City of Pakistan affected by a suicide bomb

26 May 2011, update at 20 h 46 GMT that the bomb exploded near several buildings and shops in HanguAt less than 32 people were killed after a suicide bomber in a car struck the buildings of the Government in Pakistan's volatile Northwest.

The bomb exploded near several buildings and shops of Hangu, near Pakistan's tribal areas, causing damage.

District police offices are also in the area, officers are among the victims, police said.

The Pakistani Taliban have said that they carried out the attack.

Militants attacks increased considerably since the assassination of the Chief of al-Qaeda Osama Bin Laden by us special forces in Pakistan on 2 May.

The official police Latif Khan, said the explosion left a deep crater.

"Were partially damaged buildings housing police station... but at least 15 stores, including a tea house and a restaurant are completely shaved," said.

Buildings also contain courts of Hangu district, police said.

Official Pakistani Mir shaman Khan said 56 people were injured. Most of the victims were civilians, and many had been in the restaurant, he added.

Witnesses said that the explosion was so powerful that they feared people were trapped in the rubble. The bomb contained approximately 900 lb (400 kg) of explosives, said the officials.

Hangu, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has a history of attacks by militants that often focus on the security forces.

The region also has a history of violence between Shiite and Sunni communities.

The attack was ADM Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Pakistan for talks with senior military and civilian leaders.

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani condemned the explosion, describing the attackers as "enemies of humanity".

Taliban spokesman Pakistani Ehsanullah Ehsan told the AFP News Agency: "accept us responsibility for this attack." It was a small attack to avenge martyrdom Osama.

"Soon you will see more attacks." Revenge for Osama cannot be satisfied only with small attacks. ?

On Wednesday, four people were killed and 22 injured in a truck-suicide attack against a police station in Peshawar in the vicinity.

Monday, Pakistani troops ended a siege by militants who attacked a naval force of air base in Karachi, killing at least 16 people, including 10 soldiers.

Work Lowry retrieves record £ 5. 6 m

 the final price for the game of Football is a record for the artist a painting of LS Lowry which was not observed in public since nearly 20 years has sold for a record amount of ￡ 5. 6 m at auction.

The Football Match (1949), which represents hundreds of artist signing stick figures expected to fetch between ￡ 3. 5 m-￡ 4. 5 m.

The final sale of ￡ 5,641,250, including the premium from the buyer at Christie in London is a record for the artist.

The previous record in 2007 when Friday, Daisy nook, (1946) sold for ￡ 3. 77 m.

Lowry, who died in 1976 at the age of 88 years, was known for its simple descriptions of working-class life.

Philip Harley of Christie of the described the painting as"the ultimate for passionate connoisseurs of work of Lowry, and football".

"The large format, birds eye composite panoramic view of the landscape of Lowry captures perfectly the spirit and drama of a city under the influence of the excitation of the Saturday football game," he said.

Painting on tour in London and the United States in Paris, shortly after it was completed, into a collection private in 1950 where he remained for more than 40 years.

Representation of Lowry of one of the streets that inspired SOAP ITV Coronation Street was also under the hammer in 20th century British Christie and action Irish Art Thursday.

It was expected to fetch between 300 000 ￡-￡ 500,000.

Immigrant Arizona right back Court

  Arizona Immigration laws sparked protests from the United States Supreme Court upheld a law in the State of Arizona which imposes penalties on businesses that hire illegal immigrants.

He rejected the argument advanced by a coalition of business and civil liberties groups that the Act of 2007 in contradiction with the policy of the Federal Government.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts said that seven States had recently adopted similar laws.

A recent expansion of the powers of police search Arizona law has not been discussed.

The old Act subject to decision by Thursday, the legal Arizona Workers Act, has been challenged by the Chamber of Commerce and the American Civil Liberties Union, with the support of the administration of the Obama.

It was intended to address the problem of smuggling immigrants by requiring employers to check the status of new workers through a federal database.

