IRAN: Ban Ki-moon urges Iran progress "concrete" on nuclear

 

AFP – The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Iran's leaders to take swift "concrete measures" to ease international concerns about their nuclear program and contribute to a peaceful resolution to the Syrian crisis.

Mr. Ban was received including the Guide of the Islamic Republic Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalil, on the eve of the opening of the 16th summit in Tehran Non-Aligned countries which he must attend.

According to his spokesman Martin Nesirky, M. Ban asked his interlocutors to "take concrete steps to address the concerns of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy) and prove that its nuclear program is peaceful purposes. "

The Secretary-General, however, that this issue could be settled that "a diplomatic and peaceful solution", then qu'Israëla threatened to conduct strikes against Iran.

Mr. Ban also stressed that "human rights in Iran remained a concern" and that "civil and political rights (the Iranians) must be respected" reported Mr. Nesirky.

He also condemned the remarks "offensive", "provocative" and "unacceptable" that Iranian leaders regularly call for the destruction of Israel.

Secretary General of the UN has finally asked Tehran to "use his influence" to convince the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad to "stop Emergency violence "in this country plagued for more than 17 months of conflict and create" conditions.

According to his spokesperson, Mr. Ban "believes that Iran, given its regional influence and its influence on Syria, may play an important role in regulation" of the Syrian crisis.

The U.S. State Department, which had expressed strong reservations about the trip Mr. Ban in Iran, once joked about this statement by claiming to be "agreement (…) to say that Iran has a role to play" if "it ro , is the break with the Assad regime to stop and to provide material aid, weapons and advisors. "

The United States and Israel have found that the presence of the Secretary General of the UN summit of Non-Aligned gave extra weight to a bishop ment widely exploited by Tehran to try to break its international isolation.

Mr. Ban said he wanted to go to Tehran to "convey the concerns and expectations of the international community."

But faced with critical calls and Secretary General of the UN, Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated that Tehran had no intention to acquire the weapon NUCLEAR , area, according to its official website. And accused the IAEA of trying to "sabotage" Iran's nuclear program at the instigation of the United States.

Reports UN agency does not exclude that Iran's nuclear activities have a military objective are the original six resolutions of the Security Council of the UN condemning tehe , ran, who do never considered.  

Ayatollah Khamenei also criticized the "domination" of the major nuclear powers, the United States in mind, the Security Council, and accused the UN of being "ineffective" to promote disarmament.

The Middle East, "the Zionist regime which Americans gave nuclear weapons is a serious threat to the region and the United Nations should take steps to address them" ,, he said.

SYRIA: A shooting broke out near the offices of the Prime Minister in Damascus

 

AFP – A shootout erupted Wednesday afternoon behind the building housing the offices of the Prime Minister in Damascus, according to an AFP correspondent on the spot.

Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (OSDH) said for his part that "an exchange of fire is underway between the military and rebels in the area of ​​Mazze, around the Prime Minister's office and the new building under construction at the Embassy of Iran ".

The president of the OSDH, Rami Abderhamane, told AFP that the clash occurred after the firing of rockets into the two buildings, without being able to tell if the rocket had reached their target. 

According to state television, "specialized services raided a hideout of terrorist-mercenaries in the gardens behind al-Razi, killing an undetermined number of and capturing them other ".

An AFP reporter who visited the site heard a shooting near the offices of the Prime Minister. The shots came from a land separating these offices and that of the Iranian embassy.

The AFP could see black smoke and a van of the army equipped with Russian-made machine gun Douchka. The soldiers were also out identity checks.

The attack came hours after a bomb attack claimed by the rebels, for a building of the headquarters located near the hotel that houses the UN delegation in central Damascus.

The bombing, which injured five at a military site, occurred in the parking lot of the staff.

An officer explained that the explosion occurred at O8H00 (O5H00 GMT) when "recruits did their physical exercises and received their instructions, as every day."

