In France, an attempt on the Russian businessman

July 2nd, 2009

In France, wounded Russian businessman Vladimir Zakharchenko. As reported at the site of the French edition of Var-Matin, the attempt by 48-year-old Russian has been committed in the town of Lavandou embankment in the south.

According to available data, Zakharchenko with his wife and 12-year-old son returned from the beach when it opened fire a passing motorcyclist. As a businessman got five bullets – in the chest and head. For it was taken to hospital in Toulon.

Zakharchenko's wife and son were not injured. It is noted that the assault happened in front of dozens of holidaymakers, mainly elderly people, and caused a real shock.

Was also reported that the shooting was in motorcycle helmets. Hold it in hot pursuit is not able to.

According to some eyewitnesses happened, the son of a wounded businessman tried to catch up with a killer, and he fired in the direction of the boy is likely to scare. Read the rest of this entry »

Russian businessman shot dead during a family holiday in the French resort

July 2nd, 2009

In southern France, an attempt at the Russian entrepreneur. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the resort town of Lavandou, near Toulon. Attacked businessman Vladimir Zakharchenko owning fotosetyu Zakhar-photo in Samara, on Wednesday told the ITAR-TASS in Russian general consulate in Marseilles. The victim was rushed to hospital but later died in hospital. Meanwhile, the media, excavated the details of his biography: not engaged in politics and ladil with the criminal authorities. Earlier in Samara was killed by his adoptive son.

Zakharchenko received three (according to other data, five), gunshot wounds, including one in the head. Unknown masked fired several shots into a businessman when he, as reported by the French media, with his wife and 12-year-old son returned from the beach. Zakharchenko's wife and child were not injured.

Consul General confirmed the death of Zakharchenko
Attempted Zakharchenko. Earlier in Samara was killed by his son,

At the businessman was attacked in front of bystanders at 16:30 local time (18:30 Moscow). Witnesses now queries the police – the Russian Consul General in Marseilles Jury Gribkov Gazeta.ru .

Despite the fact that the police had introduced a plan of Network and used when searching attacker's helicopter, he escaped from the scene. According to the consulate, bleeding Zakharchenko immediately to the hospital Lavandou and from there transported by helicopter to a hospital Font-Pre, the city of Toulon.

Consul General of Russia in Marseille Jury Gribkov reported that the Russian businessman heavy, but stable . However, later it became known that on Wednesday from gunshot wounds received the day before Zakharchenko died. Zakharchenko was shot in the head – that the injury was not compatible with life. He died, – said RIA Novosti by calling the chief administrator of the hospital.

According to the French media, the shooting of 48-year-old businessman, was opened by the rider in the helmet. According to some reports, he was on a motorcycle with German plates, said Gazeta.ru. In Lavandou Zakharchenko spent holidays with his family. There, he had a house. According to ITAR-TASS, the attempted assassination of a major businessman has been committed.

investigation leads the judicial police of city Toulon. Vladimir Zakharchenko Wife and son had already testified the security forces. In the interest of the investigation were seized telephones and personal computers, ITAR-TASS. French police is working on different versions of the assassination Zakharchenko, the agency reported on Wednesday at the General Consulate of Russia in Marseille.

Consul General confirmed the death of Zakharchenko

Russian businessman Vladimir Zakharchenko died Wednesday in hospital in the city of Toulon in southern France, told ITAR-TASS Russian Consul General in Marseilles Jury Gribkov. Physicians dead at 17:45 local time (19:45 Moscow). According to the Consul General, the French authorities handed over the body of the Russian side in the coming days.

Earlier Russian Consulate General in Marseilles, reported that it does not confirm the death of the Russian businessman. I just recently spoken with his wife, she requested assistance in finding an interpreter for interviews with doctors, has no information at this point we do not have. Read the rest of this entry »

Presidency of the EU is moving to Sweden

July 1st, 2009

On Wednesday, Sweden takes the baton to the presidency of the European Union in the Czech Republic. The new chairman will take up the struggle with the effects of financial and economic crisis and climate change, as well as to assess the state of the negotiations is to further expand the EU. At the Swedish presidency would have a second referendum in Ireland on the Lisbon treaty. Reported Euronews .

addition, the EU leadership are waiting for major staff changes – until mid-autumn to spread the key positions in the European Parliament, European Commission, the EU Council for another term 2009-2014 years, ITAR-TASS news agency.

to chair the European Council will be the Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reynfeld. He – the leader of the moderate coalition party.

Speaking in Parliament during the second half of June, Reynfeld commented priorities chairman. For example, he said that financial markets need more control and stricter regulation, writes the newspaper Kommersant .

Sweden intends to persuade EU partners to sign a comprehensive treaty on climate, to replace expiring in 2012, the Kyoto Protocol. He will be discussing at the UN conference in Copenhagen in December, and by that time, Stockholm expects to develop a common European position.

At this time, because of differences in the bilateral talks EU countries have blocked the entry of Turkey because of the position of Cyprus, Croatia because of the position of Slovenia and Macedonia because of the position of Greece. Read the rest of this entry »

UN will continue to help restore stability in the Caucasus

July 1st, 2009

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the willingness of the United Nations to continue to assist the restoration of security and stability in the Caucasus. This is stated in a statement issued in connection with the collapse of the observer mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). On Tuesday, the zone of Georgian-Abkhaz conflict have left the first military observers to inform the UN News Center.

