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A Nigerian member of parliament has told the BBC that suspected Islamist militants¹ have killedmore than 100 people in northeast Nigeria. The attack has been blamed on the Boko Haramgroup. Will Ross reports from Lagos.

According to residents who have fled the scene, gunmen rounded up about 30 men in thevillage of Izghe and shot them all. The suspected Boko Haram militants then went to house tohouse, killing² people. Some were shot, others had their throats slit³. A spokesman for theNigerian military said he did not yet have details of the attack. When asked how Boko Haramwas able to carry out these attacks so frequently, killing hundreds of civilians⁴, he said, the armycould not be everywhere, and the Islamist fighters were mobile. He also said they weredesperate after their camps had been destroyed.

The Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says he's outraged⁵ by allegations of a massivecorruption network in the Colombian army. The allegations were published by the Colombianweekly magazine Semana. Leonardo Rocha has the details.

Army generals and other senior officers have been accused of taking bribes⁶ of up to 50% ofthe value of the contracts they awarded. Some were allegedly diverting money that was meantto be spent in weapons, petrol and other supplies. The magazine says it had access to hours oftape conversations. Colombian media have pointed⁷ out that more accountability is needed.The defence budget has soared in recent years as United Stated continues to pay Columbia agenerous yearly allowance for the war and drugs.

An operation to rescue miners trapped in an abandoned South African gold mine has ended forthe night with an unknown number ere still underground. A spokesmen for the emergencyrescue team, Werner Vermaak said 11 people suspected of illegal mining have been brought tosafety after rubble⁸ was cleared from the disused mine east of Johannesburg. They were thenarrested after medical checks. Mr. Vermaak said others were unwilling⁹ to come out for fear ofbeing detained.

“We managed to rescue 11 of them. There are still unknown amount of them trapped, oncethey notice that it has one after they are being safe minutely, are being arrested, they refuseto come out and well being safe. So they are all scared that they are being arrested and I'd saythere is no way that they are going to come out, just being arrested, so they rather stayunderground.”

Mr. Vermaak said the rescued miners had accused a rival group of deliberately¹⁰ blocking theshaft.

President Obama has warned the Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni that if he enacts¹¹ ananti-homosexual law, it will complicate¹² relations with the Untied¹³ States. Under the proposedlegislation, those convicted of homosexual acts would face harsh sentences including lifeimprisonment. Mr. Obama said the law would be a step backwards¹⁴ for all Ugandans.

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A bomb explosion has hit a tourist bus in Epgyt's Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 3 SouthKoreans. An Egyptian driver was also killed, and more than 10 people were injured. Islamistmilitants in the Sinai have stepped up attacks on security targets, since the overthrow¹⁵ ofPresident Mohamed Morsi last year.

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had said he does not want to flood Israel withPalestinian refugees after any future peace deal. Speaking to a visiting group of Israeli studentsin the West Bank city of Ramallah, Mr. Abbas said he wanted to reach a compromise solutionon the issue of around 6 million Palestinian refugees. He also said that Jerusalem should not bedivided.

Venezuelan police, trying to arrest an opposition¹⁶ leader Leopoldo Lopez, have searched hisand his parents' homes. Mr. Lopez organized recent anti-government protests and has beenblamed by President Nicolas Maduro for the deaths of three men at the end of oppositionmarches in Caracas. Irene Caselli reports.

The people are with you, students chanted in support of Leopoldo Lopez in the streets ofCaracas. The opposition politician has an arrest warrant pinned against him. Mr. Lopezwrote on the social network Twitter that he had not left the country and would appear inpublic soon. He was last seen on Wednesday, when three people died when marches turnedviolent. On Sunday, students said they won't stop marching, until President Nicolas Maduroresigns.

This year's British Academy Film Awards ceremony is underway in London. A Somali-bornresident of the United States Barkhad Abdi, who had never acted before has won bestsupporting actor for his role in the pirate film Captain Phillips. Gravity directed by AlfonsoCuaron and 12 Years a Slave by Steve McQueen are the favorites to win best film.

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 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。

3 slit   

n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂

参考例句：

• The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
• He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

6 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

7 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

8 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

9 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

10 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

11 enacts   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The legislative branch enacts laws; the executive branch enforces them, and the judicial branch interprets them. 立法部门制订法律，行政部门执行法律，司法部门解释法律。
• Hold phasic characteristic correctly, ability enacts the policy with an actual suit, measure. 正确地把握形势特点，才能制定出切合实际的政策、措施。

12 complicate   

vt.使复杂化，使混乱，使难懂

参考例句：

• There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
• These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。

13 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

14 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

15 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

16 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。