主持人: Paul James,周竞男,光芒君
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The governor of Missouri has ordered more than 2,000 National Guard into Ferguson to stop renewed demonstrations.
"It's just too much. It really is. I'm just scared. I'm scared to be here. No telling what's going to happen tonight. I'm just like ready to go. Pack up, foreclose on my house, and go. "
France says it is indefinitely suspending the delivery of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia.
I wanted to be here personally, to inform Mr. Minister about the decision of the president of the Republic of France, connected to the present situation in the east of Ukraine, a decision to postpone until further notice the processing of the application for permission to export first BPC type battleship."
The Chinese government has issued a new promise to cap its carbon-emission growth by 2030.
"It's 16 years before 2030. There will be many uncertainties ahead, including economic and social development and resources. I believe the goal set by 2030 is scientific and practical.”
And around 80 people have been arrested in Hong Kong as police have been moving in to clear the Occupy area.
“The operation in Mong Kok may last two days or more which is the second clearance action after the protest area outside the CITIC Tower in Admiralty last week.”
Those stories and more over the hour and towards the end of the show we'll be looking at comments online about a five year old girl from South Korea, who has become an internet sensation over her cuteness.
But before that, global survey of headline stories.
Now our global survey of headlines
First up, in Asia,
In Bangladesh, a senior politician who criticized the annual Hajj pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca has been arrested in Dhaka.
In Thailand, a third top police officer has been charged with insulting the monarchy, bribery and corruption as part of a major investigation.
In Oceania,
In Australia, opposition leaders have labeled the Australian federal government as "out of control" after passing a legislation that could see the mentally ill have their citizenships denied.
Staying in the country, the Australian defense chief has apologized after saying he wouldn't trust a shipbuilder being considered to construct a new fleet of submarines to "build a canoe".
Moving on to Africa,
In Sierra Leone, burial workers have dumped bodies out in public as a protest of non-payment of allowances for handling Ebola victims.
In Cote D'Ivoire, police have fired tear gas and used batons to disperse crowds protesting over a ban on plastic bags used to carry water.
And in the Middle East,
In Yemen, a group of seven Yemenis and a US military expert who were taken hostage by a group linked to al-Qaeda have been freed by Yemeni Special Forces.
In Syria, at least 36 civilians have been killed in air strikes by Syrian government warplanes on the Islamic State-held northern city of Raqqa,
Looking to Latin America,
In Colombia, Farc rebels have released two soldiers taken hostage earlier this month, the first step in a deal to revive peace talks.
In Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff will appoint former Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy as finance minister this week.
And in Europe,
Europeans are worried about a possible continent-wide bird flu epidemic after a wild duck tested positive for the H5N8 virus in Germany,
In France, an appeal court has refused to allow a father to take custody of his biological son, who was given up for adoption by his mother.
And finally in North America,
In the U.S., five children have died after a fire destroyed a mobile home in a small town in southern Texas.
Staying in the country, a U.S. district judge ruled that Arkansas' ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.