有望成为美国共和党候选人的罗姆尼对基督教听众发表讲话，再次声明，他认为婚姻应该只存在于男女之间。他向重要的“摇摆州”维吉尼亚利博帝大学的毕业生表示，美国是建立在基督教价值观上的国家。就在几天前，奥巴马总统宣称支持同性婚姻。

Military officials in Yemen say at least 10 al-Qaeda militants have been killed in two area attacks thought to be from US unmanned planes in the south of the country. There has been no confirmation from Washington and the US has not officially acknowledged the use of drones in Yemen. On Thursday, eight al-Qaeda militants were killed in missile strikes.

也门军方官员称，本国南部两个地区发生袭击事件，怀疑袭击者是美国无人驾驶飞机，至少10名基地武装人员死亡。华盛顿方面尚未进行证实，美国也没有官方承认在也门使用无人机。周四，8名基地武装人员在导弹袭击中丧生。

The leader of the left front party in France Jean-Luc Melenchon says he’ll contest the same seat in next month’s parliamentary elections as the national front leader Marine Le Pen. Mr Melenchon said he would stand in the northern town of Henin-Beaumount, describing the contest as a battle of national and European significance.

法国左翼阵线党领导人让·吕克·梅朗雄称，下月将与国民阵线党领导人玛丽·勒庞竞争议会选举的同一个席位。梅朗雄说，他会在北部城镇Henin Beaumont参选，称这是一场涉及法国和欧洲的重大角逐。