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Euro-parliamentarians UK: EU should sink ships illegal immigrants

British National Party leader (BNP), extreme-right, newly elected European Parliament, said Wednesday that the EU would have to sink ships of African immigrants trying to reach the continent, reports AFP.

Nick Griffin, one of the two BNP members elected to Parliament in Brussels in June, he told the BBC that the board should be thrown, instead, a rescue raft to turn back. Griffin insisted, so that only by adopting drastic measures can deter illegal immigration, before Europe be swallowed by the Third World. "

"The only measure which, sooner or later will stop immigration and prevent a large number of Africans subsaharieni to die on the road towards Europe is to act very harshly against those who arrive on the continent," said Griffin on BBC.

"Frankly, we should sink some of those ships," he insisted. "We support any initiative of this kind proposed by the responsible EU (which deals with the fight against illegal immigration) and we oppose any policies that will lead ultimately to aceeptarea illegal immigrants in Europe," added Griffin.

Over 67,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean to penetrate in Europe in 2008, half of them sosind in Italy and Malta, according to data published in January by the United Nations Agency for Refugees. BNP calls for immediate halt to immigration in Britain and "voluntary resettlement" of immigrants, who are already in this country, in their country of origin.

Solution to the crisis: A group calls for legalizing marijuana reduce the budget deficit of the State of California

A pro-marijuana group has launched an advertising campaign by seeking legalization in California and stupefiantului sales charge, informs AP. Unlike past campaigns, Marijuana Policy Project support this time as drug legalization and taxation will help to reduce the budget deficit of over 26 billion dollars that the U.S. faces.

The video, which lasts 30 seconds infatiseaza a budget that supports pensioners as state leaders ignore ii californieni of millions who will pay taxes. "

"We are consumers of marijuana", said Nadene Herndon, adding that he began to use stupefiantul after he suffered several heart attacks after three years. "Instead of being treated like criminals for using a substance safer than alcohol, we want to pay the" support the woman.

Projects for the legalization of marijuana, Congress placed on the table

In mid-June, a Democratic congressman has introduced in the House of Representatives debate two bills that legalizeaza marijuana. Barney Frank (Massachusettes) wants both federal sentencing cancellation of using marijuana, and using free stupefiantului in states that allow "medical marijuana".

Frank said the legal system is classified as defective if the murder "a thing which in fact society does not want to really punish him, saying that" these cases are a waste of resources that can be used in case of crimes serious.

Very important is the use of marijuana for medical purposes, he said. "It makes smoking marijuana in medical cases or not, one of those extremely rare cases considered federal crimes is a completely disproportionate relative to the activity that involved".

Among congresmenii which sponsors the bill are Ron Paul (Texas) and Maurice Hinchey (New York).

Marijuana Policy Project, which provides for the legalization of drugs, said that when legislative proposals are "a giant step forward in cleaning up federal policy related to marijuana.

China could attract investment of 150 billion dollars in wind industry

China's ambitious plan to harness more wind energy could attract investment of 150 billion dollars to the extent that Beijing would create necessary infrastructure, notes Reuters.

By 2020 China is the production of 100 gigawati annually, using wind power, eight times more than occurs now even more than the entire electricity production of Great Britain. Target of this plan is encouraging the use of renewable energies.

The shares of companies producing wind power equipment have increased significantly since the beginning of this year. China High Speed Transmission (CHST), the largest manufacturer of gear boxes for wind turbines, recorded increases of 60%.

China, the second largest energy consumer in the world each year emits the largest quantity of greenhouse gases which cause climate change irreversible. This push Beijing to drastic measures to reduce emissions from power plants.

"In view of our wind energy is the best investment option for the most used worldwide to produce renewable energy," said analyst Clarisse Pan. He said he expects this branch of industry to grow with 24% each year until 2020.

The number of Russians who have a good opinion about the U.S. doubled in the last months

In recent months, the attitude of Russians towards the U.S. has changed significantly in the well. According to a latest survey conducted by the National Center for public opinion survey, compared with September 2008, when contacts between the two countries have displayed a clear negative because of the Caucasian conflict, which the answerer has a positive opinion about America has doubled, up to 46 % write Vzgliad publication.

Meanwhile, most people interviewed were not able to indicate problems in Russian-American relations, not relations that are priorities for collaboration.

North Korea launched two short-range missiles

North Korea launched two missiles Thursday with short radius of action, off the coast of east announced charge South Korean military, quoted by AFP. Missiles were launched at 08:20 hours GMT and 09:00 GMT at a location situated near the eastern port of Wonsan in North Korea.

Tuesday, Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, at Tokio, made calls on North Korea to refrain from actions that would aggravate the tense situation in the region.

Wednesday, however, North Korea announced it will conduct military maneuvers throughout the month of July, Japan avertizand not closer to its coastal regions in this period.

North Korea launched the first rocket in the direction of Japan on 5 April. The second nuclear test took place on May 25 prior to launch more missiles with short radius of action. Actions have caused indignation of the international community and led to new sanctions from the UN.

The United States announced that taking into account the possibility of shooting a missile long-range North Korea to Hawaii, probably on July 4, U.S. Independence Day, his big celebration.

