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Flooded Atchatalaya River threatens Louisiana

Residents of Louisiana towns are put into panic as the water from the swollen Atchatalaya River is making way to bounce their homes. The evidence of the frustrations and fears which the water has inflicted into the residents can be felt from the signs they wrote outside their homes.

Some of the signs indicated that many of the residents have already started removing their valuable belongings out of their homes. The swollen water has made the officials to issue an evacuation order to the residents some days back but the warning was later withdrawn when the authorities had thought that they could put the situation under control.

Some of the residents had heeded the earlier warning and had removed their personal belongings out their homes. However when the authorities backed down on the evacuation orders some of the residents tried to provide some remedies by filling bags with sand to provide some resistance to the water when it starts rushing to their homes.

It would be recalled that on the 14th of May the army corps of engineers opened the Mississippi river at Morganza floodway for the flowing of the water from Mississippi which was then threatening the Baton Rouge and New Orleans with imminent flooding. The water was diverted from the Mississippi to the Atchafalaya basin. It appears that the diversion is now causing problems for the residents of Louisiana towns.

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Libya Accuses NATO of instigating humanitarian crisis

The Libyan government has accused NATO of causing huge humanitarian crisis in the country. It said that NATO had carried out different attacks in three ports in the country. The government said that this action would result in mass migration which would cause humanitarian crises in the country.

It would be recalled that NATO forces had targeted warships that are within the ports and destroyed them. These ports where the warships were destroyed were in Tripoli. The NATO said that the attack was good because Gadhafi is using it to deploy mines using the naval ships. The spokesman said that the attack was in order to stop Gadhafi from using the naval might against the people.

The Libyan government accused NATO of violating the UN resolution which prohibits the use of dangerous weapons against the civilian population. However the NATO spokesman said that it is not true that they used dangerous weapons adding that there was no repot of any loss of live.

He stated the attack was justified. He said that Gadhafi is using dangerous weapons against the civilian population. He said that he has been laying mines which eventually end up killing some people especially in Mirada and some other parts of the country.

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Quattara takes over as Ivorian President

The new president of Ivory Coast Alassame Quattara has finally being inaugurated as the president as the country. The occasion was attended by some prominent personalities include the president of France Mr. Nicholas Sarkozy as well as other prominent leaders in many parts of the world.

Mr. Quattara was inaugurated after about six months or more of his election which foreign observers said was free and fair and credible but was prevented from forming government by the ousted president Gbagbo. Already the president was sworn in about few weeks ago but the present ceremony was only a mere ceremony. The inauguration was done in the capital of the country Yamoussoukro. It was more like a rally in support of the president.

The inauguration was possible because of the ousting of Gbagbo whom the supporters of the new president pushed out of office after a battle that lasted for about five months. The new president in his speech said that Ivory Coast is facing the world with their destiny in their own hands adding that it is the time for the people to celebrate adding that they should all embrace peace.

There is no doubt that there are enormous challenges that are facing the new president, he has already reopened the banks and started paying civil servants.

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Iran boasts of dismantling US spies

Iran claimed that it has dismantled US espionage group which has been monitoring the country. It said that 24 people who are doing the espionage had been arrested.

Iran stated that it has established a link which showed that about 42 people report to the CIA. This revelation was made by the Iranian intelligent. The security sources maintained that these syndicates had gathered information from the universities and research centers as well as nuclear energy and aerospace technology.

The statement further stated that these spies made use of American facilities in other countries to coordinate the spying. The countries which these spies rely on include such countries like Turkey Malaysia and other countries in the east. The report further said that the spies were also investigating such other information about the economy and facilities in the country.

The spies are being sponsored by the American CIA, they have set up the spy group with a promise of given them free American resident permit.

The relationship between the two countries has never being in good terms since 1979 revolution in Iran that changed the old order. The Iranian government is mostly religious extremists. The bone of the contention between two countries is the accusation by America that Iran is developing a nuclear plant which could be detrimental to the world and Middle East community.

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Obama reiterates need to respect 1967 borders in Middle East

President Barack Obama believes that the only way to bring about a lasting peace in Mideast is for Israel to respect the 1967 borders. It is the thinking of the administration that peace would continue to elude both Israel and Palestine unless Israel put hold to the expansions that is going on beyond the 1967 borders. The administration believes that it is only a parallel state that exists beside each other that can bring peace to the much troubled Middle East.

This American position is not going down well with the prime minister of Israel Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu. He was furious about the American position and described it as already determining the destiny of the territory in question even the actual talk begins. He said that any talk about the pre 1967 border is completely out of touch with the realities on ground in the Middle East. He said the state of Israel would never agree to such a proposal.

