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President Obama says Russia has put itself on thewrong side of history by violating Ukraine'ssovereignty. He told reporters of the White House that the US was looking at a diplomaticand economic measures intended to isolate¹ Russia.

What cannot be done is for Russia with impunity² to put its soldiers on the ground and violatebasic principles that are recognized around the world. And I think the strong condemnationthat it's received from countries around the world indicates the degree which Russia is on thewrong side of history on this.

The US State Department said reports that Russia had given Ukrainian forces in Crimea anultimatum to surrender or face assault, if true, would signal a dangerous escalation³. TheRussians said no such demand had been made. Christian⁴ Fraser reports from the Crimean portof Sevastopol.

Ultimatums⁵ have come and gone here without incident. This time according to the Ukrainianside, a deadline has been set for Tuesday morning. The Russian said there had been no suchthreat. Utter nonsense was the phrase Moscow used. But no doubt the pressure is buildingon those who resist in these Ukrainian bases. In Sevastopol, a cargo⁶ ship has now beenmaneuvered into the mouth of the harbor. Beyond it we can see minesweepers patrolling thebay. It underlines the relentless⁷ buildup of Russian forces.

Pro-Russian demonstrators have occupied the regional government building in the easternUkrainian city of Donetsk. About 300 protesters forced their way in while a crowd wavingRussian flags and according to one report, chanting “Putin Come”gathered outside.

At the opening of his trial in Pretoria, the South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has pleaded notguilty to murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Mr. Pistorius says he mistook her for anintruder. A witness told the court that she heard screams and gunshots from the couple'sapartment.

The United Nations has proposed a peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic of nearly12,000 troops and police with a robust⁹ mandate¹⁰ to protect civilians¹². At least 2,000 peoplehave died and more than 700,000 have been displaced since December in communal¹³ violencethat followed a coup⁸. Here is our UN correspondent, Nick Bryant.

Concerned by how the circle of violence in the Central African Republic could spiral intogenocide, the UN has proposed a peacekeeping force for this war-torn country. Right now,thousands of African Union and French troops are in the country,which will soon be bolsteredby soldiers from the European Union. But the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon would like tosee a blue-helmeted peacekeeping force of up to 10,000 soldiers and 18,000 police. It wouldinclude troops from the African Union already on the ground. He would like the force to be givena robust mandate and also adequate resources.

Nick Bryant reporting.

This is the World News from the BBC.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Venezuelan authorities tolisten carefully to the aspirations¹⁴ of the protesters and engage in dialogue with theopposition. He was speaking ahead of a scheduled meeting in Geneva with the VenezuelanForeign Minister Elias Jaua. Eighteen people have died in nearly a month of anti-governmentprotests in Caracas and other cities.

An Egyptian government minister has told the BBC that it was a mistake for the authorities toput a group of journalists from the broadcaster Al Jazeera on trial charged with aiding theMuslim Brotherhood¹⁵. The Minister for Investment and Foreign Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nouralleged of the journalists including a former BBC correspondent Peter Greste had beenworking for a television channel that served the purposes of a terrorist organization. But hesaid he would react differently to the situation. The journalists denied all the charges againstthem.

An attack by suspected Islamist militants¹⁷ in northeastern Nigeria has left more than 30 peopledead. A senator from Borno state told the BBC that the militant¹⁶ group Boko Haram sent awarning before the raid on the town of Mafa on Sunday night and many people fled to thenearby city of Maiduguri. He said soldiers also fled. Nigeria's Interior Minister Abba Moro saysthey are doing everything they can to try and stop the violence, but it will take time.

This is a world blamed series of attacks and activities by the Boko Haram, the civilian¹¹ activity inNigeria for which these government was not completely prepared to tackle. But at least thatthis government was accepted by the crowd. Every resource that is valuable to combat ourNigerian rebel.

Nigeria's Interior Minister Abba Moro.

Hundreds of Muslims are being protesting in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott following reportsthat copies of Koran had been desecrated¹⁸ at a mosque¹⁹. The Imam said the 4 men entered themosque, tore apart the books and threw them into a toilet. Police fired teargas to disperse²⁰ theprotesters.

1 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

2 impunity   

n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除

参考例句：

• You will not escape with impunity.你不可能逃脱惩罚。
• The impunity what compulsory insurance sets does not include escapement.交强险规定的免责范围不包括逃逸。

3 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

4 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。

5 ultimatums   

最后通牒( ultimatum的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Environmental groups in Nevada and the Midwest have issued similar ultimatums. 内华达和中西部的环保团体也发布了类似的最后通牒。
• A proactive teacher doesn't deliver ultimatums. [先发制人式]师并不下最后通牒。

6 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

7 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

8 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

9 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

10 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

11 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

12 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。

13 communal   

adj.公有的，公共的，公社的，公社制的

参考例句：

• There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
• The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。

14 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

15 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

16 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

17 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。

18 desecrated   

毁坏或亵渎( desecrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army desecrated this holy place when they camped here. 侵略军在这块圣地上扎营就是对这块圣地的亵渎。
• She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader. 她不该亵渎宗教领袖的画像。

19 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

20 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。