Cuban convict executed in Florida

A 61-year-old Cuban man convicted of the 1978 murder of a US cop was executed in Florida by lethal injection Wednesday, after the Supreme Court rejected his petitions for a stay, prison authorities said.

The execution of Manuel Valle came just one week after the highly controversial high-profile execution of Troy Davis, who went to his death proclaiming his innocence in the murder of a policeman in the state of Georgia.

"Manuel Valle was executed tonight. The time of death was 7:14 pm," a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Corrections, Jo Ellyn Rackleff, said in a statement.

Valle's family has said they will reclaim the body after an autopsy, which is mandatory under Florida law for any inmate who dies in custody, she said.

Relatives of the victim, 41-year-old police officer Louis Pena, said they felt a "great relief that after 33 years, justice has finally been served for Louis and his family."

"Manuel Valle was tried, convicted and sentenced more than once by juries of his peers and there was absolutely no doubt of his guilt because there was an eyewitness, a policeman," the statement said.

Spain had intervened at the last minute, asking the United States to stop the execution on humanitarian grounds and saying Valle was likely eligible for Spanish nationality. The US and Cuba do not have full diplomatic ties.

Iran could send warships near US

The head of the Navy has raised the possibility of sending ships to the Atlantic.

"As the powers are present in our borders, we will also have a strong presence there."

The Iranian Navy chief, Admiral Sayyari Habibolá, on Tuesday raised the possibility of sending warships to the Navy near the U.S. Atlantic coast.

"Like the arrogant powers are present close to our maritime borders, we will also have a strong presence close to U.S. maritime borders," said Sayyari, according to official news agency IRNA.

U.S. and Israel do not rule out military action against Iran if diplomacy fails to halt its production of nuclear weapons. But Tehran says its nuclear program is purely peaceful purposes and denies it is developing nuclear weapons.

Facing the threat of military action is warned that Iran will respond by hitting American interests in the Persian Gulf and Israel. The Islamic Republic often conducted military exercises in the country to demonstrate its military capabilities against the threat.

A few months ago Iran has sent warships through the Suez Canal after the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak.

In early September announced that Turkey will host a radar system for early warning of NATO. This system will help the defense against ballistic missiles that could pose a threat to Europe. This decision has angered Tehran maintains an anti-Western policy and so far had close relations with Ankara.

New Missile

The Iranian Defense Ministry will begin tomorrow to equip the fleet vessels Corps IRGC new cruise missile with a range of 200 kilometers, said Wednesday the Iranian news agency, IRNA. According to the source, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi general, will preside over the ceremony tomorrow projectiles, called "Ghadir", designed to meet naval targets. These missiles are small and lightweight, they can fly at low altitude and with high precision, According to the Ministry of Defense. The Ghadir carry a strong explosive charge and can be fired from the shore or from ships, he adds.

Women to vote in Saudi Arabia

Women shall be entitled to vote in Saudi Arabia after their king so decide

The women may participate in the 2015 municipal elections as voters and candidates.

King Abdullah bin Abdelaziz appealed to the Muslim woman has had "positions that can not be marginalized."

Saudi Arabia is the only state in the Gulf Cooperation Council Persian does not allow female participation.

The king of Saudi Arabia , Abdullah bin Abdelaziz, has decided on Sunday to allow the inclusion of women in the Shura Council (consultative) and participate in municipal elections in four years, both as voters and as candidates.

Saudi Arabia held its first elections in 2005, and women may participate in the 2015 The monarch made the announcement in a speech to the Shura Council, a sort of Parliament, although no legislative powers.

"Everyone knows that Muslim women in Islamic history has been our position that can not be marginalized , as well as for his good opinion as good reference, since the era of the prophet, "said Bin Abdelaziz, according to news agency State SPA.

The new king's provisions will affect local elections next Thursday, in which women do not participate, like in 2005, the first held in the country.

As for the Shura Council, appointed directly by the king, women have never participated since its inception in 1992.

In fact, Saudi Arabia is the only state in the Gulf Cooperation Council Persian integrated by Emirates, Oman, Tasting, Baréin and Kuwait with an advisory council which is not allowed female participation.

In the absence of a parliament elected by the people, the Advisory Council are responsible for providing recommendations and advice in the internal affairs of the kingdom, but have no power of censorship or government control.

