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1、苏格兰将就从英联邦独立与否进行公投苏格兰将就从英联邦独立与否进行公投1BBCNewswithStewartMacintosh.AnAmericanmajorgeneralhasbeenkilledinanattackbyanAfghansoldieratamilitarytrainingschoolnearthecapitalKabul.Thegeneral,whohasn'tbeennamed,isthemostforeignofficertobekilledinAfghanistansincetheUS-ledinvasionin2001.Morethanadozenothersw

2、erewoundedinthe.AnAfghansoldierwhowasnearbydescribedthescene.Wewerestandinginthedesert,threeshotswerefired,downthereintheuniversity,ashotwasfired,helicopterscameandlanded,takingthepeople.Thesoldierwhoopenedfirehashimselfbeenshotdead.APentagonspokesmansaidtheshootingwasaterriblebutitwasimpossibletoel

3、iminatethethreatofsuchinsiderattackscompletely.ThousandsofPalestiniansinGazahavebegunreturninghomefromUNsheltersonthefirstdayofa72-hourceasefireagreedbyIsraeliandPalestinianmilitantgroups.TheIsraeliarmysaysallitsforceshavebeen.TheBBCcorrespondentJonathanMarcussaysitspartofastep-by-stepprocess.Thefir

4、stthingiswhetherthis72-hourtruceactuallysurvives,thenwhetherthenegotiationsthatareunderwaythroughEgyptianareactuallyabletobringaboutsomethingthatresemblesalastingceasefire,thenofcoursecansomethingbedonetomean,tomakesurethatthisisthelastepisodeofthiskindorareIsraelandthePalestiniansofGazaStripfatedto

5、repeatthisexperienceeverytwoorthreeyears.SixweeksaheadofareferendumonindependencefromtheUnitedKingdom,aliveTVdebatebetweenScotland'sFirstMinisterAlexSalmondandAlistairDarlingfortheNocampaignhasjustended.WiththeIndependencecampaigntrailinginthe,correspondencesayMr.Salmondhasthemostworktodotopersu

6、adeundecidedvoters.RobBroombyreports.TheTVdebateexceededexpectation;itwashigh-octanestuffandattimesfierce.AlexSalmond,leaderoftheYescampaignstoldScottishvoterstoseizetheopportunityofalifetimewithbothhands.AlistairDarling,headofUKBetterTogethersaidtherewouldbenogoingback,nosecondchances,andvotersshou

7、ldsayNo,thankstotherisksofindependence.Votershadcalledforanswers.Theyweren'tforthcoming,buttheirsparksareplenty.Themediaconglomerate21stCenturyFoxwhichisownedbythetycoonRupertMurdochhaswithdrawnitsbidtotakeovertheAmericanentertainmentcompanyTimeWarner.Inastatement,thecompanysaidTimeWarnerhadrefu

8、sedtodiscussitsoffer,tobe$80billion.TimeWarnerrejected21stCenturyFox'sinitialofferinJuly.SharesinTimeWarnerplungedmorethan11%inafterhourstradingafterthenewsofthewithdrawalwasannounced.WorldNewsfromtheBBC.ThepresidentofaprominenthumanrightsorganizationinArgentina,theGrandmothersofPlazadeMayo,Este

9、ladeCarlottohasannouncedthatshehasfoundhergrandsonafter37years.Theboywasborninamilitaryhospitalin1978attheheightofmilitaryrulewhenthousandsofleftwingactivistswerearrestedandkilled.Hismother,ahistorystudent,amemberofaleftwingstudentgroupwaskilledbythemilitaryaftershegavebirth.PresidentObamahasannounc

10、edbillionsofdollarsofinvestmentinAfrica.AttheUS-AfricaSummithesaidtherewouldbeincreasedfundingforaprojecttoprovideelectricitytoAfricanhomesandbusinesses.Ontopofthesignificantresourceswe'vealreadycommitted,I'mannouncingthattheUnitedStateswillincreaseourpledgeto$300millionayearforthiseffort.An

11、dasoftoday,includinganadditional$12billioninnewcommitmentsbeingannouncedthisweekbyourprivatesectorpartnersandtheWorldBankandthegovernmentofSweden,we'venowmobilizedatotalofmorethan$26billiontoPowerAfricajustsinceweannouncedit,$26billion.ThelegistattempttorestorepeaceinSouthSudanwasbrokendownonly2

12、4hoursafteritstarted.Mediatorssaidtherebelsfailedtoattendthesecond-daynegotiationsintheEthiopiancapitalAddisAbaba.Theycalledforinternationalpressuretoencouragetherebelstoreturntothetalks.FightinghascontinuedinSouthSudandespitepreviouspeaceefforts.TheMexicanauthoritieshaverescuedtwolionsfoundabandone

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