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苏格兰首席部长辞职苏格兰首席部长辞职1BBCNewswithNickKelly.Scotland'sFirstMinisterAlexSalmondwhoselong-cherisheddreamofScotland'sindependencewasrejectedbyvotersinareferendumhashisresignation.HetoldreportersthathewouldstepdownasleaderoftheScottishNationalistsattheParty'sannualinNovemberandthenresignasFirstMinister.NormanSmithreports.ChasingthatseemsbythescaleofthedefeatMr.Salmonddecidedtostanddown.Nohintofhis,however,emergedinpublicuntilanewsconferenceathisofficialresidenceinButeHouse.It'sbeentheprivilegeofmylifetoserveasFirstMinister.ButasIsaidoftenenoughduringthisreferendum,thisisaprocesswhichisnotaboutme;it'smuch,muchmoreimportantthanthat.ThisisawatershedmomentinScottishpolitics.AlexSalmondhasledtheSNPforatotalof20yearsandhasbeenFirstMinisterforseven.He'sbeenthefaithofScottishnationalismfora.QueenElizabethhassaidthattheScotland'sdecisiontoremainpartoftheUnitedKingdomwillberespectedbyeveryoneintheUK.ShesaidshewascertainthatScotswouldbeabletocometogetherinaspiritofrespecttoworkconstructivelyfortheirfuture.Asuspectinthe1998bombingsofAmericanembassiesinAfricahasguiltytothreechargesatacourtinNewYork.AdelAbdulBaryisontrialinconnectionwiththeattacksthatkilled224peopleinKenyaandTanzania.FromWashington,here'sJaneO'Brian.ProsecutorshadclaimedthatAdelAbdulBarywasahigh-levelterroristtorunanal-QaedamediacenterinLondonbutwasalsoacoverfortheorganization'smilitaryactivities.The54-year-oldEgyptianwasextraditedfromtheUKafteraprotractedlegalbattleandinitiallychargedwith284.AtaNewYorkcourtonFriday,hepledgedguiltytothreechargesofconspiracyandthreatstomurderAmericans.Butthejudgesaidhewantedtohearfurtherargumentsbeforemoreseriouschargescarryingalifecouldbedropped.SharesinthegiantChineseonlineAli,onlineretailerAlibabahavesoaredintheirdebutontheNewYorkStockExchange.TheChineseinternetcompanyisplanningtousethemoneyitraisesonthestockmarkettoexpandintheUnitedStatesandotherpartsoftheworld.Here'sourbusinesscorrespondentFeelLagos.Alibaba'slong-awaitedlaunchontheNewYorkStockExchangewascertainly.Thesharesbegantradingat92dollars70,a35%increaseovertheinitialofferprice.Theymovedtowithinawhiskerof$100beforedroppingback.Atthesepricesthecompanyasawholewouldbeworthmorethan225billiondollars,morevaluablethancorporategiantssuchasPfizer,IBMandCocaCola.FeelLagosreporting.You'relisteningtotheWorldNewsfromtheBBC.TheAmericanSecretaryofStateJohnKerrysaysthereisaroleforIrantoplayinaglobaleffortagainstIslamicStatemilitantsinIraqandSyria.Mr.KerrytoldtheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil,thecoalitiontoeliminatetheIslamistswasmorethanjustamilitaryoneandIrancouldplayapart.SyrianactivistssaythemilitantgroupIslamicStatehasseizedmorethan60villagesaroundthepredominatelyKurdishcitiesneartheKurdishborder.TheSyrianObservatoryforHumanRightssaidtheextremistgrouphaspushedKurdishfightersoutalongwiththousandsofcivilianswhohadfledthearea.TheheadoftheAmericanNationalFootballLeaguehaspromisedtoputthesporthouseinorderafterfarescriticismoverthewayhe'sdealtwithviolentbehaviorsbyplayersoffthefield.TheNFLcommissionerRogerGoodellsaidtheLeaguewouldsetupnewpersonalconductpolicies.Earliertoday,eachNFLclubandallofourlegalofficelocationsreceivedinformationaboutadvocacyandsupportorganizationsintheircommunities.Inaddition,ourteamsandleadstaff,everyonewillparticipateineducationsessionsstartinginthenextmonthfollowedbytrainingprograms.Supportershavebeenembarrassedbyaseriesofincidentsinvolvingplayersincludingallegationsofdomesticviolenceandchildabuse.Mr.GoodellhasbeenparticularlycriticizedtohispoorhandlingofthecaseoftheBaltimoreRavensstarRayRicewhoknockedhisfiancéeunconsciousatacasino.AndacademicsinZimbabwehavecriticizedthecountry'sbiggestuniversityforawardingadoctoratetoGraceMugabe,Zimbabwe'sFirstLadyafterjusttwoyearsofstudy.SomeanalystshavespeculatedthatPresidentMugabeisgroominghis49-year-oldwifeassuccessor.InAugust,shewasnominatedasheadoftherulingZanu-PFParty'sWomen'sLeague.BBCNews.第4页 共4页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页