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Sunday, December 4, 2016

Counterfeit US Embassy in China Already Issuing Visas For 10 Years



INTERNATIONAL - Actually a bit odd that the US government has plenty of resources can be fooled raw for many years.

However, that's what happens when the US Foreign Ministry finally know the whereabouts of the false embassy in Ghana which unfortunately has issued a US visa for 10 years.

Embassy false managed Ghana criminal network was finally closed police in the middle of this year.

US Embassy fake it occupies a building could be pink with a tin roof and an American flag flying in front of the building.

While inside the building "embassy" was hung a huge portrait of President Barack Obama.

"This building is not operated the US government but by the people of Ghana and the Turkish criminal network and Ghana lawyer practicing criminal law and immigration," the Foreign Ministry statement said the United States last weekend.

Some Turks who could speak English and the Netherlands lined up as consular and embassy operations staff.

The US Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that the police investigation also revealed the existence of the practice of false Dutch embassy.

The criminal network is able to provide real or fake US visas and various other false documents at a price of 6,000 dollars, or about Rp 81 million per document.

In addition, during the raid, police also found the genuine and fake visas from India, South Africa and the Schengen zone.

Police also seized 150 passports from 10 different countries along with a laptop and a smart phone.

US Foreign Ministry statement did not mention how the criminal network was able to get the original visa sheets.

In addition, the US Foreign Ministry also did not mention the alleged number of people who could enter illegally into the US using the fake visa.

"Criminal networks that carry out activities that can afford to pay corrupt officials to not check them and also to get a blank sheet of the original document," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement the US.

Visa for Western countries are very interested in Africa and a number of embassies recognize that this huge market visa became the target of a criminal network.

The US embassy in Ghana was actually a tight security compound in the area of ​​Cantonments, one of the most expensive residential areas in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.

Office of the US Embassy in Ghana is open every day and always enlivened the long lines of citizens requesting visas or other consular affairs.

While the false embassy is only open three days a week and only received the visa to the initial agreement.

However, this network freely advertise their services openly in Ghana, Togo and Ivory Coast.

Their clients come from all over west Africa and even the network is renting hotel rooms for clients who come to Ghana.

Seven Week Operation Seize Mosul, Iraq Soldiers Killed Nearly 2,000



INTERNATIONAL - The military operation to retake the city of Mosul who ruled the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) lasted seven weeks.

For two nearly two months, the number of casualties, either killed or wounded, on the part of the Iraqi joint forces large enough.

The UN mission in Iraq released a list of the number of victims of last November. In the records of the United Nations, as many as 1,959 Iraqi military personnel were killed and 450 others injured.

The number of casualties recorded in the UN, including members of the police, the army, the peshmerga forces, interior ministry troops and pro-government militias.

The UN also noted as many as 926 civilians were killed during November so that the total number of Iraqis who died from violence during last month reached 2,885 people.

"The number of victims is staggering, the number of civilian casualties is also very significant," said UN special envoy in Iraq, Jan. Cabbage, last weekend.

Cabbage said the death toll continues to increase is the result of persistent ISIS maintains Mosul city that is claimed as the capital of the caliphate founded ISIS.

"ISIS uses very nasty tactics, they wear home residents as a place to put weapons or defense. They also use the residents as human shields," said Cabbage.

In fact, the US-led coalition forces that helped offensively anti-ISIS in Iraq and Syria last week admitted accidentally killed 54 civilians in both countries during the period March to October.

"Although the coalition forces trying to destroy only military targets to minimize civilian casualties, in some cases inevitable civilian casualties," a statement from the US coalition last week.

Meanwhile, officials in the Kurdistan region said, since ISIS captured most parts of Iraq in 2014, as many as 1,600 peshmerga fighters were killed in the battle against ISIS.

"Since the beginning of the war against ISIS, which means that in June 2014 until the end of November, as many as 1,614 members of the peshmerga were killed and 9515 injured," said the secretary general of the Ministry of Peshmerga, Jabar Yawar.

Lost the referendum, Italian Prime Minister Resigns



INTERNATIONAL - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Monday (05/12/2016) morning local time, announced his resignation from office.

Renzi decided to resign after his government lost a referendum that was held to carry out the constitutional reform.

"My journey ends here in the government," Renzi said in a press conference shortly after the government confirmed lost the referendum.

Renzi said he immediately to President Sergio Mattarella to hand in his resignation after a cabinet meeting held last.

President Matarella then be in charge of forming a new government, and if he does not succeed then the president will hold elections sooner.

