英国新闻听力 头号恐怖分子可能已死亡（在线收听）

Indonesian police have surrounded a house in central Java, having exchanged gunfire with the occupants believed to include one of Southeast Asia's most wanted militants Noordin Top. Police say Mr. Noordin, a Malaysian national and the leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah group is suspected of orchestrating all major attacks in Indonesia in recent years, including last month's bombings of two Jakarta hotels and the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005. Rebecca Henschke reports from Jakarta.

Heavily armed police have surrounded a house in a rice field in the small town of Temanggung in central Java. Police spokesperson Nanan Soekarna says he believes Noordin Mohammed Top is inside. There has been exchange of fire and authorities have evacuated residents in nearby houses. Indonesian police have been searching for the Malaysian-born fugitive for almost 7 years and have mistakenly claimed they’ve caught him in the past.

President Obama has welcomed the improved jobless figures in the United States as a sign that the worst of the economic crisis may have already passed. He said the figures which for the first time in 16 months showed a slight drop in unemployment could be the light at the end of the tunnel. President Obama said that the fall in unemployment figures could signal a turning point in the country's economic fortunes.

"Though we lost 247,000 jobs in July, that was nearly 200,000 fewer jobs lost than in June. Today we're pointed in the right direction. We are losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when I took office. We've pulled the financial system back from the brink."

However, President Obama said there was still a great deal to be done to rebuild the economy.

Ceremonies have been held in Georgia to mark the first anniversary of its brief war with Russia. A nationwide minute of silence was observed to remember the hundreds of people who died in the five-day conflict. And candlelight vigils have been held throughout the night. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the anniversary, the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili accused Russia of having tried to annihilate Georgia.

"My dear people, our nation was yet again thrust into a battle for its existence, for its survival. On the 7th of August 2008, the Russian plan for destroying Georgia's freedom, democracy and statehood was put into operation in the most ruthless and merciless manner."

The Mexican authorities say 12 people were killed including 3 police officers in clashes in the central state of Hidalgo between police and suspected drugs traffickers. A police spokesman said the nine suspected traffickers had been traveling in a convoy of three trucks and were heavily armed. Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in the last 18 months in Mexico in drug-related violence.

The Bolivian President Evo Morales has accused his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe of betraying the people of Latin America with his plans to allow American troops to use Colombian military bases. Mr. Morales said that Colombia's plan of greater military cooperation with the US was aimed at countering the efforts of left-wing governments like his that were fighting for greater social justice and equality.

There were strong indications that one of Pakistan's most wanted men, the Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has been killed. He's thought to have died in a US drone attack on Wednesday. A senior US official has told the BBC that Baitullah Mehsud had a close relationship with Al-Qaeda and was considered to be in charge of their terror campaign to render Pakistan ungovernable. From Washington, John Donaldson reports.

Baitullah Mehsud is or it would seem was the most wanted man in Pakistan. The American government had a five-million-dollar prize on his head. Now it seems they have got their man. Mehsud is believed to have played a key role in a string of attacks including the assassination of the two-time Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The US officials said if confirmed, his death would be a real setback for the Pakistani Taliban.

The President of Nigeria Umaru Yar'Adua has received a group of 32 militant leaders who surrendered their arms as part of a weapons amnesty in the oil-rich Niger Delta. At a ceremony in Abuja, the president thanked the militants for laying down their weapons. A spokesman for the group said they wanted to see change in the Delta region.

Archaeologists in Italy said they have discovered the remains of a sumptuous Roman villa believed to be the birthplace of the Emperor Vespasian. The villa dating back some 2,000 years has luxurious features like colonnades, bathhouses and colorful mosaic floors. Vespasian, who became emperor in 69 AD, is credited with rescuing the Roman Empire from the chaos that followed the reign of Emperor Nero.

