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Kurmanbek Bakiyev calls on world leaders not to recognize Kyrgyz interim government
Ousted Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has denied his resignation from the presidential post.
21.04.10 Bakiyev, who is currently in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, had fled Kyrgyzstan amid mass national protests.
Mass bashing in Bishkek leaves 5 dead and 28 injured
At least five people died and 28 injured during the mass bashing in Maevka village on the outskirts of the Kyrgyz capital, said spokeswoman for the Health Ministry of Kyrgyzstan Elena Bayalinova.
20.04.10
Icelandic volcano erupts again
New volcanic ash cloud moves towards Europe
20.04.10 British air authorities informed about new volcanic ash cloud heading towards the British Islands.
Turkish and Azerbaijani Diasporas give a Roland to Armenians intending to picket Turkey’s Consulate in Sydney for their Oliver
19.04.10 Armenian Youth Federation of Australia attempted to hold protest action outside the Turkey’s Consulate in Sydney for so-called “Armenian genocide” anniversary.
Mass pogroms in Kyrgyz capital
19.04.10
“Volcanic crisis” in Europe, 6,000 flights cancelled
List of countries closing their airports increasing.
17.04.10 Virtually all of Europe’s major airports remain closed as a huge plume of volcanic ash drifts south and east across the continent from Iceland.
Nursultan Nazarbayev: “We averted civil war in Kyrgyzstan”
Kazakhstan has averted a civil conflict between the north and the south of Kyrgyzstan.
16.04.10 Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said it at a press conference in the Akorda residence today.
Organizers of Moscow metro terrorist attacks detained
Organizers of the Moscow metro terrorist attacks were arrested.
16.04.10
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko says he supports Kurmanbek Bakiyev
“Moscow and Washington should strongly condemn the coup in Kyrgyzstan, but they didn’t do that”
15.04.10 Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko called the accusation against the Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev concerning the April events groundless.
Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Vladimir Putin have phone talk
President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had a phone talk, Russian government’s press service released the news.
15.04.10
Daily life in the 60-year conflict zone
15.04.10 Despite the serious efforts of Quartet of the Middle East last month, no improvement was achieved in the settlement of Palestine-Israel conflict.
Fresh Brazil landslide "leaves 200 feared buried"
Some 200 people are feared to have been buried by a landslide in Rio de Janeiro, following the heaviest rains in decades, Brazilian officials say.
9.04.10 Mud came crashing down into a slum in Niteroi, across the bay from Rio, sweeping away at least 50 homes.
Rescuers are still searching for survivors of previous mudslides. The number of confirmed dead is 150 but is now expected to rise steeply.
Officials are to distribute thousands of aid packs with food and medicine.
Major Earthquake Strikes Indonesia, But Damage Appears Moderate
8.04.10 A major earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s northwest island of Sumatra, prompting a brief tsunami warning and sending residents rushing for higher ground, APA reports quoting “The Voice of America”.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred at sea about 215 kilometers northwest of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
The quake was felt throughout northern Sumatra and in Malaysia. Local news reports say that patients from some area hospitals were evacuated and that some residents fled to high ground in case of a tsunami. Electricity in some areas was cut off but so far no major damage has been reported.
The Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning following the quake, but lifted it two hours later.
Susan Potter, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, says because the earthquake originated deep below the surface of the earth, the chances of it producing a major tsunami are low.
Medvedev approves changes to economic crime law
7.04.10 President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law amendments to legislation on economic crimes that should increase the use of bail for suspects awaiting trial and cut abuse of the system, RIA Novosti reported..
The amendments set a minimum bail of 100,000 rubles ($3,300) for minor offenses and 500,000 rubles ($16,600) for serious crimes. Securities and real estate will also be accepted as bail.
The changes also increase six-fold, to 1.5 million rubles ($50,000) and 6 million rubles ($200,000), the amount of damage inflicted by serious and very serious economic crimes. It is hoped that this will cut the number of arrests on petty charges and streamline the legal process.
