一名叙利亚出生的美国人在美国因涉嫌为叙利亚刺探情报被指控，美国司法部声称，Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid收集了有关美国人抗议总统巴沙尔·阿萨德统治的情报。他被指控直接受叙利亚情报部门指示，收集视频和音频资料，电话号码和电子邮件。许多在国外的叙利亚人都抱怨不断受到叙利亚政府机构的骚扰。

The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has set out a plan for tackling the crisis in the eurozone. He said it was time to remove doubts about whether the EU could cope. Part of the plan will be to strengthen banks against losses on loans to Greece, which is at risk of default. Mr Barroso said struggling banks must improve their capital reserves, or he said they should face a ban on paying dividends or bonuses.

欧盟委员会主席约瑟·曼纽尔·巴罗索已制定计划解决欧元区危机，他说此时应摈弃欧盟是否能对付的疑问，计划中的一项，便是减少银行因希腊债务造成的损失，这些债务面临违约的危险。巴罗索说，处于困境的银行必须提高资本储备能力，或许将被取缔支付股息或红利的权力。

Scientists have reconstructed the entire genetic map of the germ that caused the Black Death, the bubonic plague that has killed millions in the 14th century. Matt McGrath has the details.

科学家复原出黑死病菌的全部基因图谱，14世纪，数以百万的人死于这种腺鼠疫。Matt McGrath报道。