BBC News:意大利称24小时内收容3600多名非法移民
The only American soldier to be held captive by theTaliban in Afghanistan has been freed after beingheld for nearly 5 years.Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl wasreleased in exchange for five senior Talibanmilitants from Guantanamo Bay detention center.Our correspondent David Loyn is in theAfghan capital Kabul.
There are five Taliban captives in Guantanamo Bay who are on their way now across the Atlanticinto the hands of the government Qatar.And the Taliban has been trying to secure theirrelease for some years.They opened an office in Qatar last year,believing that would lead to apolitical process.It now turns out that secret talks have been continuing over the last fewmonths.Sources close to the Taliban have told me tonight that they've been increasinglyworried about the safety of Bowe Bergdahl.They moved him from place to place,they fear thathe might be killed by other insurgents.They held on to him,and he has now been releasedsecurely.
The most senior official at Sudan's foreign ministry says the woman sentenced to death forrenouncing Islam will be released in a few days time.Abdullahi Alazreg told the BBC that Sudanguarantees freedom of religion,and the government was committed to protecting the womanMeriam Ibrahim who'd married to a Christian.There's been international criticism of the deathsentence against her.Abdullahi Alazreg said the Sudanese authorities were now working for herfreedom.
Because there is a sentence from a court,this process is an attempt to the release.Thedecision of the court has to follow certain judicial and lawful procedures.It's not that .....
Turkish police have fired tear gas in Istanbul and Ankara to disperse thousands of protesterswho were trying to mark the first anniversary of anti-government protests.Several protesterswere detained.The Turkish prime minister had warned protesters that police would clamp downon anyone who defied the ban on demonstrations in Istanbul's Taksim square.James Renauldwas there and saw the clashes.
Thousands of people gathered here on Istiklal,Istanbul's main avenue.One group headedtowards a line of police,within seconds,the police charged forwards,and people started runningaway.The police fired tear gas,and protesters tried to disperse through side streets.As I speaknow,the atmosphere is reasonably calm,I can hear a police helicopter going overhead.And manypeople all around me are holding handkerchieves to their faces to try to get over the tear gas.
The Italian navy says that in the past 24 hours it has picked up more than 3600 migrantscoming from the north African coast.It represents one of the highest figures for a single daysince the navy launched constant patrols several months ago.
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Colombian police have arrested 46 members of the Rastrojos criminal gang in what thepresident is calling the biggest blow against criminal organizations in the country in adecade.Police accuse the gang of extorting money from shop owners and selling illegal drugsin the coastal city of Barranquilla.They also say gang members have launched several grenadeattacks against shop keepers who have refused to pay.
The chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has recommended a federalpolice investigation into the gang rape and hanging of two teenage girls in a village in hisstate.Police have now arrested five men in connection with the crime.XX in Dehli has the details.
The case has now been handed over to the country's top investigating agency,the centralbureau of investigation.The girls aged 14 and 15 were found hanging from a tree early in theweek.Their families alleged the police abused them,and turned them away when theyapproached them to look for their girls.All the suspects have now been arrested,three men andtwo policemen accused of dereliction of duty.But many people say the real issue is theattitude of those in power,and the way Indians treat crimes against women.
The new president of Malawi Peter Mutharika has said his priorities will be the economy andyouth employment,and that he would not seek revenge over criminal charges he'sfacing.Speaking after his swearing in,he said he wanted private capital to play an important rolein the economy.
New allegations of corruption are being made against the governing body of world football FIFAin connection with the controversial decision to award the 2022 world cup to Qatar.TheLondon-based Sunday Times says it's obtained a large number of documents which thenewspaper says confirms Mohamed Bin Hammam,a Qatari former member of FIFA's executivecommittee made payments totaling several million dollars to football officials.
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