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BBC World News with Oin Thomas.
The United Nations Security Council has expressed grave concern about fifteen British naval personnel held by Iran after they were captured in the Gulf. Following hours of consultation, the Council also called in a statement for an early resolution of the problem including the release of those held. From the UN, Jonathan Bill reports.
After more than four hours of debate over three sentences, the UN Security Council finally agreed on the statement, calling for the release of the fifteen British navy personnel. The end result was a much weaker statement than Britain had been pressing for. The word "deplored " was replaced with "grave concern". Russia objected to the phrase "immediate release". Instead, there was just call for the release of those being detained. Any reference to Britain's claim that the sailors and marines were operating in Iraqi waters was also taken out. A number of countries said that could not be independently verified.
The United States Senate has passed a bill of linking funding for the war in Iraq to the withdrawal of American troops. It says troop withdrawal should begin within 120 days the bill being passed, and sets a target date of March next year for combat operations to end. James Coomarasamy in Washington says it's an uNPRecedented step for Congress.
This is really the Democrats' showing that they can unite on this issue of Iraq. They have done so in the House narrowly. They have now done so on the Senate. So both houses are really sending a political message to President Bush, saying that we have a mandate given to us last November, and as we believe, part of that mandate is to take steps that will get American troops out of Iraq. But President Bush has vowed to veto this. He will veto it.
An emergency summit of Southern African countries has given the South African President Thabo Mbeki the task of mediating in the political crisis in Zimbabwe and promoting political dialogue inside the country. The leaders meeing in Tanzania also called for western sanctions against Zimbabwe to be lifted, and appealed Britain to honor what they said was commitment to fund land reforms. The summit chairman, Tanzania's president, Jakaya Kikwete , said they'd made a breakthrough.
“We took this landmark decision of formally promoting dialogue. My opinion is, let, le... le... let's just encourage the process, encourage both the leading opposition, encourage the government so that they take the dialogue seriouly. I am sure if this happens, we will see a different Zimbabwe Campain in next elections.”
Suicide bombers in Iraq have killed more than a hundred people in attacks targeting mainly Shia Muslim areas. Police said sixty died in Baghdad when two bombers blew themselves up in a market, north of Baghdad at the town of Calais. More than forty others were killed in a series of apparently coordinated blasts. Police said the first two explosions came in quick succession near a market and a court building. The third apparently targeted at the security forces.
World News from the BBC.
The Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato has criticized Roman Catholic bishops in his country, and he says they're trying to undermine the government because of their opposition to a bill, giving rights to unmarried and gay couples. Christine Phraser reports from Rome.
On Wednesday, the Italian bishops’ conference issued a statement, which said legal recognition of unwed couples was unacceptable as a principle and dangerous on a social……
【电信用户1】在线播放和下载
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BBC World News with Oin Thomas.
The United Nations Security Council has expressed grave concern about fifteen British naval personnel held by Iran after they were captured in the Gulf. Following hours of consultation, the Council also called in a statement for an early resolution of the problem including the release of those held. From the UN, Jonathan Bill reports.
After more than four hours of debate over three sentences, the UN Security Council finally agreed on the statement, calling for the release of the fifteen British navy personnel. The end result was a much weaker statement than Britain had been pressing for. The word "deplored " was replaced with "grave concern". Russia objected to the phrase "immediate release". Instead, there was just call for the release of those being detained. Any reference to Britain's claim that the sailors and marines were operating in Iraqi waters was also taken out. A number of countries said that could not be independently verified.
The United States Senate has passed a bill of linking funding for the war in Iraq to the withdrawal of American troops. It says troop withdrawal should begin within 120 days the bill being passed, and sets a target date of March next year for combat operations to end. James Coomarasamy in Washington says it's an uNPRecedented step for Congress.
This is really the Democrats' showing that they can unite on this issue of Iraq. They have done so in the House narrowly. They have now done so on the Senate. So both houses are really sending a political message to President Bush, saying that we have a mandate given to us last November, and as we believe, part of that mandate is to take steps that will get American troops out of Iraq. But President Bush has vowed to veto this. He will veto it.
An emergency summit of Southern African countries has given the South African President Thabo Mbeki the task of mediating in the political crisis in Zimbabwe and promoting political dialogue inside the country. The leaders meeing in Tanzania also called for western sanctions against Zimbabwe to be lifted, and appealed Britain to honor what they said was commitment to fund land reforms. The summit chairman, Tanzania's president, Jakaya Kikwete , said they'd made a breakthrough.
“We took this landmark decision of formally promoting dialogue. My opinion is, let, le... le... let's just encourage the process, encourage both the leading opposition, encourage the government so that they take the dialogue seriouly. I am sure if this happens, we will see a different Zimbabwe Campain in next elections.”
Suicide bombers in Iraq have killed more than a hundred people in attacks targeting mainly Shia Muslim areas. Police said sixty died in Baghdad when two bombers blew themselves up in a market, north of Baghdad at the town of Calais. More than forty others were killed in a series of apparently coordinated blasts. Police said the first two explosions came in quick succession near a market and a court building. The third apparently targeted at the security forces.
World News from the BBC.
The Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato has criticized Roman Catholic bishops in his country, and he says they're trying to undermine the government because of their opposition to a bill, giving rights to unmarried and gay couples. Christine Phraser reports from Rome.
On Wednesday, the Italian bishops’ conference issued a statement, which said legal recognition of unwed couples was unacceptable as a principle and dangerous on a social……
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