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BBC news with Jack Mackintosh.
The United Nations has said that the options for Iraqis fleeing the violence have been further narrowed by the fact that an increasing number of Iraqi provinces are closing their doors to them. In an interview with the BBC, the head of the UNFCR's Iraq support unit Andrew Harper said local governors are doing this because they lack the resources to look after the hundreds of thousands of displaced people. With more, here's Bethteer Nashir.
Iraq is becoming a pressure cooker, says Andrew Harper, with up to eleven provinces now turning internal migrants away. He says the provinces have been overwhelmed by the sheer number of people fleeing their homes. Local governors have reacted, Mr. Harper says, by blocking refugees from entering their territory or denying them food and education if they do get in. Four million Iraqis have left their homes since 2003, two million to go abroad, two million moving elsewhere in Iraq.
The United States has urged the Turkish government to exercise caution following its reported decision to ask parliament to approve possible military incursions into Northern Iraq to pursue Kurdish separatist rebels. Members of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, have been blamed for killing thirteen Turkish soldiers on Sunday, the deadliest such attack for many years. Turkey believes they came from bases in Iraq. But the state department spokesman, Sean McCormack, said Turkish military action wouldn't help the situation.
We have counseled both Iraq as well as Turkey that the way to address the issue is to work cooperatively. In our view, it is not going to lead to a long-term durable solution to have significant incursions from Turkey into Iraq.
A court in Argentina has sentenced a Roman Catholic priest to life in jail for committing human rights abuses during military rule in the 1970s and 80s. Father Christian Von Wernich was convicted of several counts, including murder and torture in the city of La Plata where he served as chaplain to the local police force. Our correspondent in Argentina, Daniel Schweimler, reports.
This was a case Argentines have been following closely for three painful often excruciating months. And the courtroom in the city of La Plata, to south of Buenos Aires, erupted with relief and jubilation when the judge announced the verdict, life imprisonment for the Roman Catholic priest Christian Von Wernich. Former prisoners say Von Wernich won their confidence and then passed the information to the torturers and killers.
United Nations backed Special Court for Sierra Leone has sentenced two former commanders of pro-government militia to six and eight years in prison for war crimes committed during the country's civil war. The presiding judge said Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa received short sentences because their civil defense forces helped to reestablish the rule of law in Sierra Leone.
World news from the BBC.
Military aircrafts in Pakistan have been attacking targets near the Afghan border for a third day. An army spokesman said they hit militant positions in the restive tribal area of north Waziristan, a stronghold of pro-Taliban and al-Qaeda groups.
The main opposition party in Burma, the National League for Democracy, has rejected any preconditions for talks between the military government and the detained NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Last week, the military authorities announced that talks between the Senior General Than Shwe and Ms Suu Kyi were possible provided she abandoned what were described as her confrontation and her support for international sanctions. Speaking at the UN on Tuesday, the US Ambassador Zalmy Kalilzad said talks in Burma would go ahead as soon as possible.
We believe it's very important that progress be made, that prisoners are released, that the conditions for Aung San Suu Kyi be improved, that she can prepare for participation and negotiations, that there be negotiations for a transition, and that we need to start preparing ourselves with regard to a transition in Burma.
The US Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from a German citizen Khaled al-Masri, who claims he was abducted and tortured by the CIA. The ruling affirmed a previous dismissal by a lower court after the Bush Administration asserted the state secrets would be revealed should the lawsuit proceed.
Organizers of last Sunday's Chicago Marathon have denied the problems which caused the race to be cut short will damage the city's bid to host Olympics in 2016. Runners have accused the race organizers of failing to provide enough water to cater for the tens of thousands of entrants who were running in temperatures of over 30 C. Dozens of competitors were hospitalized.
And that's the BBC news.
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BBC news with Jack Mackintosh.
The United Nations has said that the options for Iraqis fleeing the violence have been further narrowed by the fact that an increasing number of Iraqi provinces are closing their doors to them. In an interview with the BBC, the head of the UNFCR's Iraq support unit Andrew Harper said local governors are doing this because they lack the resources to look after the hundreds of thousands of displaced people. With more, here's Bethteer Nashir.
Iraq is becoming a pressure cooker, says Andrew Harper, with up to eleven provinces now turning internal migrants away. He says the provinces have been overwhelmed by the sheer number of people fleeing their homes. Local governors have reacted, Mr. Harper says, by blocking refugees from entering their territory or denying them food and education if they do get in. Four million Iraqis have left their homes since 2003, two million to go abroad, two million moving elsewhere in Iraq.
The United States has urged the Turkish government to exercise caution following its reported decision to ask parliament to approve possible military incursions into Northern Iraq to pursue Kurdish separatist rebels. Members of the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, have been blamed for killing thirteen Turkish soldiers on Sunday, the deadliest such attack for many years. Turkey believes they came from bases in Iraq. But the state department spokesman, Sean McCormack, said Turkish military action wouldn't help the situation.
We have counseled both Iraq as well as Turkey that the way to address the issue is to work cooperatively. In our view, it is not going to lead to a long-term durable solution to have significant incursions from Turkey into Iraq.
A court in Argentina has sentenced a Roman Catholic priest to life in jail for committing human rights abuses during military rule in the 1970s and 80s. Father Christian Von Wernich was convicted of several counts, including murder and torture in the city of La Plata where he served as chaplain to the local police force. Our correspondent in Argentina, Daniel Schweimler, reports.
This was a case Argentines have been following closely for three painful often excruciating months. And the courtroom in the city of La Plata, to south of Buenos Aires, erupted with relief and jubilation when the judge announced the verdict, life imprisonment for the Roman Catholic priest Christian Von Wernich. Former prisoners say Von Wernich won their confidence and then passed the information to the torturers and killers.
United Nations backed Special Court for Sierra Leone has sentenced two former commanders of pro-government militia to six and eight years in prison for war crimes committed during the country's civil war. The presiding judge said Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa received short sentences because their civil defense forces helped to reestablish the rule of law in Sierra Leone.
World news from the BBC.
Military aircrafts in Pakistan have been attacking targets near the Afghan border for a third day. An army spokesman said they hit militant positions in the restive tribal area of north Waziristan, a stronghold of pro-Taliban and al-Qaeda groups.
The main opposition party in Burma, the National League for Democracy, has rejected any preconditions for talks between the military government and the detained NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Last week, the military authorities announced that talks between the Senior General Than Shwe and Ms Suu Kyi were possible provided she abandoned what were described as her confrontation and her support for international sanctions. Speaking at the UN on Tuesday, the US Ambassador Zalmy Kalilzad said talks in Burma would go ahead as soon as possible.
We believe it's very important that progress be made, that prisoners are released, that the conditions for Aung San Suu Kyi be improved, that she can prepare for participation and negotiations, that there be negotiations for a transition, and that we need to start preparing ourselves with regard to a transition in Burma.
The US Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from a German citizen Khaled al-Masri, who claims he was abducted and tortured by the CIA. The ruling affirmed a previous dismissal by a lower court after the Bush Administration asserted the state secrets would be revealed should the lawsuit proceed.
Organizers of last Sunday's Chicago Marathon have denied the problems which caused the race to be cut short will damage the city's bid to host Olympics in 2016. Runners have accused the race organizers of failing to provide enough water to cater for the tens of thousands of entrants who were running in temperatures of over 30 C. Dozens of competitors were hospitalized.
And that's the BBC news.
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