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RTL Television GmbH: Köln (ots) - Köln, 02.06.2015: Die Komikerin und Schauspielerin Anke Engelke (49) schaffte es bei Günther Jauch bis zur Millionenfrage, rätselte über die gebürtige Düsseldorferin Luise Rainer und erspielte 500.000 EUR. Comedian Paul Panzer (43) ...

Le roi d’Espagne, Felipe VI arrive ce mardi avec son épouse, la reine Letizia, pour une visite d’État en France. Il s’agit de la première visite d’État du roi à l’étranger depuis son accession au trône après l’abdication de son père Juan Carlos il y a un an. Initialement prévue le 24 mars, elle a dû être annulée peu après l’arrivée du couple royal à Paris en raison du crash de l’Airbus de la Germanwings reliant Barcelone à Düsseldorf.

DSH - Aktion Das Sichere Haus: Hamburg (ots) - Anmoderationsvorschlag: Manch einer sammelt sie oder kauft sich alle paar Wochen eine neue, weil er sie ständig verlegt. Die Rede ist von der Sonnenbrille, die vor allem jetzt, wenn die Sonne wieder richtig scheint, getragen wird. Es ...

Le président du Niger est à Paris. Il est reçu mardi 2 juin à l'Elysée par François Hollande. A Niamey on parle d'une visite de travail et d'amitié. Le chef de l'Etat du Niger est accompagné, entre autres, du ministre de la Défense et de la ministre des Affaires étrangères. François Hollande accueille là un partenaire africain parmi les plus fidèles.

Il y a cinq ans, Floribert Chebeya, fondateur de l'ONG la Voix des sans voix, et son chauffeur Fidèle Bazana, étaient assassinés en République démocratique du Congo. Cinq ans après, les zones d'ombre sont toujours nombreuses. Le procès en appel de cinq policiers jugés pour assassinat est toujours en cours à Kinshasa. Mais la Voix des sans voix regrette que la Haute Cour ait décidé de suspendre les poursuites à l'encontre de trois prévenus en fuite. Que la lumière soit faite sur la mort des deux hommes, c'est ce que réclament leurs proches, cinq ans après.

Rheinische Post: Düsseldorf (ots) - Altkanzler Gerhard Schröder (SPD) hat den G7-Gipfel ohne russische Beteiligung kritisiert. "Ich halte es für einen Fehler, den russischen Präsidenten nicht zu G7 einzuladen", sagte Schröder beim traditionellen Düsseldorfer ...

Rheinische Post: Düsseldorf (ots) - Nachdem Jens Schulte-Bockum am 19. Mai seinen Rücktritt als Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung von Vodafone Deutschland bekanntgegeben hat, wird es vorläufig nur eine provisorische Führung bei Deutschlands zweitgrößtem ...

Les autorités sud-soudanaises ont décidé d'expulser Toby Lanzer, le coordinateur de l'aide humanitaire dans le pays, a indiqué un porte-parole des Nations unies lundi.

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(Own report) - In its search for alternatives to Russian oil and gas supplies, Germany has entered an "energy partnership" with Algeria. Until now, Germany has hardly tapped that country's resources, which have great potential. Algeria is the world's sixth largest natural gas exporter and a significant oil producer. The development of new sources is urgent. In light of the West's policy of escalation in regards to Moscow, Germany would like to become less dependent on Russian energy resources. At the same time, the Libyan civil war threatens to cut off completely one of Germany's most important sources of oil. Because of the nuclear dispute with Iran, oil and gas imports from that country are not yet feasible. The West's aggressions and their repercussions are making energy procurement increasingly difficult. The new energy partnership with Algeria, which should help relieve this bottleneck, also offers the beleaguered German solar energy sector the possibility to gain ground on their Chinese rivals. German mechanical engineering and construction can expect supplementary profits.

Kolumbien muss sich auf Reformen vorbereiten, um die Postkonfliktphase nach der Unterzeichnung eines Abkommens mit der FARC-Guerilla gestalten zu können.

Die Bundesrepublik übernimmt 2016 den Vorsitz in der Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (OSZE). Das Auswärtige Amt hat bereits angekündigt, den Vorsitz auch als Chance nutzen zu wollen, um die OSZE zu modernisieren und zu reformieren. Damit dies gelingen kann, ist es wichtig, dass die OSZE nicht nur als institutionelles Scharnier für den klassischen Sicherheitsdialog zwischen dem Westen und der Regierung im Kreml wahrgenommen wird, sondern alle Partner in der OSZE und alle Dimensionen der OSZE entsprechende Aufwertung erfahren.

June 1, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has relieved on Monday the military chief of staff and other senior officers hours before his swearing-in ceremony for a new term in office.

Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)

Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) spokesperson, Colonel al-Sawarmi Khalid Sa'ad, said in a statement Monday the changes come in the context of the annual routine work at the SAF, saying that Bashir met with the outgoing chiefs of staffs and thanked them for their services.

