Prazo Sequester aparece como rostos US $ 85 bilhões cortes

Líderes políticos americanos se reúnem para uma cúpula prazo-dia na Casa Branca como desbotamento espera de um acordo para evitar a US $ 85 bilhões (R $ 56 bilhões) em cortes no orçamento.
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    House Speaker republicano John Boehner, deixou acompanhado por um oficial de segurança, chegou à Casa Branca para conversações de última hora Republicano Presidente da Câmara, John Boehner, à esquerda acompanhado por um oficial de segurança, se juntou às negociações de última hora na Casa Branca

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    Os líderes políticos dos EUA se reuniu pela última vala conversações na Casa Branca, em meio à perspectiva de cortes no orçamento íngremes.
    Cortes no valor de US $ 85 bilhões (R $ 56 bilhões), originalmente aprovada em um esforço para pressionar o Congresso a fazer um acordo de orçamento, são devidos para se tornar lei até o final de sexta-feira.
    O presidente Barack Obama recebeu líderes democratas e republicanos, como um grassa culpa do jogo em Washington. Congresso tem adiado para o fim de semana.
    O FMI disse que os cortes poderiam ter um impacto sobre o crescimento global.
    Análise em os EUA sugere o PIB do país (produção econômica) poderia crescer apenas 1,4% em 2013 se os cortes não são atrasadas ou substituído. PIB dos EUA cresceu 2,2% em 2012.
    imagem de Mark Mardell Análise Mark Mardell editor de América do Norte
    Será fascinante ver como Obama joga hoje.
    Ele tem até meia-noite para assinar uma ordem fazer os cortes realmente acontecer.
    Então ele tem que, por lei, fazer algo que ele diz que vai ser desastroso.
    Será que ele vai fazer na frente das câmeras? Eu duvido. Será que ele vai falar primeiro? Difícil de evitar.
    Isso tudo é teatro sobre política eo jogo da culpa.
    Até agora, as pesquisas de opinião sugerem que os americanos mais culpar o Congresso e os republicanos do que o presidente.
    Nenhum dos dois lados parece bem. Ambos olham como se eles se preocupam mais com sua própria ideologia do que o dano que será feito para a economia.
    É também um jogo longo - haverá outro prazo orçamento e, provavelmente, uma nova crise até o final do mês.
    Estratégia inteira de Obama é dividir republicanos e pintá-los como sabotadores intransigentes.
    Eu esperava que ele olhar para a vantagem, não acordo.
    A reunião na Casa Branca veio como perspectivas de um acordo para evitar os cortes, conhecido como o sequestro, apareceu magro.
    "O povo americano sabe que Washington tem um problema de gastos", republicano House Speaker John Boehner disse que ele deixou a reunião na sexta-feira.
    "Enquanto existem maneiras mais inteligentes para cortar gastos do que o processo que estamos prestes a envolver-se em", continuou ele, a Câmara não agiria antes de o Senado aprovou um projeto de lei.
    Ele também disse que aumentos de impostos não eram uma opção.
    "Vamos deixar claro que o presidente tem seus aumentos de impostos em 1 de Janeiro", disse ele. "A discussão sobre a receita, a meu ver, é longo. Trata-se de assumir o problema de gastos".
    Contas do orçamento de ambos os partidos foram derrotados no Senado na quinta-feira.
    Embora republicanos e democratas ambos dizem que querem reduzir o déficit orçamentário, estimado em US $ 845bn deste ano, o presidente acusou os republicanos do Senado de permitir que os cortes para prosseguir.
    Obama favorece o que ele chama de uma abordagem "equilibrada" para a redução do défice, misturando cortes com aumentos de impostos para alguns americanos.
    "Eles votaram para que todo o peso da redução do défice cair diretamente sobre a classe média", disse um de seus rivais, em um comunicado nesta quinta-feira.
    Ele criticou os republicanos por se recusar a fechar "uma brecha fiscal único que beneficia o. Ricos e bem relacionados"
    O presidente disse que por não fazer um acordo orçamental para evitar os cortes, o Congresso iria impor uma "ferida auto-infligida" na América.
    Mas os republicanos afirmam que o presidente e seus assessores criado e propôs a idéia de que os cortes durante as negociações do orçamento em 2011.
    'Tumble descendente " Antes do encontro na manhã de sexta, segundo relatos de Obama ainda estava esperando para empurrar para um acordo mais amplo fiscal para reduzir o déficit em US $ 1.5tn (R $ 1TN) ao longo dos próximos 10 anos.
    Mas atenção também voltar-se para o próximo desafio do Congresso - um possível bloqueio do governo dos EUA se nenhum projeto de lei de financiamento é aprovada no próximo mês.
    O correspondente da BBC Mark Mardell em Washington diz que os cortes são a intenção de ferir - eles foram deliberadamente concebido há dois anos para ser tão brutalmente doloroso que os políticos de esquerda e direita seria forçado a concordar com uma melhor forma de equilibrar as contas.
    Os cortes são divididos mais ou menos igualmente entre programas militares e doméstico, mas os efeitos serão sentidos ao longo do tempo e não imediatamente.
    Enquanto centenas de milhares de empregos são esperados para ser perdida, nenhum programa do governo dos EUA será fechado por completo. Corta para prestação de cuidados de saúde para os idosos será limitado.

    Onde é que o machado cair?

