BBC新闻讲解2010-10-25第526期

BBC新闻讲解附字幕:海地北部爆发霍乱疫情(2010-10-25)

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BBC News with Julie Candler

The African Union has called on the United Nations Security Council to give backing to an air and naval blockade of Somalia.The AU's commissioner for peace and security,Ramtane Lamamra, told the Security Council such action would prevent arms transportation and the movement of militants.From the UN headquarters in New York,Barbara Plett reports.

The AU envoy called on the council to authorize a much larger African peacekeeping force in Somalia,up to20,000troops and nearly2,000police.Crucially,he urged the UN to make sure they have enough money and resources.Fewer than8,000soldiers have been deployed so far,and they are badly paid and equipped.Mr Lamamra also asked the council to impose a naval blockade and no-fly zone over Somalia to prevent the entry of foreign fighters and weapons for armed groups.The current president of the Security Council,Ugandan ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda, said the requests were legitimate but would need to be studied further.

Peace activists in Israel say Jewish settlers are building new homes in the occupied West Bank at four times the rate they were before the government began its partial freeze at the end of last year. Peace Now group said work had begun on between600and700new housing units over the past month.A Palestinian spokesman said the new figures were alarming and showed Israel wasn't serious about the peace process,but the Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said the building should not affect the final outcome of the talks.

"Israel wants to proceed to move forward in the peace process,and all the difficult issues,all the core issues of the conflict are on the table,including the sensitive issue of settlements.In the interim,the limited construction underway will in no way impact upon the final contours of a peace agreement."

A Belgian skydiver,Els Clottemans,has been sentenced to30years in prison for murdering her love rival by sabotaging her parachute.The victim was sent plummeting to her death as both women took part in a jump with their instructor,with whom each was romantically involved. Belgian prosecutors showed how Clottemans had cut the cords to the main and reserve chute of her rival.

The head of the BBC World Service Peter Horrocks says some of its language services will have to close as a result of budget cuts and funding changes,but he couldn't yet say how many or which ones.Mr Horrocks said the World Service would have to save25%of its current costs over four years and suggested a number of areas that could be considered for efficiency savings.