BBC News:美國或將對敘利亞反對派提供武器支持
BBC News with Iain Purdon
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The US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel has said the US is rethinking its opposition to arming Syria's rebels. It's the first time a senior American official has openly acknowledged that the administration is considering providing weapons to the rebels, although no decisions have been made. Our state department correspondent Kim Ghattas reports.
美國國防部長查克·哈格爾稱，美國開始重新思考其反對向敘利亞叛軍提供武器的做法。美國高級官員公開承認政府開始考慮向叛軍提供武器，這還是首次，盡管尚未對此作出決定。國務院記者吉姆·加塔斯報道。
The American Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel said the US administration was considering a range of options including arming the Syrian rebels, but he made clear no decisions had been made. Last year President Barack Obama rejected a proposal by his then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to arm the rebels. But as the fighting drags-on in Syria, the debate about what the US should do has intensified in Washington, and with no appetite here for direct military intervention, many US officials increasingly feel that arming the rebels is now the least worst option. American allies like Qatar and Saudi Arabia are already providing weapons to various groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
美國國防部長查克·哈格爾稱，美國政府正考慮系列方案，包括向敘利亞叛軍提供武器，但他明確表示，目前尚未作出決定。去年，總統(tǒng)巴拉克·奧巴馬否決了時任國務卿的希拉里向叛軍提供武器的提議。但隨著敘利亞戰(zhàn)斗的繼續(xù)，有關美國該如何做的辯論在華盛頓越來越激烈，華盛頓無意進行直接的軍事干預，美國許多官員越發(fā)感到，向叛軍提供武器是目前最不壞的選擇。像卡塔爾和沙特這樣的盟國已經向各種與總統(tǒng)巴沙爾·阿薩德作戰(zhàn)的組織提供了武器。
President Obama has arrived in Mexico for talks that are expected to switch the focus of bilateral ties to job creation and trade rather than security issues and the war on drugs. Will Grant reports from Mexico City
總統(tǒng)奧巴馬抵達墨西哥舉行會談，有望將關注焦點轉向雙邊紐帶以創(chuàng)造就業(yè)和促進貿易，而并非安全問題和毒品戰(zhàn)。威爾·格蘭特在墨西哥城報道。
As Mr. Obama touched down in Mexico City on his first visit since Enrique Pena Nieto took office. He was welcomed off Air Force One by the country's Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade and the US ambassador Antony Wayne as well as other members of the Mexican government military. President Pena Nieto was waiting for his guest at the National Palace for bilateral talks. In some way, Mr. Obama arrives with two separate agendas, one public, in which both sides have been keen to strengthen emphasis on the economy and trade; the other is private which is thought to include difficult questions about security and cross-border crime.
這是自潘尼亞尼托任職以來奧巴馬首次訪問墨西哥城，他走下“空軍一號”，受到墨西哥政府軍官、該國外長何塞·安東尼奧·米德和美國大使安東尼·韋恩的熱烈歡迎?？偨y(tǒng)潘尼亞尼托在國家宮等待奧巴馬進行雙邊會談。可以說，奧巴馬此行有兩個議程，一個是公開的，雙方都熱切希望將重點放在經濟和貿易問題上，另一個是私下的，據(jù)說包括涉及安全和邊界犯罪等難題。
A Kenyan court has found two Iranian nationals guilty of planning attacks on foreign installations in the country. The court heard the Kenyan police's swift action had averted mayhem. From Nairobi Mwachiro Busadi reports.
肯尼亞法院判定兩名伊朗人陰謀策劃襲擊在該國的外國設施，法院聽審了肯尼亞警方快速行動以避免破壞的故事。Mwachiro Busadi在內羅畢報道。
The two Iranians, Ahmed Mohammed and Sayed Mansour Mousavi were found guilty of processing 15 kilos of powerful explosives allegedly for use in bomb attacks. Nairobi judge Kaire Waweru said the prosecution had proved beyond any reasonable doubt that the two were planning to attacks on Israel, American and British installations in Kenya. The two Iranians denied the allegations and judge Kaire would sentence them on Monday.
