4月21日導讀
[本日BBC聽抄音頻時光為:05分03秒]
BBC News with Ally Macue.
Iraqi officials say that Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, thoughtto be the last leading member of Saddam Hussein'sregime still at large, has been killed. He's believed tohad played a significant role in the rise of IslamicState in Iraq. The BBC has not yet received confirmation of Mr. al-Douri's death from thegovernment. But photographs and alleged details have been widely circulated. An Iraqi MP andformer Iraqi National Security Adviser, Mowaffak al Rubaie, told the BBC if test confirmed thatit was the body of Mr. al-Douri, it would be a major victory over insurgents in Iraq.
“We believe that getting him out of the way, we'll deal a major blow, psychological, moral blow,to the ISIS fighters and the Arab Baath Socialist Party fighters. We believe that although hewas not very active in the organisation of activities of ISIS, he was a symbol of, if you like, theresistance among these jihadists in Iraq.”
Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has warned that the problem of thousands of Africansrisking their lives to sail to Europe can only be solved if civil war ends in Libya. Most of themigrants start their journey across the Mediterranean from Libyan shores. Mr. Renzi, speakingat a joint news conference with President Obama in Washington, said the key was restoringstability to Libya, where rival armed factions are battling for control. Mr. Obama said the U.S.would work with regional allies on the issue.
“We are consistently looking where terrorist threats might emanate, and Libya, obviously, isan area of great concern. ISIL's been very explicit about wanting to use the chaos inside ofLibya as a potential justification for putting their, some of their personnel there. And so thecoordination with Italy and with other of our key partners is gonna be very important.”
An emotional service of remembrance has been held in Cologne Cathedral for the victims ofthe Germanwings plane crash in which 150 people died. The German President, Joachim Gauck,spoke about the difficulty of coming to terms with the evil of the German co-pilot, AndreasLubitz, who is believed to have deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps. Jenny Hillwas at the Cathedral.
“Five hundred bereaved relatives joined the German Chancellor Angela Merkel andrepresentatives of the French and Spanish governments at the state memorial service. Duringthe service, small, carved angels were handed to representatives of the families, the recoveryteams and the Airlines involved. Later, a young woman, named only as Sara, led a prayer. Shelost a relative in the crash. For all those missing their loved ones, she said：Oh Lord, dry theirtears.”
World news from the BBC.
Hundreds of Zimbabweans have demonstrated outside the South African Embassy in Harare,calling for an end to anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa. Riot police were deployed after theprotesters tried to destroy the Embassy gates. The violence started after the Zulu King,Goodwill Zwelithini, said foreigners should leave South Africa.
The American Hispanic TV channel, Univision, has announced the end of the longest-runningweekly TV variety show in history. Sabado Gigante, or Giant Saturday, is to end in September.Ganders Piet has this report.
“Hosted by Chilean talk show host, Mario Kreutzberger, known on the show as Don Francisco,Sabado Gigante was first aired in Chile in 1962. It has millions of Hispanic viewers for the 3-hourweekly show across the Americas and the US. The audience loves its mix of wild comedysketches, tearful family reunions, eccentric amateur talent shows and scantly-clad dancers.Univision did not say why the show was ending.”
Cardinal, Francis George, who played a significant role in pushing the Catholic Church toconfront sex abuse by clergy, has died at the age of 78. As the archbishop of the U.S. dioceseof Chicago at the height of the crisis in 2002, he led attempts by bishops to persuade theVatican to remove guilty priests.
3 zebras have gone on the loose in the Belgian capital, Brussels, forcing police into an unlikelycar chase. The animals, which escaped from a nearby ranch, brought a new meaning to zebracrossings, weaving their way along a canal, over a bridge and through a tunnel beforecantering along the streets of Brussels. The group of zebras, known as a dazzle, was pursuedby several police cars and eventually rounded up.
BBC News.
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