Daily Archives: November 19, 2013

Moment a nude woman walked onto Chicago train, announced she was a goddess and headed to the front to drive

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A naked woman shocked train commuters in Chicago on Saturday when she jumped the turnstile and declared she was the ‘Goddess of the Train’ and planned to take over the train.

The unidentified woman appeared at the Granville station of Chicago’s Red Line, the Chicago Transit Authority’s busiest line, in her birthday suit.

She then slapped several commuters before heading to the front of the train with the intent to drive it.

According to eyewitnesses, the 31-year-old ordered all passengers off, causing a 15-to-30-minute delay in service.

Police arrived at the scene around 12:45 pm and escorted the woman off the train, said DNAInfo Chicago.

The woman was taken to St Francis Hospital in Evanston for evaluation.

A police spokeswoman said the woman suffers from a mental illness, but would not specify which one.

 

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Senior diplomat among at least 23 killed and 146 injured in twin suicide blasts outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut

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A senior Iranian diplomat was reportedly among at least 23 people killed and 146 injured today in two suicide bomb blasts that struck close to the Iranian Embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

Lebanon’s National News Agency said the mid-morning explosions hit Beirut’s upscale neighborhood of Janah, a stronghold of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group.

Footage from security cameras showed a man rushing towards the outer wall of the Iranian embassy before blowing himself up, Lebanese officials said.

The officials who watched the videos said the second explosion was caused by a car bomb parked two buildings away from the embassy.

Lebanese security officials confirmed the two bombings were both suicide attacks. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

‘We tell those who carried out the attack, you will not be able to break us,’ Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Mikdad told Al-Mayadeen TV. ‘We got the message and we know who sent it and we know how to retaliate.’

Attacks have targeted Lebanon’s Shiite strongholds recently in what many see as retaliation by extremists for Hezbollah’s role in Syria.

Hezbollah has been fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces against largely Sunni rebels seeking to topple his government.

 

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President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev met in Vienna

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 Today, after the meeting between the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev in Vienna, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group issued a press-release which states: “The Co-Chairs welcomed the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev in Vienna, where the Presidents have arrived accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries to continue negotiations aimed at a peaceful resolution of the NK conflict. Present at the meeting were also the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russian Federation, France, United States of America), as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. This is the first meeting of the Presidents since the Summit in Sochi in January 2012. During the tête-à-tête conversation and ensuing working meeting with the participation of the Co-Chairs and Ministers, the Presidents discussed a wide range of issues pertinent to the resolution of the NK problem.

The Presidents agreed to give a new impetus to the negotiations aimed at reaching a peaceful solution. They instructed their respective Ministers of Foreign Affairs to continue to work together with the Co-Chairs towards the enhancement of the peace process, based on the registered achievements. They agreed to meet again in coming months.

As a follow up, the Co-Chairs will organize working meetings with the Ministers on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council which will take place on December 5-6 in Kiev. The Co-Chairs are planning to conduct a visit to the region before the end of this year.”

 

Bako Sahakyan received Laurent Corbaz

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Բակո Սահակյան,Կարմիր խաչ,Լորան Կորբային On 18 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received Laurent Corbaz, the ICRC’s head of operations for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and head of the ICRC mission in Stepanakert Nicolas Fleury.
The implementation of a number of humanitarian projects and the activity of the ICRC in Artsakh were touched upon during the meeting.
Both sides underlined high level of cooperation between the ICRC and corresponding structures of the Artsakh Republic as well as readiness to maintain the recorded positive dynamics of relations.
Minister of foreign affairs Karen Mirzoyan and other officials partook in the meeting.

President Serzh Sargsyan had a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State John Kerry

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In the evening of November 18, President Serzh Sargsyan had a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State John Kerry. The call was initiated by the American side. Discussed were issues related to the Armenian-American bilateral relations and cooperation, as well as issues pertinent to the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan on November 19 in Vienna which will be held with the participation of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. On the eve of the meeting in the Austrian capital, the US Secretary of State reiterated the unequivocal support of the United States to a peaceful resolution of the NK conflict. The parties underscored that there is no alternative to a negotiated solution of the conflict and noted that it is necessary to find mutually acceptable mechanisms for the resolution of the conflict based on the fundamental principles.

Recognition, Appreciation Of State Symbols Deemed As Primary Concern

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The Government held a regular meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister referred to the questions of submitting a new application to the Millennium Challenge Corpration and the introduction of the funded pension system starting January 1, 2014 (see separately).

After the agenda had been approved, the Executive proceeded to the discussion.

The Government approved amendments to the bills on the law on the Flag of the Republic of Armenia and on Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia that had been developed jointly by a Prime Minister-established working group on recognition, appreciation and popularization of State symbols. “Menk” Foundation for Preservation of National Values and in collaboration with other non-governmental organizations.

Tigran Sargsyan noted in this connection, “We have to thank the NGOs, who were proactive, consistent, and were interested in this issue. We also have to ask them to take under control and monitor the enforcement of this law considering the coat of arms and the flag are State symbols, which contribute to the patriotic education of our youth. We are very grateful to the civil society.”

The Government next approved the initiative to extend the enactment of the law on citizens in breach of the procedure of compulsory military service untill December 1, 2013, allowing those offenders over 27 years of age to pay the stipulated fee within the prescribed deadlines, return to the homeland and be safe from prosecution. With the next decision, the meeting considered the bill to be of top priority.

The above draft laws will be sent to the National Assembly in the manner established by law.

The Cabinet approved the fundamental document to be part of Armenia’s official thematic reports subject for submission to UN monitoring bodies and instructed the Minister of Justice to ensure its translation.

The Revised National Report of the Republic of Armenia concerning the European Social Charter was next approved by the session (reference period 2009-2012).

In conclusion, the Executive approved a proposal for signing a protocol on amendments to three agreements on cooperation between the CIS-member States. The agreements relate to the determination of the country of origin of goods, the Trade Fair and the development of congress activities, as well as a number of previously signed instruments on coordination of intergovernmental relations.