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While Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Zimbabwean President Mugabe join the fray:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemned the violent behavior of British police against the riots that have been shaking Britain for four days and asked the Security Council of the intervene, reported State television.

The wild behavior of the British police is unacceptable, said President Ahmadinejad at the exit of the cabinet, according to the website of the television.

Instead of adopting such behavior, British leaders would do better to stand with the people (...) and to listen. Instead of sending troops to Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya to plunder the oil, they had better think of their people, he added.

Part of the UK population has lost patience (...) and has no hope in the future, he said.

He also denounced the silence of the United Nations. If one hundredth of the crimes were committed in a country hostile to the West, the United Nations and the organizations that claim to defend human rights would have shouted (...) This is a test for the Security Council to see if he dares to condemn one of its permanent members, he said.

British police arrested 770 people over the four nights of rioting that hit London first, and major cities of England, according to latest figures provided Wednesday by the police.

In 2009, Britain and other Western countries have condemned Iran for having used violence against the protests that followed the controversial re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Tehran has described the conviction of interference.

Dozens of people were killed in opposition protests denouncing massive fraud. Thousands of people were also arrested, including several hundred were sentenced to long terms in prison.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe for his part, said Tuesday that Britain should deal with the current riots in several of its cities and leave Zimbabwe alone.

"Great Britain, do I understand, is on fire, particularly London and we hope they can turn it off, they take care of their internal problems and the fire that spreads and leave us alone", says Mugabe In a speech to mark Armed Forces Day.

Source: AFP

In the meantime, China's first aircraft carrier goes at sea:

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The Chinese navy's first aircraft carrier has begun its sea trials, the state-run Xinhua news agency has said.

It quoted military sources as saying that the refitted former Soviet warship left its shipyard in the north-east and the trial "would not take a long time".

The move is likely to raise fresh concerns over China's rapid military build-up.

Beijing is currently involved in several maritime territorial disputes, particularly in the South China Sea.

The aircraft carrier left its shipyard at Dalian Port in northeast Liaoning Province on Wednesday morning, Xinhua reported.

"Military sources said that the first sea trial was in line with the schedule of the carrier refitting project," it said.

"After returning from the sea trial, the aircraft carrier will continue refit and test work."

Xinhua did not provide any further details.

Source: BBC