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The Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has refused to admit defeat after his political opponents dissolved parliament and demanded his resignation. Latest reports from the capital Bishkek say there was heavy shooting as night fell. From Bishkek, Richard Galpin now reports. After the bloodshed yesterday, this morning the main leaders of the opposition announced they've taken control of the country, forming a temporary government and dissolving parliament. But at a news conference here in the capital, they admitted there were concerns that the president was trying to rally his supporters in the south of the country in order to fight back. The opposition wanted him to resign immediately, but Mr.Bakiyev has told BBC he has no intention of quitting and still considers himself to be president. There are growing fears that many people have died in a massive landslide in Brazil which engulfed more than 50 houses in the shanty town near Rio de Janeiro. Around 200 people lived in the houses. Greg Morsbach has more. A massive mud and rubble crashed down from a hillside onto the houses in the shanty town in the Rio suburb of Niteroi. It was nighttime when it happened, many families would have been at home. A nursery is among the buildings buried under the mud. A resident said around 20 children were usually looked after there. The settlement of Morro do Bumbo was built on top of a disused rubbish dump. Rescue teams at the scene say they have come across pockets of toxic gases caused by decomposing waste. This is what has been slowing down their work. The United States and Russia has signed a historic treaty that will cut their nuclear arsenals by about a third. President Obama and the Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev signed the deal at a ceremony in Prague. It's the biggest scraping of nuclear arms since the Cold War ended 20 years ago. The United Nations' ambassadors of six world powers have opened talks in New York on possible new sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment. China is joining the United States, Britain, France, Russia and Germany in the discussions about Iran's nuclear programme which Tehran insists is for peaceful purposes. From the UN in New York, Bob Replate now reports. The Chinese ambassador Li Baodong told reporters that these were important negotiations as he entered the building where the meeting is being held. Publicly, China still hasn't dropped objections to a new round of sanctions against Iran, but it has now joined the conversation on a possible UN resolution. Russia is also reluctant, but the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the Security Council may have to take action. Speaking in Prague, he stressed that Russia would favor only smart sanctions with specific targets that didn't hurt the Iranian people. Diplomats say the ambassadors will be discussing US proposals to target Iran's powerful revolutionary guards as well as toughing existing measures against Iran's shipping and banking sectors. World News, BBC. A High Court in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has ruled that women working in educational institutions should not be forced to wear any form of veil or other Islamic face covering. The court in the predominately Muslim country said that it was a woman's personal