Secretary-General warned the United Nations: Mali has become a safe haven for terrorism

Warned of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday that the country began to turn into a financial safe haven for groups "terrorist and criminal" sought with the countries of West Africa to the UN Security Council to support the deployment of forces to achieve stability in this country.

Is controlled by Islamist militant groups in a two-thirds of Mali after the guerrilla insurgency of the categories of secular, led by National Tuareg earlier this year, and was able to those groups of control quickly on northern Mali in the wake of a military coup in the 22 of March in the southern capital of Bamako toppled President Amadou Toumani Toure.

Ban said the Security Council of the United Nations, the Islamists are imposing illegal application of Sharia in northern Mali, and became the security situation in the north of the country now is volatile and difficult to predict, and was a financial one day is considered a model for a stable democracy, rare in a volatile region.

He said that "with the flow of regional and global jihadists there, is reason for concern that the North has become a safe haven for terrorist and criminal elements."

And seeks the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) to deploy an intervention force of 3000 people in Mali to restore stability in the capital, Bamako, Mali, and strengthen the army to help him restore the north.

And supported the UN Security Council last month, the political efforts of West African leaders to end the unrest in Mali, but did not amount to a support send an intervention force, and said he was ready to discuss the request of ECOWAS for the issuance of the mandate of United Nations intervention force when it is providing more details on these plans.

The Security Council also called on Member States of the United Nations to submit the names of individuals, groups or entities associated with al Qaeda-linked disorders and Mali to al-Qaeda sanctions committee emanating from the Council for inclusion on the blacklist of the United Nations.

He urged that "the Security Council to consider serious consideration to impose targeted sanctions on travel and money the right of individuals or groups in Mali involved in terrorist activities, religious extremist or criminal."

Hosseini told the safety of Solomon ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security ECOWAS need to request an official of Mali for the deployment of a stabilization force, which expects to happen soon.

Clinton urges South Africa to preserve the legacy of Nelson Mandela

Said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the South Africa to maintain the heritage of the symbol of freedom Nelson Mandela through the promotion of human rights and democracy among its neighbors and around the world. And urged the students of the University of Western Cape to look beyond their borders and export the ideals of their country, which was adopted by Mandela. Clinton visited Mandela (94 years) at his home on Monday.

"You, the young generation, are required to preserve the legacy of freedom that you left Mandela and the brave men and women others," according to Clinton said. She added, "You are required to build on this legacy to make sure that your country and fulfill its promise to take its place among the leading nations, and become a force for peace, equality and opportunity and democracy and always standing by to human rights at home and around the world."

Clinton presided over the morning and on Wednesday the signing of an agreement with health officials in South Africa, and would put Americans at the top management of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in the country.

And spent in this program $ 3.2 billion on anti-retroviral drugs and other treatments and AIDS prevention programs in South Africa since it started former U.S. President George W. Bush in 2004. And is South Africa with the highest rate in the world in HIV infections, where there are 5.7 million people, 17.8 percent of the population, is infected with the disease.

America amended its proposals in a bid to revive peace talks with Taliban

Eased the administration of President Barack Obama's proposal whereby the movement of Taliban detainees in the Guantanamo military prison for the release of U.S. soldiers captured by the Afghan Taliban allies in Pakistan, and that in an effort to revive peace talks in Afghanistan.

Informed sources said that the amended proposal represents a waiver of the U.S. offer the previous change chronology for the transfer of five senior figures in the Taliban have been held for years at Guantanamo Bay to Qatar.

The U.S. officials hope the agreement leads the exchange of prisoners, which put forward as a gesture of goodwill during the initial discussions between the U.S. negotiators and officials of the Taliban to open the way for peace talks between the militants and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

The sources said that the amended proposal provides for sending each of the five Taliban prisoners to Qatar first and then release the Taliban prisoners Sergeant Bo Bergdal the only American in the war.

The U.S. officials suggested by the division of Taliban prisoners into two groups and that the prisoner is released before the U.S. release of the second group of Taliban prisoners in and out of Guantanamo.

Bergdal and who is now 26-year-old disappeared from his base in southern Afghanistan in June 2009 and believed to be Taliban militants holding him in the north-west Pakistan.

The White House U.S. soldier and the family of the U.S. to comment on the agreement rate.

The sources said that the exchange of prisoners amended plan were discussed with officials in Qatar during a visit in mid-June, Marc Grossman, U.S. special representative of President in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Qatar, which has played host to a number of Taliban officials play a pivotal role in nearly two years of secret exploratory talks between U.S. officials and representatives of the Taliban movement, which still considers the opponent in Afghanistan.

