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We start with that new study suggesting that HIV is becoming less infectious and less deadly asit evolves. Scientists at the University of Oxford studied hundreds of women carrying the virusin Botswana. As a result, they’ve concluded that the viruses are now replicating more slowly andtaking longer to cause full blown AIDS. So how significant a finding is this?
Well, it’s a good study that showed what we call the virus adapting to certain types of geneticbackgrounds in individuals referred to as HLA. Each of us have different HLA profiles. The studyis elegant science. I think it would be really premature at his time, to now say that the virusesare gonna be much less virulent and not really transmitting very effectively. I think the sciencebehind the observation of the adaptation is sound. But we’ve got to be very careful that wemake a real projection of what the ultimate end point of this is going to be. It’s really too earlyto say that, I believe.
And a weakened HIV virus would still be dangerous?
Well, certainly the HIV that’s right now circuiting in the global community is a highlydangerous virus. If you show, as the studies show, that there are adaptations to certaingenetic backgrounds that could suggest that the adaptation could weaken the virus. That’sinteresting observation, but the impact on the global AIDS pandemic right now, I think it’stoo premature to say that that’s going to have a significant impact.
So are there implications for people already infected with the HIV virus?
No, I don’t believe so. What they are talking about is the future evolution of the virus.
The Glasgow-based film maker Duncan Campbell has won the Turner Prize, Britain’s best knowaward for contemporary art. The winning entry was a video reflecting on African art andimages from the conflict in Northern Island. The announcement was made at the art galleryTate Britain from where our arts correspondent Rebecca Jones sent us this report.
The winner of the 2014 Turner Prize is Duncan Campbell.
You’ll spend a long time sitting in a darkened room if you want to see this year’s winner.Duncan Campbell’s complex video “It for Others” weighs in at a hefty 54 minutes but he isunapologetic.
第一则消息：最新研究表明，艾滋病毒在演变得过程中，传染性和致命性不断降低。牛津大学科学家以携带艾滋病毒的数百位博茨瓦纳女性为研究对象，得出的结论是：艾滋病毒的复制速度正在降低，发展为典型艾滋病的速度正在减慢。这项发现有何重要性呢？
这项研究很好地展示了什么是病毒适应人体特定类型的遗传背景，即人类白细胞抗原（HLA）。我们每个人的HLA情况都不同。这项研究是优雅的科学。我认为现在下结论说艾滋病毒的致命性以及传染的有效性将大大降低还为时过早。我认为适应的观察背后有充分的科学理论，但是至于现在的结论是不是最终的结论，我们则需要非常谨慎。我觉得下结论还为时过早。
那么，减弱后的艾滋病毒依然危险吗？
现在国际社会中传播的艾滋病毒当然十分危险，如果你能说明，正如研究中说明的那样，遗传背景可以被适应，从而表明这种适应性可以减弱病毒，那么这是个有趣的观察报告，但至于它对全球艾滋病疫情的影响，我认为现在说它将产生重要的影响还为时过早。
那么对已经感染艾滋病毒的人群来说有什么影响吗？
我认为没有，他们说的是病毒将来的发展趋势。
日前，格拉斯哥电影制作人邓肯·坎贝尔荣获英国最著名的当代艺术奖——特纳奖，获奖作品为反映非洲艺术和北爱尔兰岛冲突画面的视频。本台文艺记者丽贝卡·琼斯从颁奖地泰特不列颠美术馆发来了报道。
获得2014年特纳奖的是邓肯·坎贝尔。
如果你想看到今年的获奖人，就得在昏暗的屋子里坐很长时间。邓肯·坎贝尔的合成视频“It for Others”已长达54分钟的时长加入比赛，对此他并无歉意。
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A Syrian opposition delegate arriving in Switzerland for a peace conference has called forPresident Assad and his government to stand trial at the International Criminal Court in thelight of newly released photographic evidence. It suggested that the government has starved,tortured and killed about 11,000 prisoners in detention centers. A spokesman for the Syriangovernment said the report was a political instrument to put pressure on President Assad.The conference in Montreux on Wednesday will bring together for the first timerepresentatives from the government and the main opposition umbrella group, the NationalCoalition. Bridget Kendall reports from Montreux.
It's no coincidence that this new report has been released on the eve of the Swiss talks, forPresident Assad's opponents had reinforced their claim that his regime is murderous andcriminal. But the UN Secretary General won't want his peace talks to collapse into a shoutingmatch. Already there’s talk of possible local truces and humanitarian access to besieged areas.But even that may be a tall order, given the uncertainty that the Assad government will makereal concessions and the lack of sway the opposition delegation has over many rebel groupsfighting in Syria.
One of the main parties in the Libyan government has withdrawn its 5 ministers in protestagainst the policies of the Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. But Justice and Construction Party,which is linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, holds Mr. Zeidan responsible for the deterioratingsecurity conditions in the country. Mr. Zeidan has again said he will not step down. Rana Jawadreports from Tripoli.
The Justice and Construction Party, the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, has withdrawn itsfive ministers serving in the cabinet, these include the ministers of economy, oil and electricity.The latest announcement comes after repeated failed attempts within the country's legislativebody, the National Congress to secure a no-confidence vote against the Libyan Prime MinisterAli Zeidan. The latest political developments are likely to introduce bigger challenges in Libya'scontinuous struggle to rebuild its institutions and to stabilize the country.
A senior Vatican churchman and accountant has been served with an arrest warrant oncharges of money laundering and fraud. Prosecutors allege Monsignor Nunzio Scaranosiphoned off charitable donations made to a home for the terminally ill in southern Italy to payoff his mortgage. Monsignor Scarano is already under house arrest and on trial for an allegedplot to smuggle $20m from Switzerland.
In its latest assessment, the International Monetary Fund says the global economic recoveryis strengthening but warns that the improvement is also weak and uneven. The IMF has raisedits growth forecast for this year and predicts accelerating expansion after that. But it saysthat as recovery takes hold in rich countries notably the United States, stimulus policies will becurtailed which could disrupt financial markets. The IMF predicts that emerging economies willultimately benefit because increasingly confident richer nations will buy more from them.
鉴于新近公开的照片证据，一名抵达瑞士参加和谈的叙利亚反对派代表呼吁总统阿萨德及其政府接受国际刑事法庭的审判。证据表明政府在拘留所导致1.1万名囚犯因饥饿、拷打和杀害而死。叙利亚政府发言人称这份报告是给总统阿萨德施压的政治工具。周三将在蒙特勒举行的会议将首次将政府和主要的反对派伞状团体全国联盟代表们齐聚一起，布里奇特·肯德尔在蒙特勒报道。
新报告在瑞士谈判之前公布，这就给总统阿萨德的反对派者们更充足的理由来声称阿萨德政权的罪行，但这并不是巧合。但联合国秘书长不会允许和谈变成争吵，目前已经就当地可能的停战和送人道主义援助到受困地区进行了谈判。但考虑到阿萨德政府作出真正让步的不确定性，以及反对派代表在叙利亚叛军组织间缺少影响力，即使这些可能都是难以实现的。
在反对利比亚总理阿里·扎伊丹政策的抗议中，政府的主要政党之一已撤出五名部长。但与穆斯林兄弟会有关联的正义和建设党称扎伊丹应对该国日益恶化的安全局势负责，扎伊丹再次表示自己不会下台。Rana Jawad在的黎波里报道。
正义和建设党是穆斯林兄弟会的政治手臂，目前该党已从内阁中撤出五名部长，包括经济、石油和电力部长。在做出最新宣布之前，该国立法机构全国大会多次试图对总理阿里·扎伊丹进行不信任投票，但均以失败告终。利比亚目前努力重建政府机构以恢复稳定，但最近的政治事态可能会带来新的挑战。
一位梵蒂冈高级牧师兼会计因洗钱罪和诈骗罪而被通缉，检察官指控史卡拉诺牧师侵吞用于在意大利南部为临终病人修建房屋用的钱，用来支付抵押贷款。史卡拉诺牧师已经因试图从瑞士走私2000万美元而被软禁。
国际货币基金组织在最新评估中称全球经济复苏在加强，但警告说发展仍乏力且不平衡。IMF提高了对今年的增长预期，预料之后会加速发展。但称复苏主要是在美国，同时将削减会影响金融市场的刺激政策。IMF预料新兴经济体将最终获益，因为信心日益增长的发达国家将从这些国家购买更多商品。
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The Georgian government has accused Russia of moving its border 11 km inside thebreakaway Georgian territory of Abkhazia for the duration of the Winter Olympic Games. TheForeign Ministry in Tbilisi says it's deeply concerned about what it calls the illegal expansioninto land that was a focus of a war between Russia and Georgia in 2008. Rayhan Demytriereports from Tbilisi.