The riots in other countries encouraged women to protest their situation, and some driving ban defied Saudi Arabia is ruled by a monarchy with absolute power and it applies a strict interpretation of sharia, or Islamic law, which imposes segregation sex in public places. Women can not drive nor travel abroad without a male relative, among other restrictions.

However, in recent months, and the heat of the Arab spring, the Saudis have participated in several protests, the largest on 17 June, when several activists defied the ban on driving and dared to drive their cars.

On August 24, police detained the activist Mayla Hariri challenge that ban in the city of Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia.

International organizations such as Amnesty International have urged the authorities of the kingdom to stop treating women as second class citizens and were granted rights .

French achieved majority in Senate

The French left historically achieved an absolute majority in the Senate

At seven months of the presidential election, the Left achieved a second victory at the polls after the last local elections.

The result is "a serious failure if not serious, for Nicolas Sarkozy," said socialist Francois Hollande.

Conservative Prime Minister, François Fillon, attributes the defeat of his party divisions in many departments. "

Left parties and environmentalists in France achieved this Sunday absolute majority in the Senate for the first time since the founding of the V Republic in 1958 and seven months before the next presidential election.

Failing that go beyond the official results confirmed this both from the ranks of the Socialist Party (PS) and from the ruling conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), the party's head of state, Nicolas Sarkozy .

The election changed political sign that the upper chamber were designed to renew , by indirect suffrage of 71,890 members, general directors, regional councils and delegates from 44 districts for a period of six years, 170 of the 321 seats that make up the Gallo Senate.

Before the official results were known, the aspiring candidate for the PS in the upcoming presidential elections François Hollande, the favorite in the polls, said the result would be "a serious failure if not serious, for Nicolas Sarkozy. "

"For the first time since the V Republic, the left would be the majority in the Senate, an event is historical , "said Hollande, whose party manages data showing that the left forces have managed to win the 23 seats they needed to gain control of the Senate.

For his part, Prime Minister François Fillon conservative, said in a statement that "the opposition showed a strong momentum "in the Senate, which he attributed to" divisions "in" many departments "within his party.

This progression of the left "was predictable , according to the latest local elections, "where the left won a victory over the government's severe and conservative UMP, Fillon said.

"We must join forces and assert our convictions to the French," the prime minister, who said that "the moment of truth will take place next spring, "referring to the presidential election.

In the same line said UMP secretary general, Jean-Francois Cope, who said that "defeat" of their formation in the Senate is "disappointed" but not "a surprise".

For its part, the outgoing president of the Senate, Gérard Larcher (UMP) announced that it will present to its own re-election despite the polls this Sunday, which give most to the left in that chamber.

The territorial representation ensures Senate of the Parliament, also established by the National Assembly.

Abbas not to meet Netanyahu

Abbas ruled out the time to meet with Netanyahu in NY

Palestinian President maintains his idea to request the status of State at the UN.

Ensures that a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister is "wasting time".

Netanyahu urges Abbas to resume peace talks between Israel and Palestine.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, d Escart, for now, meeting with Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu , to return, just as suggested on Monday the Israeli leader , direct peace negotiations in New York, where both will agree discussions at the UN General Assembly.

President Abbas is willing to meet just for the sake of meeting Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, so said during an interview in New York, while recognizing that the delegation headed by Abbas has not yet received a formal request some of the Israeli authorities and considered that the meeting "would not now anything."

"President Abbas is willing to meet just for the sake of meeting, for Netanyahu goes on to show that things are fine, there is no conflict. We will not allow , "said Palestinian Foreign Minister.

Maliki was responding to Netanyahu, after he urged Abbas to meet him in New York, instead of " wasting time "with the request for admission of Palestine as a UN member state.

"Talk about a meeting with Netanyahu, that meeting must leave something, we know you will represent something," reasoned the minister, who encouraged the Israeli prime minister shows its willingness to negotiate "acceptable," said, "first the 1967 borders and slowing and stopping settlement in full. "

"So we have no problem meeting with him in New York, Palestine, Israel or anywhere in the world to immediately start political negotiations," said Maliki, who said the Palestinians would not accept "no pressure" and go ahead with his attempt to gain entry to the UN.

Abbas confirmed Monday the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon on Friday presented the request for accession of Palestine to the international organization to be recognized as a state "as of right."

