Cuba: Castro proposes to limit to 10 years political mandates

Written by Sandeep Nehra

Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday proposed a limit of two five times the length of the main mandates of politicians, in his opening address at the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC).

“We came to the conclusion that it was advisable to limit to a maximum of two consecutive five year term of office of state policies and fundamentals,” the president said before the 1,000 convention delegates, the first since 1997.

This measure, he said, aims to “ensure a systematic rejuvenation of the entire chain of responsibility” within the government.

Raul Castro, who turns 80 on June 3, made the proposal, unprecedented in Cuba since the establishment of the Castro regime in 1959 – during an analysis of the political leadership of the… Continue reading...

Wikipedia, the secular, attracts institutional recognition

Written by Sandeep Nehra

Often criticized for its unreliability, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, fueled by passionate volunteers, gets 10 years after its creation, recognition of institutional starting from a simple observation: it is enormously consulted throughout the world.

One click access to free its 17 million articles in 250 languages, viewed by 400 million visitors each month.

In France, more than one user uses it in two month, according to the latest survey Médiamétrie on November 2010. United States, it is consulted by 53% of adults surfing the Web, according to a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in May 2010, against 36% in February 2007.

“It’s a reality we can not ignore. I’m pragmatic as well go in the direction of reliable information, facilitate the improvement of… Continue reading...

Yemen: the murderer of a French death sentence, 10 years in prison for Imam Aulaqi

Written by Sandeep Nehra

The Yemeni court Monday sentenced to death the murderer of a French, accused of acting under the instigation of the radical imam Anwar al-Aulaqi who was sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison.

Hisham Assem, the murderer of French Jacques Spagnolo, during his trial in Sana'a, November 2, 2010

Hisham Assem was convicted of the murder of Jacques Spagnolo, contractor of the French company Spie with Austrian energy group OMV, shot at the group’s headquarters near Sanaa October 6.

The young… Continue reading...