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The American Secretary of State John Kerry haswarned Syria the plans for it to hand over itschemical weapons are not a game. At a newsconference, ahead of the talks with his Russiancounterpart Sergei Lavrov, Mr. Kerry said Syria's actions had to be real, comprehensive andtimely. From Geneva where the two men have met, Paul Adam reports.
“Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry have launched a process full of high expectations and profoundskepticism. The Russian Foreign Minister said a successful outcome would make a strike onSyria unnecessary and he voiced the hope that it might also serve to brave life into a widerpolitical process. John Kerry was emphatic, only the threat of force had persuaded Syria toacknowledge its chemical arsenal, and in a direct reference to President Assad's interviewon Russian television in which the Syrian leader spoke of, what he called, a standardprocedure for handing over documents relating to chemical weapons within 30 days. Mr. Kerrysaid there was nothing standard about this process.”
The United Nations has received a formal letter from the Syrian government stating itsintention to join the international treaty controlling chemical weapons. From New York, here'sNick Bryant.
“Codified in the early 90’s and agreed to by all but five nations, the treaty bans the production,stockpiling and use of these deadly weapons. Under its terms, Syria has 60 days to provide adetailed inventory of all its chemical weapons agents related munitions and productionfacilities. The Assad regime would have to detail the exact locations of its stockpiles, and openthem to inspection by the international watchdog, the organization for the prohibition ofchemical weapons.”
A judge in London has allowed a Muslim woman to appear at a court hearing wearing her veil.It's thought to be the first time that this has been allowed in an English courtroom. Lastmonth, the judge said he couldn't allow the woman to enter a plea to a charge of intimidatinga witness while she was wearing the veil, because he couldn't be certain she was really thedefendant.
NASA has confirmed that the Voyager-1 spacecraft has become the first man-made objectto leave the solar system. The probe was launched 36 years ago, but scientists believe it leftour solar system last August; it's now nearly 19 billion kilometers from Earth in what's knownas interstellar space, a cold, dark part of the Milky Way. The Voyager-1 will continue to chartthis unknown realm of space, sending back pictures and messages until its power supplyruns out in about 10 years time. The announcement was made today at NASA's headquartersin Washington by Ed Stone, project scientist for the Voyager mission.
“Leaving the heliosphere and setting sail on the cosmic seas between the stars, Voyager hasjoined the other historic journeys of exploration, such as the first circumnavigation of theearth and the first footprint on the moon.” Ed Stone.
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Anders Breivik, the man serving 21 years in prison for mass killings in Norway in July 2011 hassuccessfully enrolled at the University of Oslo to study politics. His previous application wasrejected because he lacked the right qualifications, but he spent the summer taking the examshe needed to secure a place. Breivik will study on his own in prison and will have no directcontact with university staff.
The Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has called on the country's judiciary to punish thoseresponsible for the violence over the last two nights linked to the 40th anniversary of amilitary takeover that brought General Augusto Pinochet to power. Chilean police have arrestedmore than 260 people in connection with the violence. Forty-two police officers were wounded,six seriously, including some who had acid thrown at them.
Some of the striking landscapes of the Galapagos Islands, which belong to Ecuador, can nowbe explored online on Google's Street View. The launch marks 178 anniversary of the Britishscientist Charles Darwin's visit. Our America's editor Eric Camara has more.
“It may be called Street View, but an online visit to the Galapagos Islands allows users to divewith sea lions, check out hatching turtles and finding guanas on white, sandy beaches. Asanother Street View project, you can zoom in and out and move around the images, thestunning pictures are a joint project of the Islands National Park and the Charles Darwinfoundation. It took Google staff ten days in a special backpack camera to shoot the imageslast May.”
The church in Welsh has voted to allow female bishops. The measure passed after gaining thenecessary 2/3 majority in each of the three sections of the Welsh Anglican Church's governingbody. The decision leaves the Church of England as the only Anglican Church in the UK not yethaving legislated to accept woman bishops.
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