Some analysts said the most likely scenario is the appointment of an acting prime minister to replace Renzi.

The acting prime minister would run the government until the convening of a general election in spring 2018.

Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan a strong candidate to replace Renzi as president of the council of ministers, the official designation for the prime minister of Italy.

The interior ministry estimates stronghold "No" led by the populist Five Star Movement party, won the referendum with 59.5 scooped sound support.

Residents of New York Create Petition to "Banish" Melania Trump



INTERNATIONAL - Nearly 100,000 people urging Melania, wife of Donald Trump, leaving New York soon after her husband won the presidential election.

Previously, Melania has announced he will remain in New York until his son to finish school this year.

Typically, the new president will direct the family moved into the White House in Washington DC. However, this time Melania tried to get out of the grip.

He wants to stay in New York even though the cost of securing itself as the mother country is expected to reach 1 million dollars or approximately USD 13 billion a day.

New York People who are reluctant of their tax money used as a security expenses Melania Trump, then make a petition to the governor of New York Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill De Blasio.

In the petition, the citizens of New York refused to pay the fees after her husband left the security Melania Trump Tower, 58th floor of a skyscraper business family lived.

"Pwmbayar taxes in New York refused to pay the usual safeguards 1 million dollars a day so that he (Melania) could remain here," the contents of the petition.

"If this decision is made, then one of them must pay the cost of security is not the taxpayers of New York," the petition added.

"Our tax money could be used to build roads, schools, sanitation, create new jobs, and other urban development," the petition still.

The signatories also said that tax money should be used for improving the welfare of all citizens and not just for one person.

Melania Trump has already stated will be moved to Washington after her son Baron (10) entering the summer holiday period.

Melania reportedly almost every day to deliver his own son to a private school which cost US $ 40,000 or approximately USD 520 million a year.

"Melania very close to the Baron and they are getting closer in the campaign period," said a source told The New York Post.

"The campaign is very heavy for the Baron and Melania is hoping to reduce the disruption to his son," the source added.

Some members of the government transition team also got a question about the Trump family plan.

"There has been no official statement from the Trump family related this transition period, but like the other parents, they feel the weight transfer their children in the middle school years," said a spokeswoman for Trump, Jason Miller.

The decision to stay at the Trump Tower will create a security challenge for the Secret Service and the New York police.

Therefore, the Trump Tower is located in the center of a busy city and the citizens can freely back and forth and out into the building.

Since Trump won the presidential election, it was almost every day the building was besieged protesters, journalists and must be guarded
police.

If Melania remained in New York, the Trump would regularly mengungjungi family which adds to the costs of the security.

Trump Complains of Economic Policy and Military China via Twitter



INTERNATIONAL - President-elect United States (US) Donald Trump complained of economic and military policy of the Chinese Government through the Twitter account on Sunday.

This complaint at the same time showed no signs of a peaceful approach after a telephone conversation with the President of Taiwan causing outrage in Beijing.

As has been reported, Trump have a phone conversation with the President of Taiwan Tsai, last Friday.

This invites the diplomatic protests from China. However, Vice President-elect Mike Pence impressed underestimate the protest.

According to Pence, the conversation was just an ordinary communication, without reflecting a shift in US policy toward China.

Now, Trump, who often proclaim his views on China as a currency during the campaign, re-issued his views through Twitter.

"Whether China asked us, whether it is 'okay' devalue their currency?" Trump calls.

According to Trump, the policy has been made in the US increasingly difficult to compete with Chinese companies.

"Applying high taxes on our products seeking entry into the country, while the United States does not impose taxes on Chinese goods coming into the United States," he wrote.

"Or build a huge military complex in the middle of the South China Sea. What are they asking? I do not think so," wrote Trump, as reported by Reuters on Monday (12/05/2016) pm.

China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei claim parts of the South China Sea, which is believed to contain the natural resources. In addition, the area into an international trade route that bring in foreign exchange for the country concerned.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Title "Search Alone", MH370 Victims' Families Arrive in Madagascar



INTERNATIONAL - Some relatives of victims of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight in 2014 ago came to Madagascar to look for traces of the loss of the aircraft.

They arrived at Madagaskan on Saturday local time, to seek help in the search for the remains of the missing plane such that the possibility swept across the Indian Ocean.

Half a dozen relatives of the 239 passengers MH370 went to Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, to meet with community leaders and visited the beach area to gather information from residents about the missing plane.

"We hope that this effort could improve their attention, teach them how to identify the rest of the plane and how to collect it, and what to do if it finds it," Grace said Nathan, a Malaysian who helped her become a victim in the fateful flight.

