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UN report damns failings during Sri Lankan civil war climax

weak UN response has contributed to 30,000 deaths of civilians during the final assault on the government of Tamil Tigers

A UN report has criticized internally for its own officials for failing to protect civilians during the final days of the civil war in Sri Lanka for decades, saying they could have done to save more lives.

More than 30,000 civilians were killed in clashes between militant Tamil separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the country's armed forces in fighting that led to the defeat of LTTE May 2009.

The Sri Lankan army was responsible for the most deaths by many observers and is accused of indiscriminately shelling areas where a small number of fighters are mixed with large crowds refugees. The authorities deny the charge.

The report, leaked to the BBC, should be submitted to the General Assembly of the UN, Ban Ki-moon in New York on Wednesday. Sri Lanka organization operating Pinta paralyzed by a lack of experience and sensitive to government intimidation.

The UN should "be able to respond to a much higher standard in fulfilling its responsibilities for protection and humanitarian assistance," he said.

According to the BBC, the report states that "many senior UN officials perceive not prevent the massacre of civilians as their responsibility ... and heads of department and agency of the UN [headquarters] not otherwise instructed. "There it is said," the constant and institutionalized reluctance "among UN staff in Sri Lanka" to defend the rights of persons who have been authorized to help. "

• former United Nations staff who serve in Sri Lanka at the time say they have been forced to make difficult decisions under great pressure. The report, the work of a group headed by former UN official Charles Petrie, explains in detail how the organization has failed to present reliable data on the number of victims of the fighting and casualties. He criticized an earlier decision to withdraw UN staff in the areas where most of the executions took place later, because the Government of Sri Lanka stated that his safety could not be guaranteed.

The Government of Sri Lanka, dominated by nationalist politicians of the Sinhalese majority, found that public opinion does not prevent the eradication of the LTTE in a final, brutal campaign that would end the old civil war of 25 years of war in the island.

The Tamil Tigers were responsible for numerous violations of human rights in areas under their control in the northern part of the country, including the forced recruitment of young people for their army. He also opened the tactic of suicide bombing.

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Bad foundation blamed for Ghana building collapse

authorities Thursday blamed faulty construction of the collapse of a five-storey building in the capital of Ghana, which has killed at least nine people dead and dozens of other prisoners until they were released by harvesting equipment through the broken concrete with axes.

House prices fall at faster rate in October - Halifax

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Oil prices bobble slightly ahead of Tuesday's election

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Iran currency crisis sparks street clashes

tear gas against protesters and police shooting farm bazaar, with merchants who do not offer price as the value of the rial plunges

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riot police clashed with Iranian protesters in Tehran and traders by the collapse of the currency, which has lost a third of its value against the dollar in a week, according witnesses.

police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators outraged by the decline in the value of the Iranian rial. The demonstrators chanted slogans against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that his economic policies have fueled the economic crisis.

• RIAL has reached record lows against the U.S. dollar almost daily and Western economic sanctions on Iran's controversial nuclear program have reduced Iran's oil export revenues, which compromises the ability the central bank to support the currency.
• Panicked Iranians rushed to buy hard currency, pushing the material. With official inflation running at about 25% of Iran, weak currency is bad living standards and threatens to exacerbate a recent wave of job losses in the industrial sector of Iran.

main bazaar in Tehran, one of the most important commercial city, is closed, according to witnesses. A retailer that sells household items is told Reuters rial instability prevents traders to indicate the exact prices.

An official of the bazaar, Ahmad Karimi Esfahani, told the Iranian news agency that the job bazaar was closed for safety reasons traders, but will reopen on Thursday.

Oil rises to $93 in small rebound from losses

oil prices rose to $ 93 a barrel Friday, causing a rebound muted heavy losses last week that the indicators show a weakness in the global economy .

Oktoberfest beer prices take the froth off the fun

calls for the installation of a price cap after government figures show an average liter Munich increased from ? 6.55 to ? 9.35 in 10 years

is the time of year when the Germans take their beer mugs or Bierseidels, don costumes and join the pilgrimage to Munich to drink large quantities of beer and partying at the annual Oktoberfest .

But this year, the festival has been affected by a dispute over the cost of beer as a group complaint hiking prices frightens the locals in the internationally renowned festival. Over the last 10 years, the average price per liter has increased from an average of ? 6.55 to ? 9.35 (? 7.47), according to figures from the city government of Munich. "The price of beer sold during Oktoberfest unreasonable increase each year," said Jan-Ulrich Bittlinger, president of the Association against fraudulent Pour (VGBE).

While prices were relatively low when it is controlled by the state government of Munich, as sellers took charge fees have increased dramatically, said Bittlinger. The VGBE be starting a petition on September 22 as Oktoberfest opens in an attempt to put pressure on the government to impose a price cap for sellers.

• "We should be allowed to have our fun once a year and do not have the price of beer is ? 2 more than what it would cost in a beer garden Munich, "said Bittlinger.

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But the government said it has no place in the price of beer in a 'free market'.

"moderate beer prices are a concern for the government of the city and have a look at what the guests do not exaggerate their asking price," said Dieter Reiter, a senior Department of Labor and the Economy, responsible for the Oktoberfest.

