Thursday, July 24, 2008
Muntari moves to Inter Milan
Ghanian international Sulley Muntari has moved to Italin giants Inter Milan for $ 12.6 million . i believe this astep in the right direction for him. Congratulation Muntari allthe best in InterMilan.
why South Africa? After the xeniphobia attacks
South African judge Navanethem Pillay has been nominated as the new UN high commissioner for human rights.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has informed the General Assembly of his choice for the nomination.
The General Assembly will now be asked to approve the choice of Ms Pillay, who is currently an appeals judge at the International Criminal Court.
She would succeed Louise Arbour, who stepped down in March for personal reasons after four years in the post.
Ms Pillay, who is of Tamil descent, was born in 1941 and previously served as a judge on the ICC tribunal for Rwanda.
In 1967 she became the first woman to start a law practice in Natal Province, and the first woman of colour to serve in the High Court in South Africa.
While practising in South Africa Ms Pillay defended anti-apartheid activists and championed the rights of Nelson Mandela and other dissidents to legal assistance.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has informed the General Assembly of his choice for the nomination.
The General Assembly will now be asked to approve the choice of Ms Pillay, who is currently an appeals judge at the International Criminal Court.
She would succeed Louise Arbour, who stepped down in March for personal reasons after four years in the post.
Ms Pillay, who is of Tamil descent, was born in 1941 and previously served as a judge on the ICC tribunal for Rwanda.
In 1967 she became the first woman to start a law practice in Natal Province, and the first woman of colour to serve in the High Court in South Africa.
While practising in South Africa Ms Pillay defended anti-apartheid activists and championed the rights of Nelson Mandela and other dissidents to legal assistance.
Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments' seems these people dont have diplomacy.
Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest at the brief arrest of leader Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son.
It threatened further action if the Swiss did not apologise for the arrest.
Geneva police held Hannibal Gaddafi for two days after he and his pregnant wife allegedly hit two of their staff.
The couple face charges of bodily harm, threatening behaviour and coercion. They have denied any wrongdoing over the alleged incident on 15 July.
Costly row?
The stopping of oil shipments comes a day after the Swiss foreign ministry complained of Libya taking "retaliatory measures", such as forcing Swiss firms to close Libyan offices.
Libya's General National Maritime Transport Company - which has links to Hannibal Gaddafi - said in a statement that it had halted all oil shipments to Switzerland.
Protesters have demonstrated outside the Swiss embassy in Tripoli
The firm handles most of Libya's oil exports. However, the AFP news agency reported that oil carried by commercial vessels would not be affected.
In a joint statement with the national port authority, the company also said ships sailing under the Swiss flag had been banned from entering Libyan ports.
It is a row that could prove costly to both countries, says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva.
Switzerland imports at least half its crude oil from Libya but Libya owns a large oil refinery in Switzerland.
Libya's influential people's committees have also called for Libya to withdraw its deposits from Swiss banks if an apology for the arrest is not forthcoming.
'Worrying measures'
The Swiss foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Libya had "taken a number of worrying retaliatory measures" for Mr Gaddafi's arrest since he was released on bail on 17 July.
It said Swiss companies ABB and Nestle had been ordered to close their Libya offices and that Swiss staff there had been arrested.
Flights between Libya and Switzerland had been reduced, Libya had stopped issuing visas to Swiss citizens and Tripoli had recalled some of its diplomats from Bern, the Swiss foreign ministry said.
The ministry also said it had sent a delegation to Libya to explain Mr Gaddafi's arrest. It has advised Swiss citizens not to travel to Libya until further notice.
It is not Hannibal Gaddafi's first brush with the law. In 2005 he was convicted by a court in France of assaulting his girlfriend.
It threatened further action if the Swiss did not apologise for the arrest.
Geneva police held Hannibal Gaddafi for two days after he and his pregnant wife allegedly hit two of their staff.
