of the home and gained entry to it through a screened porch. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said…
Poll shows majority wants Congress to approve Iran deal
By Julian Hattem – 09/01/15 07:01 AM EDT A new survey shows a majority of Americans wants Congress to uphold the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. According to the survey from the University of Maryland, 55 percent of respondents said Congress should get behind the agreement, despite some concerns. Twenty-three percent, meanwhile, said lawmakers should instead ratchet up sanctions, and 14 percent wanted U.S. officials to go back to the negotiating table. In a key stat for Democratic backers of the agreement, 61 percent of independents recommended that Congress approve the deal, along with 72 percent of Democrats. Just 33 percent of Republicans expressed…
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