In his resignation letter to the prime minister, Vassilis Rapanos said he was stepping down due to ill health. He'd been hospitalized over the weekend after apparently fainting. But there is speculation that he was unhappy with the makeup of the cabinet, and that other reasons may lie behind that decision. It spells more yet more turbulence for the new government after the prime minister himself was admitted to hospital for an eye operation, forcing Greece's international lenders to delay their visit to Athens originally planned for today. Several names have now been touted as Mr Rapanos's replacement, including the former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos.

在给总理的辞职信中，Rapanos说自己因健康不佳而辞职。他周末突然虚弱后就在医院接受治疗，但人们猜测他对内阁的组成不满，辞职决定背后的还有其他原因。新总理本人入院做眼科手术后，新政府将要经历更多不安局势，这使得国际银行推迟原定于今天的对雅典的访问。目前已有数人被推为Rapanos的代替者，包括前总理卢卡斯·帕帕季莫斯。

The United States Supreme Court has upheld a key part of Arizona's immigration law, which allows state police to stop and check the identity of anyone who might be in the country illegally. President Barack Obama said he was concerned about the practical impact of the law, which gives police the right to demand proof of US citizenship from suspects even without probable cause. Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer welcomed the ruling.