According to an AFP journalist, the bomb was placed at the back of a tanker, whose tank was ripped open. Several military vehicles were burned and the walls of the building adjoining the Union of Workers. Windows were also broken.

The Syrian Army rebels free (ASL, composed of deserters and civilians who took up arms) have claimed responsibility, saying it was a "military meeting in an office of the General Staff which are decided the day's operations in Damascus. "

Syria: Aleppo insurgent neighborhoods plagued by relentless fighting

 

AFP-The Syrian army and the rebels delivered Wednesday a fierce battle for control of Aleppo, the second largest city and a crucial challenge for the rest of the rebellion that shook from Syria sixteen months.

Backed by tanks and armored forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad launched before dawn a major ground offensive and entered the main area of ​​dissent ' Aleppo Salaheddin.

The offensive came a day after the promise of President Bashar al-Assad to "purge" the country "terrorists", a term used to describe his regime rebels.

At midday, the arméea claimed to have taken control of this neighborhood landmark, that the insurgents were immediately denied. 

"Our armed forces have taken full control of Salaheddin, inflicting heavy losses on terrorist groups," said an official source quoted by SANA.

The source said "dozens of terrorists were arrested, others went into giving up their weapons" and "large quantities of weapons used by the terrorists to terrify the people and commit murder against the police were seized. "

Colonel Abdel Jabar dissenting Oqeïdi confirmed "a barbaric and savage attack of the neighborhood," adding "it is wrong to say that the military regime took full control of the district" . 

The fighting "focus primarily Salaheddine since the neighborhood is of great symbolic value for us and the army of the regime," said the head of the Military Council for the region of Aleppo .

By mid afternoon, the Syrian rebels said they recovered some lost ground a few hours earlier after having been reinforced by 700 fighters from Sukkari (south), al Bustane -Qasr (center), and Hanano Chaar (is).

Cons-offensive

"We launched an offensive against-back and lost three of five streets," said Wassel Ayoub, the brigade commander Nur al-Haq Army Syrian free (ASL rebels).

Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (OSDH), has said the army had destroyed two schools as the basis for the rebels. 

"These are the fiercest fighting around the neighborhood" since the conflict started in Aleppo on July 20, according to OSDH.

The arméea sent 20,000 troops to carry out this crucial battle for the regime, facing mid-March 2011 in a revolt that has militarized over time against repression brutal. Nearly 17 months of conflict were 21,000 dead according to OSDH.

Amnesty International has denounced the violence of the shelling of the last days based on satellite images that show more than 600 craters formed by the impact of shrapnel in Aleppo and in the nearby town of Anadane.

Elsewhere in the country, the army continues to bomb the province of Homs (center), the town of Deir Ezzor (is), and Kurdish villages in the province of Latakia (northwest), according to OSDH that counts at least 82 people killed Wednesday (41 civilians, 15 rebels and 26 soldiers), including 34 in Aleppo.

According to this NGO based in Britain, who works with a network of activists and witnesses through Syria, 225 people were killed Tuesday on the whole territory. 

Meeting Thursday in Tehran

"The Syrian people and its government are determined to purge the country of terrorists," promised Tuesday Bashar al-Assad receives a messenger from his Iranian ally.

The envoy, Saeed Jalili, told him that "Iran will never allow the destruction of the axis of resistance which Syria is a key pillar".

Iran hosts a meeting Thursday with a dozen countries have "a realistic" about the crisis, according to Tehran.

Lebanon has already said he would not participate in its observance of "neutrality" in the conflict. No more than Kofi Annan, the mediator has resigned from the UN and the Arab League.

On its 48 nationals abducted on Saturday by the Syrian Army free (ASL) in the region of Damascus, Tehran called "cooperation" of the Secretary General General of the UN Ban Ki-moon to secure their release.

While the kidnappers accused the Iranians of being Revolutionary Guards, the elite corps of the Islamic regime, Tehran, which in turn ensures they are pilgrims, nevertheless stated that a number of them were "retired Revolutionary Guards and the army".

