“这个议会将真正民主，经全体通过，将加强我国的民主建设。”

Two bomb attacks in northeastern Kenya close to the Somali border have killed a member of the Kenyan security forces and wounded at least 10 others. Kenya has suffered numerous attacks since sending troops into Somalia in pursuit of militants from the Islamist group al-Shabab two months ago.

肯尼亚东北部与索马里接壤处发生两起炸弹袭击，杀死数名肯尼亚安全部队成员，至少10人受伤。自两月前肯尼亚向索马里派兵追捕伊斯兰阿尔沙巴布组织以来，一直遭受连续袭击。

Syrian activists say they've received reliable reports of heavy fighting between the security forces and soldiers who've defected to the opposition. Sources inside Syria say dozens of new army defectors clashed with government forces in the southern province of Deraa. Jonathan Head reports from Istanbul.

叙利亚活动分子称收到可靠消息，称安全部队和投降反对派的士兵之间战斗激烈，来自叙利亚内部的消息称，数十名新叛军与政府部队在南部省份Deraa发生冲突，Jonathan Head在伊斯坦布尔报道。

The much talked-about spectre of civil war is already a reality in parts of Syria like the town of Busra al-Harir in the south, where an army unit loyal to President Assad and backed by tanks is reported to have fought for several hours today with armed opposition forces, leaving some military vehicles in flames and an unknown number of casualties. There were similar reports from the northwest close to the Turkish border. The city of Homs has experienced daily gun battles for several weeks. Human rights groups fear the army is now preparing an operation to retake control of the city. The opposition had also called for a general strike today - a strike for dignity, they called it, which appears to have been widely observed.