Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Guinea Government (CBK)


Guinea profile
Ruled by strong-arm leaders since independence, Guinea has been seen as a bulwark against instability in neighbouring Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast. However it has also been implicated in the conflicts that have ravaged the region. After independence in 1958 Guinea severed ties with France and turned to the Soviet Union. The first president, Ahmed Sekou Toure, pursued a revolutionary socialist agenda and crushed political opposition. Tens of thousands of people disappeared, or were tortured and executed, during his 26-year regime. --- READ MORE


Magnitude 4.5 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Magnitude4.5
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 04:05:52 UTC
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 02:05:52 PM at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location4.975°S, 151.498°E
Depth136.3 km (84.7 miles)
RegionNEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances114 km (70 miles) SW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
162 km (100 miles) ENE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
687 km (426 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2498 km (1552 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 24.2 km (15.0 miles); depth +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles)
ParametersNST= 34, Nph= 36, Dmin=113.5 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDusc0003hvh


After fleeing Guinea, Dominique Strauss-Kahn maid now finds life upended
The hotel maid who accused the chief of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, of sexually assaulting her has had her life upended by the incident and subsequent worldwide attention, her lawyer told reporters in New York. Her lawyer, Jeffrey Shapiro, told the Associated Press that the woman is an honest woman with no agenda, and she had no idea who the man she was accusing was until a day or two after the incident. --- READ MORE

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