As is known, a Boeing 777 jet are expected to fall in southern Indian Ocean after changing the flight path from Malaysia to Beijing on March 8, 2014.

"Mobilizing the local population is a good step," said Nathan.

He and other victims' relatives plan to speak with the heads of churches and non-governmental agencies who can teach rural communities there who do not really understand the internet or even not heard about the missing plane.

The relatives of victims who left for Madagascar MH370 is a citizen of Malaysia and China departing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They met at the airport along with Blaine Gibson, United States citizens who find leftover pieces MH370 in Mozambique.

From the debris, authorities said almost sure that the pieces are brought Gibson is part of the wing flight MH370. Gibson himself also collected a number of remaining pieces of the plane in Madagascar.

French citizens who lost several family members in the crash the group is planning to join the search, but with a different flight.

Earlier, Malaysia, China and Australia shut search on the coastline along the Indian Ocean. But the relatives of victims of the missing plane's sure hits the rest of the best in Africa by Gibson and the other is a guide for the authorities to continue to search.

"We want the search to continue," said Nathan.

Chinese astronaut Shocked Knocking Sound in Space



INTERNATIONAL - Chinese astronaut, Yang Liwei, said she heard a sound like a knock when making its maiden voyage in space in 2003.

In a recent interview, he recalled that someone knocked on the fuselage outer space just like knocking a metal bucket with a wooden mallet.

"It comes not from the inside or outside of the aircraft."

Obviously she became worried and peered into the hole, but still could not find an explanation regarding the strange sound.

He could not decide while still in space and after returning to Earth.

Yang Liwei had tried, but failed, to re-create the sound so that the experts can help identify them.

Not surprising that the story of the mysterious sound in outer space to invite the attention of various parties.

What or who is knocking spacecraft Yang while he alone away from Earth?

The silence of infinite?

Outer space is estimated silent because there is no middleman so that the voice can move.

"The movement of sound requires an intermediary - whether it's the element of air, water molecules, metal or solid atoms," says Professor Goh Cher Hiang, outer space experts from the National University of Singapore, told the BBC.

A simple example of this is the thunder, the sound moves through the air, underwater sonar, or solid musical instrument.

"If there was a knock, the possibility of an object 'hit' spacecraft carrying astronauts," he said. However, he stressed, this thinking imaginary.

His colleague, Wee-Seng Soh, gives a different view of this possibility by saying that "the result of expansion or contraction of air, especially because the temperature outside can greatly change in orbit".

Its days as a human space are long gone, but the Chinese media expressed the voice also be heard next Chinese astronaut on the mission in 2005 and 2008.

Who told them not surprised and worried. Although yet to be explained, he now declare it as a "classic symptoms".

Sounds outer space

In fact, it is not unusual to hear sounds in space, and also a common thing found no explanation will be related to the sound.

When a test flight in 1969 Moon landing mission, at the farthest orbit where there is no radio contact with Earth, the astronauts heard a strange sound that can not be explained.

The whistling sound they describe as the music space, but recently the confidential information disclosed recently.

The new sound recording is heard people earlier this year.

NASA stated, this possibility is radio interference, not extraterrestrials.

The next space mission also noted a similar sound and NASA has issued a recording space explorer Juno when orbiting Jupiter.

After Trump Phone Tsai, China Filed A Protest To The US Official



INTERNATIONAL - China protested to the United States as president-elect, Donald Trump, speaking directly by telephone with the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen.

Chinese Foreign Ministry conveyed this in a statement released on Saturday (12/03/2016), a few hours after Trump called Tsai.

"We have made an official protest to the US related to it. This is to show, there is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inseparable part of China," the statement said.

According to the statement of the Foreign Ministry of China, Beijing urged relevant parties in the US to comply with the commitments on the one-China policy, Agence France-Presse.

Also "to handle Taiwan-related issues with caution and avoid unnecessary situations that disrupt the overall China-US relations," he said.

Trump had talked directly with President Tsai. Step Trump was clearly distorts US foreign policy since 1979 when formal relations between the two countries severed.

Trump said the transition team, Trump and Tsai noted "the economic ties, political, and security that close" between the US and Taiwan via telephone conversations.

As expected, these measures risk angering China, which sees Taiwan as a province to escape or dissent and now awaiting reunification with Bejing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, before responding to the event as "small step" by Taiwan.

Trump mencuit on Twitter that Tsai had contacted him to congratulate him because it won the US election on November 8, 2016.

His team said that Trump has also been congratulated Tsai after winning the US presidential election in May 2016.

