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Man in Ischia arrested after biting calf of policeman - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Naples - He did not want to be identified, because he should not have been there, and he did not hesitate to bite the calf of a policeman and to headbutt another, but he was arrested. 35-year-old Salvatore Salierno was handcuffed in Ischia for ...
Talks to renew close links between US and Pakistan fail - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Quoting anonymous sources close to the talks, the New York Times says that the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman, left the Islamabad late last night after two days of often fiery talks that produced no end result. . .
GM aims to shut down 2 Opel plants - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
"For some time now GM has been claiming - explained a member of Opel's Oversight Committee who asked to remain anonymous - that an over-capacity of approximately 500000 cars a year means that there are 2 plants too many". "We know the key points of the ...
Rossella Urru, sources say positive developments in hours - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
AGI received the news from sources close to the negotiations. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose' Manuel Garcia-Margallo went to Mali secretly to speed up the negotiations for the freeing of Enric Gonyalons and Ainhoa Fernandez de Rincon, the two Spaniards ...
Reporters Injured in Syria now in Lebanon - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Confirmation that the journalists wounded in Homs were able to leave the Syrian city came from a Lebanese government official who requested anonymity. "Both arrived during the night in Lebanon. Paul Conroy is at the British embassy and is in good ...
HUMAN RIGHTS PROTESTS AS SUDANESE PRESIDENT LANDS IN LIBYA - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
The Hague is seeking Bashir on charges of orchestrating genocide in the Sudanese region of Darfur. An anonymous source reported that he arrived accompanied by a large delegation and was met at Tripoli airport by president of the Libyan NTC, ...
AFGHAN TALIBAN REACH AGREEMENT TO OPEN QATAR OFFICE - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Obama administration officials said they were considering a swap to strengthen the process of confidence-building by both parties. The US would transfer five insurgents held at Guantanamo back to Afghanistan and in return the Taliban would denounce ...
EBA SAYS BANKS COULD NEED TO RAISE 100 BLN EURO - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
It was revealed by sources close to the body who said the EBA wants banks to hold a minimum Core Tier 1 ratio of 7% under an economic recession scenario. The banks that fail to do so will be asked to bolster their capital position. . .
BLUEPRINTS FOR NEW GERMAN INTELLIGENCE HQ DISAPPEAR - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
It was reported in the German press which quoted an anonymous source of the country's intelligence, the BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst). The government has not yet confirmed the news, but described it as "serious", and promised to start an investigation. ...
WASTE IN OUTER SPACE, ASTRONAUTS FLEE ISS STATION - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
They were obliged to take refuge in the Soyuz in order to avoid oncoming space waste: man-made debris which is no longer useful, consisting of fragments of satellites or chips of paint or dust. "The waste", reported an anonymous source of the Russian ...
SOURCES REPORT SALEH'S TO SOON RETURN TO SANAA - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
The news was reported by sources close to Saleh who is in hospital in Saudi Arabia, who said, "Saleh is recovering well enough to soon return to his country and is planning a transition of power to parliament or a national unity government." . .
ZUMA IN TRIPOLI TO NEGOTIATE GADDAFI'S EXIT - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
The news was given by an anonymous source within Zuma's entourage. Nevertheless, the presidential spokesperson indicated that it is not proper to talk of an exit strategy. It would be more appropriate to call it another diplomatic initiative of the ...
THREE MEN WITH LINKS TO MARRAKECH TERROR ATTACK ARRESTED - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
"These people were informed about the attack but did not actively take part in it," reported an anonymous source. Last Thursday the person allegedly responsible for the attack had been arrested; he is a 28-year-old Moroccan arrested with two other ...
MUBARAK REFUSES TO LEAVE SHARM, FEARS ENDING UP IN TORA - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Cairo - Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused to leave the hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, fearing he could be transferred to a military prison, sources close to Egypt's former president reported. It seems that Mubarak is planning to ...
RESTRICTIONS ON EGYPTIAN PARTIES TO FALL AFTER REFERENDUM - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
"The law on parties, once the referendum is done, will be modified" undisclosed military sources close to the Supreme Council said today. The Council has been in charge of government since president Mubarak's resignations. ...
EGYPT BARS PALESTINIANS FROM ENTERING THE COUNTRY - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
According to an anonymous source, only airport passengers will be affected by the measure. Sources of the Palestinian embassy confirmed the news pointing ...
MIDEAST, US GIVE IN ON SETTLEMENTS, NO DIRECT TALKS - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
A US diplomat, who asked to remain anonymous, reported so. "We have reached the conclusion that this is not the moment to resume direct talks, renewing the ...