    • Gastos com a defesa terá o maior sucesso se os cortes de ir em frente, perder até US $ 46bn este ano
    • Serviços sociais e outras agências não terão seus orçamentos reduzidos, mas os professores e outros funcionários vão começar a perder os seus empregos como dinheiro federal acabe
    • A Reserva Federal diz que os cortes também atingiu a economia global, batendo meio ponto percentual do PIB fora e empurrar o desemprego para cima
    • Se um novo orçamento temporário não é acordado pela 27 de Março, algumas partes do governo federal pode ter que fechar
    A escala de cortes vai aumentar gradualmente ao longo de 10 anos, totalizando US $ 1.1tn em 2023, de acordo com o Escritório de Orçamento do não-partidário do Congresso .
    Se não houver acordo, eles são programados para ser assinado no orçamento federal pelo Presidente Obama por 23:59 hora local na sexta-feira (04:59 GMT de sábado).
    Quando Obama assina uma ordem mais tarde na sexta-feira, um processo para cortar o orçamento de defesa em 10% e outros programas de 8,5% será posto em movimento.
    Milhões de trabalhadores federais poderá enfrentar até 22 dias forçadas a sair sem pagar este ano.
    O nosso correspondente diz que os cortes não vão acontecer durante a noite - que serão distribuídos ao longo dos próximos sete meses, e muitos pensam que o Congresso irá aceitar um acordo mais cedo ou mais tarde.
    No Senado na quinta-feira, um plano democrata bloqueado pelos republicanos propôs quase US $ 30 bilhões em futuros cortes na defesa de despesas e uma taxa mínima do imposto sobre os rendimentos superiores a US $ 1 milhão.
    Batalha próximo orçamento Voz da Casa Branca Jay Carney disse que "não havia condições" sobre o que poderia ser discutido na reunião de sexta-feira.
    Aeroporto JFK, em Nova York, 28 de fevereiro de 2013 Filas de segurança dos aeroportos são esperados para chegar mais uma vez os cortes ocorrem
    Com os republicanos se recusam a permitir aumentos de impostos Democratas e prometendo proteger acarinhados programas sociais, o Congresso está a apenas semanas de distância de sua batalha próximo orçamento.
    Em 27 de março, um orçamento federal temporária que manteve o governo federal em execução desde 2012 é devido a expirar.
    A falta de o Congresso a aprovar um orçamento tapa-buracos novo podia ver partes do governo federal desligado.
    Republicanos disseram que vão votar em um projeto de lei na próxima semana para financiar o governo até o final do ano fiscal, em 30 de setembro, mas manter no lugar alguns cortes automáticos que tenham efeito na sexta-feira.
    Entretanto, o Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI) disse que a recuperação da economia mundial pode ser prejudicada pelos cortes de gastos automáticos.
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US faces $85 bn budget cuts deadline‎‏

1 March 2013 Last updated at 16:37 GMT

Sequester deadline looms as US faces $85bn cuts

Republican House Speaker John Boehner, left accompanied by a security officer, arrived at the White House for last-minute talks Republican House Speaker John Boehner, at left accompanied by a security officer, joined the last-minute White House talks

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US political leaders have met for last-ditch talks at the White House, amid the prospect of steep budget cuts.
Cuts worth $85bn (£56bn), originally passed in an effort to push Congress to strike a budget deal, are due to become law by the end of Friday.
President Barack Obama hosted Democratic and Republican leaders, as a blame game rages in Washington. Congress has adjourned for the weekend.
The IMF has said the cuts could have an impact on global growth.
Analysis in the US suggests the nation's GDP (economic output) could grow by just 1.4% in 2013 if the cuts are not delayed or replaced. US GDP grew by 2.2% in 2012.
image of Mark Mardell Analysis Mark Mardell North America editor
It will be fascinating to see how Obama plays today.
He has until midnight to sign an order making the cuts actually happen.
So he has to, by law, do something he says will be disastrous.
Will he do in front of the cameras? I doubt it. Will he speak first? Hard to avoid.
This is all about political theatre and the blame game.
So far, opinion polls suggest more Americans blame Congress and the Republicans than the president.
Neither side looks pretty. Both look as though they care more about their own ideology than the damage that will be done to the economy.
It is also a long game - there will be another budget deadline and probably a new crisis by the end of the month.
Obama's whole strategy is to divide Republicans and paint them as intransigent wreckers.
I expected him to look for advantage, not agreement.
The White House meeting came as prospects for a deal to avert the cuts, known as the sequester, appeared slim.
"The American people know that Washington has a spending problem," Republican House Speaker John Boehner said as he left the meeting on Friday.
"While there are smarter ways to cut spending than the process that we are about to engage in," he continued, the House would not act before the Senate passed a bill.
He also said tax rises were not an option.
"Let's make it clear that the president got his tax hikes on 1 January," he said. "The discussion about revenue, in my view, is over. It's about taking on the spending problem."
Budget bills from both parties were defeated in the Senate on Thursday.
Although Republicans and Democrats both say they want to reduce the budget deficit, estimated at $845bn this year, the president accused Senate Republicans of allowing the cuts to proceed.
Mr Obama favours what he calls a "balanced" approach to deficit reduction, mixing cuts with tax rises for some Americans.
"They voted to let the entire burden of deficit reduction fall squarely on the middle class," he said of his rivals, in a statement on Thursday.
He criticised Republicans for refusing to close "a single tax loophole that benefits the well-off and well-connected."
The president said that by not doing a budget deal to avoid the cuts, Congress would impose a "self-inflicted wound" on America.
But Republicans contend that the president and his advisers created and proposed the idea of the cuts during budget negotiations in 2011.
'Tumble downward' Ahead of the Friday morning meeting, reports said Mr Obama was still hoping to push for a wider fiscal deal to reduce the deficit by $1.5tn (£1tn) over the next 10 years.
But attention will also turn to the next congressional challenge - a possible shutdown of the US government if no funding bill is passed in the next month.
The BBC's Mark Mardell in Washington says the cuts are meant to hurt - they were deliberately designed two years ago to be so brutally painful that politicians of left and right would be forced to agree on a better way of balancing the books.
The cuts are split roughly evenly between military and domestic programmes, but effects will be felt over time rather than immediately.
While hundreds of thousands of jobs are expected to be lost, no US government programmes will be closed down entirely. Cuts to healthcare provision for the elderly will be limited.

Where will the axe fall?

  • Defence spending will take the biggest hit if the cuts go ahead, losing up to $46bn this year
  • Social services and other agencies will not have their budgets slashed, but teachers and other employees will begin to lose their jobs as federal cash runs out
  • The Federal Reserve says the cuts would also hit the overall economy, knocking half a percentage point off GDP and pushing unemployment up
  • If a new temporary budget is not agreed by 27 March, some parts of the federal government may have to shut down
The scale of cuts will increase gradually over 10 years, totalling $1.1tn by 2023, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.
If there is no agreement, they are scheduled to be signed into the federal budget by President Obama by 23:59 local time on Friday (04:59 GMT on Saturday).
When Mr Obama signs an order later on Friday, a process to cut the defence budget by 10% and other programmes by 8.5% will be set into motion.
Millions of federal workers could face up to 22 forced days off without pay this year.
Our correspondent says the cuts will not happen overnight - they will be spread over the next seven months and many think Congress will agree to a deal sooner rather than later.
In the Senate on Thursday, a Democratic plan blocked by Republicans proposed nearly $30bn in future cuts in defence spending and a minimum tax rate on incomes exceeding $1m.
Next budget battle White House spokesman Jay Carney said there were "no preconditions" on what could be discussed in Friday's meeting.
JFK Airport, New York, 28 Feb 2013 Airport security queues are expected to get longer once the cuts take place
With Republicans refusing to allow tax rises and Democrats vowing to protect cherished social programmes, Congress is just weeks away from its next budget battle.
On 27 March a temporary federal budget that has kept the federal government running since 2012 is due to expire.
Failure by Congress to enact a new stop-gap budget could see parts of the federal government shut down.
House Republicans have said they will vote on a bill next week to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year, on 30 September, but keep in place some automatic cuts taking effect on Friday.
Meanwhile the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the global economic recovery could be harmed by the automatic spending cuts.
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Israel condemns Zionism comments by Turkey's PM Erdogan

