Category: World

Defenders of the American doctor accused of carrying out female circumcision will be to insist that the traumatic procedure is a religious tradition which should be protected by law. About it reports The Independent. This argument will be used in trial on charge of two doctors from Detroit and the wife of one of them. The publication notes that this case was the first in the United States. According to investigators, the doctor joumana of Nagarwala for 12 years mutilated girls aged 6 to 12 years. “Mutilation of the female genitals — a particularly brutal form of violence against girls and women. In the United States, among other things, this grave criminal act,” said acting attorney Daniel Lemish. According to him, in modern society there is no place for such “procedures”, and ovecame children of criminals will be prosecuted. The other defendant, 53-year-old Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, is accused of providing

In Istanbul began the demolition of the building of the club Reina, where new year’s eve 2017 were executed 39 people. About it reports Reuters. The city authorities have taken the decision on liquidation of the building due to various irregularities and inconsistencies in the regulations. The owners of the club said that he knew nothing about the preparation for the demolition of the building and arrived on the scene at the time when the premises were the only entrance. The attack on the night club Reina in Istanbul’s Ortakoy district was committed on the night of 1 January. Unknown went to school and first shot a policeman guarding the facility, and then barged inside and began shooting at people. The attackers managed to escape, he was later arrested. He was a native of Uzbekistan Abdulqadir Masharipov. In court he confessed to belonging to terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is

Donald Trump The US President Donald trump, who is visiting Israel, said that did not mention the name of the country in a recent conversation with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. Reported by the Associated Press. He also noted that the media says the opposite, misunderstood and presented “another false story”. May 16, trump announced on his Twitter that gave Russia certain information. “As President, I wanted to share with Russia [on publicly scheduled meeting at the White house] facts related to terrorism and aviation safety. I have every right,” he said. Earlier in the day, The Washington Post reported that the American President Lavrov revealed top secret information about the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia). The newspaper, citing current and former officials says that information is jeopardized by some “the most important foreign source of intelligence” about ISIS, which is not

Emmanuel Macron The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on may 29, will visit France, where he will meet with his counterpart Emmanuel Macron. On Monday, may 22, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the press service of the French leader. It is noted that the meeting will be held in the Palace of Versailles. On the eve of the official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the “Interfax” information about the upcoming visit of Putin to France, but promised that “we will promptly make an announcement.” The Agency said that the reason for Putin’s visit will be the opening exhibition at Versailles devoted to the 300th anniversary of the visit of the Russian Emperor Peter I in France, which marked the beginning of diplomatic relations between the countries. The first telephone conversation between Putin and Macron took place on 18 may. The heads of state expressed readiness to

John Bass U.S. Ambassador in Ankara John bass (John Bass) was summoned to the Turkish foreign Ministry. On Monday, may 22, Anadolu Agency reports. It is noted that the diplomat in oral and written form expressed protest in connection with the incident at the residence of the Turkish Ambassador in Washington, which occurred during a visit by Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington. According to the Agency, the head of the us mission said on the unacceptability of aggressive actions of the security forces of the United States against employees of the Turkish intelligence services. Ankara has officially demanded from the American authorities to investigate the incident and to make a statement on the matter. On Tuesday, may 16, at the residence of the Turkish Ambassador to the US clashed. According to The Guardian, the brawl was attended by the opponents of the current Turkish authorities and the guards

Afghan authorities announced the elimination of 71 insurgent during operations to ensure security in various parts of the country in the last days. It is reported by Anadolu. The statement of the interior Ministry of Afghanistan said that the security forces of the country began 12 operations in the provinces of Helmand, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunduz, Farah, Wardak and Zabul. During their carrying out 40 militants were injured and seven were arrested. At the same time, Pajhwok Afghan News reported the death of six police officers were killed during a Taliban attack on one of the checkpoints in Helmand province. According to other sources, the Agency, the members of the security forces were shot by their commander, who was recruited by militants and fled with them after the attack. 8 may it was reported that in the result of operations conducted jointly by the intelligence services of Afghanistan and the United

Malaysian military boat with nine sailors on Board went missing after trying to drive out foreign fishermen. About it on may 22 according to Reuters. Inspection team from the ship Perdana on a private ship patrolling the waters near the southern coast of the country. Noticing a few foreign fishing vessels in national waters, the sailors set off in pursuit. Soon they were lost. After Perdana could not find command to search joined 11 other ships and two aircraft. Malaysia has a Maritime border with Indonesia and Singapore — in this fish-rich area of the world ocean, there are numerous trade routes. According to the Agency, sometimes in the Malaysian waters of fall and overloaded boats with migrants.

The Indonesian police during the RAID were detained in one of the saunas Jakarta 141 man involved in a gay party. Each of them, including one Briton and a Singaporean, paid for the visit 185 thousand rupees (14 dollars), reports BBC News. As notes the edition, some detainees are charged with violating the law on pornography. “A few people caught Stripping and masturbating on stage”, — said the representative of police of Jakarta. He added that the term “pornography” in the country’s legislation has vague wording, so men can be punished for this article, as members of the public show. In Indonesia, a large part of whose population is Muslim, homosexuality is not officially banned (with the exception of Aceh), but for the dissemination of pornography guilty can receive a prison term of up to 15 years. In Aceh gays are threatened by punishment in the form of a public

In the Central office of the Social democratic party of Germany (SPD) in Berlin discovered a suspicious object — a wooden box with two wires sticking out of it. It is reported by Focus Online. It is noted that all the people who were in the building Willy-Brandt-house, were evacuated. The alarm in the headquarters of the SPD, declared at the moment when party members discussed the upcoming elections to the Bundestag, reports Bild. After checking the police came to the conclusion that resembles a box for donations, it is safe. Social democratic party of Germany, headed by Martin Schulz is the main rival of the CDU/CSU of Angela Merkel. Elections to the Bundestag will be held in Germany on September 24.

Soil Demir The Secretary of state of Belgium on equal opportunities and the fight against poverty Soil Demir unwittingly revealed classified information about the program of stay in Brussels for the spouses of NATO leaders. About this newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. According to the newspaper, this caused discontent of the American special services. So, speaking on the TV channel VRT, the politician said that she was assigned to escort the first lady of the United States, France and Canada to the Museum of the famous Brussels painter rené Magritte. Demir noted that she even bought a pair of high heels. It is noted that due to the fact that the requirement of U.S. intelligence in relation to privacy related to the visit have been breached, Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel dismissed the Secretary of state from the support the spouses of NATO leaders. Decided that now they will be