And a 23-year-old student from Arizona, Cody Kretsinger, has
pleaded guilty
to hacking into the computer systems of the entertainment company Sony. Mr Kretsinger admitted stealing information from Sony, posting it on the website of the hacking group LulzSec and then bragging about it on Twitter. Sony said the stunt cost the company around $170m. The attack on Sony was one of several high-profile hacks of the group carried out last year. Mr Kretsinger could be sent to prison for up to 15 years.
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The United Nations Security Council has backed a deadline of next Tuesday for Syrian forces to end their offensive against the opposition. The council called on Syria to implement urgently its commitment to pull back troops and heavy weapons from population centres. The deadline is part of a peace plan put forward by the UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. Barbara Plett reports from the UN.
联合国安理会同意将下周二设为最后期限,要求叙利亚军队停止对反对派的进攻。安理会呼吁叙利亚立即履行承诺,将军队和重型武器从人口密集区撤出。这个最后期限是联合国与阿盟使者科菲·安南所提出的和平议案的一部分。Barbara Plett在联合国报道。
Kofi Annan was clearly sceptical about Syria's commitments. He told the General Assembly the government had claimed a partial withdrawal of troops from three cities, but reports of alarming numbers of casualties continued, and he said he was waiting for fuller action and information. He said the opposition had promised to observe a ceasefire if the government fulfills pledges to end military operations by 10 April, but he urged both sides to issue clear commands to local fighters to ensure violence ended by the morning of 12 April. And he stressed the importance of moving quickly to a political process to prevent a return to hostilities.