Supreme Court of Lima has reduced from 25 to 19 years imprisonment for Antauro Humala, Ollanta Humala Peruvian president's brother, according to AFP. Antauro Humala was sentenced in 2005 to organize a rebellion that resulted in six dead, including four policemen. The revolt was against the Peruvian president at the time, Alejandro Toledo.

Normally, Antauro Humala will get out of prison in January 2024, but could benefit from a faster release in 2018.

Antauro Humala is seen as a cause of shame for president, after, in an interview this summer, in prison, said that he persuaded his brother to release him from prison, and this would be "a matter of weeks ".

Ollanta Humala, a former military officer 49 years old, known as a great admirer of Hugo Chavez took over the country in July this year.

Eight members of the Syrian security forces were killed Wednesday in clashes in Homs (center), who killed five insurgents, said Wednesday evening Syrian official Sana agency, quoted by AFP.

Dozens of soldiers were also wounded by "armed terrorist groups have attacked civilians and security forces in several areas" of the city, theater violent confrontations in recent days, the official news agency said.

"Security forces managed to eliminate and five were killed armed criminals," he said Sana, adding that arrests were made. The agency also mentions an "anti-tank missile attack against the hospital in Homs" and another against "a unit of security forces" from Rastan, a locality situated near Homs, where "another armed group organized an ambush and attacked a military truck, "according to Mediafax.

During the day, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (OSDH, based in the UK) today announced that 23 people were killed Wednesday by security forces throughout the country, of which 21 in Homs, during several armored incursion in the city .

Muammar Gaddafi denounced Thursday in an audio message broadcast on television in Damascus ARRA "psychological war and lies" that have fueled speculation prvind possible to run in neighboring Niger. He assured that "NATO will be defeated," because "its capabilities do not allow to continue" to military intervention, according to AFP.

"Everything that was said is psychological warfare and deception. They said they recently saw a convoy that Gaddafi was heading to Niger," said former Libyan leader who ironically went on: "How many convoys of trafficking of goods and people enter the wilderness each day in Sudan, Chad, Mali and Algeria ... but they think it was the first time a convoy going up in Niger ".

Speaking Libyans, the country's former leader said: "They want to weaken the moral values, but do not worry about the enemy that is weak"

He assured that "NATO will be defeated," because "its capabilities do not allow to continue" to intervene militarily and assured that he will defeat the "soboloanii and mercenaries are a lot of dogs".

Foreign Minister of Niger, a country which is rumored to be hiding Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi former or one of his sons, Mohame Bazoum, denied information according to which a convoy of 200 vehicles entered Niger from Libya, reports AFP.

"Two hundred vehicles, it is not possible, I know," he said, arrived in Algiers for a ministerial conference on security in the Sahel region, provided Wednesday and Thursday. A spokesman for the National Transitional Council (CNT) of Libya said earlier that about 200 vehicles entered the territory of Niger from Libya, saying it's the type of train that I usually carry leader Muammar Qadhafi former or one of his sons.

Low-ranking U.S. global competitive economies until the fifth, after last year is ranked fourth because of huge deficits and declining public confidence in government, the World Economic Forum announced Wednesday. The announcement came while fighting the Obama administration to stimulate the economy and unemployment rate, announced msnbc.com.

Switzerland ranks first for the third consecutive year in the top made ​​in Geneva. Singapore has climbed to second place and pushed to the third position Sweden and Finland came fourth, after last year ranked seventh. U.S. decline began after 2008 when he fell from first place.

The ranking, which is conducted by the World Economic Forum for over three decades is based on economic data and a survey with over 15,000 business people.

Romania has dropped this year ranked in the top 77 global competitiveness developed by the World Economic Forum (WEF), in 142 countries analyzed, with ten positions lower than the previous year. Romania has achieved an overall score of 4.08 points on a scale from 1 to 7, after 2010 had a score of 4.16.

Before Romania are countries such as Morocco (73), Kazakhstan (72), Vietnam (65), Montenegro (60), Azerbaijan (55), Hungary (48), Poland (41), Tunisia (40), Estonia (33) . Romania ranks behind Ukraine (82), Argentina (85), Moldova (93), Serbia (95). (Dragos Comache)

Italian senators Wednesday granted vote of confidence for austerity plan worth over 52 billion euros and the Berlusconi government has strengthened the financial market after a long delay, according to AFP.

Government vote of confidence used to accelerate the adoption of the austerity and 165 senators voted in favor and 141 against. MPs will certainly adopt these measures following days, in a vote whose date has not yet been established.

The new measures include increased VAT to 21%, which guarantees about 4 billion euros in annual revenues or raising the retirement age for women from 60 to 65 years, since 2014. These measures should enable Italy to reach a balanced budget by 2013 and reduce the huge debts of around 120% of GDP.

United States Wednesday imposed financial sanctions on three al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, including a leading cleric of the group. U.S. Treasury announced that the Libyan Abu Yahya al-Libi, al Qaeda propaganda chief, was last on the list of terrorists in accordance with Executive Order 2001, informs Reuters.

The penalty prohibits transactions in U.S.'s Libya and freeze any assets of its aims. Treasury imposed sanctions and Abu al-Rahman al-Husayn Muhammad Ould Mohamed Ould Mohamed Hajji Mustafa Salim Khan and Pakistani.

New sanctions were announced Wednesday and a group of Southeast Asian affiliate of Al Qaeda, which has claimed responsibility for the bombing in New Delhi that have killed at least 11 people.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will open Friday in New York Stock Exchange to mark the tenth anniversary of the attacks of 11 September 2001, which seriously affected the financial community, said U.S. State Department, writes AFP.

Clinton will be accompanied by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, police officers and firefighters, as well as former governor of New York. Before opening the financial market will be a moment of silence.

With the position of senator in 2001, Hillary Clinton opened the New York Stock Exchange on September 17, the first day of trading after the collapse of World Trade Center, a few hundred meters from Wall Street.