利比亚纷争仍在进行中
There are reports of further fighting in the Libyan city of Misrata which has been under siege from forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. A British newspaper journalist in the city told the BBC he had heard sporadic explosions and automatic gunfire during the day. He said it appeared that rebel forces had taken over three of the four locations that Colonel Gaddafi’s troops had been holding inside the city. A Libyan rebel leader says Kuwait has promised to give the rebels $180m in aid as they continue their fight against Colonel Gaddifi’s forces. Peter Boils has more.
Kuwait has stopped short of officially recognising Libya’s opposition, but this is a major financial contribution. The head of the transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdulla Julio, said the money was needed in part to pay salaries in eastern Libya. The opposition has been trying to get access to foreign exchange reserves since the uprising began in February. Last week the US senator John McCain visited Benghazi and called for Colonel Gaddafi’s frozen assets abroad to be released to the opposition.
尼日利亚选后骚乱致500人丧生
A human rights group in Nigeria says more than 500 people died following the presidential elections earlier this month. The Civil Rights Congress said the violence happened mostly in Kaduna state in the north of the country and the number of victims could be even higher.