Chris Cantell behadelt Die Weltnachrichten: Weltweite Verurteilung von Simbabwe breitet sich aus by Barbora Haramiova

Am Mittwoch musste sich Präsident Robert Mugabe internationaler Isolation gegenüberstellen. Afrikanische Staaten verlangten nämlich eine Verschiebung der diskreditierten Wahlen und die anti-apartheid Ikone Nelson Mandela tadelte zum ersten Mal streng den Führer.

Das Treffen von Staatsoberhaupten aus dem Süden Afrikas in der Schweiz führte zum Entschluss, dass die Wahlrunde verschoben werden sollte, bis die Bedingungen eine gerechte und freie Wahl zulassen.

In London griff Mandela Mugabe gezielt an. Es gibt ein "tragisches Versagen der Führung in unserem benachbarten Simbabwe," sagte Mandela. Die Rede kennzeichnete das erste Mal, wenn der ehemalige Präsident Südafrikas öffentlich über die Krise in Simbabwe gesprochen hat. Für Mugabe wird es schwer sein, den Tadel von einem Leader loszuwerden oder zu verhöhnen, da er ihn als einen Genossenschaftsfreiheitsmitkämpfer sieht.

Leader der Opposition Morgan Tsvangirai rief für Friedenstruppen auf. Später in Harare sagte er: "Was macht man, wenn man keine Waffen hat und die Leute dort brutal behandelt werden?" Er betonte, er hätte nicht für einen militärischen Eingriff aufgerufen. Die Aufstellung von Friedenstruppen verlangt aber einen internationalen Konsensus, den man zuerst erlernen muss.

Königin Elizabetz II. entnahm Mugabe seinen Ritterstand. Mugabe wurde 1994 mit ehrenhaften Rittergrad ausgezeichnet, wenn er als ein anti-kolonialer Held angesehen wurde. Präsident Bush betonte vor allem die "Illegitimität" der Wahlen. Er sagte, der Prozess sei "nicht frei und nicht fair" und die Leute in Simbabwe würden etwas Besseres verdienen.

EU-Nationen stellten Entwicklungshilfe ein und verhängten ein Reiseverbot über Mugabe und anderen Top-Regierungs-Vertretern.

Sanktionen und Boykotts werden die Meinung der Öffentlichkeit sicher beeinflussen. "Wenn man die Schlinge enger zieht, stellen die Leute herum um Magabe fest, dass dieses Schiff wirklich versinkt und sie aussteigen sollten," sagte Robert Rotberg, Direktor des Programms der Harvard´s Kennedy School für innerstaatliche Konflikte.

Wegen der andauernden Spannung kehrte Tsvangirai zurück in die holländische Botschaft, wo er an einer Pressekonferenz teilnahm, wo er seinen Rücktritt von der Wahlrunde bekannt gab. Tsvangirai forderte afrikanische Leader auf, die Krise mit politischen Mitteln zu beenden und rief für die Freilassung von politischen Gefangenen auf.

Wahlbeämter äußerten sich, Tsvagirais´Rücktritt sei zu spät gekommen, um gültig zu sein und Matonga sagte, "auf jeden Fall finden die Wahlen am Freitag statt."

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Neverending Circle of Snow Calamities on the Eastern Coast? by Milota Sidorova

A shot of chilly air along with continuously falling snow showers will visit the Southeast and the Northeastern coast of U.S. Travelling through the mountains of Tennesse and North Carolina may be very hazardous, whilst risking slipping accidents on the frozen surface of the roads. That is what the American weather forecast says these days.While Europe gets a glimpse of following spring, America suffers by heavy snow storms, that, like it seems, don' t have enough.Tireless snow showers in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, New Engeland and New York caused massive crash accidents, traffic jams, electricity cut offs. The situation seems to be unbearable. Due the scabby weather, schools in South Michigan, Nothern Indiana, Ohio and New York reported that they had to be closed three times this month already. The roads and the sidewalks are pure ice, and that' s what rescue services can hardly cope with."Snow, you can plow that right off," said spokesman of Southern Illinois University, Rod Sievers. "But the ice was just brutal, brutal."This winter seems to score with neverending circle of people slipping and falling on the streets, car crashes, traffic jams that last several hours and already two dead cases. First victim, a 71 old woman, that died in her mobile house after crashing down with a tree, broken in the storm. Police of Northern Ohio also reported the death of a man, who obiit in the snow covered wreck on the highway.Ubiquitous snow has broken the historical records even on the places, where the winter had always very mild climate. For instance, Madison, Wis. reported more than 77 inches by Feb. 12, and Boston overcame its record about 19.3 inches, spanning more than 49.6 inches of snow."Enough already!", people say, declaring that the situation is getting worse because of no breaks among the snow storms. Finishing this blog, one must mention well-turned expression of Roland Swanson, a simple American citizen, who spoke out for the reportes whilst waiting to cross the street."It's been endless, it just keeps coming. It's killing us by the inch."commented sored Swanson.

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Will the Philharmonic concert improve relationships between U.S. And North Korea?
by Sandra Stoklaskova

After the years of misunderstandings and wars between United States and North Korea, now it is dawning for better times. Relationships among these states were interfere with diplomacy conflicts, battles and struggles. North Korea's nuclear weapons constituted a danger for the whole world, what was the main reason, why U.S. held enemy ties with this country.But on Tuesday something amazing happened. New York Philharmonic had a concert in Pyongyang, with a huge success. Some musicians left the stage in tears, after three encores and audience waving dearly. U.S. and North Korea found kind of partnership in this concert that spanned American and Korean musical traditions.When the Philharmonic played North Korean national anthem "Patriotic Song", audience stood respectfully. Drop-scene was terminated by the folk song "Arirang" and enthusiastic applause of standing audience.East Pyongyang Grand Theater attended 2.500 people and the concert was also broadcast live on North Korean TV. But North Korean leader Kim Jong II did not visit this amazing performance and we don't know whether he watched it on TV.Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry attended this event and called it a "historic moment," and added that Washington should as a reaction to this invite North Korean performers to the U.S."I can say that through the concert tonight, all the members of the New York Philharmonic opened the hearts of the Korean people," said Song Sok Hwan, North Korea's vice culture minister. He added:"The concert serves as an important occasion to open a chapter of mutual understanding between the two countries."

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