It is highly unusual for the president or elected US president to speak directly to the leaders of Taiwan.

Following media reports suggesting that the move risked angering China, Trump mencuit, "Interesting, when the US sells military equipment worth billions of dollars but I am not allowed to receive congratulations over the phone."

The White House said that the conversation Trump is not signaling a change in US policy.

Trump spokesman said that Trump was "very conscious" about US policy on Taiwan.

Washington cut off formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 and expressed support for the concept of "One China" from Beijing stating that Taiwan is part of China.

There are hundreds of Chinese missiles pointed at Taiwan, and China has threatened to use force if Taiwan liberate themselves.

Responding to the news about the phone call, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said they rejected any official or military contracts interaction between the US and Taiwan.

Republicans Trying to Stop Vote Recalculate US presidential election



INTERNATIONAL - Republicans are trying to stop a recount of ballots US presidential election on November 8, 2016 in the three states.

In the three states in question, ie, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, the president-elect Donald Trump edged, as reported by Voice of America, Saturday (12/03/2016).

Request for recount of ballots in three states was proposed by the Greens who claim it is necessary to ensure the integrity of the US electoral system.

According to the Green Party alibi, a recount is not to change the results of the presidential election which was won Trump.

If all the ballots counted again, the results likely will not change the overall election results.

In the state of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, Friday (12/02/2016), said he had asked the state Supreme Court to stop the recount.

Schuette said the Green Party, which put forward as a presidential candidate Jill Stein, could not have asked for a recount because Stein is not the aggrieved person in this case.

Schuette said, if there is an error counting in Michigan, the results do not lead to Stein won the election in Michigan, because Stein only gets one percent of the vote in the state.

Republicans and supporters of president-elect also filed similar lawsuits in the state of Wisconsin, Thursday (12/01/2016) night.

While in Pennsylvania, Trump's lawyers filed a similar lawsuit, saying there was no evidence, nor allegations pengutak-Turn the power off the voting systems in the state.

Jill Stein said Trump was elected president and his supporters tried to delay the recount was that his group could not meet the deadlines specified state and federal governments to announce their results.

MA Iran strengthen the death penalty on the country's renowned tycoon



INTERNATIONAL - The state news agency IRNA on Saturday (03/12/2016), reported that the Islamic Republic's Supreme Court strengthens the death sentence against the country's leading tycoons.

Iran's renowned conglomerate, Babak Zanjani (42), was sentenced to death by a Tehran court in March 2016.

However, he later appealed Zanjani or consideration for re-examination rendak court decision to a higher court.

Iran's Supreme Court confirmed the decision of the lower courts.

Zanjani proven lodged various criminal cases, including money laundering and it also damages the nation's economy.

Two years earlier, a billionaire Iran, Mahafarid Khosrvai Amir alias Amir Mansour Aria, was executed for having taken part defraud a state bank of 2.6 billion US dollars in the biggest fraud case since the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979.

Khosrvai aka Aria executed in Evin prison, located north of the capital city of Tehran.

While Zanjani arrested in 2013 as part of a government crackdown on alleged cases of corruption in the administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iranian Oil Ministry said Zanjani owes more than two billion euros, equivalent to Rp 28.7 trillion on oil sales made on behalf of the government of Ahmadinejad.

Zanjani is one of Iran's richest businessman with a fortune worth around 14 billion US dollars or equivalent to Rp 188.2 trillion.

He was arrested shortly after the election of President Hassan Rouhani.

The death sentence on billionaire Babak Zanjani has been tapped at a rate lower court sentenced to death for convicted guilty of corruption.

In the trial in court in March, Zanjani convicted of pocketing money amounted to 2.8 billion US dollars.

Men born March 21, 1974 was named full Morteza Babak Zanjani and became famous in the era of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

He found a way to funnel money to Tehran despite financial sanctions being imposed on the country's banks as punishment for Iran's nuclear program.

Zanjani was convicted of fraud and economic crime. He also had to pay a fine to the state. Mohseni did not say how much money should be paid Zanjani.

However, Zanjani himself has repeatedly denied stealing state funds from the sale of oil on behalf of the government of Ahmadinejad.

Massa Back Down To The Park Demanded The President Resign



INTERNATIONAL - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered again in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday (12/03/2016) to demand the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

The major action was the sixth time since the scandal of alleged corruption and abuse of power involving his close friend, Choi Soon-Sil.

The previous day, Friday (12/02/2016), the National Assembly of South Korea announced that the vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye has been postponed until December 9.