The Obama administration hopes that this process leads to concrete talks on the future of Afghanistan as the Taliban leadership is planning to open an office in Qatar has a political official. But the Taliban announced in March its withdrawal from the talks, saying the negotiating position of the United States is consistent. Now U.S. officials are cautiously trying to pave the way for the resumption of the talks. Reuters was the first to publish a report in December about the proposed prisoner exchange agreement.

And U.S. officials confirm that any process for the exchange of prisoners will be under U.S. law, which requires notification of Congress before the first transfer of any prisoners from Guantanamo.

United Nations Mission in Kabul: the continuing conflict in Afghanistan damage to civilians

Confirmed the United Nations Mission in Kabul, that the continued conflict in Afghanistan is still damage devastating to civilians, pointing out that the violence associated with the conflict in Afghanistan, caused during the first half of this year in the fall of 3099 of the civilian victims were killed or injured (1145 people dead and 1954 injured ).

According to a report issued by the Mission during the period from the first of January and June 30, 2012, that among the number of civilian casualties during the period of measurement 925 of women and children, or about 30% of the total number of victims.

For his part, said Nicholas Haysom Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Afghanistan, said the children, women and men in Afghanistan are still being killed and at alarming levels, urging all parties in Afghanistan to increase its efforts to protect civilians and respect for the sanctity of human life.

The report pointed out that the anti-government elements were responsible for killing nearly 80 \% of civilian casualties in Afghanistan (882 dead and 1593 injured), while the civilian casualties because of the pro-government forces accounted for 10 \% of the total victims, killing 165 civilians and wounded 131 others, reflecting a decrease of 25 \% over the same period last year.

Mission and documented human rights violations against civilians in the Afghan seven provinces, as well as the observed failure in the ability to conduct investigations and prosecution of some members of the local Afghan police and suspected of having committed violations in the past and present.

The report warned of increased attacks on schools in Afghanistan, pointing out that the interventions of the Taliban may have affected the ability of children in access to schools, particularly girls.

The report 34 attacks on schools in the first six months of this year and including the burning of some of the closure and occupation of others.

Obama discusses with Rajoy situation in Syria and Sudan

Spanish newspaper El Pais said that U.S. President Barack Obama discussed during a telephone conversation lasted about half an hour with the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy developments in the euro zone crisis, and the development of the European Union and the situation in Syria and Sudan, as well as the economic situation in Spain.

The newspaper pointed out that the White House issued a statement emphasizing the connection is Obama Rajoy came out of discussions with European leaders about the economic situation of the euro area, pointing out that Obama acknowledged the difficult challenges facing Spain, and reiterated his support for Rajoy in the efforts, which efforts to restore the stability of the economic situation.


Obama said he welcomed the contribution of Spain in the process of Syria's friends, as he welcomed the positive developments between Sudan and south of the agreements with respect to oil, which took place between the parties.

American Embassy New Delhi: Open an investigation into the attack on the Sikhs, Wisconsin

U.S. Embassy in New Delhi expressed its regret for the loss of life and injuries that occurred in the shooting of a Sikh temple yesterday, Sunday, in Jorduara, Wisconsin.

The embassy said - in a statement on Monday - that the investigation had been opened in the tragic incident which occurred at a place of worship.
She explained that the religious freedom and tolerance are among the main pillars of American society. Noting that the Sikh community is part of the fabric of American society.

It is noteworthy that U.S. President Barack Obama had held a meeting over the phone with FBI Director Bob Mueller, the chief of staff, Jack Liu, and adviser to Homeland Security John Brennan, who briefed him on the latest information about the tragic incident in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, which led to the deaths of 7 Americans, including the gunman who attacked a Sikh temple.

Came shooting yesterday just two weeks after the attack, which occurred in the state of Colorado, where he was accused of James Holmes of killing 12 people and injured 58 others in the middle of the night of 20 July, during the presentation of the movie "Batman" new, "the return of Dark Knight."

Clinton meets Mandela during her visit to South Africa

Started and the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, a visit to South Africa, a four-day, where they arrived yesterday evening to the capital (Johannesburg), where you visit the cities of Pretoria and Cape Town, and meet with officials there in the framework of the strategic dialogue between the United States and South Africa.

The channel (AFP 24) news that Clinton will meet - later in the day Monday - former South African President Nelson Mandela (94 years), and it had at the start of an economic nature of the country.

She said the channel, that Clinton will travel, this evening, to the village of Kono southeast of the country, where he lives, Mandela, the heroic struggle against apartheid in the country to meet at a luncheon.

She noted that a delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce has about a dozen leaders of major U.S. companies, including (Boeing) and (Chevron) and (AMD / Caterpillar) and (GE) and (Wal-Mart) is accompanied by Clinton during her visit.

It is scheduled to hold high-level meeting between businessmen from both countries Bjohansporg later in the day.

It is noteworthy that Washington is the second trade partner after China, South Africa, as is the third direct foreign investor in the country after the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.