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President Obama has decided¹ not to release photographs of the body of Osama Bin² Laden³, who was killed by US forces in Pakistan on Sunday night. A White House spokesman said the president had decided against releasing the graphic⁴ images in case they incited⁵ more violence or were used as a propaganda tool. Paul Adams reports from Washington.

Since Monday, the White House has been wrestling with the question of whether or not to release a photograph which by its own admission is "gruesome". Osama Bin Laden was shot in the head during a raid on his compound in Pakistan. Yesterday, the White House spokesman Jay Carney said release of the photo might be seen, in some quarters, as inflammatory. Clearly the president has decided it's not worth the risk and that for now he'll have to live with the fact that there are people, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, who continue to believe that Osama Bin Laden is not dead.

The US Attorney General Eric Holder⁶ says more names could be added to America's terrorism watch lists, using information seized from the Pakistani compound where Osama Bin Laden was killed. Speaking to a US Senate committee, he said information was being analysed.

"The material that was seized from that residence is being reviewed by an interagency team: CIA, Justice, other intelligence agencies, other law enforcement agencies are all contributing people and machines to go through that material. As we glean⁷ information from that material, we will make appropriate decisions with regard to who might we add to the terrorist watch list, the no-fly list, all those things."

It's also been disclosed that the al-Qaeda leader had been ready for a quick escape with 500 euros stitched into his clothing.

The rival Palestinian factions⁸ Fatah and Hamas have signed a reconciliation⁹ deal to establish a unity¹⁰ government after four years of hostilities¹¹. At the ceremony in Cairo, the Palestinian President and Fatah party leader Mahmoud Abbas said Palestinians had turned the dark page of division forever. The Hamas leader said the goal was an independent Palestinian state without giving up an inch of land. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the deal as a "great victory for terrorism". Hamas has been designated as a terrorist group by Israel, the US and the EU.

The chief prosecutor¹² for the International Criminal Court says he intends to indict¹³ three Libyan officials for crimes against humanity within the next few weeks. If the indictments¹⁴ are confirmed by a judge, the court will issue arrest warrants. From the United Nations, Barbara Plett has more.

Mr Ocampo told the Security Council he's managed to build a case for crimes against humanity. It focuses on the early crackdown against protesters and includes evidence of murder, torture and forced disappearance¹⁵. He said he would request arrest warrants for three individuals who appeared most responsible for committing the crimes. He didn't name them, but in a report he suggested they would be senior officials who gave orders to security organisations. He said his office was also investigating allegations of rape¹⁷ and of war crimes, such as the reported use of cluster bombs, and he would open further cases as necessary.

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A ship chartered by the International Organisation¹⁶ for Migration¹⁸ has left the besieged¹⁹ Libyan city of Misrata after heavy shelling from forces close to Colonel Gaddafi. Libyan rebels said at least five people were killed in the shelling. The vessel²⁰ was expected to evacuate²¹ 1,000 migrant workers and wounded Libyans, but had to leave 200 people behind due to the attack. The ship had to wait offshore²² for several days before it docked because of the ongoing²³ fighting. It arrived with hundreds of tonnes of aid supplies.

Witnesses in Syria have reported the deployment²⁴ of tanks and armoured vehicles around the town of Rastan to the north of Damascus. Earlier, thousands of people in the north took part in protests calling for greater social and political freedoms. Large numbers of people are said to have been arrested in recent days, and there are reports of police using tear gas and making arrests at today's protests. Foreign journalists are barred from Syria, and reports cannot be verified.

Nine people have been killed in the south of Yemen after an explosion and subsequent clashes. The blast in the town of Zinjibar hit a military vehicle, killing²⁵ five soldiers. Security forces responded with gunfire, and in an ensuing firefight in the area, four other people were killed.

One of China's biggest social networking websites has made its stock market debut²⁶ on the New York Stock Exchange for more than $700m. Renren has about 30 million regular users in China. Here's Mark Gregory.

Renren was set up by three classmates at a Chinese university in 2005. Its site resembles Facebook, and its origins are also similar. But is it really worth $5bn? The opening price was set higher than seemed likely a few days ago, and the shares shot up nearly 40% from that level in the first hours of trading. This despite the fact that Renren was forced to backtrack on claims that it has over 100 million subscribers.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

4 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

5 incited   

刺激，激励，煽动( incite的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He incited people to rise up against the government. 他煽动人们起来反对政府。
• The captain's example incited the men to bravery. 船长的榜样激发了水手们的勇敢精神。

6 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

7 glean   

v.收集(消息、资料、情报等)

参考例句：

• The little information that we could glean about them was largely contradictory.我们能够收集到的有关它们的少量信息大部分是自相矛盾的。
• From what I was able to glean,it appears they don't intend to take any action yet.根据我所收集到的资料分析，他们看来还不打算采取任何行动。

8 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

9 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

10 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。

11 hostilities   

n.战争；敌意(hostility的复数)；敌对状态；战事

参考例句：

• Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
• All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。

12 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。

13 indict   

v.起诉，控告，指控

参考例句：

• You can't indict whole people for the crudeness of a few.您不能因少数人的粗暴行为就控诉整个民族。
• I can indict you for abducting high school student.我可以告你诱拐中学生。

14 indictments   

n.（制度、社会等的）衰败迹象( indictment的名词复数 )；刑事起诉书；公诉书；控告

参考例句：

• A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization. 纽约的一个陪审团对这个组织的创始人提起了多项刑事诉讼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These two indictments are self-evident and require no elaboration. 这两条意义自明，无须多说。 来自互联网

15 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

16 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

17 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

18 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

19 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。

20 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

21 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

22 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

23 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

24 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。

25 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

26 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。