Pakistan slams US drone attacks as 'illegal' and 'counterproductive' [Press TV, Iran]

"Illegal" and "counterproductive" are the words Pakistan used to describe US drone attacks on its northwest tribal regions. The foreign ministry condemned the attacks as a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity. At least 30 people have lost their lives in drone strikes in the past three days; locals say that the drones mostly kill civilians.

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Egyptian revolutionaries continue mass protests after Mubarak trial verdicts [Al-Alam, Iran]

Presenter, Female #1
Egyptians continue to protest the lenient sentences handed down to deposed President Hosni Mubarak and the exoneration of others, despite getting convicted of killing protestors. The demonstrators confirmed they will stay in Tahrir Square until those who killed the martyrs of the revolution are punished. They also demanded an end to the military council's rule, and chanted against presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq.

Reporter, Male #1
Young and old Egyptians equally stress this slogan. They have the same demands: to eliminate the figureheads of deposed President Hosni Mubarak's regime, to topple the military council, and to end its rule and transfer its power to a civilian government. These are the deafening chants by thousands of people who flowed into Tahrir Square to protest the lenient sentences received by deposed President Hosni Mubarak, his Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and the exoneration of his sons and military leaders, despite being convicted of killing over 800 protestors during the revolution.

Reporter, Male #1
The sentencing of Mubarak and his aides led to further political obstacles as the second round of the presidential elections approaches. It is scheduled for June 16th and 17th between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, Mohammed Morsi, and the last prime minister in the era of the former president, Ahmed Shafiq.

Guest, Male #2
We need security in our country. We need freedom. Our president must protect us; we need a president who takes care of our country, and of our interests.

Reporter, Male #1
The chants here in the square call for a second revolution to stand against the conspiracy targeting the revolution, and seek retribution for the blood of its martyrs. And even if citizens are busy with work and their number is reduced during the day, they fill the square at night as posters safeguard their slogans that confirm the only option is the revolution's court.

Guest, Male #3
We are demanding the attorney general review the verdict, and we demand the conviction of al-Adly's aides. There is no reason for them to be cleared.

Reporter, Male #1
The chants in the square confirm they will remain here to guarantee retribution for the killers of the martyrs, and the retrial of Mubarak. They insist on attaining the revolution's goals, most notably toppling military rule and transferring power to a civilian government.

Reporter, Male #1
Popular anger grew after five al-Adly aides were released after the Cairo Criminal Court cleared them in the case of killing protestors during the revolution despite preventing them from traveling.

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The two Sudans start first security talks since border clashes [Al Jazeera, Qatar]

Presenter, Male #1
Sudan and South Sudan started official negotiations today in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa in accordance with the African roadmap.

Presenter, Female #1
The two delegations are discussing a number of issues, most notably the withdrawal of military forces of both countries, non-aggression over disputed regions, and the establishment of a demilitarized buffer zone at the border.

Reporter, Male #2
The delegations of Sudan and South Sudan have no alternative but start tackling their outstanding issues in detail. The most notable issues are security, Abyei, and oil.

Reporter, Male #2
These developments come after the African mediator completed a roadmap in hopes of completely resolving the crisis. The solution lies in ending acts of hostility and securing a 10-kilometer wide demilitarized zone, based on an unsigned agreement between the two sides. Sudan's negotiation team said the top priority during this round of talks is the security issue.

Guest, Male #3 (Mutaraf Sadiq, Sudanese Delegation Member)
According to the Sudanese government's position, when we fully settle the security issue and the conditions are ripe, we will continue to discuss all the remaining issues, specifically oil, the final status of Abyei, and the citizens' problems. We are also working on starting the discussion of the border demarcation as soon as possible.

Reporter, Male #2
South Sudan's delegation declared its readiness to enter these negotiations to discuss the unsolved issues all at once, with no preconditions. It says it has the full authorization to achieve peace through dialogue.

Guest, Male #4 (Atif Kiir, Head of South Sudanese Delegation Spokesman)
The government of South Sudan has come to this round of talks with the determination and readiness to implement the African Union's roadmap and the UN Security Council's resolution. South Sudan's delegation has the full authorization to discuss all the issues to reach a solution to these issues.