1 March 2013 Last updated at 17:17 GMT
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan at the UN Alliance of Civilisations Forum in Vienna on 27/2/13 Mr Erdogan made the comments at a UN forum in Vienna

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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been heavily criticised by the US, Israel and the UN for branding Zionism a "crime against humanity".
He told a UN forum this week: "As with Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism, it is inevitable that Islamophobia be considered a crime against humanity."
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned his comments.
New US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Ankara that Washington found Mr Erdogan's remark "objectionable".
At a news conference in the Turkish capital, Mr Kerry said he had already raised the issue with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and would also discuss it with Mr Erdogan himself.
John Kerry: "We not only disagree with it, but we find it objectionable"
Mr Davutoglu defended Mr Erdogan's comments.
The foreign minister again criticised Israeli troops for killing nine Turkish activists in 2010. The activists were aboard a flotilla of aid ships trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.
"If some countries acted in a hostile way against our citizens' right to life, allow us to reserve our right to make a statement," Mr Davutoglu said.
Mr Kerry is holding talks in Turkey on the escalating crisis in neighbouring Syria.
'Hurtful' comments Mr Erdogan made the controversial comments at a meeting of the UN Alliance of Civilisations Forum in Vienna earlier this week.
His words drew a sharp rebuke from Mr Netanyahu's office, which called them "a dark and mendacious statement the likes of which we thought had passed from the world".
Zionism is an ideology or movement that asserts that the Jewish people have a right to a national home or state in what was the Biblical "Land of Israel".
There is no consensus among Zionists as to where the borders of the state should be.
For Palestinians, the success of Zionism has meant the frustration of their national aspirations and life under occupation.
In the US, National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said "the characterisation of Zionism as a crime against humanity... is offensive and wrong".
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office said he heard Mr Erdogan's speech through an interpreter, and called it "unfortunate that such hurtful and divisive comments were uttered at a meeting being held under the theme of responsible leadership".

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Italy election: President Napolitano rejects new polls

1 March 2013 Last updated at 17:01 GMT

President rejects new polls in ItalyRipped electoral posters in Rome, 26 February

The prospect of an early repeat vote in Italy to break the February election gridlock recedes after the outgoing head of state rejects the idea.
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    German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Berlin, 28 March Mr Napolitano met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and others

    Italy's future

    The prospect of an early repeat vote in Italy to break the February election gridlock has receded after the outgoing head of state rejected the idea.
    Giorgio Napolitano, who as president holds the power to dissolve parliament, said he doubted his successor in the post would favour the idea either.
    Mr Napolitano must stand down as president in mid-May.
    The three main political forces are sharply divided after none managed to win an outright majority.
    Uncertainty over the future management of the eurozone's third-biggest economy has caused concern among Italy's partners and investor confidence has been shaken.
    A protest movement led by a former comedian, Beppe Grillo, surged virtually from nowhere to take a quarter of the vote, handicapping the traditional alliances on the right and left.
    The centre-left bloc led by Pier Luigi Bersani won a majority in the lower house but not in the equally important upper chamber.
    It is expected to attempt to form a government after the new parliament meets, some time within the next fortnight.
    Minority hopes "I'm not interested in a new vote," Mr Napolitano told reporters on the margins of an event in Berlin, where he gave a speech.
    "I doubt that a new president will be thinking only of new elections," the former Communist politician added. "We'll have to see how to give Italy a government."

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    You can call it what you want, a minority government, a government of limited purpose, I don't care”
    Pier Luigi Bersani Leader of Italian centre-left
    Interviewed by La Repubblica newspaper, Mr Bersani said he hoped to form a minority government based on a loose alliance.
    "I am calling it a government of change, which I would take the responsibility of leading," said the Democratic Party leader.
    He ruled out the possibility of an alliance with the centre-right, led by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
    "I want to spell it out clearly: the idea of a grand coalition does not exist and will never exist," he said.
    "You can call it what you want, a minority government, a government of limited purpose, I don't care," said Mr Bersani.
    Some of the policies Mr Bersani outlined - easing austerity measures, creating jobs, helping the poorest and cutting government costs - echo those of Mr Grillo's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S).
    However, Mr Grillo has ruled out any deal with Mr Bersani, whom he has mocked as a "Dead Man Talking".
    Resignation call "Bersani is a political stalker," Mr Grillo wrote on his blog.
    Graphic showing distribution of seats
    "It's been days that he has been bothering the M5S with indecent proposals rather than resigning [the leadership of the Democratic Party], as anyone else would have done in his place."
    Some analysts speculate that a leadership challenge may be mounted against Mr Bersani, who failed to capitalise on opinion polls showing much bigger support for the centre-left before the elections.
    Matteo Renzi, the dynamic young mayor of Florence whom he defeated in last year's primary to select the centre-left coalition's leader, is one name being mentioned.
    Meanwhile, Silvio Berlusconi, who has been dogged by corruption and sexual misconduct allegations for years, insisted he was innocent on Friday at an appeal trial in Milan against a tax fraud conviction in October.
    A verdict in the case, which could see Mr Berlusconi jailed for a year and banned from public office for five years, is expected on 23 March.
    This week, the centre-right leader, who is also on trial for paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his powers in office, was accused of bribing a senator to change sides in parliament in 2006. He rejected the accusation.
    Berlusconi left office in November 2011, facing claims of economic mismanagement as the eurozone struggled to contain Italy's debt crisis.
    Italians had more than a year of technocratic government under Mario Monti before last month's elections.

