乌拉圭首都蒙特维多两家医院发生数起可疑死亡案,警察调查两个月后逮捕了嫌犯。据悉,这两名男护士都与引诱二十多名重危病人死亡案有关。但调查人员称,不是所有的受害者都是晚期病人。官方认为,这些医院工作人员可能给病人吃了一种从邻国巴西买来的毒药。有一种说法是,由于各个病人死亡的方法不一样,所以这些护士可能是相互独立作案的,目前警方正在对此进行调查。
The Cuban dissident group Ladies in White says the authorities have detained their spokeswoman Bertha Soler and more than 30 other members. They were stopped by police when they were going to take part in a regular Sunday silent parade to demand the release of political prisoners. The group, formed nine years ago, said the Cuban authorities had increased pressure on them and other dissidents in the last few weeks, detaining them for short periods, threatening them and harassing them.
古巴“白衣女士”异见组织称,当局逮捕了该组织的女发言人Bertha Soler和30多名成员。周日那天她们按照惯例上街静默游行,要求释放政治犯,这时警察阻止了她们。这个九年前成立的组织称,在过去数周里,古巴当局对她们和其他异见者施加压力,将他们短时间拘留,威胁并骚扰他们。
Tens of thousands of grieving Coptic Christians are taking part in a second night of vigils in Egypt following the death on Saturday of their leader Pope Shenouda. Jon Leyne reports.