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ThenewpresidentofEgyptMohamedMorsisaysaviciouscampaignaroundtheworldagainstwhatMuslimsholdsacredisunacceptable.InhismaidenspeechtotheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly,thefirstbyademocraticallychosenEgyptianpresident,MrMorsicalledforanendtodoublestandards.HesaidallreligiousandculturalviewsmustberespectedandtheUNhadtoaddressthephenomenonofIslamphobia.JamesRobbinswasattheUN.

PresidentMorsisaidMuslimshadbecomevictimsofviciousandunacceptablecampaignsagainstwhattheyheldsacred.HesaidtheinsultshitontheprophetMuhammadwasobsceneandpartofanIslamphobiawhichrequiredactionbytheUnitedNations.PresidentMorsisaidthatEgyptrespectedfreedomofexpression,butnotfreedomofexpressionusedtoincitehatredagainstanyone.ButhesaidEgyptalsostoodfirmlyagainsttheuseofviolenceinresponse.

ThepresidentofIranMahmoudAhmadinejadhasaccusedthewestofnuclearintimidationinwhatisexpectedtobehislastaddresstotheUNGeneralAssembly.HewasspeakingadayafterpresidentObamasaidAmericawoulddowhatithadtoinordertopreventIranobtaininganuclearweapon.JamesReynoldsreports.

Iran'spresidentappearstoenjoytakingcenterstage,thenholdingontoitforaslongashecan.Inhis34-minutesspeech,Mr.Ahmadinejadtouchedonmanyhispreferredtopics,thehistoricevilsofimperialism,thefailingsofthecurrentworldorderandthedangersposedbyIsrael.MahmoudAhmadinejad'sworldviewextendsbeyondseverecriticismsofthewesttoincludereligiousandevenmythicalbeliefs.Heendedhisspeechbytalkingabouthishopesforthearrivaloftheal-Mahdi,aredeemerreveredbybelieversofShiaIslam.

TheprimeministerofMalihascalledontheUnitedNationsSecurityCounciltoauthorizeamilitaryforcetorecapturethenorthofthecountry.TheareahasbeenunderthecontrolofmilitantIslamistssinceamilitarycoupearlythisyeardegeneratedintoaninsurrectionanddividedthecountry.TheMaliangovernmentwantstobringin3000WestAfricansoldierstohelpexpelthemilitants.

ViolentclasheshaveeruptedoutsidetheGreekparliamentinAthensbetweenriotpoliceandprotestersangryaboutausterity.Manyofthemaretakingpartina24-hourgeneralstrike.FromAthens,MarkLowenreports.

FamiliarangeronthestreetsofAthens.Ithadbeenapeacefulprotest.ButasthemarchersarrivedonSyntagmaSquare,violenceerupted.AnarchiststhrewMolotovcocktailsatpolicewhorespondedwithvolleysofteargas.Plumesofsmokebillowedfromthesquareastheprotesterswerechargedintothesidestreets.Theyfacedmanyroundsofspendingcutsalreadyandnowforyetmore,bringingthecountrytoitsknees.ThisisthebiggestshowstrengthfromtheUnioninmonthsandasignthatGreekshavereachedtheirlimits.

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DirecttalksbetweentheleadersofSudanandSouthSudanhavestillnotsettledtheirgrievanceswhichledtoopenfightinginApril.AfricanUnionmediatorsCefrictrackedtheirannouncementthatanagreementwillbesignedbytheendoftheday.TheBBCcorrespondentatthetalksinAddisAbabasayssomesortofdealmaybesignedbutitisunlikelytobecomprehensive.

TheauthoritiesinsouthernMexicosayatleasttenpeoplehavediedinagunbattlebetweenaheavily-armedcriminalgangandthearmy.It'snotclearhowtheconfrontationbegan.ButpoliceinGuerrerostatesaythetroopspursuedthecriminalgroupintoalocalchurchwheretheyhadsoughtrefuge.ReportssayaMexicanarmyofficerwasalsokilled.

CongressinUruguayhasvotedby50-49tolegalizeabortionundercertaincircumstances.Themeasurenowgoestothesenatewhereit'salsoexpectedtopass.Ifapprovedintolaw,UruguaywhichispredominantlyRomanCatholic,willbecomethesecondcountryinLatinAmericaafterCubatomakeabortionavailabletoall.PresidentJoseMujica,aformerleft-wingrebel,isbackingthemeasure.

OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthe1960sand1970sAndyWilliamshasdiedattheageof84.JaneLittlelooksbackathislife.

AndyWilliamswasoneofAmerica'sbest-knownvocalistswithaneasystyleandavoiceoftendescribedassilkyandmellow.

HemadethesongMoonRiverhisownwhenhesangitatthe1962Oscar'sceremonyandhewentontogreatsuccesswithmanyofhisalbumsonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.HealsolaunchedhisownrecordlabelandtelevisionprogrammeTheAndyWilliamShowandhisChristmasalbumsandTVspecialsmadehimintowhatthelatepresidentRonaldReagancalledanationaltreasure.

...MoonRiver,andme.

ThevoiceofthelateAndyWilliams.

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