Memebers of the Syria opposition say they expect results from an international conference on the crisis in their country,taking place in Paris on Friday.NPR's E N resports an opposition member met with the Franch foreign minister today to inaugurate a friendship x to show solidarity with Syria people.Tomorrow foreign minister N F will host some 100 countries and 50 foreign ministers including US secretary of state Hilary Clinton at the largest gathering yet of the friends of Syria.Only Russian and China will be absent.Last weekend another UN peace plan was agreed upon .But Syria opposition says the plan is too vague and leaves the door open to whether president Bashar al-Assadto could be part of the transitional government.B X ,a memeber of the opposition Syria national counsil,says she help the meeting tomorrow will make it clear Assadto must go.This is not a conflict between two sides we are speaking of a regime that is at war ,that has declared war on its own people. E V,NPR news,Paris.

 

The south Korea activists s long live national reunification as he stepped over the line deviding the north and south. C O B north Korean,the activist was arrested as soon as he was back on south Korea soil for making an unauthorized 3 months trip to the north.He swore to draw attention to the division of the Korean peninsula.

 

Romania is a group of  political s up the left social liberal government is trying to impeach its right wing president,and authorities are trying to make that happen within a month.The political dispute has been raising concerns on the international front about Romania's ability to remain committed to a global debt fighting agreement affecting Europe.

 

At last check on the Wall street,the DOW JONES Industry is average down 16 points 12927 in trading of 2 billion shares.NASDAQ up 5 of 2981 and the SNP5 500 4170XXXXXX.This is NPR.

 

US cities and states have more than 2 trillion dollars and unfunded pension obligations ,according to m and investors' services.NPR

Jenifer L says it amounted far more has been reported by local governments. M credit agency considers pension cost when it raised municipal  bond markets.The agency director says these costs are some 3 times higher than what's state's localities have reported.The reasons ranged from overestimating returns on an investments to spreading out losses over a number of years.M plans to change the way it calculates pension liabilities and warn some cities and counties could see downgrades.M is seeking public comments through August.Public worker pensions have become a hot issue in local elections since states and cities graple with deficits.In recent years,more than 40 states have tried to reign in retiring benefits.Jenifer L,NPR news,Washington.

 

A Florida judge has said Geroge Z's bail at a million dollars as he waits trial on the shooting death of T M.But the attorney of former neighbourhood watch volunteer said his claim only needs to put up 10% to be released from jail.Z's last bond of 150,000 dollars was r after prosecutors argued his wife lied to the court about how much money the couple had.

 

Wikileaks said XXXX's email from Syria that what it said embarrass not only domestic but also western opponents.The website's spokeswoman Sarah H says more than 2 million emails from Syria government officials are being published.Wikileaks founder Julia Assange is still held up in the Ecuador embassy in London to avoid an extradition to Sweeden.