国防部的这一声明,标志着对那些目前受审的策划并实施911袭击事件嫌犯的处理到了最后阶段。这五人已被指控以恐怖主义、劫机、谋杀等罪行。但由于奥巴马总统宣称应在民主法庭审判这些嫌犯,所以审判过程中断了。他的计划很不受欢迎,也没有可行性,国会反对派强迫政府放弃该计划。
The Greek athletics federation says that it's suspended all domestic sporting activities due to a shortage of funding. The federation's governing board said that the body would re-evaluate its position if the government reconsidered the deep cuts in state funding for sport. An official told the BBC that unless the situation was resolved, the last result would be to withdraw from the London Olympics.
希腊田径联合会称由于资金短缺,现已暂停国内一些体育活动。联合会的理事会称,如果政府再次考虑大幅度削减国有体育资金,该机构将重审其地位。一位官员告诉BBC,如果现状得不到解决,最后的结果是,希腊将退出伦敦奥运会。
More than 130 countries have reached agreement on measures to tackle tobacco smuggling at a meeting of the World Health Organisation in Geneva. The plan includes a new licensing system and an international mechanism to monitor tobacco from the point of harvest to the shops. The WHO says fighting smuggling could help countries recover more than $40bn in lost tax revenue.