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Sinkhole swallows up Florida man Jeffrey Bush

Florida man missing in sinkhole 

A Florida man disappears into a 20ft-deep (6m) sinkhole that swallowed up a bedroom in his house.
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    Engineers work in front of a home where sinkhole opened up underneath a bedroom and swallowed a man in Seffner, Florida 1 March 2013 Engineers are trying to determine how much of the ground underneath the home is compromise by the widening sinkhole

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    A Florida man has disappeared into a 20ft-deep (6m) sinkhole that swallowed up a bedroom in his house.
    Rescue crews have not made contact with Jeffrey Bush, 36, whose brother heard screams shortly after the hole opened.
    Officials in the town near Tampa have postponed further rescue efforts until they determine how much of the ground under the house is compromised.
    Sinkholes are common in certain parts of Florida, Hillsborough County's fire chief said.
    "Florida essentially sits on a system of caverns," Chief Ron Rogers said, saying water erosion in the caverns causes them to collapse and sinkholes to form on the surface.
    The sinkhole is currently 30ft wide and 20ft deep, but officials have established a 100ft-wide safety zone, fearing the top of the sinkhole is growing.

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    All they could see was a part of a mattress sticking out of the hole”
    Ron Rogers Hillsborough County fire chief
    "We don't know how stable the house is," Chief Rogers said, adding that additional parts of the home began to collapse into the ground while rescuers were inside.
    Jeffrey Bush's brother Jeremy told rescue crews he heard a loud crash near midnight on Thursday, then his brother screaming for help.
    One of the first responders to the house had to pull Jeremy Bush back from digging through the widening hole.
    "All they could see was a part of a mattress sticking out of the hole," Chief Rogers said. "Essentially the floor of that room had opened up."
    There has been no contact with Jeffrey Bush since then. Officials said they had inserted cameras and listening kit into the hole and had observed no signs of life, but will not say he is presumed dead.
    Neighbours on both sides of the home have been evacuated.

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School funding details announced

1 March 2013 Last updated at 17:12 GMT
Pupils in school

School funding details announced

Local authorities in England have been told how they will share a £4bn allocation of funds to provide extra school places and repair school buildings over the next two years.
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    1 March 2013 Last updated at 16:35 GMT

    School funding for councils announced

    By Angela Harrison Education correspondent, BBC News
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    England's councils have been told how they will share a £4bn allocation of funds to provide extra school places and repair school buildings over the next two years.
    They have complained about delays to the announcement from the Department for Education.
    There is a shortage of places in several areas, especially London.
    Labour says there have been "huge cuts" to the budget for school buildings.
    Councils will bid for a share of nearly £1bn pledged for extra school places in the autumn, it has been announced, while the other £3bn is money pledged earlier for extra places and building maintenance.
    And councils will recommend whether the extra places funded by the £1bn are put in existing schools or new free schools and academies, giving them back more control over planning for schools.

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    Labour ignored warnings about the rising primary school population”
    Michael Gove Education Secretary
    The birth rate has been rising and it is predicted that England's primary school population will grow by 18% in the next eight years, meaning many new places are needed.
    'Nonsense' The government says it has been working with local authorities over the past year to ensure that funding is distributed more fairly across the country and that this has involved gathering more detailed data about local needs.
    This was the reason the announcement was delayed, officials say.
    To help in longer term planning, allocations for extra places are being given for two-year periods rather than annually.
    The Conservatives have accused Labour of not planning properly for school places when it was in power.
    Education Secretary Michael Gove said: "Labour ignored warnings about the rising primary school population and even cut funding for new places. By contrast, we are doubling spending on new school places to more than £5bn over four years.

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    We have seen huge cuts under this government to the budget for school buildings.”
    Stephen Twigg Shadow education secretary
    "When we warned Labour about this problem they said we were talking 'nonsense'. Now we are taking action to clear up their mess."
    'Poor repair' Labour has rejected the claim, saying pressure for new places has increased since 2010.
    Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg said: "We have seen huge cuts under this government to the budget for school buildings. It is no wonder that many schools are in poor repair and overcrowded.
    "This money is long overdue. Hundreds of school rebuilding projects have been cancelled and only 3% of schools which need repairs have been rebuilt in three years."
    Councils have complained money for repairs has been held up.
    David Simmonds, from the Local Government Association, said he was pleased the government was acknowledging the pressures councils were facing in providing school places.
    "While government struggles to get its act together, councils have been stepping in to keep schools running," he said.
    "Delays to already promised school funding mean local government is working to address the basic repairs needed to keep schools open, such as fixing leaky roofs. But we could deliver so much more with funds that are currently tied up in government red tape."
    BSF controversy The issue of school buildings has been controversial following the cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme brought in under Labour, which was intended to rebuild all the secondary schools in England.
    The coalition scrapped the £52bn scheme, saying it was too expensive and bureaucratic, meaning many councils had to abandon plans for new schools or building projects.
    Instead, it identified 261 schools most in need of repair and set up a new scheme, the Priority School Building Programme, to do this work, which has funding of £2.4bn.
    The government put the work out to tender and the successful bidders for contracts for the first two groups of schools were announced in January. Six other tenders have yet to be awarded.
    Local authorities have a legal duty to provide places for children, but decisions on who can set up new schools are ultimately taken by central government through the academies and free school programme.
    Teachers' unions have campaigned for councils to be given back control over planning for school places.

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Reino Unido concede asilo a multimillonario ruso Andrey Borodin

Reino Unido concede asilo a multimillonario ruso Andrey Borodin

El gobierno de Reino Unido concedió el asilo a Andrey Borodin, acusado de fraude en Rusia. Borodin asegura que se trata de una persecución política.

Reino Unido concedió asilo a un multimillonario ruso buscado por las autoridades de Moscú por cargos de fraude.
Andrey Borodin -quien huyó a Reino Unido hace casi dos años- está acusado de llevar a cabo el fraude cuando era jefe del Banco de Moscú.
Sin embargo, Borodin asegura que los cargos tienen una motivación política y acusa al expresidente ruso, Dmitri Medvedev, de estar detrás del movimiento.
Las autoridades rusas han criticado la decisión británica.
Se estima que la fortuna de Borodin supera los US$750 millones y, según informes, es el propietario de la casa más cara del Reino Unido.
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Miles de congoleños huyen de la violencia del grupo rebelde

Miles de congoleños huyen de la violencia del grupo rebelde


Grupo rebelde M23 de la República Democrática del Congo
La violencia estalló tras la destitución por traición del líder político del grupo rebelde M23. Miles de congoleño huyeron tras los enfrentamientos entre grupos rivales.
Más de 4.000 personas huyeron de la República Democrática del Congo a la vecina Uganda durante la noche después de intensos combates entre facciones rivales del grupo rebelde M23.
Los enfrentamientos tuvieron lugar en la región de Rutshuru, al norte de la ciudad oriental de Goma.