The statement also noted that Ban Ki-moon asked his Special Representative to Georgia Johan Verbeke, to continue to represent the UN in international talks on security and stability and return of refugees and displaced persons, which are held in Geneva. UN Secretary General expressed his appreciation to the parties for their cooperation with the mission and welcomed their readiness to support it until it is complete collapse. Read the rest of this entry »

Minister of Culture of Russia complained about the ignorance of Russians

June 30th, 2009

Minister of Culture of Russia, Alexander Avdeyev complained to reporters at a low level of literacy of Russians.

According to the newspaper Sight , speaking during a meeting of the Coordinating Council of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, the official said: It has started to write and not very much correct, I am no longer talking about the use of obscene words, which is a shame for the Russian culture and Russian language . According to A. Avdeeva, people have become worse than say in Russian. This is evident not only in the domestic language, but language that we hear on the radio and on television.

head of the Ministry of Culture explains the decline in literacy of Russians' migration. Read the rest of this entry »

Deposed President of Honduras, moved to Costa Rica

June 30th, 2009

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, of which the morning of June 28, the local military was arrested and taken to a nearby airbase, flew to neighboring Costa Rica, reported Agence France-Presse with reference to the Venezuelan television.

Sam Zelaya, speaking to reporters already in Costa Rica, said that was the victim of a conspiracy and kidnapping by the generals who want to depose him from his post.

released its putschists voluntarily or he managed to escape from them, Zelaya did not specify.

Meanwhile, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela , which is considered a friend and associates Zelaya, said that in his opinion, the coup in Honduras – the work of a United States of America.

Chavez strongly condemned the coup and urged American colleague Barack Obama to do the same .

Obama, in turn, said that deeply concerned news coming from Honduras and urged all political forces of that country to adhere to democratic norms.

condemning the coup was made, and the Organization of American States. Read the rest of this entry »

Study: Men appreciate women's appearance, but only one man's little beauty

June 29th, 2009

Men appreciating female beauty, are often agree, the American psychologists. Survey 4000 respondents showed that most men prefer slim girls. In the beautiful gender spectrum characteristics, indicating a male attractive, much more a study, whose results are published the journal Personality and Social Psychology.

Participants study showed pictures of men and women aged 18 to 25 and asked to assess their levels of attractiveness, writes The Daily Mail . They are also required to evaluate the submitted images of people on several criteria: Slenderness, confidence lure, sensuality, and others. Comparing the different factors, the experts were able to determine what characteristics were common to most men and women, writes the newspaper.

Gents judgments about women based primarily on physical criteria, especially where valued Slenderness. Read the rest of this entry »

Italian goskanal accused of silence scandal surrounding Berlusconi

June 28th, 2009

head of the Italian public broadcasting corporation RAI criticized the news editor of the main channel for corporations silence of sexual scandal, which became the hero of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi . On this June 25, writes newspaper The Times .

Chapter Broadcasting Corporation Paolo Garimberti in an interview with the editor of a news channel TG1 Augusto Minzolini expressed frustration that the news release has not yet been reported on allegations that are put forward against Berlusconi The former model, Patricia D 'Addario. Recall D Addario June 17, reported to the prosecutor's office, that business partners 72-year-old prime minister to pay 1000 euros to be entertained Berlusconi at his residence.

Minzolini in response to claims Garimberti stated that accusations against Berlusconi, full of allusions, and justice has not yet been proven. According to Minzolini, in connection with the TG1 has decided to take a reasonable position, not covering the scandal.

Meanwhile, The Times notes that Minzolini previously worked in the magazine Panorama, which is owned by Berlusconi. The publication adds that the three largest commercial channel, Italy, owned by Berlusconi, to refrain from reporting a sexual scandal, or just referred to it very little. Read the rest of this entry »

Ahmadi Nejad again criticized Obama for interfering in the internal affairs of Iran

June 28th, 2009

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi Nejad again hit with criticism for U.S. President Barack Obama, accusing him of interfering in government policy after the elections in Iran, which may prevent the restoration of friendly relations between the two countries, reports AFP.

It is not about what Obama thinks. Why did he interfere in our political life in the form of ignorant and contradictory? – Iran's president said Saturday the air of the Iranian state TV. According to him, no doubt diplomatic relations and negotiations between the United States and Iran will be subject to change after the events of recent weeks.

Obama criticized both at home and abroad, for his reaction to the statement of opposition to the falsification of election results and tough measures against the protesters, said agency. Read the rest of this entry »

ICTY convict Serbian war criminal was taken to sit in Estonia

June 27th, 2009

Prison convoy delivered on Friday in Estonia Milan Martic , a convicted decision of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on 35 years' imprisonment on charges of war crimes. Martic, who was the last president of the unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina, would serve their sentences in prison in Tartu, the Delfi .

55-year-old Martić worked from 1991 to 1995 year in different departments of self-declared republic, which then tried to secede from Croatia. In 1994 he won the presidential election of Srpska Krajina and held this post until 1995, when Croatian troops took the area under its control.

International Tribunal found Martic guilty of violating the set norms of international military law, as well as in various crimes against humanity, including attacks on civilians, cruel and inhuman treatment of persons, murder, destruction of settlements and the religious and educational institutions, damaging public and private property, persecution on political, racial and religious grounds.

Martić openly proclaimed goal of creating an ethnically homogeneous Serbian state, which was to absorb Serb-populated parts of Croatia and Bosnia. To achieve this goal, a campaign of ethnic cleansing, during which there had been discrimination on ethnic and religious principles, forced deportations, illegal arrests, beatings, torture and murder of non-Serb civilians, primarily – the Croats and Muslims. Read the rest of this entry »