The Lebanese authorities have detained a former cabinet minister Michel Samaha, who has been outspoken in his support for the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lebanese media reports suggest that his arrest is connected to a seizure of explosives that may have been intended for use in north of Lebanon.

黎巴嫩当局逮捕前内阁部长Michel Samaha，他曾直言不讳称支持过叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德。黎巴嫩媒体报道称，Samaha被捕与抓获一批可能用于黎巴嫩北部的弹药有关。

Prosecutors in Vienna have charged the former Austrian interior minister Ernst Strasser with corruption. Mr. Strasser was forced to resign as a member of the European parliament in March last year after a British newspaper alleged that he had accepted offers of $120,000 from one of his undercover reporters in return for proposing amendments to EU laws. Mr. Strasser, who denies the charges, was exposed by the Sunday Times along with two other parliamentarians. If convicted, he could face up to ten years in prison.

维也纳检察官指控奥地利前内政部长Ernst Strasser以腐败罪。去年，由于一家英国报纸称Strasser从该报一名秘密记者手中接受12万美元，以作为向欧盟法律提交修正案的回报，随后Strasser三月份就被迫辞去欧洲议会议员的职位。Strasser对指控表示否认，与他一起被《星期日泰晤报》曝光的，还有另外两名国会议员。如果确认有罪，他将面临10年监禁。