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Iran has agreed to let inspectors1 from the United Nations nuclear agency visit its recently-revealed second uranium enrichment plant. They will go there on Oct 25th. The day was set during a visit to Tehran by the head of the agency Mohammed ElBaradei. The revelation last month said Iran was building an underground facility near Qom heightened international concern that it’s secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons. But Mr. ElBaradei gave an upbeat assessment2 of relations with Iran.
"I have been saying for a number of years that we need transparency on the part of Iran, we need cooperation on the part of the international community. So I see that we are at the critical moment. I see that we are shifting gears from confrontation3 into transparency and cooperation."
In Washington, President Obama’s top security advisor4 said things appeared to be moving in the right direction.
The opposition5 Socialist6 Party in Greece has won the general election. The Prime Minister, Costas Karamanlis, conceded after early results showed the socialists7 under George Papandreou had a lead of more than 8% enough to give them an absolute majority in parliament. Malcolm Brabant reports from Athens.
Costas Karamanlis's gamble in calling a snap election backfired spectacularly. It is a humiliating defeat, and after congratulating George Papandreou on his victorious8, the outgoing prime minister immediately fell on his sword and resigned from the conservative party leadership. The victory socialists have described their success as a humbling9 responsibility and have promised to do everything humanly possible to have a productive four-year term on behalf of all Greeks.
All the main militant10 leaders in Nigeria’s Niger Delta11 have now joined the disarmament process set up as part of an amnesty deal. The government has offered to pay and train the militants12 who've been fighting for a greater share of the delta’s oil wealth. Mary Harper has the details.
The last leader to start disarming13 is one of the most powerful. Government Tompolo has been commanding the main militant faction14 in western Niger Delta, attacking oil installations and seriously disrupting oil production. Two other militant leaders gave up their weapons on Saturday. Thousands of people have come to see the disarmament ceremonies hoping that peace will return to the region. Security has been beefed up in the Niger Delta and the authorities say they will come down hard on anybody returning to violence.
At least nine people in Brazil were killed and another two injured when a group of gunmen opened fire indiscriminately on a street in the southern city of Guaraciaba. Among those killed in the shooting on Saturday evening were a mother and her baby. The police say the gunmen may be connected to the illegal drugs trade. Nearly all of the 600 killings15 in Guaraciaba last year were connected to drugs trafficking.
A NATO-led mission in Afghanistan says eight American and two Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack in the east of the country. Ian Pannell reports from Kabul.
Nearly 300 insurgents16 attacked two small bases in a remote part of Nuristan province according to the local head of police. First they opened fire on an Afghan military camp and then assaulted an US outpost. The gun battle lasted many hours and left eight American and two Afghan soldiers dead. The incident comes amid a growing debate in Washington over Afghan strategy.
This is the worst single incident in what has been the bloodiest17 year for US forces since 2001. The timing18 couldn’t be worse for those who are arguing for an increase in troops.
Indonesia says rescue operations after the Sumatra earthquake are now concentrating on helping19 those who've survived rather than searching for survivors20. There is a desperate need for food, clean water and shelter, particularly as it’s begun to rain. A BBC reporter who’s been to outlying villagers in west Sumatra says people are angry and frustrated21 that help has not arrived sooner.
The former head of the Russian state-run electricity company UES says he takes responsibility for a major accident at the country’s largest hydroelectric plant in August. 75 workers died when the turbine hall at the Sayano-Shushenskaya dam in Siberia flooded after a turbine broke free. Anatoly Chubais, who’d been named in an official report on the accident, said the deaths were a tragedy for him personally.
The renowned22 Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa has died in Buenos Aires. She was 74 and had been ill for some time. Mercedes Sosa was known to her fans as the voice of the voiceless in Latin America. In recognition of her work for greater social justice and her opposition to military rule, hundreds of people are gathering23 outside the palace of congress in Buenos Aires where her body will lie in state.
