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The Brazilian military has found 2 bodies from the Air France flight that went missing over the Atlantic last weekend. 228 people were on board when the plane disappeared on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Gary Duffy reports from Sao Paulo. The Brazilian Air Force says the bodies were recovered from Atlantic after debris was spotted from the air early on Saturday. And navy vessels were directed to the location. Two male bodies were retrieved from the water as well as a blue air plane seat with an identifiable serial number, a laptop, and a rucksack as well as a case with an Air France ticket inside it. The discoveries were made in an area that is not far from where the last electronic signal was received from the missing airbus. A violent confrontation between police and indigenous protestors in Peruvian jungle state of Amazonas has continued with the death of another 9 police officers. It brings to 22, the number of officers to have died since the clashes erupted on Friday. The violence began when security forces moved in, to break up a roadblock on a main highway set up by indigenous groups, opposed to government development plans. Emilio San Pedro reports. At the heart of the conflict between the government and the indigenous groups in the Peruvian, Amazon are a serious of laws promoted and signed by President Garcia aimed at opening up parts of the Amazon for oil and gas exploration as well as wood harvesting and mining. Mr. Garcia says the laws make simple business sense. The indigenous groups say that the laws put their way of life in danger, and amount to nothing less than the theft of their ancestral lands. President Barack Obama says the course of history was changed by the bravery of allied forces on D-Day in northern France 65 years ago today. President Obama said so much of the progress that defined the 20th century came down to the battle for a small slice of beach in Normandy. The landings paved the way for the allied victory over Nazi Germany. President Obama said the bravery of the men who fought on the Normandy beaches was an inspiration to everyone today. ‘We cannot help but draw strength from those moments in history when the best among us were somehow able to swallow their fears and secure a beachhead on an unforgiving shore, to those men who achieved that victory 65 years ago. We thank you for your service. May God bless you, and May God bless the memory of all those who rest here. The leaders of France, Britain and Canada also pay tribute to those who had fought and died. There's been a suicide bomb attack on a police station in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. Two people were killed, one of them a policeman , and at least two others injured. Taliban militants have threatened to attack cities in Pakistan in retaliation for the army's offensive in the Swat Valley. World news from the BBC Pirates operating off the coast of Somalia are reported to have released a Nigerian ship captured 10 months ago, ending what have become the longest hijacking in the region. A NATO official Lieutenant Caroline Ghijsen says the Dutch warship patrolling the area received the news of the release of the tugboat, the Yenegoa Ocean. She said the NATO marines boarded the freed ship and found the 10 member crew in good health. Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a murdered American doctor who carried out late term abortions. George Tiller was shot dead last Sunday as he attended a church service in the American city of Kansas. John Donaldson reports. Close to 700 people attended doctor Tiller's funeral at College Hill Methodist Church in Wichita, a short distance from where he was murdered 6 days ago. Outside a small number of anti-abortion protesters demonstrated, but they were strongly outnumbered by those who supported the controversial doctor. The doctor's nearby clinic was one of the few in the US to carry out third-trimester abortions. There had been previous attempts on his life carried out by anti-abortion campaigners. But his murder has nevertheless shocked people on both sides of the abortion debate. At least 35 children are now known to have died in a fire at a day-care center in northwest Mexico. Most of them are thought to have died from asphyxiation. Many others are in intensive care with severe burns. Mexico's President Felipe Calderon has ordered an investigation into how it started. The first teams have qualified for next year's Football World Cup finals in South Africa, Japan led the way beating Uzbekistan 1-0 in Tashkent, closely followed by Australia and South Korea, also from the Asia Football Confederation. Then the Netherlands becomes the first European finalist by beating Iceland 2-1 in Reykjavik. 巴西军队发现两名上周失踪的法航飞机乘客尸体。飞机从里约热内卢飞往巴黎时失踪,机上共有228名乘客。Gary Duffy在圣保罗报道。 巴西空军称,上周六在空中发现碎片后在大西洋上发现了尸体。海军船只被派往事发地点,从中取回两具男尸,一个标有识别序列号的蓝色座椅,一部便携式电脑,一个帆布背包,一个手提箱,其中有一张法航的机票。这些物品在失踪的空客发出最后一次电子信号的地点附近发现。 秘鲁亚马逊警方和土著抗议者之间的暴力冲突仍在继续,另有9名警官死亡。自周五冲突事件爆发以来,警官死亡人数已上升到22人。当地土著组织为了反对政府的发展计划在主要的高速公路设置路障,安全部队进入该地区企图移除路障时发生暴力事件。Emilio San Pedro报道。 秘鲁亚马逊政府和土著组织之间冲突的核心是总统加西亚推出和签署的一系列法律,企图开发亚马逊部分地区的石油,天然气,伐木和采矿等项目。加西亚称,这些法律从商业角度来说非常容易理解。土著组织称,这些法律将他们的生活方式置入危险中,无异于盗窃他们祖传的土地。 美国总统奥巴马称,65年前的今天,英勇的盟军在法国北部的成功登陆改变了历史的轨道。奥巴马说,决定了20世纪命运的诺曼底之战做出了重大进展。登陆活动为盟军战胜纳粹德国奠定了基础。奥巴马说,在诺曼底战争的战士的英勇精神对今天的每一个人都是一种激励。 “我们忍不住向65年前在诺曼底英勇无畏保卫国土的精英表示感谢,为取得65年前的胜利的士兵表示感谢。感谢你们的服役。愿上帝保佑你们,愿上帝祝福所有对在这里安息的人的回忆。” 法国,英国和加拿大国家元首均对参加战争和在战争中牺牲的人表示称赞。 巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡一家警察局发生自杀式炸弹袭击,造成两人死亡,其中一名警察,至少两人受伤。塔利班好战分子威胁称将袭击巴基斯坦的城市来报复军队在斯瓦特河谷的攻击。 BBC世界新闻。 据报道,索马里海盗释放10个月之前绑架的尼日利亚船只,该地区历史上历时最长的绑架活动。北约官员Lieutenant Caroline Ghijsen称,,在该地区巡逻的荷兰战舰收到“也那伽海洋号” 拖船被释放的消息。她说,北约海军士兵登上被释放的船只,发现穿上10名船员健康状况良好。 数百名悼念者参加了被谋杀的美国医生的葬礼,这名医生一直为孕妇实施晚期堕胎手术。George Tiller上周日在堪萨斯参加教堂活动时被枪杀。John Donaldson报道。 近700人参加了在Wichita的College Hill Methodist Church教堂举行的葬礼,就在6天前被谋杀的地点不远处。教堂外有少量反对堕胎的抗议者游行,但是数量远远比不上这位有争议的医生的支持者。这名医生附近的诊所是美国少有的几个进行三期堕胎的诊所之一。此前也有几次反对堕胎运动者企图谋杀这名医生。但是,谋杀者人谈震惊了堕胎争论双方的人。 墨西哥北部一家日托中心发生大火,至少35名儿童死亡,大多数死于窒息。其他许多孩子由于严重烧伤,正在接受集中护理。墨西哥总统卡尔德龙下令对火灾发生原因进行调查。 第一批获得明年世界杯决赛资格的球队已经在南非诞生,日本在塔什干以1:0击败乌兹别克斯坦,暂时领先,随后是澳大利亚和南韩,也是来自亚洲足球联盟。荷兰在雷克雅未克以2:1击败爱尔兰,成为第一支进入决赛的欧洲球队。 |
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