澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-10-12

 Iraq says its air force has hit a convoy¹ carrying Islamic State's leader Abu Bark al-Baghdadi, it's unclear at this stage whether he is alive or dead. The convoy is reported to have been headed to a meeting of IS commanders and the location of the meeting was also bombed.

Syrian government forces are reported to have made significant advances against non-IS fighters after heavy Russian airstrikes. Russia says its aircrafts carried up more than 60 missions over Syria in the past 24 hours, targeting Islamic State.

Thousands of people have attended a rally in the Turkish capital Ankara to remember the victims of the twin bombings on Saturday. Many mourners shouted anti-government slogans amid claims that Turkish government didn't provide enough security for the peace-rally that was attacked. The government says it's not to blame.

Back home, a 24-year-old man have been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing alleged² to have stemmed from a noise complaint. A 45-year-old father of two was found dead outside a block of units in Lakemba in Sydney's west, late on the Saturday evening.

And Malcolm Turnbull's new ministry³ faces its first question time when parliament resumes today. In Congress's latest newspoll shows Labor⁴ and the Coalition⁵ are neck and neck on a two-party preferred basis. Today's sitting will also see the former prime minister Tony Abbott sit on the backbench for the first time in almost two decades.

1 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

2 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

3 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。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。