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A day of ground-breaking political talks between the government and Maoist rebels in Nepal has ended with an agreement to dissolve parliament and to include the rebels in an interim administration. It was the latest development in a year that's seen immense political changes in Nepal, where massive street protests and a general strike forced King Gyanendra to relinquish the absolute power he seized in early 2005. Here is our correspondent in Nepal Charles Haviland.
Less than two months ago massive street demonstrations forced King Gyanendra to retreat from his direct rule. Now the king's deadliest enemies, the Maoists are to enter a new interim government within about a month. The current coalition government which was swept to power by the pro-democracy rallies has agreed to this and other concessions because it believes the Maoists can best be wheedled away from violence by bringing them into regular politics.
A Palestinian government minister has dismissed a European plan for international donors to channel emergency aid directly to needy Palestinians bypassing the Hamas-led government. The Information Minister Yussef Rizqa said the plan to release millions of dollars for Palestinians would widen the gap between the people, the government and President Mahamoud Abbas, who leads the Fatah faction. He also said such a move ignored the democratic reality that his government had been chosen by Palestinian voters.
We were expecting the European Community and its representatives in the meeting in Brussels to have more positive attitude than this partial and negative one, and that they would not fall under the American pressure that poses a siege on the Palestinian people and prevents Palestinian and Arab money from being admitted into the government and for the people.
The UN's International Labor Organization has accused the military government in Burma of an unprecedented use of forced labor. A report adopted by the end of the ILO's annual conference in Geneva gave the Burmese authorities until the end of next month to stop what it called the prosecution of whistle blowers and to release people who've been jailed for such actions. It also demanded that Burma set up a credible mechanism to deal with complains about cases of forced labor or face sanctions.
The United States has again warned North Korea against testing a new long-range ballistic missile. It says it will be a provocative act that would place the North Koreans further down the path of isolation. It urged them instead to get back to international disarmament talks.
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Countries opposed to whaling have won two key votes on the opening day of the International whaling commission's meeting on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. They narrowly defeated a motion by Japan and its supporters that would have ended the commission's conservation work with dolphins and porpoises. Richard Black Reports.
Japan had expected to command the majority at this year's meeting and tested the waters with two early motions. One would have seen ballots here cast in secret; the other would have ended the commission's conservation work on dolphins and porpoises. Australia's Environment Minister Ian Campbell was relieved and elated that both motions were defeated.
On both of the key issues we've had magnificent victories and that contributed it to by great teamwork between the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the US. It's an early dice with a long way to go, but there's a significant and historic victories for whales.
That teamwork appears to even involved a certain amount of lobbying by anti-whaling nations, something which environmental groups have been urging Britain and the US in particular to do.
The son of Italy's last King, Prince Victor Emmanuel, has been arrested as part of an investigation into corruption and prostitution. He was among 13 people detained as part of a police inquiry into a casino in northern Italy. Victor Emmanuel has spent most of his life in exile as our Rome correspondent Christian Fraser reports.
Prince Victor Emmanuel was arrested on Friday evening in the northern city of Lecco. He was suspected of having contact with the Mafia and of helping procure prostitutes for clients of a casino in Campione Italia, an Italian enclave on Lake Lugano. The prince's son Emmanuele Filiberto told Italian television he was shocked by the news but believed his father was innocent. "They treated him like a bandit", he said. Among those arrested was Salvatore Sottile, a spokesman for the former Foreign Minister Gianfraco of the right-wing National Alliance Party. He's been put on a house arrest while the investigation continues.
One of the top teams of the football World Cup, Argentina have shown up they are among the favorites with the 6: 0 thrashing of Serbia and Montenegro. Most of Argentina's goals were the result of a dazzling series of passes. The Netherlands scored a 2: 1 victory over Ivory Coast and in the last game of the day Mexico and Angola drew nil nil.
words and expressions
ground-breaking开创局面的 prosecution of the whistle blower: 起诉揭短的人 relinquish:To retire from; give up or abandon. wheedle:To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole.
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