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1. Libyans are celebrating the capture of Muammar Gadhafi's son. Saif al-Islam was caught last night in Libya's southern desert. He was considered the heir apparent and was the only wanted member of the ousted¹ ruling family to remain at large.

2. More than 500 people have been injured in clashes in Egypt. Fighting began when riot police tried to dismantle² a protest camp in Tahrir Square.

3. Video has emerged of a tense standoff between police and occupy demonstrators at the university of California Davis. It shows an officer using pepper spray on a group of protesters who appear to be sitting passively on the ground with their arms interlocked.

4. Pope Benedict has traveled to Africa to deliver a special message to leaders there. He is telling them not to deprive the people of hope, and that no religion or culture can justify³ intolerance or violence.

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1 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

2 dismantle
vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消
参考例句：
He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。 The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

3 justify
vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护
参考例句：
He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。 Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？