10-24-06

中國：北韓稱如無挑釁不再進行核試 (China: North Korea Says No More Nuclear Tests Unless Provoked)

中國說，北韓領導人金正日對他們說，除非國際壓力迫使平壤改變方針，否則北韓沒有計劃再次進行核子試驗。中國外交部發言人劉建超還否認了有關金正日上星期就核子試驗引發的國際風波向一位來訪的北京特使道歉的消息。

美國國務卿賴斯早先對有關報導提出了質疑。報導說，金正日表示歉意並保證不會再進行核子試驗。

自從北韓10月9號進行核子試驗以後，北韓的鄰國一直處以高度警惕狀態，世界各國領導人一直在努力說服北韓重返核問題六方會談。

China says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told Beijing officials he is not planning to conduct another nuclear test, unless international pressure provokes Pyongyang to change its course. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Tuesday also denied recent news reports that Kim Jong Il apologized to a visiting Chinese envoy last week for the international uproar caused by his country's nuclear test.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earlier cast doubt on the reports of Mr. Kim's apology and his pledge not to conduct another test.

North Korea's neighbors have been on high alert since Pyongyang's nuclear weapons test October ninth, and world leaders have been working strenuously to pursuade North Korea back to six-party talks.

美聯社攝影記者在加沙被綁架 (AP Photographer Kidnapped in Gaza)

加沙地帶的巴勒斯坦槍手綁架了一名為美聯社工作的西班牙攝影記者。這名叫莫內納提的攝影記者星期二早上離開公寓大樓走向美聯社的汽車時被綁架。這輛汽車的司機說，四名戴著面罩的武裝分子制服了莫內納提，將他推進了一輛白色的大眾牌汽車後駕車離去。目前沒有人聲稱對這起事件負責。

哈馬斯領導的巴勒斯坦政府的發言人譴責了莫內納提被綁架的事件，並要求立即釋放這名記者。發言人說，綁架行為違反了巴勒斯坦人的利益。巴勒斯坦權力機構主席阿巴斯的辦公室也發出類似的譴責，並表示巴勒斯坦安全部隊正在搜尋這名攝影記者。

Palestinian gunmen in Gaza have kidnapped a Spanish photographer working for the Associated Press. Emilio Morenatti was abducted early Tuesday morning in Gaza City as he left an apartment building to get into an A.P. car. The driver of the car says four masked gunmen restrained him and shoved Morenatti into a white Volkswagen and drove away. No one has claimed responsibility.

A spokesman for the Hamas-led Palestinian government condemned Morenatti's kidnapping and demanded his immediate release. He said the act violates Palestinian interests. The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a similar condemnation and said Palestinian security forces are searching for the photographer.