The Georgian government has accused Russia of moving its border 11 km inside thebreakaway Georgian territory of Abkhazia for the duration of the Winter Olympic Games. TheForeign Ministry in Tbilisi says it's deeply concerned about what it calls the illegal expansioninto land that was a focus of a war between Russia and Georgia in 2008. Rayhan Demytriereports from Tbilisi.
In its statement the Georgian foreign ministry said Russia's decision to move its borderdeeper into Abkhazia was an illegal expansion into Georgia's sovereign territory and aviolation of international law. Abkhazia, a breakaway region internationally recognized as part ofGeorgia, is situated close to the Russian city of Sochi which is hosting the Winter Olympics earlynext month. As part of its extensive security measures ahead of the Games, Russia hascreated a temporary border zone, expanding 11 km into several Abkhaz settlements. Thearea will be patrolled by Abkhaz security forces and local residents will have to carry ID cards atall time.
A Court of Appeal in France has upheld a ruling that will grant the first compensationpayments to women fitted with defective breast implants. It concerns a German company TUVRheinland which certified the implants. Christian Fraser reports from Paris.
The Appeal Court upheld a lower court decision that TUV Rheinland, the German company thatcertified PIP's implants, must start making interim compensation payments now to over 1,600women who were part of the first class action. TUV had wanted to delay the initial payments of3,000 euros per victim until a broader appeal is heard later this year on the decision theywere part responsible.
World football governing body FIFA has warned the Brazilian authorities that the southern cityof Curitiba may be excluded from this year's World Cup. The Secretary General of FIFA JeromeValcke described the issue as delicate and said FIFA would announce in a month’s timewhether Curitiba would remain a host.
格鲁吉亚政府指责俄罗斯为了冬奥会将其国界线向脱离本国领土的阿布哈兹移动了11公里，第比利斯外交部称对所谓的非法扩张领土感到担忧，2008年俄罗斯和格鲁吉亚就该领土发生了战事。Rayhan Demytrie在第比利斯报道。
格鲁吉亚外交部在声明中说俄罗斯将其国界线向阿布哈兹移动是向格鲁吉亚领土非法扩展，是对国际法的侵犯。脱离出去的阿布哈兹在国际上被视为是格鲁吉亚的一部分，与下雨即将举行冬奥会的俄罗斯城市索契相邻。为了在冬奥会之前加强安保措施，俄罗斯建立了临时边界区，扩张11公里到阿布哈兹的几个定居点。阿布哈兹安全部队将在该地区巡逻，当地居民必须一直随身携带身份证。
法国上诉法院维持了一个判决，该判决批准首个向被植入有问题隆胸植入物的妇女提供赔偿，该案与认证该植入物的德国莱茵集团有关，克里斯蒂安·弗雷泽在巴黎报道。
上诉法院维持了下级法院的判决，即认证PIP植入物的莱茵集团必须向1600多名妇女提供临时赔偿。莱因公司之前想推迟向每位受害者提供3000欧元的首次赔偿，但今年晚些时候又进行了上诉。
世界足球官方机构FIFA警告巴西当局，称南部城市库里蒂巴可能无法举办今年的世界杯。FIFA秘书长杰罗姆·瓦尔克称这件事比较微妙，称FIFA将在一个月内宣布库里蒂巴是否仍然是主办城市。
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The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told the two sides in Syria's civil war that the timehas come for earnest negotiations to end the conflict. Speaking after the first day of peaceconference in Switzerland, Mr.Ban said Syrians must come together to save their country andprotect their children. Earlier, Syrian government and opposition delegations tradedaccusations, highlighting sharp divisions over whether President Assad should have a role in anytransitional government. The Syrian ambassador to the UN Bashar Jaafari said no one coulddictate to Syrians.
“The Syrian people are the only party that will decide for the future of Syria, it's not up to thisminister or that minister to decide for the future of our own country. The process endorsed bythe Security Council, mediated by Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, endorsed by Sergei Lavrov, speaksabout a Syrian-led political process”.
Opposition leaders in Ukraine have warned demonstrators in Kiev to prepare for a new policeoffensive against them after a day of violence in the streets of the capital. Addressingthousands of protesters, the boxer-turned politician Vitaly Klischko said the opposition wouldgo on the offensive if President Viktor Yanukovych did not agree to call earlier elections. DanielStandford is in Kiev.
This was the worst violence so far this week, as night fell, the small square near parliament,that's the scene of the protests, was still dangerous and chaotic.
“This square in central Kiev is like a vision of hell with a line of piles of black tyres burning,producing yellow flames and towers of thick black acrid smoke”
The parliament is being targeted because it has passed new anti-protest laws that came intoforce today. These ban traditional ways of demonstrating in Ukraine, like blockading publicbuildings and putting up tents.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a restraint on military expansion in Asia inhis keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mr.Abe said Japan's relations withChina were reminiscent of those between Britain and Germany on the eve of the first World Wara century ago. He said their economies were independent, and continued peace will deliverprosperity to the whole region.
The pop star Elton John has offered to introduce President Vladimir Putin to members ofRussia's gay community who he says has been threatened because of new laws onhomosexuality. Artyom Liss had reports from Los Angeles.
Elton John visited Russia in December and said he met many people, from the lesbain gay bysexual and transgender community who said they've been attacked or threatened as the resultof the new laws. The singer said what he heard reinforce to media report saying that vicioushomophobia has been legitimised by the legislation and given extremists the cover to abusepeople's basic human rights. President Putin has denied being homophobic and said he washappy to meet Mr. Elton John to discuss the policies.
联合国秘书长潘基文告诉叙利亚内战交战双方，是进行坦诚协商以结束冲突的时候了。在瑞士和谈的第一天会议上，潘基文说叙利亚人必须协议合作拯救本国并保护儿童。早些时候，叙利亚政府和反对派代表相互指责，在总统阿萨德是否在过渡政府占有一位之地产生尖锐分歧。叙利亚驻联合国大使Bashar Jaafari说没有人能向叙利亚人发号施令。
“只有叙利亚人才能决定叙利亚的未来，并非取决于这位或那位部长来决定我们国家的未来。这一进程得到联合国安理会的支持，经拉赫达尔·卜拉希米斡旋，得到谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫背书，是叙利亚人领导的政治进程。”
经过在首都一天的暴力后，乌克兰反对派领袖警告基辅游行者准备向警方发起新的攻势。由拳击手转为政客的Vitaly Klischko向数千名抗议者发表讲话，他说总统维克多·亚努科维奇不同意进行提前选举，那么反对派就会继续进攻。丹尼尔·斯坦福德在基辅报道。
这是本周发生的最严重暴力，夜幕降临后，议会附近的小广场成了游行的舞台，充满危险和混乱。
“基辅中心的广场是一片地狱景象，一排黑色轮胎在燃烧，产生黄色的烟雾和厚厚的、酸味黑烟。”
议会今天通过投票将新的抗议法付诸实施，因此议会成了袭击目标。该法禁止乌克兰实施传统的游行方式，比如封锁警察大楼和设置帐篷。
在达沃斯举行的世界经济论坛上的主题演讲中，日本首相安倍晋三呼吁禁止军事扩张。安倍说中日关系让人想起一个世纪前一战前夕的英德关系，他说两国经济独立，继续的和平将为整个地区带来繁荣。
流行歌星艾尔顿·约翰将总统普京介绍到俄罗斯的同性恋社区，他说普京因为同性恋新法律而遭受威胁。Artyom Liss在洛杉矶报道。
艾尔顿·约翰于去年12月访问俄罗斯，他说自己会见了很多人，保罗同性恋和变性人社区的人，他们说自己因为新法颁布而遭受袭击或威胁。约翰说有媒体报道说新法使得对同性恋的憎恨合法化，并让极端分子掩盖其侵犯基本人权的行为，他说自己的所见所闻证实了这一说法。普京总统否认自己仇恨同性恋，说他很高兴会见艾尔顿·约翰来讨论这些政策。
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Violence has erupted at the trial of 11 Nigerians accused of being homosexual. The trial at thenorthern city of Bauchi was interrupted by angry youths who shouted and threw stonesoutside the court house. Police used teargas to disperse the crowd. All those defendants havebeen trialed under Sharia or Islamic law, Nigeria has also tightened anti-gay legislation underits penal code.