伊朗同意联合国核结构检查人员进入最近披露的第二座铀浓缩工厂。检查人员将于10月25日抵达。该日期由国际原子能机构负责人Mohammed ElBaradei访问伊朗期间确定。上月相关信息披露，伊朗正在库姆附近建立地下核设施，这使国际社会担忧，伊朗企图秘密研制核武器。但是，ElBaradei对伊朗进行了乐观的评估。
“几年来，我一直说，伊朗方面需要透明，而国际社会方面则需要合作。所以，我认为，我们现在处于关键时刻。我认为，我们应该由对立转向透明和合作。”
在华盛顿，奥巴马总统高级安全顾问称，目前的形势似乎正在向正确的方向发展。
希腊反对派社会党在大选中获胜。早期结果表明George Papandreou领导的社会党以8%的优势领先，足以在议会获得大多数席位之后，希腊总理科斯塔斯·卡拉曼利斯(Costas Karamanlis)表示让步。 Malcolm Brabant在雅典报道。
科斯塔斯·卡拉曼利斯(Costas Karamanlis)孤注一掷地进行仓促选举产生了事与愿违的结果。这是非常羞辱的失败，在庆祝George Papandreou获得胜利之后，这位总统立即卸任，辞去保守党派领袖职位。获胜的社会党称他们的胜利是艰巨的责任。他们承诺在四年任期内将竭尽全力代表全体希腊人民的利益。
尼日利亚尼日尔三角洲地区所有主要好战派领袖均加入裁军的行列，作为特赦令的一部分。好战分子一直为了获取三角洲地区更大的石油收益份额而战斗，政府承诺向战士们支付现金，并为它们提供训练。Mary Harper报道详细信息。
最后开始缴械的领袖是其中权势最大的领导人。Government Tompolo一直指挥尼日尔三角洲西部最主要的好战分子派系，一直袭击石油设施，严重干扰石油生产。周六，其他两名好战分子领袖已经缴出武器。数千人观看了缴械仪式，希望该地区能够迎来和平。尼日尔三角洲地区的安全形势已经得到加强。尼日利亚当局称，他们将严惩任何恢复暴力活动的人。
巴西南部城市瓜拉西亚巴一群持枪分子在街道上开火，至少9人死亡，2人受伤。枪击事件发生在周六晚，死者中包括一名母亲和婴儿。警方称，持枪分子可能和方法毒品交易有关。去年，瓜拉西亚巴地区几乎所有600名被杀者都和毒品走私有关。
北约领导的阿富汗任务称，在阿富汗东部发生的袭击中，8名美国士兵和2名阿富汗士兵死亡。Ian Pannell 在喀布尔报道。
据当地警察局报道，接近300名反叛分子袭击了Nuristan省偏远地区两个小型基地。首先，他们向阿富汗军事营地开火，袭击了美国前哨基地。枪战持续了几个小时，导致8名美国士兵和2名阿富汗士兵死亡。而华盛顿对阿富汗策略的争论日益激烈。
今年是自2001年对美国军队来说最为血腥的一年，而这是今年最为严重的单次暴力事件。对于那些要求增加驻阿富汗军队的人来说，这无疑是最糟糕的时机。
印度尼西亚称，苏门答腊岛地震之后的营救工作主要集中于帮助幸存者，而不是继续搜寻幸存者。目前灾区急切需求食物，清洁水和庇护所，尤其是现在又开始下雨。已经抵达苏门答腊西部偏远村庄的BBC记者称，由于救助没有迅速到达，人们非常气愤，非常失望。
俄罗斯国有电力公司UES前负责人称，他要为8月份该国最大的水电厂发生的重大事故负责。当时，涡轮损坏后，西伯利亚萨亚诺-舍申斯卡亚水力发电站发生洪水，75名工人死亡。在官方对事故的报道中，Anatoly Chubais称，这些工人的死亡对他个人来说是一个灾难。
著名阿根廷民谣歌手梅赛德斯-索萨(Mercedes Sosa)在布宜诺斯艾利斯因病去世，享年74岁。梅赛德斯-索萨(Mercedes Sosa)的歌声在拉丁美洲的歌迷来说非常著名。为了认可她争取更大的社会正义和对军事规则的反对，数百人在布宜诺斯艾利斯国会宫殿外进行集会，目前，梅赛德斯-索萨的遗体在此处安放。
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