as symbols of wealth and social standing. In some communities, a young man even has to steal an animal to prove his

manhood

and win the favor of his in-laws. The stolen zebu then has to be returned to its owner.

Several outfits worn by the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher have soared at auction for more than $115,000. A jade-colored business suit she wore when she was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1975 fetched almost $40,000. Baroness Thatcher, who's 86, was noted for choosing her clothes to convey power and authority.

And that's the latest BBC News.

第二页：中英双语听力稿

BBC News with Stewart Macintosh

斯图尔特·麦金塔为你播报BBC新闻。

The first of a large group of South African miners accused of murder after recent protests have been released by a court. Karen Allen reports from Johannesburg.

在最近抗议中被指控谋杀罪的第一批大量矿工已被法院宣告释放。凯伦·阿伦在约翰内斯堡报道。

Celebrations as the protesting mine workers were released from custody, and a sense oftriumphalismthat murder charges which had prompted a publicoutcryhave been withdrawn – for the time being, at least. In a move that prompted public outrage, 290 miners from the Marikana mine were initially charged with the murder of their colleagues using an apartheid-era law after a protest during a wage dispute ended with 34 mine workers shot dead. TV footage at the time appeared to show the police fired the fatal shots.