The South African government has ordered sculptors to remove a bronze rabbit they hid in theear of the stature of Nelson Mandela as a signature of their work. A government spokesmenMogomotsi Mogodiri said it should be taken away as soon as possible to restore dignity to thestatue.
“We never could mention a statue which would have a rabbit hid on its ear. So we are reallyunhappy that somebody decided on their own to put some to which we'd met with respect,soit is not right, we'd want people to see that statue as a symbol of hope not about somethinglike a rabbit”
The sculptors said they'd added the creature after the authorities refused to allow them toengrave their signatures. The nine-meter high bronze figure was unveiled in Pretoria a dayafter Mr.Mandela was buried.
Venezuela has announced reforms to its foreign currency exchange system in an effort tocombat inflation and boost the economy. The low official exchange rate for the dollar will bemaintained for essential imports such as medicines and food. But Venezuelans traveling abroador buying luxuries will have to pay a much higher rate, determined by weekly currencyauctions. Some economists say the changes amount to a devaluation by stealth, despite its oilwealth. Venezuela has faced a shortage of staple goods.
The controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala has been questioned by policeafter bailiffs said they were shot at with rubble bullets when they went to his home. Dieudonnewho's been accused of anti-Semitism owes thousands of dollars in unpaid fines for offencesincluding discrimination. The bailiffs said they were fired on when they went to issue a demandfor payment.
在审判11名被控同性恋的尼日利亚人发生暴力事件，审判是在北部城市包奇进行的，突然一些愤怒的青年在法院外大叫，并投掷石块，警察动用催泪弹驱赶人群。全部被告都依据伊斯兰法接受审判，根据其刑法典尼日利亚也加强了反同性恋立法。
南非政府下令雕塑者移去他们藏在纳尔逊·曼德拉耳朵里作为作品签名的铜兔子，政府发言人莫葛莫斯·莫葛迪瑞说应该尽快弄走铜兔子以恢复铜像的尊严。
“我们不会让一尊塑像的耳朵里藏有铜兔子，听到有人自作主张将东西放在我们尊敬的塑像里，我们很不高兴，这是不对的，我们希望人们视这尊塑像为希望的象征，而不是想起兔子什么的。”
雕塑者说之所以加上这个铜兔子，是因为当局不让他们在塑像上刻下签名。这尊9米高的铜像是在曼德拉安葬一天后揭幕的。
委内瑞拉宣布改革外汇体系以对付通胀并促进经济发展，该国货币对美元的官方低汇率将继续维持，以进口药物和日常用品等重要商品。但出国旅游或购买奢侈品的委内瑞拉人就必须出高价了，价格取决于每周的货币拍卖。有的经济学家说尽管该国是石油富国，但这一措施相当于隐形贬值。委内瑞拉面临主食短缺。
法警称在去演员狄尔多尼家时被橡皮弹击中，因此这位争议颇多的法国喜剧演员就接受了质问。被控反犹的狄尔多尼因歧视罪等欠下数千美元未支付的罚金，法警说他们在前去发罚金单的路上被袭击的。
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The South Sudanese government and rebels have signed a ceasefire deal in the Ethiopian capitalAddis Ababa after weeks of fighting. Initial reports say the deal provides for the release ofdetained political leaders, a key demand of the rebels. James Copnall reports.
This is a vital first step in what is likely to be a drawn-out process. If both sides are able tostop their troops from fighting, humanitarian aid workers should be able to access those mostin need. However, the broader political divides, which triggered this conflict, will still need to beaddressed. The gulf between President Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Riek Machar is a largeone. In addition, the fighting has exacerbated ethnic tensions. Bringing a divided nation backtogether will perhaps be the biggest challenge of all.
Anti-government protests in Ukraine have spread beyond the capital Kiev. Demonstrators havestormed state offices in three western cities, forcing the governor of Lviv to declare hisresignation, which he later rescinded. A temporary truce was agreed in Kiev while PresidentViktor Yanukovych met opposition leaders. Steve Rosenberg is in Kiev.
The opposition is demanding the scrapping of restrictions on public protest, that the interiorminister be sacked and fresh elections. So far President Yanukovych has shown no sign ofbudging. But he has called an emergency session of parliament for next week. Meanwhile, in thecity of Lviv in western Ukraine, hundreds of pro-euro protesters broke into the office of theregional governor. They cheered when they forced the governor, who’s from the president’sparty, to resign.
The United States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a high-level review of the stateof American nuclear forces. Officials said Mr Hagel would summon military leaders to thePentagon to discuss serious personnel and leadership problems. Last week 34 officersresponsible for launching nuclear missiles were suspended after allegations of cheating in aproficiency test.
The president of Barcelona football club, Sandro Rosell, has resigned over allegations ofmisappropriation of funds in the signing of the Brazilian star Neymar last year. Mr Rosell saidthe accusations were wrong and unfair, but he felt that Barcelona’s image would be damaged ifhe remained in charge. Leonardo Rocha reports.
The main allegation against the Barcelona president is that Neymar cost the Spanish clubnearly 40m euros or $50m more than officially announced. The money is alleged to have beengiven to Neymar’s father, who’s also his agent, and to other people involved in the negotiationin secret contract. The rumours have been reported in the Spanish media for several weeks,but on Monday it was revealed that an official investigation is underway. Supporters ofBarcelona in Santos, the Brazilian striker’s former club, have reacted in anger.
经过数周的战斗，南苏丹政府和叛军在埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴签署停火协议。最初的报道称协议规定释放被捕的政治领袖，这是叛军的关键要求。James Copnall报道。
这是这个原本是旷日持久过程的关键性第一步，如果双方能停止战斗，人道主义援助人员就能到达最需要帮助的人那里。然而，引发这场冲突的更严重政治分歧也需要弥合。总统萨尔瓦·基尔和叛军领袖马沙尔间分歧很大，另外，这场战斗加剧了种族紧张局面，将这个分裂的国家再次团结起来可能是最大的挑战。
乌克兰反政府抗议已蔓延到首都基辅之外，游行者冲击了三座西部城市的州办公室，迫使利沃夫州长宣布辞职，但他后来又表示撤回该声明。在总统维克多·亚努科维奇与反对派领袖会面时，游行者同意暂停抗议。史蒂夫·罗森博格在基辅报道。
反对派要求取消对公众抗议的限制，并要求解雇内政部长并进行重新选举。到目前为止总统亚努科维奇尚未表示出态度改变的迹象，但他要求下周议会举行紧急会议。同时，在乌克兰西部的利沃夫市，数百名亲欧洲的抗议者冲进当地州长的办公室，他们一边高呼，一边要求来自总统所在党派的州长辞职。
美国国防部长查克·黑格下令对美国核部队进行高水平审查，官方称黑格将召唤军事领袖去五角大楼商谈严重的人事和领导问题。上周有34名负责发射核导弹的官员因在水平测试中作弊而被停职。
巴塞罗那足球俱乐部主席桑德罗·罗塞尔因去年在引入巴西球星内马尔时违规签约而辞职，罗塞尔说指控是错误不公正的，但他觉得如果自己继续在职会影响巴塞罗那的声誉。Leonardo Rocha报道。
罗塞尔面临的主要指控是，引入内马尔花费了西班牙俱乐部近4000万甚至5000万欧元，比官方宣布的要多。据悉这笔钱被交给了内马尔的父亲，他父亲也是他的经纪人，也通过秘密协议给了其他参与协商的人。这一传闻在西班牙媒体上播报了数周，但周一又报道说目前正在进行官方调查。这位巴西前锋在桑托斯巴塞罗那的粉丝们对此非常愤怒。
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The international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has met representatives of both sides in Syria’s civilwar ahead of formal peace talks in Geneva on Friday. Mr Brahimi is trying to ensure they agreeto sit down face to face for the biggest effort yet to end the conflict. Opposition officials havestressed the importance of practical steps including ceasefires and corridors for humanitarianaid.