The couple face charges of bodily harm, threatening behaviour and coercion. They have denied any wrongdoing over the alleged incident on 15 July.
Costly row?
The stopping of oil shipments comes a day after the Swiss foreign ministry complained of Libya taking "retaliatory measures", such as forcing Swiss firms to close Libyan offices.
Libya's General National Maritime Transport Company - which has links to Hannibal Gaddafi - said in a statement that it had halted all oil shipments to Switzerland.
Protesters have demonstrated outside the Swiss embassy in Tripoli
The firm handles most of Libya's oil exports. However, the AFP news agency reported that oil carried by commercial vessels would not be affected.
In a joint statement with the national port authority, the company also said ships sailing under the Swiss flag had been banned from entering Libyan ports.
It is a row that could prove costly to both countries, says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva.
Switzerland imports at least half its crude oil from Libya but Libya owns a large oil refinery in Switzerland.
Libya's influential people's committees have also called for Libya to withdraw its deposits from Swiss banks if an apology for the arrest is not forthcoming.
'Worrying measures'
The Swiss foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Libya had "taken a number of worrying retaliatory measures" for Mr Gaddafi's arrest since he was released on bail on 17 July.
It said Swiss companies ABB and Nestle had been ordered to close their Libya offices and that Swiss staff there had been arrested.
Flights between Libya and Switzerland had been reduced, Libya had stopped issuing visas to Swiss citizens and Tripoli had recalled some of its diplomats from Bern, the Swiss foreign ministry said.
The ministry also said it had sent a delegation to Libya to explain Mr Gaddafi's arrest. It has advised Swiss citizens not to travel to Libya until further notice.
It is not Hannibal Gaddafi's first brush with the law. In 2005 he was convicted by a court in France of assaulting his girlfriend.
when will have sanity? Even females are now sucide bombers
BAGHDAD - Iraqi police say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint manned by U.S.-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad.
A police officer says the woman bomber blew herself up about 8:30 p.m. Thursday near a checkpoint in central Baqouba.
The officer says at least eight guards were killed and 24 other people were wounded. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information
A police officer says the woman bomber blew herself up about 8:30 p.m. Thursday near a checkpoint in central Baqouba.
The officer says at least eight guards were killed and 24 other people were wounded. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information
Obama in Germany
White House Democratic hopeful Barack Obama has told Berliners the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together again.
"If we're honest... we know that sometimes, on both sides of the Atlantic, we have drifted apart and forgotten our shared destiny," he said.
Thousands of people turned out to hear him make the only public speech of his current world tour.
His words were broadcast live in Germany, where he is a popular figure.
The burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together
Barack Obama
He began the speech by paying tribute to the Berliners who held out against Soviet pressure during the blockade after World War II.
Appealing for a renewed partnership with Europe, he identified terrorism, nuclear proliferation, trade barriers and climate change as global challenges.
Mr Obama's appearance had the air of a rock concert in the Tiergarten Park, a place that has become associated with huge feel-good football parties in recent years, the BBC's James Coomarasamy reports.
His rhetorical flights and unusual background have captured the imagination in a country which views its own politicians as rather dour and grey, our correspondent says.
'Intertwined world'
"While the 20th Century taught us that we share a common destiny, the 21st has revealed a world more intertwined than at any time in human history," Mr Obama said.
Thousands turned out for the speech
"In Europe, the view that America is part of what has gone wrong in our world, rather than a force to help make it right, has become all too common," he continued.
"In America, there are voices that deride and deny the importance of Europe's role in our security and our future.
"But the burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together," he added.
He said that partnership and co-operation among nations was "not a choice".
"It is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity," he argued.
He spoke on Afghanistan, a sensitive issue in Germany because of pressure for it to send more troops.
Mr Obama said it was time to renew nations' resolve to "rout the terrorists who threaten our security in Afghanistan and the traffickers who sell drugs on your streets".
