From NPR NEws in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.

 

　　The across-the-board federal budget cuts, known as the sequester are to take effect next Friday. 85 billion dollars will be sliced from defence and domestic programs. Republicans and democrats are trading blame for the impending cuts, although both the party supported them in the last congress. They will triger to force lawmakers to negotiate different spending cuts. Education secretary Arne Duncan told CBS's Face the nation, the sequester does not give his agency any choices.

 

　　We don't any ability with dump cuts like this to feel out what the right thing to do is. It just means a lot more children, or not give the kinds of services and opportunities they need, and as many as 40,000 tearchers could loose their jobs.

 

　　Education secretary Arne Duncan.

 

　　Senior federal reserve officials got dire warnings on Friday about what the expanding national debt could mean for the US central bank. Steve Beckner of Market News International, reports.

 

　　Failure to curb deficits could present the federal reserve very tough choices. Former FED governor Frederic Mishkin warns, as debt grows as a percent of GDP, and interest on the debt becomes in every larger part of the budget. Political pressure on the FED will amount to hold down interest rates at the cost of rising inflation. The FED met the pressure into dealing assets, from its zero rate stands, fulfill that its usage annual payments to the US treasury would fall or even vanish. In the worst case, the FED might be forced to monetize the debts and abandon its 2% inflation target. Boston FED president Eric Rosengren, said such risks must be weighed against the economic benefits of continued FED banned buying. FOR NPR News, I'm Steve Beckner in New York.

 

　　Thousands of Palestinian prisoners are on a hunger strike today, after an inmate died in Israeli custody. As Linda Gradstein reports Palestinian officials are demanding an inquiry into his death. An Israeli prison spokeswoman said some 3,000 Palestinian prisoners launched a one-day fast after the 30-year-old  Arafat Jaradat, died in Israeli custody over the weekend. Both Palestinian official and Israeli human rights groups are demanding an inquiry into Jaradat's death. Israeli Shin Bet intelligence agency said that Jaradat was arrested last week for allegedly throwing rocks. The statement said he was examined several time by an Israeli doctor, who did not find any health problems and allow his integration to continue. Security official said he was not being in during integration and Israeli prison service spokeswoman said he died over an apparent heart attack. For NPR News, I'm Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem.

 

　　US special forces in Afghanistan are being ordered out of the province of Wardak. They have two weeks to leave. A spokesman for Afghan president Hamid Karzai says that's because of allegations that US special forces are working with certain Afghan troops linked to human rights abuses.

 

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　　A Canadian film, rather a Candaian movie film in Africa is among the five nominees in tonight's Oscars in the best foreign language film category. NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports that "War Witch" has received much praise and several prizes in the buildup to the economy awards.

 

　　In French, the form is called Rebelle, which means rebel. The movie by Canadian director Kim Nguyen, tells the pregnant and powerful tale, a 14-year-old girl soldier,  Komona, played by novelist, Rachel Mwanza who's 15. She's the first actress from the democratic republic of COngo. In the movie, Komona is captured by the rebels and forced to kill her own mother and father. War Witch, in French, English and the local languaue in Lingala is certain to DLC known as that it's real life conflicts in the east of the country. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton NPR News, Dakar.

 

　　Voters in Italy are going to the post today and tomorrow. They are selecting a new parliament. A new government could change how Italy is dealing with its debt crisis. Italians may choose protest candidates who want to undo recent austerity measures.

 

　　Results are end from today's elections in Cyprus. The tally shows conservative candidate Nicos Anastasiades took more than 57% of the vote, who need to quickly deal with Cyprus's financial crisis. Last year Cyprus soared nearly 23 billion dollars in financial aid after loosing huge amounts of money through Greek debt.

 

　　I'm Korva Coleman, NPR NEws from Washington.