4月23日導讀
[本日BBC聽抄音頻時光為:05分03秒]
BBC News with Julie Candler.
European leaders are under mounting pressure tochange the way they patrol the Mediterranean, afterthe latest tragedy to strike migrants crossing fromAfrica. Hundreds of people are feared drowned aftertheir boat capsized off the coast of Libya. The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, said he wouldbe demanding in an emergency summit of E.U. leaders this week. The Maltese Foreign MinisterGeorge William Vella.
“The most important part of the whole process is these human traffickers, who are makingloads and loads of money out of people whom they put on these boats which are notseaworthy, and they just push them out to sea for, to be their fate. And this is the worst partof it. So one we have to look at the crux of the problem, which is how to control these humantraffickers from not making more money out of these poor people who are looking for a betterfuture, and instead of finding a better future, they ended up at the bottom of theMediterranean Sea.”
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has spoken out against, what he called, atrociouspressure on Christians across North Africa and the Middle East. Archbishop Welby, who is theleader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, described the Islamic State group as deeply evil.But he said military action alone was not the answer. He was speaking during a visit to Egyptto the BBC's Lyse Doucet.
“The Archbishop said every trip he makes to this region reinforces his fear that Christiancommunities, who've existed here for two thousand years, were now at risk of dying. Last year,he backed the air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq, but emphasised military action alonewas not the answer. He thought as providing breathing space for governance in this region todeal with this violence. But he said political and religious leaders had to do whatever they couldto confront these threats.”
The Islamic State group has released a video, showing the apparent murder of about 30Ethiopian Christians by jihadists in Libya. Some are seen being beheaded on a beach. Othersare shot in the head in a desert area. The video maks it clear they were killed because of theirreligion. The Ethiopian government says it's trying to verify the identities and nationalities ofthe victims through its Embassy in Cairo.
Police in Brazil say 8 men have been killed in a shooting at a football fan club in Sao Paolo. Thesupporters of Corinthians were preparing banners ahead of a match when gunmen burst in.They ordered 7 fans to lie down before shooting them. The eighth was hit as he tried to flee.Police say the killings were likely to be drug-related. Our America's editor, Candace Piette, saysthere are growing concerns about the level of violence connected to football in Brazil.
“Football is now becoming something which is too dangerous for ordinary Brazilian families to goto. Of the fear that they are very concerned about that, partly because the games are heldvery late at night, so people don't want to take their children or their wives there, but alsobecause of the levels of violence as you've seen in and off the pitch.”
World news from the BBC.
The leader of Yemen's Houthis rebels has accused Saudi Arabia of trying to invade andoccupy the country. In a televised speech, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said his people had the rightto resist aggression by any means available. A Saudi-led coalition is now in its fourth week ofairstrikes aimed at stopping the rebels gaining full control of Yemen. Hundreds of people havedied in the bombing and in fighting between the Housthis and supporters of the oustedPresident, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Leaders of the Israeli Football Association are expected to travel to Switzerland this week in anattempt to fight off a Palestinian attempt to have them suspended from world's football'sgoverning body, FIFA. The Head of the Palestinian FA has submitted a draft resolution, callingfor Israel's suspension from FIFA, because it says it's inhibited the Palestinians' ability todevelop the game.
Nigerian health officials say they believe contaminated alcohol was the cause of a recent rashof deaths in the southeast of the country. The local Health Commissioner, Dr. Anderliangor, toldthe BBC he had visited the region, where 18 people have died and discounted reports of theWorld Health Organisation that pesticides were to blame.
“Our conclusion wasn't that it was pesticide. Pesticides were done in our consideration.What is pretty clear is that they seem to have consumed the locally brewed alcohol or gin. Thatis what is very prominent on our list.”
The Prime Minister of Finland has lost the general election after a campaign dominated by thecountry's protracted recession. With almost half the votes counted, Alexander Stubb'sConservative 4-party coalition was well behind the opposition centre party led by Juha Sipila.Mr. Sipila had opposed Mr. Stubb's campaign pledge to cut spending to help lift Finland'seconomic fortunes. He'll now enter negotiations with other parties to form the nextgovernment.
BBC News.
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