He said that Lieutenant General Mustafa Osman Obeid Salim has been appointed the army's new Chief of Staff. Lieutenant General Ismail Breima Abdel-Samad has replaced Lieutenant General Hashim Abdallah Mohamed Hassan as the deputy Chief of Staff.

Lieutenant General Ahmed Abdalla al-Naw has replaced Lieutenant General Mohamed Graham Omer Sha'oul as the SAF General Inspector, General Isam Mubarak Habib Allah Ibrahim has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and General Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Hassan as the Chairman of the Joint Operations Staff.

The state minister of defence Lieutenant General, Yahia Mohamed Khair Ahmed, has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Land Forces while General Ali Mohamed Salim has replaced General Sideeg Amer Hassan Ali as the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security.

General Fath al-Rahman Muhi al-Din Salih Mohamed has replaced Lieutenant General Dalil al-Daw Mohamed Fadlalla as the Chief of Staff of the Navy.

The vice-president of Karari University Lieutenant General Salah al-Din Ahmed Abas was also referred to retirement.

According to the statement, General Emad al-Din Mustafa Adawi has been appointed as director of international relations department at the defence ministry while General Ahmed Ali Osman was appointed as director of human resources department at the ministry.

The minister of defence, Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein, for his part thanked the retirees for their efforts and outstanding performance, wishing the new chief of staff every success in the upcoming period.

June 1, 2015 (JUBA) – The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki Moon has condemned South Sudan's decision to expel its humanitarian coordinator in the country.

United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Toby Lanzer, talking to the media during a press conference on August 28, 2014 in Juba (AFP/Samir Bol)

Toby Lanzer, the Ki moon said, has been instrumental in addressing the increasing humanitarian needs of conflict-affected communities in the country, and ensuring that life-saving humanitarian assistance reaches the most vulnerable.

“This has been necessary because of continuing violence by both parties in the absence of a comprehensive peace agreement,” the secretary-general said in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune.

South Sudan's ongoing conflict began in December 2013 and has been marked by brutal violence against civilians and deepening suffering across the country. Some 119,000 people are sheltered in UN compounds across the country, the world body said.

In recent weeks, however, the fighting in the country has worsened considerably with reports of widespread killings, rapes, abductions and the burning and destruction of towns and villages, particularly throughout South Sudan's Unity and Upper Nile states.

The UN chief, however, called on South Sudan government to reverse its decision immediately, further urging it to fully cooperate with all UN entities in the country.

Lanzer, who also doubled as the deputy special representative of the UN secretary general, was due to end of his term in South Sudan before leaving for the Sahel region.

The secretary general has appointed Ghana's Eugene Owusu as Lanzer's successor.

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In November 2014, South Sudan expelled a UN official who carried out investigations into the human rights situation in the country.The expulsion was reportedly linked to a report published in August, accusing the army of torture, rapes, killings and abduction.

The UN condemned the decision, which is said violated South Sudan's legal obligations.

In recent years, however, domestic and international human rights bodies have accused the South Sudanese army of gross human rights violations, allegations it has dismissed.

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June 1, 2015 (WAU) – Wau county in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state is now calm, a day after opposition forces took control of Bazia payam, its commissioner Elia Kamilio Dimo, said.

Dimo said the population in the county have resumed their normal cultivation activities.

“Our people are now in their farms carrying out their normal duties,” the Wau county commissioner told Sudan Tribune Monday.

“The rebels have been flashed out from the town a day after Sunday's attack on our payam headquarters,” he further stressed.

Dimo said government forces now control of Bazia town after pushing out rebels.

On Sunday, government officials admitted that the opposition forces had captured Bazia, a strategic town south of the state capital.

At two people were reportedly killed during the attack, which also witnessed the massive destruction of properties in the area.

The state security advisor, Wol Dhel Theip said government had deployed heavy security personnel within Wau county to monitor and militarily deal with rebels.

The presence of rebel forces in Wau county forest had earlier been reported by state authorities since conflict erupted in the country. In January this year, an attack on a group of journalists traveling on Wau-Raga road was blamed on the armed opposition.

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Rheinische Post: Düsseldorf (ots) - Im Streit um die geplante Pkw-Maut in Deutschland hat CSU-Landesgruppenchefin Gerda Hasselfeldt der EU eine "falsche Prioritätensetzung" vorgeworfen. "Statt ständig die Maut zu bekämpfen, sollte die EU-Kommission alle Kraft für ...

At least 1,031 Iraqis were killed in May 2015 and another 1,684 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), which said the actions of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) were to blame for the growing number of casualties.

Un surfeur de 47 ans qui naviguait dans une zone interdite a été très grièvement blessé par un requin ce lundi, à la Réunion. Son bras aurait été arraché.

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Először artikulálta meg ilyen egyértelműen és nyilvánosan saját világhatalmi törekvéseit a kínai állam, amikor nemrégiben kiadta az ország stratégiai prioritásait tartalmazó, úgynevezett Fehér könyvet. Már nem az a kérdés, hogy lesz-e újabb tagja a szuperhatalmakat tömörítő szűk klubnak, hanem, hogy mikor.