澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-01-19

 Refugee  advocates claim asylum¹ seekers in Manus island have been denied drinking water and warned the move could have fatal consequences.Asylum seekers have been protesting several days over plans to have them resettled in PNG.Protesters on hunger strike say they wants to donate their organs to australians if they die during the protest. or xxx in a moment.

 

Brazil and Netherland recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia after the execution of two of their citizens for drug trafficking.A local woman and three men from Vietnam Malawi and Nigeria were also executed by firing squad².Meanwhile two australians ring leaders of the so callrf Bali nine remain on death row.

 

The Australian golfer Robert Allenby says he is lucky to be alive after allegedly being kidnapped and bashed in Hawaii.Allenby had been at a wine bar in Honnululu before he was knocked unconscious, robbed and dumped in a park ten kilometer away.

 

Police say Islamist militants³ have kidnapped at least 60 people under a deadly attack in Cameroon.Boko Haram has been blamed for the attacks on the village in the northern part of the country.Many of those kidnapped are believed to be children.

 

US authorities are investigating a drive-by shooting outside the Delawar home,(the US president,)vice president(,sorry.)Joe Biden,the secret service says Mr. Biden and his wife were out for the evening when the incident took place.Authoritites are questioning a man over the shooting.

1 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 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。