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　　6月24日BBC聽力：俄羅斯田徑或將無緣裏約奧運

　　More than 50 US State Department officials are reported to have signed an internal memo,sharply criticizing the Obama administration's policy in Syria.The memo seen by the New YorkTimes and the Wall Street Journal says the United States should take military action againstthe government of President Asad to stop its precedent ceasefire violations. The New YorkTimes White House correspondent is Mark Landler. They are basically mid-level StateDepartment employees. These are career diplomats, policy makers and other staff people thatwork on the Syria desk. They are people who worked in the American Embassy in Damascus.They are people who worked on Syria related projects, all around the State Department. Sothey are not, you know, household names or senior level officials. But these are the peoplewho are really daunted on the trenches working on Syria policy over the past five years.

　　A court India has sentenced 11 people to life in prison for their involvement in communal riotsin the state of Gujarat in 2002. Twelve other defendants were given seven-year terms. SanjoyMajumder has the details. This is one of several Gujarat's riot cases being heard by specialcourt set up by India Supreme Court. Sixty nine Muslims, including a prominent politician andformer member of parliament, were hacked and burned to death. Among those sentenced is alocal leader of a hardline Hindu nationalist group with ties to the country’s governing PJP party.India’s current Prime Minister Narendra Modi was Gujarat's minister the time of the riots, andhe's often been criticized for doing little to prevent the violence.

　　British police are investigating the motive behind the murder of the opposition Labor MP JoCox who was shot and stabbed on Thursday as she met her constituencies in West Yorkshire.The killing has caused a nationwide shock and campaign for next week’s EU referendum hasbeen suspended until Saturday. An eyewitness said the attacker shouted “Britain first” as heattacked Ms. Cox who backed the Remain campaign. A 52-year old local man was arrestednearby. There are reports that the suspect had far right political sympathies.

　　A court in Germany is due to announce its verdict today in the trial of a former guard at theAuschwitz concentration camp in Nazi occupied Poland. Reinhold Hanning, who's 94, isaccused of being an accessory to the murder of 170,000 people. Jane Hill reports. Prosecutorsclaim Hanning met Jewish prisoners as they arrived at Auschwitz and may have escorted someof them to the gas chamber. There's no evidence that he killed anyone. But lawyers say hewas part of the Nazi machine and as such facilitated genocide. Mr. Hanning has said he'sashamed he saw injustice and did nothing to stop it. If he's found guilty, he's unlikely to servea prison sentence because of his age and frailty. Jane Hill reporting. You are listening to theworld news from the BBC.

　　The governing body for world athletics the IAAF will meet today to decide whether to allowRussian athletes to compete the Rio Olympics in August. Russia was suspended lastNovember after a report accused it of state sponsor doping. Moscow says it's cleaned up itsanti-doping program. The IAAF will decide if enough has been done.

　　Bernie Sanders, the runner-up in the contest for the US Democratic Party's presidentialnomination, has promised to work with the presumptive candidate Hilary Clinton. He said it wasvital to stop the Republican candidate Donald Trump from winning the White House. Aftercenturies of racism, sexism and discrimination of all forms in our country, we do not need amajor party candidate who makes bigotry the cornerstone of his campaign. We cannot have apresident who insults Mexicans, Latinos, Muslims,women and African Americans. Mr. Sandersurges his supporters to carry on his liberal agenda to transform the Democratic Party.

　　Scientists have launched an international mission to review the secrets of the deep NorthAtlantic Ocean. The Atlas project involving research institutions around Europe and NorthAmerica will spend four years exploring unknown ecosystems and measuring the changingocean currents that affect world climate. Researchers say they also want to understand whatimpact deep sea fishing, gas and mineral extraction could have on the deep ocean, one of theleast understood regions of the planet.

　　The American singer and musician Meat Loaf has collapsed on stage during a concert in thecity of Edmonton in Canada. Video footage shows Meat Loaf, whose real name is Michael LeeAday, falling slowly to the floor as the music plays on. The 68-year-old rock star whose hitsinclude Bat Out Of Hell canceled shows recently due to illness. BBC News.

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