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La violencia estalló después de la destitución del líder político del grupo rebelde M23, Jean-Marie Runiga, por traición, hecho que ocurrió este jueves.
El líder político es aliado de Bosco Ntaganda, un comandante rebelde buscado por la Corte Penal Internacional por crímenes de guerra.
El pasado domingo, alrededor de diez personas murieron cuando estallaron los enfrentamientos entre los partidarios de Runiga y el jefe militar de los rebeldes, Sultani Makenga.
Coincidió con el acuerdo que firmaron líderes regionales africanos, mediado por la ONU, para poner fin al conflicto.
Unas 800.000 personas se han visto obligadas a desplazarse desde que comenzó la rebelión del grupo rebelde M23 en abril de 2012.

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Subastan cartas de Einstein recién descubiertas

Subastan cartas de Einstein recién descubiertas



Albert Einstein
Cuatro cartas previamente desconocidas escritas por Albert Einstein fueron vendidas en una subasta por más de US$10.000.
El ganador del premio Nobel le escribió las cartas al filósofo socialista Corliss Lamont, quien fue acusado por el senador Joseph McCarthy de ser "antiamericano" por sus sugerencias de que Estados Unidos debía mantener una relación con la Unión Soviética.
Lamont, quien fue presidente del Consejo Nacional de la Amistad americano-soviética, fue citado por desacato al Congreso después de que se negó a responder a las preguntas de McCarthy subcomité en septiembre de 1953.
Las cuatro cartas recientemente descubiertas fueron halladas en una venta de garaje y superaron las expectativas de venta en la subasta, alcanzando más del doble de lo anticipado, total que pagaron tres compradores separados.

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保育组织：中国纵容老虎器官交易

更新时间 2013年3月1日, 格林尼治标准时间15:07

保育组织：中国纵容老虎器官交易

英国环境调查协会表示，中国虽签国际公约，但是仍允许圈养的老虎皮及身体部位交易活动。
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    中国是联合国“濒临绝种野生动植物国际贸易公约”的缔约国。
    总部设在英国的环境调查协会（EIA）周二（26日）表示，中国当局虽签署禁止老虎交易的国际公约，但是仍允许境内圈养的老虎皮及其他身体部位交易活动。
    协会表示，调查所掌握的证据显示，中国也准许合法内销圈养老虎制品。 EIA指出，这种做法助长了野生老虎的猎捕活动。这类制品常用作豪华的家庭装饰。
    EIA的调查报告还说，贩卖者利用政府所发的“秘密”通告，导致使用圈养虎骨制造“补药酒”成为合法。此举已违反中国国务院1993年颁布的虎骨买卖禁令。
    中国是联合国“濒临绝种野生动植物国际贸易公约”，即华盛顿公约的缔约国，公约内容禁止老虎身体部位与其他相关产品的跨国买卖。
    EIA老虎保护运动领导人班克斯（Debbie Banks）说：“中国一定得履行对国际社会的承诺，停止暗中鼓励和助长这种自己口口声声说要禁绝的买卖。”

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专家：今年中国人大政协两会有三大看点

专家：今年中国人大政协两会有三大看点北京

香港时事评论员刘锐绍对BBC中文网说，人们会关注从广东开始的官员财产申报登记议题。
更新时间 2013年3月1日, 格林尼治标准时间12:52
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“两会”将在两天后召开
中国一年一度的人大和政协“两会”即将开幕，而今年的“两会”更由于五年一度的换届而受到更多关注。
在“两会”开幕前夕，中国共产党召开了十八届二中全会，向“两会”提出了“一个方案”和“两份名单”，也就是“国务院机构改革和职能转变方案”，“国家机构领导人员人选建议名单”和“全国政协领导人员人选建议名单”。

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观察家普遍认为，人事变动是这次“两会”的最重要议题。中国官方媒体也援引中共总书记习近平的话说，“搞好新一届国家机构和全国政协人事安排特别是高层人事安排，是开好全国两会最重要的一项工作”。
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在香港的政治评论员刘锐绍在接受BBC中文网采访时说，这次“两会”有三个方面值得关注，包括人事安排、国务院机构改革和反贪腐问题。
他说，今年是换届会议，全国人大、全国政协和国务院的整个人事安排都在改动，外界需要关注中共十八大之后中国的政府和议会系统的人事安排。
他还说，这也可以用来判断习近平和李克强新体制建立后未来政策的发展，人们从人事安排中可以看出一些苗头。
刘锐绍说，今年“两会”也会讨论“国务院机构改革”。这个改革方案能不能精简国务院体系，还是像过去那样精简了又膨胀，这将反映习李改革的力度有多大。
他说，习近平在十八大提出反贪腐后有一些新的举措，包括政治局提出的八项规定，然后在军方也有类似的十项规定。那么，在人大和国务院有什么反贪腐的举措，这也是人们所关心的。
财产申报
刘锐绍表示，从总的方向来看，他对中国反贪腐工作的信心不是很大。虽然胡锦涛说反贪腐工作搞不好会出现 亡党亡国的危机，但这样的话江泽民在15年前也说过。习近平也说，现在中国的贪腐问题已经是一个结构性问题，而不是领导人要改就会得到全党全国的上下支 持。所以，这要看未来的发展。
但是刘锐绍指出，“财产申报制度”会成为今年“两会”引人注意的焦点议题。
他说，据了解，广东方面副厅级以上的干部已经进行财产申报登记。这会不会从广东开始，最后扩展到全国，这会受到关注。
在北京的时事评论员黄忠清认为，新政府在上台初期不会有什么大的动作。他说，从以前换届的情况来看，新政府还来不及做充分的准备提出包括改革和经济政策的大的改变，通常在第一年他们都会继承旧政府延续的政策。
黄忠清对BBC中文网说，基本上新领导层在短期内的目标就是保持稳定，巩固他们的权力地位。

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广东揭西土地纠纷爆发冲突几十辆车被砸

广东揭西土地纠纷爆发冲突几十辆车被砸上浦抗议村民

广东省揭西警方通报，向社会公布砸车事件的车辆牌号，并督促所有涉案人员投案自首。
更新时间 2013年3月1日, 格林尼治标准时间15:21
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上浦抗议村民（网络图片）
广东省揭西县公安局发布通报，向社会公布21辆涉嫌参与棉湖镇上浦村抗议而引发的砸车事件的车辆牌号，该县公安局要求相关车主尽快到公安机关说明情况，并督促所有涉案人员投案自首。
同时，据法新社报道上铺村就土地纠纷与警察的对峙情况仍在继续。