choice and that if she was compelled to wear a veil, this would amount to a violation of fundamental rights. Scientists say that `an analysis of two world preserved ancient skeletons unearthed in South Africa show they represent a previously unknown species of prehuman or hominid. The bones from an adult woman and a male juvenile date back almost two million years. And were found in cave at the Malapa World Heritage Site outside Johannesburg two years ago. One of the scientists said the discovery opened up a new chapter in the history of humankind. The death has been announced of Malcolm McLaren, a British impresario best known for discovering and managing the punk band the Sex Pistols. He died in New York on Thursday, aged 64. Natasha now reports. In pop, fashion and his personal life, Malcolm McLaren quoted and thrived on controversy. In the 70s with his partner, the fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, he set up a shop in the King's Road in London which he provocatively named Sex. The shop created the luck of Punk and the Sex Pistols provided the sound track with McLaren wiping up a media storm to ensure their success. He managed other bands, such as New York Dolls and had hit records of his own, with Buffalo Gals and Double Dutch. Tiger Woods has returned to competitive golf after a five-month break, following a sex scandal. The world's NO.1 golfer struck his first ball on Thursday at the Masters Championship in Augusta, Georgia. Woods had taken time off after emersion November last year that he had a string of affairs. The scandal has damaged his reputation and costed him millions of dollars in lost sponsorship earnings. 吉尔吉斯斯坦政治反对派解散议会,要求总统辞职。总统库尔曼别克·巴基耶夫(Kurmanbek Bakiyev) 拒绝承认自己落败。来自首都比什凯克的最新报道称,夜幕降临之后发生了严重的枪击事件。比什凯克,Richard Galpin报道。 昨天的流血事件之后,今天早上,反对派主要领袖宣布他们已经控制了整个国家,组成临时政府,解散议会。但是在首都举行的新闻发布会上,他们承认担忧总统会在该国南部召集支持者进行反击。反对派希望总统巴基耶夫立即辞职,但是巴基耶夫告诉BBC,他没有任何辞职的想法,认为自己仍然是总统。 巴西里约热内卢发生巨大的山体滑坡,将附近一个贫民窟50多座房屋吞没,可能造成多人死亡,这种担忧不断增长。这些房屋中大约有200人居住。Greg Morsbach报道详细内容。 大规模泥石流从山坡滑落至里约热内卢郊区尼泰罗伊一个贫民窟。山体滑坡发生在夜间,许多家庭应该都在家。在被泥石流吞没的建筑中有一座托儿所。一名居民表示,一般情况下有20个孩子在这里接受照料。Morro do Bumbo社区建筑在一个废弃的垃圾堆上。现场救援小组表示,他们遇到了垃圾分解产生的大量有毒气体,这使他们的工作进度受到阻挠。 美国和俄罗斯签署历史意义的条约,双方核武器数量将减少三分之一。奥巴马总统和俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫在布拉格举行的仪式上签署了该协议。这是自20年前冷战结束以来最大规模的核武器削减行动。 六国驻联合国大使在纽约举行会谈,讨论针对伊朗拒绝停止铀浓缩活动采取新的制裁。中国与美国,英国,法国,俄罗斯和德国讨论了伊朗核项目问题。德黑兰坚称其核项目仅用于和平目的。纽约联合国总部,Bob Replate报道。 在进入会议召开地点时,中国大使李保东告诉记者,这是非常重要的磋商。中国一直公开反对对伊朗实行新一轮的制裁,但是已经加入对话,讨论可能的联合国解决方案。俄罗斯也不是非常情愿,但是俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫表示,安理会必须采取行动。在布拉格发表讲话时,他强调,俄罗斯只支持针对具体目标的合理制裁,而不能伤害伊朗人民。外交官们表示,大使们将讨论美国提议的对伊朗势力强大的革命卫队进行制裁,并更加严厉地实施对伊朗运输和银行部门的现有措施。 BBC世界新闻。 孟加拉国首都达卡高级法院裁决,在教育机构工作的女性不应强制性穿戴任何形式的面纱或其他伊斯兰面罩。这个穆斯林占主导地位的国家的法庭表示,这是女性的个人选择,如果她被迫戴面纱,这侵犯了她的基本权利。 科学家表示,对南非出土的两具保存完好的古代骸骨进行分析之后发现,他们属于此前未知的史前人类或原始人类的种类。这些骸骨属于一名成年女性和一名青少年男性,可以追溯到200万年前,两年前在约翰内斯堡城外的马拉帕洞穴世界遗址发现。其中一名科学家表示,该发现掀开了人类历史的新篇章。 朋克乐队Sex Pistols经纪人,来自英国的Malcolm McLaren周四在纽约去世,享年64岁。Natasha报道。 在流行,时尚和个人生活方面,Malcolm McLaren一直都在争议中成长。70年代,他和自己的搭档,时尚设计师Vivienne Westwood在伦敦国王路开办了一个商店,并挑衅性地将商店命名为"Sex"。该商店促进了朋克音乐和Sex Pistols乐队的诞生,McLaren发起媒体风暴,确保他们的成功。他还做过其他乐队的经纪人,例如New York Dolls。他还和Buffalo Gals,Double Dutch一起拥有自己的上榜歌曲。 泰格·伍兹因性丑闻退出高尔夫球场五个月之后重返赛场。周四在乔治亚奥古斯塔举行的高尔夫名人赛上,这位排名世界第一的高尔夫球手打出了第一球。去年11月份爆出一系列性丑闻过后,伍兹暂时离开高尔夫比赛。这次丑闻损害了他的声誉,并使他损失了数百万美元的赞助代言收入。 |
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