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The UN security council has appealed for urgent humanitarian¹ access to the Palestinian camp in the Yarmouk in Syrian capital Damascus and estimated??18000 people are understood be trapped there after IS militants² entered the camp last week, trashing Palestinian try to defend it.The president of Security council Dina Kawar said members condemned³ in the strongest terms of great crimes being made in Yamuk by the IS groups Al-Nusra Front.She said all parties must ensure the safety of all civilians⁴ in the camp.

“the members go for the protection of civilians in the camp, for assuring the humanitarian access to the area including by providing life starving assistance and ensure safe passage and evacuation of the civilians. “

Reports from northwestern Syria said around 300 Kurdish men abducted⁵ by IS rebels groups have been released ,Syrian Kurdish officials say the men were seized when the buses they were traveling in were stopped on the road to the city of Aleppo.It is believed they were detained by group called Army of Islam which was demanding??the release of three its??members who were in Kurdish’s hands.

Fighting has continued in the Yemeni city of Aden. Houthis rebels are now in control of??most of strategic roads,however,they are facing resistance from local residents.Water and food supplies are running low,and International Committee Red Cross is trying to organized air lift of relieve supplies. The organization spokesperson in the capital of Sanaa is Mary Figeralli.?

“they have??the dignity of? ?permission of some coalition⁶ ,some Yemen strategy to send planes carrying 48 tons of medical supplies ,these planes have not arrived yet,we have hoped that we would be able to get them to the country of Sanaa as soon as tomorrow when they arrived.?

The jury in the trial of manercusing of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 will being its deliberation on Tuesday, having heard the closing statement from the lawyer on Monday.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pledged not guilty or 30 charges ,if he is found guilty,Mr. Tsarnaev, a Chechen American , could face the death penalty,Mike Brd reports.

“Jihadist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said he aims to terrorize his country “the prosecution⁷ claimed,to punish America for what it was doing to Muslim people,the jury was showing video of Dzhokhar placing a pressure cooker bomb closed to the finish line,a next to the row of small children.Through edge,he seemed tartly⁸ untroubled by the carnage he was about??xx, Dzhokhar defensed him hasn’t admit his role in the bombing calling a of acts, ,he claimed he was under the influence of his elder brother Tamerlan who was killed in the XX with the police .

US said details yet to be worked??out for guiding how quickly sanctions on Iran will be lifted if final agreements on Tehran’s nuclear program is??reached. White house spokesman has said an immediate⁹ ending of the sanction regime would not be wise”

world news from the BBC.

The government of democratic republic??of Congo has been urged to investigate the discovery of more than 400 bodies in unmarked??grave on the capital Kinshasa. The lobby group Human Rights Watch said it was necessary to establish whether dozens of protestors killed during anti-government demonstration¹⁰ in January were among those hastily??interred¹¹ cemetery¹²??in Maluku.

The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said Russia-backed rebels operating in the east of the country have free 16 soldiers they were holding captives.David reports from the capital Kiev.

“President Petro Poroshenko made the announcement on his facebook page,saying the 16 soldiers would be taken to the town of DD,in government controlled territory .A spokesman for the insurgence¹³ Evan C??confirmed the release, which he said “it is a??goodwill¹⁴ suggestion” he also said the rebels were holding no more Ukraine soldiers.However, a Ukraine government official denied this report,XX claim to say how many forces were still in rebel’s captivity¹⁵. Nearly 200 pro-Kiev militants prisoners were exchanged in February.

Social media restrictions¹⁶ are being lifted in Turkey ,as sites removed contagious¹⁷ images showing a prosecutor¹⁸ being held??hostage by left-wing??militants last week.The prosecutor died ruing¹⁹ the operation aimed ending the siege.The authorities??order the ban early on Monday,but it soon lifted on Facebook,??and a later reports say access to Twitter has also??been restored.The Turkish football federation²⁰ has suspended all matches in the country’s top league for one week starting on Tuesday after the Fenerbahce’s team bus were shot while returning from??a match in eastern Turkey over the weekend.Cup games were also suspended for a week. Fenerbahce who was second in the Turkish super league,said they would not take part in any future fixtures²¹ until there is responsible for the shooting were identified. Only the driver of the team bus was injured ,a prosecutor has opened an investigation²² for??attempted??murder and damage of the property.?

1 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

2 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。

3 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。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

7 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

8 tartly   

adv.辛辣地，刻薄地

参考例句：

• She finished by tartly pointing out that he owed her some money. 她最后刻薄地指出他欠她一些钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Kay said tartly, "And you're more Yankee than Italian. 恺酸溜溜他说：“可你哪，与其说是意大利人，还不如说是新英格兰人。 来自教父部分

9 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。

10 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。

11 interred   

v.埋，葬( inter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon. 玛丽·居里的遗体被移出葬在先贤祠中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The body was interred at the cemetery. 遗体埋葬在公墓里。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

13 insurgence   

n.起义；造反；暴动；叛乱

参考例句：

• US troops moved into the Afghan mountains in an offensive to stop Taliban insurgence. 美军日前进军阿富汗山区阻止塔利班组织的一次暴动。 来自互联网

14 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

15 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

16 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

17 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

18 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

19 ruing   

v.对…感到后悔( rue的现在分词 )；活羊拔毛

参考例句：

• This building will go to rack and ruing unless it is repaired. 除非这幢大楼进行修缮，不然就要倒塌了。 来自互联网
• Yesterday's reshuffle also marks the end of Mr Green's dominant role ruing the bank. 昨日的调整也标志着葛霖在汇丰主宰地位的终结。 来自互联网

20 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

21 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

22 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。