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BBC英语新闻 2008-06-10

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The Democratic Party's candidate for the United State's presidency Barack Obama has refocused his campaign on America's deepening economic crisis. In a speech in North Carolina, he / Hillary Clinton pulled out of the race for the Democratic nomination. Senator Obama attached the Republican presidential candidate John McCain, accusing him of, in his words, "a full fooled endorsement of President Bush's economic policies". James Coomarasamy reports.

Senator Obama sees on a number one issue concerning American voters. He painted John McCain as "the candidate of big business, using the Arizona senators' support for the Bush ministrations", tax cut to link him to an unpopular president. The McCain campaign has called Senator Obama a typical tax spend liberal, who doesn't understand the US economy and whose policies would not appeal to those independent voters, who are likely to decide the election in November.

President Bush is in Slovenia on a farewell visit to Europe. He'll meet European Union leaders at the summit, expected to a / commitment to the United States in the Europeans, such as the need for more action against Iran and Zimbabwe.

United Nations' envoy to Somalia says a peace deal has been signed by the transitional government with an alliance of some opposition groups. Delegates signed the agreement after weeks of indirect talk through UN mediators in Jeputy. But it does not include many of the armed Somali groups at present fighting the transitional government and the Ethiopian troops backing it. Adrian reports.

Just hours ago, it appeared the talks in Jeputy between Somali transitional government and opposition leaders had failed. But the United Nations' envoy to Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, made the dramatic announcement that an agreement had been reached to end fighting. Government soldiers backed up by Ethiopian forces have been engaged in mere continuous conflict with opposition militia since Jan. last year. The deal includes an appeal to the United Nations to send a peace keeping force to Somalia. With this force in place, Ethiopian troops will withdraw.

The parents of an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalid, who was kidnapped two years ago by Palestinian militants, have received a letter from their son. The abduction of Mr. Shalid in 2006 caused the major rally in / in Gaza, in which many Palestinians were killed. Will Davids reports from Jerusalem.

The hundred word letter, in which Gilad Shalid plead for his life, was delivered to his family by representatives of a former American president, Jimmy Carter. To an in recent peace race to the region, Mr. Carter has been promised by Hamas leaders, that select will be forthcoming. The 21-year-old army copl., was snatched in a raid by Hamas backed militants almost exactly two years ago. The subsequent // and invaded Gaza by Israeli troops failed to secure his release.

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A leading American think-tank has become the latest organization to accuse members of Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI, of leading Taliban fighters in neighboring Afghanistan. Pakistan has always denied such allegations. But in a new report founded by the Pentagon, the / corporations said individual Pakistani agents have provided intelligence to insurgence.

The Bangladeshi government has proposed a 20% pay increase for about two million government employers in /, starting in July. Correspondents say the / decided to house workers in various state agencies hit by a 15% rise in food price since January. The government has also announced plans to raise its emergency food stocks.

// has said it would call for a meeting between oil producing and consuming countries to discuss record-high prices. There has been no word on when such a meeting might take place. Zambia officials have blamed the price rises on political tension and the actions of professional investors. They say the price moves are not related to users of supplying demand.

Football in the European Championship. The Netherlands have beaten the world champion's Italy by three goals in all. Supporters of the Dutch team have been celebrating in Swiss's capital, from where, Alex Capstick sent this report.

The Dutch celebration in the city center will be long and load. Netherlands hasven't beat Italy in thirty years. But windless streets have been ended with the thoroughly convincing display. This was a performance that hard backs the golden era of Dutch football when JohanCryuff, Wiskins and after them ruled the current coach Marco van Basten were in their pop, and how the tens of thousands of orange clubs supporters lacked deserve. They have been in a party mood all day and the / will / the early hours of the morning.

In today's another match, which was seen as the tournament toughest group, France and Romania, drew NLL. BBC News.


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