Demonstration of this time is the sixth mass action in the last month. Five previous demonstrations provide a big challenge with a strong emphasis on leadership Park.

The 64-year-old woman has been accused of being involved in a scandal of buying and selling influence millions of dollars that have destroyed his image as a strong leader who does not work bribed.

The only question that still hangs konret now is whether Park will resign or will be deposed.

In the middle of last week, South Korea's opposition parties in parliament have agreed to hold a vote to impeach Park on Friday (02/12/2016). However, later postponed to December 9.

Already millions of South Koreans took to the streets on Saturday in six weeks. They urged Park was deposed because of the scandal is embarrassing leadership.

Demands pemakzulkan Park the sixth began early Saturday. Massa brought 171 signatures of members of the three opposition parties and independent in parliament, demanding the impeachment.

Impeachment can be done if a two-thirds vote of the 300 members of the National Assembly have signed the demand. Need support two dozen voices of MPs of the ruling party, Saenuri Party.

The main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea and the People's Party only holds 159 seats in parliament, after receiving the support of independent legislators, has reached 171 members.

Ruling Saenuri Party, is in the leadership of Park. Pamakzulan demands can not be achieved if the parliament of Saenuri solid, but it is suspected there remains a small portion that is not satisfied with the Park.

Analysts say the defectors from Saenuri has turned its intention to join the opposition to voting for impeachment failed on Friday (12/02/2016).

Allegedly, bids Park on Tuesday (11/29/2016) to resign with certain requirements have to unite his party to fight the impeachment, at least hinga today.

In a speech earlier this month, Park claimed full responsibility for the damage and scandal involving his best friend, Choi Soon-sil (60).

According to Park, "her heart broken" because of a political scandal that rocked and embarrassing the government. He said he would cooperate with prosecutors in the investigation of the case.

Prosecutors said Park, have to explain what happened and that everyone involved, including himself, would be responsible if convicted.

"It's hard to forgive myself and I sleep at night with a feeling of sadness," said the daughter of former South Korean President Park Chung-hee, in a trembling voice that moment.

"If the movement (voting for impeachment, Red) failed due to lack of support from the ruling party, they should be responsible for all the consequences," said the general leader of the main opposition party, the Democratic Party, Woo Sang-Ho.

Coming Events Halal Bihalal, Djarot to Rp 45 Million Donation



INTERNATIONAL - Vice governor of Jakarta, Djarot Saiful Hidayat, received a donation of Rp 45 million while attending religious gatherings large family Djojodigdo in Balai Sarwono, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Saturday (03/12/2016).

Chiko, one member of the family, revealed that for two days, mostly descendants Djojodigdo united to support Ahok-Djarot.

They've been collecting money for the campaign, and plans to collect until the event is over.

"The target before the home do not disgrace, to be reached USD 100 million. Relax, be a maximum of Rp 75 million fine," Chiko said jokingly.

Chiko said he and all who collect donations believes Ahok and Djarot is not corrupt.

Djarot grateful for the donation. He called himself and Ahok is servant to the citizens of Jakarta.

The donation, to finance campaigns that do not burden the pair of candidates at a cost of billions to trillions of rupiah.

"Thank you, Thank God, it's only now occurred campaign, people's cooperation. Outstanding yes, this is what we need to achieve in Jakarta, waiter or servant honest we support and choose. So he was not corruption, which bayari juragannya that people who choose houseboy -jongos, "said Djarot.

Opens donations for residents become one-way pair Djarot Ahok campaign to raise funds.

Secretary-Djarot Ahok campaign team, TB Ace Syadzily Hasan, said the donations that have been collected reached USD 659 million.

"Until the 15th day since the House Lembang opened for residents, donations collected for a joint campaign-Djarot Basuki reach USD 659 625 888," said Ace.

Taiwan president telephone, Trump deviate Policy US Politics



INTERNATIONAL - President-elect United States (US), Donald Trump, already speak directly with the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen.

Step Trump was clearly distorts US foreign policy since 1979 when formal relations between the two countries severed.

Trump said the transition team, Trump and Tsai noted "the economic ties, political, and security that close" between the US and Taiwan via telephone conversations.

This step-risk angering China, which sees Taiwan as a province or provinces dissidents escape.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, reportedly responding to this incident as a "small step" by Taiwan.

Trump mencuit on Twitter that Tsai had contacted him to congratulate him because it won the US election.

His team said that Trump has also been congratulated Tsai after winning the US presidential election.

It is highly unusual for the president or elected US president to speak directly to the leaders of Taiwan.