Employers found to have violated the law may have their licenses suspended or revoked.

John Roberts Chief Justice, said the law "falls well within the limits of the authority that Congress has chosen to leave the States".

Blocked

The implications of the decision could be felt beyond the borders of Arizona.

Jay Sekulow, Chief Advisor to the conservative American Center right and Justice, said that the decision may mean that other States are now more important immigration issues.

The most recent and most controversial law governing the powers of the police has caused much criticism, in the concerns it would lead to racial profiling of Hispanics, forcing legal immigrants to transport documents.

The Court of appeals for the Ninth Circuit has blocked the application of this Act, and the case can reach the Supreme Court.

Arctic reindeer "have ultraviolet" vision

 wild reindeer foraging for food on the islands of the Arctic Svalbard Arctic reindeer can see beyond the light "visible" spectrum in the region in the ultraviolet, according to new research by an international team.

They say on Rennes, tests showed that the animal responds to stimuli UV, unlike humans.

The ability could allow them to choose food and predators in the Arctic "UV rich" atmosphere and retain visibility in low light.

Details are published in The Journal of experimental biology.

See predator

UV light is invisible to humans. It has a wavelength that is shorter (and more-powered) as "visible light", ranging from 400 nanometers to 10nm wavelength.

First, the researchers have established that UV light could pass through the lens and the cornea of the eye of reindeer pulling a dissected sample light. Tests showed that the light at a wavelength of waters in the eye.

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human beings humans and other mammals are actually a minority with not sensitivity to UV radiation "

end quote Professor Lars Chittka Queen Mary University London they sought to prove that animals could"see"the light"by testing the electrical response of the retina of Rennes anesthetized to UV light.

"We used what we call an ERG (electroretinography), by which we record the electrical response on the retina by putting a small piece of gold within the eyelid leaf," co-author Professor Glen Jeffery of the University College London told BBC News.

Tests showed that the photoreceptor cells or "cones" in the retina did to UV rays.

"If you're a Bumblebee, don't you think a large part of what this animal because it is to see to what is called 'near UV' (about 320 to limit), but it is always very high energy stuff".

UV vision can allow Rennes for "see" their traditional predator, the Wolf

Researchers believe that UV vision could allow the reindeer to distinguish food and predators in the "white-out" of the Arctic winter and spring and autumn twilight.

Lichen, which the animal feeds, appear black in the eyes of reindeer, they say, because it absorbs UV light. Traditional animal predator, wolves, seems to be also more dark against the snow, as their fur absorbs UV light.

Urine in the snow would be also more noticeable in UV vision, which could alert the reindeer to the scent of predators or other reindeer.

Nor has the animal appear to suffer damage as a result of see in the UV, say researchers or suffer from the "snow blindness" humans may suffer in the UV-rich Arctic environment.

Polar vision

Professor Lars Chittka Queen Mary University of London, who explored features UV of bees, said the study showed that we call "visible" spectrum did not apply to most of the animal Kingdom.

"This is further evidence that sensitivity to UV through animals is the rule not the exception, and that human beings humans and other mammals are actually a minority with not sensitivity to UV radiation.He said.

Professor Chittka was not surprised that UV light seemed to do no damage to the retina of Rennes. He said that the tests suggest that the eye would admit only UV light low frequency ("UV light - A") rather than the more damaging of higher frequency light ("UV - B").

Testing behaviors and modeling more would be also necessary to check that the apparent ability of Rennes for detecting UV rays really takes place at the "better detection of predators and Arctic lichens", he said.

The same research team that conducted the tests of Rennes will soon be repeating the same experiences of seals to see if you can see in the UV region. Professor Jeffery believes that many animals of the Arctic is likely to have the ability.

"There is no evidence that Arctic foxes and polar bears are suffering from snow blindness, so I bet you that most of the animals in the Arctic until he saw in UV.".

