10-31-2005

联合国安理会通过有关哈里里暗杀事件决议 (UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Over Hariri Killing)

联合国安理会一致通过一项决议，要求叙利亚与联合国有关黎巴嫩前总理哈里里暗杀事件的调查合作。这个由西方国家提出的决议警告，如果叙利亚不与调查人员合作， 将对叙利亚采取未具体说明的“进一步行动”。在最后时刻的谈判过程中，安理会因一些成员国的反对，最后同意放弃在决议中提及经济制裁。

联合国上星期的报告指叙利亚和黎巴嫩高层安全官员可能卷入今年2月杀死哈里里和其他20人的爆炸事件后，美国、法国和英国推动安理会通过这项决议。星期一的安理会决议要求叙利亚冻结调查报告中点名嫌犯的财务，并禁止他们旅行。

美国国务卿赖斯星期一表示，决议清楚地表明，叙利亚如果不与暗杀哈里里事件调查合作，将面临严重后果。叙利亚批评联合国的报告，并坚决表示要自行调查。

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that Syria comply with the U.N. probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri. The Western-sponsored resolution warns of unspecified "further action" if Syria does not comply with investigators. In last-minute negotiations, Security Council members agreed to drop references to economic sanctions after some members objected.

The United States, France and Britain pressed for the resolution after last week's U.N. report implicated top Syrian and Lebanese security officials in the February bombing that killed Mr. Hariri and 20 others. Monday's resolution demands Syria impose a financial freeze and travel ban on suspects named in the probe.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday the resolution makes it clear Syria faces serious consequences if it does not comply with the probe into the killings. Syria has criticized the U.N. report and vowed to open its own probe.

布什提名阿利多任最高法院法官 (Bush Picks Alito as New Supreme Court Nominee)

布什总统新提名联邦上诉法院法官塞缪尔.阿利多出任美国最高法院大法官。布什星期一在白宫讲话时说，阿利托是个有“非凡性格的人”，精通法律，而且坚定地维护司法公正性。

布什提名阿利托是为了取代先前被提名出任大法官的白宫法律顾问哈丽特.迈尔斯。上星期，在布什的保守派支持者的压力下，迈尔斯要求退出提名。阿利多和迈尔斯不同，他有坚定保守派法官的名声，当了15年法官。阿利托必须在参议院确认提名后才能接替即将计划退休的奥康纳大法官。

President Bush has chosen federal appeals court Judge Samuel Alito as his new nominee for the United States Supreme Court. Speaking at the White House Monday, President Bush described Mr. Alito as a man of "enormous character" who has shown mastery of the law and a deep commitment to justice.

The nominee takes the place of White House counsel Harriet Miers, who withdrew her name from consideration last week after pressure from some of the president's conservative supporters. Unlike Ms. Miers, Mr. Alito has a reputation as a solid conservative jurist, and has served 15 years as a judge. Mr. Alito must win Senate approval before succeeding Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who plans to retire.