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The CDU lost its majority in two regional states in the ruling itself. However, at the federal level, Merkel enjoys a considerable advantage as outgoing foreign minister and these results do not pose a question his re-election, stresses the Financial Times Deutschland on Monday. All the polls say Merkel can form a government after elections in September. The Sunday in the small industrial region of Saarland, near the French border, and in Thuringia in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), the CDU lost about 12 percentage points over the previous regional elections of 2004, according to polls mouth urn. These two states, the CDU may not retain power, even allying with the liberal FDP, the formula that would like to Merkel at the federal level after the general election . In theory, in Saarland and Thuringia regional governments could be left to a coalition red-red-green three leftist parties, the Social Democratic Party (SPD ), the radical left Die Linke and the Greens, something unprecedented in Western Germany. Thuringia However there is the possibility of a grand coalition between the CDU and SPD, as the governing at the federal level since late 2005 in Berlin. In the third Sunday's regional elections in Saxony (former GDR), the CDU held his position and can afford to dismiss the SPD, its current coalition ally to ally with the Liberals. The CDU general secretary Ronald Pofalla, acknowledged painful losses but stressed: We are the strongest party in the three landers (states ). Both the CDU rebuke little to surpass its main rival, the SPD, which is far behind and even lose votes in Saarland. (more…)

According to exit poll estimates reported by various TV networks, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), led by Yukio Hatoyama, would get between 298 and 329 of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives.

Hatoyama, 62, a wealthy heir to a political dynasty often compared to Kennedy, will be appointed prime minister by the parliament within two weeks.

Instead, the powerful Liberal Democratic Party (LDP, right) who ruled for the past 54 years with only a brief period of ten months in 1993-94, would get between 84 and 131 seats, equivalent to a crushing defeat. But wait for the official results to be announced on Monday morning, Prime Minister Taro Aso, 68, acknowledged the electoral debacle and said he intended to leave the LDP leadership. I take my responsibility and I will resign, he said. Anyway Aso, who recently broke records for unpopularity, will continue in office until the appointment of Hatoyama. The DPJ, a heterogeneous movement which is already majority in the Senate with the support of two other opposition parties, will now have absolute majority in parliament and therefore free rein to pursue his ambitious reform agenda. A smiling Hatoyama thanked voters for their support and said that now the main challenge will be to turn this victory into the village without being arrogant. The pledge to change the Japanese is also a vote of punishment for the excesses of the liberal policy pursued by the LDP in recent years, which blame for the growing social inequalities, unemployment and insecurity. By contrast, the centrist DPJ wants to put its policy to serve the life of the people 'with a very generous subsidies, both for old-age pensions to the families and the disadvantaged. (more…)

Separately, Foreign Minister of Turkey will visit Iraq and Syria on Monday to try to facilitate relations between the two nations. Since 2003, tensions – prone to outbreaks since the late Saddam Hussein came to power in 1979 – have focused on accusations of the Government of Iraq saying Syria, estranged from Washington, has allowed insurgents to enter its territory. Iraqi politicians also have lashed out at Saudi Arabia for inciting Sunni Islamist insurgents, a charge denied the kingdom. Although Baghdad's relations with Tehran are friendly, the U.S. military says Iran weapon and trains Shiite militants. Meanwhile, Iraq's relations with Kuwait were strained due to the insistence of the southern country that Baghdad continues to pay billions of dollars as compensation for the 1990 invasion launched by the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Relations with the western neighbor Jordan are on the mend, and ties with Turkey have taken a notable turn for the better since last year. (more…)