Following media reports suggesting that the move risked angering China, Trump mencuit, "Interesting, when the US sells military equipment worth billions of dollars but I am not allowed to receive congratulations over the phone."

The White House said that the conversation Trump is not signaling a change in US policy.

Trump spokesman said that Trump was "very conscious" about US policy on Taiwan.

Washington cut off formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 and expressed support for the concept of "One China" from Beijing stating that Taiwan is part of China.

There are hundreds of Chinese missiles pointed at Taiwan, and China has threatened to use force if Taiwan liberate themselves.

Responding to the news about the phone call, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said they rejected any official or military contracts interaction between the US and Taiwan, according to the People's Daily is the mouthpiece of the Communist Party.


Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the conversation between Trump and Tsai is a "small step by Taiwan".

Wang believes the move will not change the official US policy on China, according to Phoenix TV in Hong Kong.

"One China Policy is a buffer of healthy development in China-US relations and we hope that this political foundations are not interfered with or damaged," he said.

President Tsai led the Democratic Progressive Party won a big victory in the vote, in May 2016.

The party has traditionally want independence from China and the administration of President Tsai did not accept the One China policy.

Although formal relations were severed nearly four decades ago, but the US still maintains a close relationship with Taiwan's unofficial.

Following a telephone conversation Trump, the White House said the US remains committed to supporting the policy of One China.

Friday, December 2, 2016

Trump Talk with the President of Taiwan, China Will Trigger Anger?



INTERNATIONAL - United States President-elect Donald Trump broke through US foreign policy that has lasted decades.

Friday (12/02/2016), Trump communicate with the Government of Taiwan, via telephone.

Trump talks with President Tsai Ing-wen is feared to trigger a rift the US and China.

"During the discussion, they talk about economic cooperation, political and security, between Taiwan and the US," according to an announcement from the management Trump, quoted by AFP.

"President-elect Trump also congratulated President Tsai after elected President of Taiwan earlier this year."

Until this news was revealed, it is unclear which party initiating the call is.

The question is whether this conversation is only one of a number of conversations with world leaders committed Trump after his victory in the elections, or mark a change in direction of US policy.

During this time, the autonomous region of China considers Taiwan part of its territory, and awaiting reunification under Beijing rule.

Thus, any US measures would imply support for the independence of Taiwan, will bring serious impacts.

Washington cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979 and recognize China as a government policy of "one China". Although during this time was the US to establish unofficial cooperation with Taipei.

Tsai refused to accept the policy of "one China", thus forcing China cut off all formal communication with the Chinese government the islands.

Tsai together with his party, DPP, took power after the collapse of the Kuomintang (KMT) in January. In fact, the KMT has better relations with Beijing.

Trump who is now based in New York, in preparation for the White House next month, has received dozens of congratulations from world leaders.

But until Thursday, the US State Department claimed Trump had never been asked for input on US foreign policy of diplomats, before making contact with the world leaders.

Chernobyl Radiation Protective Have New Sheath



INTERNATIONAL - Chernobyl nuclear reactor that exploded in 1986 got a new protective sheath to prevent radioactive contamination.

Radiation leaks can be prevented but the high levels of radioactive waste reduction take several decades, reported Deutsche Welle on Friday (02/12/2016).

The new anti-radiation sheath of steel special construction of the most modern that, according to European engineers who designed and built it, guaranteed, able to prevent radiation leaks into the next century.

Inside mounted faucet-art building to dismantle former atomic reactor that exploded in 1986.

This new protective sheath break the record of the largest protective construction built man, with construction 36.00 0 tonnes of steel, 108 meters high, 257 meters wide and is referred able to withstand an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale and Tornado scale of three.

When an accident at the Ukrainian nuclear reaktir it, to prevent the spread of nuclear radiation contamination, some 30 years ago that the firemen and rescue the so-called "Liquidators" was ordered to make concrete protective sheath called sarcophagus.

Now the emergency sarcophagus that are older than three decades it was leaking and collapsed in various parts. Radiation contamination is also believed to be leaking again.

That's why in 1997 the G-7 decided the construction of a new casing with the most modern techniques.

Over 40 countries fund the construction of a new casing construction of which started in 2010.



the most devastating

Chernobyl is an idiom for the biggest nuclear disaster in human history.

On 26 April 1986 a fire at reactor number four, which led to the explosion of the reactor core and nuclear fuel lumernya.

Atomic radiation contamination spread from Ukraine to Belarus and the European region to another within a radius of over 200,000 square kilometers.

As a result of the Chernobyl explosion and radiation contamination, the area around the reactor area of ​​6400 square kilometers declared a closed zone.

