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Catania - La polizia ha sgominato un'organizzazione che gestiva una rete di spacciatori nel popoloso rione San Cristoforo di Catania. La squadra mobile ha eseguito un'ordinanza per 48 indagati che, secondo le indagini, facevano parte di un gruppo che aveva un volume d'affari di 4 milioni euro l'anno. Lo spaccio avveniva nella zona di via Colomba, che ha dato il nome all'inchiesta. Durante le indagini sono emersi contatti con il clan Cappello-Cursoti, ma non è contestata l'aggravante mafiosa. (21.01.14)

Russian Police Kill Islamist Militant Leader Ahead of Sochi Olympics

Russian security forces kill a senior Islamist militant in a shootout in Russia's North Caucasus ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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Police killed a senior Islamist militant in a shootout in Russia's North Caucasus ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the National Anti-Terror Committee said on Tuesday.

The shooting of Eldar Magatov, a suspect in numerous attacks on Russian targets, at a house where he had taken refuge in the Dagestan region was part of an intensifying security clampdown.

President Vladimir Putin has staked his political reputation on organizing a successful Olympics.

Magatov led an insurgent group in Dagestan, which has become the focal point of the insurgency, which is rooted in two separatist wars in neighboring Chechnya.

In a video published on Monday, two men said to have carried out twin suicide bombings in Volgograd City last month, warned Putin to expect more attacks if the Games go ahead.

The attacks in Volgograd killed at least 34 people and raised security fears before the Olympics, which open on February 7 in Sochi, a Black Sea resort on the edge of the Caucasus Mountains.

In Sochi itself, residents say posters have appeared of a woman from Dagestan whom the Russian authorities suspect could be planning a suicide bombing. 

Putin says Russia can cope with the security threat.

Russia program director at Human Rights Watch, Tatyana Lokshina, says almost daily military operations in Dagestan is a part of Kremlin's strategy to ensure security during the Games.

She says pressure by the authorities on the civil society has become less intense in the months before the Olympics and is likely to get stronger, if the world stops watching Russia closely.

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Gaddafi loyalists clash with Libyan army

Clashes break out after soldiers backed by militia fighters loosely aligned with government storm western Tripoli to capture gunmen they accuse of belonging to pro-Gaddafi forces. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Rio's Christ the Redeemer lightning damage: Work starts on Rio de Janeir...

Repair works on Rio de Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue are set to begin after lightning strikes recently damaged the monument. The iconic figure is believed to have had its right thumb chipped when a powerful electric storm swept through the area last week. The statue's head and its right middle finger are believed to have been damaged by a lightning storm last month. Report by Katie Lamborn.

O Αγιασμός των υδάτων στον Ιορδάνη-2014.

Το Σάββατο, 5/18 Ιανουαρίου 2014 εορτάστηκε μεγαλοπρεπώς η Παραμονή των Φώτων από την Αγιοταφιτική Αδελφότητα τόσο στο Πατριαρχείο όσο και στο σημείο του Βαπτίσματος του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού, στην τοποθεσία Κασρ ελ Γιαχούντ στον Ιορδάνη ποταμό, όπου βρίσκεται η Ιερά Μονή του Τιμίου Προδρόμου. Τον αγιασμό τέλεσε ο Μακαριώτατος Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων κ.κ. Θεόφιλος με συνοδεία πλήθους Αγιοταφιτών και παρεπιδημούντων πατέρων και μοναχών αλλά και συμμετοχή μεγάλου πλήθους προσκυνητών από όλον τον κόσμο.

World's first Ayala flash-mob in Abu Dhabi!

The traditional 2014 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship prize giving presentation sprung into life when proceedings were unexpectedly interrupted by the world's first Emirati Ayala dance flash-mob. As fans gathered for the official prize giving ceremony, a selection of 'spectators', stewards and a marshal sporting a 'quiet' sign came together for the action-packed session of fun and entertainment...

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Las protestas que sacuden Ucrania desde el pasado noviembre entraron en una fase violenta. El Parlamento endureció las sanciones antidisturbios, mientras que los enfrentamientos entre los manifestantes y la Policía se han cobrado víctimas mortales.

Las protestas que sacuden Ucrania desde el pasado noviembre entraron en una fase violenta. El Parlamento endureció las sanciones antidisturbios, mientras que los enfrentamientos entre los manifestantes y la Policía se han cobrado víctimas mortales.