11-18-2005

亚太经合组织首脑会议在农产品补贴问题上敦促欧盟 (APEC Summit Prods EU on Farm Subsidies)

亚太经济合作组织21个成员的领导人星期五在韩国开始为期两天的首脑会议。会场外面的抗议演变成暴力冲突。

亚太经合组织成员呼吁欧盟领导人在全球贸易谈判中表现出灵活性。韩国外交通商部长官潘基文星期五在釜山发表讲话时说，亚太国家领导人一致认为，欧盟的行动对下个月在香港举行的世贸组织会议的成功起决定性作用。

澳大利亚和泰国的领导人也发表了类似讲话。

Leaders of the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have opened a two-day summit in South Korea, while protests outside the talks have turned violent.

APEC members are calling on the European Union to show flexibility in global trade talks. Speaking Friday in Busan, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon said Asia-Pacific leaders have agreed that EU action is vital to success at next month's World Trade Organization talks in Hong Kong.

The leaders of Australia and Thailand also made similar remarks today.

伊拉克两座清真寺遭到自杀爆炸袭击造成至少65人丧生 (Suicide Attacks at Two Iraqi Mosques Kill More than 65)

伊拉克官员说，两名自杀式炸弹杀手在靠近伊朗边界城镇的两座什叶派穆斯林清真寺引爆身上的炸药，造成至少65名参加星期五聚礼日的信徒丧生。

警方说，在住有什叶派穆斯林和库尔德人的哈奈根镇，还有大约75人在袭击中受伤。这两座清真寺被炸毁。另外，有关官员说，随着他们在废墟瓦砾中发现遇难者，死亡人数可能会上升。

Iraqi officials say more than 65 people are dead after two suicide bombers blew themselves up during Friday prayers inside two Shi'ite mosques near the Iranian border.

Police say about 75 people were also injured in the attacks in the mixed Shi'ite and Kurdish town of Khanaqin. The mosques were destroyed and officials say the death toll could rise as they pull victims from the rubble.