日期：2010-04-10 Japan may have little to celebrate with its economic recovery still fragile, so some cheerleaders are hitting the streets and stages to pep up the mood - including one pom-pom squad whose average age is 66. 经济复苏仍很疲软的日本可能没什么值得庆贺的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-10 A Dubai appeals court on Sunday upheld a one-month prison sentence for a British couple convicted of kissing in a restaurant. 一对英国男女因在迪拜一家餐厅接吻而被判处一个月的监禁。两人因不服判决随后提出上诉，但迪拜一家上诉法院于上周日宣布维持原判。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-10 Women might be on a more even footing at work but at home their careers tend to take a backseat to their husband's job with women most likely to quit when both are working long hours, according to a U.S. study. 美国一项研究显示，如今女性在职场中的地... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-10 英国黛安娜王妃生前密友、作家蒂娜布朗日前透露，威廉王子或将于6月初与交往7年的女友凯特米德尔顿订婚，并有可能在11月喜结连理。 Prince William is finally set to announce his long-awaited engagement to girlfriend Kate Middleton, according to speculation s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-10 因海平面不断上升，印度洋岛国马尔代夫将在2100年面临陆沉，大批国民将可能无处安身。为了应对这一危机，马尔代夫政府于上月跟一家荷兰公司签约，打算建造一片海上家园，解决海平面上升后国民的安置问题。 This aerial picture taken on September 7, 2009 shows the a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-09 Australia has announced the immediate suspension of all new asylum claims by people from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. 澳大利亚宣布，对最近所有来自斯里兰卡和阿富汗难民申请立即暂停受理。 Immigration Minister Chris Evans said the decision had been made i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-09 Mexican police have detained a US TV producer days after he reported his wife missing from a resort in Cancun. 一位美国电视制片人因为报道其妻子在坎昆某度假胜地失踪的消息而被墨西哥警方扣留。 The couple were staying at Cancun's Moon Palace resort Bruc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-09 Doctors in the southern Nigerian state of Edo have gone on strike to protest at the kidnapping of a colleague. 尼日利亚南部埃多州的医生举行罢工，抗议一位同事被不明身份者绑架。 The director of a hospital in Benin City was abducted（绑架，诱拐） by un... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-09 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has insisted that the forthcoming elections will be free and fair. 苏丹总统奥马尔巴希尔坚持宣称，即将到来的总统选举会是自由、公平的。 The withdrawal of so many parties is a serious blow to the poll's credibility In a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-08 A man has been detained after an incident on a flight from Washington's Reagan airport to Denver. 一名男子在从纽约里根机场飞至丹佛的旅程中因恶意制造恐慌而被拘留。 Two F-16 jets were scrambled（攀登，争夺） to intercept（阻止） the plane and escort（... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-08 Rescuers are searching for survivors in the Rio de Janiero area of Brazil after landslides and floods left at least 110 people dead. 巴西城市里约热内卢日前发生泥石流和洪涝灾害，造成至少110人死亡，目前救援人员正在全力搜救生还者。 Officials said the t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-07 French police have launched a criminal inquiry to trace the bloggers behind rumours President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife were both having affairs. 法国警方展开一项刑事调查，对散布萨科奇总统与其夫人双方都有外遇这一谣言的博客进行追踪调查。 All smile... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-07 A rare and flawless blue diamond is to be offered for auction in Hong Kong. 一颗罕见的、无瑕疵的蓝宝石将在香港被拍卖。 The blue diamond is rare, flawless and fancy vivid The diamond, originally from the De Beers（德比尔斯） Millennium Collection, is... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-07 North Korea has sentenced a US citizen to eight years' hard labour for illegally entering the country, its state news agency KCNA has said. 朝鲜中央通讯社报道，朝鲜判处一名非法入境的美国公民8年强迫劳役。 Gomes reportedly admitted his wrongdoing in c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-07 Global culture officials are to meet to discuss how to recover ancient treasures which they say have been stolen and displayed overseas. 全球文化官员将齐聚埃及首都开罗商讨如何追回被偷盗、在海外被展览的古文化财产。 The US recently returned a 3,000-ye... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-05 Britons' love affair with DIY is waning, research suggests. 一项调查显示，英国人对自己动手搞家装的兴趣正在逐渐减退。 Britons' love affair with DIY is waning, research suggests. While Bank Holidays were traditionally a time when people looked to get... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-05 You've been planning the best April Fool's Day joke to play on your co-workers, but before you go ahead with it, you should know that your co-workers are unlikely to approve. 也许你一直在谋划愚人节这天搞个什么恶作剧来戏弄同事一把，但在行动之前，你应... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-05 Spring has begun, and so has Japan's obsession with cherry blossoms. 春天来了，日本各地的赏樱热潮也开始了。 Visitors take a close look at blooming Ookanzakura cherry blossoms at Shinjuku park in Tokyo March 18, 2010. The pale pink blossoms or sakura... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-05 President Barack Obama had a big pat on the back for his young daughters on Tuesday, saying they have taken swimmingly to life in the White House. 本周二，美国总统贝拉克奥巴马（在接受一个采访时）对两个女儿大加赞赏，称她们已经顺利适应了白宫生活。 Mal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-04 American children aren't the only couch potatoes with nearly one third of children globally spending three hours a day or more watching TV or on computers, according to study of over 70,000 teens in 34 nations. 一项面向34个国家7万多名青少年开展的调... 阅读全文>>