Reporter, Male #2
A delegation from the northern section of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, headed by its commander Malik Agar and Secretary-General Yasir Arman, suddenly arrived at the headquarters of the negotiations and met with the African mediating delegation. It seems this occurred within the framework of the UN Security Council's resolution that calls for settling the crisis in the Sudanese provinces of South Kordofan and the Blue Nile. These two provinces are part of three regions that were allocated special protocols by the Sudanese Comprehensive Peace Agreement. This round of talks between Khartoum and Juba appears the most likely to solve the outstanding issues between the two sides, after the UN Security Council intervened and warned both sides not to waste time in reaching a final agreement within the scheduled time frame. Al-Taher al-Mardi, Al Jazeera, Addis Ababa.

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Free Syrian Army 'no longer committed' to Annan's ceasefire plan [BBC Arabic, UK]

Presenter, Male #1
The Syrian Revolution's General Commission said 23 people were killed today by the gunfire of the security forces in a number of areas; most of them died in Idlib. The Local Coordination Committees said the neighborhood of al-Qusur in Homs was heavily shelled; Old Homs, Jabal al-Zawiya in Idlib, and the city of Hayyan in Aleppo also witnessed fierce shelling this morning. A spokesman for the joint command of the Free Syrian Army inside Syria said the army is no longer committed to Annan's ceasefire plan.

Reporter, Male #2
In response to President Bashar al-Assad's speech calling to combat the domestic enemy, implying terrorism, the brigades of the Syrian army are in a state of alert and ready for combat. The Abbasiyyin Stadium in the capital Damascus has turned into a semi military barracks, according to activists who uploaded this video online, the date of which BBC is unable to verify.

Guest, Male #3 (Ahmed Siwan, Political Analyst in Damascus)
Armed terrorist groups are the ones attempting to escalate the violence, and not just carry out this violence. This criminal escalation means Syria is now being subjected to an unprecedented terrorist war, and there is no doubt that it is a terrorist war.

Reporter, Male #2
Syrian state media said security institutions foiled attempts to bomb a truck carrying a large amount of explosives Sunday night, and arrested the would-be suicide bomber who was driving the truck in the village of al-Rami in Jabal al-Zawiya in the countryside of Idlib.

Reporter, Male #2
Damascus witnessed a demonstration by journalists loyal to the regime; they condemned the Arab ministers' decision to suspend the broadcast of some state and private Syrian satellite channels. However, the scene on the opposition's side is completely different. In Damascus, a demonstration was organized in the neighborhood of al-Qaboun to mourn one person, with participants denouncing the regime. Meanwhile, activists reported a campaign of raids and arrests in the neighborhood of Jobar and shelling in Duma in the countryside of Damascus. And the same way it is every day, the neighborhoods of Homs were heavily shelled today.

Reporter, Male #2
In the countryside of Idlib, dissidents held protests. Activists said the town of Kfar Inbil was subjected to artillery shelling. The opposition demonstrated in Daraa to condemn the Syrian president's speech as a campaign of raids and arrests was reported in the town of al-Ghanem. In the countryside of Deir az-Zour, activists said military helicopters bombarded the village of Sbeikhan, leading to casualties.

Guest, Male #4 (Abu Laila, Jaafar Tayyar Brigade in Deir az-Zour Spokesman)
Less than an hour ago, helicopters shelled the city of Sbeikhan, located near the city of al-Bukamal with more than 15 missiles.

Reporter, Male #2
So this is another day in Syria: fighting between the army and armed groups, as viewed by the Syrian government, while its opponents view it as an unequal war with the use of heavy weaponry by the army and security forces against dissidents, both civilian and military. Wael Hajjar, BBC.

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Illegal migrants face up to three years in detention sans trial under new Israeli laws [IBA, Israel]

The amended Prevention of Infiltration Law has gone into effect, with illegal migrants facing up to three years in detention without trial. The law also includes up to 15 years of imprisonment for an Israeli who assists an infiltrator. The new law is part of the government's effort to stem the tide of jobseekers crossing the border into Israel.

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Children in Gaza and West Africa suffer oppression and hunger [Algerie TV, Algeria]

Presenter, Female #1
While some children enjoy a life of comfort, others are deprived of their most basic rights under the watch of the international community, as neither its legislation nor its charters are able to protect the life of the innocent. And sadly, the figures and statistics reflect a grim picture of the situation of these children. Khaled Zahbi reports.