伊朗人艾哈邁德·穆罕默德和賽義德·曼蘇爾·穆薩維因處理15公斤高強度炸藥而獲罪，據(jù)說這些炸藥是用來進行炸彈襲擊的。內羅畢法官Kaire Waweru說，控方可以十分確定，這兩人正策劃襲擊以色列、美國和英國在肯尼亞的設施。兩人否認指控，法官Kaire稱將在周一對他們判刑。
The United Nations' mission in Iraq has reported that April 2013 was the most violent month in the country for almost five years. The UN says more than 700 people were killed in bomb attacks and other violence. The number of attacks increases sharply after a security force raided a Sunni protest camp last week with clashes quickly spreading to other Sunni areas.
聯(lián)合國駐伊拉克使團報道稱，2013年4月是該國近5年以來暴力事件最多的月份。聯(lián)合國稱700多人在爆炸襲擊等暴力事件中喪生，由于上周安全部隊對遜尼派抗議營地發(fā)動突襲，襲擊次數(shù)已急劇增加，沖突事件已蔓延到其他遜尼派地區(qū)。
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The former Pope, Benedict has returned to the Vatican to take up permanent residence there in his retirement. Benedict, who is 86, was flown in by helicopter from the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. He was greeted by his successor, Pope Francis, before being taken to his new quarters, inside a former monastery. The BBC Vatican correspondent says there has been speculation that his health has declined since he stepped down as Pope at the end of February.
這里是BBC新聞報道。
前教皇本尼迪克回到梵蒂岡，退休后的他將居住在那里一永久住處。今年86歲的本尼迪克乘直升機從羅馬附近岡多菲堡的教皇夏宮飛來，他受到繼任者弗朗西斯教皇的迎接，然后被帶往舊修道院的新住處。BBC駐梵蒂岡記者稱有傳聞稱自從1月底辭去教皇職位后，本尼迪克的身體就每況愈下。
The US government has urged North Korea to release immediately an American citizen it has sentenced to 15 years hard labour in prison. Kenneth Bae was arrested in November while he was leading a tour group into the country. North Korean state media said Mr. Bae admitted charges of trying to overthrow the country's government. The United States' State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said Washington had concerns about North Korea's legal system.
美國政府敦促朝鮮立即釋放被判關押在監(jiān)獄做苦工15年的一名美國公民。Kenneth Bae去年11月帶領旅行團進入朝鮮時被捕，朝鮮官方媒體稱Bae承認試圖顛覆該國政府。美國國務院發(fā)言人帕特里克.溫特利爾稱華盛頓對朝鮮的法律制度感到擔憂。
"Part of our concern and we had long standing concerns about the lack of transparency and due process on North Korean legal system. So, now that Mr. Bae has gone through the legal process, we urge the DPRK to grant him amnesty and immediate release.”
“我們一直擔心朝鮮法律制度的透明度和訴訟程序，目前Bae已進入法律程序，因此我們敦促朝鮮對他實施大赦并立即釋放。”
There has been an attempt by a Greek member of parliament from the far-right party Golden Dawn to assault the mayor of Athens, but a 12-year-old girl has been injured instead. The MP attempted to punch the mayor but was restrained by bodyguards and ended up hitting the girl. The mayor had banned Golden Dawn from distributing free food to the poor in central Athens.
希臘議會中的極右政黨金色黎明成員試圖暗殺雅典市長，但卻傷到了一名12歲的女孩。這名議員試圖猛擊市長，但卻受到警衛(wèi)的掣肘，結果就傷到了這名女孩。這名市長曾禁止金色黎明在雅典市中心向貧民發(fā)放食物。
The Dutch government has announced plans to give police much greater powers to fight cyber crime. Under a new draft law, investigators will be able to hack into computers, install spyware, read emails and destroy files. They could also break into servers located abroad, if they are being used to block services. The government said the use of these powers would be subject to the approval of a judge.
荷蘭政府宣布計劃授予警方更大權力以對付網絡犯罪。根據(jù)一項新法律草案，調查者將能夠黑客進入電腦、安裝間諜軟件、閱讀郵件并毀掉文件。他們還可以進入安放在國外的服務器，前提是這些服務器用來阻礙網絡。政府稱這種權力的運用要經過法官的批準。