UNITED STATES: Slaughter of Denver police attempts to enter the apartment of the shooter trapped

 

Artificers will try again Saturday to penetrate inside the apartment's lone gunman arrested after opening fire in a crowded theater in Aurora , a suburb of Denver (USA), killing 12 people and wounded 58 at a first of the new Batman.

Bomb experts had tried Friday until nightfall to enter the apartment of the alleged gunman, found trapped with an arsenal of products chemicals and flammable Friday.

"There is a mass of electric son, son of relaxation, jars filled with ammunition, liquid. Several things that look like mortar ammunition. Entering the apartment safely is a challenge, "said Chief of Police Dan Oates of Aurora during a press conference, adding that operations would resume Saturday.

Inside, police hope to gather clues to help them understand the motive for the alleged gunman, a common inhabitant of the age of 24, James Holmes who was arrested without resistance.

Friday night, residents of Aurora gathered for two evenings, including one at midnight. Hundreds of mourners held candles and expressed their grief, in memory of the dead and wounded.

"Many patients are in critical condition," continued the chief of police. Nearly all the wounded were hit by gunfire, he said, adding that a "handful" of people treated in hospital showed no injury ball, but had suffered other injuries during the panic caused by the firing.

The police gave no indication of the identity of victims, but the Batman series, whose last component is not recommended at least 13 years, attracts an audience made up mostly of teenagers and young adults.

A children's hospital in the region has reported six young victims, the youngest of whom was only six years old. According to the Pentagon, at least three of the injured belong to the U.S. Army.

James Holmes, the alleged gunman is a student from San Diego, California, which was previously not known to police, except for a speeding ticket last October.

He had however bought more than 6,000 cartridges on the internet these last two months, according to the police chief. His services have seized an assault rifle, a shotgun and a pistol in his car, while another gun was found in the cinema.  

The weapons were acquired legally, according to the store that sold them, Bass Pro Shops.

The attack caused panic among the hundreds of spectators for the first session at midnight "The Dark Knight rises", last Batman trilogy whose output was expected by millions of fans.

According to Dan Oates, witnesses said the gunman, dressed in protective gear and gas mask, had dropped a tear gas bomb or smoke to ; his arrival in the room of the multiplex "Century 16 Movie Theater": "They heard a whistle, then a kind of gas occurred and the gunman opened fire."

The shooting sparked anxious reactions from several political leaders, particularly President Barack Obama, and has reignited the debate on the Control of Firearms in the U.S. States.

The U.S. president, campaigning in Florida since Thursday (southeast), has suspended its tour to return to Washington. His Republican rival Mitt Romney suspended his campaign also.

The White House said that there was a priori "no connection with terrorism". Obama, however, denounced violence "senseless" and called on his countrymen to "a day of prayer and reflection". He ordered flags to half-mast on all public buildings for six days.

French President Francois Hollande expressed "very strong feelings" and condolences to Americans. In Paris, the premiere of the film, to be held in the presence of players Friday night on the Champs-Elysées, has been canceled.

The NYPD announced that it would strengthen security measures in cinemas broadcasting Batman "as a precaution against possible imitators and to improve feelings of safety ; spectators ".

SPAIN: The famous bullfights of Pamplona began

 

AFP – Dressed in white, red scarf around his neck, thousands of fans screamed and jumped for joy by sprinkling wine on the town hall square of Pamplona on Friday to mark the occasion of sending of San Fermin, most famous bullfighting festivals in Spain.

"It's crazy, amazing, I love it!", Enthused, hair and clothes dripping wine, Louise Haley, 28, from Australia to attend This medieval fair, that fascinated Ernest Hemingway in his time.

With cries of "Viva San Fermin!" And "Gora San Fermin" in Basque, followed by the "chupinazo", run it from the balcony of the mayor of a rocket, fireworks, new day celebrations punctuated by the very famous bull runs were officially opened at noon. 