A court in Sicily has held that the Mafia once plotted to blow up the famous leaning tower ofPisa. The allegation was made by Gioacchino La Barbera, a former Mafia member turnedinformant. Alan Johnston reports from Rome.
The Mafia was ever aiming to strike a major psychological blow at the height of their war withthe state. La Barbera said the plot only failed because the authorities found a cache ofexplosives that was earmarked for the job. Of course the credibility of this kind of witnesshas to be questioned. He’s a man whose life has been steeped in organised crime. On the otherhand, at about the same time as the alleged plot in Pisa, the Mafia did bomb the famous UffiziArt Gallery in Florence.
Fighting has broken out in the Turkish parliament during a debate over the corruptionscandal that has embroiled the government of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Anopposition MP was taken to hospital after being punched in the face. Politicians attacked eachother during discussions over a bill designed to tighten the government’s control over thejudiciary. The opposition accuses the government of wanting to use the bill to halt acorruption investigation.
The Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber has appeared in court in the United States charged withdriving under the influence of drugs or drink, road racing and resisting arrest. He was grantedbail in the sum of $2,500. Police in Miami Beach stopped the 19-year-old star as he drove ayellow Lamborghini in the early hours of Thursday.
在周五日内瓦正式和谈之前，国际使者拉赫达尔·卜拉希米会见了叙利亚内战双方的代表。卜拉希米试图确保他们能坐下来做出最大的努力来结束这场冲突，反对派官方强调采取切实步骤的重要性，包括停火和开辟人道主义援助通道。
西西里岛法院判定黑手党一度阴谋引爆比萨市著名的斜塔，前黑手党成员Gioacchino La Barbera后来成为告密者，这一指控是他做出的。艾伦·约翰森在罗马报道。
在黑手党与国家作战最激烈的时候，他们曾试图制造重大的心理打击。La Barbera说这场阴谋之所以失败，是因为当局发现用于作案的部分炸药。当然这名目击者的可信度尚需质疑，他一生都在进行有组织的犯罪。但同时，正如所谓的比萨阴谋所表明的那样，黑手党确实引爆了佛罗伦萨著名的乌菲兹美术馆。
土耳其议会就总理雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安政府的腐败丑闻进行辩论，期间发生了打斗事件。一名反对派议员脸上挨了拳头被送往医院，在就一份意在加强政府对司法控制法案的辩论中，政客们相互攻讦。反对派指控政府希望使用该法案来阻止腐败调查。
加拿大流行歌手贾斯丁·比伯出现在美国法庭上，他被控吸毒饮酒并开车，还进行公路赛车，拒绝逮捕。他被获准以2500美元保释，周四早上这名19岁的歌手驾驶一辆黄色的兰博基尼时遭到迈阿密沙滩警方阻拦。
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The United Nations mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has announced the representatives of theSyrian government and opposition will meet in the same room on Saturday at the peaceconference in Geneva. Mr. Brahimi said he believed that both parties understood what was atstake. He made the announcement after meeting them separately. From Geneva, BridgetKendall reports.
Today was supposed to be the launch of formal negotiations. Instead, Mr. Brahimi was forcedto shuttle between the two rival delegations abhorrently knocking heads together to iron outlast-minute disagreements. Finally, he emerged to announce that they would now meet in thesame room tomorrow morning. Then when asked if their agreement was definite, he replied, "That's a good question", an indication of just how fragile every aspect of this process is.
A wave of bombings in Cairo has sparked violence across Egypt between supporters andopponents of the Muslim Brotherhood. The bombs killed at least 6 people and wounded 100more. At least 12 people died in the clashes that followed. The biggest blast was at the policeheadquarters. From Cairo, here is Orla Guerin.
The bomber has delivered a message to the heart of the security establishment. Insurgentshave been carrying out attacks since President Mohamed Morsi was ousted last July, but thiswas the most significant strike so far in the capital. Crowds chanted their support for the armychief and their fury at the Muslim Brotherhood. Many put the blame on the Islamists thoughthey condemned the attack.
The violence comes a day before rival rallies to mark the third anniversary of the uprising thattoppled Hosni Mubarak.
There has been a drop in stock markets across the world sparked by alarm over a slowdown inemerging economies. Many investors seem to have bought safer assets instead. More fromour economics correspondent Andrew Walker.
There are some fact that have had an impact across the emerging markets-disappointingmanufacturing data from China, and the expectation that investment will return to USgovernment bonds. But there are also countries' specific issues-some including Turkey andSouth Africa have large deficits in their international balance of payments. Argentina is seen ashaving poor polities and recent moves suggested it's willing to accept a weak currency. Somecentral banks have gone into the markets to support their currencies but there is a limit to whatthey can do.
American Airlines and Copa Airlines of Panama have become the latest to suspend the sale oftickets to and from Venezuela because of unpaid debts. On Thursday, Ecuador's Tame Airlinessuspended flights to Venezuela and Air Canada stopped selling tickets. The Venezuelangovernment is said to owe millions of dollars to several airlines. Tough currency controls inVenezuela make it difficult for foreign airlines to repatriate money obtained from tickets sellsthere.
联合国调停者卜拉希米(Lakhdar Brahimi)宣布，周六，叙利亚政府和反对派代表将同室会晤，参加日内瓦和平会议。卜拉希米表示，他相信双方都理解症结所在。与双方分别举行会晤后，卜拉希米宣布了这条消息。日内瓦，Bridget Kendall报道。
今天原本应该举行正式谈判。然而，卜拉希米却不得不在双方代表团之间穿梭，希望解决最后的分歧。最后，他宣布双方将于明天早上举行面对面会谈。当记者问到，双方是否确定能够达成一致时，他回答说，“这是个很好的问题。”这暗示谈判进程的各方面都非常脆弱。
开罗一系列爆炸引发埃及各地穆斯林兄弟会支持者和反对者之间爆发冲突。爆炸造成至少6人死亡，100人受伤。至少12人在随后的冲突中遇难。最强力的爆炸发生在警察局总部。开罗，Orla Guerin报道。
爆炸者向安全部门中心传递了一条消息。自去年7月份总统穆尔西被推翻以来，反叛分子不断发动袭击。但是这是目前为止首都遭遇的最严重的袭击。人群高呼口号，表达对军方领袖的支持和对穆斯林兄弟会的愤怒。许多人指责伊斯兰分子，然而也对袭击表示谴责。暴力发生在反对派集会纪念穆巴拉克被推翻三周年一天之前。
由于新兴经济体发展速度放缓，世界各地股市下跌。许多投资者似乎购买了更加安全的资产。我们的经济通讯员Andrew Walker报道。
由于新兴市场的影响——中国的制造业数据令人失望，预期投资方向将转回美国政府债券。但是许多国家也发生了比较具体的事件，包括土耳其和南非国际收支出现巨大赤字。阿根廷政局不稳，最近的动向表明政府愿意接受货币贬值。一些中央银行已经介入市场支持本国货币，但是他们能采取的措施非常有限。
由于拖欠债务，美国航空公司和巴拿马航空公司暂停出售往返委内瑞拉的机票。周四，厄瓜多尔军运航航空公司暂停了飞往委内瑞拉的航班，加拿大航空暂停售票。据称委内瑞拉政府欠几家航空公司数百万美元的债务。委内瑞拉严格的货币控制措施导致外国航空公司难以将出售机票所得利润调回本国。
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A survey of women serving in the German armed forces has found that more than half saythey've suffered sexual abuse at work.In a poll conducted in 2011, 45% of service womenreported some kind of sexual mistreatment, from being confronted with pornography to sexualassault. The new German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said the report showed moremust be done to address problems faced by women in the military.
