NIGERIA - PRESIDENTIAL: Victory Goodluck Jonathan backdrop of riots in the North

The outgoing leader Goodluck Jonathan, won the presidential election in Nigeria, shaken Monday by rioting in the predominantly Muslim north, where the dead were enrgistrées.

Result of the 36 states of the Nigerian federation, the federal capital Abuja over, give 22 million votes out against 12 million in the second, a former military junta leader, Muhammadu Buhari, according to full results released Monday by the Electoral Commission National.

Jonathan also won over 25 per cent of the votes in more than two-thirds of the 36 states, a necessary condition for being declared the winner in the first round.

But the victory of Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian South, led to riots in the Muslim north.

"Deaths have been reported," particularly in Kano and in the neighboring state of Kaduna, said a security official, Yushau Shuaib, unable to give a more accurate assessment.

In a country marked by deep divisions and regional community, the rioters burned the house of Vice President Namadi Sambo in Zaria, Kaduna State, and that of the emir of the city, according to one resident.They also released many detainees.

"The protesters burned the residence of the Vice-President, the palace of the emir, before attacking the jail," said Mahmud Aliyu by telephone.

The first violence erupted Sunday after the vote, provoked by accusations of fraud against the camp of Mr. Jonathan.

Monday, they were still burning in Kano, the second largest city, and had won Jos in the Centre, and other cities.

In Kano, mobs armed with clubs, knives and boards faced soldiers, a shopping center was burned and shops and schools were closed.A curfew twenty-four hours was imposed in the neighboring state of Kaduna.

The crowd supported Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim North unsuccessful rival for the presidency of Jonathan, also attacked two suspected Christians.

In the city of Potiskum in Yobe State, north-east, witnesses reported that the crowd had tried to sacrifice a Christian passing a flaming tire around the neck but she was saved by residents.

"Young people set fires in the streets and burning the houses of supporters of the ruling party. Soldiers were called.The streets are deserted except for the demonstrators, "said one resident, Kabiru Usman.

Violence has also been reported in the cities of Kaduna, Zaria and Sokoto in the north, and Jos in the Centre, which marks the frontier between Christian and Muslim majorities and scene of frequent sectarian violence.

The main opposition party, Congress for Democratic Change which Mr.Buhari was the candidate has formally objected to the irregularities of the presidential result.

These accusations are contained in a complaint sent to the electoral commission said the party chairman, Tony Momoh.

Before the end of the count, the commission on Monday gave an advance Goodluck Jonathan as he is assured of winning. He came first in 22 of the 36 states of the federation with more than 21 million votes against 9,000,000 for Mr. Buhari, former head of a military junta in 1984-1985.

Although in general, observers judged the election on Saturday more honest than previous results in abnormally high for Mr.Jonathan, in its strongholds of South Christian, have cast doubt: the state of Akwa Ibom State gave him 95% of the vote and that of Bayelsa, his home state, 99.63%.

"Such figures above 95% seem invented and raise serious questions about the credibility of the election," said Jibrin Ibrahim of the NGO Centre for Democracy and Development.

These results confirmed a clear division between the pro-Muslim north and Christian south Buhari pro-Jonathan.

In the North, many hoped a victory by Mr.Buhari, 69, to revive a North economically marginalized by the oil rich south of the country's most populous country.

Goodluck Jonathan, 53, is a candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) won the first round every presidential since the end of military rule in 1999.

IRELAND: A Catholic police officer killed by a bomb in Northern Ireland

AFP - A Catholic police officer was killed Saturday by a bomb apparently placed under his car in Omagh, Northern Ireland, told AFP a local politician.

"One policeman was killed outside his home by an explosive device placed apparently it under his car," said the official told AFP on condition of anonymity said the victim, confession Catholic, had finished his police training only three weeks ago.

The information was confirmed by a local MP, Jeffrey Donaldson, interviewed by British broadcaster Sky News.

"A bomb was placed under the car of a young Catholic police officer, who recently joined the police in Northern Ireland," said the elected.

"The bomb exploded and unfortunately it seems that the young policeman was killed," he added.

NUCLEAR: Bad habits Tepco recall woes of BP in Louisiana

Tokyo Electric Power, better known under the name of TEPCO, tries to restore its image. His vice-president, Norio tsuzumi, has for the first time apologized Tuesday to the Japanese for "anxiety and noise that [this] company has caused to nearby residents of plants, those in the prefecture Fukushima and the country as a whole. "

An almost perfect timing: since Monday, efforts to contain the risk of nuclear power plant in Fukushima seem to bear fruit. Financial markets even as subscribing, 24 hours later, the action of TEPCO gained 16% to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Yet the Japanese are ready to let bygones be bygones?

The stakes are high for a number of Japanese electricity.These days, TEPCO has been accused of concealing information about the magnitude of the threat and to have been negligent in the maintenance of these plants. "The media has been very critical of the company," says FRANCE 24 Evelyn Dourille-Feer, a specialist on Japan at the CEPII. Shadow of a similar fate to that of BP, media and business mired in the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana, flat on Tepco.

