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1. A UN official who met with war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic as he was being extradited from Belgrade says Mladic was extremely cooperative when taken into custody¹. He'll appear before a judge in the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Friday. Mladic is accused of ordering the killing² of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in 1995.

2. NATO and its partners are extending their military campaign in Libya for another 90 days. NATO's top official says the move should send a clear message to Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

3. Germany's national disease control center says another 365 people have gotten sick in a food-borne bacteria outbreak. Sixteen people have died from E. coli linked to contaminated vegetables.

4. Space Shuttle Endeavour has landed after a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is being retired³ and will be sent to a Californian museum.

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1 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 retired
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。 Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。