10-15-09

10-15-09

新加坡货船及21名船员被索马里海盗劫持 (Somali Pirates Seize Singapore-Owned Ship)

索马里海盗在印度洋海域劫持了一艘悬挂新加坡国旗，新加坡人拥有的集装箱货船。 东非海员援助中心主任马万古拉说，新加坡货轮“ MV Kota Wajar”星期四清晨在塞舌尔群岛以北大约550公里的海域被劫持。他说，这艘船上有21名船员，当时正在驶往肯尼亚的蒙巴萨。 欧盟说，已经从反海盗海军使命部队派遣飞机对事态进行调查。 这是索马里海盗本月劫持的第二艘船。海盗要求被劫持的一艘西班牙捕鱼船支付 400万美元的赎金。这艘载有36人的捕鱼船10月2日被劫持。

Somali pirates have hijacked a Singapore-owned and flagged container ship in the Indian Ocean. Andrew Mwangura, of the East African Seafarers Assistance Program, says the MV Kota Wajar was seized early Thursday about 550 kilometers north of the Seychelles islands.He says the ship has 21 crew members and was bound for the Kenyan port of Mombasa. The European Union says it has sent an aircraft from its anti-piracy naval mission to investigate the situation. This is the second ship hijacked by Somali pirates this month. Pirates have demanded a $4 million ransom for a Spanish fishing boat with 36 crew members they seized October 2.

洪都拉斯政治谈判继续进行 (Honduras Political Talks to Continue)

洪都拉斯的谈判代表星期四继续会谈，以解决罢黜前总统塞拉亚所引起的政治危机。 星期三的会谈讨论了目的在于结束 4个月僵局的一项协议，至于会谈是否取得进展目前还不明朗。塞拉亚的谈判代表说，双方就恢复前总统塞拉亚职务的一个问题达成共识。目前没有更多细节，不过几个小时候后，临时总统米凯莱蒂否认会谈达成共识。 塞拉亚在今年 6月28日军队支持的政变中被罢黜并被迫流亡。塞拉亚的对手指责他企图非法修改宪法，以延长他的任期。塞拉亚在9月21日秘密返还洪都拉斯，目前躲在特古西加尔巴的巴西大使馆中。

Negotiators in Honduras are to continue talks Thursday in an effort to resolve the political crisis over the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.It was unclear if the rival sides made progress in talks Wednesday on a deal aimed at ending the nearly four-month-old standoff.A negotiator for Mr. Zelaya (Victor Meza) said the sides agreed on a point related to the deposed president's return to power. No details were released, but hours later negotiators for interim President Roberto Micheletti denied that a deal had been reached. Mr. Zelaya was ousted in a military-backed coup on June 28 and sent into exile. Opponents say he was trying to illegally change the constitution to extend his term in office. He secretly returned to Honduras September 21 and is holed up at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa.