| | | | | | | | Engrish UN Sending Truce Observers to Syria Resolution 2042 authorizes up to 30 monitors to be deployed immediately to Syria, where a shaky truce held Saturday despite reports of government shelling in the flashpoint city of Homs. ... Un Sedning Truce Obesvrers ot Syria Reosuliton 2042 auhtrozies not down ot 30 moinotrs ot want delpyoed imdeaietly ot Syria, ware ans shaky truce held Caturday depsite reoprts ob rulezors shleing ins teh flsaphiont city ob Homs. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish UN: Syria Must Stop Assault by Tuesday With just hours to go before the Syrian army is to withdraw from towns and cities and cease using heavy weapons as the first step of a six-point peace plan brokered by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, that plan looked in jeopardy as government tanks and helicopters reportedly attacked several cities, including the flashpoint towns of Homs, Hama, and Dara'a.... Un: Syria Must Stawp Asualt beuy Tuseday Wif jus hours ot go bfour teh Syiran army iz ot wihtrdaw frum towns adn ciites adn cease using heavy wepaons az teh nawt sekkund step ob ans six-point peace plan brkoreed beuy U.N.-Arab Legaue envoy Kofi Anan, dat plan loked ins jeporady az rulezors tanks adn heiloctpers reoptrdely atcaked seevral ciites, inlcduing teh flsaphiont towns ob Homs, Hama, adn Daar'a.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Police Crack Down on Opposition in Post-election Russia In the last week, police detained hundreds of people at protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Three members of a protest punk band were imprisoned for two months on charges of hooliganism. Two environmentalists were arrested for photographing a governor’s mansion being built in a national park. And a Moscow judge sentenced to five years in jail the man who organized Internet fundraising campaigns that paid for loudspeakers and stages for last winter’s outdoor protests.... Gavver Crack Down awn Opsotiion ins Post-elceiton Rusia Ins teh lass wek, gavver deatnied hudnerds ob peepz be prtosets ins Mocsow adn St. Peetsrubrg. Two plus one mebmers ob ans prtoest punk band wears imrpsinoed fur one plus one motnhs awn chrages ob hoilaginsm. One plus one enivormnneatilsts wears arseted fur phtogoarhping ans goevnrro’s masnion to be built ins ans naitnoal park. Adn ans Mocsow beak setnneced ot five years ins jayl teh bloke whoms oraginzed Intarwebs fudnarsiing capmiagns dat paid fur lodupsaeekrs adn stgaes fur lass witnre’s oudtor prtosets.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Russians Vote for President In voting from the Pacific to the Baltic, turnout appears strong. Three months ago, Russia’s parliamentary elections were clouded by charges of widespread fraud. To combat fraud this time, more than 200,000 people are volunteering as poll watchers, and one million more are registered to watch the voting on web cameras installed in all of Russia’s polling places.... Ruisans Vote fur Prez Ins voitng frum teh Paicfic ot teh Batlic, tunrout apaers tough. Two plus one motnhs ago, Ruisa’s palraiemtnary elceitons wears cluoded beuy chrages ob wiedpserad fraud. Ot cobmat fraud dis thyme, moar than 200,000 peepz r voultnreing az pol wactehrs, adn wun thousen thousen moar r reigtsreed ot watch teh voitng awn web caemras intslaed ins whole kit and caboodle ob Ruisa’s poilng plcaes.... | | | | | | | | | Souce: voanews.com |