Member State

"Any lower status puts us in an awkward position with our principles, our people and everyone who has supported our people over the years," Maliki told Efe, while acknowledging that your request is at risk of being frustrated in the Security Council of the UN, the body that must give initial approval to the entrance, through the power of veto in the U.S..

Any lower status puts us in an awkward position with our principles , "Why should we be different and be treated as less than? not accept less, we are equal and sometimes better than other countries, "said the minister, who showed data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB) and the European Union (EU) to show that the Palestinian territories might work "better than other countries in the region."

In the event that Washington exercises his veto as the U.S. administration has announced and the Palestinian request came to nothing, Maliki said that "it will have to evaluate other options, like going to the General Assembly." Palestinian Foreign Minister said that will not leave empty as his people, he said, expected to ask to become a member state "and that's what we do."

"We're going to take symbolic support by most countries , "said the minister, who acknowledged that the Palestinians have a second option to go to the General Assembly later to get the non-member status, higher the current one.

"The U.S. has told us very clearly they do not want to go or the Security Council or the Assembly because both options will open the door to membership in various organizations and agencies, and sign treaties, such as the International Criminal Court International (CPI) and (to that body) could lead to Israel's occupation, "he said.

"I'll just say that there is no need to go to the ICC Palestine if Israel gives up its occupation and stop acting like an occupying force . Pressure should not be to Palestine, which is a victim, but to Israel, "said Maliki .

Google buys leisure Zagat

Google buys leisure Zagat guides to integrate them into your browser and on their maps

The California company closed the operation after that in 2009 tried unsuccessfully to buy the site Yelp, which offers a similar service to Zagat.

Zagat guides have become a reference to the recommendations for finding entertainment in over 100 cities around the world.

The technology company Google announced Thursday the acquisition of U.S. firm Zagat , publisher of the famous entertainment guides that bear his name and whose valuations will integrate the results of the famous search engine. The California company closed the operation after in 2009 tried unsuccessfully to buy the site Yelp , which offers a similar service to Zagat and where consumers can comment and rate the various commercial establishments. "From now on, Zagat will be the cornerstone of our domestic supply," said Vice President division location services Google, Marissa Mayer , in a statement released by the company. Zagat will be the cornerstone of our offering local pocket guides Zaqat were created more than 32 years by Tim and Nina Zagat and have become a benchmark for the consumer when looking for recommendations for leisure activities in over 100 cities around the world. Google plans to integrate its services Zagat search and maps. Zagat's management went on sale the company in 2008 at the beginning of the economic crisis, for 200 million dollars, according to Techcrunch, but later rethought the operation. It is expected that the founders of the leisure guide is still with the company, according to The Wall Street Journal.

UN expresses concern public spending

UN expresses concern over the policies of cutting public spending

They fear that financial constraints lead to "potential regressions."

He believes that the crisis "is the poor who bear the consequences."

Calls to protect the weak and not "private actors" who "were responsible for the current financial and economic tensions."

With the fear of an imminent collapse of the economy of Greece as a backdrop , the Human Rights Council of the UN in Geneva on Monday opened its eighteenth regular meeting expressing concern about cuts in public spending carried out by the major world economies. fears that social rights are cut in his speech at the first Council meeting, which will be collected until February 30, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, found "disturbing" the decision by some governments reform their laws to limit budget deficits and warned against "potential regression" in terms of economic and social rights. " As the debt crisis spreads to Europe, USA and elsewhere, we see a wave of drastic cuts in social and a worrying tendency of legal reforms to contain the budget deficit, "lamented Pillay. His statement coincided with the worsening crisis in the euro area , at the prospect of an imminent bankruptcy and exit from the euro by Greece, which again lead to sharp declines in major stock markets in Europe. 's intervention did resonate Pillay also the recent parliamentary approval in Spain for a reform of the Constitution to enshrine a deficit ceiling legislatively and ensure fiscal stability of the government. According the High Commissioner, many modifications in legal terms and policies are adopted "in response to market pressures" and argued that this may threaten the economic, social and cultural rights of citizens.

Bombs in Milky Way

The Milky Way may contain thousands of 'bombs

Research shows that some old stars are kept alive by the rapidity of its rotation, when it slows, they explode as supernovae.Will resolve the mystery of the supernova known as 'Ia'.

New research has determined that some old stars are kept alive because of the speed of rotation and when it slows down, they explode as supernovae. This study, conducted in the Harvard-Smithsonian Center has solved the mystery of the supernova known as 'Ia'.

