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There have been violent clashes between the anti-government protestors and the security forces in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. Thousands of demonstrators led by the opposition¹ politician Imran Khan and the cleric Tahir ul Qadri had been holding a sitting outside the office of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, calling for him to step down. Mr. Qadri said policemen opened fire accusing them of a terrorist act.

For 17 days, there was not a single, minor² act of violence. And up to now, not a single person of the marches is armed. But the government has started state terrorism, first of all they started the shelling, then they started tear gases, and then they started violent fighting. The whole thing is by God unimaginable.

The BBC correspondent in the city Shahzeb Jillani said the protestors were not entirely³ peaceful.

From the reports that we are getting this wasn't entirely one-sided. Many of these protestors were carrying sticks, they were carrying slain⁴ shots. They also threw rocks at the police. Now reports we are getting is that about a hundred people are injured so far and there are reports that a number of people may have died. But there is no doubt that the situation has really deteriorated⁵ tonight.

The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says European Union leaders have agreed to prepare new sanctions against Russian over its intervention⁶ in the conflict in the east of the country. Speaking after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels, Mr. Poroshenko warned of serious consequences if efforts to end the current hostilities⁷ failed.

I think that we are very close to the point of non-return, full-scale war, which already happened under territory controlled by separatists. And there are, instead of separatists, are regular Russian troops. And that's why we undertake the enormous efforts to stop that, and to bring the discussion in a diplomatic format⁸.

The European Union has chosen the Polish Prime Minister Donalk Tusk⁹ as the next president of the European Council, replacing Herman Van Rompuy. The new Foreign Policy chief is to be the current Foreign Minister of Italy Federica Mogherini. The announcement came as EU leaders discussed imposing¹⁰ further sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. Ms. Mogherini stressed the need to keep diplomatic channels open despite discussion about sanctions.

We still all know that the military way is not the solution to the crisis, for the benefits of the Ukrainians first. And so, as we think and we work on the level of sanctions, we also have to keep the diplomatic way open. And that's our job to do both, hoping that the combination, a wise combination can be effective, which has not been the case so far.

This is Natalia Royston with the latest World News from the BBC.

The Iraqi Army has, backed by Shiite militia¹¹ forces and Kurdish fighters has launched a major offensive to try to break the siege by the Islamic State jihadists in the town of Amerli. Thousands of people have been trapped in the town for two months, though it is believed there are fewer than previously¹² estimated. Sebastian Usher¹³ reports.

The people of Amerli have held up for two months against the jihadist fighters. Iraqi Army has been preparing for days for a concerted offensive to lift the siege of the town. That is now underway on several fronts. So now the Army is backed up by Kurdish fighters as well as Shiite militias¹⁴. The Iraqi Air Forces is providing cover. Officials denied any involvement from US, which has carried out a number of air strikes against IS elsewhere. The cooperation with the Kurds and Shiite militias will give heart to those inside and outside Iraq who want to see IS driven back. But it's unlikely to be after it recaptured the Sunni heart land that the jihadists have seized; and there the Sunnis themselves take on ISIS, as they once did with their precursor¹⁵ al-Qaeda in Iraq.

An Indian soldier has been killed and a second wounded in clashes with rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Indian Military said the insurgents¹⁶ had crossed the line of control from Pakistan. India's Defense¹⁷ Minister said the incident was extremely serious.

Reports from Sierra Leone say another doctor has died from the Ebola virus. He has contracted the disease while treating infected patients. More than 20 health workers have so far lost their lives to the virus in that country, and many have now gone on strike over non-payments of allowances. Earlier, Liberia lifted a quarantine cordon¹⁸ on a large slum it sealed off more than a week ago to contain the spread of the virus.

Police in Spain have found a seriously ill five-year-old British boy who'd been removed from hospital in England by his parents on Thursday without the doctor's consent. Police are questioning the parents. The boy Ashya King has a brain tumor¹⁹.

1 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。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

5 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

6 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

7 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。

8 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

9 tusk   

n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

参考例句：

• The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
• A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。

10 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

11 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。

12 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

13 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

14 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

15 precursor   

n.先驱者；前辈；前任；预兆；先兆

参考例句：

• Error is often the precursor of what is correct.错误常常是正确的先导。
• He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.他说该笔交易不应该被看作是合并的前兆。

16 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

17 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

18 cordon   

n.警戒线，哨兵线

参考例句：

• Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.警察在他汽车周围设置了防卫圈以保护他。
• There is a tight security cordon around the area.这一地区周围设有严密的安全警戒圈。

19 tumor   

n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour

参考例句：

• He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
• The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。