BBC News:叙利亚允许联合国武器检查员进入事发点
Syria has said it will allow the United Nations weapons inspectors to visit the site of thesuspected chemical attack last week in the Damascus suburbs. The inspection will begin onMonday. The UN said the government had agreed to observe ceasefire in the area while theteam visited the site. Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.
"The announcement by Syrian authorities to allow UN's weapons inspectors in, has been metwith scepticism in Washington. A senior administration official said, if the country had nothingto hide, it would have granted inspectors an immediate access, and that this decision was toolate to be credible. There is also concern that any evidence collected would have beensignificantly corrupted as a result of what the US says has been persistent shelling in the areaof the alleged attack."
A French spokesman said President Francois Hollande had spoken today to President Obamaand told him that in his view the evidence was consistent with the conclusion that Damascusused chemical weapons. The British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Britain was focusedon delivering a strong response.
"We are clear in the British government that it was the Assad regime that carried out thischemical attack, large scale chemical attack, as Wednesday that has led to the death, theagonizing death of so many hundreds of people including, tragically, so many children. Ofcourse, this is a regime that possesses chemical weapons stockpiles and has used chemicalweapons in the past including on a smaller scale over the last year."
But Russia has warned against those who were, in its words, trying to impose their ownresults on the investigation before it has taken place, and so raise the possibility of militaryintervention in Syria. State media in Syria says that the governor of Hama, which has seensome of the worst fighting in the conflict, has been killed. It says the Dr. Anas Abdul-RazzaqNaem died in a car bomb attack in the city. Dr. Abdul-Razzaq was appointed governor morethan two years ago as the uprising against President Assad gathered momentum. Rebels havecarried out assassinations against a number of politicians and senior military officials.
A cargo train has derailed and crashed in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco. The crashoccurred in a remote region accessible only by air or boat. At least five people have been killedand more than 30 injured. Rocksan Eskbarley reports.
"Emergency services in Mexico said the number of confirmed dead was likely to rise, and theRed Cross said soldiers and rescue workers were trying to get to the site of the crash to helpthe survivors. The train known as 'La Bestia' or 'the beast' runs from Mexico southern borderwith Guatemala is for the United States in the north, while its cargo train is famous for carryinghundreds of would be migrants from Central America who cling to its sides and right on theroof as they try to reach the United States."
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A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq has killed at least 46 people andinjured dozens of others. Officials said several bombs went off in the capital in the afternoon.North of Baghdad, two bombs exploded at a Shia wedding in the town of Baquba. Otherattacks hit targets in several other provinces with gunmen killing five soldiers travelling to Mosul.
The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has warned the US and Britain to lift sanctionsagainst his country or face retaliation. He said the time would come for Zimbabwe to use, whathe called, 'tit-for-tat' measures. Brian Hungwe reports.
"President Robert Mugabe is starting another phase his term with new threats. He saysWesterns imposed sanctions are hitting the economy, he insists that the sanctions should goor actions will take measures against foreign owned companies operating in the country. Histhreats against foreign owned companies may rattle the markets. Most companies operate inZimbabwe stock exchange are foreign owned. Analysts warned that Monday the Stock Marketmay react negatively to President Robert Mugabe's statement."
Police in Kenya are investigating the murder of a former British army Colonel who was killed byan armed gang at his home in central Kenya. David Parkinson was the former commander of aBritish army base in the area and had retired to focus on conservation and community work.Police say Mr. Parkinson's wife managed to escape from the attackers who broken in armedwith machetes and gun.
And the Ashes cricket series five Test Matches played once every two years between Australiaand England has ended in London with the 3:0 victory for the homeside. The final match wasdeclared a draw when the umpires controversially took the players off the field due to the badlight. England needed just 21 rounds of the remaining 24 balls to win. It's the first time since1977, Australia has failed to win a single test match in an Ashes series.
