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ハイチで米軍が本格的に援助活動展開

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American military helicopters landed near the home of Haiti's president Tuesday to deploy troops and supplies in the capital, Port-au-Prince. One group of soldiers was sent to secure the city's main hospital. Medical workers there have been working to treat the many people who were injured in last week's earthquake. Officials estimate that the earthquake killed about two hundred thousand people. Also Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council agreed to add two thousand troops and one thousand five hundred more police to the U.N. forces already in Haiti. The U.N.'s peacekeeping chief said the extra troops will be used to protect vehicles transporting humanitarian supplies.

混乱のナイジェリア、副大統領が軍部隊を派遣

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The vice-president of Nigeria has ordered troops to deploy in the city of Jos. Goodluck Jonathan acted after deadly clashes between Muslims and Christians. National Security Adviser, Surki Mukthar, said Tuesday that Nigeria's military and police have moved together to return the situation in Jos to normal. He said that the vice-president is effectively operating the government. President Umaru Yar'Adua entered a hospital in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment almost two months ago.

イラク政府、スンニ派5万人の雇用を申し入れ

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In Iraq, the government says it has offered employment to about fifty thousand former Sunni resistance fighters. An Iraqi official said all ninety-six thousand former rebels are expected to get government jobs by the middle of the year. The official, Mohammed Salman al-Saadi, leads a committee seeking to increase unity in the nation. The fighters belong to groups known as the Sons of Iraq. They worked with American-led forces to help stop violence in local communities.

イラン核問題、６カ国会合でも追加制裁など決まらず

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Britain says it supports financial restrictions against Iran over its nuclear program. British Foreign Secretary David Milliband told Parliament Tuesday that financial restrictions have an important role in putting pressure on the Iranian government. But, he said the restrictions should be designed so as not to hurt the Iranian people. On Saturday, diplomats from the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany met in New York City. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the next move in the nuclear dispute with Iran. But, the meeting failed to produce an agreement on new restrictions.

日米安保５０年 オバマ大統領「米国の関与揺るがない」

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President Obama has called for renewing and strengthening the relationship between the United States and Japan. In a statement marking the fiftieth anniversary of a security agreement between the two countries, Mr. Obama described America's support of Japanese security as unshakeable. He said the co-operation between the two countries to meet common difficulties is an important part of American policy with the world. The American State Department's diplomat for Asia, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, is to travel to Japan next month to continue discussions about the future of an American military base on the Japanese island of Okinawa.