BBC news 2014-06-03

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The only American soldier to be held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been freed after being held for nearly 5 years.Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was released in exchange for five senior Taliban militants from Guantanamo Bay detention center.Our correspondent David Loyn is in the Afghan capital Kabul.

There are five Taliban captives in Guantanamo Bay who are on their way now across the Atlantic into the hands of the government Qatar.And the Taliban has been trying to secure their release for some years.They opened an office in Qatar last year,believing that would lead to a political process.It now turns out that secret talks have been continuing over the last few months.Sources close to the Taliban have told me tonight that they've been increasingly worried about the safety of Bowe Bergdahl.They moved him from place to place,they fear that he might be killed by other insurgents.They held on to him,and he has now been released securely.

The most senior official at Sudan's foreign ministry says the woman sentenced to death for renouncing Islam will be released in a few days time.Abdullahi Alazreg told the BBC that Sudan guarantees freedom of religion,and the government was committed to protecting the woman Meriam Ibrahim who'd married to a Christian.There's been international criticism of the death sentence against her.Abdullahi Alazreg said the Sudanese authorities were now working for her freedom.

Because there is a sentence from a court,this process is an attempt to the release.The decision of the court has to follow certain judicial and lawful procedures.It's not that .....

Turkish police have fired tear gas in Istanbul and Ankara to disperse thousands of protesters who were trying to mark the first anniversary of anti-government protests.Several protesters were detained.The Turkish prime minister had warned protesters that police would clamp down on anyone who defied the ban on demonstrations in Istanbul's Taksim square.James Renauld was there and saw the clashes.

Thousands of people gathered here on Istiklal,Istanbul's main avenue.One group headed towards a line of police,within seconds,the police charged forwards,and people started running away.The police fired tear gas,and protesters tried to disperse through side streets.As I speak now,the atmosphere is reasonably calm,I can hear a police helicopter going overhead.And many people all around me are holding handkerchieves to their faces to try to get over the tear gas.

The Italian navy says that in the past 24 hours it has picked up more than 3600 migrants coming from the north African coast.It represents one of the highest figures for a single day since the navy launched constant patrols several months ago.

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Colombian police have arrested 46 members of the Rastrojos criminal gang in what the president is calling the biggest blow against criminal organizations in the country in a decade.Police accuse the gang of extorting money from shop owners and selling illegal drugs in the coastal city of Barranquilla.They also say gang members have launched several grenade attacks against shop keepers who have refused to pay.

The chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has recommended a federal police investigation into the gang rape and hanging of two teenage girls in a village in his state.Police have now arrested five men in connection with the crime.XX in Dehli has the details.

The case has now been handed over to the country's top investigating agency,the central bureau of investigation.The girls aged 14 and 15 were found hanging from a tree early in the week.Their families alleged the police abused them,and turned them away when they approached them to look for their girls.All the suspects have now been arrested,three men and two policemen accused of dereliction of duty.But many people say the real issue is the attitude of those in power,and the way Indians treat crimes against women.

The new president of Malawi Peter Mutharika has said his priorities will be the economy and youth employment,and that he would not seek revenge over criminal charges he's facing.Speaking after his swearing in,he said he wanted private capital to play an important role in the economy.

New allegations of corruption are being made against the governing body of world football FIFA in connection with the controversial decision to award the 2022 world cup to Qatar.The London-based Sunday Times says it's obtained a large number of documents which the newspaper says confirms Mohamed Bin Hammam,a Qatari former member of FIFA's executive committee made payments totaling several million dollars to football officials.

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词汇解释

1.insurgent adj. 叛乱的;起义的 n. 叛乱者;起义者

By early yesterday, the insurgents had taken control of the country's main military air base.

到昨天早些时候，那些起义者已控制了该国的主要空军基地。

2.renounce vt. 宣布放弃;与…断绝关系;垫牌 vi. 放弃权利;垫牌 n. 垫牌

After a period of imprisonment she renounced terrorism.

被监禁了一段时间后她宣布放弃恐怖主义。

3.overhead adv. 在头顶上;在空中;在高处 adj. 高架的;在头上的;在头顶上的 n. 天花板;[会计] 经常费用

She turned on the overhead light and looked around the little room.

她打开顶灯，环视这间小屋。

4.extort vt. 敲诈;侵占;强求;牵强地引出

Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him.

腐败的政府官员那时正向他勒索钱财。

5.dereliction n. 玩忽职守;抛弃物;遗弃

He was degraded from office for his dereliction of duty.

他因渎职而受到降级处分。

6.revenge n. 报复;复仇 vt. 报复;替…报仇;洗雪 vi. 报仇;雪耻

The paper accused her of trying to revenge herself on her former lover.

这家报纸指责她企图报复她以前的情人。

7.handkerchief n. 手帕;头巾，围巾

She was crying and dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief.

她一边哭一边用手绢轻按眼睛。

内容解析

1.The Turkish prime minister had warned protesters that police would clamp down on anyone who defied the ban on demonstrations in Istanbul's Taksim square.

clamp down 取缔;施加压力，强行压制

If the government clamps down on the movement, that will only serve to strengthen it in the long run.

如果政府要压制该运动，从长远来说那只会加强其力量。

When the President's position was threatened, he issued an order to clamp down on all anti-government activities.

当总统的地位受到威胁时，他下令取消一切反政府活动。

2.And many people all around me are holding handkerchieves to their faces to try to get over the tear gas.

get over 克服;恢复;熬过;原谅

It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death.

我过了很长时间才从她去世的震惊中恢复过来。

"How would they get over that problem?" he wondered.

“他们将怎样解决那个问题呢?”他自忖道。

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