BBC News:奥巴马称获得叙利亚使用化学武器证据
BBC News with Julie Candler
朱莉·坎德勒为你播报BBC新闻。
President Obama has said he has seen evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria. But it was important to get more specific information about what happened. Mr Obama said all options, diplomatic and military, were being considered, but added that tens of thousands of deaths should be reason(ing) enough for the international community to act.
总统奥巴马称已获得叙利亚使用化学武器的证据，但获得进一步详细的信息更重要。奥巴马说，外交和军事等手段都可以考虑，但由于已经有了无数伤亡，国际社会有充分的理由采取行动。
"It is important for us to make sure that we're able to get more specific information about what exactly is happening there. But we know that tens of thousands of people are being killed with artillery and mortars, and the slaughter that's taking place, by itself, is sufficient to prompt strong international actions. That's why the Prime Minister and I spoke extensively about the steps we're taking to strengthen the opposition politically, and to put more and more pressure on Assad, so that he recognizes that he needs to go." Mr Obama was speaking after talks with the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House.
“对我们来说，重要的是能获得叙利亚所发生情况的具体信息。但我们知道，有无数百姓在火炮和追击炮中丧生，那里正在进行大屠杀，因此我们完全有理由采取强有力的国际手段。正因为此，我和总理广泛商讨过在政治上加强反对派的步骤，并对阿萨德施加更多压力，这样他就会明白自己必须下台了。”奥巴马是在白宫同土耳其总理雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安会谈后发表这番言论的。
Nigerian forces have begun a military offensive against Islamist rebels in the northesast. The latest reports speak of raids on a vast game reserve in Borno state where the Boko Haram group has established bases. Will Ross is in Lagos.
尼日利亚军队开始在东北部对伊斯兰叛军发动军事进攻，根据最新报道，在博尔诺州博科圣地建立基地的地方，一处面积广大的野生动物保护区发生突袭事件。威尔·罗斯在拉各斯报道。
The Nigerian military spokesman, Brig Gen Chris Olukolade said every resource available to the armed forces would be used in the operation. This is a confirmation that fighter jets and helicopter gunships are likely to be deployed in the fight against the Islamist militant group - popularly known as Boko Haram. On Tuesday, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states and admitted that the insurgents were now holding territory. Meanwhile, for several hours on Thursday, mobile phone networks have not been functioning in many parts of northeast Nigeria.
尼日利亚军方发言人Brig Gen Chris Olukolade说，将为军队提供一切可利用资源来作战。这就表明，可能会动用战斗机和武装直升机来对付伊斯兰博科圣地武装组织。周二，总统古德勒克·乔纳森宣布在东北各州实施紧急状态，承认叛军目前占领了部分领土。同时，在尼日利亚东北部很多地区，手机网络都陷入瘫痪并持续数小时。
A new wave of bomb attacks has hit Iraq targeting Baghdad in the northern city of Kirkuk. At least eight people were killed by a suicide bomber at a Shia mosque in Kirkuk. Earlier, a series of blasts killed at least 12 people in Shia districts in Baghdad. There has been an increase in sectarian violence in recent weeks.
伊拉克东北部城市基尔库克发生新一轮爆炸袭击，基尔库克清真寺发生自杀式袭击，至少8人丧生。早些时候，巴格达什叶派社区发生系列爆炸，至少12人丧生。最近几周宗派暴力有所增加。
The Claims Administrator overseen the compensation of what to businesses damaged by the BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico in 2010, says he's processed fewer than half of the claims. The oil company had warned that it may be irreparably harmed by the high levels of the compensation and it's appealing to have the process reviewed. But the administrator Patrick Juneau said he was just doing what the court had asked him to do.
负责BP公司就2010年墨西哥湾石油泄露向商界赔偿的索赔管理人称已处理了将近一半的索赔。该石油公司警告说，赔偿标准高会给本公司造成无法挽回的影响，并要求重审该程序。但管理人帕特里克·朱诺称自己只是按照法庭要求行事。
"The one thing I am content about is that I think we have gone about this from the administrative standpoint and the federal district court has done exactly what we supposed to be doing."
“唯一令我满意的是，我想我们是从管理者的角度来处理的，并严格按照规定行事。”