Tokyo Electric Power symbolizes the Japanese dependence of their countries towards nuclear power.The group built its first plant in 1971 and now supplies electricity to more than 30 million Japanese, mostly in the Tokyo area. Its energy empire makes it the fourth group in the world in this sector (behind Germany's E. ON, EDF French and German RWE).

Hazardous communication

But Tepco especially behind a reputation as a liar patented. In 2002, its CEO, Nobuya Minami, had to resign following a case of falsification of reports. Between 1977 and 2002, Tokyo Electric Power had returned to the state nearly 200 falsified documents to conceal a series of incidents within its nuclear plants.

A scandal that has dented the credibility of the sustainable group."Today, the Japanese are still very wary of what TEPCO said," said Evelyne Dourille-Feer.

Political power could take the bad reputation of TEPCO to make a perfect scapegoat.The government has explained on Tuesday that the group would have to compensate all the farmers around damaged plants. The Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, also complained last week that TEPCO had been slow to inform a new fire in one of these plants.

This is not the first time the authorities are attacking Tepco. Shortly before the earthquake, the group had agreed that all necessary safety measures in case of event impérvu had not been taken within its facilities. Incidentally, the Japanese have learned that false documents had been forwarded to the Japanese Nuclear Safety Agency on February 28, less than two weeks before the earthquake.Twenty state officials are on the premises of TEPCO last week to monitor that no information escapes them this time.

For now, Tepco defends itself by arguing that his plants have withstood the earthquake and the damage caused by the tsunami. A double disaster was difficult to predict, does she know. But the best way to get out of Tepco without too much damage is "to succeed in mastering the nuclear issue as soon as possible", says Evelyn Dourille-Feer.

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TECHNOLOGY: An iPad 2 to pull the rug from under the competition

iPad return. In all likelihood, Apple prepares to unveil on Wednesday a new version of its touch pad. Although the Cupertino giant has revealed nothing about the content of his great Mass in San Francisco, nobody seems to doubt the imminent landing of a successor to his new machine profits.

Apple has thus already stopped building the first generation of its tablet pictures unofficial successor of the iPad circulating on the Web and even the characteristics of the new product in the Apple brand appear to be known by specialized websites .

However, the current version of the iPad outrageously already dominates the market shelves in the United States.She holds 84% market share and reported $ 9.6 billion in 2010 to its creator, or 12% of its turnover.

Apple typically an annual renewal

The world is there really need a new iPad? The star of Apple toy is, indeed, on sale for a year. Consumers have really had the time of his weary of their gadget?

That's not counting with an old tradition of Apple. The computer giant is indeed a great frequenter of the annual renewal of its flagship products.The iPhone 3G was announced in July 2008 when the original iPhone was introduced in January 2007.

Most importantly, this time the competition - Google's head - has responded more quickly than it did on the smartphone market. It was not until over a year and a half for the first serious contender to the iPhone - "made in Google" - is sold.

The Internet giant this time it seems ready to draw an army of Android tablets (the operating system of Google, Ed). Moreover, in 2011, a dozen competitors to the iPad should appear. RIM, the maker of BlackBerry, the IT group and HP are also ready to join the party.A slew of competitors who all claim that their product will surpass the first iPad.

And Steve Jobs in all this?

Apple should introduce a new tablet supposed to erase the imperfections that make butter competition. The iPad 2 would be well equipped with two cameras (front and back) so you can take pictures and make video-conferencing. It should also be thinner, lighter and have a processor (engine of the machine, Ed) more powerful.

Finally, the big question of this show has nothing to do with technology.Steve Jobs, now removed from his position as CEO for health reasons, he will present on stage? He had been absent due to health problems, presentation of the iPhone 3G. The market does not he had a grudge at the time since Apple's stock was up 5% after the announcement of the new iPhone. Will he be willing to forgive and forget a second time?

ITALY: Judge orders an "immediate trial" against Berlusconi in Ruby

AFP - The Judge Cristina Di Censo decided Tuesday an "immediate trial" for the Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for use in prostitution of a minor and abuse of office in a sex scandal Rubygate, according to judicial sources quoted by Italian media.

The magistrate set the first hearing of this accelerated procedure under the Italian Penal Code in cases of "clear evidence" to 6 April at 0830 GMT.

"We do not expect anything," responded the lawyer of Berlusconi.

The billionaire is thought to have paid for sexual services of Ruby, a young Moroccan Karim El Mahroug when she was a minor between February and May 2010 and to be reached with the police in Milan to secure the release after his arrest the night of 27 May 28 robbery.

Both Mr Berlusconi has denied that Ruby had sex, the girl who turned 18 in November, admitting only to have participated in dinners "perfectly normal and wise."

In addition, the defense of Mr.Berlusconi says he intervened to free the girl because he believed it was "the niece of President Hosni Mubarak" and wanted to preserve good relations with his country.

The Rubygate is the third sex scandal involving Mr. Berlusconi, after business Noemi (May 2009), a minor whose attendance had reached a divorce from his wife, and D'Addario (June 2009), a prostitute who had told a torrid night with Berlusconi.

But this is the case the most serious because it is punishable by three years in prison for engaging in prostitution and twelve years in prison for abuse of office.