Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will announce the opening session of a three-week session of the UN Human Rights Council on September 11th. 'We have received a verbal confirmation that he comes,' said UN spokesperson Roland Gomez. 'He will speak at the opening of the session.'
The United Nations Human Rights Director has taken hard to Venezuela.
Three months after his arrival, only 40 percent of the French are satisfied with President Emmanuel Macron. His popularity has fallen further, according to the monthly survey of Ifop's research firm for Le Journal du Dimanche. In July, 54 percent saw it in him.
Indonesia seems to take an example of the violent 'drug war' of neighboring Philippines.
A US court of justice has removed the conviction of a former hirer for murder in Iraq on Friday. Nicolas Slatten was sentenced to life sentence in October 2014 because of his role in the death of fourteen unarmed Iraqis in a square in Baghdad. About twenty people were injured. The judge has now ordered a new trial.
US President Trump keeps his Venezuelan colleague Nicolas Maduro 'personally responsible' for the safety and health of the two opposition leaders arrested on Tuesday. That has signaled the White House in a statement. Trump calls López and Ledezma political prisoners.
The rivals of French president Emmanuel Macron find the revolution that matters in parliament is not a good thing. The opposition approves it because if the forecasts come true there is no more room for debate in the Assembly. That is stifling for democracy.
Venezuela gets a referendum that allows citizens to vote on the new constitution that President Nicolas Maduro wants to introduce.
An unknown man has violated the tomb of former French President Charles de Gaulle. The man climbed on the grave on Saturday at the end of the afternoon in the North French Colombey-les-deux-Eglises and hit two times against a nearly one-and-a-half-meter high cross, causing it to break down. That reports French media.
Since the outbreak of early protests against the government in Venezuela in early April, 2815 participants have been arrested. According to human rights activists, 1240 of them are still held.
Venezuela residents need to vote in July for a new congress. In December, the local and regional elections for mayors and governors will follow, as the government has announced. Those elections were actually scheduled for 2016.
The United States announced Thursday sanctions against eight members of the Venezuelan Supreme Court. The bankruptcy of the courts in US banks will be frozen, they can not enter the country and they can not trade with US citizens.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has once again raised the minimum wages, this time sixty percent, according to CNN Money. Due to high inflation, food and medicine are too expensive for many citizens.
Pope Franciscus summoned Sunday in a speech on St. Peter's Square to end violence in Venezuela and respect human rights. In riots in that country, more than thirty people were killed this month.
If Marine Le Pen becomes president of France, she will nominate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as prime minister. That was announced on Saturday afternoon at a joint press conference with Dupont-Aignan in Paris.
The first round reports French presidential candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan has chosen the side of Marine Le Pen. That he said in 'Le Parisien' on Friday. The foreman of 'Debout la République' called on his supporters on Sunday 7 May to support the Front National candidate in the battle with Emmanuel Macron.
The French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron can count on government support during his campaign. President François Hollande called on his ministers Wednesday to do everything possible to keep the nationalist Marine Le Pen from victory.
France officially paid tribute to the policeman shot at the Champs-Elysées in Paris on Tuesday. On the chest with the body of 39-year-old Xavier Jugelé a French flag was draped.
Eight people would have died in Caracas on Friday when they were electrocuted when plundering a store. According to a fireman in the Venezuelan capital, this happened during riots that arose during demonstrations against the government. The incident was in a bakery in an urban district of El Valle.
At the great demonstrations against the reign of President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, up to now nine deaths have fallen. On Thursday a demonstrator died of a bullet wound he had incurred in Caracas.
On massive demonstrations in Venezuela a student has come to life on Wednesday. He was shot in the capital, Caracas, at the scene of protests between opponents and opponents of the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
The conflict between the Supreme Court and parliament in Venezuela is resolved. That President Nicolas Maduro in the night from Friday to Saturday on state television said.
Fourteen South and Central American countries to remain there Thursday in Venezuela urged swift elections and release political prisoners. In a statement they have the option left open to suspend the South American country as a member of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Venezuelan authorities this week arrested four bakers who made illegal brownies, croissants and other delicacies. They kept themselves thus not a new rule that 90 percent of the available wheat to be used for baking bread.
The French National Front (FN) is happy with the earnings of the PVV Geert Wilders in the parliamentary elections. A top executive of the populist front, Nicolas Bay, said Thursday at French media that Wilders 'has achieved a huge success' with its registered office profits. 'It is not the final victory, but it is clear that this reflects a trend.'
The Government of Peru has recalled its ambassador from Venezuela. That the BBC reports Tuesday. The two South American countries are embroiled in a diplomatic row. Which started when the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, the President of Peru called a coward and a dog, dancing to the tune of the United States.
French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy has suggested Monday that the leaders of the center-meet soon to find a way out of the dust presidential candidate Francois Fillon has caused. Sarkozy seeks in his own words ' a worthy and credible way out of this situation can not last. ' He wants to consult with Fillon and Alain Juppé.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy must be before a judge to answer for the financing of his campaign for the presidency in 2012. This funding would have been illegal, thinks justice.
A poll of French voters Francois Fillon points as the winner of the presidential elections held in March and April. In the second and decisive round he gets 60 percent of the electorate behind him. His rival Marine Le Pen know then supported by 40 percent of voters.
