A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Siberia near the border with Mongolia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck the area is populated Tuva, located in southeastern Russia on Sunday.

The quake woke residents near the border with Mongolia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was located about 90 kilometers east ofthe city of Kyzyl in Tuva Russian Siberia. The quake struck at about 0617 GMT at a depth of about 11.7 kilometers.

This is the second powerful earthquake shakes the region within two months. In December, has been suspended mining operations in the Kuzbass largest coal producerin Russia after the earthquake measuring 6.9 hit an area near Kyzyl.

According to the Russian news agency that the population of downtown Kyzyl gathered in front of the Ministry of local emergency warnings after the occurrence of possibleaftershocks of the earthquake.

He said one of the population, "the dishes fell from shelves at home. Tremors were too strong. Reminded me of the earthquake in December."

The news agency quoted the Ministry of Emergency in Siberia as saying that no one was hurt and there were no reports yet of damage.

Source: Reuters

Russian TV: foil a plot to assassinate Putin

Channel One television said the Russian government spokeswoman said on Monday thatRussia's security forces and Ukrainian foiled a plot to assassinate Prime Minister VladimirPutin after the presidential elections taking place on the fourth of March.

The report, which was attributed to the news of any security officials that the security services have arrested two people in Ukraine port of Odessa on the Black Sea after an explosion at a rented apartment that killed people.

The report said the planners were working for the group wants to establish an Islamic state in Russia's North Caucasus and had planned to travel to Moscow to assassinate Putin, who is expected to win the presidential election.

Channel One said that the Ukrainian security services notified the Russian FederalSecurity Service (AFP. S. B) the two men were arrested earlier this year.

He said a man described in the report of the first channel as a planner "was our ultimate goal is to go to Moscow and Putin assassination attempt on the final ... it was our appointment after the election of the President of Russia."

The agency said Russia's Interfax news agency said Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesmandeclined to comment on the incident. Could not be contacted immediately for comment.

Source: Reuters

Syrian troops fire into heavily in Homs, two people

Activists from the opposition said the Syrian government forces had carried out a rocketand artillery shelling on Monday to dense neighborhoods inhabited by the year holed up in Homs, where opponents during the weeks of bombardment.

The active Mohammed Homsi told Reuters, speaking from Homs to heavy shelling began atKhalidiya and the tribe and Bayada and Baba 'Amr and the old city at dawn.

He added that the army is called fire from the main roads to the alleys and side streets. He said initial reports indicate at least two people in the market area.


Source: Reuters

British steal thousands of pounds of funds collected to save the life of his son

British stole the forty-sixth in the age of 16.500 pounds of funds collected specifically tosave the life of his son who was suffering from an incurable disease.

The newspaper 'Daily Express' on Thursday that a British court heard that Julian Amesfounded a charity to his son Michael, who became the youngest at the age of adolescencevictim suffering from motor neurone disease in Britain.

She added that the Assembly was able to collect 55 thousand pounds to cover the expenses of sending Michael to China for the treatment of stem cells, but his father put his hand on the money remains in the fund after the failure of treatment, leaving his son in which only 1300 pounds.

The newspaper said that the money left by Julian was not enough even to pay for thefuneral of his son Michael when he died last April at the age of 24 years.

She said that the Crown Court in Cardiff told Julian that his conduct cap for funds wasshameful treatment of his son, and shameful.
The court will rule in the coming weeks against Julian.

Source: Jerusalem Arab