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1、BBCNewswithIainPurdonTurkeysaysitwantstobuildaninternationalcoalitiontomakeSyriastopitsonslaughtonoppositionstrongholdslikethecityofHoms.TheTurkishforeignministersaidhisgovernmentwasreadytohostaninternationalconference.SebastianUsherreports.Internationaldiplomaticeff
2、ortsonSyriahitamajorroadblockwiththevetobyRussiaandChinaofaUNSecurityCouncilresolutiononSaturday.ButwiththeimagesofdeathanddestructionfromHomsinrecentdays,callsforinternationalactiontostopthekillinghaveonlygrownmoreurgent.TurkeyisnowtryingtokeepupthepressureonPreside
3、ntAssad.TheForeignMinisterAhmetDavutogluhasproposedaninternationalconferencehostedbyTurkey,sayingthatiftheUNSecurityCouncilcan'tprotectcivilians,thenlike-mindedcountriesshouldgettogethertodoso.He'snowheadingtotheUSfortalksalthoughit'snotclearwhatnewplanofactionTurkey
4、isadvocating.Meanwhile,inthecityofHoms,residentssaytheSyrianarmyhasbeenmountingitsheaviestbombardmentsofar.TheBBC'sPaulWoodhasrecentlyleftHoms.IfIwastouseonewordtosumupthemoodasweleft,itwouldbedespair,peopleabsolutelyterrified.Youknow,weheardthearmyiscoming,thearmyis
5、usingchemicalweaponsorthiskindofthingabsolutelybesidethemselves,andthatistheeffectthatconstantshellingproduces.Wecountedhundredsofwhatappeartobetankshellsandheavyartilleryshells,hundredsofmortars.Theyareusingairburstshellsaswell.Nodoubtthere'salotofsniperfire,anditap
6、pearstobedeliberatelydirectedatcivilians.It'snotclearexactlywhattheSyrianforcesaretargeting,whethertheyaretryingtodeliberatelyhitmilitarytargetsoftheFreeSyrianArmy,butwhatevertheirintention,civiliansareundoubtedlybearingthebrunt.SecurityforcesintheMaldiveshaveusedbat
7、onsandfiredteargastobreakuparallyinthecapitalMaleinsupportoftheformerPresidentMohamedNasheed.AndrewNorthreports.I'minthemainsquareinMalewherelargenumbersofarmyandpoliceinriotgeararestillcordoningitoffaftertheclasheswithsupportersoftheformerPresidentMohamedNasheed.Wes
8、awseveralofhissupportersbeingtakenawayinplastichandcuffs,amongthem,oneofhistopaides.Theformerpresidenthimselfisreportedtohavebeenin