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TheUNSecurityCouncilhasbeenholdinganemergencysessiontodiscusstheIsraeliattackonshipscarryingpro-Palestinianactivists,tryingtobreaktheblockadeoftheGazaStrip.AtleastnineactivistswerekilledwhenIsraelicommandosstormedtotheshipsininternationalwaters.TurkeywhichishometomanyoftheactivistsontheshipsisleadinginternationalcondemnationofIsrael'
sactionagainsttheconvoy.ButIsraelsaysitwasactinginselfdefence.FromtheUNinNewYork,BarbaraPlettreports.
Turkeycalledthecommandoraidinactofmurderbyastateandgravebreachofinternationallaw.ItsForeignMinisterAhmetDavutogluurgedthecounciltostronglycondemnIsraelanddemandaninternationalinvestigation.Israel'
senvoyretortedthatthesoldiersrespondedinselfdefencewhenactivistsonboardtheaidvesselsviatheattackedwithintentionoflynchingthem.Noneofcouncilmembersseemedconvincedbythatargument,demandingattheveryleastatransparentandcredibleenquiry.AndsomeEuropeanstateslikeFranceexpressedoutrage,declaringthatnothingjustifythelevelofviolenceused.
TheGermanPresidentHorstKoehlerhasresignedfollowingcriticismofcommentshemadeabouttheuseofGermantroopsabroad.It'
ssaidtheGermany'
smilitaryoperationsoverseamightbenecessarytoupholditstradeinterests.TheGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidtheresignationwasunexpectedasOanaLungescunowreportsfromBerlin.
ChancellorMerkelsaidshewassurprisedwhenMr.Koehlersoundherjusttwohoursbeforesteppingdown.Shetriedandfailedtomakehimchangehismind.Soshepaidtributestoapopularpresidentwhoshesaidhadwonoverpeople'
shearts.AformerIMFbossedMr.Koehlerwasapoliticaloutsider.Heinsistedhisremarksweremisunderstood,butreopeningthedebateaboutGermany'
sdeeplyunpopularmissioninAfghanistanprovedanembarrassmenttothecentre-rightcoalition,jousteditspopularityslammedtoafouryearlowinthepolls.
PopeBenedicthasappointednineseniorclergyfromtheUnitedStates,EnglandandCanadatoinvestigatechildabuseinRomanCatholicInstitutionsintheIrishRepublic.TheenvoyshaveplayedleadingrolesintheinvestigationofabuseintheirowncountrieswhenarrivedinIrelandlaterthisyear.DuncanKennedyreportsfromRome.
Amongthenineappointedtoleadtheenquiry,acardinalCormacMurphy-O'
Connor,theformerheadoftheCatholicChurchinEnglandandWales.Itwasn'
thimselfsubjectedcriticismoveritshandlingofapedophilepriestcase25yearsago.TheVaticansaidhewanttorespondadequatelywhathecalledthetragiccasesofabuseperpetratedbypriestsandhelpleadtospiritualandmoralrenewal.
GunmenhaveattackedaPakistanihospitalinLahore,killingatleasteightpeople.Thehospitalchiefexecutivesaidtheattackersjustbudgedinandfiredindiscriminately.
YouarelisteningtotheWorldNewsfromtheBBCinLondon.
EmergencyworkersincentralAmericaarestillstrugglingtoreachcommunitiescutoffinfloodsandlandslidescausedbyTropicalStormAgatha.Itkilledmorethan100peopleinrecentdays,mostoftheminGuatemala.RescueteamsarediggingthroughmudanddebrisinsearchofdozensofpeoplestillmissingafterthestormwhichdestroyedseveralneighbourhoodsnearGuatemalacity.
Greeceisimposingablanketbanonsmokingonindoorspublicplacesbecauseapreviouspartialbandidnotwork.TheGreekGovernmentusedWorldNoTobaccoDaytomaketheannouncement.HereisMalcolmBrabantinAthens.
ThenewlawwillcomeintoeffectatthestartofSeptember.Itmeansthatbarsandrestaurantswhichhaddeclaredthemselvesassmokingestablishmentstofearoflosingcustomer.Wearenowbeforcedtobetobaccooffree.ThebanisgoingtohappeninintriguingimpactonGreece'
scurrenteconomiccrisis.40%ofallGreekssmokeandthereforemakeasizablecontributiontothenationaltreasury.Aspartofitsausteritymeasures,thegovernmenthasimposedtaxincreasesoncigarettes.Thebancouldreducesalesandthereforetaxrevenuesconsiderably.
TensofthousandsofpublicsectorworkersinRomaniahavegoneonstriketoprotestagainstgovernmentausteritymeasures.FromTuesday,thecentre-rightgovernmentledbythePrimeMinisterEmilBocplanstocutpublicsectorsalariesbyaquarterinpensionsby15%.Themeasuresarecloselytietoa25-billion-dollaraidpackageagreedlastyearwiththeInternationalMonetaryFundwiththeaimofreducingRomania'
sballooningbudgetdeficit.
TheFrench-bornAmericansculptorLouiseBourgeoishasdiedinNewYorkattheageof98.PlacedinNewYorksince1938,Bourgeoisgainedfameonlylateinherlongcareerinkeepworkingrightuptoendforlife.Inrecentdecades,LouiseBourgeois'
sabstractexplorationsofthingssuchbirds,sexualityanddeathmadeheroneoftheworld'
smostinfluentialcontemporaryartists.
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英国保诚保险收购美国友邦保险计划失败
英国保诚集团(PrudentialPLC)收购美国国际集团(AmericanInternationalGroupInc.,简称AIG)旗下亚洲人寿保险业务美国友邦保险公司(AIA)的交易计划失败。
原因是:
保诚股东威胁要否决这项交易;
35亿美元用于收购友邦保险价格太高。
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ThereisgrowingdiplomaticpressureonIsraelafteritscommandosstormshipstryingtobreakitsblockadeofGaza.NATOcondemnedthelossoflivesintheassaultinwhichatleastninepro-Palestinianactivistswerekilledanddemandedtheimmediatereleaseofshipsandcivilians.AndtherefourofthedeadwerefromTurkeywhichcalledtheassaultofbloodymassacre.AndinWashington,theU.SSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonhasgivenherresponse.AsDavidWillisreports.
Mrs.ClintonreiteratethesentimentsofcarefullycraftedUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilstatementwhichdeeplyregrettedthelossofninelivesandcalledforaninvestigationintotheactionoftheIsraelicommandos.Mrs.ClintonsaidshesupportedanIsraeliinvestigationwhichwascredibleandtransparent.AstatementwhichisunlikelytoappealtheAmerica'
scritics.Amongthem,formerallieslikeTurkeywhobelievedtheU.Sresponsetothisincidenthasbeentoomuted.
Andsomenewsjustin.AspokesmanfortheIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaysallforeignnationalsarrestedonboardtheflotillawillbereleased.Thespokesmansaidtheywouldstartdeportingpeopleinearnestandhopetohavethemalloutwithin48hours.
UnitedStatesGovernmenthasopenedacriminalinvestigationintothehugeoilspillintheGulfofMexico.TheU.SAttorneyGeneralEricHolderdidn'
tnameanycompaniesorindividuals,butpromisethatanyonewhohadviolatedthelawwouldbeprosecuted.RichardListerreportsfromWashington.
Mr.Holdersaidprosecutorsnowhavesufficientevidencetobeginacriminalenquiryandhewouldnotrestuntiljusticewasdone.Thecompaniesinvolvedhadalreadybeenorderedtopreservetheirrecords.Remote-controlrobotsontheseabednowcuttingthedamagedwellriserinordertocapitandpipetheleakoiltotheservice.BPsaystheprocedurewilltakeallweekanditdoesn'
texpectthatcuttingtheriserwillallowsignificantlymoreoiltoescape.Butgovernmentscientistssuggesttheprocedurecouldreleaseupto20%moreoilinitiallyandtheWhiteHousesaysitdoesnotbelieveBPhasbeenforthcomingabouttherisks.
AnewbloodtestforlungcancerwhichthemakershopeforvastimproveddiagnosesofthediseasehasbecomingcommerciallyavailableacrosstheUnitedStatesforthefirsttimethisweek.Thetestidentifiesdefencesreleasedbythehumanbodyinresponsetotheearlierstagesofthecancer.AsProfessorJohnRobertsonwholedtheresearchexplains.
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Thebodywhenitismakingacancerwithcancercellshavedestroyedwithdifferentproteinsandpeopleareexquisiteorsensitivitytowhatisnotthemselves.Andtheymakeimmuneresponsestothosecancerantigensandisthatantibodyresponsewillbeabletodetect."
Scientistshopethatinthefuturethetestscanbeadaptedtodiagnoseothertypesofcancer.
WorldNewsfromtheBBC.
AnAmericanarmyofficeraccusedofmurdering13ofhiscolleaguesatFortHoodinTexaslastNovemberhasappearedincourtforthefirsttime.MajNidalwhowasleftparalyzedwhensecurityguardshothim,satincourtinawheelchair,wearinghisarmyuniform.Ajudgemustdecidewhetherheisfittostandtrial.
Pakistan'
sarmforcessaytheyhavedriventheTalibanoutofthestrategicallyimportantOrakzairegion,closetotheborderwithAfghanistan.TheoffensiveinOrakzaiwaslaunchedtenweeksago.Almosteverydaytherewerereportsofclashesandairstrikes.ThegovernmentsayingmosttotargetmilitantswhohasbeendisplacedbyearlyoffensiveshadtakenrefugeeinOrakzai.
TheBritishInsurancejointPrudentialhasfailedinitsattempttobuytheAmericanoldinsurerAIAafterthePrushareholdersthreatentovoteagainstthedeal.InvestorsintheBritishfirmsaidthe35-billion-dollarpurchasepriceforAIAwastoohigh.OurbusinesseditorRobertPestonreports.
ThecollapseofthePro'
sattempttobuyAIAofAsiaisanimportanteventinthehistoryofBritishstockmarketcapitalism.Inthisrarecase,itwasthePro'
sownshareholderswhofrustratedthetakeoverbymakingitclearthattheythoughtthepurchasewastoosteepandbytellingthePro'
sdirectorsthattheywouldvotedownthedeal.Theimplicationsaresignificant.ThePro'
schiefexecutiveandchairmanmayhavetoresign,butperhapsmoreimportantly,itshowsthatinvestorshavebecomemuchlesssupportivethantheywereofcompaniesthatwhatbecomeglobalgiantthroughtakeovers."
TheMayoroftheMexicanresortcityofCancunhasbeenformallychargedwithdrug-trafficking,m
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