BBC news with David Legge
Talks are being going on in Abidjan, the main city of Ivory Coast, to try to secure the surrender of Laurent Gbagbo, who’s been refusing to give up the presidency since the election in November. Forces loyal to the man recognized by the United Nations is Ivory Coast’s news president, Alassane Ouattara, have surrounded the presidential compound. One of Mr. Ouattara’s commanders, Colonel Gausu condemned Mr. Gbagbo hesitating.
“After all these death, it’s only occurs him now to call for a ceasefire. After all these death, if Mr. Gbagbo is not leaving power, we will carry on. If he steps down today, we will stop and make the country secure.”
Our correspondent Andrew Harding says fears stricken civilians are still leaving Abidjan.
I’m in the suburbs of Abidjan, very empty, very quiet. There corpses, many corpses by the side of the road. Although the war doesn’t appear to be ending, the battle for Abidjan wrapping up now, there is still a mood of a great uncertainty. We’ve seen a lot soldiers loyal to Ouattara heading into the city center, saying they are not going to fight now, they are just going to secure the place, protect civilians. But the concern is of course, more than a different arm groups in the fear of brutalizes, perhaps even, massacres.
The Libyan rebel leader, Abdul Fattah Younus, says accuse NATO standing idly by, while forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi continue killing people in the besieged western city of Misrata. General units said without NATO action, Misrata residents face extermination within a week. Early an oil tank arrived in the eastern Libyan port to broke to pick up the first consignment of oil to be exported from the rebel held region. Our correspondent, Jon Leyne says the shipment is considerable success to the rebels.
It gives the rebels the oppositions about 100 million dollars, maybe not in cash, maybe the cash are largely huge broken in the sell, provides humanitarian assistance that value. It may sounds a lot of money, but it’s not really huge amount when you consider this is almost half of the country there. But it also helps the oil men keep working, because they need keep all throwing to the pipes here, or else the pipes wax up. And I think the spoke gives a degree of respectability to the oppositions, the leadership. Now body in control of large popular country with its own source revenue.
State television in Yemen is reporting the three people being killed in clashes in Sanaa between supporters of president Ali Abdullah Saleh and soldiers who silenced those who calling him to step down. It’s said 15 other people were wounded. A BBC reporter in the city says the number of protester is growing, and they have ripped tense in the roads, leading to the president’s residence.
Sunni Justin reports from Sudan says airstrike has destroyed a car near the city of Port Sudan. Head of Assembly has been quoted to say “two people inside the vehicle were killed.” There were few other details.
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The wife of Bosnian Serve Military commander Recon Ribbon who’s wanted on genocide charges, said he’s dead. A Recon legislative wife, Busilka, is sought on charge of illegal position of weapons. From Belgium, here’s Mark Lowen.
Recon Rbibbon is still in large almost 16 years after he hasn’t indictment, like international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He’s known by prosecutors to be in the Serbian capital until 2006. After that the trial goes cool, but many believe he is still hiding here. His wife however, says he would be in touch with the family if he was still alive. And he is probably succumbed to Frajad Hart.
Lawyers from Vietnamese dissident have challenged his 7-year jail sentence, saying the judge broke the law by refusing to make all the evidence public. The human rights campaigner, Cu Huy Ha Vu, was convicted on Monday for spreading propaganda against the Vietnamese state.
European Commission has asked European Union countries to submit plans by the end of the year to improve living condition for Roma people. The commission says action is needed to combat the disadvantages faced by Roma in education, health care, housing and employment. The EU Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, said the priority should be to ensure Roman children finish primary school.
United Nations metrological agency says the ozone layer has suffered unprecedented levels of damage in recent month. The ozone layer protects life on earth through harmful ultra-violet rays. But the world metrological organization says more than 40% of the ozone layer above the Artic was destroyed in the month of March. Gaiya Martin, senior scientist with the organization says usually cool weather in the atmosphere has accelerated damage caused by industrial chemicals.
The problem is that these gases have a long life time in the atmosphere. These stay for decades. Some of them have even a life time more than 100 years, so then you have the cool temperatures. That can then trigger ozone division.
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