#BBC News# Stuck in transit // The partner of a Guardian journalist who published documents leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden was held at London's Heathrow Airport for nine hours.展开全文
#BBC News# China Gansu hit by deadly quake //A powerful earthquake hits China's north-west Gansu province, killing at least 11 people and seriously injuring 81, local authorities say.展开全文
#BBC News# Strong US jobs numbers jolt markets //The US economy added a net 195,000 new jobs in June, official data shows, adding to market expectations of an imminent end to monetary stimulus.注释：jolt动摇，震惊 imminent即将来临的展开全文
#BBC News# Boon and burden //Former CIA worker Edward Snowden's sudden arrival in Hong Kong and his revelations about the extent of US cyber-spying represents a gift for Chinese propaganda, but also a diplomatic dilemma.展开全文
#BBC News# US to return dinosaurs to Mongolia //The US is to return more than a dozen illegally smuggled dinosaurs to Mongolia, following the return on Monday of a Tyrannosaurus skeleton.注释：dinosaur恐龙 smuggle走私 Tyrannosaurus暴龙展开全文
#BBC News#The art that Google Street View built //Hyper-lapse photography - a technique combining time-lapse and sweeping camera movements - has been a growing trend on video sites. But how does it work展开全文
#BBC News#New Zealand legalises gay marriage // New Zealand's parliament legalises same-sex marriage, making it the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.注释：legalise合法化 parliament议会 same-sex marriage同性婚姻展开全文
#BBC News# Chinese tourists now biggest source of travel spending //The Chinese have become the single biggest source of global tourism income after spending $102bn (£67bn; 79bn euros) while travelling abroad in 2012.注释：tourism旅游业 $102bn1020亿美元展开全文
#News# Russia warns of North Korea "spiral" // Russia warns the North Korea issue may get out of control, as Pyongyang vows to "settle scores" with the US and puts missile units on stand-by. 注释：螺旋 settle scores算总账 missile导弹展开全文
#BBC News# Science adviser warns of more floods / The UK government's chief scientist says that there is already enough CO2 in the atmosphere for there to be more floods, drought and storms over the next 25 years. 注释：flood洪水 drought干旱展开全文
[BBC news] US to boost nuclear missile defences/ The US unveils plans to beef up missile defences on the West Coast to counter the threat from North Korea, after its third nuclear test last month.注释nuclear missile defences核导弹防御 beef up加强 counter反击展开全文
