Today in history

　　1959: Castro sworn in as Cuban PM

　　England haveCubas revolutionary leader Fidel Castro hasbecomethe countrys youngest ever premier.At the age of 32, he hasbeensworn in as Prime Minister in the Cabinet Room of thePresidentialPalace in Havana.Dr Castro led the resistance againsttheseven-year military rule of President Fulgeneio Batistaandcommanded the 26 July Army - a 10,000 strong guerrilla force -thatdrove the old regime into exile on New Years Day.But this isthefirst time he has assumed administrative responsibilitieswithinthe new, provisional government.Cuban newspaper Revolution-regarded as the voice-piece of the 26 July Army - explainedhisappointment is to solve the problem of a dispersal of power,asmany workers and industries have observed Castrospronouncementsand not the governments since therevolution.According to thenewspaper, now the government, therevolution and the people willtake the same path.Dr Castro was onleave from his previous postas Commander-in-Chief of the armedforces when Dr Jose Miro Cordoba- prime minister since 5 January -and his cabinet resigned,without explanation, two days ago.As wellas his supporters, ahoard of Cuban and foreign media witnessedFidel Castro being sworninto office wearing his olive-green rebelarmy fatigues andsporting his trademark square cap and beard.Hetold them: We havegreat plans and we suffer when we cannot putthese into effectrapidly, but technical pretions take time.He alsodenied he hadany interest in taking over as president, saying legalmoves tolower the age of eligibility for the post last week weretheinitiative of the incumbent president Manuel UrrutiaLleo.PresidentUrrutia and Prime Minister Castro are old allies andare expectedto work together to achieve revolutionary aims ofeconomic reformand improved living standards for all Cubans.The bushad justcrossed the border with Serbia when it was attacked inKosovo

　　2001: Serbs killed in Kosovo pilgrimage

　　Artificially 1969:The A bomb attack on a bus convoy thatwascarrying more than 250 Serbs to a religious ceremony in Kosovo,hasclaimed the lives of at least seven people, including womenandchildren, and injured more than 40.Ethnic Albanian extremists,whoare trying to drive Serbs out of Kosovo, have been blamed fortheattack.It took place near the town of Podujevo in northernKosovo,40km (25 miles) north-east of the capitalPristina.Theremote-controlled bomb was detonated 400m from the roadat aroundnoon, hitting the first of five buses which had justcrossed theborder into Kosovo from the city of Nis inSerbia.EthniccleansingGorica Stjepanovic, 24, who survived theattack with eyeinjuries, said: All of a sudden, everything burst,the bus seemedto have fallen apart.Blood was dripping from theroof. When Imanaged to get out, parts of bodies wereeverywhere.The group ofSerbs, who moved to Serbia fearing ethnicAlbanian attacks, weretravelling to the village of Gracanica inKosovo to visit familygraves.The Orthodox Day of the Dead - 17February - is when Serbsremr their dead.The attack has sparkedviolent protests from thevictims relatives in Gracanica, who haveblocked the main roadinto Pristina and set vehicles on fire.Theconvoy was accompaniedby five Swedish armoured vehicles which wereunaffected.Leaders ofKosovos Albanian majority condemned thelatest attack and said itwas a serious blow to attempts to buildpeace.Nato called thekillings premeditated murder.Its SecretaryGeneral GeorgeRobertson said: Nato did not conduct its aircampaign in order tosee ethnic cleansing by one group replaced bythe ethnic attacksand intimidation of another.The YugoslavGovernment also condemnedthe attack and has declared a day ofnational mourning for thevictims.Earlier this week United Nationspolice came under attackin the town of Strpce after a Serbian mandied while travelling ina UN convoy.Vocabulary:

　　incumbent

　　: currently holding an office；lying or leaning onsomethingelse（职责所在的，负有义务）(编辑:赵露)