Basque separatists in Spain have launched a new political party to campaign for pro-independence votes in next month's general elections. The new coalition named Amaiur would fill a political void left by Batasuna which was banned in 2003 because of links with the armed seperatist group ETA . Spain's courts will have to decide whether to let Amaiur compete in the elections.

西班牙巴斯克分裂主义者已建立一个新政党，以参加下月的大选，进行支持独立的投票。新联盟名叫Amaiur，将填补巴塔苏纳党2003年留下的空位，该党因与军队分裂主义组织ETA有关联遭禁。西班牙法院将决定是否允许Amaiur参与竞选。

There have been protests across the Pakistani province of Punjab over power cuts which now lasts up to 18 hours a day. Over the weekend technical problems in several electricity plants made the situation worse. Here is Marianne Landzettel.

巴基斯坦旁遮普省因每天断电18小时而引发抗议，一周以来，几家电厂因技术问题令问题更加恶化，Marianne Landzettel为您报道。

Power cuts in Pakistan are frequent but over the past two days most parts of Punjab have had virtually no electricity at all. Protesters burned tires, blocked roads and pelted buses with stones before being dispersed by police with batton charges.Business leaders say production in all industries has ground to a halt. Some hospitals are running short of fuel for generators and Pakistani government officials say the power cuts are aggravating an outbreak of dengue fever. They say even the energy supply for emergency units can not be guranteed.