EU begins slaughter on FMD worries

Fears mounted in Europe on Monday that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) could have spread across the Channel, as Germany and the Netherlands began preventively slaughtering thousands of animals imported from Britain.

欧盟开始屠杀牲口 防止口蹄疫蔓延

欧洲对口蹄疫疫情会扩大到欧洲大陆的忧虑逐渐升高。昨日德国和荷兰开始屠杀数以千计从英国进口的牲口。

Gulf War allies fete victory as U.S. presses tough line on Iraq

Gulf War victors, led by former U.S. president George Bush, put on a show of support at lavish celebrations on Kuwait's independence day Sunday, a decade after liberation and a time of fresh crisis over Iraq.

波湾盟军庆祝十周年庆

由美国前任总统布什领军的波湾战争盟国昨日抵达科威特，参加科威特的独立纪念日，这是科威特自伊拉克占领下解放的十周年庆，此时也正是美国轰炸伊拉克的新一波危机时刻。