Global Report - 18-November-2008

http://www.instablogs.com/
Israel allows aid into Gaza Strip

After more than 10 days of full closure of the Gaza Strip crossing points, unconfirmed reports said that nearly 33 aid trucks carrying humanitarian equipment, food and medications will be let to enter into the Gaza Strip. The mentioned trucks are all UNRWA aids. These reports were published by Israeli media outlets Monday morning despite an earlier decision by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to keep crossings closed. Sunday saw a series of homemade projectile launches executed by Palestinian resistance factions towards Israeli targets, though no injuries on the Israeli side were reported. Early in the day Israeli air forces carried out an air raid killing four activists, and in the early evening explosions were heard in Gaza. However, despite all the media of retaliation, says of all involved parties claimed that everyone is concern to keep the truce and not to keep going on military and violence actions.

Nepal to face major power shortage in winters

Nepal, the Himalaya country has to face 14 hours of daily power cut this winter. Nepal's electricity authority says that due to the damage of lines that transmit power imported from India and low water levels in reservoirs that drive hydroelectric plants. According to the officials, last koshi floods in Nepal has swept away transmission lines used to import electricity from neighboring India and cannot be repaired by winter. Nepalese people are facing power cut problem for the long time. Load shedding has caused negative impact for the whole nation. Industries have been closed and many official tasks have been hampered. This problem may be reduced if the government initiates timely maintenance of the equipments, control the leakage and collect the dues. Otherwise, the power cut will definitely affect the entire mechanism of the nation.

G20 calls for more market oversight

Facing the gravest economic crisis in decades, the leaders of the G20 countries agreed Saturday to work together to revive their economies, but they put off thornier decisions about how to overhaul financial regulations until next year. Nicholas Sarkozy, the French and European President, favors more state control over markets, even to the point of granting regulators cross-border authority. The United States does not. Sarkozy, who first suggested that Bush organize the meeting, said after it, : "I am a friend of the United States of America, but if you ask if the meeting was easy, I'll say no, it wasn't." He said that he hadn't flown to Washington "simply for the pleasure of travelling."

Protests against gay marriage ban

Crowds gathered near public buildings in small communities and major cities including New York, San Francisco and Chicago to vent their frustration, celebrate gay relationships and renew calls for change. This issue is one of basic rights that must be afforded to all citizens. People who love each other should be allowed to be recognized in their lives as married. What is so wrong with that? Basic human rights cannot exclude gays and lesbians. Those who are opposed to gay marriages are typical of those who are bigoted, uniformed, and ignorant of equality for all. Change is inevitable in a democracy where equal rights are a backbone and state and religion are separate. These protests are just the beginning. It happened with women, it happened with people of different races, it happened with physically challenged people, and it will happen with homosexuals.
http://www.instablogs.com/