http://www.euronews.net/ President Barack Obama has made a rallying call against inequality in his third State of the Union address.
With millions tuning in, this was his opportunity to reach his widest audience before the Democratic Convention in September and his bid for re-election.
Making tax reform a central theme he castigated the system which allows the wealthy to pay a lower rate than middle Class Americans.
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http://www.euronews.net/ As the French Senate debates a controversial new law that would make it illegal to deny the killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire was a genocide, supporters and opponents of the bill demonstrated outside the Senate building in Paris.
The row has been rumbling on, causing diplomatic tension between France and Turkey.
If passed, anyone breaking the law can be fined up to 45,000 euros and sentenced to a year in prison.
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http://www.euronews.net/ In Paris Turkish people from across Europe protested against the French Senate’s plans to vote on Monday on a bill making it illegal to deny the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
France’s lower house voted overwhelmingly last month in favour of a draft law. That prompted outrage from Ankara which cancelled all economic, political and military meetings with Paris.
President Sarkozy has been accused of using the bill to win election votes of half a million ethnic Armenians in France.
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http://www.euronews.net/ She was Jamaica’s first ever woman prime minister in 2006. Now Portia Simpson Miller is set to hold the post again, after her opposition party won a landslide election victory.
In a poll held a year earlier than originally scheduled, she and the PNP rode a wave of discontent with the Caribbean country’s economy.
The challenge now is to reinvigorate Jamaica. The former British colony has become one of the most indebted nations in the world.
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http://www.euronews.net/ Russian President Dmitri Medvedev made it clear that a visit to Brussels was for him to talk about the future of the euro and visa-free travel, not for Russia’s democratic credentials to be questioned.
Despite that, Medvedev had to listen to his European counterparts express concern over Russia’s recent parliamentary elections following allegations they were rigged.
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http://www.euronews.net/ Breaking two days of silence, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has posted on his facebook page that there will be an inquiry into election fraud allegations
Although he said this is not due to protests and disagrees with demands and slogans which have attacked Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Tens of thousands rallied in Moscow and other cities on Saturday in the largest anti-government protest in post-Soviet history. They claim the vote was rigged and want to see the back of Putin who has dominated national politics for over a decade.
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http://www.euronews.net/ A war of words has erupted between Moscow and Washington with the Russian prime minister accused the White House of encouraging protests against his government.
Vladimir Putin’s opponents claim the outcome of the recent general election, which he won, was rigged, and both international observers and the US have expressed concerns about the vote.
He directed his criticism at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“She set the tone for some opposition activists, gave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work,” he said.
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http://www.euronews.net/ Polls open for parliamentary elections in Russia on Sunday.
However, on Saturday – the ‘day of silence’ when no campaigning is allowed – the spotlight shifted to a group monitoring the ballot.
Golos, which translates to ‘voice’ or ‘vote’ in English, is accusing Russian authorities of harassment after its leader was detained at an airport and allegedly had her laptop’s contents copied as she returned from a trip abroad.
Speaking at a press conference organised by Golos, the group’s leader Liliya Shibanova said:
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http://www.euronews.net/ The Vice President of the Italian Senate, Emma Bonino, was among the first politicians to congratulate Mario Monti upon his taking up the role of Italian premier. She has spoken to euronews’ Cecilia Cacciotto, and said:
Emma Bonino: “Monti is an extraordinary person and very worthy. The problem is that the demands of Italian corporations and the lack of reforms go back 20 years.”
Cecilia Cacciotto, euronews: “Is Mario Monti capable of restoring Italy’s important role within Europe?”
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http://www.euronews.net/ Rival Lebanese politicians have exchanged blows on live TV after a heated discussion on the crisis in neighbouring Syria.
Fayez Shukr of the Baath Party, which is close to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s party of the same name, clashed with former opposition MP Mustafa Alloush.
The two hurled insults – and even chairs – as they accused each other of lying.
Shukor and Alloush’s antics made the front page of Lebanon’s newspapers on Tuesday and provoked scorn from ordinary Lebanese.
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