The European Football Championship has begun in Warsaw with an opening ceremony followed by the first match between Greece and the co-hosts Poland. The game ended in a 1-1

draw

. In Wrocław, in southern Poland, Russia beat the Czech Republic 4-1. Games will also be played in Ukraine. Both Poland and Ukraine hope the tournament will be a showcase for their nations, but there's been controversy over racist football fans.

BBC News

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United Nations monitors have finally been able to enter the Syrian village of Qubair, the scene of Wednesday's alleged massacre by a pro-government militia. A BBC reporter travelling with them has described the scene of devastation: one house contained pieces of brain and congealed blood while in another the stench of burnt flesh still hung in the air. The findings were confirmed by Sausan Ghosheh, a spokeswoman who visited Qubair with the monitors.

联合国观察员终于进入叙利亚库贝尔村，周三反政府民兵的大屠杀就发生在这里。一名BBC记者与观察员一道进入村子，他描述了现场的惨状：一处房屋里有脑袋碎片和凝血，而在另一间房里，烧焦肉体的恶臭仍弥漫在空气中。女发言人Sausan Ghosheh与观察员一道视察了村子，她确认上述情景属实。

"What we were able to see was some homes that were damaged from shelling as well as other calibre bullets. In addition to homes that were burnt, there seemed to be like bodies inside. There was a very heavy stench of burnt flesh as well as other body parts scattered around the village, and the blood flooded on the walls and floors."