澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-26（在线收听） |
Melbourne is mopping up after a series of wild storms that hit the city late yesterday. The high winds, torrential rain and hailstones as big as bowls caused widespread damage in the city's north and west. The state's emergency service received almost 3,000 calls for help. The storms also closed Melbourne airport grounding planes and diverting several flights to Sydney. Darwin has scattered the worst of tropical cyclone grant. The category 2 storm has crossed the Coburg Peninsula, and is expected to hit the coast northeast of Darwin nearly this morning. Wind gusts up to 145 kilometers an hour, brought down power lines and trees on the remote Croker island.
Dozens of people have died in a series of bomb attacks across Nigeria. Most of the people died when the bomb exploded at a catholic church on the outskirts of the capital Abuja. A militant Islamic group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for these attacks.
Pope Benedict has condemned the attacks in Nigeria during his Christmas day message. He also called for an end to violence in Syria, and resumption of the Mideast peace talks. The Pope prayed for victims of famine, flood and conflict around the world, and urged the international community to help those suffering from Hunger in the horn of Africa.
A suicide bomber has killed at least 19 people including a prominent MP in Northern Afghanistan. The man detonated the vest packed with explosives during a funeral in the city of Talaqan. 50 people were wounded in the blast. |
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