美国谴责叙利亚对示威者使用武力
The United States has condemned Syria for using force against protesters, saying the deployment of tanks and mass arrests amounted to barbaric measures. Hundreds of people are thought to have been killed or injured in recent days, particularly in the southern city of Deraa. One eyewitness who didn't want to be named said the main hospital there was being closely monitored by security forces.
"Deraa national hospital has become a military barracks that's being occupied by the army. They're arresting everyone there, including the injured. The only hospitals people can use now are the ones in the outskirts of the town or the smaller hospitals in neighbouring villages."
巴格达发生汽车炸弹袭击
At least four people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Many others were wounded in the blast. It happened near a market in a southern area of Baghdad.
意大利警方开打击黑手党行动 抓获约80名嫌疑人
About 80 people suspected of having links to the mafia have been detained in Italy. Forty arrests were made in a series of dawn raids in Calabria in the south. Those detained included a mayor and local officials. Another group of 40 people accused of extortion and drug smuggling between Italy and Spain was arrested around the city of Naples.
World News from the BBC