We draws diplomats of the Yemen

Medical sources said 72 people died in the three days of clashes between government troops and tribal fighters.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh said once more that he will not resign, despite mounting protests.

So far, he refused to sign a contract for the transition that would see him to resign for a Government of national unity.

The United States reiterated its call on Mr. Saleh to resign, urging all parties to accept a cease-fire.

"We continue to support the departure of President Saleh, who consistently agreed that he should resign from power and then denies systematically on these agreements", Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said to journalists in Paris.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs UK urged all British nationals to leave immediately the Yemen the fight against it degenerates.

He said his ability to provide consular assistance was limited, and airports and routes of Sanaa and other cities can be closed.

Airport of clashes

In his view of the trip, said US State Department there was "civil disorder in progress" in the country and large scale demonstrations in major cities.

It is the most intense violence since the beginning of the crisis in the Yemen there.

It follows the refusal of President Saleh signed a weekend compromise agreement, under which he would have resigned in return for an amnesty from prosecution.

Since then, opposition forces have attacked government buildings. Mr. Saleh has focused its attacks on the forces of a Chief tribal key, Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar.

President Saleh warned that the country could be descending into civil war. The fear of opposition it is exactly what he seeks to provoke in order to maintain his hold on power.

During this time international mediation is stalled. Neighbouring Arabic of Yemen suspended their efforts after failing to seal an agreement last weekend.

Hunters of a powerful tribal group, the Rashid, are supposed to have taken control of several public buildings in the capital Sanaa after several days of fighting Government troops.

Sana'a airport was temporarily closed on Wednesday as combatants tribes faced the Government forces.

"The State Department ordered all eligible family members of non-emergency employees of the U.S. Government and certain staff to depart from the Yemen." Citizens currently in the Yemen we should leave while commercial transportation is available. ?

UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to the Yemen since April, urging British nationals to leave the country.

Warning of the civil war

Hundreds of people were fleeing the violence in the capital, where fighting continued Thursday.

"There still sporadic artillery hits and shot in Sanaa," said Jeb Boone, Chief Editor of the Times Yemen.

"We do not know if the tribes are forcing their way in the city or if the Government forces are pushing off", he told the BBC.

Continue reading of history main Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar is the leader in global Rashid tribal Confederation, one of the main groups of tribal YemenHis Abdullah bin Hussein al-Ahmar - deceased father in 2007 - based brother Hamid al-Ahmar of the Islamist Islah opposition partySheikh Sadiq is a prominent businessman and member of Islah; He has repeatedly called for the resignation of Mr. Saleh another brother, Sheikh Hussein Bin Abdullah al-Ahmar, resigned the President Council governing popular in February on the shooting of President Saleh protestersLike, the Ahmars are the Zaidi Shi'a Islam branchWhile most Yemenis are Sunni Shaf'istsThe clashes began Monday after the relocation of forces loyal to President Saleh against the compound of Rachid leader Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar.

Medical sources told the BBC that 54 people - including Ahmar supporters, women and children - have died in fierce fighting, and 18 Government soldiers.

More than 250 people have been wounded.

The defence of the Yemen Ministry said 28 people were killed when a factory of ammunition belonging to the tribe Ahmar exploded.

While Mr. Saleh has ordered the arrest of "rebel" Mr. Ahmar and nine of his brothers, the leader of Rachid said that it was "position of strength" and ready to fight "until the end."

In an interview with defiant with Arab Network al-Jazeera Thursday, he called on several occasions Mr. Saleh a liar, accusing him of fomenting a civil war and call repeatedly for him to resign.

Mr. Ahmar said he was protected by soldiers of the army, and members of his tribe and took 70 soldiers who had surrendered as prisoners.

The BBC, Jon Leyne, said demonstrators want the President to leave immediately

He added: "I am ready to put an end to this war if Ali Abdullah Saleh too."