Rosanne Di Stefano researcher, explained that when a white dwarf gains mass accelerates its spin and if it moves fast enough may cross the barrier of 1.4 solar masses and becomes a massive star Chandrasekhar type. However, if you stop stealing material, the white dwarf its speed gradually decreases and eventually, the turn is not enough to counteract gravity, leading to a Type Ia supernova.

Scientists estimate that the galaxy there are three type Ia supernovae every thousand years

In this sense, experts say the speed difference can mean a delay of up to one billion years between the end of the mass gain and exploding in a supernova. This would allow the companion star evolved into a second white dwarf and to dispel any material around.

Scientists estimate that the galaxy there are three type Ia supernovae every thousand years. If a supermassive white dwarf takes millions of years will slow down and explode, estimates suggest that dozens of systems should be prepared to explode a few thousand light years from Earth. Now the challenge for astronomers is to find them.

Di Stefanno stressed that no cases were found in the Milky Breastfeed to, but noted that recent studies suggest that there have been looking for the correct signs. Now, the intention of the scientists is to modify the search of stars as "precursors of supernovae." This, according to noted scientist, you have to find small amounts of hydrogen and helium near the supernova explosion, some measurements were made so far.

Obama plan to create jobs

Obama presented a plan of over 200,000 million to create jobs

The amount of the proposal will be offset by budget cuts to convince the Republicans.

Obama will give details of the employment plan in Congress on Thursday.

The U.S. president, Barack Obama , on Thursday will propose to Congress a package of measures to boost job creation will cost 300,000 million dollars (213.427 million euros), as reported by the U.S. network CNN quoted sources the Democratic Party.

The money from the proposal, which will be announced by Obama in a speech to Congress to be televised, will be offset by budget cuts to try to convince Republicans who are unresponsive to the approval of new spending.

It seeks to stimulate a direct impact the economy Obama's aides had avoided giving public figures. Hours before it became public the cost of the package, the White House spokesman, Jay Carney, had asserted that the U.S. government "needs to do things that have a direct impact in the short term to grow the economy and create jobs and the president will make proposals that create just that. "

Republicans have criticized Obama for not having them in discussions on the economic package of the new measure before it is presented.

UN concerns about economy

UN warns that the economy is heading for disaster with the austerity policies

Governments stifle and destroy consumer expectations of the public sector and households, according to the UN Agency for Trade and Development.

"The situation is really critical," says UN expert.

The world may enter a period of "two lost decades."

The global economy is addressed to "mess" if governments insist on fiscal adjustment policies that are stifling consumption, destroying the expectations of public and household investment and paralyzing.

This is what the expert predicted on Tuesday the UN Agency for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Heiner Flassbeck, who explained that "the situation is really critical," and that failure to act quickly the world will enter a period of " two lost decades, "the image of what happened in Japan, whose economy ranged between deflation and growth at zero in the nineties.

If you continue to cut public spending will end in a permanent recession "If governments stick to the fiscal adjustment policies continue to cut spending and end up in a permanent recession. That's quite inevitable because you can not create anything growing , "said Flassbeck , Director of Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD.

In presenting the annual UNCTAD report, which examines the problems of economic policy after the crisis of 2008-2009, the analyst said the best example of what can happen in the world is what is happening today in Greece.

He considered that the only thing that can be anticipated in this country is " a deeper recession , "two years of starting to cut spending, raise taxes and cut the incomes of workers and retirees.

These adjustment measures were not accompanied by any kind of "positive reinforcement" for the economy, criticized Flassbeck, who asked "Where you can go an economy?".

In that vein, argued that if the rest of Europe mimics the action taken by Greece, " this is going to end in disaster "because" no recovery of wages and diminished expectations of the private sector and households no more instruments available to revive the economy. "

Pleasing markets

In this regard, the UNCTAD report notes that "the passage of the stimulus to fiscal adjustment is counterproductive , "especially for the industrialized economies, because by reducing the GDP and tax revenues" is detrimental to both the consolidation of public finances " as in a vicious circle.

He asserts also that "high public debt levels are a consequence of the crisis, not a cause" and that fiscal policy to stimulate the growth is more likely to reduce the deficit and curb borrowing.

Moreover, it stresses that it was the public bailout of banks and other financial institutions during the recent financial crisis that created "much of the deficit, and which involved the conversion of private debt into public debt."

