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LONDON. A brit kormány a jelenlegi parlamenti ciklus végéig, vagyis 2020 májusáig húszezer szíriai menekültet telepít át Nagy-Britanniába a szíriai határok mentén működő menekülttáborokból - jelentette be hétfőn a londoni alsóházban a brit miniszterelnök.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano says a probe into Iran’s past nuclear activities will be ready on time, dismissing speculations that the body could extend the December 15 target date to complete its investigations, Press TV reports.

Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire regime a total of 70 times, using 60- and 82-mm mortar launchers and large-caliber machine guns in different directions along the contact line throughout the day, Oxu.az reports with reference to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Russian Security Council to discuss measures to minimize threats to Russia from the migration crisis in Europe, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Begleitet von heftigen Bauern-Protesten im Brüsseler Europaviertel gegen sinkende Milch- und Fleischpreise haben die EU-Agrarminister ein 500 Milliarden schweres Hilfspaket geschnürt. Das "frische Geld" soll Europas Landwirten "gezielt" helfen. In Asien will die EU zudem Handelsschranken abbauen.

29,497 citizens of Azerbaijan visited Turkey's resort city Antalya in January-August 2015.

A meeting between representatives of the defense ministries of Azerbaijan and South Korea was held today on the occasion of a launch of South Korean military attache office in the country, AzerTag reports.

C’est quoi être PDC aujourd’hui? Avant les élections, nous explorons l’ADN de chaque formation politique.

Thüringische Landeszeitung: Weimar (ots) - Waren wir in unseren jungen Jahren nicht alle ein wenig wild? Haben gefeiert, Alkohol ausprobiert, wenig geschlafen, viel erlebt. Es hieß: Wer abends feiern kann, kann morgens auch arbeiten. Augen zu und durch. Der Lehrmeister wusste ...

Olaszországban is nyíltan beszélnek az Egyesült Államok Európa-ellenes tevékenységéről; Washington elárulta Európát, válságot generál és ellenségképet gyárt, hogy biztosítsa saját fennhatóságát Európa felett.

Thüringische Landeszeitung: Weimar (ots) - Wie so viele Dinge in diesen Tagen kommt auch das Flüchtlingshilfspaket der Regierungskoalition sehr spät. Man hat zu lange gewartet und frei nach Merkelscher Problemlösungsstrategie erst mal geschaut, was so passiert. Die Kommunen ...

Urging governments and partners to join forces for universal literacy as a key component of &#8220the future we want,&#8221 the United Nations is emphasizing that literacy is essential to reach the newly-proposed Sustainable Development Goal on promoting inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all.

September 7, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – Eritreans in North America are planning to stage a major rally in support of a report by the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea (CoIE) which accused the Red Sea nation of committing gross human right violations.

According to Eritrean opposition news outlets, the demonstration will be held later in September in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, coinciding with the UN General Assembly meetings which will convene from 15 September - 6 October, 2015.

The CoIE which is tasked to investigate all alleged violations of human rights in Eritrea is due to report its findings to the General Assembly in October this year.

In June 2015, the CoIE released a 485-page report on Eritrea's human rights situation.

The report unveiled gross human rights violations in the reclusive East African nation.

Some of these violations, it said may constitute crimes against humanity which could subject Eritrean officials to indictment at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The UN inquiry then held the regime in Asmara responsible for systematic, widespread and serious human rights violations that have created a climate of fear.

“Information gathered through the pervasive control system is used in absolute arbitrariness to keep the population in a state of permanent anxiety,” the report, adding “It is not law that rules Eritreans but fear”

The report added a large proportion of the population is subjected to forced labour and imprisonment, and hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the country.

Organisers of the planned rally called upon all Eritreans in North America to attend the event and show their support for the CoIE report.

It also appealed to them to raise their voices together “for Justice, Liberty and a Democratic Eritrea”

After the UN report was issued, Eritreans overseas held a number of demonstrations in support for the CoIE. However, many other government supporters who were angered by the report, held a protest rally in protest against its findings.

Members of the CoIE were also threatened and intimidated by supporters of the Eritrean government up on arrival in Geneva for meeting late in June.

The commission of inquiry and its members were insulted as enemies of the Eritrean government.

Eritrean embassies across the world were then accused of being behind the acts of intimidating individuals and entities.

The three-member commission is chaired by Mike Smith (Australia), with Victor Dankwa (Ghana), and Ms. Sheila B. Keetharuth (Mauritius), who also serves as the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.

The Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea was established by the UN Human Rights Council in June 2014 to conduct an investigation of all violations of human rights in Eritrea, including: extrajudicial killings; enforced disappearances; arbitrary arrest and detention;
torture and inhumane prison conditions; violations of freedom of expression and opinion; freedom of association and assembly; freedom of religion and belief; freedom of movement; and forced military conscription.

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L'encéphalogramme de l'asile est resté plat en août. Différentes raisons l'expliquent.

September 7, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Inflation rate in Sudan appeared poised for reaching single digit figures before the end of the year with the announcement today it dropped from 14.1% in July to 11.3% in August.

FILE - Men wait to buy meat at the market in Khartoum, Sudan (REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

The 2015 budget has a target inflation rate of 25% while the IMF projected 12.4% by year-end.

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBoS) said that 13 states witnessed inflation rate declines compared to last year with the largest being in North Darfur (-63%) and lowest being Red Sea (-1.8%).

Gezira state however saw its inflation rate going up year over year by +7.3%.

Sudan has been struggling with double-digit inflation since secession of the oil-rich south in 2011 but it has succeeded in bringing it down from a high of 46.8% in July 2014 to 25.6% in November of the same year.

The East African nation which became a net importer of oil after the partition is benefiting from the sharp drop in crude prices worldwide weak demand and rise in supplies.

Ordinary citizens however continue to complain from cost of living increases that impaired their access to basic commodities.

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The third annual International Qvevri Wine Symposium is taking place in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi to raise awareness of Georgian wine and the ancient ways it was, and is continuing to be, produced.

September 7, 2015 (NYAL) - South Sudanese rebels in Payinjiar county of the oil-rich Unity state have accused pro-government forces of launching another offensive against their bases on Monday evening through river Nile.

Soldiers from the South Sudanese army (SPLA) on guard in Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan's Unity state on 12 January 2014 (Photo: Reuters)

The new attack came after several attempts by government troops to recapture rebels controlled areas along the Nile in Upper Nile and Unity states despite the permanent ceasefire came into effect on 29 August as declared by President Salva Kiir and armed opposition (SPLM-IO) leader, Riek Machar, after signing of the peace agreement.

Payinjiar county commissioner John Tap Puot told Sudan Tribune that a huge convoy of South Sudanese army (SPLA) have attacked their bases along the Nile at 5:00 pm. He said the government forces were repulsed and being chased towards Shambe port, south of Taiyar port.

“Yes, our forces have clashed this evening with convoy loaded with armed forces coming from Jonglei, toward our direction. We have repulsed them back from where they started their journey,” Puot said.

He further said that government forces were using two barges and several gunboats when they started attacking their locations on Monday.

However, commissioner Puot said there was no reported causalities on their side, but claimed a huge loss on forces loyal to president Kiir when they exchanged fire.

He blamed the failure to respect the ceasefire on South Sudanese president Kiir whom he said either blessed the ongoing violations by his forces or lost command control of his forces.

GUNSHIPS ATTACKS IN UPPER NILE

Meanwhile, Captain Paul Malieth, an opposition spokesperson for rebel army's Special Division One under the overall commands of Major General Johnson Olony, has accused government forces for bombarding civilians populated areas of Owaji, Lelo and Tangbuong in another oil-rich Upper Nile state on Monday between 3:00-4:00pm.

“We condemn this in [the] strongest terms possible the barbaric attacks by pro-government [forces] on our positions through use of gunships,” he said.

He called on IGAD and the wider international community to put pressure on president Kiir's government to respect the permanent ceasefire and implementation of the peace agreement.

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Russia and Armenia have signed an agreement on Russian gas pricing offering a discount of $25 for one cubic meter.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated Macedonian President Georgi Ivanov on the Independence Day.

Sátrakat vásárol az ENSZ Menekültügyi Főbiztossága a Szeged környékén a szabad ég alatt éjszakázó menekülteknek. Dudás Dóra (egészségügyi segítő, orvostanhallgató) a röszkei gyűjtőpontról küldött éjszaka egy videót a Facbookra. Nagyjából 500 menekült, 10-15 kisbaba van ott jelenleg egy réten, most 10 fok a hőmérséklet, de ez éjszaka tovább fog csökkenni, nincs elég takaró és polifoam. Meleg innivaló, melegedési lehetőség egyáltalán nincs!