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TheSyriangovernmenthasagreedtoatemporaryceasefireinitsconflictwithrebelstogoinsidewiththeMuslimFestivalofEidal-Adha.Asthetruceapproaches,rebelfightersarereportedtohavemadegainsinthecentralcityofAleppo,whichisbeingabattlegroundforweeks.FromtheTurkey-Syriaborder,JamesReynoldsreports.
InSyria'snortherncityofAleppo,shellingandgunfiresuggestedthatatrucewasnotthemainconcernamongthosefightingthewar.Oppositionrebelssaythatthey'venowtakencontroloftwoneighbourhoodstothenorthofthecitycenter.It'snotyetcleariftheSyrianarmywilltrytotakebackthedistricts.Themilitarypromisesthatthey'llobserveafour-daytrucetomarktheMuslimholidayofEid.Byitspledgecomeswithimportantconditions,thearmywarnsthatitwillrespondifrebelsattackorevenresupply.Theseconditionsmaymeanthatthepromise(-d)trucedoesnotfullytakehold.
TheBurmesegovernmentsaysmorethan50peoplehavebeenkilledinanewupsurgeofviolencebetweenMuslimsandBuddhistsinthewesternstateofRakhine.AbbyMosleyreports.
TheclashesbetweenBuddhistsRakhineandMuslimRohingyacommunitiesbegunonSundayandhavespreaddespiteacurfewbeinginplaceinmanyareas.Aspokesmanforthestategovernmentsaidmorethanahalfthefatalitieswerewomen,andnearly2,000homeshavebeenburntdown.TheUnitedNationssayslargenumbersofpeoplearefleeingtheconflictheadingforovercrowdedcampswheretensofthousandsarestillstrandedafterawaveofcommunalviolenceinJune.
UnitedStatesmilitaryhassaidthetwoofitssoldiershavebeenshotdeadinAfghanistanbyamanwearingAfghanpoliceuniform.It'sthelatestinaseriesofinsiderattacksagainstinternationaltroops.IthappenedinthesouthernUruzganprovince.Aspokeswomansaiditwasn'tclearwhethertheattackerwasamemberoftheAfghanpoliceorhadworntheuniformtogetclosetotheAmericans.
ApolicemaninNewYorkhasbeenchargedwithplottingtokidnap,rapeandkillwomenandtheneatthem.Detectiveshavesaidthey'vefounddetailsofmorethan100womenonthecomputerofGilbertoValle.Intheevent,noonewasharmed.BarbraPlettreports.
TheghoulishstoryofGilbertoVallehasshockedhardenedlawenforcementofficialshere.Actingonatipoff,theFBIsearchedhiscomputerandfoundE-mailsandotherelectronicmessagesaboutschemestoabductandcannibalizewomen.He'dallegedlycreaterecordsofatleast100potentialvictimsgettingsomeoftheinformationillegallyfromaFederalcrimedatabase.Inonereportedonlineexchangewithaco-conspirator,MrVallediscusseshowbesttocookanidentifiedwomanandwhethershe'dfitintohisoven.Hedidn'tgetachancetoactontheplan,buthedidgetasfarasmeetingherforlunch.BarbaraPlett.
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ThelateststudyoffishintheseaaroundawreckednuclearpowerstationofFukushimainJapansuggestedtheradioactivityiscontinuingtoescapeintotheenvironment.Fishcaughtoffthecoaststillhaveraisedlevelscontaminationmorethanayearaftertheplantwasdisastrouslydamagedbyanearthquake.About40%ofthefishcaughtnearbyisunfitforhumanconsumption.ABBCsciencecorrespondentsaysithasbeenexpectedthatthecontaminationwouldstarttodeclinebynow.
TheSpanishauthoritieshaverescued17peoplewhowereaboradasmallboatthatcapsizedofftheMoroccancoast.Thebodiesofatleast40otherswererecovered.Oneofthesurvivorssaidtheboatwascarryingmore70migrants,whoweretryingtoreachSpain.
MicrosofthasunveiledanewversionofitsWindowsoperatingsystemtoaddressthewayconsumersaremovingfrompersonalcomputerstosmartphonesandothermobiledevices.Windows8isseenascrucialtoMicrosoft'seffortstoregaingroundlosttoitsrivalsAppleandGoolge.FromNewsYorkhere'sMitchellFlary.
Microsoft'snewestoperatingsystemWindow8hasbeendescribedasmake-or-breakforthecompany.Theworld'slargestsoftwarefirmhopesitslatestofferingwillhelpitregaingroundlosttoAppleandGoogleasmobilecomputinghastakenoff.ThelaunchtookplaceinthepieralongNewYork'sHudsonRiverwhichwastransformedwithWindows8devicesscatteredamongamodelofthecitySkyline.Microsoftisalsomakingoneofitsrareventuresintohardwaremakingwithitsowntabletcomputer.
PeopleintheBahamashavebeenpreparingforthearrivalofHurricaneSandy,theviolentstormthatearlierbatteredJamaica,HantiandCubakillingatleasttwopeople.Publicschools,governmentoffices,airportsandbridgeswereclosedacrosstheBahamas.InsoutheasternCubathehurricanecreatedastormsurgeandledseverefloodingalongthecoastlineatSantiagodeCuba.
