据媒体报道,美国已经确定是朝鲜策划了对索尼影业公司的网络入侵。索尼影业星期三决定取消发行一部虚构谋杀朝鲜领导人金正恩情节的影片。Media reports say the U.S. has determined North Korea is behind the hacking of Sony Pictures, which gave in to security concerns and canceled the release of a film about a fictional plot to assassinate Pyongyang's leader, Kim Jong Un.
朝鲜劳动党领导层纪念前独裁者金正日逝世3周年。North Korea's communist leadership is marking the three-year anniversary of the death of ex-dictator Kim Jong Il.
2014年因特网搜索引擎谷歌全球搜索最多的是美国娱乐界巨星罗宾•威廉姆斯2014年自杀事件。U.S. entertainer Robin Williams's suicide topped Internet search engine Google's list of global search requests in 2014.
澳大利亚城市悉尼星期一上午发生的人质危机已经持续了16个多小时,一名枪手仍将一些人质扣押在悉尼的一家咖啡厅里,目前无法确定里面究竟有多少人质。A gunman continues to hold an unknown number of people hostage in a Sydney, Australia, restaurant, nearly 16 hours after the siege began Monday morning.
韩国大韩航空公司总裁赵亮镐为他的女儿、公司副总裁赵贤娥的“愚蠢举动”表示道歉。赵贤娥因不满工作人员提供坚果的程序而迫使一个航班推迟起飞。Korean Air's CEO has apologized for what he said were the "foolish actions" of his daughter, an airline executive who delayed a flight because she was not happy with the way she was served macadamia nuts.
巴勒斯坦人哀悼星期三在约旦河西岸与以色列警察冲突后死亡的巴勒斯坦内阁部长齐亚德阿布•艾因。Palestinians are mourning a Cabinet minister who died Wednesday after clashes with Israeli police in the West Bank.
联合国难民署说,国际社会必须更有效地解决数十万人为寻求庇护或移民而冒险渡海的问题。The United Nations refugee agency says the world needs to better focus on responding to the hundreds of thousands of people making "risky" sea journeys in search of asylum or migration.
世界粮食计划署在进行了一个星期的大规模筹款之后,恢复向五个国家境内的叙利亚难民提供食品卷。The World Food Program has resumed its program providing food vouchers to Syrian refugees in five countries, following a week of massive fundraising.
英国威廉王子星期一在白宫会晤美国总统奥巴马。预计英国王储将与奥巴马讨论野生动物非法交易问题。Britain's Prince William meets Monday with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. The future king of England is expected to talk with the president about the illegal wildlife trade.
俄罗斯总统普京为俄罗斯吞并乌克兰的克里米亚半岛进行辩护,并指责西方国家以乌克兰危机为借口制裁莫斯科。Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended his country's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and accused the West of using the Ukraine crisis as a pretext to impose sanctions on Moscow.
以色列议会星期三同意3月17日举行新的选举。此前,内塔尼亚胡总理表示要尽快解散现议会。Israeli lawmakers have agreed to hold new elections on March 17 after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would dissolve the current parliament "as soon as possible."
美国总统奥巴马要求动用联邦拨款来加强全美各地警察装备,以此作为对一名没有携带武器的黑人青少年在与一名白人警察街头对抗中被开枪打死一案的回应。事件发生在密苏里州中部的弗格森镇。
联合国秘书长潘基文赞扬国际社会在防治艾滋病方面取得了进展,但警告这种进展还是不稳固的。U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is praising the progress the world has made in combating AIDS, but warns "the gains remain fragile."
罗马天主教教宗方济各和世界东正教精神领袖呼吁停止迫害中东的基督徒,特别是伊拉克和叙利亚的基督徒。Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians have called for an end to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria.
美国人星期四与家人团聚,享用美餐,购买打折商品,欢度感恩节。Americans are marking the annual Thanksgiving holiday Thursday with family gatherings, meals and bargain shopping.
中国官方的新华社报道,中国东北辽宁的一个煤矿星期三发生煤尘燃烧事故,24名矿工丧生,52人受伤。China's state media, Xinhua, says 24 workers have been killed and 52 injured Wednesday in a fire at a coal mine in the northeastern part of the country in Liaoning province.
印度克什米尔的选民星期二参加第一阶段选举的投票。Voters are casting ballots in the first stage of an election in Indian Kashmir.
俄罗斯财政部长西卢阿诺夫说,由于西方制裁和油价下跌,俄罗斯预计会损失1千多亿美元。
美国和伊朗最高级别的外交官星期天再次在维也纳举行会谈,设法在最后期限之前就伊朗核项目达成协议,但是要在星期一最后期限之前达成协议看来是不太可能了。
美国总统奥巴马计划绕过国会,宣布有关移民改革的行政手段。U.S. President Barack Obama plans to bypass Congress and announce executive action on immigration.
美国副总统拜登离开华盛顿进行为期5天的出访,他将于本星期晚些时候与乌克兰领导人举行会谈。U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has left Washington for a five day trip that will include talks with leaders in Ukraine later this week.
日本首相安倍晋三要求提前举行选举, 并推迟实施有争议的上调销售税计划,以巩固政治支持,避免经济衰退。Japan's prime minister has called for snap elections and delayed a controversial sales tax increase, as part of efforts to solidify his political support and fight off recession.
哥伦比亚总统桑托斯在一名将军和另外两人星期天被绑架之后中断了与该国最大一支反政府武装的和谈。
G20峰会星期天在澳大利亚布里斯班落下帷幕。20国集团领导人已经采纳一项计划,在未来五年里,通过对基础设施的投资和增加自由贸易把全球GDP提升两万多亿美元。
美国总统奥巴马说,他有信心看到缅甸开启“新时代”。但是,他表示这个东南亚国家还需要进一步改革。U.S. President Barack Obama says he is confident of a "new day" in Myanmar, but says there is work yet to be done to reform the Southeast Asian country.
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