Report: Syrian operation can be Crime against humanity - voice of America

An image taken of uploaded images on YouTube shows hundreds of thousands of Syrian anti-government demonstrators in the floods in the streets of the central city of Hama on July 1, 2011

Amnesty International, explains the forces of Syrian security may have committed crimes against humanity during a deadly month last in a town near the Lebanese border.

Citing the evidence, the Group of accused London-based rights Syria of rounding of the scores of male residents of Talkalakh and torture, most of them, at least nine people die in custody.

In a report released Wednesday, Amnesty said that the attack appears to be part of a "widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population," which constitutes crimes against humanity.

The Group urged the United Nations Security Council to refer to the international situation in Syria to the Criminal Court.

On Tuesday, the Syrian Government forces opened fire on civilians in the Centre of the city of Hama, killing at least 11 people. The militants, said that the shooting took place after that troops tanks to the outskirts of the city in apparent preparation for assault.

In response, the residents implemented dozens of road and burned debris dams to prevent tanks ringtone now advance the city. Hama residents burning tires and garbage cans and established sand barriers and other obstacles to block the onslaught expected.

Security forces also mounted a second attack Tuesday in the Northwest of the Idlib province.

The United States and Britain urged the Syria to immediately withdraw its forces from Hama and other cities.

Reuters quoted a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry Tuesday that the call to the Security Council of the United Nations to take a stand firm against what he called "unacceptable, fierce army crackdown the Syria.".

Hama is one of the centres of opposition to the autocratic rule of 11 years President Bashar al-Assad and was the site of an anti-Assad Friday gathering that attracts hundreds of thousands of demonstrators.

Monday, soldiers sealed off the coast of the city and raided houses, one month after the withdrawal of the forces of the Government. At least 20 people were arrested in the ongoing suppression of the Syria on dissent.

Unlike its European partners and the United States, the France said that Mr. Assad has lost his legitimacy to rule. But a French campaign for their condemnation of the repression of the United Nations has met with resistance, Russian and Chinese.

But the Minister for Foreign Affairs Alain Juppe - who held talks in Moscow last week-, said Tuesday, and there are signs that Russia begins to question his policy of the Syria. Juppe said that he tried to sway his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, but that the Russia is always threatening to veto any United Nations resolution against the Syria.

Rights groups say the forces of Syrian security killed in less than 1 300 civilians since mid-March in trying to suppress the uprising against the Government. The Syrian Government said terrorist and Islamic militants have killed hundreds of security during the same period.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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Report: Giffords makes first public appearance - CBS News

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from devastating January 8 ball, made his first appearance public Monday in support of her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, ABC News reports.

Standing Giffords in her wheelchair in front of a crowd of Houston to tighten in his arms and kissing her husband when he received his spaceflight median, given all the astronauts return safely to their mission, the ABC reports.

Giffords smiled, waved and received a standing ovation from the crowd of overflow in the unusually tight security, according to tweets from the event, reports culturemap Houston.

The ceremony of award, for the space shuttle Endeavour crew together, took a place at Space Center Houston, next to the Space Centre Johnson, culturemap reports.

Her hair was much shorter than in photos published, ABC reports, adding that she was wearing glasses, a beige scarf, a light shirt, jeans and sports shoes.

Kelly announced recently that he took his retirement from NASA, saying: "Gabrielle works hard every day on his mission of recovery." I want to be at his side. Next to my work in the Navy and NASA progression me to be with her and with my two daughters. I love them all and there is no doubt that we will advance together. »

Gabrielle Giffords, husband sign book deal
Mark Kelly retired from NASA with wife
Special section: tragedy in Tucson

The couple also recently announced that they have signed a book deal. The book, currently Untitled, will be an intimate Chronicle all of their career and courtship to the tragedy of January 8, when an armed man Giffords a bullet in the head at an event policy in Six people of Tucson, Arizona were killed in the attack and 12 others in addition to the Member of the Congress were injured. Scribner will publish the book at a date to be determined.

On 17 June, Giffords is his first trip back to Tucson, visiting in time for father's day weekend. She currently lives in home of Kelly in League City, city 26 miles south of Houston. It will continue to outpatient treatment at the Hospital where she underwent a rehabilitation.

Giffords, who was shot in the left side of the head and fought to relearn how to talk and walk, will be assisted by a care provider at home 24 hours a day, according to a statement from the hospital.

