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The new military authorities in Thailand havedetained the former prime minister YingluckShinawatra and her family a day after seizing powerin a coup¹. Mrs. Shinawatra was among dozens ofpoliticians ordered to report to the army. In Bangkok, here is Jonathan Head.

A day after their takeover, Thailand’s new rulers are tightening² their grip on power, locking uppotential opponents and establishing a new military administration. Members of the oustedgovernment was summoned to appear in army headquarters or face arrest. Most of them cameincluding the former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and members of her family. They werekept for several hours and then driven away to be detained some in army camps outsideBangkok. Six of Thailand’s most senior military officers have now been appointed to run thecountry. Unlike previous coups³, there have been no promises to return Thailand to civilianrule.

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog the IAEA says Iran has significantly cut its most sensitivenuclear stockpile. In the confidential⁴ reports saying by the BBC the IAEA also said Iran wasengaging with its investigation⁵ into suspected nuclear bomb research. Bethany Bell reportsfrom Vienna.

The IAEA reports says Iran is sticking to the deal to cut back its sensitive Uranium enrichmentwork. Its stock of all highly-enriched Uranium has been reduced by almost 80% since January.This is likely to be welcome news for the six world powers that are trying to reach a final dealwith Iran over its nuclear program. The report also says the Iran for the first time since 2008 isengaging tactically with the IAEA’s investigation into suspected nuclear bomb research.Teheran says its nuclear work is purely⁶ peacefully.

The US secretary of state John Kerry has agreed to testify to congress on the circumstancesurrounding the attack on the US diplomatic machine in Libyan city of Benghazi. FourAmericans including the ambassador died in the 2012 attack. Marie Harf is the statedepartment’s spokesperson.

"We have been clear that we were willing to work with the committee despite the fact thatBenghazi's oversight⁸ has been consolidated⁹ under this selected committee, we still believedthere are more proper witnesses but in an effort to be corporative, help offer some dates."

Meanwhile the United States and its European alliance said they are deeply concerned aboutthe repeated violence in Libya. In a joint¹⁰ statement they warn the Libya is at crossroads inhead to choose political transition or face chaos¹¹, fragmentation and terrorism. They urged allsides to refrain from the use of force and to address differences by political means. Thestatement was signed by the US, the European Union, Britain, France, Germany and Italy. Itcame as big demonstrations¹² were taking place in Tripoli and Benghazi calling on the army andpolice to restore the stability.

World News from the BBC.

Rebels in Mali have agreed to ceasefire two days after they defeated government forces in thenorthern town of Kidal. Diplomats¹³ said separatist Tuareg groups promised to stop fighting aftertalks with the chairman of the African union. The government says the Tuareg fighters arebacked by Al-Qaeda militants¹⁴. ** has more.

A rebel’s spokesman in Kidal confirmed the ceasefire. He said the rebels who are from threeTuareg separatist groups would remain in their positions. The deal comes after the Malian armyfailed in the attempt on Wednesday to recapture Kidal. In the past few days the rebels havegained control of most of Mali in north of Niger river. The government has yet to sign theagreement.

The Russian president Valdmir Putin has said that he will respect the outcome of Sunday’spresidential election in Ukraine. Mr Putin said he believed Ukraine has descended¹⁵ into fully⁷ scalecivil war but he understood the Ukrainians want their country to emerge from the currentcrisis. And he would treat that choice with respect. At economical forums¹⁶ in Petersburg MrPutin denied that Moscow is behind the violence in eastern Ukraine.

Extensive efforts have been taking place to salvage¹⁷ as much as possible for Glasgow School ofArt,one of Scotland’s most important buildings which has been devastated¹⁸ by fire. The schoolwas considered as the greatest masterpiece of Scotland’s most influential¹⁹ designer CharlesRennie Mackintosh. From Glasgow, Colin Blane reports.

At the height the fire and flames could be seen within the back windows of the art school, assmoke spilt into the sky above Glasgow city center. Firefighters were there within four minutesbut it was soon clear the building has been extensively damaged as blames ran through theinterior from basement to attic²⁰. This building is one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’smasterpiece. He won the competition to design it at the time he was just 28. It not just thebuilding itself which has been ravaged²¹ but the famous Mackintosh’s library inside seems to havebeen burned in the fire.

1 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

2 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

3 coups   

n.意外而成功的行动( coup的名词复数 )；政变；努力办到难办的事

参考例句：

• China has seen many political coups within the ruling class. 中国统治阶级内部发生过很多政变。 来自互联网
• Thailand has had eighteen coups or coup attendance since nineteen thirty-two. 泰国1932年以来有18次政变或参加政变。 来自互联网

4 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

7 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。

8 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

9 consolidated   

a.联合的

参考例句：

• With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。
• Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. 那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

11 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

12 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

13 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

15 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

16 forums   

讨论会； 座谈会； 广播专题讲话节目； 集会的公共场所( forum的名词复数 )； 论坛，讨论会，专题讨论节目； 法庭

参考例句：

• A few of the forums were being closely monitored by the administrators. 有些论坛被管理员严密监控。
• It can cast a dark cloud over these forums. 它将是的论坛上空布满乌云。

17 salvage   

v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救

参考例句：

• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
• The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。

18 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

19 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

20 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

21 ravaged   

毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫

参考例句：

• a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
• The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。