英国新闻听力 智利发生8.8级地震（在线收听）

A huge earthquake has struck central Chile, causing widespread destruction and killing more than 140 people. Daniel Schweimler reports.

The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and struck in the early hours of the morning near the central city of Concepcion. Power and telephone lines were cut and powerful aftershocks continued to be felt for many hours. An emergency center was set up in the capital Santiago, and President Michelle Bachelet played the key role in coordinating the rescue operation. Many buildings are on fire, including a chemical factory in Concepcion. Roads have blocked and bridges have collapsed.

The earthquake set off a tsunami which has been sweeping across the Pacific Ocean prompting alerts as far away as New Zealand and Japan. More details from Mike Wooldridge.

The wave of nearly two and half meters, triggered by the earthquake is reported to have slammed into the Chilean town of Talcahuano. A huge wave hit the Robinson Crusoe Islands off Chile's coast. While Latinic Pacific Hawaii has been making preparations to protect people against the risk of tsunami damage along its coastline. The Tsunami Warning Center says all Hawaiian shores are vulnerable and there’re alerts for wide acre of nations around the Pacific..

Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi has said a dictatorial court is ruling Iran, using religion and nationalism to justify its actions. Sebastian Usher reports.

The Iranian opposition had a setback early this month when its plan for a new mass protest on Iran's Revolution Day didn't materialized. Its failure was due mostly to be intense security operation mounted by the authorities. The challenge for the opposition now is to maintain its momentum after that disappointment. One of its two leaders,Mir Hossein Mousavi has responded with his furious rhetorical attacks so far on the government. He said Iranians were being subjected to a reckless foreign policy a destructive economic strategy and they needed a change.

British police are in Israel, to investigate the use of fake British passports by suspect in the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai. They are interviewing six British Israeli nationals whose identities were stolen by the suspected killers. Police said they were being treated as potential witnesses rather than suspects and the meetings were taken in place with the full knowledge of the Israeli authorities. Dubai has accused Israel's Intelligence Agency Mossad of killing Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel last month.

The man who is emerging as a key opposition figure in Egypt Mohammed ElBaradei has said authorities must respond to calls for change. All face the possibility of civil unrest. He said he hope the Egyptian government understood that he couldn't wait until people became desperate before permitting reform. Mr.ElBaradei who led the UN Nuclear Agency for many years, didn't clarify whether he intends to stand in next year's presidential election.

The UN World Food Program says Islamism militiamen in Somalia are preventing convoys from reaching more than 360,000 displaced people in urgent need of food aid. He says armed men have stopped trucks traveling for Mogadishu to camps to the west of the capital.

An Italian Court has ruled the case against the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on corruption charges will continue. Although it has been an adjourn for a month. Mr.Berlusconi denies any wrongdoing and he suggested that he has been prosecuted by politically motivated judges who would be likens to the Taliban. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rome to protest against what they say Mr.Berlusconi's attempts to avoid justice. Here is Duncan Kennedy.

With many dressed in purple, thousands of demonstrators carrying banners that read "Enough, the law is the same for everyone." At a reference to Silvio Berlusconi, he is trying to reform the courts in a way that will effectively end corruption trials he is involve with. The demonstrators say they have had enough Mr.Berlusconi trying to undermine the courts.

The youngest daughter of the former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori is to marry inside a prison later today so her jailed father could at her side when she walks down the aisle. Sachi Fujimori has been granted special permission for the wedding ceremony at the prison where Mr.Fujimori is serving a 25 years sentence for human rights abuses and corruption.

Public shows have resumed at the Florida Sea Life Center where horrified spectators saw a member of staff dragged to her death by a killer whale on Wednesday. Several hundreds spectators break chilly weather to see whales perform again after a tribute to the dead trainer. Staff won't allowed into the water during the show and the whale involved in the killing didn't take part.

