The Italian motorcyclist Marco Simoncelli has been killed in a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP. He died from injuries sustained in a collision four minutes into the race. Simoncelli's bike
veered
across the track into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. They both escaped serious injury.
BBC News
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The new authorities in Libya have formally declared the liberation of the country at a ceremony in Benghazi outside the barracks where the uprising against Colonel Gaddafi began in February. The head of the NTC, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, thanked God for their victory before a massive celebratory crowd. From Benghazi, Jonathan Head.
利比亚新当局在班加西兵营外举行庆典,正式宣布全国解放,兵营所在地正是2月份发起反对卡扎菲上校暴动的地方。NTC领导人穆斯塔法·阿卜杜勒·贾利勒面对欢呼的人群,感谢上帝为他们带来胜利。Jonathan Head在班加西报道。
They came in their thousands back to the place where it all started to celebrate in their customary fashion their extraordinary achievement. Then Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the former judge who now leads Libya, addressed the crowd, calling on them to show tolerance and to work for reconciliation. He also assured the many devout Muslims here that Islam would help to shape their new country. They chose Benghazi for this ceremony as a tribute to the role it played in igniting and sustaining the revolution. Now the spotlight moves away from here to Tripoli in the west, where the new government will now sit.