英国新闻听力 奥巴马称已看到美国经济恢复的第一缕曙光（在线收听）

North Korea has asked United States officials to remove all inspection seals and cameras at the Yongbyon nuclear reactor and leave the country as soon as possible. North Korea said it was ending all cooperation with the UN Nuclear Agency, the IAEA with immediate effect. From Vienna, Bethany Bell reports.

In a statement, the IAEA said UN inspectors had been asked to leave North Korea as soon as possible. The IAEA also said it had been informed that Pyongyang had decided to reactivate all its facilities, including the reprocessing plant, which can be used to make weapons-grade plutonium. The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the inspectors' expulsion an unnecessary response. The United States, Russia, and China have urged North Korea to reconsider its decision to pull out of nuclear disarmament talks.

Pirates operating out of Somali have captured two more ships and opened fire on another in the Gulf of Aden, one of the busiest waterways in the world. The hijacking of the ships, one Greek and one flying a Togolese flag took place after the pirates threatened to take revenge for the killing in recent days of several of their comrades by French and American forces. The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said Washington was ready to deal with any threat.

"I certainly take their comments seriously. That said, we are very well-prepared to deal with anything like that and that would certainly be part of our review militarily. "

An appeals court in the United States has halted the deportation of a suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk. The ruling came shortly after American officials took Mr. Demjanjuk from his home in Ohio to deport him to Germany. Steve Jackson has this report.

John Demjanjuk was carried down the steps of his house in a wheelchair and lifted into a waiting van. His eyes closed and his head slumped back. His wife sobbed as the 89-old was driven away to be deported to Germany. But before he could be put on a plane, judges at a US federal appeals court intervened and granted him a stay of deportation, another twist in this long-running case. His family says he's too ill to be moved and there will now be further legal hearings to decide whether he can be deported. He faces charges in Germany of being involved in the killings of 29, 000 Jews at a Nazi death camp in 1943.

There have been violent anti-government protests in the Hungarian capital Budapest following an appointment of a new prime minister, Gordon Bajnai earlier today. Several people, including policemen were injured after some demonstrators on motorbikes drove into a police cordon. Police used teargas as hundreds of people demanded fresh elections and they broke through metal fences. Mr. Bajnai has promised to implement tough austerity measures to tackle Hungary's grave economic problems.

The Vatican has rejected at least three possible candidates proposed by President Obama to serve as American ambassador to the Holy See. As our Rome correspondent David Willey reports, the Vatican is unhappy about the candidates' support for abortion.

One of the potential nominees vetoed by the Vatican is Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the former US President, whose candidacy has already been criticized by conservative Catholics in the US because of her out-spoken pro-choice views on abortion. Since the United States established formal diplomatic relations with the Vatican in 1984, the ambassadorial post has always been held by pro-life Catholics under both Republican and Democratic administrations.

President Obama has said the American economy is seeing the first glimmers of hope from recession, although there will be a lot of pain before it returns to growth. In a speech in Washington, Mr. Obama said government action to help the banking industry and the housing market were generating signs of economic progress. He suggested he wanted to move to an economy far different from the past, but cautioned that the recession would still lead to more job losses.

The Mexican police have seized an anti-aircraft machine gun and other heavy weapons during a raid on a house belonging to suspected drug traffickers near the border with the US. They said the machine gun was mounted on a truck and could fire 800 rounds a minute. More than 7, 000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since the beginning of last year.

Old sewing machines have been fetching extravagant prices in Saudi Arabia because of rumors that they contain an expensive substance that can be used to find treasure, ward off evil spirits or even make a nuclear bomb. The Saudi authorities say the sewing machine buying frenzy has been caused by a hoax. Saudis have been buying the sewing machines for up to $50, 000.

朝鲜要求美国官方撤走安装在平壤核反应堆上的所有检查封条和摄像机，尽快离开朝鲜，并声称将尽快结束同美国核机构和国际原子能组织（IAEA）的合作。

IAEA声明说，联合国检查员被要求尽快离开朝鲜，并被告知朝鲜已决定重启所有设施，包括可生产武器级钚的后处理工厂。美国国务卿希拉里认为驱逐检察院是不必要的举动。美国、俄罗斯和中国已督促朝鲜重新考虑其退出裁减核武器谈判的决定。

在亚丁湾这个全世界最繁忙的水路，索马里海盗又截获两艘船只，并向另一只船开火。被劫持的两艘船，一个是希腊的，一个上插有多哥国旗，此前海盗威胁要为今日被美法军队击毙的几名同伙报仇。美国参谋长联席会议主席f Michael Mullen表示美国准备应对任何威胁。

“我当然会认真对待他们说的话，就是说，我们会厉兵秣马以应对任何这类威胁，这无疑将成为我们阅兵大典的一部分。”

美国一上诉法院已决定停止驱逐一名嫌疑的纳粹集中营看守约翰·丹珍朱克。这个命令到达时，美国当局刚把丹珍朱克从俄亥俄州的家中带走并准备将之驱逐至德国。

约翰·丹珍朱克坐着轮椅被人抬着沿着台阶出门，并被放至外面一辆停着的车里。他双眼紧闭，脑袋耷拉着。他的妻子抽泣着，因为这个89岁的老人将被送走并被驱逐至德国。但是，就在他将要被放到飞机上时，美国一个上诉法庭的法官介入，准予对他暂缓放逐，这是这起旷日持久的案子的又一转折点。他的家人说他病的太厉害了，不能转移，即将举行进一步的听诉会，以决定是否可以放逐他。他被指控1943年在德国纳粹集中营参与杀害了29，000名犹太人。

Gordon Bajnai被任命为匈牙利新总理后，今天早些时候首都布达佩斯发生了暴力反政府抗议事件。一些骑摩托车的游行者越过警戒线后，包括警察在内的数人受伤。数百人要求重新选举并冲破了金属支架，警察动用了催泪瓦斯。为挽解决匈牙利严重的经济问题，Bajnai承诺实施财政紧缩政策。

梵蒂冈否决了至少三名由总统奥巴马推荐的美国驻圣座大使候选人，BBC罗马记者David Willey报道说，梵蒂冈不满意这些支持流产的候选人。

其中一名被梵蒂冈否决的潜在提名人是Caroline Kennedy，她就是美国前总统的女儿，由于直言不讳地表示支持流产，她已受到美国保守的天主教人士的指责。自从1984年美国与梵蒂冈建立正式外交关系，大使职位一直由共和党和民主党政府内尊重生命的天主教人士担任。

奥巴马总统声称美国经济已经从衰退中看到第一缕曙光，尽管恢复增长之前仍将有许多阵痛。在华盛顿的演讲中，奥巴马说，政府对银行业和房产业的支持已使经济有发展的迹象。他希望使经济走上与过去远远不同的道路，但是警告说，衰退仍会产生更多的失业。

在美国墨西哥边境贩毒者的一个房屋，墨西哥警察突袭并擒获了一架高射机枪和其他重武器。警察说这架机枪是安在一辆卡车上，可以每分钟发射800发子弹。自去年年初，墨西哥发生的与毒品有关的暴力活动已造成7000多人死亡。

旧式锁线装订机在沙特阿拉伯被买到及其离谱的价格，因为传闻说里面有一种昂贵的物质，这种物质可以用来发现宝藏、辟邪甚至制造核武器。沙特阿拉伯当局说这起锁线装订机购买热潮是起于一起恶作剧。沙特阿拉伯人现在以高达50，000美元的价格购买这种机器。