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ThenewpresidentofEgyptMohamedMorsisaysaviciouscampaignaroundtheworldagainstwhatMuslimsholdsacredisunacceptable.InhismaidenspeechtotheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly,thefirstbyademocraticallychosenEgyptianpresident,MrMorsicalledforanendtodoublestandards.HesaidallreligiousandculturalviewsmustberespectedandtheUNhadtoaddressthephenomenonofIslamphobia.JamesRobbinswasattheUN.
PresidentMorsisaidMuslimshadbecomevictimsofviciousandunacceptablecampaignsagainstwhattheyheldsacred.HesaidtheinsultshitontheprophetMuhammadwasobsceneandpartofanIslamphobiawhichrequiredactionbytheUnitedNations.PresidentMorsisaidthatEgyptrespectedfreedomofexpression,butnotfreedomofexpressionusedtoincitehatredagainstanyone.ButhesaidEgyptalsostoodfirmlyagainsttheuseofviolenceinresponse.
ThepresidentofIranMahmoudAhmadinejadhasaccusedthewestofnuclearintimidationinwhatisexpectedtobehislastaddresstotheUNGeneralAssembly.HewasspeakingadayafterpresidentObamasaidAmericawoulddowhatithadtoinordertopreventIranobtaininganuclearweapon.JamesReynoldsreports.
Iran'spresidentappearstoenjoytakingcenterstage,thenholdingontoitforaslongashecan.Inhis34-minutesspeech,Mr.Ahmadinejadtouchedonmanyhispreferredtopics,thehistoricevilsofimperialism,thefailingsofthecurrentworldorderandthedangersposedbyIsrael.MahmoudAhmadinejad'sworldviewextendsbeyondseverecriticismsofthewesttoincludereligiousandevenmythicalbeliefs.Heendedhisspeechbytalkingabouthishopesforthearrivaloftheal-Mahdi,aredeemerreveredbybelieversofShiaIslam.
TheprimeministerofMalihascalledontheUnitedNationsSecurityCounciltoauthorizeamilitaryforcetorecapturethenorthofthecountry.TheareahasbeenunderthecontrolofmilitantIslamistssinceamilitarycoupearlythisyeardegeneratedintoaninsurrectionanddividedthecountry.TheMaliangovernmentwantstobringin3000WestAfricansoldierstohelpexpelthemilitants.
ViolentclasheshaveeruptedoutsidetheGreekparliamentinAthensbetweenriotpoliceandprotestersangryaboutausterity.Manyofthemaretakingpartina24-hourgeneralstrike.FromAthens,MarkLowenreports.
FamiliarangeronthestreetsofAthens.Ithadbeenapeacefulprotest.ButasthemarchersarrivedonSyntagmaSquare,violenceerupted.AnarchiststhrewMolotovcocktailsatpolicewhorespondedwithvolleysofteargas.Plumesofsmokebillowedfromthesquareastheprotesterswerechargedintothesidestreets.Theyfacedmanyroundsofspendingcutsalreadyandnowforyetmore,bringingthecountrytoitsknees.ThisisthebiggestshowstrengthfromtheUnioninmonthsandasignthatGreekshavereachedtheirlimits.
DirecttalksbetweentheleadersofSudanandSouthSudanhavestillnotsettledtheirgrievanceswhichledtoopenfightinginApril.AfricanUnionmediatorsCefrictrackedtheirannouncementthatanagreementwillbesignedbytheendoftheday.TheBBCcorrespondentatthetalksinAddisAbabasayssomesortofdealmaybesignedbutitisunlikelytobecomprehensive.
TheauthoritiesinsouthernMexicosayatleasttenpeoplehavediedinagunbattlebetweenaheavily-armedcriminalgangandthearmy.It'snotclearhowtheconfrontationbegan.ButpoliceinGuerrerostatesaythetroopspursuedthecriminalgroupintoalocalchurchwheretheyhadsoughtrefuge.ReportssayaMexicanarmyofficerwasalsokilled.
CongressinUruguayhasvotedby50-49tolegalizeabortionundercertaincircumstances.Themeasurenowgoestothesenatewhereit'salsoexpectedtopass.Ifapprovedintolaw,UruguaywhichispredominantlyRomanCatholic,willbecomethesecondcountryinLatinAmericaafterCubatomakeabortionavailabletoall.PresidentJoseMujica,aformerleft-wingrebel,isbackingthemeasure.
OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthe1960sand1970sAndyWilliamshasdiedattheageof84.JaneLittlelooksbackathislife.
AndyWilliamswasoneofAmerica'sbest-knownvocalistswithaneasystyleandavoiceoftendescribedassilkyandmellow.
HemadethesongMoonRiverhisownwhenhesangitatthe1962Oscar'sceremonyandhewentontogreatsuccesswithmanyofhisalbumsonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.HealsolaunchedhisownrecordlabelandtelevisionprogrammeTheAndyWilliamShowandhisChristmasalbumsandTVspecialsmadehimintowhatthelatepresidentRonaldReagancalledanationaltreasure.
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