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Lord Fellows, a former personal secretary of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Diana's husband, mother sister testified in court on the case of the death of the princess . Testimony Lord were addressed including Richard Egyptian Mohammed al-Fayedu, who argues that the car in which Diana died and his son - Dodi, was the result of a conspiracy by British intelligence agencies allegedly involved circulated Fellows. Upon release Al-Fayed, the ex-secretary of the Royal coordinated the "conspiracy" with one of the divisions of the British Embassy in Paris, and Diana was afraid of him. Lord said that on the night of August 31, 1997, when the tragedy occurred in Paris, he was in Norfolk. He also reported that the rooms in Buckingham Palace staff regularly checked for counter-bugging. According to him, these steps have been taken in the press after the appearance of the content of telephone conversations, including between Diana and the Prince of Wales Charles. However, a full investigation to this effect was blocked because of the fear that it will be made public and will be misinterpreted media. To give testimony next week in London court will be invoked former head of British foreign intelligence, Sir Richard Diarlav. According to informed sources involved in the process, he will be asked questions about the presence of a day of tragedy in the British embassy in Paris, an entire team of British intelligence. Recall that the hearing at the Royal Court in London in the case of the death of Princess Diana resumed in October 2007. It is anticipated that the final three months of the hearings will deal, first of all, the attempt to answer the question whether you have taken all the necessary measures to ensure the safety of Diana and Dodi killed in an automobile accident in Paris on the night of August 31, 1997.

In France, public workers strike television. The reason for the cessation of work was the intention of the State to prohibit the advertising of its own broadcasting channels. By declaring early in the year on those plans, the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy did not specify how exactly will be funded public media in the future . According to the association France Television, in some parts of the company the number of participants exceeded 60%, and France-3 TV and such about 56% has been on France-2 - 38% of the staff, while in the sports editorial it reached 69%. By all workers joined the strike merger structures without exception. Denial of advertising from the state will require an additional allocation of more than 1 billion euros, but according to a number of experts, it is almost unrealistic, given the state budget debt. And the increase is unlikely in the country "telenaloga" by citizens or imposition of new taxes on private advertising television and radio stations. Do not provide sufficient funding and new taxes on Internet access and services to mobile operators. Recall that in France often strike a variety of professions. Thus, in early February, the country's taxi drivers strike, demanding an increase in tariffs. Last autumn, in France a large-scale strike by transporters, oboshedshayasya country as 2 billion euros.

Defense Minister Robert Gates broke right shoulder and was placed in the name of the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. There, he had an urgent medical assistance, after which Gates left the hospital and continues to perform his duties, announced on Wednesday the Pentagon official spokesman Bryan Whitman. 64-year-old head of the Pentagon slipped on the stairs of their own on Tuesday night, but the decision on the admission was made only on Wednesday morning . The capital of the United States have for the day is at the mercy of a cold front. Now the temperature in Washington does not exceed 0 degrees Celsius, with the result that was formed on sidewalks aufeis. In connection with the incident Minister had to cancel his presentation at the hearings scheduled for Wednesday in the U.S. Congress on the Pentagon budget for fiscal year 2009. Instead, they will make his first deputy, Gordon England.

Surrey Police referred the case today on the investigation into the circumstances of sudden death Badri Patarkatsishvili Scotland Yard. That was reported by the ITAR-TASS news agency, referring to a British TV channel SkyNews. Investigations into the death of Georgian businessman unit will be engaged in the consideration of a particularly serious crime. Earlier, police spokesperson of the southern English county stated that the death of a businessman regarded as "suspicious". According to the experts, the Georgian millionaire passing recalls the death of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died from radioactive substances polonium. In London, do not preclude the holding of toxicological analysis, which can take quite a long time.