Dumb thieves: tries to rob a former soldier, boxing champion

Thief bad luck: he wanted to rob an old man of 72 years, but ran into a former boxing champion. It is the story of a hot British, who after a night of drinking into his house tent, amenintandu her former sport, and his wife, writes AFP. At first glance, who had control of the young was 24 years old, armed with a knife. Septuagenarian not lost, but with nature and only a few moves made by young British KO

Thief, beat mighty hand and gave the police, was sentenced Monday to four and a half years in prison, the court in Oxford. Attack took place in August 2008, when the tent, was a soldier and at local boxing champion, was threatened in its wake the house. To quickly put the young drinking, he applied two direct full face and restrained, pending the police. "I had to hold him to recover and not the knife, the old man explained. "I was scared at first, when he removed the knife. (...) If we can not defend what is ours, where we going?" He concluded.

Life in North Korea: lies, potatoes and satellite television

Reuters published on Wednesday, confessions more North Korean refugees who have fled in South Korea, seeking a better life. These statements reveal a world of contradictions, marked by respect inoculated since childhood for their leader, Kim Jong-il, but also the hardships of life due to the same brutal leader.

Confessions refugees portretizeaza a country that is rapidly falling in with a functional economy and in which reigns a permanent feeling of suspicion created by a complex network of informants. However, people were accustomed to conditions in the North and came to be normal for some of them even incredulous that it could adapt in the competitive environment of the South. Refugee identities were not disclosed to avoid persecution family and relatives remaining in the country.

In North Korea is a crime to talk about leader Kim Jong-il and his family. Although most North Koreans know that the great son of Kim will take over leadership of the country, there are many people who never know that he has 3 sons. "In Phenian, nimieni no question of that country will be taken over by Kim's son", said one of the refugees, adding that he knew that the leader has, in fact, two daughters and a son.

"I do not want to say that Kim Jong-il is sick. People who informs who do not work right. They send false reports," said another refugee. It also said he knows from his experience as reports on agricultural production are often falsified for him not to worry the General (Most of the refugees still call Kim's "General", as taught in state propaganda).

One of the people interviewed by Reuters said that il compatimeste the leader or he knows he can not sleep at night because of worry about the people or. "It is true to ssacrificat very much for people," said he.

North Korea is militarize the state of the world relative to the population, having formed an army of 1.1 million people. Military service is compulsory and can take up to 10 years.

Although state media infatiseaza army as "invincible", refugees are cynical when it comes to military force North Korea: "The soldiers that I saw I will be busy to escape the war. May have a real army capable to wear a war, but keep hidden away, "said one refugee.

Despite authorities' efforts to eliminate any foreign influence, telenovelele products in the South are among the most popular forms of entertainment for the lucky who have a satellite dish - "Tonight I used to go outside to the antenna going to China, because in the Jilin Province border with North Korea to run a telenovela South Korea, said another refugee.

While food supplies have increased lately due to good weather and rich harvests, the lack of food is still very difficult to overcome. One person said that last year had to cope with two meals a day and that sometimes the soldiers not only received 3 potatoes per day. "People have learned to live independently. North Korean ability to handle alone is now much higher," said one refugee.

German Justice suspend ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon

German Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, demanding the adoption of a law that guarantees the rights of german parliament, AFP reports.

The judges have confirmed that the Treaty is compatible with the Basic Law (constitution), but estimated that some laws should adjust the parameters. Specifically, judges have held that the Lisbon Treaty threatens sovereignty of Germany, but believed that the rights of co-decision of Parliament shall be stated clearly in a separate law.

The decision will negatively impact the timetable for the ratification of the Treaty in the 27 EU Member States. The Constitutional Court declared that however confident "german parliament will quickly overcome this last obstacle in the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.

Crisis plans born monster: he paid an assassin to kill the boss because they feared it would be kicked out

Spanish police arrested a man they suspected that he hired an assassin to kill the boss in a desperate attempt to avoid the release, according to El Pais.

Crisis plans born monster: he paid an assassin to kill the boss because they feared it would be kicked out
Head of audiovisual services at the Center for International Convention in Barcelona has hired a Colombian assassin, who shot dead the director of the Center on February 9.

The director intended to dismiss the man arrested as part of a restructuring. Temându is that they will lose my job, head of employee services through its sister, a team of six Colombians, who organized and put into practice the assassination.

Police have arrested a man and a sister and six columbieni.Acest attack is one of the most extreme actions committed by Spaniards, who live with the fear that they will lose my job in the crisis and increasing unemployment high, more rapid than in any other developed country.

Iran issued the release of five of the nine employees of the British embassy in Tehran

Officials in Tehran have agreed to release five of the nine employees of the local British Embassy, who were arrested for the role they would play in the riots after the elections. Issue announcement was made by the spokesperson of the Foreign Affairs, Hassan Ghashghavi, AFP writes.

Issue five UK London comes after a formal decision attacked Tehran, condemning the British foreign minister, David Miliband, the arrest on Saturday. Action Iranians is a harassment and intimidation unacceptable, "he accused the chief British diplomacy. Neither Iran has not left, but guard down, and Iranian Minister for Information, għoli Mohseni-Ejei, said that "the British embassy has played an important role in recent events that have succeeded in voting June 12.

Street demonstrations began immediately after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected for president - and controversial outcome resulted in the death of over 20 people, journalists write French. After almost a week, and Britain and Iran have each expelled two diplomats, after the leader of the Tehran accused the United States and Britain intervene in the internal problems of Iran.