“伊斯兰后卫”控制着小城廷巴克图，据悉在阿拉伯北部沙漠里一大片地区，根据对伊斯兰法律的严苛解释，这里允许用石头砸死人，并肢解盗贼的双手。但目前似乎已经在进行和平谈判，之所以能暂时好转，可能是因为国际部队的军事干预构成的实在威胁。西非陆军参谋长已在首都巴马科进行会谈，商谈北部的这次行动。尽管联合国对此进行了长期而艰难的协商，这次会谈将几乎可以确定这次行动的最终细节。

Several people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital Damascus. The official Syrian news agency Sana said the blast took place in a northwestern suburb. The London based Syrian observatory for human rights said three bombs exploded killing at least ten people.

叙利亚首都大马士革发生炸弹袭击，导致7人丧生。叙利亚官方新闻机构叙利亚阿拉伯通讯社称爆炸发生在西北郊区。总部在伦敦的叙利亚人权观察机构称三枚炸弹杀死了至少10人。

Turkey's ruling AK party has submitted to parliament proposals aimed at transforming the powers to the president. Under the existing constitution, the president has a largely ceremonial role. The current Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he intends to run for the role of the president when the elections are held in 2014. Here is Tom Esslemont.

土耳其执政的正义与发展党向议会提交提议，希望将权力转交给总统。根据当前的宪法，总统在很大程度上是仪式性的角色。现任总雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安说，他准备在2014年总统竞选中角逐总统职位。Tom Esslemont报道。