How many fatalities as a result of the nuclear accident, no records are accurate.

The official report mentions about 50 people died, either directly or as a result of exposure to nuclear radiation.

But the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that over 9,000 people were killed.

800,000 firefighters and disaster response atom dusebut "Liquidator", an estimated 100,000 died as a result of radiation.

While serving in the Chernobyl reactor that exploded, no single officer "Liquidator" by know or understand the grave danger of nuclear radiation.

Upload Photos Without Hijab, Women's Sued for Executed



INTERNATIONAL - The netizen in Saudi Arabia called on the state authorities to execute a local woman who upload photos without having to wear an abaya or headscarf to social media Twitter.

Some netizens even react to the extreme when seeing images uploaded @Malak Al Shehri account on Twitter, which apparently photographed in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia.

A netizen to vent anger by singing, "Kill him and throw his body to the dogs."

Since the comments appear harsh and extreme, Malak Al Shehri account had been deleted, as reported in The Independent, Friday (12/02/2016).



Student photo uploader she said, he received death threats after uploading a photo as evidence to respond to followers who ask for it in order to show the image of the woman.

"There are a lot of people retweeting and they become very extremist, he received threats," said the student. "He deleted the tweet, but the comment did not stop, so he deleted his account."

A chirp which when translated into English reads, "We demand the imprisonment of rebel Al Shehri Angel", and it menjai viral.

One netizen wrote, "we want blood". While others demanded a "harsh punishment for this abominable situation".

However, some other netizens in Saudi Arabia even provide support for the actions of the woman. The controversy comes amid escalation to end a ban on women driving.

Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world which still prohibit women from driving, but no member of the royal family began to propose that the ban was lifted.

Story of Six Escaped Tragedy Aircraft Carrier "Chapecoense"



INTERNATIONAL - The story of how the six passengers managed to escape from death in a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people, still adorn the media.

Most of them are the players who are members of the football club Chapecoense, Brazil, as reported by BBC News, Friday (02/12/2016).

All survivors are still being treated in hospital in the nearby city of Medellin, Colombia.

The doctors said only two people, the crew is not in a critical condition. Four others are still in intensive care.

bent position

Erwin Tumiri, aircraft technicians origin of Bolivia said in an interview that he managed to survive by following safety procedures.

"Many of the passengers who rose from their seats and bertriak-out," he said as quoted various reports.

"I put the bag between my legs and bent as recommended."

Lights out

Stewardess Ximena Suarez (28), also from Bolivia, say, all the lights went out for less than a minute before the plane crashed.

El Colombiano newspaper mentioned that he was rescued two hours after the accident.

Media in Colombia and Bolivia reported that Suarez suffered wounds to his leg.

Engagement ring

Alan Ruschel, 27-year old football player had undergone spinal surgery, but doctors said the operation did not affect any movement.

Reports said he was conscious when rescued, and asked rescuers to find her engagement ring.

His fiancee, Marina Storchi, told the Portuguese language media in Brazil that he had asked the players not to travel to Colombia after his passport was missing at home.

leg amputated

Walking Jakson Ragnar Follmann, 24-year-old goalkeeper was amputated and he will probably also lose the other leg.

His father, Paulo, told the Associated Press news agency: "There is no chance of surviving the plane crash".

"But my son to be one of the survivors, and this is a miracle from God," she said.

Last rescued

Zampier Hermito Helio Neto, 31-year-old defender suffered a severe collision on the part of the skull, thorax and lungs.

He was the last person rescued rescuers.

Contact wife

43-year-old journalist, Rafael Henzel, ask the medical workers call his wife to tell her he was conscious, said one of his colleagues told Brazilian media.

Doctors said some of his ribs were broken and his lungs partially crushed. He was a sports reporter at radio Oeste Capital, Chapeco.

Wahana Cargo Unmanned Russian Burned When Penetrating atmosphere



INTERNATIONAL - An unmanned cargo spacecraft are sent to the international space station (ISS), burned in the atmosphere shortly after launch on Thursday (12/01/2016).

"Based on preliminary information, the vessel was on fire because the situation was not normal. The ship was lost about 190 kilometers above the remote region in the mountains of uninhabited region of Tuva, Russia," he disclosed the Roscosmos, in a statement.

Roscosmos is a state company that is responsible for overseeing and implementing a comprehensive reform of the Russian space industry.

"Most parts of the plane caught fire in the dense layers of the atmosphere," the statement quoted by AFP.

Initially, Roscosmos mention has lost contact with the spacecraft was named the Progress MS-04 383, a few seconds after the launch.

