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发表于 2008-2-7 17:19
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From the VOA News Center in Washington, I'm Frances Alonzo.
Republican US Senator John McCain won his party's most important presidential nominating contests on a day known as Super Tuesday, while Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each scored key wins, but no defeat to victory. McCain beat his Republican rivals in nine states, including three of the nations most populous, California, New York and Illinois. He now has more than half the delegate votes needed to win his party nomination for president. "We won a number of important victories in the closest thing we've ever had to a national primary. We won primaries in the west, the south, the midwest and the northeast. I think we must get used to the idea that we are the Republican Party frontrunner for the nomination." Meanwhile, Senator Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in the Democratic Party race. However, neither emerged as a clear frontrunner. Senator Clinton won the three states that offered the most delegates, California, New York and Massachusetts. "After seven years of a president who listens only to the special interests, you’re ready for a president who brings your voice, your values and your dreams to your White House." said Senator Hillary Clinton. Senator Obama won more states than she did, but not as many delegates. "Our time has come. Our movement is real. And change is coming to America." said Senator Barack Obama.
We turn our attention now to Chad where the French defense minister is there for a meeting with the beleaguered President Idriss Deby, whose government has been holding off rebels threatening to take the capital. France has promised to come to aid its former colony. However, the defense minister Tuesday said that France's military agreement with Chad is limited to logistical, medical and trading support. Chad's capital, / N'jamena is calm today with most businesses closed. However, a few shops have reopened.
A Pakistani army helicopter has crashed in South Waziristan, killing 8 people including a general. Pakistani army spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said the crash today was an accident, apparently caused by a technical problem. He said the crash killed Major General Javed Sultan, the commanding officer of the Kohat garrison in South Waziristan. The accident took place in Pakistan's tribal region near the border with Afghanistan. No other details were immediately available.
Kenya's opposition is renewing threats to protest the meeting of East African foreign ministers they say will legitimize President Mwai Kibaki's government. The opposition led by Raila Odinga says it should have been consulted about that meeting. A Kenyan Foreign Ministry representative says some of the ministers arrived in Nairobi today for Thursday's meeting of the seven-member Inter-Governmental Authority on Development. Meanwhile, relief officials say the humanitarian toll in Kenya continues to rise and are calling for speedy solution. VOA's Scott Bobb reports.
Relief officials appealed to political leaders to stabilize security throughout Kenya as the number of people fleeing violence in some parts of the country continued to rise. A Kenyan Red Cross spokesman Tony Mwangi says this is aggravating the humanitarian crisis. "There are a number of areas that require immediate assistance in / form[/color=red]s of food as well as shelter for freshly displaced people and this is mostly in the western region of the country and a bit of the Rift Valley." Nearly 100 people have been killed in the violence in the past several days, mostly in western Kenya. The Red Cross says as a result the death toll has risen to about 1,000 and the number of homeless has grown to more than 300,000. Mwangi said his organization has provided some assistance to most of the displaced in the country but not enough. He said security was an essential condition for the efficient distribution of aid. Scott Bobb, VOA News, Nairobi.
Tornadoes and storms tore across five southern US states Tuesday, killing at least 45 people. At least 24 people died in Tennessee, including five outside the city of Nashville. The twisters killed at least 13 in the state of Arkansas. At least 7 are dead in Kentucky. One person is confirmed dead in Alabama. The storms also destroyed warehouses in the state of Mississippi. Tornadoes, wind damage and hail also were reported in the states of Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri.
More details at voanews.com. I'm Frances Alonzo, VOA News. |
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