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据悉，广东揭阳市揭西县棉湖镇上浦村村民因不满官商勾结贱卖村里500亩田地，自上周五（2月22日）开始占领村广场爆发示威。他们称当地官员出卖土地涉嫌腐败。
上周日（2月24日），抗议群众受到由当地官员雇佣的“恶棍”的清场，但遭到抗议村民的反抗，现场一片混乱，有大约30辆车被砸。
据揭西县政府说，警察到来后逮捕了6人，并呼吁抗议群众离开广场。
一位姓林的村民说，抗议者还在继续占领广场，并称双方处于僵持状态，但目前没有再发生暴力。警察已经封路以阻止外人进入，同时还在举行会议协商。
另外一名姓李的村民证实了封路的情况，并说自抗议以来有10人以上伤势严重。
但据中国《南方日报》报道，公安机关多次进入现场调查取证受到部分村民阻挠无法进行。目前尚有8辆车辆损毁严重、车牌号缺失，公安机关正在积极调查取证。
《南方日报》的报道说，揭西县组织县直单位干部、棉湖镇的干部职工以及周边六个乡镇的书记镇长、周边各村两委干部近300人进村入户，每个工作组由一名县领导带队，面对面与村民对话，引导村民依法理性表达利益要求。
这是继去年广东乌坎村集体抗议土地被征事件后的又一起抗议事件。

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论坛：中国央视是否应“直播”糯康死刑？

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  • 中国央视是否应“直播”糯康死刑？

    湄公河凶案主犯糯康及三名犯人接受注射死刑，中央电视台“直播”死刑的做法引起网民热议。
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    湄公河凶案主犯糯康及三名主要犯人星期五（3月1日）接受注射死刑，中央电视台“直播”死刑的做法引起中国网民议论纷纷。

    该案的四名主要罪犯糯康、桑康•乍萨、依莱与扎西卡于当天下午已在昆明被执行死刑。但央视并没有直播处决过程。

    在新浪微博上，为数不少的网民抨击电视进行直播涉及人道问题，但也有另一些网民反对这个说法。

    据《中国新闻周刊》在微博上开设的投票显示，约60%网民认为电视不应该直播糯康被执行死刑，约35%的网民则认为直播可以起警示作用。

    中国央视是否应该直播糯康死刑? 中国在尊重死刑犯的人权问题上是否内外有别？中国是否应该废除死刑？

    发表时间: 2013-3-1 上午10:18 GMT

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China parades foreign Mekong killers before execution

1 March 2013 Last updated at 15:55 GMT

China parades condemned killersConvicted murderer Naw Kham is led from his cell in Yunnan, China (1 March 2013)

Four men are paraded live on television before being executed in China for the murder of 13 Chinese fishermen on the Mekong river in 2011.
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    Convicted murderer Naw Kham is led from his cell in Yunnan, China (1 March 2013) Naw Kham was shown on TV being led from his prison cell by police

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    Four foreign men have been executed in China for the murder of 13 Chinese fishermen on the Mekong river in 2011, after being paraded on state TV.
    The men were put to death by lethal injection in Kunming, Yunnan province.
    CCTV News broadcast live footage of the men being taken from their cells to the execution site, though it did not show the moment of death.
    Many social media users in China have reacted angrily, condemning the broadcast as insensitive.
    It is believed to be the first time in China's recent history that live footage of condemned criminals being taken to their execution has been broadcast.
    Since CCTV is controlled by the Chinese authorities, there is no doubt that the green light was given by top government officials, the editor of BBC Chinese, Raymond Li, reports.
    It seems that the Chinese government wants to send out a clear signal to the general public that they are taking very tough action against foreign criminals, he adds.
    Some have applauded the move, but many Chinese internet users spoke out against the special programme, in what some are saying was a throw-back to the execution rallies of China's past.
    Powerful warlord

    Analysis

    image of John Sudworth John Sudworth BBC News, Shanghai
    The case has attracted widespread public interest in China because of the brutality of the 2011 killings as well as the unusual circumstances in which China insisted on the right to conduct the trials of the non-Chinese nationals, despite neither the crime nor the arrests taking place on Chinese soil.
    Now the decision to show live pictures on state TV of the four men being taken to the execution chamber has made it even more of an issue, pushing it onto the list of most-talked-about topics on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter .
    Many posts applaud the tough justice. "The murdered Chinese crew can finally rest their souls," Hu Xijin, editor of China's Global Times newspaper writes. "It is necessary to pursue revenge and send a warning to those who kill Chinese people."
    But others express unease about what they see as an unnecessary display of vengeance. "This shows the whole world that China still hasn't got rid of barbarianism yet," someone calling themselves You Niao says. "Does CCTV need to give everyone a blood bath?"
    A prominent human rights lawyer, Liu Xiaoyuan writes; "Using two hours to broadcast live the process for these criminals facing the death penalty is a violation of the law."
    Among the prisoners was Naw Kham, a Burmese man thought to have been one of the most powerful warlords in the Golden Triangle of Thailand, Laos and Burma.
    China's state television channel CCTV aired an interview with Naw Kham on Thursday.
    "I couldn't sleep properly over last two days. I miss my mother. It is really painful that I can't be with my children," Naw Kham told the channel.
    "My mum didn't know when I was arrested, and I am worrying that she won't be able to take it when she finds out," he went on.
    Announcing the execution on Twitter, state news agency Xinhua tweeted a photograph of Naw Kham with his hands clasped in front of his forehead. It is unclear when this picture was taken.
    Xinhua has said the men had had their "legal rights fully respected" while on death row.
    China's foreign ministry said the case highlighted its determination to tackle cross-border crime.
    "I think an important message that this case sends is that it shows the determination of China and the governments of relevant countries to work hard together to combat cross-border crime," Hua Chunying spokesman for China's foreign ministry said.
    Chinese television used to regularly broadcast the parading of condemned criminals in stadiums and through city streets on the way to executions, and although the practice largely stopped decades ago, exceptions remain, the BBC's John Sudworth in Shanghai says.
    In 2008 a man who had murdered his mother was paraded in an open top truck on the way to his execution with a placard around his neck, detailing his crime. And a recent provincial TV show, in which death row prisoners were interviewed by a glamorous female presenter, attracted almost 40 million viewers.
    River security The 13 fishermen were found dead inside two Chinese cargo ships in October 2011 on the Thai side of the river.
    State media said Naw Kham and his subordinates had collaborated with Thai soldiers in launching an attack on the ships, the Hua Ping and Yu Xing.
    The other men were Hsang Kham from Thailand, Yi Lai, who is stateless, and Zha Xika from Laos, said the Xinhua news agency.
    The group were arrested in Laos and brought to China in May last year, after Beijing said the attack had happened on board Chinese-flagged ships.
    Beijing argued that the men should be extradited for trial - a move which some observers saw as an indication of the considerable political and economic clout China now exercises over its smaller neighbours, our correspondent reports.
    In November, the men were found guilty of intentional homicide, drug trafficking, kidnapping and hijacking.
    Two other members of the gang were also convicted - one received a death sentence with reprieve and the other eight years in prison.
    Thailand launched an investigation into the allegations against nine of its soldiers in connection with the incident.
    The attack came amid a wave of hijacking of vessels sailing on the Mekong which were blamed on gangs operating in the notorious drug-trafficking region.
    China, Burma, Laos and Thailand launched joint security patrols on the Mekong in response.
    Li Zhuqun, a senior international co-operation official at China's Ministry of Public Security said the gang had now been broken up, but that "efforts to ensure the safety of the Mekong River will continue".
    "We will continue patrols and law enforcement co-operation with the other three countries to safeguard shipping on the river," he told China Daily.
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Andrew Marr leaves hospital after stroke, BBC says

