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1. The Shuttle Discovery docking at the International Space Station, NASA says it's safe to fly home unscathed by dangerous foam shrapnel .
2. In a major move to revive Northern Ireland peace efforts, the IRA says it's ending its 35-year armed campaign and resuming disarmament.
3. British authorities during dawn raids arrest 9 more men in connection with last week's botched attacks on London's transit system.
4. Rescuers pull bodies from rivers of mud in and around Bombay as the death toll from India's record-breaking monsoon rains tops 500.
5. And Radovan Karadzic's wife urges the fugitive Bosnian Serb leader to surrender to the UN war crimes tribunal for the sake of his family.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. dock :V-ERG;dock,docks,docking,docked
When a ship docks or is docked, it is brought into a dock.
eg. The vessel docked at Liverpool in April 1811.
eg. The aircraft carrier has been docked there since last month.
2. unscathed :ADJ-GRADED: ADJ after v, v-link ADJ;= unharmed;unscathed
If you are unscathed after a dangerous experience, you have not been injured or harmed by it.
eg. Tony emerged unscathed apart from a severely bruised finger.
eg. East Los Angeles was left relatively unscathed by the riots.
3. shrapnel :N-UNCOUNT;shrapnel
Shrapnel consists of small pieces of metal which are scattered from exploding bombs and shells.
eg. He was hit by shrapnel from a grenade.
4. botch :VB=bungle;botch,botches,botching,botched
If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily. (INFORMAL)
eg. It is a silly idea and he has botched it.
eg. ...a botched job.
5. record-breaking :ADJ: ADJ n;record-breaking
A record-breaking success, result, or performance is one that beats the previous best success, result, or performance.
eg. Australia's rugby union side enjoyed a record-breaking win over France.
6. monsoon :N-COUNT: oft the N;monsoon,monsoons
The monsoon is the season in Southern Asia when there is a lot of very heavy rain.
eg. ...the end of the monsoon.
eg. ...monsoon flooding.
7. fugitive :N-COUNT;fugitive,fugitives
A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the police.
eg. The rebel leader was a fugitive from justice.
eg. ...the fugitive train robber.
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