"The Afghan people need our troops and your troops... we have too much at stake to turn back now," he said.
Mr Obama addressed many key global issues in his speech:
He said it was time to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it", arguing that Islamic extremism could be defeated just as communism had been in its time
He urged support for the Iraqis rebuilding their lives as the US passes responsibility to the Iraqi government and "finally brings this war to a close"
It was the moment, he said, to "renew the goal of a world without nuclear weapons" and not "stand idly by and watch the further spread of the deadly atom"
He urged all countries to act with "the same seriousness of purpose" as Germany to reduce carbon emissions
He called for global trade "that is free and fair for all"
World tour
Mr Obama's visit to Berlin kicked off the European leg of his world tour ahead of November's US presidential election.
Earlier, he met German leaders including Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Mr Obama flew to Germany after visiting Israel and the West Bank and is due to visit France on Friday, then Britain on Saturday.
Most Germans seem to believe that an Obama victory in November would do much to improve relations between the US and Europe, our correspondent says.
His speech is being compared to those made in Berlin by John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan - but they were sitting presidents.
For Barack Obama to become one himself, this event and the tour of which it is part must be seen in a positive light by the voters back home in America, our correspondent says.
"If we're honest... we know that sometimes, on both sides of the Atlantic, we have drifted apart and forgotten our shared destiny," he said.
Thousands of people turned out to hear him make the only public speech of his current world tour.
His words were broadcast live in Germany, where he is a popular figure.
The burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together
Barack Obama
He began the speech by paying tribute to the Berliners who held out against Soviet pressure during the blockade after World War II.
Appealing for a renewed partnership with Europe, he identified terrorism, nuclear proliferation, trade barriers and climate change as global challenges.
Mr Obama's appearance had the air of a rock concert in the Tiergarten Park, a place that has become associated with huge feel-good football parties in recent years, the BBC's James Coomarasamy reports.
His rhetorical flights and unusual background have captured the imagination in a country which views its own politicians as rather dour and grey, our correspondent says.
'Intertwined world'
"While the 20th Century taught us that we share a common destiny, the 21st has revealed a world more intertwined than at any time in human history," Mr Obama said.
Thousands turned out for the speech
"In Europe, the view that America is part of what has gone wrong in our world, rather than a force to help make it right, has become all too common," he continued.
"In America, there are voices that deride and deny the importance of Europe's role in our security and our future.
"But the burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together," he added.
He said that partnership and co-operation among nations was "not a choice".
"It is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity," he argued.
He spoke on Afghanistan, a sensitive issue in Germany because of pressure for it to send more troops.
Mr Obama said it was time to renew nations' resolve to "rout the terrorists who threaten our security in Afghanistan and the traffickers who sell drugs on your streets".
"The Afghan people need our troops and your troops... we have too much at stake to turn back now," he said.
Mr Obama addressed many key global issues in his speech:
He said it was time to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it", arguing that Islamic extremism could be defeated just as communism had been in its time
He urged support for the Iraqis rebuilding their lives as the US passes responsibility to the Iraqi government and "finally brings this war to a close"
It was the moment, he said, to "renew the goal of a world without nuclear weapons" and not "stand idly by and watch the further spread of the deadly atom"
He urged all countries to act with "the same seriousness of purpose" as Germany to reduce carbon emissions
He called for global trade "that is free and fair for all"
World tour
Mr Obama's visit to Berlin kicked off the European leg of his world tour ahead of November's US presidential election.
Earlier, he met German leaders including Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Mr Obama flew to Germany after visiting Israel and the West Bank and is due to visit France on Friday, then Britain on Saturday.
Most Germans seem to believe that an Obama victory in November would do much to improve relations between the US and Europe, our correspondent says.
His speech is being compared to those made in Berlin by John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan - but they were sitting presidents.
For Barack Obama to become one himself, this event and the tour of which it is part must be seen in a positive light by the voters back home in America, our correspondent says.
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