The launch space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

Nevertheless, inquiry into the launch failure is still under investigation.

The agency said that this loss will not affect the normal operation of ISS and the condition of the crew on ISS.

Meanwhile, the US space agency (NASA) said that the supply of laboratory space is still in a good level.

Rides cargo was scheduled to land at the ISS on Saturday, carrying 2.4 tons of fuel, food and other supplies. Thus exposed Roscosmos.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, sent a vehicle to the ISS for six-month mission last November, also gives the certainty that the ISS crew in stable condition with a supply of necessities of life is maintained.

"We can survive for at least another month without additional supplies, as much as possible we recycle what can be recycled, so there are a lot of reserves," wrote Pesquet on his Facebook account.

"Spaceflight is an international team and a number of surprises certainly always be a common thing," he said again.

Pesquet also mentioned, vehicle cargo from Japan's space exploration agency sidah scheduled to land on December 9.

Myanmar Human Rights Commission accused Not Credible, Kofi Annan Arrive in Sittwe



INTERNATIONAL - Activists denounced the Myanmar government on the establishment of a new commission to investigate alleged violations of human rights (HAM) against ethnic Rohingya minority.

The activists, Friday (02/12/2016), said the new body set up by the Myanmar government has no credibility, according to Agence France-Presse.

The criticism from human rights groups linked violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, came as former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan started his visit to the troubled country.

Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, the face of increasingly swift international criticism for failing to investigate alleged military violence against the Rohingya.

Human rights groups rejected the new commission's 13 members because none of its members come from a minority group of Muslims to represent their interests.

Commission of inquiry into alleged human rights violations on Rohingya Muslims, led by Vice President Myint Swe, an army general who previously blacklisted by the US.

Myint Swe is a close ally of Myanmar's former junta leader, Than Shwe.

General Swe is the head of special operations in Yangon when the junta ordered a crackdown on protests led by a monk in the Saffron Revolution in 2007.

"We have only a little faith in the new commission, mainly because of the commission headed by a military man," said Matthew Smith, Chief Executive 'Fortify Rights'.

"This new commission will not be able to investigate credible human rights and also do not have freedom. Now it is time for an independent international investigation," he said.



Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch in Asia, said the new commission "did not seem independent or not neutral".

Suu Kyi's Office, said the new commission will investigate the attack on the police station at the border, which occurred on October 9, triggering a deadly military attacks.

The new entity formed by the de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, it gets "international charges" because of the occurrence of deadly violence by the military.

The Commission is the second formed by Suu Kyi. He tries to heal divisions among religious who have separated from Rakhine since deadly sectarian riots in 2012 that more than 100 people were killed.

Saw Hla Oo, a senior politician of the National Party of Arakan, said a new commission would not be anything. "I do not have much hope for it," he said.

Some Muslim leaders in Myanmar voiced their concerns for the sound group had not been represented in the commission.

More than 10,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh from Rakhine violence, Myanmar, in recent weeks, the United Nations said on Wednesday (12/01/2016).

Meanwhile, the arrival of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was greeted by demonstrators carrying signs reading "Ban the Kofi Annan commision" when he landed at Sittwe, capital of Rakhine.

Members of the commission, Aye Lwin, said the visit to Rakhine to "establish the facts ... we will not give any conclusion".

Psychiatrists Take Photo Children in Circumstances Not Inappropriate



INTERNATIONAL - A psychiatrist children Famed Western Australia, Aaron Voon, pleaded guilty to taking pictures and recording children in state indecent in Perth and abroad.

Voon action was revealed when he was arrested in Edmonton, Canada, when recording using teleponya, a boy in the shower.

In its investigation of electronic devices in the home and in the office in Perth, police found another picture and recording with a focus on sex of the children when they are urinating.

On Friday (12/02/2016) in the Perth Magistrates Court, Voon pleaded guilty on nine charges regarding the recordings he made.

He took pictures and recording indecent incident was in Perth, Australia; Edmonton in Canada; Queenstown in New Zealand; and San Francisco in the United States.

Voon held in Perth in May after returning from Canada where he was charged with having and making child pornography material and to take a peek.

Violations of various allegations are now handled by the courts in Western Australia.

Once charged, Voon voluntarily declare to the authorities in the medical field in Western Australia that he will not practice until a final decision about his future in mind.

Voon formerly known as the psychiatrist of children are respected and practiced in the southern Perth.

He was not incarcerated and will be exposed again to the court next month.

His lawyer had asked for psychological and psychiatric reports before the judge sentenced him.