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Report: France for sending anti-tank missiles Lebanon 100 (Haaretz)

Lebanon will receive 100 anti-tank missiles France, news agency AFP reported Friday, citing a French civil servant.

First French François Fillon, right, welcomes Lebanese counterpart, Saad Hariri, prior to their meeting at the hôtel de Matignon in Paris, Thursday 2 December 2010.

The French official told the Prime Minister Saad Hariri was informed in a letter from the premier French François Fillon on the decision to supply army Lebanon with 100, anti-tank missiles to be used by Lebanon Gazelle helicopters news agency.

According to the official missiles must be delivered to the Lebanon at the end of February and France provide missiles Lebanon without any preconditions.

The House of representatives of United States expressed in August its disapproval of the agreement, stating that missiles could be used against Israel, due to the increasing influence of Hezbollah Shia militant group the Lebanon.

In the month of August, an IDF reserve battalion commander was killed in fatal clashes between Israel and Lebanese Army along the border. Following the incident, Israel, launched a diplomatic campaign calling on the United States and the France to stop their military assistance to the Lebanon. The United States responded by withholding Lebanon 100 millions of dollars in military aid.

However, last month renewed United States Lebanon after the Lebanese Army military assistance is committed to keep track of developments at the border and prevent funds reach Hezbollah.

The United States gave to the Lebanon approximately $ 400 million year to buy weapons, despite the objections of Israel last. France also sent many advanced Lebanon including anti-tank missile weapons.

YouTube wants Web watch manufacturer before new networks: report (Reuters) (Yahoo!)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Google Inc., YouTube is in discussions to buy Web show manufacturer before networks new in what would first foray of the video sharing site in the production of content, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

The proposed price was not disclosed, according to the New York Times, cites two people informed discussions.

Buy next new networks would make sense for YouTube, said ThinkEquity, analyst Aaron Kessler, especially because YouTube is heurtée copyright problems with certain products professionally videos that people have added to the site.

"They basically find more content they can monetize, especially if they can produce content themselves", he said. "You don't want to go full bore to become a media company that Google is not, but if you can selectively acquire some properties, it makes sense."

Representatives of YouTube and next new networks based in New York has declined comment.

YouTube has sought to increase its share of content produced professionally as it faces competition from him like Hulu, a joint venture with supporters include media News Corp, a primer for Walt Disney Co. and NBC, controlled by General Electric companies.

Viacom Inc. continued YouTube for 1 billion dollars, accusing the video site for protected videos play online without permission. Earlier this year, a federal judge in New York has launched the pursuit.

Fred Seibert, President and co-founder of new networks before, was a Creative Director at MTV belonging to Viacom, but not when the company continued to YouTube.

Next new networks started in 2007 and is located behind the comedy show barely political Web of the comic strip network online and Frederator Channel.

During the 2008 u.s. presidential election, barely political won millions of views his comedy starring "Obama Girl," a song and dance candidate amateur videos online at the presidential then Barack Obama.

This year, next new networks scored another video online hit with his parody "Bed Intruder Song," which was the top viewed YouTube 2010 page entry.

(Reported by Alex Dobuzinskis) (Editing by Robert MacMillan)

Three victims of Carmel fire could have escaped, police report finds (Haaretz)

Three police officers who were killed in Carmel forest fire two weeks ago, when they tried to help a prison guards bus caught in the flames could have saved themselves, but instead chose to stay behind, a report on the fatal incident revealed Wednesday.

Burned out shell of the buses which the prison administration cadets who were killed while on their way to help evacuate Damon prison near.

Ahuva Tomer Haifa police chief drove behind the bus which burned down in flames with Lior Boker, police officer who was Chief of police for the area north of Israel and Yitzhak Melina operations.

More than 17,000 residents, including the 600 prisoners were evacuated the fire was uncontrollable rage, devastating hundreds hectares of pine forest before scanning the slopes of the Carmel plateau in the most important and most deadly fire in the history of Israel.

The report, based on the testimony of eyewitnesses collected by created special police investigative unit after the fatal incident claimed that Boker was the officer who had asked the driver to enable autour bus bus, instead continue and perhaps to escape the flames.

When a fallen tree blocked road, bus was trapped in the flames. 43 people were killed in the Inferno.

The investigation unit has also been reported that 12 37 guards killed in the fire died of a sudden heat and not from the actual fire.