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Rebel forces in Libya have rejected the latest offer of a ceasefire from Colonel Gaddafi's government. Speaking in the eastern city of Benghazi, a spokesman for the rebels' Transitional National Council said there was no longer a military stalemate in Libya because Nato air strikes had improved the rebels' position. Peter Biles reports from Benghazi.

A spokesman for the opposition¹, Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, told a news conference that Colonel Gaddafi wanted a ceasefire because his forces were being destroyed by Nato air strikes, but Mr Ghoga said the opposition would not stop. Referring to a suggestion that there could be a political solution, which allowed Colonel Gaddafi and his family to remain "on the scene", Mr Ghoga said that was an impossibility. Asked about the deployment² of military advisers³ from Britain, France and Italy to help the opposition, Mr Ghoga said none of the foreign advisers had yet arrived in Libya.

An Oscar-nominated film-maker has been killed in the Libyan city of Misrata. Tim Hetherington, who held British and American citizenship⁴, was killed in a mortar⁵ attack in the city, where fighting is continuing between besieged⁶ Libyan rebels and forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. Speaking to the BBC, one of his close friends James Brabazon, paid this tribute to Mr Hetherington.

"He was much more complicated than just being married to one media or one way of telling a story. He was a very, a very rounded individual professionally. That really came out of just a strong desire to see, a strong curiosity about how other people live and to tell their stories."

Doctors in Misrata say another Western journalist has been killed in a mortar attack there and two others injured.

The President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has rejected opposition calls to resign quickly as at least four more people died in anti-government protests. He accused his opponents of conspiracies⁷ and coups⁸, and urged them to take part in elections. President Saleh has promised not to seek re-election when his term of office expires in 2013, but protesters are demanding he leave now.

The President-elect of Haiti, Michel Martelly, has criticised what he called the "desperately⁹ slow" pace of reconstruction¹⁰ in his country. During a visit to Washington, Mr Martelly told the American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton he was counting on her to ensure that international aid would be used effectively. Mrs Clinton promised the US would help Haiti in any way it could.

"This election offered the people of Haiti an opportunity to give voice to their dreams for their country's future. And now it will be up to Mr Martelly and his government to do everything in their power to help achieve those dreams. And the people of Haiti may have a long road ahead of them, but United States will be with you all the way."

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The Nigerian Red Cross says the number of people who have fled from their homes following post-election violence has now reached 48,000. This is more than double the number the Red Cross reported on Tuesday. President Goodluck Jonathan, a southern Christian¹², won a second term in Saturday's vote after being challenged by a candidate from the mainly Muslim north.

At least 20 soldiers have been killed in southern Sudan in a clash with rebel fighters. A spokesman for the southern Sudanese army, the SPLA, said the soldiers were killed when rebels attacked a village in Unity¹¹ state. The oil-producing state is in the north of southern Sudan, which will become an independent country in July following a recent referendum. James Copnall reports from Khartoum.

A garrison¹³ from the southern army, the SPLA, came under attack in Unity state. A southern army spokesman admitted 20 of his men had been killed. A UN source said the peacekeepers would investigate the reports and he'd heard there were around 100 dead and wounded in total. The incident highlights two things. First, the number of rebellions in southern Sudan is reaching worrying proportions. The southern government says the rebels are supplied by the north, though Khartoum denies this. Secondly¹⁴, north-south tensions won't end when the south becomes independent in July.

Firefighters in the United States are struggling to contain several massive wildfires raging across Texas. So far the fires have affected¹⁵ more than 400,000 hectares of land. Several towns have been evacuated¹⁶, and the flames are now close to Fort Worth, one of the state's largest cities. Weather forecasters say higher humidity, decreasing wind speed and the chance of rain could ease condition later in the week. 

Prince Charles has become the longest-serving heir to the throne in British history. He's so far waited to become King for 59 years, 2 months and 14 days. He became heir apparent at the age of three when his mother became Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

3 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

4 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

5 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

6 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

7 conspiracies   

n.阴谋，密谋( conspiracy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was still alive and hatching his conspiracies. 他还活着，策划着阴谋诡计。 来自辞典例句
• It appeared that they had engaged in fresh conspiracies from the very moment of their release. 看上去他们刚给释放，立刻开始新一轮的阴谋活动。 来自英汉文学

8 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

9 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

10 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

11 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

12 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

13 garrison   

n.卫戍部队；驻地，卫戍区；vt.派(兵)驻防

参考例句：

• The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
• The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。

14 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

15 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

16 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。