澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-06-28（在线收听） |
The Libyan government has scoffed at the International Criminal Court's bid to arrest Colonel Gaddafi for crimes against humanity. The court has now issued an arrest warrant for the Libyan leader, for his son Saif al-Islam and his intelligence chief. The rebels are celebrating the move, but the government says the tribunal has no authority. An Australian citizen accused of working with Hamas has faced court in Israel. Eyad Abu Arja was arrested in March. He's been accused of training with Hamas in Syria and then being recruited by them to spy in Israel. He's yet to make a plea, but he has denied ever undertaking that training.
More than 150 Syrian dissidents are meeting in the capital Damascus to discuss a peaceful transition to democracy. This is the first such gathering since the uprising began in March. The United States has described the development as "significant". The Syrian government has also invited the opposition to a conference in two weeks' time to discuss political reform.
One of the rising stars of America's Tea Party movement has thrown a hat into the ring for the Republican presidential nomination. Michele Bachmann is trying to establish herself as the main alternative to Republican front-runner Mitt Romney. One recent opinion poll put her just one percentage point behind Mr Romney.
And one of New Zealand's top surgeons has operated on an ailing Emperor penguin. The wayward penguin nicknamed "Happy Feet" was found on a beach near Wellington last week 3,000 kilometers from its Antarctic home. |
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