BBC's Andrew Marr leaves hospital

1 March 2013 Last updated at 15:56 GMT
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Broadcaster Andrew Marr has left hospital almost two months after suffering a stroke, the BBC has said.
It added the presenter, who was taken ill on 8 January, will continue his rehabilitation via a physiotherapy regime at home.
The 53-year-old hopes to "recover privately" and is expected to return to work later this year.
He is best-known for presenting BBC One's Andrew Marr Show and Radio 4's Start The Week.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "Andrew Marr left hospital earlier on today and continues his rehabilitation at home with his family.
"He says thank you to all the wonderful nurses, doctors and physiotherapists at Charing Cross hospital [in west London] who have looked after him so well.
"He is looking forward to a new regime of physio at home as he prepares for his return to work later this year."
Born in Glasgow, Marr began his career in journalism on The Scotsman newspaper in 1981, later moving to London to become its political correspondent.
He was part of the team which launched The Independent in 1986, later becoming its editor, and joined the BBC as political editor in May 2000.
Marr has also presented a number of history programmes along with his politics show, and has had five books published.
He is married to journalist Jackie Ashley and has three children.

 

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Eastleigh by-election: Cameron vows to 'win people back'


PM promises post-Eastleigh fightbackDavid Cameron

David Cameron insists the Conservatives can "win people back" after they come third behind the Lib Dems and UKIP in the Eastleigh by-election.
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    1 March 2013 Last updated at 15:45 GMT
    David Cameron blamed the party's poor showing on protest votes

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    The Conservatives can "win people back", David Cameron has insisted after his party finished third in the Eastleigh by-election behind the Lib Dems and the UK Independence Party.
    The Lib Dems held on to the Hampshire seat with a reduced majority of 1,771.
    UKIP's Nigel Farage said the PM was a "problem" for Tories and some Tory MPs said there were lessons for the party.
    But Mr Cameron dismissed UKIP's showing as a "protest" by voters and promised to "stay true" to his principles.
    The by-election was called after former Lib Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne resigned as an MP following an admission he had perverted the course of justice over driving licence points.
    'Disappointing' The party's candidate, Mike Thornton, won despite a fall in its share of the vote of more than 14 percentage points since the 2010 general election.

    The top five candidates

    • Mike Thornton (Liberal Democrat) 13,342
    • Diane James (UKIP) 11,571
    • Maria Hutchings (Conservative) 10,559
    • John O'Farrell (Labour) 4,088
    • Danny Stupple (Independent) 768
    But leader Nick Clegg hailed the win as "stunning" and "against the odds", given the Lib Dems' poor showings in recent national opinion polls.
    UKIP candidate Diane James came second with 11,571 votes, her 28% the party's best-ever showing in a Westminster election.
    Conservative Maria Hutchings won 10,559 votes, representing a 14 percentage points reduction the 2010 general election, while Labour's John O'Farrell came fourth with 4,088 votes.
    Speaking in Downing Street, Mr Cameron said: "It is a disappointing result for the Conservative Party, but it is clear that, in mid-term by-elections, people want to register a protest.
    "But I am confident that at the general election we can win those people back by demonstrating that we are delivering for everyone who wants to work hard and wants to get on. That is what we will be focused on."

    Analysis: Reasons for voting

    David Cowling Editor, BBC Political Research Unit
    An "on-the-day poll" conducted among people who had voted in the Eastleigh by-election suggests immigration was the biggest single issue for people supporting UKIP. Some 55% mentioned it, compared with 15% of all voters.
    As for Europe, 9% of all voters mentioned it, compared with 31% of UKIP voters.
    Meanwhile, 85% of Lib Dem voters said they had the best candidate, compared with 77% of Conservatives and 46% of UKIP voters.
    And 83% of UKIP voters said they wanted to send a message they were unhappy with the party they usually support nationally, compared with 35% of all voters.
    Mr Cameron insisted the Conservatives would not move to the right to encourage voters back from UKIP, saying: "I don't think we should tack this way, tack that way."
    He promised to continue cutting the deficit, helping people "who work hard", reforming welfare and cutting immigration.
    Mr Cameron said: "That is my agenda. That is their agenda. This is a by-election. It's mid-term. It's a protest. That's what happens in by-elections.
    "It's disappointing for the Conservative Party but we must remain true to our principles, true to our course, and that way we can win people back."
    But some Conservative MPs raised questions about the leadership.
    Eleanor Laing said people felt "hurt" by the way they were being treated, telling BBC Radio 4's The World At One: "Ordinary Conservative voters don't feel that this government is in tune with them, with their hopes and fears.
    "The only way to take forward those issues that people really care about is to have a truly Conservative government. And to do that the leadership of my party has to tune in better to the people who want to support it - who want loyalty and who now feel rather left out."
    Living standards Another Conservative MP, Douglas Carswell, said there were "policy lessons" to be learned and questioned why the party was on a "long march of defeat".
    He told the BBC: "I would like us to do far more to focus on the bread-and-butter issue of cost of living. I think living standards are declining.
    "We talk about only a protest vote. One of the reasons why people feel inclined to protest is because they are hurting in their pocket."
    But Sarah Newton, deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, told BBC News: "Actually, it's good for the coalition that the coalition has kept a seat despite all the difficulties facing the Liberal Democrats and the coalition."

