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Washington (ANTARA News / Reuters) - NATO will accelerate plans to reduce its military presence in Kosovo, the commander said it was important alinsi, Wednesday, citing improved security situation in the Balkans.

In a conference in Washington, the Supreme Allied Commander Admiral James Stavridis of the United States said stuasi in the Balkans "has not fully improved, but are moving in the right direction,"

"And I'm going to reduce troops there from 15,000 to 10,000 personnel and maybe 5000 later this year," said Stavridis.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced last September that the alliance will continue with plans to reduce the security forces or KFOR, from 15,000 personnel to 10,000 personnel earlier this year.

Rasmussen stressed that any reduction of troops must follow a profound analysis of the security situation there and has no negative impact on Kosovo or the region.

Kosovo, announced independence in 2008 ruled Feruari United Nations since NATO launched a bombing untu expel the Serbs from the province's majority ethnic Albanians in 1999.

Liputan6.com, Bojonegoro: Execution of inherited land in Bojonegoro, East Java, colored clashes when police broke up a crowd of citizens who support the plaintiff, Thursday (20 / 5). In that case, the Supreme Court's decision in favor of the defendant.

Earlier, supporters of the plaintiffs have occupied the disputed land location. Finally, two platoons of police officers Bojonegoro Control Society to drive them. A woman trying to survive, but a futile attempt. In fact, she had collapsed into the mud.

Police had time to secure the plaintiff's family that allegedly provoked the insurgency. In the end, the execution of the land area of 800 square meters will be conducted under strict police escort. (SHA)

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Princess Patricia's claim does not believe in prophecy. Therefore, he did not want to know the contents of prophecy which is expressed by the late Mama Lauren.

"I do not believe it because for me it's just fun-fun course. Enggak so I listened to the words of prophecy (Mama Lauren). Whatever, it's only a forecast. He's not God," said the Princess when interviewed in Setiabudi, Jakarta, Wednesday ( 05/19/2010).

Sinetron and film actress added that she only believes in the assessment outlined by the Lord. Princess also admitted to not knowing Mama Lauren. He only knows that Mama Lauren is one of the interpreters terawang reliably in Indonesia. "I know baseball as well. I just knew him as a reliable predictor here. But for others, I know baseball very well," he said. (ANI)

Kak Seto: Arumi Returning Soon

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - After several mediation process deadlocked, finally an agreement between the parties which also pesinetron advertising model, Arumi Bachsin, with the biological mother, Mary Lillian Pesch, materialized. Arumi also guaranteed to be immediately returned to his home.

"We've talked and we tried to mediate. Basically this mediation has been running very well and had to be solved, and Arumi immediately returned to her parents," said Chairman of the National Commission (Commission) Child Protection (PA) Kak Seto Seto Mulyadi or when held At a press conference at his office in the Market area Rebo, East Jakarta, Tuesday (05/18/2010).

According to Kak Seto, mediation resulted in some agreements. However, what form the deal, Kak Seto did not want to reveal it. "Indeed there is no agreement, just not for publication. But the point is both parties must realize what is missing in their respective self," compression.

Certainty about when a movie star 18 it will be returned to his home after a blur of a week due to disagreements, Kak Seto reluctant to provide certain information. "When? I think the things of mutual interest and others will be completed within the shortest possible," added Kak Seto. (FAN)

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VIVAnews - Leaders Arrahmah Media, Muhammad Jibriel demanded seven years in prison by the Public Prosecutor. His lawyer, Achmad Michdan, rate, demand is too forced.

"If proven, Article 13 letter c should have only three years," said Michdan said after the hearing.

He added that if the penalty could be added to article fraudulent deed was also less than five years. Michdan assess the prosecutor was weak in doing proofs. Prosecutors only use email as evidence. In fact, he argues, the email can not be a legal document.

Moreover, his client had not used the email account used to correspond with Isrofil since 2007. "In addition, there were no witnesses who saw Jibriel meeting with Noordin M Top," said Michdan, Thursday, May 20, 2010.

Michdan no allegation prosecutors deny that mentions that Jibriel using a false identity in his passport. "But this is not a desire Jibriel, he was forced to use the name," he said. Passports are only used Jibriel Michdan recognized for umra. "He also was contrite and burn these passports."

Jibriel snared by Law Criminal Acts of Terrorism. He assessed deliberately withheld information about criminal acts of terrorism which impacts cause disruption of public order. Next week, Jibriel going to read an exception for the claim. (Mt)

Agus Martowardojo: Reform Bureaucracy Be Main Focus

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Finance who will soon be inaugurated, Agus Darmawan Wintarto Martowardojo said it would focus on reforming the bureaucracy at the Ministry of Finance.