印尼警方包围了爪哇岛中部一所房屋，并与居住者交火。据称，居住者中包括东南亚头号恐怖主义嫌疑犯诺丁·托普（Noordin Top）。警方称，诺丁是马来西亚国籍，伊斯兰祈祷团领袖，涉嫌与近年来印尼国土上发生的所有重大恐怖袭击有关，包括2002年和2005年巴厘岛爆炸事件和上月发生的两起雅加达酒店爆炸事件。Rebecca Henschke 从雅加达发回报道。

装备精良的印尼警方在爪哇岛中部小镇Temanggung包围了稻田中的一所房屋。警方发言人Nanan Soekarna说他相信诺丁·托普就在其中。双方之间发生交火，官方紧急疏散了附近房屋中的居民。印尼警方七年来一直搜索这名马来西亚逃犯，以前曾经错误的宣布他的死讯。

美国总统奥巴马对美国失业率的好转表示欢迎，说这是经济危机最困难的时期已经过去的标志。他说，美国失业率16个月来首次出现轻微下降，可以被看成黑暗中的曙光。奥巴马总统说，失业率的下降可以被看成全国经济状况的转折点。

“尽管7月份新增失业人数247,000，然而，总数比6月份减少了20,000。今天，我们正朝向正确的方向前进。我们的失业率还不到我刚刚执政时的一半。我们已经将金融体系从危机边缘拉了回来。”

然而，奥巴马总统指出，要重塑美国经济还有许多工作要做。

格鲁吉亚举行各种庆典活动来纪念与俄罗斯战争一周年。全国进行一分钟默哀，以纪念那些在为期5天的战争中牺牲的人们，整晚都烛光闪烁。在一周年纪念日的仪式上，格鲁吉亚总统萨卡什维利发表讲话，他指控俄罗斯企图废止格鲁吉亚。

“亲爱的人民，我们的国家又因为它的存在，它的存货而被卷入战争。2008年8月7日，俄罗斯企图摧毁格鲁吉亚的自由，民主，我们的国家以最残忍的方式被卷入军事行动。”

墨西哥当局称，在墨西哥中部的Hidalgo，警方与毒品走私嫌疑犯之间发生冲突，12人被杀，包括3名警官。一名警方发言人称，9名毒品走私嫌疑人装备精良，正在护送三辆卡车。在过去18个月，墨西哥与毒品相关的暴力事件已造成接近10,000人死亡。

玻利维亚总统埃沃·莫拉莱斯称，哥伦比亚总统乌里韦允许美国军队使用格伦比亚基地的行为背叛了拉美人民。莫拉莱斯说，哥伦比亚与美国进行更大范围的军事合作的计划目的是反抗左翼政府争取更大的社会正义和公平的努力。

有强力证据显示，巴基斯坦头号通缉犯，塔利班头目马哈苏德(Baitullah Mehsud)已被击毙。据称，马哈苏德在周三美军的炸弹袭击中死亡。

一名美国高级官员告诉BBC，马哈苏德与基地组织关系密切，他负责了巴基斯坦一些列恐怖活动，导致巴基斯坦情况混乱。华盛顿，Donaldson报道。

马哈苏德是或者看上去是巴基斯坦头号恐怖主义头目。美国政府悬赏500万美元对其进行住那。现在，似乎他们已经抓到这个人。据称，马哈苏德在一系列恐怖行动中发挥了关键作用，其中包括巴基斯坦总理贝·布托被暗杀事件。美国官员称，如果消息得到确认，他的死讯是巴基斯坦塔利班分子的重大挫败。

尼日利亚总统奥马鲁·亚拉杜瓦在石油资源丰富的尼日尔三角洲地区接受了32名好战分子的缴械。在阿布贾举行的仪式上，总统感谢好战分子放下武器。该组织发言人称，他们希望看到尼日尔地区形势的改变。

意大利考古学家称他们发现了豪华的罗马别墅的遗址，这应该是国王维斯佩西安的出生地。这栋别墅可以追溯到2,000年前，柱廊，浴室，五颜六色的马赛克地板无不展示着它的豪华。维斯佩西安于公元69年成为国王，他从尼罗国王手中接管罗马之后，将罗马帝国从混乱中拯救出来。