Bariloche (Argentina), 28 ago (EFE) .- The polarization provocadaen South America by the military agreement between Colombia and the U.S. quedohoy evident at the summit of UNASUR, the scene of hard debatesque ended with a minimal agreement to preserve laestabilidad and designing a future strategy of mutual trust. The summit, which lasted more than seven concuatro hour delay was closed by the intensity of discussions ended with PASSAGE of a document that instructs alConsejo Defense organization to devise measures to promote confidence, security and guarantees at a meeting to be held elproximo September. The text also reaffirms that the presence of foreign Military Forces may not, through their means and resources vinculadosa own objectives, threaten the sovereignty and integrity of South American and therefore cualquiernacion peace and security in the region. The text of the agreement, which at times seemed impossible for the huge discrepancies dealcanzar expressed by lospresidentes is large enough to have allowed the positions elconsenso more disparate colombianoÁlvaro led by Uribe, on the one hand, and the presidents of Venezuela, HugoChavez, Bolivia, Evo Morales and Ecuador, Rafael Correa, on the other. These are the harshest critics acuerdomilitar with closed but not yet signed by Bogota and Washington. During the day it happened Uribepresente calls to their partners before Unasur the text of the agreement, but not ThePresident addressed the issue at any time. Uribe insisted on providing guarantees to its neighbors that Colombian lautilizacion bases by militaresestadounidenses not affect the stability of the region and to activities selimitara fight against drug trafficking and elterrorismo in your country. However, failed to convince the bulk of the presidents at the meeting queparticiparon Bariloche and had to endure durascriticas some of its partners, Special Chavez and the Venezuelan ecuatorianoCorrea. also tried to reassure Colombian LuizInacio Brazilian Lula da Silva, who expressed their concern Porla U.S. military presence near key areas for country deinteres , as the Amazon, and requested legal Uribegarantias that the agreement does not threaten the stability dela region. (more…)

Sources of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, deldifunto party, told reporters that the remains of AlHakim, died Wednesday of cancer at Tehran depulmon will arrive tomorrow at 08.00 am (0400 GMT) Baghdad International alaeropuerto coming Iran. After his arrival in Iraq, the body will be transferred to mezquitade Boras in mainly Shiite neighborhood of Kazamiya in northern deBagdad, where a ceremony, and more afternoon will be taken wing Shiite holy city of Najaf, about 160 miles south of lacapital Iraq, where he will be buried. The Iraqi government today declared three days of national mourning for al-Hakim lamuerte , 56, while in Iran deciudadanos hundreds took to the streets of Tehran to give his last adiosal deceased, who received medical treatment in the Islamic Republic. cleric has emerged as one of the principal leaders accessing politicosdel Arab country in 2003 to head Supremopara Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, training in 2007 suprimiola word revolution from its name. (more…)

/ Sent ======== US-KENNEDY – Washington – A hearse moved the restosmortales Senator Ted Kennedy to Boston. / HONDURAS-CRISIS – Tegucigalpa – Supporters of deposed Zelayaprotestan against the coup government's general elections. / COLOMBIA-BASES – Cartagena (Colombia) – Officials from the Colombian congressmen Gobiernoexplicarona agreement with the U.S.. /

ENVIRONMENT-OCEANS – Miami (USA) – Experts analizaroniniciativas to preserve the oceans.

/ USA-ECONOMY – Washington – U.S. Economy unatasa shrinks to 1 percent between April and June. / FILM CANADA – Toronto (Canada) – Film Festival in all its splendor Montrealrecupera the XXXIII edition. / GERMANY-ISRAEL – Berlin – Netanyahu disappointed to queesperaban clarity on the peace process.

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-ELECTION AFGHANISTAN – Kabul – The Electoral Commission continuacon the Afghan vote counting slow.

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Jose Saramago – Madrid – Saramago Cain redeems his murder her new novel.