Regrets that countries appear to have excessive confidence in the financial markets in percentages, this meant that the ratio of public debt to GDP in developed countries nearly doubled between 2007 and late 2010, to over 60 percent.

Followed a different path in developing countries as a whole suffered less from the crisis because, among other things, adopted fiscal policies , with their fiscal balances improved last year and the debt to GDP ratio was kept under control, the study.

In the report of UNCTAD, its director general, Supachai Panitchpakdi, lamented that the countries appear to have excessive confidence in financial markets and have adopted austerity measures in the hope " to please ".

However, the financial sector, once recovered, has preferred to recapitalize rather than increase the volume of loans to the private sector and households , which would have been good for the economy.

Protest March in Israel

More than 400,000 people in 'Million Dollar March', the biggest protest in the history of Israel

The "Million March" was the challenge issued by 'outraged' by Israel to get the largest demonstration in the history of this country.

Protesting the social and economic situation which is Israel.

More than 400,000 people staged the largest demonstration in the history of Israel in the so-called 'March of the million' , height of the protest against the high cost of living began in July, according to channels 1, 2 and 10 local television. Towards the 22.30 local time (19.30 GMT), the highest participation was recorded in Tel Aviv, with 292,000 people, while in Jerusalem are concentrated between 35,000 and 50,000 and 25,000 people in Haifa.

"We will not stop this protest until you, prime minister ( Benjamin Netanyahu ), give us real solutions. We are here to stay, "said one of the main leaders of the movement, the president of the National Union of Students, Itzik Shmueli, in concentration in Tel Aviv. Shmueli warned that "the road to victory will not be easy," but end with " a better Israeli society "based on a" better balance between free market economy and the human economy. " The Million March 'was the challenge issued by 'outraged' by Israel to achieve the largest demonstration the country's history, seven weeks after the start of the protest movement. The 'outraged' managed to get 300,000 people to the streets highest concentration in the then history of the Jewish state by reasons unrelated to the conflict in the Middle East . The figure today in a country of 7.5 million , far exceeds the highest concentration in the history of the Jewish state, when 400,000 people took to the streets in 1982 to protest the massacres at the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon. The Israelis of any political or religious, as underlined by a mobilization of the videos made by the organizers had been convened in various cities between 20.30 and 21.30 local time (17.30 and 18.30 GMT). While the call sign reads, in a pun: "They only understand numbers," the organizers insisted that the success of the protest should not be measured solely by the number of attendees. Last Saturday only moved 20,000, half in Tel Aviv. Defense Minister Ehud Barak, went on Friday, although Saturday night only 100,000 people to manifest their voice will be heard. The answer was born in Tel Aviv when a young woman in July planted a tent in a downtown boulevard after being left without a home to rent. His case was followed by others in solidarity, which Boulevard filled hundreds of stores, spread to other cities and became a broader movement of protest socio-economic status. However, the initiative has been criticized in certain circles left aside for tactical reasons the thorny issue the occupation and colonization of Palestinian territories.

US to sue four major banks

They are Bank of America, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank.

The reason: They did not observe due diligence when it comes to qualifying mortgages.

Expect to get 631 million euros.

The Federal Finance United States is preparing a lawsuit against more than a dozen banks for mortgage securities incorrectly assess that were granted in full burburja estate, according to the newspaper 'The New York Times.

The application shall be addressed, among others, against Bank of America, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, as reported by three sources close to the case cited by the U.S. newspaper.

The agency argues that these big banks did not observe the diligence due to the time of rating mortgage securities, and that inflated their value, which was significantly reduced with the onset of debtors.

The application shall be made by Wednesday The agency mission is to recover millions in losses that resulted, and that most have had to meet Americans with tax increases. In particular, it seeks to recover from losses caused by the rating agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, worth about 30,000 million (21.043 million euros).

The New York Times says the agency hopes to get compensation from $ 900 million (631 million) , the same as that demanded in July to USB, another rating agency mortgage in a similar lawsuit.

The sources cited by the newspaper explained that the application shall be made before Wednesday when the deadline for filing claims under the summonses sent last year by the agency in these banks.

In parallel, fifty U.S. attorneys general preparing a lawsuit against several financial institutions, including Bank of America, JP Morgan and Citigroup for the abuses in mortgages. This expected gain of $ 20,000 million (14.029 million euros) that used to pay part of the mortgages at risk of foreclosure.