Waving their red scarves in a charged atmosphere, thousands of revelers from around the world were sprayed with wine, transforming the immaculate white of their traditional clothing in an original pink gradient. Dancing, singing, they went to enormous balloons, others, many, watching from the balconies overlooking the square.

Early in the morning, already, some had begun the festivities, drinking beer and sangria sitting in class or while walking and singing through the narrow cobbled streets of the city, their huge plastic glasses containing as much as one liter of beverage.

Punctuated by religious processions, traditional dances, concerts, watered by streams of drinking in bars allowed to open until dawn, the holidays are primarily famou ; members for their running of the bulls. 

Every morning at eight o'clock, hundreds of intrepid riders will engage with six fighting bulls of half a ton each, trying to avoid their horns over a distance of 850 meters leading to the arena of the city.

The bravest, or perhaps the most reckless, will run as close to the horns, hoping not to be injured during the four minutes that lasts the race through the heart historic city.

The first release, one that traditionally attracts the most people, will be held Saturday.

"It's a great feeling, your heart starts to beat faster," Anderson testifies Goyoaga, unemployed plumber of 34 years came from Bilbao.

He has already participated in the bull runs and getting ready to try again experience. 

"Every time I tell myself that this is the last but I can not help but go back," he admits.

In 2011, 20,500 runners participated in the eight bull runs, mostly men 18 to 35 years with nearly half were from overseas, especially U.S., d Australia and the United Kingdom, according to the mayor of Pamplona.

This curious mediaeval tradition could have inspired the butchers, to run before the animals brought to the campaign for the festival of San Fermin.

Each year, dozens of runners are injured, often because of the rush that sometimes falls under the legs of bulls.

The race sometimes turns into tragedy. The most recent death date three years ago, when a bull gored a Spaniard was 27 years.

To avoid injury, the organizers are trying to ban drunken revelers to participate in the release and have sprayed the road of a chemical to prevent slipping.

Pamplona, ​​which has 200,000 inhabitants, is expecting a half million visitors this year and hope the holidays bring him in about 70 million euros.

"I saw the images on television and I had no choice but I had to come," enthuses David Higgins, a British man 25 years came with three friends.

"This is probably the craziest party in the world!"

In Moscow, Tehran and the major powers struggle to reconcile their views

 

AFP – The major powers and Iran have failed Monday to reconcile their positions on the Iranian nuclear issue during talks tough in Moscow, as part of a new round of negotiations considered as the last chance to resolve the crisis through diplomatic channels.

"The main stumbling block is that the parties' positions are quite complex and difficult to reconcile," said Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov after the first day of discussions. 

The great powers of the Group of "5 +1" (USA, Russia, China, France, UK, plus Germany) have resumed Monday in crucial negotiations with Iran two days in the hope that an impending oil embargo and pressure from Russia to convince Tehran to surrender its nuclear program.

The Iranian delegation headed by Saeed Jalili and the major powers led by Catherine Ashton, head of European diplomacy, ended up in the morning in a big ho as the Russian capital.

Ali Bagheri, deputy Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili, stressed during a press briefing on "the absolute right of the Islamic Republic of Iran's uranium enrichment" . 

"The talks were very serious and constructive," said Mr. Bagheri, noting that Ashton had promised to meet Tuesday with Iranian proposals during the negotiations to resume in ; 0800 GMT.

"We promised each other to discuss our mutual positions. Much will depend on assessments to be made "by Tuesday, said the spokesman of the European delegation, Michael Mann.

The United States noted that the day was marked by an "exchange of views very clear and very direct about the fundamental issues at stake."

"The Iranians have come back today (to the negotiating table) with a number of answers to these concerns. The 5 +1 group has given them a unified response by saying that it is Iran's responsibility to meet its obligations, "said a door to the press Speaking for the White House, Ben Rhodes, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Los Cabos (Mexico).

On the sidelines of the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama has called on Tehran in a joint statement, to comply "fully" its obligations and to "make proof of the peaceful nature "of its nuclear program.

Even before the start of discussions, Mr. Jalili described them as "big test to see if the West" is against that Iran make "progress" or not.

