10-23-06

菲律宾海岸警卫队拘留二十四中国渔民 (Philippine Coast Guard Detains 24 Chinese Fishermen)

菲律宾海岸警卫队拘留了24名中国公民，理由是怀疑他们在菲律宾西南省份巴拉望的水域非法捕鱼。

菲律宾官员说，海岸警卫队的一支巡逻队星期六发现这些中国人正在巴拉望南部巴拉巴克岛镇附近捕鱼。有关官员说，这23名男子和1名女子试图逃往马来西亚水域，经过短暂追逐后被抓获。海岸警卫队说，他们在中国渔船上发现了捕鱼设备和刚刚捕获的鱼。

根据菲律宾法律，非法捕鱼者可被递解出境、监禁或者被处以最多10万美元的罚款。

菲律宾当局经常在巴拉望省附近拘留中国渔民。为了避免造成马尼拉和北京之间的关系紧张，菲律宾政府专门任命了一个特别委员会来处理这类案件。

The Philippine coast guard has detained 24 Chinese nationals on suspicion of poaching in Philippine waters off the southwestern province of Palawan.

Philippine officials say a coast guard patrol spotted the Chinese fishing Saturday near the island town of Balabac, in southern Palawan. The officials say 23 Chinese men and one woman were captured after a brief chase as they tried to reach Malaysian waters. Coast guard says they found fishing equipment on the Chinese boat, along with fish that had just been caught.

Under Philippine law, poachers can be deported, jailed, or face fines of up to 100-thousand dollars.

Philippine authorities have frequently detained Chinese fishermen near Palawan. The government has appointed a special committee to handle their cases in a way that avoids straining Manila's relations with Beijing.

匈牙利人纪念反苏起义五十周年警方驱赶抗议者 (Hungarians Mark 1956 Uprising as Police Battle Protesters)

匈牙利庆祝1956年反抗苏联的起义五十周年之际，警察和反政府示威者在布达佩斯发生冲突。

包括20名欧洲国家元首在内的数十名世界领导人星期一参加了在布达佩斯市中心举行的官方庆祝活动。

在一个街区之外，警察使用警棍驱散自从9月中旬以来就在议会办公楼附近安营扎寨的示威者。示威者要求匈牙利社会党总理久尔恰尼辞职。久尔恰尼承认今年早些时候为赢得选举就匈牙利的经济状况向选民撒谎。

官方的庆祝活动以升国旗的仪式开场，各国政要在1956年起义者的纪念碑下献鲜花。

至少有2千600名匈牙利人在与苏联军队作战时死亡。历史学家说，还有200多匈牙利人因参加起义而被处死，20多万人逃到西方国家。

Hungary is marking the 50th anniversary of the country's 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, while police and anti-government protesters clashed in Budapest.

Dozens of world leaders, including 20 European heads of state, joined the official celebrations in central Budapest.

A block away, police used batons to disperse protesters who have been camped near the parliament building since mid-September. The protesters want the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, who acknowledged he lied about the nation's economy to win elections earlier this year.

The official commemorations began with the raising of the national flag. Dignitaries then laid flowers at the foot of a monument honoring participants in the 1956 uprising.

At least 26-hundred Hungarians died battling Soviet troops, and historians say 200 others were executed for their roles in the uprising. More than 200-thousand others fled to the West.