"Everyone should be able to pay their Oktoberfest beer," he added.

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Egypt launches Sinai air strikes

military officials say helicopters fired missiles and killed 20 "terrorists" after the recent attacks on security checkpoints

Egyptian military attack helicopters fired missiles at suspected Islamist militants in the Sinai after the attacks on security checkpoints, according to residents and officials. A military source said 20 "terrorists" were killed in the assault.

security officials say this is the first time that the army fired missiles in the Sinai since the 1973 war with Israel to return the Sinai Peninsula.

Egyptian forces launched a missile attack two hours after three security checkpoints were attacked by suspected Islamist militants in the north of the main town of El-Arish Sinai, about 30 kilometers from the border between Gaza and Israel.

Authorities say six people were injured in the attacks at checkpoints, including an army officer, two soldiers, two policemen and a civilian whose condition was described as critical .

Israel welcomed the Egyptian military action. "What we are seeing in Egypt is a strong anger, determination of the regime and the military to take care of him and bring order in Sinai, because it is their responsibility," said the dean of defense official Amos Gilad told Israel Radio.

"It is an action that is in the hands of Egyptian Egypt based on the information they have. Otherwise, remove and dispose of [the threat], continue to strike. "

Shmuel Zakai Brigadier General, a former commander of the Gaza Division, stated that the determination of Egypt was incredible. "This is an unprecedented number of Egyptian," said the Israeli army radio. "In fact, the Egyptians during the Yom Kippur War deployed forces in Sinai this size. Certainly not going to be short and it will not be easy. Talking about terrorist infrastructure that has been established in the region with the support of the population and with weapons. "

• military action followed by an attack on Sunday which killed 16 militants Egyptian border guards before violating the border and enter Israel within about 2 km. After the armored vehicle seized by militants was destroyed by an Israeli missile attack, the bodies of militants were found wearing explosive belts.
• Egypt, which claimed Palestinian militants in Gaza have been partly responsible for the attack, closed the Rafah border "until further notice", leaving the Gaza Strip in large part isolated from the outside world. He also began to seal the tunnels under the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, which have been used in the past five years for consumer goods, smuggling, building materials and weapons.

Hamas, which condemned Sunday's attack, was also closed at the end of the Gaza tunnels. Long queues began to form in the gas stations in the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of the fuel used by the inhabitants of Gaza to get cars and generators and costs about half the price of fuel imported legally in Israel.

Hamas wants to stand out from the attack and also to cooperate with the Egyptian government. Hamas has close ties with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Morsi, whose candidate was elected president in June Morsi said he intends to take action to help the people of Gaza and isolation.

The 16 border guards killed in Sunday's attack were buried Tuesday in Cairo amid scenes of anger. Morsi not attend the funeral after reports that we offer it can become the object of the anger of the victims' families.

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Arsenal bid for Málaga's Santi Cazorla and close in on Nuri Sahin

. Arsene Wenger offers 16 million pounds for the midfielder in Spain

near London club loan agreement for Real Madrid

Arsenal have bid £ 16 million for Santi Cazorla to Malaga and are sure to make his third signing of the summer, while on a loan agreement for the entire season Real Madrid Nuri Sahin.

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Cazorla has continued since the beginning of last summer, but Arsenal were deterred from making a move to sign midfielder in Spain for the price. Cazorla left Villarreal Malaga in a ? 19 million (£ 15 million) deal, while Wenger had Mikel Arteta from Everton at the last minute by 10 million pounds to strengthen his midfield. Wenger, however, came to see the value of Cazorla, a versatile midfielder who can play all or centralized, and French is hopeful of concluding the agreement after he and the team returned from their tour Arsenal the Far East. They play their game for the third and last Sunday against Hong Kong Kitchee.

Cazorla has agreed personal level, in principle with Arsenal and the feeling that the case is enhanced by a near Malaga events in recent days that the club with debt problems in risk participation
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• . Qatari club owner, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani, the Executive sent Shatat Moayad Spain on Thursday to resolve a range of issues, including the future of Cazorla.

Meanwhile, Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini has reported sales of ? 20 million Cazorla also "gives". Shatat expected to provide immediate guarantees, but worrying for Malaga and Pellegrini said nothing and shown Saturday night, according to reports from Spain, who was investigating the sale of the club. Cazorla has not gone on the tour Venezuela, although it never went after his efforts for Spain in Euro 2012.

Arsenal, who have already signed strikers Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, are in talks with Madrid Sahin. Jose Mourinho, who signed the midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in Turkey last summer, suggested that it would be better if he was looking for a new opportunity in the light of their difficulties to move to the Bernabeu. Sahin 23 years, was not happy to hear this and not entirely sold on the motion proposed loan, provided that there is no option for Arsenal to buy him at the end of the thereof.

He traveled with the team to Madrid in the morning in the United States for pre-season tour, Arsenal introduced logistical difficulties, but the London club still hope to convince him to join to them. They want both Cazorla and Sahin finally available for pre-season friendly away to Cologne August 12.

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Sudan vows no turning back on fuel subsidy