A ceremony will take place in Romania today to activate a key part of an American missile defense system. It\'s designed to protect NATO countries in Europe from ballistic missile attack from the Middle East. x reports. America spent 800 million dollars on radar and intercept missiles housed at an old Romanian air base. U.S. officials say the system is configured to deal with any threat from the Middle East, and name Iran as a potential aggressor. Despite the recent agreement with Tehran on its nuclear programme, Iran is still developing its own ballistic missiles. America and NATO insist it\'s not about Russia, and could not be used against its longer-range intercontinental ballistic missiles. But Russia sees the missile defense, Shield, as a provocation and a violation of previous treaties.
More than half of the Brazilian Senators, taking part in an all-night debate on whether to proceed with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, has said they will vote in favor of the move. Although the vote itself is still several hours away, it now seems all but certain that she\'s be suspended from office today. Reports from Brasilia. Brazilian politicians love to talk. Eighty-one Senators, given fifteen minutes each, equals more than twenty hours of debate, attempt you could tell that a lot of time fell largely on deaf ears. After all, the chance to impeach a president doesn\'t come around very often. Dilam Rousseff faces formal charges that she illegally used state banks to conceal the size of the deficit, charges which she dismisses as baseless.
The Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, who\'s attending an international anti-corruption summit in London today, has told the BBC that the illegal drug habit of the West is the main drive of corruption in his country. He said his government was determined to address the issue, but it needed help. Earlier this week, in unguarded comments caught on camera, the British Prime Minister, David Cameroon, described Afghanistan and Nigeria as fantastically corrupt. But President Ashraf Ghani said there were no hard feelings about the remarks. He was describing the legacy of the past, a legacy in which many actors, many factors combined to produce one of the most corrupt countries on earth. But that\'s not the desire of our people, and I\'ve been elected on a mandate to make transparency, accountability, rule of law imperative.
Donald Trump appears to have rolled back on his plan for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S. if he becomes president. In an interview with Fox News, he said it was just a suggestion, adding that it hadn\'t been called for yet. He was responding to remarks by London\'s new Muslim Mayor, who rejected Mr. Trump\'s suggestion that an acceptation would be made for him to visit the U.S.
The Japanese government has insisted that Tokyo is successful to hold the 2020 Olympics was clean.A government spokesman denied reports in Britain\'s Guardian newspaper because they had done payment that nearly 1.5 million dollars.The paper alleges that the sum was paid by the Tokyo beating into an account links to the son of the disgraceful former world athletics chief Lamine Diack
The World Health Organization says more than 80% of the world urban residents blame the poor quality of air.In a new report,the WHO says air pollution in cities increases the risk of lung cancer,asmer and other diseases,and causes more than 3 million deaths a year.Deli,Cairo and Daka top a list of the most polluted cities.Marian Nero of the WHO said India and China face the biggest challenges.We know there are several cities in China,several cities in India are very much above the levels of pollution recommended by the air quality guidance in the reach.In the far,I think these two countries,India and China they need to do more efforts because the situation at the moment is really bad for the population.
The French government is facing a vote of no-confidence in Parliament today, after it forced through a controversial bill designed to reform labour laws. Right-wing opposition parties have called for the vote, a day after the government invoked a rare clause in the constitution to push through the reforms. The opposition is thought to be around forty votes, short of victory. But they expect some support from within President Francois Hollande\'s own Socialist Party
The Japanese car makers SUZUKI and NISSAN have confirmed that they are discussing a possible financial deal as SUZUKI struggles to recover from false filing its fuel efficiency figures.Japanese media reports suggest Nissan will take a 1/3 stake in its rival to become the single largest shareholder. BBC News.