A German newspaper says it's uncovered a horde of private documents belonging to one ofthe most powerful man in Nazi Germany, the SS leader Heinrich Himmler. The Paper Die Weltsays they include letters, dairies and photographs and had currently stored in a bank vault inTel Aviv in Israel. Die Welt says experts have been studying the documents for 2 years andthere is no reason to doubt their authenticity. ()was one of those working on the archive.
Now that we have access to the collection of Himmler's 700 private letters for the first time.We are able to understand this bureaucrat criminal and mass murderer by across, betterthan ever before. That does not mean that we can sympathize with him or what he did. But itgets us a better understanding of what drove him.
The Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has promised to reshuffle his government inresponse to demands from protesters, but has warned of tough measures if the crisisgripping the country doesn't ease. He said he would do all he could including holding moretalks with the opposition to halt the violence, but he was quoted as telling religious leadersthat he was prepared to use all legal methods if his efforts failed.
Platon Levedev, the business partner of the former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovskyhas been released from jail. The two men were imprisoned in 2005 for tax evasion. Mr.Khodorkovsky was freed last month. Mr. Levedev's release comes two weeks before the WinterOlympics in Sochi.
对德国军队女兵进行的一项调查发现，超过一半的人工作中遇到性骚扰。在2011年进行的一项民意调查中，45%的女兵报道遭遇性骚扰，从遭遇色情读物到性侵犯。德国新任国防部长冯德莱恩(Ursula von derLeyen)表示，报道表明必须采取更多措施解决军队女性面临的问题。
德国一家报纸称，他们发现了纳粹德国最有权势的人，秘密警察领袖希姆莱·海因里希的大量私人文件。德国世界报表示，其中包括信件，日记和照片，目前存放在以色列特拉维夫一个银行保险库中。德国世界报表示，专家们已经研究这些文件两年的时间，没有理由怀疑其真实性。研究这些档案的一名专家接受了我们的采访。
现在我们首次获得了希姆莱的700封私人信件。我们得以比以前任何时候更好地了解官僚主义罪行和大规模屠杀。这并不意味着我们同情他或他的所作所为。但是让我们更好地了解了他的动机。
作为对抗议者要求的回应，乌克兰总统亚努科维奇承诺重组政府，但是警告称如果笼罩着全国的危机没有缓解，将采取更加严厉的措施。他表示，他将采取一切措施，包括与反对派举行更多会谈来停止暴力，但是他告诉宗教领袖，如果他的努力失败，他们将采取一切合法手段。
俄罗斯石油巨头霍多尔科夫斯基(Mikhail Khodorkovsky)的商业伙伴勒贝迪夫(Platon Levedev)从监狱获释。两人均因逃税漏税于2005年被捕。霍多尔科夫斯基上月获释。勒贝迪夫在索契冬季奥运会开幕两周之前获释。
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At least 29 people have been killed across Egypt during a day of rival demonstrations to markthe 3rd anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The Health Ministry said mostof the deaths were in Cairo where security forces have been fighting opponents of the militarybacked government. They've been trying to stop the mainly Islamist protesters from reachingTahrir Square where a huge pro-government rally is being held. The BBC's Sally Nabil is there.
These news about clashes arrests and injuries has no influence whatsoever on the crowdsbehind me, thousands of people are here in Tahrir Square, celebrating the anniversary of the25th of January revolution. This place is packed with people who are supporting the army andthe Minister of Defence General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. We have his pictures, we have signs salutinghim, and others asking him to run for presidency.
Syrian government and opposition delegations have held the first day of face-to-face meetingsat peace talks in Geneva. The UN mediator Lakdhar Brahimi said little had been achieved, buthe said humanitarian problems in Homs were addressed.
“We discussed at some length the situation in the old city of Homs. And we hope thatultimately, some convoy of aids, goods, both food and nonfood items and some medicalsupplies will be allowed to go into the old city.”
President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine has offer top government jobs to the opposition in anattempt to resolve the crisis gripping the country. The president said he was prepared tomake the opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Vitaly Klitschko Prime Minister and DeputyPrime Minister. In response, the opposition leaders did not explicitly say whether they acceptthe offer. They said they would continue to stand by the demand for new presidential electionto be held this year.
The French President Francois Hollande has announced that he's separating from his long-termpartner Valerie Trierweiler. It follows reports that he'd had an affair with an actress. Here'sHugh Schofield.
Francois said he would clarify the situation, and finally more than two weeks after therevelations in Close magazine he has. To do so,he took the unusual step of personallytelephoning the AFP news agency and dictating this blunt statement. “I am letting it be knownthat I have brought to an end to my shared life with Valerie Trierweiler.”Uses the first personsingular. There is no sense at all of this being a joint decision by the couple, and so it neverto lead the speculation now about what Valerie Trierweiler's feelings are. She hasn't spoken.
至少29人在埃及各地举行纪念推翻侯赛因·穆巴拉克三周年的游行中丧生，卫生部称大部分死亡发生在开罗，那里安全部队一直与军方政府的反对者进行对抗，他们努力阻止主要是穆斯林的抗议者进入正在举行大型亲政府集会的塔里尔广场。BBC记者Sally Nabil报道。
有关冲突逮捕和受伤的新闻令我背后的人群无动于衷，塔里尔广场上聚集了数千人，他们正在庆祝1月25日的革命。到处都是军方和国防部长塞西将军的支持者，我们拍了他的照片，并向他打招呼，还有人请求他竞选总统。
叙利亚政府和反对派代表们在日内瓦举行了第一天面对面的和谈，联合国斡旋者拉赫达尔·卜拉希米说几乎没有取得进展，但他说霍姆斯的人道主义问题已经解决。
“我们详细谈论了霍姆斯古城的局势，我们希望一些援助车队、食物和非食物物品以及医疗用品能最终抵达那里。”
为解决困扰本国的危机，乌克兰总统维克多·亚努科维奇提出向反对派提供政府高级职位。总统说他准备任命反对派领袖阿尔谢尼·亚采纽克和维塔利·克利切科分别为总理和副总理。两位反对派领袖并未明确表示是否接受职位，他们说将继续要求今年举行新的总统选举。
法国总统弗朗索瓦·奥朗德宣布已与长期伙伴瓦莱丽·特里耶韦莱分手，此前有报道说他和一名女演员有绯闻。休·斯科菲尔德报道。
弗朗索瓦说过他会澄清事实，终于在杂志曝光两周多后开始表态。他采取了不同寻常的举措，那就是亲自打电话给美联社，并发表意思明确的声明。“我宣布我已结束和瓦莱丽·特里耶韦莱的共同生活。”他用了第一人称单数，这样的声明不是两人一起做出的，所以没有任何意义，所以人们开始猜测瓦莱丽·特里耶韦莱现在的心情，她还没有对此表态。
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The government of South Sudan has accused rebels of breaking a ceasefire agreement, hoursafter it came into effect. The two sides agreed to a truce after five weeks of fighting, that killedthousands of people. Philip Aguer, a spokesman for South Sudan's army, the SPLA
“We will continue defending ourselves, since want to self-defence. So the SPLA will continue toprotect itself,its * its units and its personnel. I cannot continue planning and then telling whythe delegations of the government from which we've received an order has signed something inIslamabad, we'll only fight in self-defence.”
An explosion at an arms depot in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now known to havekilled more than 20 people. The UN Peacekeeping Commission in DRC said that many houseswere destroyed in the blast at an army base near the main market in Mbuji-Mayi. A governmentspokesman said the incident on Friday was caused by lightning.
Police in the United States say 3 people have been shot dead at a shopping center in Columbia,north of the capital Washington. One of the dead was thought to be the attacker. A local policechief Bill McMahon told reporters that the mall was still a crime scene.
“We do not have the identities of the victims yet. We do not have a motive of the shooting.We are still trying to secure the mall to make sure that there is no one else injured.”
Pro-democracy activists in Cuba say a leading dissident Jose Ferrer has been arrested aftermeeting European diplomats in Havana. They said they did not know where Mr.Ferrer had beentaken. Activists have also reported other arrests and intimidation from the Cuban authoritiesahead of a regional gathering of heads of state in Havana next week. Mr.Ferrer was planning toattend on an unauthorized meeting of dissidents during the summit. He's spent 8 years inprison after a major crackdown on opposition activists in 2003.