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R.UNIDO-CHURCHILL – London – The secrets of the bunker deChurchill. (more…)

LONDON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Wednesday that his government is advancing its way to the resumption of talks with the Palestinians and he hopes to materialize in the short term. Israel has so far resisted the calls of U.S. President, Barack Obama, to freeze construction of settlements for peace talks can resume, a dispute that has led to an unusual rift in relations between the State Jew with Washington. London, Netanyahu had been in talks with U.S. envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, a meeting that both described as very productive. They agreed on the importance of restarting substantive negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and work toward a comprehensive peace, and that all parties should take concrete steps to achieve peace, he said in a joint released by the State Department the United States. The prime minister and senator made good progress today, and an Israeli delegation will meet next week with Senator Mitchell continue talks. Meanwhile, the Israeli spokesman Mark Regev suggested that a deal with Washington to allow the resumption of peace negotiations could be reached within weeks.

The goal is to find a consensus with the U.S. government (…) in a framework that allows us to restart a reinvigorated peace process, Regev said.

For this process to be meaningful, the Arab world must be part of, he added. About half a million Israelis live in settlements built on West Bank and east Jerusalem on a territory seized by Israeli forces in the Middle East war of 1967. (more…)

Havana .- The governor of New Mexico (USA), BillRichardson visit Cuba (with photo) New York .- The Wings and the Earth Institute at Columbia university's present initiatives for the protection of children in Latin America. Berlin. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sereune in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (with photo) Brussels .- The European Commission President Jose Barroso ManuelDurao, meets with President of Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, to prepare for the launch of the political in the EU, including the renovation of the EC itself.

Baghdad .- The Iraqis celebrated the funeral of the deceased liderdel main Shiite party, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, died of a lung cancerde Iran. (more…)

The U.S. used bases in Colombia should limitarsu activity to the territory of that country, without affecting other-regions, particularly the border, Garre said during a regiment unavisita in Entre Rios (northeast), according to declaracionesrecogidas Telam official agency. Colombia can understand that it is entitled to deliver basesmilitares the use of extra-regional forces, but it seems that tambienobvio have to ensure the absolute limit of its domestic problems esasactividades he said. Other South American countries have a right to know is this bilateral collaboration inwhichparticular and especially estarseguros that there will be no interference in their territories, anadiola minister, to participate in the delegation of Argentina who shall assist the Summit of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) convocadapara next Friday in Bariloche. (more…)

The information I received from our police forces in the area said 36 people were killed and another 64 were wounded in the explosion, said police commander for the southern region Gholam Ali Wahdat.

It was one of the most serious bombings in Afghanistan in months. Ayoubi said the attack was near the offices of a privately owned road construction, not a humanitarian organization based Canadian CIDA, as reported previously.

According to witnesses, the attack was near a building housing the Afghan secret service. After the explosion they heard shooting and then the police and the army cordoned off the site. Ayoubi said most victims were civilians, since scores of civilian homes were destroyed by the attack, in the middle of the city who is presumed was carried out with a fire engine.

It is anticipated that the death toll rises after removing the debris. The force of the blast caused a burst kilometer several glass houses. The same day, spread the first results of the Afghan presidential elections, against the radical Islamist Taliban announced a boycott.

NEWS Chief died. The Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud died last Sunday after being seriously wounded during an attack by a pilotless aircraft (drone) in North America, told the BBC his successor as head of the movement Therik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP ) Hakimula Mehsud. The man, who was a relative and a spokesman for Mehsud, days before he was elected to succeed the chief died, although no official confirmation, in a missile attack carried out by a plane U.S. pilotless August 5. Hakimula Mehsud says According to British television and returned to the Pakistan Baitullah Mehsud was severely injured in the attack by U.S. aircraft and remained unconscious until Sunday, when he died. NEWS deadliest year. The year 2009 is already the deadliest for foreign troops deployed in Afghanistan since late 2001, after four American soldiers from NATO were victimized by a bomb today, in a time when public opinion fewer and fewer Americans support the intervention. When there are still four months to the end of the year, 295 foreign soldiers have died in China, compared to the 294 fatalities in all of 2008 According to the independent website icasualties.org. Four U.S. soldiers from the NATO force (ISAF) were killed by a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, said the Atlantic alliance. (more…)