NASA astronauts mistake when installing the equipment on the outer hull of ISS

NASA astronaut Steven Swanson, and Joseph of Aqaba were not in compliance with two additional tasks out in open space, which they spent the night on Sunday.

"Astronauts installed properly on the surface of the International Space Station, an empty container for storing various equipment. The container is not so rigid and not in the position believed, "- told the" Interfax "the representative of NASA in Russian Mission Control Center Sergei Puzanov.

According to him, the emergency installation of a container uncritical and can be eliminated during the third withdrawal of astronauts in open space on the night of Tuesday or the next shuttle crew.

In addition, the person added, the astronauts were not able to perform another task - to transfer power to the gyroscopes on the primary backup system.

This Puzanov stressed that the astronauts performed the primary task - to set up GPS antenna on the surface of the Japanese module Kibo. This is a very important task, because to the ISS in September came the first Japanese cargo ship. The antenna is needed to fulfill its mission.

Chad: Europe goes out to the UN

The loop

europe its fifth military operation, on what it describes as a success: EUFOR contingent of 3 300 troops deployed in Central Africa, will relay tomorrow a UN force to take over the mission and, initially, the bulk of the troops.

General Bentgeat Henri, leader of the European Military Staff, spoke of an "unexpected success in the eyes of those who, even Brussels, had doubted the capacity of the EU. " Twelve months after a full Chadian rebel offensive on N'Djamena, the largest ever military mission led by Europe has achieved a double goal, he says: to halve the violent incidents in the troubled regions of Chad and allow first return in the villages. "The flow of displaced persons is reversed, the pump is ," says the French general.

France, which provides half the size of EUFOR (1 650 men), is preparing to withdraw 850. The rest come under peacekeeper, a logistics battalion of 450 men in particular. Paris has committed to allow a smooth transition and to accompany the rise of the new UN force, MINURCAT II. In Chad, France has only 1 100 troops stationed in twenty-three years under the scheme .

Poland, Ireland, Austria and Sweden, other major contributors among the 23 Eufor that account, will keep most of their troops under the flag of the United Nations for several months.

Nearly 500 000 people are hoping the fallout, Sudanese refugees from Darfur and displaced Chadians and Central African Republic. The tension is rising a notch in the region with the arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir by the International Justice. Eventually MINURCAT must mobilize 5 500 men. It relies on the contributions of Togo and Ghana, two contingents that European military judge "solid."

View from Brussels, EUFOR Chad-CAR has become a bench d test for Europe's ambitions for military means alone, after the experience in Macedonia, Congo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Sudan (Darfur).

"This is an important step, General Bentgeat says. Chad is not Afghanistan, but it's still a theater of operation far, difficult to access, stripped of everything and sometimes hostile. By measurement of troops by the duration of the commitment was a first. "

Kosovo and Congo

The operation has highlighted the disadvantages known European . The lack of heavy transport aircraft and long range, again overcome by the use of Ukrainian and Russian providers.

And, once there, the shortage of helicopters: it took several months for the Eufor obtain necessary equipment. Russia, together with the operation with 120 men, provided the end of 2008 four of his Mi-8, beasts of burden from the Soviet era.

The Staff Brussels remains silent on what could be the next EU military mission. But three destinations the most frequent in the scenarios experts. Kosovo, which NATO will eventually emerge. Congo, the specter of a humanitarian nightmare in the offing. And the Palestinian territories if there is a settlement with Israel.

Police defeated Israel's international network of trafficking in women from the CIS

The Israeli police today completed the transaction to defeat an international network of trafficking in women from the CIS countries and forcing them into prostitution.

Police arrested 12 suspects of involvement in these crimes. Today it was announced at a press conference in Tel Aviv.

The operation started two years ago with a secret investigation. Police discovered a criminal organization, to bring in the brothels, women from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Uzbekistan.

According to the investigation, the head of the network resides in the north of Israel, and among his improvised were the perpetrators of the CIS countries, which are looking for young women in villages and small towns and the allure of their deception, that is offered to work as dancers and waitresses. The police did not rule out also that women use violence.

"They recruited women in the CIS countries, ostensibly to work waitresses abroad, legally brought into Turkey, then through the Egyptian-Israeli border in the Sinai smuggling brought to Israel - told a press secretary Alex Kagalsky police. - When Israel was not safe, they started to deliver "live goods" in disguised as nightclubs brothels in northern Cyprus, Belgium, Netherlands and Canada. "

During the investigation, the Israeli police to cooperate with the Russian law enforcement agencies.

Later on the site will be published NEWSru.co.il details about the police operation.

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Full house for agriculture Salonde

salon de l'agriculture, whose doors were closed Sunday evening, confirmed once again its popular success, with visitors who were more numerous than last year but remained strangers to the debate that has shaken the world's agricultural future. More than 670,000 people came to walk the aisles of the largest farm in France, according to figures disclosed almost final Sunday evening by the organizers.

The 2009 edition is a "good year" with flow is at least 10% above that of last year, said Jean-Luc Poulain, president since this year's show. In 2008, the show had received over 600,000 visitors.

Sacrificing tradition, the President of the Republic. Conducted at no charge and punctuated by a "slap" of UMP supporters, his visit has not awakened the controversy of last year marked by the "Casse-, con!" Launched at a visitor who refused to shake hands. However, in crisis of Guadeloupe, Nicolas Sarkozy was careful not to go through the stands of the overseas departments.

During his visit, the Head of State launched a "message of hope" for farmers and the younger generation to take over. Already, two days before the opening of the exhibition, while traveling in Maine-et-Loire, to try to reassure him. He promised modernization "offensive" to anticipate the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) provided in 2013, which French farmers are the main beneficiaries. In addition to the deposit "before the end of 2009" an Act of modernization of agriculture, it also announced the release of 300 million in 2010 to finance its priorities.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from 2010 to 1.4 billion euros of EU farm subsidies for the most vulnerable sectors, raising priority. Michel Barnier was beautiful emphasize that this reform was an agricultural policy "fairer and more equitable," the grain, the main losers in this redistribution did not mince their words. Measures hazardous, "the minister has not heard," they said in chorus.

Bal policies

Grand time communication with the public, the exhibition however, resumed his duties. Beasts of competition and local products have traditionally been the main attractions, big and small have rushed down the aisles to see that Super, bull over 1.5 tons of race or near the Red Talc, happy winner of males race limousine.

Every year, visitors have attended more or less amused at. President or not, more than three hours in the largest farm in France, he knows by heart to be walking around for decades. Visibly happy, he had a word for each, stopping to kiss children and has even kiss to Marie-George Buffet, national secretary of the PCF, which was his Minister of Sport, also visiting.

the way of policies, as First Secretary of the PS has completed a marathon three hours at the Salon de l'agriculture, "where we see France before the PS."

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