南苏丹政府指责叛军在停火协议生效数小时后就违反了协议。在作战五周导致数千人丧生后，双方同意休战，Philip Aguer是南苏丹部队发言人。
“我们将继续捍卫自己，进行自卫，所以SPLA将继续捍卫自己、其连队和人员。我无法解释为何政府代表在伊斯兰堡签署了那些东西，我们只会为自卫而战。”
刚果民主共和国一处军械库发生爆炸，导致20多人丧生。联合国驻刚果维和委员会称爆炸发生在姆布吉马伊大市场附近的军事基地，有很多房屋被毁。政府发言人称周五的这起事故是雷电引起的。
美国警方称有三人在首都华盛顿北部哥伦比亚一家商场中弹身亡，其中一名死者据说是袭击者。当地警察局长比尔·麦克马洪告诉记者这家商场仍是犯罪现场。
“我们尚未弄清楚受害者的身份，不知道作案动机，仍在商场各处寻找确保没有其他受伤者。”
古巴亲民主活动人士说著名异见人士Jose Ferrer在哈瓦那会见欧洲外交官后被捕，他们说不知道Ferrer现在被带到何处。活动人士说，由于下周各国元首将在哈瓦那举行地区会议，古巴当局已经逮捕了其他人，还发出恐吓。Ferrer原本计划在峰会期间参加异见人士未经授权的会议，2003年政府对反对派人士镇压后他在狱中度过了8年。
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Polls have closed across Egypt on the second and final day of voting in a referendum on a newconstitution. There was no repeat to the deadly clashes on the first day of voting betweenpolice and supporters of the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi who was deposed by themilitary last July. Kevin Connolly is in Cairo.
Egypt's military-backed government is desperate for a strong turnout in this, the country'sthird constitutional referendum in three years. It believes that document represents anopportunity to draw a line under a period of often violent turmoil. There is no serious doubtthat the authorities will get the “Yes”vote they crave, not least because supporters of theMuslim Brotherhood are boycotting the poll rather than voting “No”. Attention will focus on thelevel of participation. The army needs a strong turnout to endorse its own political powers,and perhaps to pave the way for its leader General Sisi to eventually run for president.
The United States Air Force has suspended 34 officers responsible for launching nuclearmissiles over allegations of cheating on a proficiency test. The Air Force Secretary Deborah LeeJames called the behavior absolutely unacceptable, saying those involved had lost theircertification, and nearly 200 would have to resit their test under strict supervision. FinloRohrer reports from Washington.
The US Air Force was already investigating allegations of drug abuse by officers at 6 basesincluding 2 that operate nuclear missiles. During these inquiries however, they also uncoveredevidence they say of a large-scale cheating operation amongst officers. The cheating censusis around a monthly proficiency test, all nuclear launch personnel required to take to ensurethey're capable of carrying out their duties. The Air Force says it believes a small number ofofficers were texting the answers to test through other officers. And as a result of the inquiry, 34 people, add up a total of almost 200, ranking from second lieutenants to captains have beensuspended. A further 3 have been suspended for allegedly possessing recreational drugs.
A BBC investigation has found the British men are paying towards the sex abuse of children inthe Philippines over the Internet. Angus Crawford has more details.
Between 60 and 100,000 children in the Philippines are estimated by the government to bevictims of sexual exploitation. And it's thought many of them have been forced to performobscene acts for money in front of webcams. The customers are mainly western men includingpaedophiles in Britain. In one recent case, a man called Timothy Ford was sent to prison for 8.5years. BBC News has learned that he paid to watch the abuse of 5 children in one family over aperiod of several years.
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Nigeria to review a new law forstrengths and penalties against gay people in the country. A spokesman said Mr.Ban fear thelaw could feel prejudice and violence and could undermine efforts to tackle HIV and AIDs.
埃及就新宪法进行的第二天也是最后一天公投目前已经结束，在第一天投票中警方和去年7月被废黜的伊斯兰总统穆罕默德·穆尔西的支持者之间发生致命冲突，第二天没有出现这情况。凯文·康诺利在开罗报道。
这是该国三年来第三次宪法公投，埃及军方支持的政府迫切需要高的投票率。据悉新宪法代表着将过去一段暴力混乱阶段一笔划过的机会，毫无疑问当局很渴望获得肯定选票，这不仅是因为穆斯林兄弟会的支持者们在抵制投票，而不是投反对票。关注点将放在投票率上，军队需要高投票率来支持其自身的政治权力，这可能还会为其领袖赛西将军最终参加总统选举做铺垫。
美国空军暂停负责发射核导弹的34名军官的职务，原因是他们在水平测试中作弊。空军总司令黛博拉·李·詹姆斯称这种行为绝对不可接受，称参与作弊者已经失去了资格，近200人必须在严格监督下重考。Finlo Rohrer在华盛顿报道。
美国空军已经调查了6个基地的吸毒指控，包括两名发射导弹的军官。然而在调查中他们还发现有证据表明军官中存在大范围的作弊行为，作弊调查涉及每月一次的水平测试，所有的核发射人员都要进行测试，以确保能履行职责。美国空军称据悉少量军官用手机短信互相发送答案。调查发现有34人作弊，这样全部的作弊人数达到近200，这些从少尉到少尉的军官均已被停职。还有另外3人因拥有娱乐用毒品而被停职。
BBC调查发现有英国男子在付钱在网上收看菲律宾儿童遭受性虐，Angus Crawford报道。
政府估计有6到10万菲律宾儿童是性虐受害者，据悉很多人被迫在网络摄像头前表演淫秽动作来赚钱，其客户主要是西方男子，包括英国的一些恋童癖者。在最近的一起案件中，一名名叫蒂莫西·福特的男子被判8.5年监禁。BBC新闻了解到他在7年间花钱观看了一户人家5名儿童的受虐情景。
联合国秘书长潘基文敦促尼日利亚重审该国一项加大对同性恋者惩罚力度的新法律，发言人称潘基文担心新法会导致偏见和暴力，还会影响抗击艾滋病的工作。
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The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused the United States of killing several children anda woman in an airstrike in central Afghanistan. In a strongly-worded statement, he said theAmericans had once again bombed a residential area. The US-led NATO Force responded bysaying that at least two civilians were killed when their Afghan-led operation came under fire.
The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has vigorously defended theright of Europe citizens to move freely around the EU in such a work. He accused those whowant to limit it of chauvinism and scaremongering. The British Prime Minister David Cameron hascalled for curbs to freedom of movement, suggesting large numbers of migrants may travel toBritain to claim welfare benefits.
The International Criminal Court has issued a new ruling that the Kenyan Deputy PresidentWilliam Ruto will not have to be present for some parts of his trial in the Hague for crimesagainst humanity. The judge said Mr.Ruto must attend court for key parts of the trial includingwhen victims present their evidence. Mr.Ruto denies responsibility for post-election violence.
The American technology company Apple has agreed to pay back more than $32m to parentswho didn't know their children were running up huge bills while playing mobile apps. As part ofthe settlement,Apple will also have to change the way it bills customers. Nada Tawfik reportsfrom New York.
