The leaders of Greece and Germany have beenstressing the need to work together,following talksin Berlin on how to do with the Greek debt crisis.TheGreek prime minister Alexis Tsipras said it was moreimportant for Athens and Berlin to talk to each other than about each other.The Germanchancellor Angela Merkel said structural reforms in recent were necessary, but both countrieswanted to live and work together.Here is Janie Hill.

　　“Both leaders were keen to emphasize the importance of eurozone membership, and bothwere keen to emphasize the bridge-building exercise that today has really been all about, andin the last a few weeks there has been violent disagreement between Germany and Greecethat each side accusing one another of all sorts of things.It has been the tremendouslystressful time for the bilateral relationship and that really was the purpose of today’smeeting：to triumph，start again if you like to set a new tone.”

　　The British prime minister David Cameron has reviewed that he won’t seek a further term inoffice if he is return to power in a general election in May.Mr Cameron said he thought threeterms might be too much ,and fresh leadership would be good. Speaking to our deputy politicaleditor James Landale, he even speculated about his possible successors.

　　"There definitely comes a time when fresh, you know, a fresh pair of eyes and fresh leadershipwould be good, and the Conservative party has got some great people coming up, the TheresaMays, and the George Osbornes, and the Boris Johnsons. You know,there is plenty of talent,Iam surrounded by those people."

　　"You know, for 5 years being the 3rd term."

　　"The third term is not something I am contemplating. Terms like treatably two arewonderful,three might just be too many.”

　　Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to his country’s Arab citizens for astatement which his opponent subscribed as racist. On the election day last week, he tried torally his supporters by warning them that the Arab's world in his words “going to the polls indroves” to vote against him. Alan Johnston reports.

　　"As Israelis cast their ballots, Benjamin Netanyahu was worried, he was desperate to get outhis vote that he tried to rally his Jewish supporters ,he warned them that the nation’s arabswere in his words "going to the polls in droves"to vote against him. But Mr. Netanyahu has nowaccepted that the arab community was offended by what he said but he insisted that he didnot mean this to happen and then he regretted it."

　　US coalition aircrafts have began flying reconnaissance missions over the Iraqi city of Tikrit,which is held by IS militants, the BBC understands that the reconnaissance flights over Tikritwere requested by the Iraq government last week. The city which was the birthplace of SaddamHussein is now surrounded.

　　World news from BBC.

　　The Spanish high court has ruled that 6 officials from the country’s governing people's partyincluding two former treasurers should face trial over allegations that the party has running anillegal fund.The court has found that the party spent 1.6 million euros over undeclared fundson building work at its Madrid headquarters.

　　The Kenya government is announcing an ambitious plan to add walls along parts of its borderwith Somalia.The minister for internal security Joseph Nkaissery said the barriers will preventattackes by the Somalia militant group Al- Shabab.

　　“We will start with a wall separating Mandera town in Kenya and Bula HaWajir in Somalia. Onecan not even tell which of the towns is in Kenya or Somalia,that is why we wanted to built a walland an entry point, so that when people want to cross to Somalia and do business or whenthey want to cross to Kenya, there is a designated entry point and not open as it is now. “

　　The republican senator for Texas Ted Cruz is becoming the first high-profile candidate toannounce his bid to stand in next year's US presidential election. Mr.Cruz set out his plan in aspeech in Virginia.

　　“I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promiseof America. And that is why today I am announcing that I am running for president of the US.”

　　At least 34 people have been killed in a crash involving 3 buses and a truck on Peru’s maincoastal highway. 70 others have been injured. Police say the crash happen when a bus swirledinto the oncoming traffic. The accident took place near the town of Walmet, around 300 km.north of the capital Lima.

　　1.successor n. 继承者;后续的事物

　　The King designated Hussein as his successor.

　　国王选定侯赛因为他的接班人。

　　2.contemplate vt. 沉思;注视;思忖;预期 vi. 冥思苦想;深思熟虑

　　He contemplated the problem before making a final decision.

　　他在做出最后的决定之前，仔细考虑了这个问题。

　　3.droves n. 一群人;畜群(drove的复数) v. 买卖;驱赶(drove的三单形式)

　　Scientists are leaving the country in droves.

　　科学家们正成群地离开这个国家。

　　4.reconnaissance n. [军] 侦察;勘测(等于reconnoissance);搜索;事先考查

　　The helicopter was returning from a reconnaissance mission.

　　那架直升机执行完一项侦察任务正在返回。

　　5.designated adj. 指定的;特指的

　　The hotel was appointed a designated hotel by the Beijing Travel and Tourism Administration.

　　该旅馆是北京旅游局的定点旅馆。

　　6.high-profile adj. 高调的;备受瞩目的;知名度高的

　　Football is a high profile business.

　　足球是一个引人注目的产业。

　　7.reignite vt. 再次点燃;重新激起…;再点火

　　He struck a match reignited the fuse.

　　他划了根火柴，重新点着了导火索。