The extreme north-eastern Cameroon attacked by Boko Haram

The nigerian armed group Boko Haram has invested a military camp in the town of Achigachia sunday december 28th. Islamist attackers even a moment their flag hoisted in the village. Witnesses expressed intense fighting against the Cameroonian army. Thousands of people are now fleeing the area.
Boko Haram flag floated proudly for nearly four hours at Achigachia. The town that houses a cameroonian military camp had been stormed from 4am by nearly a thousand fighters Boko Haram. This massive attack forced the cameroonian military to retreat, leaving the field open to attackers who once invested the camp.
The siege lasted as long as military aviation comes in. A source at the Cameroon Ministry of Defense has confirmed to RFI that the army had to resort to fighter-bombers to pound this military camp. Boko Haram fighters before their flight, have nevertheless had time to use equipment and armament. No death toll has yet been disclosed, but according to military sources on site, it could be very heavy.
It was the first time that the cameroonian army used aircraft against Boko Haram. A choice justified by the strategy of Boko Haram says Badjek colonel, spokesman of the cameroonian army. "We understand that the enemy wanted to take care on all fronts. From there, I think that aviation is extremely important for us to win not only mobility but also flexibility", he says. "We were apprehensive to use air power because of the collateral damage. But from the moment when the enemy is identified on a geographic standpoint, I think we will use air power. This is actually a rise in our means. This is proof that we can meet any gradation of the conflict".
These fights have come close a weekend that saw incursions multiply in the area at different points along the border. The situation has generated the displacement of thousands of people from war zones for communities located further inside the country.

Source : RFI

South Korea proposes inter-korean talks in January

Monday, South Korea proposed to North Korea high-level discussions on the painful issue of reuniting families separated by war.
This initiative comes while Pyongyang is under pressure about his record on human rights and the hacking of Sony Pictures.
Ryoo Kuhl-Jae, south-korean Unification Minister in charge of north-korean affairs, said he was ready at a press conference to meet with representatives of the north-korean regime to Seoul like Pyongyang. The minister added that he hoped North Korea would respond to this proposal. "We are ready to discuss all matters of mutual interest", said the minister, who said that a formal proposal to revive the talks had been sent to his north-korean counterpart Kim Yang-Gon. Besides the issue of families, the Minister said that the talks could focus on events organized to mark the 70th anniversary of the division of the peninsula occurred at the end of the Second World War in 1945, five years before the Korean War (1950-1953). "We need dialogue and cooperation to implement such projects", he said. "I hope that the talks will alleviate the pain of separated families before the Lunar New year" he said, referring to the celebrations of the february 19th.
The last official meeting between the two Koreas back in february. He had allowed the meeting of families, but the wire was then broken due to increased military tension. The two rival states decided in october to resume their discussions at the end of a rare and unexpected visit to Seoul of three leaders of the north-korean regime. But following of border clashes, the dialogue didn't take place. The situation hadn't arranged with the dispersion over the border of pamphlets hostile to the north-korean regime by south-korean activists. North asked the South in advance of a resumption of talks to end the releases of leaflets. Seoul argues that it has no legal basis to ban these releases. In a state of almost permanent confrontation, the two Koreas are technically still at war, did not sign a peace treaty after the armistice.

Jennifer Lawrence's most bankable actress of the year!

Jennifer Lawrence has been sacred actress generating the most profits in the world by Forbes Magazine. She had already won an Oscar is only 22, now here she makes a new feat, not least. One that tried brilliantly retraining in music with his piece "Hanging Tree" has been elected by Forbes "Highest grossing actor", namely the actress generating more profits in the world.

The origin of this success ? Her last film, X-Men : Days of Future Past and Hunger Game : Mokingjay Part 1, released on november 19, have reported a whopping 1.1 billion at the box office. She logically wins the first place in the ranking of the actors that generate the most profits, ahead of Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Lego Movie) and Scarlett Johansson, who in turn takes the third place.

At only 24 years old, Jennifer Lawrence is therefore required more than ever as the new safe bet in Hollywood.

Moreover, unlike her counterparts in Harry Potter or Twilight, the actress may further already boast an established career when stopping the saga Hunger Games next year, since she has already won leading roles in several successful films, whose American Hustle or Happiness Therapy, which has also earned her an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Actress in 2013.