The United States Federal Trade Commission received tens of thousands of complaints fromApple consumers over the unauthorized purchases. In some cases, children run up hundredsand even thousands of dollars with the charges for things like virtual dragon food and currencyon mobile apps like Dragon Story and Tiny Zoo Friends. The commission argued that Appledidn't appropriately informed account holders that when entering their password, a 15-minutewindow then opened in which children could incur unlimited charges. Nada Tawfik
阿富汗总统哈米德·卡尔扎伊指责美国在本国中部杀害几名儿童和一名妇女。他发表了言辞激烈的声明，称美国人再次炮轰居民区。以美国为首的北约军队对此表态，称是阿富汗为主导的行动遭受袭击时至少两名平民丧生。
欧盟委员会主席巴罗佐极力捍卫欧洲公民在欧盟内部自由流动的权利，他指责那些希望限制该权利的人是沙文主义者和散布谣言者。英国首相戴维·卡梅伦呼吁限制活动自由，称大批移民可能来到英国索要福利。
国际刑事法庭发布新判决，称被控反人道罪的肯尼亚副总统威廉·鲁托不必参加海牙的部分审判。法官说鲁托必须出席部分关键审判，包括在受害者陈述证据时。鲁托否认对选举后暴力事件负责。
美国科技公司苹果同意向一些不知道孩子在玩手机应用时花了巨额账单的父母支付3200万美元的赔偿，同时苹果还必须改变向顾客收费的方式，Nada Tawfik在纽约报道。
美国联邦贸易委员会收到成千上万苹果客户有关未授权购买的投诉，在一些案例中，孩子们因购买像虚拟龙食物和玩诸如龙故事和小动物园之友等应用而花去数百甚至数千美元。贸易委员会称苹果没有恰当地告知账户所有者这样一个要注意的地方，即在输入密码15分钟后，孩子在玩手机时可能会打开一些高收费的应用。NadaTawfik报道。
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The French President Francois Hollande has refused to clarify whether his partner ValerieTrierweiler is still France's First Lady at his first news conference since a magazine accusedhim of having a secret affair with an actress. Mr.Hollande acknowledged he was facing difficultiesin his private life. But he said such matter should be dealt with privately. From Paris HughSchofield reports.
Six hundred journalists went there, gathered at the Elysee on a S fad. But if they were hopingfor more color about President Hollande's private life or clarification about the state and statusof the First Lady Valerie Trierweiler , they were disappointed. All the president said was that“Yes, he was going through a painful period in his private life.”“No, there were no threats to hissecurity on his nocturnal excursions from Elysee,and now to more important matters.” Butthe President then meant to focus on promises to rescue the French economy by easing thepressure on business and cutting public spending.
The United States has strongly criticized reported comments by the Israeli Defense Minister,accusing the US Secretary State of John Kerry of acting in a messianic and obsessive mannerover his plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The White House spokesman Jay Carney said thecomments were unwelcome.
“The remarks of the Israeli Defense Minister if accurate, are offensive and inappropriateespecially in light of everything that United States is doing to support Israel's security needs.Secretary Kerry and his team have been working nonstop in their efforts to promote a securepeace for Israel because of the deep concern the United States has and the deep commitmentthe United States has for and to Israel's future and the Israeli people.”
He added that the comments were not what the US would expect from the Defense Minister ofa close ally.
The Nigerian authorities say that 30 people have been killed by a bomb explosion in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri. The blast ripped through a packed market at early afternoon causingmayhem as people tried to flee. Some reports suggest the bomb was planted in a motorrickshaw and others said it was left in a sack abandoned near a store. The Islamist group BokoHaram has said it carried out the attack, the latest of many in northern Nigeria.
A senior Russian priest has called for a parliamentary debate on whether homosexuality shouldbe criminalized. From Moscow Steve Rosenberg.
Archpriest Vsevolod Choplin is a senior figure in the Russian Orthodox Church. He told theBBC that in his view,most people in the world understood that they were eternalunchangeable ethical values, but should be reflected not only in public discourse but also inlaws. For many people, he said, homosexual relations were totally unacceptable. And for thatreason, more and more people, he claimed, expected the society and that state to regulatewhat is and isn't permissible in personal relations.
法国总统弗朗索瓦·奥朗德在首个新闻发布会上拒绝澄清其伴侣瓦莱丽·特里耶韦莱是否仍是法国第一夫人，此前有杂志称他与女演员有绯闻。奥朗德承认私生活中面临困难，但他说这件事应该私下处理。休·斯科菲尔德在巴黎报道。
600名记者聚集在爱丽舍，但如果他们希望得到弗朗索瓦·奥朗德私生活更精彩的部分，或澄清第一夫人瓦莱丽·特里耶韦莱的身份问题，那么他们就要失望了。总统只是在说他私生活遇到痛苦，不，他夜间游玩时安全不会受到威胁，现在要处理更重要的事情。但总统开始把话题转到通过减轻商业压力和削减公共开支来拯救法国经济。
据悉以色列外长指责美国国务卿约翰·克里在巴以和平计划中表现出救世主般的强迫姿态，对此言论美国表示强烈批评。白宫发言人卡尔尼称不欢迎这些言论。
“如果以色列外长确实如此言论，那么就是攻击性和不恰当的，尤其是考虑到美国为支持以色列安全需要而做的一切。国务卿克里和他的团队一直不停地努力来为以色列争取和平，这是因为美国很关心以色列的前途及其人民，并对此抱有坚定的承诺。”
他说这番言论并不是美国希望从亲密盟国的外长那里听到的。
尼日利亚当局称东北部城市迈杜古里发生爆炸案，至少30人丧生。爆炸发生在一个拥挤的市场，当时是下午早些时候，爆炸引起一片混乱，人们开始四散逃走。有报道称炸弹被安置在一辆电动人力车上，也有人说炸弹被丢在一家商店附近的袋子里。伊斯兰组织博科圣地称实施了这场戏级，这是尼日利亚北部多次袭击中最近的一次。
一名俄罗斯高级牧师呼吁议会就是否将同性恋规定为非法进行辩论，史蒂夫·罗森博格在莫斯科报道。
主牧师Vsevolod Choplin是俄罗斯东正教堂一位高级任务，他告诉BBC在他看来，世界上大多数人都明白存在着永恒不变的道德价值观，但不仅应该在公共话语中进行反思，也同样应反映在法律中。他说比如对很多人来说，同性恋关系完全不可接受，因此越来越多的人希望社会和国家能规定个人关系中应该做什么不该做什么。
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Italian police have begun excavating land near the city of Naples, hunting for dangerous toxicwaste believed to have been dumped illegally by the mafia. Prompting serious public healthconcerns. Following tip-offs from two former mafia men. The police are searching for oneparticularly toxic cash of waste near the town of Casal di Principe. Some feared theunderground water supply has been contaminated.
The Indian army general who is in charge of the raid on the Golden Temple in Amritsar 1984during which hundreds of people were killed has denied that Britain played any role in it. KuldeepSingh Brar who's now retired, said he was dumbfounded by allegations that British SpecialForces had advised on the operation to remove Sikh separatists from the Temple.
“This is the first time I'm hearing of it since this morning, it's on the media, it's in thenewspapers, it's on television, but I've never heard of it before. But as far as we're concerned,as far as the Indian army is concerned,they will not mention of this ever.”
A British MP says he has seen recently declassified documents revealing British involvement.Lieutenant General Brar said he did not believe the documents could be authentic.
Colombia's largest rebel group,the Farc has announced its proposals to regulate drugproduction. The rebels called on the Colombian government to scrape its current anti-drugspolicy, which includes plant fumigation and the use of military to stop illegal cultivation. AFarc spokesman said the government should encourage farmers to replace the cultivation ofcoca leaves,poppies and marijuana with legal crops. The proposal is part of Farc's peace talkswith government.
The Archaeological Survey of India is sending two experts to Afghanistan to examine a bowlbelieved to have belonged to the Buddha with the aim of bringing it back to India. The hugestone vessel, weighing nearly 400 kg is currently on display in Kabul and is regarded asimportant in the Buddhist religion.
意大利警方开始挖掘那不勒斯，希望寻找据悉被黑手党非法倾倒的有毒垃圾，这件事引发公众的关注和担心，此前有两名前黑手党成员透露了这个消息。警方目前在卡萨尔迪普林奇佩附近寻找一种有毒物质，有人担心地下水供应已经被污染。
1984年印度阿姆利则黄金寺发生袭击案，导致数百人被杀，被控操纵此案的印度将军否认英国参与其中。据悉英国特种部队建议进行那次行动，从而将锡克教分裂主义者从寺庙赶走，现已退休的Kuldeep Singh Brar称这一说法让他很震惊。
“这是我今天早上到现在听到的第一件事，是从媒体上了解的，报纸上、电视上都说了，但我之前从未听说此事。但就我们印度军队而言，他们永远不会提及此事的。”
一位英国议员称他最近看到公布的文件称英国参与其中，中将Brar说他认为文件并不真实。
哥伦比亚最大叛军组织Farc宣布准备管理毒品生产，该叛军呼吁哥伦比亚政府取消现有的禁毒政策，包括植物熏蒸和用军队制止非法种植。Farc发言人称政府应该鼓励农民停止种植古柯叶、罂粟和大麻，该种合法的作物。该提议是Farc与政府和谈的部分内容。
印度考古局向阿富汗派出两名专家去研究一个据悉属于佛陀的碗，目的是将它带回印度。这个巨大的石制容器重近400公斤，目前陈放在喀布尔，在佛教中是重要的物品。
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President Obama has announced a series of reforms to America's spy operations at home andabroad. In a speech in Washington,he called for an end to government control of phone datafrom hundreds of millions of Americans. Mr. Obama also said there would be no more spying onfriendly foreign leaders unless there was a compelling security case. Mark Mardell reports.
