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BBC News with John Jason.
The US Democratic Convention has opened in Denver, at which party delegates will confirm Barack Obama as their first-ever African-American nominee for president. From the convention, James Coomarasamy reports.
Under the bright red, white and blue lights of the Pepsi Center, party chairman Howard Dean called the assembled delegates to order, formally opening this historic convention. For the first time, Democrats are set to nominate an African-American, Barack Obama, as their presidential candidate. Senator Obama's wife Michelle will be the keynote speaker on this first day of gathering which, party officials hope, will successfully define their candidate to skeptical voters and be a show of unity after the long and bruising primary battle between Senator Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton.
The head of the European Security Organization, the OSCE, Alexander Stubb, has accused Russia of trying to empty South Ossetia of Georgians. He told the BBC that last week in the Georgian town of Gori, he personally saw Russian troops drop off two lorry loads of elderly Georgians who've been evicted from South Ossetia. He declined to call it as ethnic cleansing, but he said he couldn't stand by the Russian parliament's call for both South Ossetia and Abkhazia to be recognized as separate nations from Georgia. He called on the Russian leadership to meet its international commitments, pointing out that Russia's president had already signed up to the French-brokered ceasefire which outlines an internationally endorsed solution to the dispute. Many western nations share concerns about Russia's actions and intentions over Georgia's sovereignty. But as yet, no one has specified any likely sanctions against Russia, nor suggested that there should be any kind of military response.
NATO says it's not been told that the Afghan government wants to renegotiate agreements on foreign troops in the country. A spokeswoman said the NATO-led Assistance Force was there at the invitation of the government in Kabul. The Afghan cabinet wants review of the authority and responsibilities of the international forces. Martin Patience reports.(Www.hxen.net)
This cabinet resolution seems to have been prompted by the latest incident when over 19 civilians were killed in an American air strike last week. It's not immediately clear whether this resolution is an act of political posturing, or if it will have serious consequences for the future. But the resolution is bound to worsen relations between Afghan government and international forces stationed in the country.
The Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he is confident of winning a crucial by-election which could see him return to parliament for the first time in almost 10 years. Reports suggest that the 61-year-old is the clear front-runner in a campaign that's been dominated by religion and renewed allegations that he committed sodomy. Mr. Anwar, who was sacked as deputy prime minister in 1998, has already been jailed for sodomy and corruption ---- charges, which he said, were politically motivated.
World News from the BBC.
The new speaker of parliament in Zimbabwe says his election will usher in a new era of parliamentary politics in the country. In a BBC interview, Lovemore Moyo said the legislature could no longer be used as a rubber stamping house for President Mugabe's policies. He said MPs from his party would show goodwill in order to bring about a positive outcome in the power-sharing talks currently under way between Mr. Mugabe and the MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
A senior government official in Malawi says greater access to antiretroviral drugs is having a dramatic impact on the survival rate for people living with HIV. The permanent secretary for HIV/AIDS says 2/3 of the patients who began receiving the drugs in 2004 are still alive.
The Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Brazilians to take sport more seriously after their Olympic team returned with the disappointing three gold medals. From Sao Paulo, Gary Duffy reports.
In a country where sport is a national passion, there has been fairly widespread frustration that given its size, Brazil did not bring home more medals from the Olympic Games. In particular, there was a high level of expectation that the national football team would take gold for the first time. And the disappointment was only added to by their defeat at the hands of longtime rivals Argentina. Overall, Brazil was ranked 23rd in the table of Olympic medals, although there were some highlights, such as the first gold medal won by the women's volleyball team. In this weekly radio address, President Lula voiced frustration over the performance by the men's football team, who came home with a bronze medal.
Researchers in the United States say that monkeys seem to get pleasure from giving in the same way that humans do. Working with capuchin monkeys, the scientists at Emory University in Atlanta gave the animals a token that allowed them an individual treat or an option that allowed them to share. They discovered the animals mainly opted for the latter.
BBC News.