Mr. Saleh has so far refused to withdraw, despite international pressure intensified, warning that the Yemen could descend into civil war.

In a statement Wednesday it was ready to sign a contract of transition "in a national dialogue and a clear mechanism".

The deal Mr. Saleh has so far refused to sign, which was presented by the Gulf Cooperation Council, calls for him to resign in a month after 33 years in Office and power to a Government of national unity.

 

Surrealist artist Carrington dies

 sculptor, artist and writer - Carrington was known for his haunting, dreamlike sculptor Leonora Carrington, considered one of the last of the original surrealist artists, died at the age of 94 ansOfficiels Mexicans have said.

Born in the British Carrington arrived at the Mexico after it escaped from a psychiatric hospital and fled Nazi Europe.

She settled in the country, becoming a national treasure and the creation of works of art which depicts the mythical worlds.

And sculptures, she wrote articles, novels, essays and poetry exposed everywhere in the world.

"It was the last surrealist of high life," said his friend, the poet Homero Aridjis. "It was a living legend."

She was famous for works haunting, dreamlike, with emphasis on the strange ritual-like scenes with birds, cats, Unicorn-creatures, and other animals.

Life of the drama

She died on Wednesday after having suffered a respiratory illness, said of Mexico National Council for Culture and the Arts.

The life of MS Carrington was full of turns and twists and dramatic turns.

Born in Lancashire, England in an industrial aristocratic family in 1917 she took the painting from an early age.

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these are images which is the result of a mind obsessed to portray a reality that exceeds what can be seen "

end quote Mexico National Arts Council at 20 she moved to Paris, falling in love with the surrealist painter Max Ernst"who was 26 years old more than him.

He presented to major figures in the movement including El Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, Joan Miro and the founder of the group, André Breton.

She held his first exhibitions of Surrealist painting in 1938 in Paris and Amsterdam.

After Ernst was arrested by the Gestapo in Nazi-occupied France in 1939, she fell into a deep depression, and committed to a psychiatric hospital in Santander (Spain).

She managed to escape and in Lisbon, she married Mexican poet and journalist Renato Leduc.

In 1942, they went to the Mexico where she settled in permanence, painter Frida Kahlo befriending and future winner of the Nobel Prize Octavio Paz.

She married her second husband, born in Hungary writer-photographer Emerico "chiki" Weisz, in 1946 and had two children.

"She created mythic worlds in which animals and human beings magical occupies the main stage, in which fusion cobras with goats and blind crows become trees", wrote the National Council for the Arts.

"These were some of the images is the result of a mind obsessed to portray a reality that exceeds what can be seen."

Lovers of accused the Hong Kong Tycoon

 Tony Chan, says Ms. Wang intended to leave his billion $ (taken from ￡ 7) fortune to the former boyfriend and feng shui master at the end billionairess from Hong Kong Nina Wang was accused of forgery.

The charge relates to a desire to 2006 Tony Chan argued entitled him to the fortune of several billion dollars of Ms. Wang.

Certification to power early last year, the judge held to a different willingness of 2002 and stated that Mr. Chan was a forgery.

The case has captivated the media of Hong Kong and the public.

Ms. Wang died in 2007, leaving an estimated fortune of (taking ￡ 7) billion $.

Tony Chan has always insisted that the Chinachem businesswoman left him his fortune.

But there was that another will be 2002, leaving his money to the charitable foundation of Chinachem, managed by the members of the family of Ms. Wang.

Mr. Chan was arrested by the Commercial Crime Bureau on the day after the judgment of homologation in February last year, but no charges were laid so far.

Mr. Chan is accused of forgery and using a false instrument, following what police said was a thorough investigation.

Married Mr. Chan, 20 years younger than Ms. Wang, says it was her boyfriend after that she left a widow when her tycoon husband Teddy Wang was kidnapped and never found.

Ms. Wang was a colorful, personality known to wear boots and miniskirts in his 60 s.