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米、イランへ最大規模の制裁 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says a fourth set of United Nations restrictions against Iran will be the toughest the country has faced. The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on the resolution Wednesday. It includes travel bans and financial restrictions against people and businesses thought to be involved in Iran's nuclear or missile activities. The American ambassador to the U.N., Susan Rice, says the resolution includes many new measures. She said she expects it to be approved by a strong majority of the fifteen council members. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned that any new restrictions could mean the end of talks on nuclear issues. |
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オバマ大統領メキシコ湾の早期回復を希望 President Obama is expected to return to the Gulf Coast early next week. He is to inspect how oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill is affecting the coasts of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The administration said the President will be in the area next Monday and Tuesday. Also, the chief of B.P., Tony Hayward, is to meet with American lawmakers next week to discuss the huge oil spill. Mr. Hayward is the only witness set to attend the meeting with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The meeting is to discuss the company's part in the oil spill. The damaged well was caused by an explosion on an oil rig that killed eleven people. A brother of one of the victims spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. Lawmakers are discussing a law that limits the amount a company must pay the family of a worker killed at sea. |
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ソマリア3人の大臣が罷免 Three Somali ministers say they have resigned. Culture and Higher Education Minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar and State Minister for the President, Hassan Moalim [Mohamud], announced their decision Tuesday in an interview with VOA. Both men said the government is failing to make progress on Somalia's many problems. Later, State Minister for Defense, Yusuf Mohammad Siad, also announced his resignation. The Somali government has been affected by several disputes in recent weeks. The Speaker of Parliament resigned last month after being shouted at by other lawmakers. |
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バイデン副大統領ケニヤ改革が成功すれば増資を明言 Vice President Joe Biden says American investment in Kenya will increase if the country successfully passes a new constitution and other reforms. Mr. Biden spoke in Nairobi on Tuesday. He said American countries [companies] want to do business in Kenya. He said there would be more business interest if political and economic reforms are carried out in Kenya as promised. Mr. Biden is on a three-day trip to Kenya. His comments came after a meeting with President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The Kenyan leaders began a power-sharing deal in two thousand eight after election violence killed over one thousand people. |
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ネルソンマンデラ南アフリカ前大統領がサッカーＷ杯の開幕セレモニーに参加 The family of former South African President Nelson Mandela says he will make a brief appearance at the World Cup's opening ceremony in Johannesburg Friday. A family spokesman had earlier said that the ninety-one year old former president was too weak to attend. But, he told reporters Tuesday that Mr. Mandela probably will meet with players and other people for ten to fifteen minutes. Mr. Mandela has been widely praised for his part in ending white minority rule and discrimination against blacks in South Africa. He served as president for five years after the end of racial separation in the country. |
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