Download Audio
BBC News with John Jason.
The US Democratic Convention has opened in Denver, at which party delegates will confirm Barack Obama as their first-ever African-American nominee for president. From the convention, James Coomarasamy reports.
Under the bright red, white and blue lights of the Pepsi Center, party chairman Howard Dean called the assembled delegates to order, formally opening this historic convention. For the first time, Democrats are set to nominate an African-American, Barack Obama, as their presidential candidate. Senator Obama's wife Michelle will be the keynote speaker on this first day of gathering which, party officials hope, will successfully define their candidate to skeptical voters and be a show of unity after the long and bruising primary battle between Senator Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton.
The head of the European Security Organization, the OSCE, Alexander Stubb, has accused Russia of trying to empty South Ossetia of Georgians. He told the BBC that last week in the Georgian town of Gori, he personally saw Russian troops drop off two lorry loads of elderly Georgians who've been evicted from South Ossetia. He declined to call it as ethnic cleansing, but he said he couldn't stand by the Russian parliament's call for both South Ossetia and Abkhazia to be recognized as separate nations from Georgia. He called on the Russian leadership to meet its international commitments, pointing out that Russia's president had already signed up to the French-brokered ceasefire which outlines an internationally endorsed solution to the dispute. Many western nations share concerns about Russia's actions and intentions over Georgia's sovereignty. But as yet, no one has specified any likely sanctions against Russia, nor suggested that there should be any kind of military response.
NATO says it's not been told that the Afghan government wants to renegotiate agreements on foreign troops in the country. A spokeswoman said the NATO-led Assistance Force was there at the invitation of the government in Kabul. The Afghan cabinet wants review of the authority and responsibilities of the international forces. Martin Patience reports.(Www.hxen.net)
This cabinet resolution seems to have been prompted by the latest incident when over 19 civilians were killed in an American air strike last week. It's not immediately clear whether this resolution is an act of political posturing, or if it will have serious consequences for the future. But the resolution is bound to worsen relations between Afghan government and international forces stationed in the country.
The Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he is confident of winning a crucial by-election which could see him return to parliament for the first time in almost 10 years. Reports suggest that the 61-year-old is the clear front-runner in a campaign that's been dominated by religion and renewed allegations that he committed sodomy. Mr. Anwar, who was sacked as deputy prime minister in 1998, has already been jailed for sodomy and corruption ---- charges, which he said, were politically motivated.
World News from the BBC.
The new speaker of parliament in Zimbabwe says his election will usher in a new era of parliamentary politics in the country. In a BBC interview, Lovemore Moyo said the legislature could no longer be used as a rubber stamping house for President Mugabe's policies. He said MPs from his party would show goodwill in order to bring about a positive outcome in the power-sharing talks currently under way between Mr. Mugabe and the MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
A senior government official in Malawi says greater access to antiretroviral drugs is having a dramatic impact on the survival rate for people living with HIV. The permanent secretary for HIV/AIDS says 2/3 of the patients who began receiving the drugs in 2004 are still alive.
The Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Brazilians to take sport more seriously after their Olympic team returned with the disappointing three gold medals. From Sao Paulo, Gary Duffy reports.
In a country where sport is a national passion, there has been fairly widespread frustration that given its size, Brazil did not bring home more medals from the Olympic Games. In particular, there was a high level of expectation that the national football team would take gold for the first time. And the disappointment was only added to by their defeat at the hands of longtime rivals Argentina. Overall, Brazil was ranked 23rd in the table of Olympic medals, although there were some highlights, such as the first gold medal won by the women's volleyball team. In this weekly radio address, President Lula voiced frustration over the performance by the men's football team, who came home with a bronze medal.
Researchers in the United States say that monkeys seem to get pleasure from giving in the same way that humans do. Working with capuchin monkeys, the scientists at Emory University in Atlanta gave the animals a token that allowed them an individual treat or an option that allowed them to share. They discovered the animals mainly opted for the latter.
BBC News.
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