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Many people have been killed in Guinea during an opposition¹ protest in the capital Conakry. A doctor said at least 58 bodies have been brought to hospital, many with bullet wounds. This report from our West Africa correspondent Caspar Leighton.

Apart from a drone of military vehicles, the streets of Conakry have now fallen quiet as a population cowed by gunfire and bloodshed hides at home. One source described the scene he saw as a morgue’s butchery. Many Guineans are concerned that the military ruler, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, might run for president. When he took power last December after the death of Guinea’s long-time leader Lansana Conte, he was hailed as a hero. Now people fear Captain Camara has acquired a taste for power.

France has strongly condemned² what it described as “the violent repression³ of a peaceful opposition rally” in its former colony Guinea. It called for the immediate⁴ release without any conditions of all those arrested during the demonstration⁵ in Conakry.

The United States has sharply criticized the ousted⁶ President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya who’s been sheltered in the Brazilian embassy following his return to Honduras last week. Police and troops had earlier shut down two broadcasting stations. Andy Gallagher reports.

The two media outlets⁷ that were closed down were critical of the interim⁸ government in Honduras and it's a sign of just how tense this situation has become. Radio Globo and Channel 36 have both been closed down before, but the interim government have now declared a state of emergency and removed some civil rights. The stations were closed just before a planed march by Mr. Zelaya’s supporters, something the deposed⁹ president called “the final offensive”. It’s language like that's led to criticism from a senior US official. Speaking at a session of the Organization of American States in Washington, Ambassador Lewis Amselem called the interim government’s actions “deplorable and foolish”.

The United States, Britain and France have all condemned as provocative¹⁰ the testing by Iran of missiles capable of hitting Israel and American bases in the Gulf¹¹. The White House stressed that Iran should allow immediate unfettered access to its newly disclosed second uranium enrichment facility. Tehran said the missile tests were for defensive¹² purposes. Kevin Connolly reports from Washington.

Iran says that the timing¹³ of its missile test was dictated¹⁴ not by American criticism but by Sacred Defence Week, an annual round of drills and tests which commemorates¹⁵ its war with Iraq in the 1980s. Nonetheless, Tehran’s decision to demonstrate two different types of missile, each of which is thought to be capable of hitting targets in Israel and the US bases in the Gulf will concentrate minds. The White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the tests were provocative. Iran continues to insist in the face of strong international scepticism that its nuclear program is aimed at delivering cheap electricity rather than missile warheads.

The Hamas leader Khalid Mashaal has said he and his Palestinian rivals are close to reaching a reconciliation¹⁶ agreement. Mr. Mashaal was speaking after talks in Cairo on Egyptian proposals to end the bitter two-year feud¹⁷ between Hamas and Fatah. He said the Egyptian initiative was a good one although Hamas has suggested some changes.

The United States has said it wants its planned dialogue with the Burmese military government to be a sustained process of engagement. The State Department said the Burmese leadership had for the first time shown an interest in engaging with the US and Washington intended to pursue that interest. However, it said sanctions would remain until there was progress on human rights.

The former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has pleaded guilty to charges of bribery¹⁸ and illegal phone-tapping. The 71-year-old was on trial for the fourth time just months after starting a lengthy¹⁹ sentence for ordering an army death squad²⁰ to carry out killings²¹. From the court in Lima, Dan Collyns reports.

Mr. Fujimori’s lawyer César Nakazaki said his client pleaded guilty to the multiple charges of bribery and phone-tapping. It’s the first time Mr. Fujimori has fully²² accepted the charges against him. Speaking outside the courtroom, Mr. Fujimori’s spokesman Carlos Raffo said he'd pleaded guilty simply to expedite what he said was “a politically-motivated judicial²³ process” and avoid a lengthy hearing with more than 60 witnesses. Mr. Fujimori, who has suffered from ill health during the last two years of court hearings, has already been sentenced to 25 years in jail for human rights abuses.

The lawyer for the film director Roman Polanski has said his client was shocked and upset by his arrest in Switzerland but he’s determined²⁴ to fight against his detention²⁵ and possible extradition²⁶ to the United States. The legal authorities in Los Angeles want Mr. Polanski returned to the US to be sentenced for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

3 repression   

n.镇压，抑制，抑压

参考例句：

• The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
• This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

6 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

7 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

9 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

11 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

12 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

13 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

14 dictated   

v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布

参考例句：

• He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
• No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 commemorates   

n.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的名词复数 )v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates. 墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. 碑文铭记他的爱国行动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

16 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

17 feud   

n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇

参考例句：

• How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
• The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。

18 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

19 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

20 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

21 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

22 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

23 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

24 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

25 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

26 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。