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联合国将对博客圣地组织实施制裁The UN Security Council has approved sanctions against the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, five weeks after it kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls.联合国安理会批准对尼日利亚武装集团博科圣地进行制裁，该集团在五周前绑架了200多名女学生。

It will now be added to a list of al-Qaeda-linked organisati ons subject to an arms embargo and asset freeze.US envoy Samantha Power said it was an "important step" in support of efforts to "defeat Boko Haram and hold its murderous leadership accountable".Analysts say it is hard to say what practical effect the move will have.Boko Haram was earlier blamed for the deaths of 27 people in a north-eastern village.Residents said gunmen had shot dead farm workers in Chikongudo, set fire to nearly all the homes there and stolen food in an attack on Wednesday night. The assailants stormed the village in cars and motorbikes, a trademark of Boko Haram, the residents ad ded.It came a day after twin bombings killed 122 in the central city of Jos. The authorities suspect Boko Haram of being behind them, but there has so far been no claim of responsibility from the group.'Al-Qaeda training'Boko Haram was added to the al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee's list of designated entities on Thursday at the request of Nigeria."Today, the Security Council took an important step in support of the government of Nigeria's efforts to defeat Boko Haram and hold its murderous leadership accountable for atrocities," Ms Power said.The sanctions designation would help "close off important avenues of funding, travel and weapons" to the group, she added.On Wednesday, Nigeria's permanent representative, U Joy Ogwu, said: "The important thing is to attack the problem, and that is terrorism."The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher in New York says Boko Haram's links with al-Qaeda have come under scrutiny.Reports quoting a draft UN document said its members had received training from al-Qaeda affiliates and fought alongside them in Mali.。

俄罗斯举行胜利日阅兵Russia has held a hug e parade to mark 69 years since the Soviets defeated the Nazis.俄罗斯举行一场盛大的阅兵纪念苏联击败纳粹69周年。

Some 11,000 personnel were tak ing part in the paradesPresident Vladimir Putin told onlookers that the "iron will of the Soviet people" had saved Europe from slavery and vowed to defend the "motherland".Unconfirmed reports say Mr Putin will visit a parade in Crimea l ater.Festivities in Ukraine will be muted amid fears of provoking（刺激的） further violence in the south and east.Moscow denies fomenting pro-Russian separatist unrest in Ukraine.Mr Putin did not mention Ukraine in his speech.He told the crowd that 9 May, known as Victory Day in Russia, was a "day of grief and eternal memory"."It is a holiday when an overwhelming force of patriotism triumphs, when all of us feel particularly acutely what it means to be loyal to the motherland and how important it is to defend its interests," he said.German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it would b e a pity if Mr Putin were to use the commemorations to visit Crimea.The parade in Mosco w traditi onally features a display of military hardware and a show of patriotic fervour（热情） on Red Square.。

G7峰会领导人讨论对俄实行新制裁Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting in Brussels say they are prepared to impose further sancti ons on Russia.参加G7峰会的各国领导人聚于布鲁塞尔，他们声称将对俄罗斯实行进一步的制裁。

A jointstatement condemned Moscow for its "continuing violation" of Ukraine'ssovereignty.The G7 summit is the first since Russia was expelled from the group following i ts annexation（合并） of Crimea in March.On Thursday, lead ers are set to discuss the global economic ou tlook, climate change and development issues.Although Russian Pres ident Vladimir Putin is not at the Brussels sum mit, he will hold face-to-face talks with some G7 leaders-not including US President Barack Obama - in Paris afterwards.However, both Mr Putin and Mr Obama will attend a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France on Friday.While in Poland on Wednesday, President Obama warned Mosc ow agains t what he called its "dark tactics" in Ukraine.Diplomacy has intensified to try to resolve the biggest crisis in years between Russia and the West, says the BBC's Chris Morris in Brussels.1。

韩国沉船船长过失杀人罪被起诉The captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has been charged with manslaughter, reports say.韩国世越号沉船船长因过失杀人罪被起诉。

Lee Joon-seok, 68, is accused of leaving the ship as it was sinking while telling passengers to stay put, reports Yonhap news agency.He was among the first to be rescued by coast guards at the scene.The Sewol ferry disaster on 16 April killed 281 passengers, most of whom were high school students. Another 23 are still missing.Besides Mr Lee, three crew members - the chief engineer, the chief mate and the second mate - are also being ch arged with manslaughter. If convicted, they could face life imprisonment."The [four people charged] escaped before the passengers, leading to grave casualties," prosecutor Ahn Sa ng-don told journalists.Prosecutors have indicted another 11 crew members for negligence.Only 172 passengers survived the sinking of the ferry, including 22 of the 29 crew members.Structural fearsThe authorities have also arrested several people who were not on the ferry at th e time of sinking.These include five officials of the ferry owner, Chonghaejin Marine Company, and an employee of a private saf ety device inspection company.The latter is suspected of conducting poor inspections of the ferry's safety equipment.South Korea, meanwhile, is looking to reform its safety and emergency response system in the wake of the ferry's sinking.Pres ident Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday that the government would soon release details of this mo ve, said Yonhap.She has previously apologised for the way the government handled the inciden t, amid questions over the initial rescue effo rt.Following the recent death of a civilian rescue diver, Seoul also plans to provide psychological help for rescue workers "suffering from physical and mental agony", said local media.It comes amid reports the ship, submerged for nearly a month, has begun to deteriorate, making it even more difficult for divers to search for bodies.Officials said that divers had spotted walls "getting weaker and about to collapse". Rescue workers are now plotting new routes throu gh the hull.Earlier report s said that some bodies had floated away from the ship, prompting workers to deploy nets around the site.。