According to the EU delegation, the great powers maintain their requirements with respect to Iran: stop enriching uranium to 20% and the stock exchange of uranium enriched to 20% against the nuclear fuel that Tehran needs.

"Our priority is that the Iranians are addressing the 20%", which brings Iran's enrichment level required to manufacture the atomic bomb (90%), has de said Mr Mann.

In return, the 5 +1 offer relief from international sanctions – six resolutions of the Security Council including four of the UN economic sanctions are attached – as well as cooperation in several areas civilian nuclear.

In the two previous rounds of negotiations in Istanbul in April and May in Baghdad, the parties had separated on the observation of their differences, including the enrichment of uranium to 20%.

This activity dear to Iran, suspected by the great powers and Israel of wanting to develop atomic weapons, is the focus of discussions. 

A failure of the negotiations could have serious consequences since the United States and the Jewish state have begun to evoke the possibility of a military option to stop Iran's nuclear program, amid threats of new sanctions.

The Moscow talks take place before the coming into force on 1 July of an oil embargo of the European Union against Iran, and the strengthening of sanctions the United States, with restrictions imposed countries are buying Iranian oil.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran cease uranium enrichment if it received 20% of the major powers "guarantee" they would provide him with the nuclear fuel he needs. 

To believe the Russian daily Kommersant on Monday, citing diplomatic sources, the major powers will offer Iran a compromise whereby Tehran reduce the level of uranium enrichment in its Natanz plant to 3.5% or 5%, against 20% today.

According to this compromise, Tehran should also freeze all its enrichment activities at its plant underground Fordo or close this unit located in central Iran.

FOOTBALL: Euro-2012: against Estonia, the Blues wear their preparation

 

AFP – France team to offer a final trial run on the road to Euro-2012 against Estonia on Tuesday in a friendly at Le Mans, one last time to refine the automation and s' the next day fly to Ukraine army of some certainties.

The easy victory against Serbia (2-0), Thursday, assured the readiness of men of Laurent Blanc and endorsed the theory of a gradual rise in ; as we approach the deadline, and this clash against England on June 11 in Donetsk. It would be unfortunate to squander this beautiful building and ruin, just before the big trip to the European Championship Wednesday, a capital trust patiently built after 20 games without a loss of row.

Only Yann Mvila injury, suffered a sprained right ankle and a major doubt for the first match against England, came scrambling and jostling of the coach plans since the beginning of the course, 18 May But even this hazard has not had the gift to undermine morale, which are offered two days of rest (Friday to Sunday), to cut a little history with the football before plunge.

All that remains now but to freeze a hierarchy and to finalize the eleven who will start the heavy burden of the final phase.

Complete the puzzle

Estonia, that France has ever faced in its history, appears in this respect as an ideal sparring partner: a team located far from the global elite ( 54th in FIFA rankings) to avoid any unpleasant surprises, but a marked increase for several years (defeat in the Euro dam against Ireland), although saddle just suffered a heavy defeat in a friendly against Ukraine (4-0), the second opponent of France in Group D. 

White suggested that the team fielded Tuesday would be very close to that change in response to the English. Remains to complete the puzzle and put names in the boxes missing.

One thing is certain, the team will be built in France 4-3-3, the tactical scheme which offers more balance and is the reference from the Blues success in Bosnia in September 2010 (2-0).

The trio A. Diarra-Cabaye-Malouda scored points against Serbia in the middle just behind the attacking trident-Nasri Benzema, Ribery and should confirm good agreement while Nasri, benefits more obscure and not yet the unanimously to right, will also play very big.

The other question concerns the identity of the left side, Gael Clichy, fresh and excellent English champions Thursday, directly threatening the position of Patrice Evra.

As for Koscielny, his approval rating never ceases to rise in the eyes of the coach, his partnership with Mexes has worked perfectly against the Serbs. White will he shake up the hierarchy and to launch a new center hinge in less than a week of D-Day?

