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The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on those responsible for the mountingviolence in Ukraine. The decision was taken after dozens of people were killed in the capitalKiev on the bloodiest¹ day since protests against President Viktor Yanukovych began inNovember. He's been holding talks with three EU ministers. With the details, here's Mattew Pricein Brussels.

Galvanized into action by the violence on the ground. Ministers went further, they will freezethe assets of those they deem to be responsible for human rights violations² and restrict theirtravel to the EU. Exactly who will be on that list will be worked out in the coming days, but it willfocus on Ukrainian government officials. Meanwhile, in Kiev, the German, French and Polishforeign ministers held lengthy³ meetings with both the president and opposition⁴ officials. It isclear they are working on some kind of settlement that would see both sides pull back.

Violence erupted in Kiev this morning following a brief over-night truce⁵. Three hours of fiercefighting in the city's Independence Square left bodies strewn on the ground. Wounded peoplewere given first aid in the Ukraine Hotel where many foreign correspondents are based includingthe BBC's Duncan Crawford.

“Every now and again, you hear loud bangs, the odd explosion, possibly the odd shot beingfired, so we have just moved to a different position just for precaution. Earlier on, bodies weretaken out to the lobby of our hotel which had become a makeshift hospital and they wereparaded into Independence Square where people were shouting out‘hero’, we know there havebeen a large number of fatalities⁶ today. We know that the protesters blamed the riot police forthose deaths.”

Duncan Crawford in Kiev.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says an extra 3,000 police and troops areneeded in the Central African Republic to protect civilians⁷ from ongoing⁸ violence. Thousands ofFrench and African Union troops are already on the ground in an effort to stem the fightingbetween mostly Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian⁹ militia¹⁰ known as anti-Balaka.

The UN nuclear watchdog says that Iran is meeting its commitment under an interim¹¹ deal onits nuclear program. But the EU said that there remained a lot to do. Here's Bethany Bell.

No one expects the negotiations¹² between Iran and six world powers to be easy. But the moodin Vienna after two days of talks seemed upbeat. The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashtonand Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said they've made a good start. And the UN'snuclear watchdog, the IAEA says Iran is sticking to the deal to cut back its sensitive nuclearwork for six months in exchange for some easing of sanctions.

World News from the BBC.

The Indian parliament has approved a controversial plan to split the southern state of AndhraPradesh and create a new state Telangana. The Upper House of the Parliament on Thursdaypassed the bill amid huge uproar¹³ and chaotic¹⁴ scenes. Many politicians from Andhra Pradeshstrongly opposed the move. The separation provoked several days of heated debate.

German police have arrested three old men who are thought to have been guards of the Nazideath camp at Auschwitz. The men aged¹⁵ 88, 92 and 94 were detained at a prison hospital inthe state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, accused of being accessories to murder. Raids were alsocarried out to the homes of six other elderly men. Steve Evans has more.

Two years ago, a court trying the former death camp guard John Demjanjuk, decided¹⁶ that hewas guilty of being an accessory to murder simply by being a worker at the camp. This meantthat the court didn't have to prove an active participation¹⁷ in killing¹⁸ to find someone guilty ofmurder. That open the way for more prosecutions¹⁹. And today's raids are the results. At leastthree of those arrested were alleged²⁰ to have been guards at Auschwitz between 1942 and 1945when 1.5 million people were killed in what amounted to an industrial system of murder.

Retention's remaining high in Venezuela after days of street protests. The leader of theopposition Henrique Capriles has called a fresh anti-government march for Saturday. At a newsconference, Mr. Capriles said he was ready for a dialogue, but the government was not willingto listen.

A senior bishop²¹ from the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has been dismissed after an online videoemerged of him apparently²² having sex with 4 women at an orgy. Bishop Boris was head of theBatchkovo monastery²³, the second biggest in Bulgaria. The church's supreme²⁴ body, the holySynod found him guilty of acts unworthy of his post.

1 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

2 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

3 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

4 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。

5 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

6 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 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。

9 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。

10 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

11 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

12 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

13 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

14 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

15 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

16 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。

17 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

18 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。

19 prosecutions   

起诉( prosecution的名词复数 )； 原告； 实施； 从事

参考例句：

• It is the duty of the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions. 检察总长负责提起公诉。
• Since World War II, the government has been active in its antitrust prosecutions. 第二次世界大战以来，政府积极地进行着反对托拉斯的检举活动。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

20 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

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。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

21 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

22 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

23 monastery   

n.修道院，僧院，寺院

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.两年前她被任命为这个修道院的院长。

24 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。