 

Source : Voici

New York prayer vigil for Rafael Ramos

Thousands of people rendered homage friday in a New York church at one of the two police officers killed last weekend.
Vice President Joe Biden, the mayor of New York Bill de Blasio, the head of the police Will Braton and thousands of police from all United States were expected at the funeral of Rafael Ramos on saturday, in the Protestant church Christ Tabernacle in Queens. Giant screens were installed outside the church for those who can not enter.
Rafael Ramos, 40, was shot dead on december 20, with his colleague Wenjian Liu in their company car parked in a public housing Brooklyn. They hadn't had time to see their attacker, a black mental patient of 28, Ismaaiyl Brinsley who then committed suicide on a subway platform. He had previously explained on Instagram want to avenge the death of two black killed this summer by police who have escaped prosecution. The double murder shocked New York and his 35,000 police officers.
Friday, a serious crowd, which was lying on the line several blocks, has long waited to bow to the coffin of Rafael Ramos. The coffin, covered with a flag green, white and blue of the NYPD, was carried into the church early in the afternoon, supported by six policemen in uniform. Dozens of others had then made him a guard of honor.
Married and father of two son, Rafael Ramos had entered the police in 2012, and was about to become a chaplain. "It was a being deeply religious man" friday said one of the pastors of the church, Ralph Castillo. "He will be sorely missed". 
This double murder has exacerbated tensions between the democratic mayor of New York and his police. Some police officers accused of having blood on their hands, saying it had not sufficiently supported and had been too kind to demonstrators in New York for weeks denouncing the deaths of Michael Brown (Ferguson, Missouri) and Eric Warner in New York this summer. The two police officers involved in the death of these young blacks were not prosecuted, which caused demonstrations in several US cities.
Bill de Blasio had requested a truce on both sides until the funeral, but friday, a small plane flew over the Hudson in New York, carrying a banner saying "de Blasio we have you turned your back ". 
This manifestation of hostility was the work of a group of police officers (active and retirees) denouncing the "inflammatory rhetoric" of the mayor, according to John Gardillo, a former police officer. 
The funeral of the second policeman killed, whose part of the family has to come from China, weren't yet finalized.

Source : AFP

PlayStation and Xbox victim of a cyber attack

The online services of game consoles PlayStation (Sony) and Xbox (Microsoft), very busy at this time of Christmas, was the target of a cyber attack that made them largely inaccessible in the world. The offline these networks began on thursday, christmas day when many players have unwrapped their new console and therefore tried to login to the server for the first time. Friday afternoon, the services of the Xbox were almost all recovered, with only three applications were still disrupted, according to the website dedicated to this game console. But side of PlayStation, it always thanked the players for their "patience", you explaining that technicians were working to identify and fix the problem "as soon as possible".
The attack came a day after the decision of Sony and Microsoft to broadcast on PlayStation and Xbox Video (an as yet undetermined date) "The Interview", parody comedy Sony Studios on assassination attempt orchestrated by the CIA north-korean leader Kim Jong-Un. There is one month, Sony was the subject of a massive cyber attack that the FBI has awarded North Korea, considering Piongyang was hostile to the film. (To know more about this article, click here).

However, no link has been formally established between the two cases. In the case of the attack on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, a Twitter user under the nickname Lizard Squad, said to be the author. The nickname is the same as that of a group of hackers who threatened Sony in the past, but the authenticity of the account is difficult to verify. The group briefly disrupted the PlayStation Network on december 8 and threatened new attacks sizes aigainst Xbox Live on Christmas.
The inability to connect several problems for users: unable to update the operating system patches to download patches or buy games dematerialized (don't ask me, I don't know what it is). And especially impossible to play online with distant opponents.

The 10 most significant events of the beginning of the 2014-2015 season

As you'll read, this NBA season start is a real mix of emotions, grated as good news that disappointment. Here are the 10 most significant points of this season.

1/ The considerable number of wounds ! In two months of NBA basketball, there hasn't been a match between two teams with full strength. Whether older, younger, stars or players bench, everyone unfortunately goes. Special mention to the rookie class with 7 players (the first 11 choices drafts) are wounded with the latest : the rupture of the cruciate ligaments number 2 of the draft Jabari Parker distant place on floors throughout the late season.
2/ The Golden State Warriors. The team wins 90% of their games when playing basketball beautiful to look at, like their star Stephen Curry. Their rookie coach Steve Kerr did a great job, it's top of the list for the race under Coach of the Year. 
3/ Kobe Bryant exceeds Michael Jordan of the ranking of the best scorers NBA. Whether we like it or not Kobe Bryant, we can only observe his fulfillment.
4/ The New York Knicks are catastrophic ! With one of the worst attacks in the league and a balance of 5 wins and 25 defeats, the Knicks have made the worst start to the season of the franchise.

5/ The Western Conference is even stronger than ever. So strong that it must be 70% wins to painfully reach 6th place !

6/ Anthony Davis is a monster. He averaged 25pts, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks with excellent percentage to 58%. At only 21, this young player is a favorite for MVP of the season.

