土耳其政府举行内阁紧急会议，决定如何应对周五叙利亚击落其飞机一事。然而来自会议的信息，副总理阿林克称任何应对都是有限的。尽管土耳其坚称F-4侦察机在未经警告就遇袭时在国际领空，叙利亚也一定知道这是一架土耳其飞机，但副总理说，我们不会开战。他还表示，叙利亚军队向一架土耳其救援机开火，这架飞机当时在搜寻失踪的机组人员。

Cyprus is to ask the European Union for a financial bailout. The government in Nicosia said the island's banks were suffering from exposure to debt-laden Greece. The second largest bank in Cyprus is thought to be in need of urgent support. Cyprus becomes the fifth country in the eurozone to seek a bailout after the Irish Republic, Portugal, Greece and Spain.

塞浦路斯请求欧盟提供财政救援。尼科西亚政府称，该岛国的银行受希债务累累的希腊所害很深。据悉，塞浦路斯第二大银行急需援助。继爱尔兰共和国、葡萄牙、希腊和西班牙之后，塞浦路斯成为欧元区第五个寻求救援的国家。

The newly appointed finance minister of Greece, Vassilis Rapanos, has resigned. Mr Rapanos was admitted to hospital last week suffering abdominal pain and dizziness shortly after being appointed to the job. Mark Lowen reports from Athens.

希腊新任命的财政部长Vassilis Rapanos现已辞职。上周，Rapanos向医院承认在任职不久后就身患腹部疼痛和眩晕。马克·劳文在雅典报道。