Commissioner Navi Pillay. The Sri Lankan government has rejected the UN report, saying it is fundamentally flawed. And by organising this huge rally, the Sri Lankan leaders seem to be sending out a defiant message to the UN that they have the strong backing of the people.
英国拳坛传奇人物亨利库珀去世
One of Britain's best-loved sporting personalities, the former boxer Sir Henry Cooper, has died. He was 76. Henry Cooper, a former British heavyweight champion, was perhaps best known in the ring for his devastating left hook and for his famous knockdown of the American Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, in 1963. After retiring from the ring, Henry Cooper went on to establish a career in media work.
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关于卡扎菲之子在北约空袭中被击毙的报道传出之后,愤怒的人群袭击了利比亚首都的黎波里的外交办公室。意大利和美国大使馆,以及联合国维和任务办公室均遭受袭击。英国大使馆完全化为灰烬,迫使伦敦政府驱逐利比亚大使。英国外交办公室大臣伯特(Alistair Burt)为该决定作出辩护。
保护外交办公室是各国之间外交关系的基础,受到维也纳公约的保护。当地政府应该为这些办公场所的安全负责。利比亚的行为严重违反了维也纳公约,而且利比亚政权也一直违反其他国际公约。所以,驱逐利比亚大使是完全正确的决定。