12-03-29 Spanish unions are holding a general strike to protest against labour reforms which the new government hopes will help cut unemployment. 西班牙工会正在发动一场大罢工来抗议劳动力改革，新政府希望通过此次改革减少失业率。 Road, rail and air transport ar...

12-03-09 Kenya's government has sacked some 25,000 striking nurses for failing to return to work. 肯尼亚政府解雇了25000名参加罢工未返工作岗位的护士。 Spokesman Alfred Mutua has appealed to all qualified health professionals who are unemployed or retired to r...

12-03-08 Tens of thousands of South Africans have marched in protest over new tolls on roads in what unions says is the first warning shot to government. 数以万计的南非人举行游行，抗议新的道路通行费，工会称这是对政府的首次警告。 The Cosatu labour federation...

12-03-08 Syria's deputy oil minister has announced his resignation, saying he is joining the anti-government revolt. 叙利亚代理石油部长宣布辞职，他说自己将加入反政府抗争。 Abdo Hussameddin announced his defection（背叛，缺点） in a video posted on YouTube. H...

12-03-02 The Red Cross is due to enter the Baba Amr district of the Syrian city of Homs on Friday to deliver food and medical supplies. 国际红十字会将于周五进入叙利亚霍姆斯城Baba Amr地区提供食品和医疗援助。 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)...

12-02-27 France and Germany are following the US and Britain in withdrawing civilian staff from Afghan government institutions in the wake of the killing of two senior US Nato officers. 两名美国籍北约高级官员在阿富汗被杀，美国与英国随后从阿富汗政府机构撤离文...

12-02-21 People in Yemen are due to elect a new president, ending current leader Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year-rule. 也门人民将要选举出一位新总统来结束现任领导阿里阿布杜拉萨利赫33年的统治。 Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi will inherit a country in deep crisis on many f...

11-12-23 North Korea says it will accept all South Korean delegations wishing to pay respects to late leader Kim Jong-il. 朝鲜政府将接受所有希望前来哀悼已故领袖金正日的韩国代表。 North Korea is holding a lengthy mourning period for late leader Kim Jong-il In...

11-12-21 US Vice-President Joe Biden has urged Iraqi leaders to work together to avert renewed sectarian strife. 美国副总统乔拜登敦促伊拉克领导人共同合作以避免新一轮宗派斗争。 The White House said Mr Biden had expressed his concerns in a phone call to Shia P...

11-12-12 UN climate talks have closed with an agreement that the chair said had saved tomorrow, today. 联合国气候会谈结束，此次会谈达成一项协议，大会主席称今天拯救了未来。 The European Union will place its current emission-cutting pledges inside the legally-...