All these questions make this last game a go a bit peculiar.

MALI: A shrine desecrated by fighters of Ansar Dine in Timbuktu

 

REUTERS – fighters of the Islamist group Ansar Dine Malian attacked and burned the mausoleum of one of the most venerated saints of Timbuktu, a World Heritage of Unesco, reported Saturday residents and a regional manager.

The militants of Ansar Dine, linked to Al Qaeda, swept with other armed groups in March and April in northern Mali, seizing the cities of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal.

Friday they broke windows and the wooden gate of the tomb of the scholar Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar, before setting it on fire, witnesses said. This is the first such attack in Mali.

"What you do is haram! (Forbidden). Ask directly to God rather than death, "said one of the gunmen to the inhabitants, who tried to visit the grave, reported Ahmed Ibrahim, witness of the scene. "Having uttered these words, three of them entered the mausoleum. They tore and burned the eyes of all pieces of white cloth that covered the mausoleum of the saint, "he added.

The armed men, who regard the veneration of the holy Muslim as contrary to Islam, have announced that they would return to destroy other mausoleums. Unesco did not react immediately.

"There is a risk that people will revolt because it is an event that affects the dignity of people. This tomb is sacred, it's too hard to bear, "said El Hadj Baba Haider, elected representative in parliament born in Timbuktu.

The Malian government has strongly condemned the desecration in a statement read on national television. "The government condemns in the strongest terms this act perpetrated unspeakable in the name of Islam, a religion of tolerance and respect for human dignity."

Ansar Dine, led by Iyad Ag Ghaly Tuareg, rejected independence in the north proclaimed by Tuareg rebels of the MNLA, and wishes to impose Islamic law across Mali.

Noncommissioned officers overthrew March 22 Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure, plunging the country into chaos with Tuareg rebels backed by Islamist fighters took the opportunity to seize the northern Mali.

Timbuktu, nicknamed "the city of 333 saints", is listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1988. It is home to 333 tombs of saints of which 16 are classified as World Heritage of Unesco, the mosques of Sankore and Sidi Yahia Djingarei-ber, and the famous libraries and dozens of thousands of ancient manuscripts.

MALI: The former junta claims to have foiled a coup against in Bamako

 

The former ruling junta in Mali said Tuesday at dawn "control the situation" in Bamako and its surroundings after several hours of clashes with forces loyal to former pre ; President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT), reversed on March 22, which left several people dead.

Tuesday, shortly after 3:30 (GMT), a representative of the former junta, unidentified, appeared on television to "reassure" the public, saying that the situation was "secure" in Bamako after the "attacks" aimed, he says, to "destabilize the process of restoring constitutional order". 

Accusing him of "ill-intentioned people" supported by "foreign elements" of having "attacked the airport, ORTM (radio-TV ; vision Mali) and the barracks of Kati (headquarters of the former junta) ", he assured that these three strategic areas were now" secure " ;.

Surrounded by a handful of soldiers, the representative of the junta has reported "arrests", and promised that all those involved "will be actively sought and prosecuted ". 

Some time before this televised statement the head of the former junta, Captain Amadou Sanogo Haya, had said in a written message broadcast by television, "control the situation" in Bamako, which seemed extremely confused.

Corroborating sources and witnesses testified in the late evening that the Board of Radio and Television of Mali (ORTM), but also the Bamako airport, had passed under the control of the presidential guard, the "red berets", loyal to former President ATT. 

In the evening, a private radio station, Radio Kayira, had broadcast several times a statement attributed to Captain Sanogo, denouncing the presence of "mercenaries" and " ; foreign soldiers "alongside the" red berets ".

The intervention of the supporters of the former junta on television seems to confirm that the fighting against loyalist forces have turned in favor of former coup leaders.

By all accounts, the fighting seemed to have concentrated in the middle of the night around the military camp of the garrison town of Kati, headquarters of the former ruling junta located 15 km from the capital. 

The road between Bamako and Kati camp was closed to traffic by elements of the loyalist forces, which diplomatic sources said regional surrounded the city.