巨大地震袭击智利中部，造成大范围的破坏，导致140多人死亡。Daniel Schweimler报道。

这次8.8级的地震在凌晨袭击中部城市康塞普西翁附近。电线和电话线被切断，在震后的多个小时后仍然感受到强烈的余震。首都圣地亚哥已经成立了紧急中心，总统巴切莱特(Michelle Bachelet)在协调救援行动方面发挥了关键作用。许多建筑着火，包括康塞普西翁一座化工厂。地震造成道路堵塞，桥梁倒塌。

地震引发横扫太平洋海域的海啸，而且远至新西兰和日本都发布了海啸预警。Mike Wooldridge报道更多细节。

据报道，由地震引发的高达2.5米的海浪侵入智利城镇塔尔卡瓦诺。巨大的海浪袭击了智利海岸的鲁滨逊·克鲁索岛屿。太平洋夏威夷等地正在进行准备工作，保护沿岸民众免受海啸危害。海啸预警中心表示，所有夏威夷海滩都非常容易受害，太平洋沿岸国家都发布了预警。

伊朗反对派领袖穆萨维声称伊朗现在正由独裁法庭统治，使用宗教和民族主义来为自己的行为证明。Sebastian Usher报道。

本月初，伊朗反对派在伊斯兰革命纪念日举行大规模抗议活动的计划未能实现，伊朗反对派遭遇了挫败。这次失败主要归因于当局发起的集中的安全行动。现在，反对派面临的挑战是遭遇失望之后如何继续保持其动力。反对派领袖之一穆萨维对政府进行了激烈的语言攻击。他说，伊朗人民现在正遭受鲁莽的外交政策和毁灭性的经济策略，伊朗人民需要变革。

英国警察前往以色列调查在迪拜杀害哈马斯领袖嫌疑人使用虚假英国护照的问题。他们会见了身份被谋杀嫌疑人窃取的6名英国裔以色列人。警方表示，他们将这6人视为潜在目击证人，而不是嫌疑人。这次会见是在以色列当局完全之情的情况下进行的。迪拜指控以色列情报机构莫沙德上月在迪拜谋杀了Mahmoud al-Mabhouh。

埃及关键反对派人物Mohammed ElBaradei表示，当局必须对变革的要求作出回应。所有要求都面临国内动乱的可能性。他说，希望埃及政府理解，他不能等到埃及人民绝望的时候才进行变革。ElBaradei多年来一直领导联合国核机构。他没有表明是否会参加明年的总统选举。

联合国世界粮食计划署表示，索马里伊斯兰民兵阻止护送队伍抵达亟需粮食援助的360,000名转置人口。他说，武装分子阻止卡车进入摩加迪沙西部的难民营。

意大利法庭裁决，指控意大利总理贝卢斯科尼腐败的案件将继续进行，尽管已经延期了一个月。贝卢斯科尼否认任何罪行，他表示，一些法官受政治利益驱使对他进行检控，就像塔利班分子一样。同时，数十万民众走向罗马街头，抗议贝卢斯科尼免受审判的企图。Duncan Kennedy报道。

许多人身穿紫色服装，数千名示威者手持书写着“法律面前人人平等”的横幅。他们指的是贝卢斯科尼，他试图对法庭进行改革，这样可以有效地终止对他的腐败罪行进行审判。示威者表示，他们对贝卢斯科尼损害法庭的行为已经忍无可忍了。

前秘鲁领袖阿尔佩托·藤森最小的女儿今天晚些时候将在监狱内结婚，这样，在她走向走廊的时候，她在服刑中的父亲就可以伴随在她的旁边。Sachi Fujimori获得了在监狱举行婚礼的特别许可。阿尔佩托·藤森因践踏人权被判处25年的有期徒刑。

周三，在佛罗里达海洋生物中心，惊恐的观众目睹了一名职员被一头巨鲸拖下水致死，现在，公共表演继续进行。对不幸身亡的训练人员表达了哀悼之后，数百名观众冒着严寒继续观看巨鲸表演。在表演期间，工作人员不允许进入水中，而那头杀人巨鲸则没有参加表演。