The diary of a British soldier from the final years of the First World War written on toilet paper and other scraps is finally being decoded.
Edward Siegrist, who was in his 20s, made a daily record of his time in France and Belgium between 1917 and early 1919 using a now-
defunct
form of
shorthand
. The diary lay in the attic of one of his children until the family found one of the few people still alive who could transcribe it. The journal gives a vivid record of dangers and discomforts of life behind the front-line.
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The United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay has accused the Security Council of emboldening the Syrian government to launch what she described as an "all-out assault" to crush the opposition. Ms Pillay told the UN General Assembly that the longer the international community delayed action, the longer Syria's civilian population would suffer. Here's our diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall.
联合国人权行政长官Navi Pillay谴责安理会,称其鼓励叙利亚政府发动她所谓的“全面袭击”来镇压反抗。Pillay向联合国大会表示,国际社会行动得越晚,叙利亚的平民就要受更久的苦。BBC外交记者Bridget Kendall报道。
Navi Pillay's denunciation of the Syrian authorities was ferocious. Across Syria, she said, the pattern of attacks on civilians suggested approval at the highest levels.