内贾德联合国大会怒斥以色列 多国代表离场抗议
联合国反种族主义大会20日在日内瓦万国宫开幕。在会上，一向"口无遮拦"的伊朗总统艾哈迈迪-内贾德再次语出惊人，他怒斥以色列为"世界上最残酷的种族主义国家"，众多西方国家代表纷纷离场表示抗议。
在内贾德发言后不久，联合国秘书长潘基文对外谴责了内贾德的言论，称他的讲话旨在进行"谴责、分裂甚至是煽动，而这些是与此次大会精神严重相悖的"。
BBC news with Ian Perdon.
Many delegates have walked out of a United Nations conference on racism held in Geneva, because of a speech in which the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel a racist country. Mr. Ahmadinejad accused Israel of exploiting the Holocaust and the persecution of Jews to justify the creation of a racist government in occupied Palestine. He was applauded by a summoned conference hall. But the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was sharply critical.
"I deplore the use of this platform by the Iranian President to accuse, divide and even incite. This is the opposite of what this conference seeks to achieve. This makes it significantly more difficult to build constructive solutions to the very real problem of racism."
A demonstration in Madagascar against the closure of two radio stations has led to violent clashes between the security forces and hundreds of anti-government protesters, at least 2 people were killed and 30 others wounded by bullets. The protesters support the exiled President Marc Ravalomanana who was forced from power in March by his rival Andry Rajoelina. Johnny Hook reports from Antananarivo.
The fighting broke out after the security forces attempted to disperse a peaceful sitting outside the court buildings in the centre of the city. They initially used tear gas and detonators to drive back the crowds. But when protesters replied by throwing rocks, the military and police opened fire. The decision by the transitional authorities had to close two radio stations bears strong resemblance to former President Marc Ravalomanana's attempts to close Andry Rajoelina's radio station back in December which also sparked protests and eventually led to Mr. Ravalomanana being forced from the power.
