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The French finance minister says the country has lost its AAA credit rating. Francois Baroin said that Standard & Poor's had lowered the rating to AA+, but he said that France would not allow the agencies to dictate its policies. From Paris, Hugh Schofield.

法国财长称本国已失去3A信用级别，Francois Baroin称标准普尔将法国信用评分降为2A，不过他说，法国不会允许该机构主宰本国政策。Hugh Schofield在巴黎报道。

This news does not come as a surprise for France - there had been warnings for weeks that the downgrade was coming - but it's still a big blow. Economically, it means that the cost of borrowing to cover the country's huge debt will probably become more expensive. Politically, it's very bad news for President Sarkozy, who set such store on keeping the AAA. And for the eurozone, it's also a setback. Combined with bad news from Greece about the debt talks going on there, it shows that the euro crisis is well and truly back on the agenda.

这个消息对法国来说并不新鲜，数周来法国一直受到有关降级的警告，不过这个事实仍是不小的打击。从经济方面来说，偿还本国巨额债务的借债成本变得更高。从政治方面来说，这对希望保持3A级别的总统萨科齐算是个坏消息。对欧元区来说，这也是个倒退。同时，来自希腊债务谈判的消息也表明，解决欧元危机问题要依靠评级机构的帮助。

The United States has described the release of political prisoners in Burma as a substantial step towards democratic reform. President Obama said the granting of amnesty to some 600 prisoners, including leading dissidents, was crucial for Burma's national reconciliation. The Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US would now strengthen ties.

"We will start the process of exchanging ambassadors with Burma. We will identify a candidate to serve as US ambassador to represent the United States government and our broader efforts to strengthen and deepen our ties with both the people and the government. This is a lengthy process, and it will of course depend on continuing progress and reform."

Earlier, large crowds gathered outside jails across Burma to greet leaders of the democracy movement and dissident monks as they walked free.

Turkish police have raided more than 100 homes and offices in 17 cities as part of an operation against the Kurdish nationalist movement. At least 32 people have been detained. From Istanbul, here's Jonathan Head.

在武装对抗库尔德全国运动的行动中，土耳其警方突袭了17座城市的100多处房屋和办公室，至少32人被捕。Jonathan Head在伊斯坦布尔报道。

There are now two parallel operations underway by the Turkish state against the Kurdish nationalist movement. In the mountains of the southeast, the Turkish armed forces continue to fight armed insurgents of the Kurdish Workers' Party, the PKK. But in urban areas, many hundreds, perhaps thousands of civilians have also been rounded up in successive police raids. There have been so many no one is sure of the total number detained. They include lawyers, human rights activists and journalists. Turkey now has more journalists in jail than any other country.

库尔奇政府实行两个平行的部署行动以对抗库尔德全国运动。在东南山区，库尔德武装军继续与库尔德工人党(PKK)叛乱分子作战。而在城市地区，或许数千平民不断受到警察的突袭。人数太多，没人知道被捕者到底多少。其中包括律师、人权活动家和记者。目前入狱的土耳其记者比其他任何国家都要多。

A court in Norway has ordered a new psychiatric evaluation of Anders Behring Breivik, who was found to have been legally insane when he carried out a bomb attack and mass shooting last July. The court said the special and extremely serious nature of the case meant that the issue of Mr Breivik's criminal responsibility had to be studied more closely. The earlier assessment found that Mr Breivik was psychotic, but that assessment has been widely criticised.

挪威一家法院下令对Anders Behring Breivik重新进行心理评估，Breivik于去年7月实施了炸弹袭击并对人群射击，当时他被认定精神失常。这家法院说，这起案件很特别，情节很严重，这意味着必须认真研究Breivik的刑事责任。早期评估认为Breivik心理有问题，但这一说法已遭到广泛的批评。

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The long-time leader of the Turkish Cypriots, Rauf Denktash, has died. He was 87 and had suffered from ill health for a long time. Mr Denktash was a staunch defender of the interests of Turkish Cypriots and became the first president of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983. He refused to stand again in 2005 after Turkish Cypriots against his advice voted in favour of a plan to reunify the divided island. The plan was rejected by Greek Cypriots.

土耳其塞浦路斯在位已久的领导人Rauf Denktash已经去世，享年87岁，多年来他的健康状况都不好。Denktash勇敢捍卫土耳其塞浦路斯人的利益，于1983年成为北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国首位总统。2005年，因土耳其塞浦路斯人反对他提出的统一这个分裂岛国的计划，他拒绝继续任职。该计划也遭希腊塞浦路斯人的反对。

The US State Department says it's raised concerns with Moscow and Cyprus about a Russian-operated ship carrying what's been described as a dangerous cargo to Syria. Media reports in Cyprus the boat's last port of call suggested that the vessel was carrying ammunition.

美国国务院称一艘装载“危险货物”的俄罗斯轮船驶向叙利亚，对此美国和莫斯科及塞浦路斯都表示非常担忧。塞浦路斯是这艘船的最后港口，塞媒体称这艘船装有弹药。

A court in London has ruled that a British student, Richard O'Dwyer, can be extradited to the United States, where he faces allegations of US copyright infringement. He's accused of creating a website that allowed people to view films and television shows for free. Lawyers have argued that the website simply directed users to other sites, and they say they'll appeal. Richard O'Dwyer and his mother Julia spoke outside the court.

伦敦一家法院判定将英国学生Richard O'Dwyer引渡到美国，在那里他将面临侵犯美国版权的指控。他被指控创立一家让人们免费欣赏电影和电视节目的网站，律师称这家网站只是将用户引到其他网站，并表示将会上诉。Richard O'Dwyer和母亲Julia在庭外说：

"I'm obviously disappointed with the judge's decision today. I think I've got faith in the High Court in making the right decision. It just seemed like a bit of a guinea pig activity."

“我对法官今天的判决非常失望，我原来对高级法院做出正确判决很有信心，不过如今看来不过是拿这件事做实验。”

"Disgusted. I'd hoped for better from the judge. Disappointed with this government for signing us up to this treaty which has opened the floodgates to America to come and seize British citizens without even having set foot out of this country."

“好恶心，我原来希望法官能表现好点，政府让我们签署这个协议，就向美国人打开大门，让他们不出国门就抓住英国公民。”

The World Boxing Association has ordered a rematch between the British boxer Amir Khan and the American Lamont Peterson after a controversial fight last month. The WBA said it was concerned about a number of questionable decisions by the referee and the presence of an unauthorised man apparently distracting the judges during the scoring process. Khan was defeated on points and lost his WBA and IBF titles.

世界拳击协会(WBA)下令英国拳手Amir Khan和美国Lamont Peterson重新进行比赛，上月他们的决斗引发争议。WBA称，裁判的一些决定很有问题，计分时一名男子未经授权擅自出现打扰了裁判，WBA对这些问题很关心。Khan因几分失利而败，还失去了他在WBA和IBF的头衔。