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There are reports of a tense standoff between armedmen believed to be Russian soldiers and Ukrainianforces at a base just outside the Crimean city ofSevastopol. Christian¹ Fraser has been outside thebase.

We've been to, looks like a very tense situation at the base. There are two trucks that belongto the Black Sea fleet, it has been maneuvering² in front of the gates, so we don't know whatthey're trying to do, and there is a crowd of sort of people there who are pretty hostile, um,we understand that some journalists get out of the car and take photographs, now our reportsay they've probably been beaten, so we try to keep a very late presence, it looks quite atense situation, you can imagine what the Ukrainian soldiers must have been going throughinside, because at the moment, the gates are still locked, but there is no sign of the base, thatwe've been to that they've driven through that gates.

Russian parliamentarians have given a standing³ ovation⁴ to a delegation⁵ of politicians fromCrimea, promising⁶ support if they wanted to become part of Russia. Thousands of people haverallied in Moscow in support of the government' s moves in Crimea. Richard Galpin was out thedemonstration.

Today, thousands of people attended a rally outside the Kremlin here in Moscow in support ofthe government's plan to annex⁷ Crimea. In parliament nearby, MPs had earlier given a warmwelcome to a delegation of Crimean politicians who are now putting in place plans for areferendum in the region in just nine days time. Assuming the vote is in favor of becoming partof Russia, then a few days later, the Russian parliament will start debating legislation to try tomake it legal.

In Crimean itself, there is a growing unease among the regions of indigenous⁸ Tatarpopulation at the prospect⁹ of joining Russia. A BBC correspondent in the town of B saysskinheads with baseball bats have been seen marking Tatars' houses with crosses.

A French newspaper says it's uncovered evidence, suggesting that the former PresidentNicolas Sarkozy tried to tamper¹⁰ with the judicial¹¹ system. Le Monde says the allegations came tolight when Mr. Sarkozy's phone was tapped. Hugh Schofield reports.

A complicated affair this, the central point of which is that for the last year, Mr. Sarkozy hasapparently had his phone tapped. According to Le Monde newspaper, what investigatorsdiscovered from the phone taps was that Mr. Sarkozy was getting inside information aboutvarious inquiries¹² from a senior prosecutor¹³ at the appeals court, this prosecutor, it's claimed,nearing retirement¹⁴, wanted a job as a state councillor in the Monaco and in return for his help,Mr. Sarkozy personally took steps to try to secure that job.

Mr. Sarkozy denies all the allegations. And his lawyer says the phone taps were illegal.

World News from the BBC

The former Turkish military chief, Ilker Basbug has been released from a life sentence, imposedfor conspiring¹⁵ to overthrow¹⁶ the government. In a televised statement, he said the Turkishnation had understood that he and other convicted officers had nothing to do with plottingcoups. He called for justice against those who'd had him locked up for more than two years.From Istanbul S G reports.

General Basbug's release could prove a turning point in the so-called Ergenekon trials in Turkeywhich have seen dozens of senior officers, lawyers and journalists jailed. General Basbug wasconvicted of plotting to overthrow the government last year. But on Thursday, Turkey's topcourt decided¹⁷ that the correct trial procedures had been followed. The trials were seen as partof a long-running battle by the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to tame Turkey's powerfularmed forces.

Diplomatic sources say South Africa has expelled three Rwandan diplomats¹⁸ in connection withan attack earlier this week on the home of an exiled Rwandan dissident. General KayumbaNyamwasa was not at his home at the time. The property was damaged and a computer andsome documents were taken. Rwanda has reportedly expelled six South African diplomats inresponse. General Nyamwasa was earlier shot in South Africa but survived the attack.

The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that he and his Cabinet will take a paycut to bring down the government's wage bill. President Kenyatta said that he and his deputywill take a 20% cut in salary, correspondents say the issue of politician's pay is a highlysensitive one in Kenya.

Saudi Arabia has designated the Muslim Brotherhood¹⁹ a terrorist organization. Two Jihadistgroups fighting in the rebel side in Syria, the Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and theLevant were also named as terrorist groups by the interior ministry²⁰. The Muslim Brotherhood isalready banned in Saudi Arabia.

1 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。

2 maneuvering   

v.移动，用策略( maneuver的现在分词 )；操纵

参考例句：

• This Manstein did, with some brilliant maneuvering under the worse winter conditions. 曼施坦因在最恶劣的严冬条件下，出色地施展了灵活机动的战术，终于完成了任务。 来自辞典例句
• In short, large goals required farsighted policies, not tactical maneuvering. 一句话，大的目标需要有高瞻远瞩的政策，玩弄策略是不行的。 来自辞典例句

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 ovation   

n.欢呼，热烈欢迎，热烈鼓掌

参考例句：

• The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
• The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

7 annex   

vt.兼并，吞并；n.附属建筑物

参考例句：

• It plans to annex an England company in order to enlarge the market.它计划兼并一家英国公司以扩大市场。
• The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。

8 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

9 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

10 tamper   

v.干预，玩弄，贿赂，窜改，削弱，损害

参考例句：

• Do not tamper with other's business.不要干预别人的事。
• They had strict orders not to tamper with the customs of the minorities.他们得到命令严禁干涉少数民族的风俗习惯。

11 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

12 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 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。

14 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

15 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

16 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。

17 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。

18 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 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。

20 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。