[ti:Obama Speaks to African Union on Last Day of Africa Trip] [ar:] [al:In The News] [by:www.21voa.com] [00:00.00]U.S. President Barack Obama ended his East Africa trip Tuesday [00:06.30]with a speech to the African Union. He spoke in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [00:11.74]Mr. Obama called for change, especially among Africa's many long-serving leaders. [00:19.29]He said when leaders try to change the rules [00:23.26]in order to stay in office it can lead to strife, noting the situation in Burundi. [00:29.70]The president also said Africa has changed from a poor [00:34.78]and dependent continent to one of hope and progress. [00:39.39]European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is in Iran. [00:46.24]She said she made the visit to begin working on the new nuclear agreement. [00:51.61]Iranian government television covered the visit. [00:55.46]It broadcast a press conference with Ms. Mogherini [00:59.60]and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. [01:03.38]The EU foreign policy chief said she was would give the same message [01:08.97]to all states in the area. [01:10.91]She said the nuclear agreement is "a good one," [01:14.61]and would build trust, confidence and cooperation. [01:18.75]North Korea's ambassador to China says his country is not interested [01:25.87]in international negotiations about its nuclear program. [01:30.15]He said Tuesday that North Korea's situation is "totally different" from that of Iran. [01:37.17]U.S. diplomat Sydney Seiler is in Beijing for meetings with Chinese officials. [01:43.73]They are discussing ways to restart the nuclear talks with North Korea. [01:48.89]He also discussed the issue with South Korean officials in Seoul during the last three days. [01:56.67]The lawyers for an Israeli spy said Tuesday [02:02.13]that U.S. officials have decided to release him in November. [02:07.37]60-year-old Jonathan Pollard will have served 30 years of a life term. [02:13.54]The former U.S. government employee was arrested in November of 1985 [02:20.16]when he sought asylum in Israel's embassy in Washington. [02:24.60]He was found guilty of passing military secrets to his Israeli agents. [02:32.32]Israel apologized to the U.S. in 1987 for its part in the case. [02:39.06]Years later it also admitted to paying Pollard for the information. [02:45.00]South Korea says the MERS outbreak in the country is over. [02:50.58]Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Tuesday [02:55.48]that no new cases have been reported for the past 23 days. [03:01.29]The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome killed 36 people since May. [03:07.37]It infected 186 people and forced more than 16,000 others into quarantine. [03:16.40]¸ü¶àÌýÁ¦Çë·ÃÎÊ51voa.com