"One of the main agenda is to reform the bureaucracy," Agus said on arrival at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday before inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Agus said the program is already well on Kemenkeu will remain while the less well done will be repaired. "Tax and Customs we will continue to handle," he said.

Agus arrived at the State Palace with his wife and family, while the Deputy Minister of Finance who will also be inaugurated Anny Ratnawati had also arrived with her husband and family.

Agus Martowardojo previously served as Managing Director of Bank Mandiri, while Anny Ratnawati is the Director General Budget in Kemenkeu.

Liputan6.com, Jakarta: The explosion occurred in the LPG pipe II Floor, Commercial Building Energy Complex SCBD Lot 59 Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, South Jakarta, Thursday (20 / 5), presumably due to changes in gas pressure on the floor in two. Director of Operations has said Donni Desyanto Energy Building.

Donni said the explosion caused three construction workers, restaurant suffered burns on the body to the right [read: Three SCBD Explosion Victim Critical in RSCM]. Donni is said, his side has neminta all workers who are working on the construction of restaurants in the building to stop the project because there must be evacuation process during an emergency.

Donni said the explosion caused the building on the second floor suffered damage such as broken glass and other. When there was an explosion, he said, hundreds of employees in Building Energy had spread out of the 43-story building.

"Later, the building manager asked them to return to his office, so the situation back under control," said Donni.

South Jakarta District Police Chief of Metro Police Commissioner Billy Big Pramono Edi had come to the scene. However, there has been no official information related explosions, and that he is asking the central laboratory and forensic (PUSLABFOR) Police Headquarters to ensure the cause of the explosion. (ANT / SHA)

Violated two patents, Microsoft to Pay 200 Million U.S. Dollars

WASHINGTON, KOMPAS.com - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday (18/05/2010), finally agreed to pay 200 million U.S. dollars to VirnetX Holding Corp. because it lost the patent infringement lawsuit. In addition, starting today the software giant also agreed to pay a security technology patent license or artificial VirnetX digital security.

Both companies announced the settlement of a patent dispute over two months after a federal jury in Tyler, Texas on March 16, 2010 and ordered Microsoft to pay VirnetX for intentional violations. The verdict asks Microsoft to pay VirnetX patent license that has been used in Microsoft products amounted to 106 million U.S. dollars.

Microsoft violated two patents each of the technologies used in virtual private network (VPN) and how to set up a VPN with a secure domain name service. Both patented technologies VirnetX claimed it was used in the operating system-Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista. Later VirnetX also sued the same patent infringement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

True, this year Seagate Hard Disk 3TB Present

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Three terabytes! Unbelievable is not it? Several decades ago, the standard NQ BA (logical block addressing) is not able to address on an original capacity of over 2.1 TB. Understandably there was no need that much capacity.

But now the world has need 3TB and above. And Seagate are ready to serve. According to a report in Thinq, Seagate has confirmed that his company would "announce 3TB drive this year."

This is good news for consumers. First, 3TB unit will be available, which is 50% larger than the largest single hard disk bid at this time (2TB). Second, the presence will drive down the price of 1TB and 2TB hard disk, so that more and cheaper to create a new RAID box with 2TB drives the 'old'.

Shift to 3TB of course will not happen easily and need support from many companies. For example, the necessary drivers and the updated BIOS that can utilize these 3TB. You also need a device that is able to understand the Long LBA Addressing.

According to Seagate, Windows XP will not see the drive mempu. If you can, only a small portion is detected. That can recognize this 3TB capacities, Seagate said, only Windows 7 and Windows Vista 64-bit version.

There has been no information about the price of hard disks.

0.Facebook.com More Fast and Free

Palo Alto, KOMPAS.com - Attendance 0.Facebook.com which can be accessed for free through mobile phones is a breakthrough that made Facebook to reach more users through mobile services. Not only free, the service is also much faster than standard web version m.Facebook.com.

"We have been eliminating graphics, photos, videos so the only text-only site and its pages is very lightweight, super-fast to access," said Henri Moissinac, Facebook's head of mobile business as reported by AFP on Tuesday (18/05/2010).

He said 0.Facebook.com was designed to increase speed access to the service and create a free Facebook access from a cellular service. Both are rated as one of the greatest inhibiting factors to be the main consideration for mobile users access Internet services such as Facebook or not.

Moissinac said at present the number who accessed via the cellular network via Facebook m.facebook.com reach 100 million people. 0.facebook.com presence is believed to be boosted Facebook jumlha accessed via mobile phones.

To give free access via cellular, Facebook took 56 operators in 47 countries world selueurh. If the sum total of all service subscribers reached 500 million people. Axis is one operator in Indonesia that also became a sponsor 0.Facebook.com.