Reporter, Male #1
The model life of a child is acquired through their guaranteed rights and activities. And while we watch these children, we also see a different reality for others, living in miserable and tragic conditions in many parts of the world. Images from Palestine only bring painful memories. Since the beginning of the millennium, 1,456 children have been martyred, and over 5,000 have been injured by the Israeli occupation. The occupation has arrested 175 children under the age of 18 since the beginning of the year. Since the al-Aqsa Intifada, or the Second Uprising, in September of 2000, nearly 9,000 minors have been detained in the occupation's prisons. It is worth noting that children in the occupied territories account for 52 percent of the population.

Reporter, Male #1
On the African continent, besides the armed violence that kills thousands, hunger also threatens the lives of three million children in West Africa. According to UN figures, one million children under the age of five in nine countries of the arid Sahel region face the risk of famine, while malnutrition impacts two million children due to political instability.

Reporter, Male #1
These terrifying figures are the result of multiple threats, such as kidnappings and uncontrolled sexual violence during wars and other phenomena. These dangers follow children who should have primarily enjoyed their innocence and dreams that were destroyed by the adults, leaving these children live in an unbearable environment.

Presenter, Female #1
To honor history and our collective memory, the Ein Temouchent province marked the anniversary of the Treaty of Tafna. A number of historians attended the ceremony to commemorate the treaty. Al-Tagheb al-Eiduni reports.

Reporter, Male #2
To commemorate the Treaty of Tafna, historians called for learning history lessons, establishing humanitarian values, and adopting the concept of a modern state. The historians commemorated the revolutionary family and active associations, and called for learning from the experiences of Algerian history.

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Al-Qaeda, army clashes continue in southwestern Yemen [Dubai TV, UAE]

Presenter, Male #1
The Yemeni army confirmed that it foiled a plot by al-Qaeda to seize control of the southern city of Ataq, the capital of Shabwa Province. On the Zinjibar front, battles are raging between Yemeni forces and armed al-Qaeda fighters. In the latest incident, six armed fighters and two soldiers were killed in Zinjibar. In addition, the army killed five al-Qaeda fighters in clashes near the western parts of the city of Jaar.

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Wounded Yemeni revolutionaries face battle for health care [Dubai TV, UAE]

Presenter, Male #1
While the Gulf initiative was able to terminate the confrontation between Yemeni demonstrators and regime forces, the suffering remains, according to the revolution's injured whose health conditions are continuing to deteriorate. Yemeni hospitals are refusing to admit the injured under the pretext they are not equipped to treat them, or due to the victims' financial hardship. In addition, many are prevented from seeking medical treatment abroad due to their hardship. Despite their limited capabilities, makeshift hospitals remain the only refuge for the injured. Abdel al-Rahman al-Shimiri reports from Sanaa.

Reporter, Male #2
He is confined to his bed, waiting for a glimpse of relief to help alleviate his suffering. His hand and left foot were paralyzed when a bullet grazed his head during a peaceful demonstration against the former president last year.

Guest, Male #3 (Khaled al-Biraimi, Injured During the Revolution)
There's no treatment for me inside Yemen. I was hit by a bullet that caused partial brain paralysis. I'm no longer able to move my hand and my leg.

Reporter, Male #2
Another injured is screaming from pain, and asking for his sedative. Volunteer doctors were unable to treat his partial paralysis. He is unable to seek medical treatment abroad as recommended by his doctor due to financial hardship. Many of his fellow injured patients share the same fate.

Guest, Male #4 (Abedu Faregh, Injured During the Revolution)
I was hit at the spinal cord. I can't rest day or night. I've been suffering for nearly 9 months. The pain is very severe, and it doesn't go away. I'm in pain 24 hours a day. Sedatives are the only way to numb the pain, and most of the time I don't have any.

Reporter, Male #2
This is a painful humanitarian story of thousands of Yemenis with special needs, who wanted nothing more than to change the miserable status quo. The makeshift hospital in Sanaa's Change Square is not equipped to perform even the simplest surgeries.

Guest, Male #6 (Ahmed Mudhish, Deputy Head of Makeshift Hospital in Sanaa)
We are trying our best. Some have permanent disabilities. The makeshift hospital has received more than 21,000 cases, which is way over the hospital's capacity.

Reporter, Male #2
These are average citizens who sacrificed their lives for the sake of attaining the desired change. While some have passed away, many are still enduring the pain and the betrayal of popular and official authorities. However, the spirit of resolve and the desire to change the status quo are still the ultimate goal of these revolutionaries. Abdel al-Rahman al-Shimiri, Dubai TV, Sanaa.