VOA NEWS 201303151.Thursday marks the first anniversary of the political unrest in Syria. Statetelevision showed large demonstrations in support the President Bashar al—Assad. Syrian activists reported Thursday that 23 bodies were found in the Edlib area of northern Syria. Some of the bodies were said to show signs of torture. Activists also said security forces carried out raids in several areas .A state media report said government forces clashed with armed terrorists groups in the Edlib countryside. It said a number of terrorists were killed. Separately, Turkey reported that 1000 refugees had entered the nation from Syria within 24 hours. It’s said 14,000 Syrian refugees are now living in Turkey.2.Afghan president Hamid Karzai has called American troops to pull back fromAfghan villages and return to their bases. His call followed the killing of 13 Afghan civilians earlier this week. An American soldier reportedly carried out the attack. Mr. Karzai also said his government wants full control of the nation’s security in 2013, not 2014 as planned. He spoke to American Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Kabul. Separately, the Taliban announced it was suspending peace talks with the US. The two sides were said to be meeting in Qatar over a political settlement to end the Afghan war. The Taliban said it wants the Americans to clear up their position on the issues. Also on Thursday, Afghan official said at least 10 women and children were killed when their vehicle hit a road side bomb.3.Ethiopia says it’s forces have attacked a military base inside Eritrea in whatEthiopia calls an act of defense. And Ethiopian Spokesman said Ethiopian troops moved 16 kilometers into Eritrea late Wednesday. He said they launched a successful attack against two military positions used by what he called subversive groups. The spokesman said the groups are receiving support from the Eritrean government .He spoke Thursday at a press conference in Addis Ababa, and the Eritrean diplomat told VOA he had no comment about the incident. The US has urged both sides to exercise self-control. Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a war between 1998 and 2000. An estimated 80,000 people were killed during the conflict.4.Italian police have arrested a Moroccan man suspected planning an attack on aJewish religious center in Milan. The man is said to be 20 years old, he grow up in Italy. The country anti-terrorism agency says the suspect was arrested early Thursday in the northern city of ______. Official said they found evidence on his computer detailing security at the religious center. In Britain police arrested a Yemeni woman who had been in contact with the Moroccan suspect. She is suspected of gathering information useful for terrorism.5.The Communist Party leader in the Chinese city of Chongqing has been removedfrom his position. China’s Xinhua news agency reported Thursday that Bo Xilai has been replaced by Vice-premier Zhang Dejiang. The news agency did not provide a reason for his removal. However it is believed he was removed because an incident involving a former aid, his former police chief Wang Lijun went to the American diplomatic office in Chendu last month in what said to bean attempt to seek asylum. Xinhua said Wang Lijun has been placed under investigation and was removed Thursday from his job as deputy mayor of Chongqing.6.Russian opposition activist _______ says he will no longer accept food. Heannounced the decision after being sentenced to 10 days in prison for disobeying police during a protest against the presidential re-election of Vladimir Putin. The opposition activist said the hunger strike was to protest the sentence. _______ is the head of Russia’s left front movement. He has helped to organize opposition protest in Moscow against Mr.Putin’s rule. He has been detained in the past few years in connection with similar judges.7.President Obama is accusing his political opponents of seeking an energy policythat will make the US dependent on the rest of the world. Mr. Obama spoke to the college students near Washington, he said that even if t he US used all of it’s oil resources, it would still be dependent on foreign oil. “We can’t allow to ourselves to be held hostage to advance on the other side of the globe; that’s not who we are. America controls its own destiny. We’re not dependent on som ebody else.”Several candidates seeking the republic and presidential nomination have criticized the president for not doing enough to develop oil and natural gas fields. Mr. Obama warned that demand for cars in developing countries and unrest in the Middle East will only increase oil prices.8.And American government lawyers have made public details of the chargesfacing army intelligence expert Bradley Manning. He is accused of passing secret documents to the website Wikilinks. Military lawyers provided written answers Thursday to a serious of questions about the accusations against Bradley Manning. He faces 22 charges including aiding the enemy. A military judge told the court that the government will claim the soldiers reported actions indirectly aided Al-Qaeda. Bradley Manning was charged last month, he is accused of having leaked diplomatic communications and military documents related to Iraq and Afghanistan.。