The prime minister criticized the policy  by president Obama as well as the Republican party presidential aspirant Miti Romney saying that they have thrown the state of Israel under the bus. The reactions from the inside and outside the US and Israel are such furious that people have started wondering whether Obama is trying to undermine the state of Israel.

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Employment rate improves in US

Job situation in America has improved last month in majority of the states in America. This was revealed by the Department of Labour which disclosed that in more than three quarters of the states of the country the employment situation has improved last month.

The statement said that there is improvement in employment situation from March adding that about 34 states of the country reported of improvement in job positions. This report was released by Labour department on Friday.

Generally there is an improvement in employment generation throughout the country. Private sector also gave positive report of job increase with about 250,000 added every month. The current rate of employment generation in the country is the highest ever recorded in the last five years.

The level of unemployment started dropping in the country since last November. Some of the states that had recorded drop in the unemployment include the state of New York. The unemployment has dropped while 45,700 jobs were created. The state of New York is the highest in the level of job creation it is followed by Texas which has created 32,900 jobs and the third is Pennsylvanian which has created 23,700 jobs. However Michigan has the largest decline in job with 10,200 jobs.

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Libyan western mountain turns into battle ground

Libyan army has launched an attack against rebel positions in the western mountains. This attack that was coming from the forces loyal to Gadhafi was biggest since the conflict started. The report of the latest attack was revealed by one of the former Libyan army general. He is now a commander with the rebel forces.

He said that the attack by the Libyan army started on Thursday. He said that the attack was started when about 150 soldiers loyal to the Libyan leader attacked the rebel positions in the Zintan; he said that the soldiers were supported by more than 40 vehicles and heavy military equipment.

Zintan is located in the western part of Libya and the rebels are in control of that territory. It is about 90 miles away from the capital Tripoli. The population of the town is about 40, 000 people.

The former general Hajj Usama had served the army for decades and he served in Chad. He said that he decided to leave the government side because he now despises Col Gadhafi whom he described as a terrorist. The rebel army commander disclosed that Gadhafi has never used the infantry in the manner he is using them now saying that the soldiers have displaced the civilian population in that territory.

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Newt Gingrich sends apology to congressman Paul Ryan

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has sent an apology to the US congressman Paul Ryan who has criticized his proposal to change the Medicare policy if he is elected the president of America.

The spokesman for the presidential candidate disclosed that he had called the congressman on Friday and expressed his apology. The spokesman further said that the congressman who is also of the Republican Party has accepted the apology that was offered by the Gingrich adding that the conversation by two of them went very well.

Ryan is the chairman of the congress committee on budget he has proposed a shift in the policy where the Medicare should be replaced with voucher to make it possible for the older citizens to be able to buy health insurance. This was criticized by Gingrich who saw it as a radical change that could add to the government entitlement program which according to him is similar to the same law the president Obama is championing.

However Gingrich a former congressman and a former speaker of the house may have discovered that all was not well with his criticisms hence he decided to approach the congressman for reconciliation. The issue of Medicare is one of the policy issues that are dividing the Americans especially between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.



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For illicit sex IMF chief resigns

It is the end of the road for Dominique Strauss Kahn the former chief of the international monetary fund as he has to vacate office for an illicit sex for which he is facing trial in US. However while resigning his exalted office at IMF he said that he is innocent of the charges that were made against him. He said that he was resigning out his desire to protect the institution of the IMF. He said that he is now going to focus all his energy and attention into regaining his integrity and to prove his innocence before the court of law. He submitted his letter of resignation. He said that he was sad that he leaving with an infinite sadness.

He has been in the American jail where he is standing trial for sexual assault in the state of New York. He has just been granted release and he is to be placed on detention in his home. However prison officials have kept a watch on the former IMF boss who is being closely monitored for a possible suicide.

The resignation of the former chief of the IMF could cause some problems in the top management of the bank as some people from non European countries could want to become the boss of that monetary institution.

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Obama sanctions on Syrian leaders

The president of the United States of America Barack Obama has placed sanctions on the key political leaders in Syria. Those affected by the sanction include the Syrian leader Assad, his six deputies and some other key government officials for using excessive force against the citizens of that country who are protesting for regime change in the country.

The president announced this just he makes his major policy statements on the revolution that is sweeping the Middle East.

The president has signed the executive order that imposed the sanctions against these selected key leaders of Syria. This was part of the efforts of the US to press pressure on the government of Syria to stop the use of violence to quell the protests in the country.

The US government observed that the Syrian government has used force and harassment and arrest to deal with the protests that is sweeping away the government. The sanctions were later extended to other 10 officials of the Syrian government who are also involved in serious human rights violations in the country.

It will be recalled the US and the other international organization has called on the government not to use excessive force against the people that are protesting against the government.