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The British Prime Minister David Cameron has urged the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to protect the rights of its minority Tamil community.

英国首相大卫.卡梅隆敦促斯里兰卡总统 Mahinda Rajapaksa保护少数民族泰米尔人团体的权利。

The two leaders met during the commonwealth Summit in Colombo. Mr. Cameron's office said the Prime Minister has robust exchange views with Mr. Rajapaksa about Sri Lanka's human rights record.

两外领导人在科隆坡举办的英联邦峰会上会见。卡梅隆首相办公室说，首相坚定地在斯里兰卡人权记录上与Rajapaksa总统交换了观点。

More than 100 UN member states have agreed to open formal discussions next year on controlling lethal autonomous weapons or killer robots.

100多个成员国同意在下一年开启关于限制毁灭性自动化武器和杀人的机器人。

The United States, Russia and China are thought to be among those countries now developing the technology for use on the battle field.

美国、俄罗斯、中国被认为在那些研制这些可供在战场上使用的科技的国家之列。

Human rights groups say this only a start, they are calling for a complete ban. From Geneva Imogen Foulkes.

人权组织称，这只是一个开始，他们正在呼吁完全禁止这种武器。Imogen Foulkes在日内瓦发回报道。