Disturbances erupted in Bamako when the "Red Berets" were opposed to the arrest of Abidine Guindo, former Chief of Staff of the President by ATT elements of the former junta.

Witnesses said the gunfire was then exchanged by the seat of ORTM, occupied by supporters of Captain Sanogo since the coup.

Employees of television told AFP he saw "dead" without being able to specify the number or the camp. 

These disorders occur on the eve of a meeting in Ouagadougou between former coup leaders and Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré, mediator in the crisis in Mali that was canceled.

Captain Sanogo, who had accepted April 6 to return power by signing an agreement with the ECOWAS (Economic Community of African States West), Saturday had finally rejected the decisions taken on April 26 in Abidjan during a summit of heads of state in West Africa, particularly the sending of troops to his country to secure the transition after the coup of March 22.

He also rejected the decision of ECOWAS to set the transition period to twelve months, until the holding of presidential and legislative elections. 

Analysts said the former coup leaders refuse to be marginalized by the organs of the transition, led by Dioncounda Traore and his prime minister, Cheick Modibo Diarra, who formed a government consisting of three soldiers near the former -junta.

March 22, the coup leaders had justified their coup by "incompetence" of the regime ATT in the fight against armed groups Toureg, Islamists and criminals in northern Mali.

These groups have used the coup to strengthen their positions in the north they now occupy completely.

The country is heading towards the organization of early parliamentary

 

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has called Monday morning an extraordinary cabinet meeting which should pave the way for early elections, after the failure of negotiations on Saturday reducing the public deficit.

"Towards the Binnenhof (the seat of government, Ed) to the Cabinet: the main concern is how we will keep the economy and finances on track," he tweeted early morning Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Maxime Verhagen, leader of the Christian Democratic Party (CDA).

The coalition agreement reached between the Liberal party (VVD) Mark Rutte and CDA M. Verhagen, who form a governing coalition of center-right minority, with the far-right party of Geert Wilders who had agreed to support them in parliament, has fizzled out after a year and a half just .

Mark Rutte is expected to visit Queen Beatrix in the day Monday, after the Cabinet intended to draw lessons from the failure of negotiations, which started ; at 0730 GMT.

Since March 5, Mark Rutte, Maxime Verhagen and Geert Wilders, head of the Party for Freedom (PVV), Islamophobic and eurosceptic, found themselves almost daily Catshuis, re ; residence of the Prime Minister's work in The Hague. 

Their mission: to agree on measures to generate 16 billion euros in savings to reduce the deficit of the Netherlands, which reached 4.7% of GDP in 2011, well beyond the norm of the Eurozone by 3%.

For seven weeks, virtually nothing had been leaked on the content of discussions, negotiators have decided to remain silent in the media.

Geert Wilders, whose party secured a majority government of 76 seats out of 150 until the March 21 resignation of one of his deputies, had a surprise Saturday Catshuis leaving the car without saying a word.

Ninety minutes later, Mark Rutte and Maxime Verhagen announced the failure of seven weeks of negotiations. "The three parties have failed to find common answers", sorry Mark Rutte, adding that early elections seemed "obvious".

The package on the table provided in particular a slight increase in VAT, a freeze on civil service salaries and a reduction in the health budget and aid to countries developing.

"This project was not in the interest of PVV voters", had commented Geert Wilders: "We do not want to submit a bleeding because our pensions the diktat of Brussels ". 

"The bomb that the PVV leader Geert Wilders has launched against the government Rutte plunged the Netherlands into uncertainty", stressed Monday the leftist daily Volkskrant, that "none of the major players could predict Sunday it's going to happen. "

Analysts said the Netherlands would risk losing the precious triple-A they receive from the three major rating agencies.

The minority government of Mark Rutte was formed after the early elections after the fall in February 2010 the government of Christian Democrats in January Peter Balkenende because of disagreements within the coalition center-left on the extension of the Dutch military mission in Afghanistan.