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    He's talking about gay marriage, wind turbines, unlimited immigration from India”
    Nigel Farage, UKIP
    Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan said the Tories and UKIP should start "having conversations" and "stop calling each other names".
    But UKIP leader Nigel Farage continued to be critical of the prime minister.
    He said: "The Conservatives failed here because traditional Tory voters look at Cameron and they ask themselves 'Is he a Conservative?' and they conclude 'No, he's not.'
    "He's talking about gay marriage, wind turbines, unlimited immigration from India. He wants Turkey to join the European Union.
    "The Conservatives' problems are not because of UKIP; they are because of their leader."
    Lib Dem victor Mr Thornton, who has been a parish and borough councillor since 2007, said: "The people of Eastleigh recognise that the Liberal Democrats have always had a superb record of delivery, we've always listened to what people want, and we always make sure that we do a good job."
    Labour leader Ed Miliband said he would have preferred to have done better but it was "tough" territory for his party because it had never come close to winning Eastleigh before, even in its 1997 landslide election year.
    The result, he added, showed Labour needed to "redouble its efforts" to increase its appeal to voters, in the south of England and elsewhere, who were not traditional supporters.
    Turnout was 52.7%, down from 69.3% at the 2010 general election.
    Results in full:
    Mike Thornton (Liberal Democrat) 13,342 (32.06%, -14.48%)
    Diane James (UKIP) 11,571 (27.80%, +24.20%)
    Maria Hutchings (Conservative) 10,559 (25.37%, -13.96%)
    John O'Farrell (Labour) 4,088 (9.82%, +0.22%)
    Danny Stupple (Independent) 768 (1.85%, +1.56%)
    Dr Iain Maclennan (National Health Action Party) 392 (0.94%)
    Ray Hall (Beer, Baccy and Crumpet Party) 235 (0.56%)
    Kevin Milburn (Christian Party) 163 (0.39%)
    Howling Laud Hope (Monster Raving Loony Party) 136 (0.33%)
    Jim Duggan (Peace Party) 128 (0.31%)
    David Bishop (Elvis Loves Pets) 72 (0.17%)
    Michael Walters (English Democrats) 70 (0.17%, -0.30%)
    Daz Procter (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts) 62 (0.15%)
    Colin Bex (Wessex Regionalist) 30 (0.07%)

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Hugo Chavez 'battling for his life', says VP Maduro

 

A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a photo of him - alongside Cuba's Raul Castro, right, and Fidel Castro - during an event in Caracas on Wednesday

Hugo Chavez 'battling for his life'

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez is "battling for his health and his life" following his latest cancer treatment in Cuba, the vice-president says.

1 March 2013 Last updated at 14:47 GMT
Supporters of Hugo Chavez attend a rally on 27 February commemorating the violent street protests of 1989 known as the "Caracazo" There has been an outpouring of affection from President Chavez's supporters

Chavez health crisis

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is "battling for his health, for his life", his deputy Nicolas Maduro says.
"Our commander is sick because he gave his life for those who don't have anything," he said on Venezuelan TV.
Mr Chavez has not been seen in public since he had further cancer surgery in Cuba in December and is reported to have a severe a respiratory infection.
The government has previously said Mr Chavez, now back in Venezuela, is running the country from the hospital.
Mr Chavez, who has been in office for 14 years, is believed to have cancer in his pelvic area but his exact illness has never been disclosed.
He was re-elected for another six-year term in October 2012, but the Supreme Court ruled that his swearing-in could be delayed because of his illness.
Speaking on Thursday, Mr Maduro said the president "didn't take care of his health because he gave his body and soul" to the people.
"He's battling for his life, for his health, and we are there with him," he said.
'Lies and nastiness' Mr Maduro, who has been named by President Chavez as his preferred successor, said the treatment was in a "complex and difficult stage".

Analysis

Irene Caselli BBC News, Caracas
It is a waiting and watching game in Caracas - waiting for concrete news about President Hugo Chavez; watching should an election be needed to choose his successor.
The government has insisted that Mr Chavez is still running the country, albeit from his hospital bed.
The majority seem to accept this. A recent opinion poll found that 57% of Venezuelans believe Mr Chavez will recover, but 30% think he will not return to office.
Amid the uncertainty, opposition parties have been in talks to select a single candidate should a snap poll be called.
Whoever they choose would face Vice-President Nicolas Maduro, Mr Chavez's own choice to be his successor.
The government has said that Mr Chavez, who is breathing with the help of a tracheal tube, is writing orders and meeting senior ministers from his sickbed at a military hospital in Caracas.
Mr Chavez returned from Cuba in mid-February, sending a series of celebratory tweets thanking his Cuban hosts for their help and his fellow Venezuelans for their support.
The week before, images were released of him smiling in his hospital bed during a visit from his daughters, but little has been heard of him since.
Government officials have spoken before of Mr Chavez's "great battle" for life but Mr Maduro's latest comment comes amid an upsurge in rumours and speculation about the president's health.
Mr Maduro said "lies and nastiness on Twitter and Facebook" were the work of a "small and venomous minority".
President Chavez announced in June 2011 that he had cancer and has undergone four operations since then, as well as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

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Brazil economy grew 0.9% in 2012

1 March 2013 Last updated at 15:28 GMT

Brazil economy grew 0.9% in 2012Peugeot production line in Brazil

The Brazilian economy grew at its slowest pace for three years in 2012, according to official figures, expanding by 0.9%.
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    The Brazilian economy grew at its slowest pace for three years in 2012, according to official figures.
    Gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the value of all the goods and services produced, grew 0.9% in the year, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said.
    At the start of the year, the government was predicting 4.5% growth.
    President Dilma Rousseff has been trying to stimulate the economy with tax cuts and low interest rates.
    Most of the year's growth came in the final three months of the year, when the economy grew 0.6%.
    In 2011, Brazil notched up growth of 2.7% and overtook the UK to become the world's sixth-biggest economy.
    But on the basis of 2012's figures, Brazil has now fallen back to seventh place, even though the UK's economy only grew 0.2% in 2012, according to figures released on Wednesday.
    Thanks to a decline in the value of the Brazilian currency, the real, the country's economy shrank in dollar terms to $2.2tn, the IBGE said, while the UK's grew to $2.3tn.
    Brazil is not the only member of the Bric group of economies that is experiencing a slowdown. Russia, India and China are also finding that GDP growth has recently slowed more than expected.
    "Slower growth in the Brics is likely to shave half a percentage point off global GDP growth over the next five years relative to the past decade," said Mark Williams of Capital Economics.
    "For Brazil, the issue is that consumer spending, which for years was the driver of growth, can no longer continue to increase at rapid rates.
    "Brazilian households spend roughly a fifth of their income servicing debt - far more than over-leveraged US households did before the financial crisis. This debt burden has understandably started to take a toll on their spending."

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