BBC 2007-06-16
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BBC World News with Blerry Gogan.
The Hamas leader H. M. whose movement has seized control of Gaza
says he wants to work with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from the rival movement Fatah for the good of Palestinian people. Mr. M. said Hamas has not wanted to take over Gaza by force, but has no choice because of the insecurity there. The two sides were supposed to be in the government of National Unity, but have
fought pitch battles for the past week in which more than 100 people have been killed. Bethany Bell reports from Jerusalem.
The Palestinian President Mahmould Abbas of Fatah has named S. F. as the new Palestinian Prime Minister a day after
he dissolved the national unity government, but Hamas has denounced the move as illegal. Ismail Hanir of Hamas says he is still Prime Minister. Speaking in Syria, the exile leader of Hamas H. M. said there was no alternative to the National Unity Government.
The military winger of Hamas has said it is taking what it terms serious and practical steps to secure the release of the BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston who was kidnapped there three months ago. A Hamas spokesman A. told reporters at a late night news conference that Hamas would not allow Mr. Johnston kidnappers to continue to hold him. He gave no further details as to how the organization
hope to achieve his release. But he said Hamas would ensure that kidnappings of foreigners would not occure again.
American Astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis which has docked the orbiting international space station are making a space walk to repairing a / in the shuttles protective thermal covering. From Washington, our correspondent James Coomarasamy.
The two astronauts suspending much of their plan six and half hours space walk try to step into place parts of the thermal covering that became attached when the Atlantis was launched. NASA officials say they are confident the damage can be repaired and the space shuttle will have sufficient protection to safely reenter the earth atmosphere. Four years ago, problems with the space shuttle Columbia’s heat shield caused dead to explode on reentry killing the seven crew members on board.
The South American Football Confederation has decided to ask
(world) a football’s world governing body FIFA to suspend its ban on high altitude international matches. FIFA says the games put players’ health at risk. The appeal was made at the meeting in Paraguay. From there, Denial Schweimler sent this report.
It wasn’t a result that President Bolivia A. is a large noisy on /
were hopping for,
the football is a game of
two halfs and
there still time to score the winner. The South American Football Federation decided to ask FIFA to suspend their ban on games been played more than 2500 meters above sea level to allow thorough studies to be carried out on how games altitude affect player’s health. They were united, they said, on this outcome.
FIFA meets in Zurich later this month where they will consider the appeal.
This is Blerry Gogan with the latest BBC world news.
A suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan has killed nine civilians and a NATO soldier. The soldier from the Netherland was part of the NATO led intervention force / at
this convoy attack was targeted. Charles Haviland reports from Carbol.
Senior police in the town of / said six children including one girl were killed on the spot and three other afghans died later in hospital. Eye witnesses said the attacker drove a car packed with explosives into a / convoy. Because it was Friday the town which is a district headquarters was crowded, another suicide bombing took place in the nearby city of Kandahar injuring at least five civilians. This attacker on foot was also targeting / vehicles.
Hispanic journalists in the United States have reacted angrily to comments by the governor of California Arnorld Schwarzenegger that immigrants should avoid Spanish language media in order to improve their English. Mr. Schwarzenegger made remarks at convention of Hispanic journalists. “You got to turn off the Spanish television said. It’s simple. You got to learn English.” The president of the national Hispanic media coalition call
ed the comments naïve. Mr. Schwarzenegger who is from Austria said when he arrive
d in the US, he really spoke German. He also said he knew the comments were politically incorrect and could get him into trouble.
The N. has been awarded a / for services to literature by Queen Elizabeth in her birthday honor’s list. The author had to go into hiding and was guarded by British securities services for years after the Iranian leader A. H. ordered / against him saying his novel the / versis was blasphemous. Others honored by the Queen include A. the former Soviet spy who defected Britain, Berry / who plays the comic character D. average and / /. Counsel S. has also been given an award for her fund raising activities.
BBC world news.
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