Serbians Elect Tomislav Nikolic President

Posted in: Featured, World News by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | May 21st 2012 | no comments

Serbia elected on Sunday a new president, nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, who unseated incumbent Boris Tadic in a runoff won by 50.21% to 46.77% according to the latest estimations of the electoral commission which announced preliminary results. Boris Tadic, who had shortened his mandate in order to push [...]

North Korea Will Have a Collective Leadership

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 22nd 2011 | no comments

North Korea will have a new power structure type in the wake of the demise of the former leader Kim Jong-il, as the heir apparent, Kim Jong-eun is expected to share power with his uncle and with the military leaders. Kim Jong-eun is the son of former dictator and represents the family [...]

The United States Is Ready To Attack Iran If Necessary

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 21st 2011 | no comments

Chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, Martin Dempsey, said on Wednesday during a conference in Afghanistan that the United States is ready to execute force on Iran if necessary. The assertion comes after the tension raised as a result of the sanctions imposed on Iran by the [...]

North Korean Dictator Dies of Heart Attack

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 20th 2011 | no comments

The world leaders continue to react to the demise on Monday of the former NKorean dictator Kim Jong-il, as the neighboring nations are preoccupied of the succession to power and the stability it is expected to bring with it. SKorean Unification Ministry on [...]

Russia Proposes Resolution Draft on Syria

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 17th 2011 | no comments

The United States on Friday announced their support for the draft resolution Russia is ready to present to the United Nation, demanding that all parts in Syria put an end to violence immediately, without implying any sanctions though. The draft is said by the US State Secretary to show [...]

Obama Marks the End of the War In Iraq

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 14th 2011 | no comments

President Barack Obama on Wednesday thanked the American troops for their involvement in the war in Iraq, thus marking the end of the war in Iraq and the fact that a promise he made came true. Speaking at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Obama said that the end of the [...]

Russian Tycoon Announces Run for President

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 12th 2011 | no comments

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov on Monday said that he would run for president in the election next March after a conflict with the Kremlin over his leadership of a small pro-business party. In spite of the unrest caused by accusations of rigged elections on Sunday, which [...]

Britain Refuses to Cede More Sovereignty, Left Out of New EU Treaty

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 9th 2011 | no comments

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday announced that he decided to block the change in the EU treaty presented by Germany and France as the only way to resolve the eurozone crisis. Cameron said that unless his country was given safeguards, it would remain outside of the newly [...]

Putin Accuses Hillary Clinton of Instigating Protesters in Russia

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 8th 2011 | no comments

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton of inciting the Russian protesters in Moscow and Sankt Petersburg by calling the elections held on Sunday “dishonest and unfair.” Putin called this labeling as baseless and added that there [...]

Tories Put Pressure on British PM To Repatriate Powers

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 8th 2011 | no comments

The Conservatory leading figures in the United Kingdom declared that they were maneuvering to put pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron, the leader of the party, to repatriate the powers Britain transferred to the European Union. Cameron participates at an EU summit intended to demand [...]

Police Arrests 500 People In Russia Over Protests

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 7th 2011 | no comments

Protests in Russia continued on Tuesday causing about 550 protesters to be arrested in Moscow alone, in the second day of the protests against what they call rigging of general elections on Sunday. On Sunday, Russia United, Vladimir Putin’s party won the [...]

Julian Assange Wins Right To Appeal UK Supreme Court

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 6th 2011 | no comments

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday night won the right to appeal the Supreme Court on the extradition case to Sweden, where he is expected to answer to charges of sexual molestation. On Monday he appealed two judges from the High Court, who rejected his initial ground for appeal [...]

Putin’s Party Scores Under 50 Per Cent In Elections

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 5th 2011 | no comments

Russia United, Vladimir Putin’s party, suffered a surprising setback in the general elections, falling short of scoring the 50% requested votes that would allowed them to rule without the need of any alliance. The Central Election Committee on Monday announced that Russia United scored [...]

South American And Caribbean Nations Establish New Regional Group CELAC

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 3rd 2011 | no comments

Leaders of Latin American and Caribbean countries were attempting on Saturday to set the foundation to a new transcontinental body that would include all Latin American and Caribbean countries, excluding from [...]

Syria To Be Condemned By The UN Human Rights Council

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | December 2nd 2011 | no comments

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday announced that Syria would be condemned for the use of violence against the civilian population. The High Commissioner Navy Pillay is expected to tell the council that the Syrian regime tortured and killed children, that it imprisoned [...]

Pakistan To Boycott Meeting in Bonn Over Friendly Fire Incident

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 29th 2011 | no comments

NATO Killed Our TroopsPakistan on Tuesday announced it would boycott the meeting on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany, protesting thus against the deadly raid of the US army on the Pakistani army over the weekend, an incident that damaged even more the already tense ties between Islamabad and Washington. On Saturday a strike of the American troops in Afghanistan directed against insurgents at [...]

Elections In Egypt Begin Amid Tensions

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 28th 2011 | no comments

Egyptians on Monday began to vote in the first elections since the ouster of president Hosni Mubarak following a week of violent confrontations between the security forces and the people who demanded that the military rulers step down and transfer the power to the civilians. Queues [...]

Arab League To Impose Sanctions on Syria

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 26th 2011 | no comments

Members of the Arab League on Saturday gathered to draft sanctions against the regime in Syria after Bashar al-Assad defied the ultimatum to allow observers to ascertain the scope of his eight-month crackdown. The finance ministers are expected to impose freeze on flights and governmental [...]

Russia To Target the European Missile Shield In Poland and Romania

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 24th 2011 | no comments

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday said that his country may deploy “advanced offensive weapon systems” on its border with Europe as a response to the U.S. missile shield deployed in Eastern Europe. Medvedev spoke of a series of “appropriate measures,” if the [...]