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パキスタンでタリバン・ナンバー２を拘束 American and Pakistani officials say a secret joint operation captured Afghanistan's top Taliban military commander several days ago in Karachi. Officials say Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is the most important Taliban member detained since the Afghan war began in two thousand one. They said that he is second in influence only to the man who created the Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar. Pakistan's interior minister neither confirmed nor denied the capture of Mullah Baradar. The Taliban in Afghanistan deny he has been detained, but Pakistani and American intelligence agents have said they are questioning the Taliban commander. He was said to lead the Taliban's daily military operations and its governing political council. |
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ＮＡＴＯ軍、アフガン拠点の「マルジャ」を掌握 Bombs and rebel gunmen are slowing Afghan and NATO troops as they seek to clear a Taliban position in southern Afghanistan. Afghan officials say the rebels are fleeing from Marjah in Helmand province. NATO said Tuesday that one of its soldiers was killed in a bombing related to the operation. Officials also reported that at least thirty-five militants died in the first two days of fighting. The joint offensive began February thirteenth. Afghan civilians also are being killed. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has reported fifteen civilian deaths. This includes twelve civilians killed Sunday when NATO rockets hit a home in Marjah. |
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ウクライナ大統領選、敗れた首相が提訴へ In Ukraine, defeated presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko has taken legal action in her effort to cancel the results of the recent elections. Ms. Tymoshenko arrived at the Supreme [High] Administrative Court in Kiev Tuesday. She bought boxes of evidence that she said show the election won by Viktor Yanukovych was dishonest. She claims cheating robbed her of one million votes. Final election results showed her losing by almost eight hundred eighty-eight thousand votes. An election observation team from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has said the vote was free and fair. |
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オバマ政権、原発２基新設に政府保証 President Obama has announced an eight billion dollar government loan for the building of two nuclear reactors. They are to be built near the city of Atlanta, Georgia. They would be America's first new reactors in thirty years. The President said the loan is just the beginning of efforts to end dependence on foreign energy. Mr. Obama also said that America must do more to create clean energy. He spoke to workers and officials at a job training center near Washington, D.C. Mr. Obama warned that other countries, including China, are already investing heavily in nuclear energy. He said that the United States is in danger of falling behind. |
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ツタンカーメンの死因は骨折とマラリア A new study by Egyptian scientists says the ancient ruler King Tutankhamun most likely died of malaria and bone problems. The research team was led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass. The researchers used X-ray and genetic testing to study the bodies of eleven ancient rulers, including King Tut. King Tutankhamun died over three thousand years ago at the age of nineteen. He is historically important because of the many beautiful objects discovered in his burial place in nineteen twenty-two. The study was published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. |
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