1,亚洲 North Korea unexpectedly frees American Jeffrey Fowle 朝鲜意外释放美国公民Jeffrey Fowle 2014年10月22日8:01 (Reuters) - North Korea has freed Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans detained by the country, and he is being flown home to his family in Ohio, the White House said on Tuesday. Spokesman Josh Earnest said the United States welcomed the move, but pressed Pyongyang to free the two remaining Americans. "While this is a positive decision ... we remain focused on the continued detention of Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller and again call on the DPRK to immediately release them," Earnest said, referring to the country's official name of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 路透华盛顿 - 美国白宫周二称,朝鲜已经释放了本国公民Jeffrey Fowle,他正在坐飞机回家的途中。Jeffrey Fowle是被朝鲜扣留的三名美国公民之一。 白宫发言人厄内斯特(Josh Earnest)称,美国对此举表示欢迎,但敦促朝鲜释放另外两名美国公民。 “这是一个正面的决定……我们仍在关注裴俊浩(Kenneth Bae)和马修·米勒(Matthew Miller)继续被扣留一事,而且再次呼吁朝鲜立即释放他们,”厄内斯特称。
2,欧洲 No Russia-Ukraine gas deal at EU talks; Moscow queries finances 欧盟会谈俄乌未达成天然气协议;俄敦促乌还债 2014年10月22日5:00 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine failed to reach an accord on gas supplies for the coming winter in EU-brokered talks on Tuesday but agreed to meet again in Brussels in a week in the hope of ironing out problems over Kiev's ability to pay. After a day of talks widely expected to be the final word, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger told a news conference the three parties agreed the price Ukraine would pay Russia's Gazprom - $385 per thousand cubic meters - as long as it paid in advance for the deliveries. 路透布鲁塞尔 – 俄罗斯和乌克兰未能在周二欧盟斡旋的谈判上就冬天向乌克兰供气达成协议,但是已经同意在一周内继续在布鲁塞尔会面,以解决基辅偿还其天然气债务的问题。 原定本次谈判能够一锤定音,但是经过一天的讨论,欧盟能源专员冈瑟欧廷格(Guenther Oettinger)在新闻发布会上表示,欧盟、俄、乌三方就乌克兰支付给俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司(Gazprom)385美元每千立方米的价格达成了一致,前提是乌能预先支付这笔订单。
3,中东 Baghdad restaurant bombs kill 21 伊拉克首都餐厅连环爆炸至少21人死亡 2014年10月21日22:04 (Reuters) - A series of bombs targeting restaurants across Baghdad killed at least 21 people on Tuesday, police and medics said. The Iraqi capital has witnessed a surge in bombings over the past month, most claimed by Islamic State militants who have overrun large parts of Iraq and neighboring Syria. Islamic State militants surged towards Baghdad in June after seizing the northern city of Mosul but have not captured the capital. 伊拉克巴格达路透 – 警察和医护人员说,巴格达发生了以餐厅为袭击目标的连环爆炸,造成21人死亡。 过去几个月巴格达爆炸事件激增,大多数爆炸都为伊斯兰国(IS)武装分子所为,IS已经控制了伊拉克和邻国叙利亚的大部分区域。 侵占伊拉克北部城市摩苏尔之后,6月份伊斯兰国武装分子向首都巴格达发起进攻,但并未占领巴格达。
4,亚洲 U.S., Japan to conduct joint military drill for island defense 美日将举行联合军演 加强岛屿防御 2014年10月21日20:13 (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it would hold a bilateral military exercise with the United States in November to ensure smooth joint operations between the two countries' militaries and bolster island defense capabilities. The field drill, called "Keen Sword", is held every two years. The joint exercise, set to run from Nov. 8 through Nov. 19, is not targeted at any particular country, a Japanese Defence Ministry official said. About 10,000 U.S. troops and 30,700 Japanese service men and women will participate in the drill. The maritime portion of "Keen Sword" will be held east of Japan's major southern island of Kyushu, the Defence Ministry said. 路透东京 - 日本周二称,将于11月与美国举行联合军事演习,确保两国联合军事行动顺利并加强岛屿防御能力。 美日军演代号“利剑”(Keen Sword),每两年举行一次。 日本防卫省官员称,演习将从11月8日持续到11月19日,不针对任何国家。约10,000名美国士兵和30,700名日本士兵将参加演习。 防卫省称,演习的海上部分将在九州岛东部举行。
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