7/ Atlanta is second with 73% wins. It's still a feat of this team with no real super star. Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap and Al Horford deserve to be invited to the All Star Game. The former Spurs assistant coach, Mike Budenholzer to set up a collective style of play and the Hawks team is the best in the league in assists (61pts / game scored on assists). 

8/ Jason Kidd turns Milwaukee. This young team is ranked 6th in the East to the surprise. Milwaukee sidelines is the NBA that brings more points.

9/ Rajon Rondo arrived in Dallas. The Mavericks already had the best attack in the league. The arrival of Rondo will make it even stronger team offensively and better defense. The gap between East and West continues to widen. East teams are weakened to rebuild through draft picks and Western teams reinforcing more than ever to win in an incredibly conference competitive !

10/ The Los Angeles Lakers are disastrous with a record of 8 wins and 19 defeats. The California team is the worst defense in the league. Kobe mask its true level of play by being among the top scorers NBA (24.6 pts) when in reality he shoots at a very bad percentage (37%) whose 27% 3 point !

 

The comedy who displease Pyongyang is on air

After many adventures, the comedy The interview, on a plot to assassinate north-korean leader Kim Jong-Un (Randall Park), is now visible in a few hundred theaters in the United States, one of the main players being even invited wednesday night at a screening in Los Angeles.
"We thought that it never happens again"n declared Seth Rogen, co-director and one of the poster for the comedy heads during a night sitting on wednesday, one of the very first to feature film, in an independent film in Los Angeles. Co-director Evan Goldberg, also present at the surprise appearance, thanked the audience for making the move: "The fact that he projected here and all of you guys, your coming..." "damn, it's super awesome"n said Mr. Rogen, ending the sentence of his friend. "We just wanted to thank you. In movies like this without people like you guys, it wouldn't have happened",said Seth Rogen, according to videos posted on YouTube by many spectators. Cause the major US movie channels all announced last week that they wouldn't project the comedy as a result of threats from hackers, referring to the attacks of september 11. A decision that forced the studio Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) to cancel the trip to the movies, scheduled on december 25 in the United States after being delayed once. Actors and directors had denounced a serious attack on freedom of expression, many parliamentarians had regretted the decision of SPE and President Barack Obama called the retreat a "mistake".
Tuesday, the studio finally changed posture by allowing a limited release (about 300 cinemas have planned to show the film according to US media, initially against 2,500) and making it available on wednesday evening, for a fee, on several internet platforms and a dedicated website "See The Interview".
The general manager of the studio Michael Lynton said that Sony had "always intended to broadcast the film on a national platform". 
It was at the outset a simple american comedy starring James Franco and Seth Rogen in television journalists who get an interview with Kim Jong-Un. It was then that the CIA gets involved and load kill the young leader. It has become an international issue, with the protection of freedom of expression on the frontline. Because the film has so angered Pyongyang, which called "terrorist act", that North Korea has sponsored a massive hacking SPE with blackmail. This was affirmed the US federal police, the FBI, last week. The incident revealed on november 24 was claimed by a group of pirates "Guardians of the Peace" (GOP), demanding the film studio that cancels the movie. These hackers were particularly threatened to attack the cinemas that would project the comedy.
The communist regime denies being involved in this piracy --in which the personal data of 47,000 employees and partners of Sony Pictures have in particular been stolen-- but praised the authors.
President Obama assured that Washington will replicate after that hacking, described by the FBI like the most serious cyber attack ever conducted in the United States. 
The government news agency north-korean has again stirred the threat of the nuclear arsenal of the regime and advised Washington to "think twice about its hostile policy" toward Pyongyang.

New rookie at PSG?

While Louis van Gaal doesn't count on him since the beginning of the season, Adnan Januzaj isn't closed to the idea to go to the game time elsewhere in Europe. He even told his officers earlier in the month of december. But according to the daily Le Parisien, PSG would be in the running to host the young nugget of Manchester United, which was tenured only four times since the beginning of the season by the former coach of the Netherlands, who succeeded David Moyes earlier in the season on the bench of the Red Devils. "And belgian international isn't insensitive to the parisian challenge" ahead daily.
Indeed, after a first part of season complicated, Laurent Blanc counting in winter mercato to bring fresh blood to his offensive line, possibly with a different profile of the players already in the workforce of the capital club, to increase internal competition. More, Adnan Januzaj, which's still under contract with Manchester United until 2018 for 200,000 euros a month, is an eligible player for the Champions League, competition that doesn't compete the Red Devils this season. Finally, a loan would allow PSG to strengthen without derogating from sanctions related to financial fair play UEFA.