Georgian authorities are ready to implement several important demands of opposition. Georgian Parliament Speaker Nino Burdzhanadze told the journalists that the authorities "have prepared a memorandum, which takes into account almost all the questions posed by the opposition." "So the authorities made a very serious proposals and steps to reach an agreement. I hope that the response of the opposition to the memorandum will be adequate and all of this would normally hold a pre-process (for the election to parliament)," - she said. In particular, according to Burjanadze, "the authorities release all those detained in connection with the events of November 7, 2007 in Tbilisi . She also noted that "if an agreement with the opposition will be changed in the electoral system and election commissions at all levels, the opposition will be guaranteed representation to control the electoral process." "We propose the establishment of an electoral disputes to resolve a special body that will be staffed at full parity between the authorities and opposition," - said Burjanadze. According to her, to end on 21 February contest for the formation of the Advisory Council OTG, and in a very short time after that the Council will elect a new Gendirektora. " The reaction of the opposition to this statement, the Speaker still unknown. To recap, January 29, the Georgian opposition, not accepting the legitimacy of President Mikhail Saakashvili. promulgated a joint statement, a memorandum of 17 items relating to the establishment of an independent court in Georgia, avoiding pressure on the media by the government and the Electoral Code. Also, the opposition insisted on the resignation of the CEC chairman Levan Tarhnishvili, Khomyakov Georgia Public Television Tamar Kintsurashvili and the release from pre-trial detention, 43 of his supporters detained on November 7, 2007 during a rally in Tbilisi. Should the authorities fail to meet their demands, the opposition planned to be held on 15 February in Tbilisi grand rally. The opposition asked NATO to obtain from Saakashvili for democratic elections Representatives of the Georgian opposition appealed to NATO to intervene in the events in Georgia and to ensure the democratic conduct of the parliamentary elections. This was announced on Thursday after meeting with a delegation of the North Atlantic Alliance Council permanent representative of united opposition Kakha Kukava. At a meeting with a delegation of the NATO Council attended by representatives of all opposition forces of Georgia, Interfax reports. "We have provided details of our guests situation, today presented a detailed position and stressed that joining an alliance of Georgia must pass the exam for the democratic conduct of parliamentary elections" - he said, stressing that to this end, representatives of NATO was asked to "have an impact" on power Georgia. "We demand changes in the electoral code, and the results of the parliamentary elections are not put into question" - added oppositionists. He warned that if the authorities do not go concessions, the opposition would be forced to come out into the streets and abandon the election, which in this case would be illegitimate. "In this case, the country is unlikely to come out of the political crisis, and this should not be interested and power" - concluded Kukava.

Inflation in Zimbabwe in December rose more than doubled on the same month in 2006 and reached 66212%. This is a new world record, Interfax reports with reference to the country's Central Statistical Office. In November, consumer price growth was 26470%, resulting agency Bloomberg data management. The cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages in the last month of the year increased by 79412%, inflation excluding products equal to 58492%. According to the World Bank, Zimbabwe has the highest inflation rate in the world. According to the International Monetary Fund in January, the rate of growth in consumer prices in the country have reached 150000%.

When mysterious circumstances disappeared original of the document, which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He disappeared from the state archives of the country. This was announced on Thursday chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Hercegovina Zeljko Koshmich . "We have learned that the bureau had disappeared from the archives of the original Dayton peace treaty" - Koshmich said. The document agreed upon in Dayton (Ohio, USA) and signed in Paris. The agreement put an end to hostilities in the territory of BiH (1992-1995's.). According to the terms set out therein, comprising BiH two entities - the Muslim-Croat Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska - may, in particular, to enter into contracts on special parallel relations with the neighboring states.

Culprit in the tragedy at the University of Northern Illinois, Kazmierczak name is Stephen. This is a 27 - year-old former student, said with reference to the source in the law enforcement bodies. To recap, the man shot 22 people. Seven were killed, including the Stephen: he committed suicide. University Rector John Peters, told reporters the offender graduated from the school in 2006 and received education in the field of sociology. According to him, he was diligent student. The police informed that no criminal records on Kezmirzaku they are not available, the motives of the offence is not currently known. Representatives of law enforcement agencies engaged in investigative work. Remember, the young man gave a massacre on Thursday around 15:00 local time (23:00 Moscow). With the hard drive and two pistols he burst into the lecture halls of a university, and opened indiscriminate fire, first razryadiv rifle magazines, and after two pistols. On Thursday at the crime scene died 3 students and the offender himself, has died in hospital three more students.

Georgian deceased in the UK businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili suffered severe heart condition. This is how transfers "Interfax" said on Friday forensic expert who conducted the autopsy. Dr. Ashley Fegan-Earl said in the court Woking town, where began a formal investigation into the Businessman's death, that during the autopsy were discovered traces of the dangerous Coronary heart disease, which "unexpected and unexplained Death could come at any moment. " However, the court decided to postpone pending the outcome of an investigation toxicological examination. Her wait for no less than ten weeks. Recall Patarkatsishvili died in London on the evening of 12 February. According to relatives and press secretary businessman, he had a heart attack. Initial results autopsy is the Georgian businessman showed that his death due to natural causes reported on Thursday police investigators British county of Surrey. Meanwhile, the family of Georgian businessman thanked all those who expressed heartfelt sympathy on the occasion of his death and expressed full confidence in the professionalism of the British police. As reported by RIA Novosti, family members Patarkatsishvili letter made public on Friday afternoon in Tbilisi. "We have lost a son, father, husband - our favorite person. Katalikosu We are grateful-Patriarch Ilia Georgia for his heartfelt words about our Badri. We are grateful to all who share our grief" - says in the letter. "We have full confidence in the professionalism of the British police and forensic in their investigation" - note the members of the bereaved family.

The explosion in the town of Parachinar in the north-west of Pakistan, has claimed the lives of 27 people, injuring 93 persons, transmits a British TV channel Sky News, referring to Pakistan's Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz. Earlier, Pakistani media reported 22 deaths. It is known that an explosive device detonated near the office of the opposition People's Party, which was headed by Benazir Bhutto. The explosion carried out a suicide bomber, which was mined at the wheel of a car. According to an eyewitness, the site of the explosion tossed pieces of human limbs. Died and suffered mostly members of the People's Party.