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TheSyriangovernmenthasagreedtoatemporaryceasefireinitsconflictwithrebelstogoinsidewiththeMuslimFestivalofEidal-Adha.Asthetruceapproaches,rebelfightersarereportedtohavemadegainsinthecentralcityofAleppo,whichisbeingabattlegroundforweeks.FromtheTurkey-Syriaborder,JamesReynoldsreports.

InSyria'snortherncityofAleppo,shellingandgunfiresuggestedthatatrucewasnotthemainconcernamongthosefightingthewar.Oppositionrebelssaythatthey'venowtakencontroloftwoneighbourhoodstothenorthofthecitycenter.It'snotyetcleariftheSyrianarmywilltrytotakebackthedistricts.Themilitarypromisesthatthey'llobserveafour-daytrucetomarktheMuslimholidayofEid.Byitspledgecomeswithimportantconditions,thearmywarnsthatitwillrespondifrebelsattackorevenresupply.Theseconditionsmaymeanthatthepromise(-d)trucedoesnotfullytakehold.

TheBurmesegovernmentsaysmorethan50peoplehavebeenkilledinanewupsurgeofviolencebetweenMuslimsandBuddhistsinthewesternstateofRakhine.AbbyMosleyreports.

TheclashesbetweenBuddhistsRakhineandMuslimRohingyacommunitiesbegunonSundayandhavespreaddespiteacurfewbeinginplaceinmanyareas.Aspokesmanforthestategovernmentsaidmorethanahalfthefatalitieswerewomen,andnearly2,000homeshavebeenburntdown.TheUnitedNationssayslargenumbersofpeoplearefleeingtheconflictheadingforovercrowdedcampswheretensofthousandsarestillstrandedafterawaveofcommunalviolenceinJune.

UnitedStatesmilitaryhassaidthetwoofitssoldiershavebeenshotdeadinAfghanistanbyamanwearingAfghanpoliceuniform.It'sthelatestinaseriesofinsiderattacksagainstinternationaltroops.IthappenedinthesouthernUruzganprovince.Aspokeswomansaiditwasn'tclearwhethertheattackerwasamemberoftheAfghanpoliceorhadworntheuniformtogetclosetotheAmericans.

ApolicemaninNewYorkhasbeenchargedwithplottingtokidnap,rapeandkillwomenandtheneatthem.Detectiveshavesaidthey'vefounddetailsofmorethan100womenonthecomputerofGilbertoValle.Intheevent,noonewasharmed.BarbraPlettreports.

TheghoulishstoryofGilbertoVallehasshockedhardenedlawenforcementofficialshere.Actingonatipoff,theFBIsearchedhiscomputerandfoundE-mailsandotherelectronicmessagesaboutschemestoabductandcannibalizewomen.He'dallegedlycreaterecordsofatleast100potentialvictimsgettingsomeoftheinformationillegallyfromaFederalcrimedatabase.Inonereportedonlineexchangewithaco-conspirator,MrVallediscusseshowbesttocookanidentifiedwomanandwhethershe'dfitintohisoven.Hedidn'tgetachancetoactontheplan,buthedidgetasfarasmeetingherforlunch.BarbaraPlett.

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ThelateststudyoffishintheseaaroundawreckednuclearpowerstationofFukushimainJapansuggestedtheradioactivityiscontinuingtoescapeintotheenvironment.Fishcaughtoffthecoaststillhaveraisedlevelscontaminationmorethanayearaftertheplantwasdisastrouslydamagedbyanearthquake.About40%ofthefishcaughtnearbyisunfitforhumanconsumption.ABBCsciencecorrespondentsaysithasbeenexpectedthatthecontaminationwouldstarttodeclinebynow.

TheSpanishauthoritieshaverescued17peoplewhowereaboradasmallboatthatcapsizedofftheMoroccancoast.Thebodiesofatleast40otherswererecovered.Oneofthesurvivorssaidtheboatwascarryingmore70migrants,whoweretryingtoreachSpain.

MicrosofthasunveiledanewversionofitsWindowsoperatingsystemtoaddressthewayconsumersaremovingfrompersonalcomputerstosmartphonesandothermobiledevices.Windows8isseenascrucialtoMicrosoft'seffortstoregaingroundlosttoitsrivalsAppleandGoolge.FromNewsYorkhere'sMitchellFlary.

Microsoft'snewestoperatingsystemWindow8hasbeendescribedasmake-or-breakforthecompany.Theworld'slargestsoftwarefirmhopesitslatestofferingwillhelpitregaingroundlosttoAppleandGoogleasmobilecomputinghastakenoff.ThelaunchtookplaceinthepieralongNewYork'sHudsonRiverwhichwastransformedwithWindows8devicesscatteredamongamodelofthecitySkyline.Microsoftisalsomakingoneofitsrareventuresintohardwaremakingwithitsowntabletcomputer.

PeopleintheBahamashavebeenpreparingforthearrivalofHurricaneSandy,theviolentstormthatearlierbatteredJamaica,HantiandCubakillingatleasttwopeople.Publicschools,governmentoffices,airportsandbridgeswereclosedacrosstheBahamas.InsoutheasternCubathehurricanecreatedastormsurgeandledseverefloodingalongthecoastlineatSantiagodeCuba.