President Obama attempted to reassure people that the collection of immense amounts oftelephone and internet data had not been abused. He said the US must continue collecting datain bulk.
Having said that. I believe critics are right to point out that without proper safeguards, this typeof program could be used to yield more information about our private lives.
So he is ending the program as currently exists without spelling out what replace is it. And hehas given the attorney general and the NSA 60 days to find a way to square the circle.Congress will also be involved.
President Obama's speech has been welcomed by Germany. Relations between Berlin andWashington were severely tested last year by revelations that America had monitoredChancellor Merkel's mobile phone.
The Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed into law a bill designed to curb anti-government street protests. It was criticized by the European Union and the United States.Ayan Skippers reports.
The bill was rushed through parliament on Thursday by show of hands rather than the usualsecret electronic voting. The bill which toughens penalties for activities such as setting uptents without permission in public spaces sparks uproar from the opposition. It came underfire abroad as well. The European Union expressed concern and The American Secretary ofState John Kerry called the bill undemocratic. He said it had been rammed through parliament.But the Ukrainian foreign ministry said it regarded the criticism as meddling in the country'sinternal affairs.
Police in the Afghan capital Kabul say a suicide bomber has blown himself up near a restaurantfrequented by foreigners and government officials, killing at least 14 people. The UN says 4 ofits staff are missing. From Kabul, here is Philip Hammond.
A loud explosion was heard across the north of the city followed by sustained burst ofgunfire. Police say a suicide bomber detonated his device at the entrance of the restaurant andtwo accomplices then opened fire on the diners inside. The emergency services respondedquickly to the attack but rescue efforts were delayed whilst the police tried to ensure that thearea was safe. A statement from the Taliban said they carried out the attack and weretargeting what they termed "important foreign officials".
The United Nations has classified the situation in South Sudan as an internal armed conflict,meaning abuses committed there can be classed as war crimes. A senior UN human rightsofficial who is in South Sudan said he had reports of abuses including mass killings, extrajudicialkillings, sexual violence and the use of child soldiers.
奥巴马总统公布了美国国内外监控活动的一系列改革措施。在华盛顿发表讲话时，他呼吁终止政府对数亿美国人电话数据的控制。奥巴马还表示将不再监控友好外国领导人，除非涉及有说服力的安全案件。Mark Mardell报道。
奥巴马总统试图向民众保证，收集大量电话和网络数据的行为并没有滥用。他表示，美国必须继续大量收集数据。
说了这些之后，我相信批评家们马上就会指出，没有恰当的保卫措施，这种类型的项目会用于收集关于我们私生活的更多信息。
所以他宣布终止目前的项目，但是没有说明替代措施。他给予司法部长和国家安全局60天的时间来寻找解决该难题的办法。国会也将参与相关事宜。
奥巴马总统的讲话受到德国的欢迎。去年披露美国监控德国总理默克尔的手机之后，柏林和华盛顿之间的关系受到严重考验。
乌克兰总统亚努科维奇(Viktor Yanukovych)签署一项法案，旨在控制反政府抗议活动。该法案受到欧盟和美国的批评。Ayan Skippers报道。
周四，该法案以举手表决，而非平常的秘密投票方式仓促通过议会。该法案加强对未经许可在公共场合搭建帐篷等行为的惩罚，引起了反对派的愤怒，也引发了国外的批评。欧盟表示担忧，美国国务卿约翰·克里称该法案是不民主的。他表示，该法案是议会强行通过的。但是乌克兰外交部表示，他们认为这些批评都是干涉乌克兰内政的行为。
阿富汗首都喀布尔警方表示，一名自杀式爆炸者在外国人和政府官员经常光顾的一家饭店附近引爆自己，造成至少14人死亡。联合国表示，他们4名职员失踪。喀布尔，Philip Hammond报道。
喀布尔北部听到了巨大的爆炸声，随后听到持续的枪声。警方表示，一名自杀式爆炸者在一家饭店的入口处引爆自己，两名同谋随后向饭店内的就餐者开枪。急救服务部门迅速对袭击做出反应，但是由于警方试图确保该地区安全，救援行动被延迟。塔利班分子发表的一份声明表示，
袭击是他们发动的，目标是他们所说的“重要的外国官员”。
联合国将南苏丹形势定义为国内武装冲突，意味着那里的战争行为可被定为战争罪。南苏丹境内一名联合国高级人权官员表示，他报告了包括大规模杀戮，法外处决，性暴力和使用儿童士兵等一系列残酷行为。
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The US Secretary of State John Kerry has reiterated that President Bashar al-Assad has noplace in Syria's future in an attempt to persuade the Syrian opposition to attend peace talksin Geneva next week. The umbrella opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition is meetingtoday in Turkey to decide whether to take part in the talks. Mr. Kerry said the United States andits allies could still bring more pressure to bear on Mr. Assad to persuade him to accept atransitional government.
They can bluster, they can protest, they can put out distortions. The bottom line is we aregoing to Geneva to implement Geneva I. And if Assad doesn't do that, he will invite greaterresponse in various ways from various people over a period of time.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has said gay people should feel welcome at the WinterOlympic Games next month in Sochi. Mr. Putin said Russia didn't ban homosexual relations, justgay propaganda to children. Steve Rosenberg reports from Moscow.
With 3 weeks to go before the Winter Olympics, today, Vladimir Putin assured the world thathomosexuals would face no discrimination in Sochi. But the message was far fromconvincing. At a meeting with Olympic volunteers, President Putin said there was a ban inRussia on the spread of information about homosexuality and pedophilia. Mentioninghomosexuals and pedophiles in the same breathe is likely to infuriate the gay and lesbiancommunity.
Steve Rosenberg.
Italian media reports say a nun has given birth to a baby boy in the city of Rieti, in the center ofthe country. The 32-year-old nun who's from El Salvador said she was no idea she waspregnant. She was rushed to hospital after she felt what she thought was stomach cramps.Reports say she's named the boy Francis.
美国国务卿约翰·克里再次强调，总统阿萨德在叙利亚的未来中将没有一席之地，试图说服叙利亚反对派参加下周在日内瓦举行的和平会谈。
主要反对派团体全国联盟(Syrian National Coalition)今天在土耳其召开会议，决定是否参加会谈。克里表示，美国及其盟国将继续向阿萨德施加压力，说服他接受过渡政府。
他们可以威吓，可以抗议，也可以曲解。底线是我们将前往日内瓦实施“日内瓦一次会议”的决定。如果阿萨德不这样做，在一段时间内他将受到不同的人以不同的方式作出的更大反应。
俄罗斯总统普京表示，下月在索契举行的冬季奥运会上，同性恋人群将受到欢迎。普京表示，俄罗斯并不禁止同性恋关系，只是禁止向儿童宣传同性恋。Steve Rosenberg在莫斯科报道。
距离冬季奥运会还有三周的时间，今天，普京向全世界保证，同性恋人群在索契不会受到歧视。但是该信息并不令人信服。在与奥运会志愿者召开会议时，普京总统表示，俄罗斯禁止传播关于同性恋和恋童癖的信息。将同性恋和恋童癖相提并论可能会激怒同性恋人群。
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意大利媒体报道称，一名修女在该国中部城市列蒂生下一名男婴。这位32岁的修女来自萨尔瓦多，她表示并不知道自己怀孕。她原本以为自己胃绞痛，被匆忙送往医院。报道称她为这名男婴取名为弗朗西斯。
