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There’s been strong European reaction to the latest trials in Iran over unrest that followed the country's disputed presidential election. A French national and Iranian workers at the French and British Embassies are among those charged. The EU Swedish Presidency¹ said this would be considered an action against all of the EU and treated accordingly. Jon Leyne reports.

The British Embassy employee Hossein Rassam was accused of spying for his role in reporting on the opposition² and on their demonstrations³. According to the official News Agency he admitted his mistakes and asked for clemency⁴. An Iranian employee of the French Embassy and a young French woman who is teaching French in Iran were also accused of helping⁵ to provoke the mass demonstrations that broke out after the election. It's now up to the European Union whether they can agree new diplomatic measures such as the withdrawal⁶ of ambassadors or perhaps new financial sanctions.

In the first post-war local elections in northern Sri Lanka, the governing coalition⁷ has suffered a surprise defeat in Vavuniya, but it did win in Jaffna, the region's biggest city. Both towns have overwhelmingly Tamil populations. Charles Haviland reports from Colombo.

It is likely to be surprised that the government’s powerful coalition which includes Tamil politicians did not win in both Jaffna and Vavuniya .It did win Jaffna though on a turnout of only about 20 percent. But it lost Vavuniya to the Tamil National Alliance, a pro-Tamil Tiger parliamentary group. For now the reasons for the results can only be guessed at. In Vavuniya the confinement⁸ of more than a quarter of a million Tamils in refugee camps may have counted against the government.

The first Hispanic judge to be appointed to the United States Supreme⁹ Court Sonia Sotomayor has been sworn into office. Judge Sotomayor is also the first member of the nine strong court to be chosen by President Obama. Her appointment was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. Her arrival on the bench isn’t expected to change the balance of the court as she replaces another liberal Justice David Souter who's retired¹⁰. Judge Sotomayor has been a federal judge for 17 years.

A helicopter carrying five Italian tourists and a small aircraft have collided over the Hudson River in the New York. Nine people were killed in the crash including a child on the plane. Recovery teams are at the scene and divers¹¹ are working in the muddy waters to recover the bodies. It was a clear summer day and it's not yet clear how the mid-air collision came about. The New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it would take time to determine the cause of the crash.

Keep in mind with all of these things. Number one, until National Transportation Safety Board makes the determination, nothing is a fact, and it can take them many weeks or even years to determine what goes on. Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York.

The Pakistani Interior Minister has challenged Taliban rebels to prove that their leaders are still alive, following reports that two of them have been killed over the past days. The Minister Rehman Malik said the government had evidence from the Taliban side that the rebel leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US rocket attack.

If Baitullah Mehsud is alive, or Hakeemullah is alive, why don't they bring on the video? You have just a video camera. Every telephone has got a camera and that they can just shoot them out. Can they show them that they are alive? I challenge them.

Mr. Malik said the intelligence suggested that a shootout had later broken out between Mr. Mehsud's potential successors in which one of them, Hakeemullah Mehsud had been killed. The Taliban has denied the reports.

Indonesian police say they use DNA¹² evidence to establish if the body of a man killed in a shootout is that of Noordin Top, one of Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspects. They say they have been seeking DNA samples from members of Mr. Noordin's family. There’s been widespread speculation¹³ that Mr. Noordin who’s believed to have been involved in all recent major Islamist attacks in Indonesia died in a 17-hour-siege in central Java.

A suicide bomber¹⁴ has attacked the French Embassy in the West African State of Mauritania. Two French guards standing¹⁵ outside the building in Nouakchott were slightly wounded in the blast. It's not yet known who is behind the attack. It comes three days after the leader of last year’s military coup¹⁶ Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was sworn in as President after winning an election last month.

The captain of a Spanish football team Daniel Jarque of Espanyol has died from heart failure at the age of 26. Jarque was with his team on a pre-season tour of Italy. He was found dead by his teammates in his room after failing to turn up for their evening meal. The team had trained in the morning in the Italian city of Coverciano. Daniel Jarque, a defender¹⁷, had played all his career at Espanyol.

伊朗有争议的总统选举之后对骚乱中被捕者进行审判，此举在欧洲引起强烈反应。法国和英国大使馆分别有一名法国籍和伊朗工作人员被指控。欧盟瑞士主席称，这可以被认为对欧盟所有国家的反对，他们会采取相应措施。Jon Leyne报道。

英国使馆工作人员Hossein Rassam被指控利用职务之便为反对派提供信息，并煽动示威活动。根据官方新闻机构所称，他已承认了自己的错误，请求宽大处理。法国使馆一名伊朗雇员和一名在伊朗教法语的年轻法国女性也被指控煽动选举后的大规模示威。现在，是否采取新的外交手段，例如从伊朗撤回大使馆工作人员还是进行新的经济制裁完全取决于欧盟。

在斯里兰卡北部战后第一次当地选举中，统治派联盟在Vavuniya意外受挫，但是在该地区最大的城市贾夫纳获胜。两个城镇均有大量塔米尔人口。Charles Haviland 在科伦坡报道。

包括塔米尔政治家在内的政府强力联盟没有在贾夫纳和Vavuniya大获全胜，这可能让人感到很震惊。他们确实赢得了贾夫纳，但是投票率仅有20%。在Vavuniya，他们输给了支持塔米尔猛虎组织的议会组织塔米尔国家联盟。目前位置，出现这种结果的原因只能猜测。在Vavuniya，对难民营中25万塔米尔人民的限制可能会对政府不利。

美国最高法院第一名拉丁裔女法官索托马约(Sonia Sotomayor)宣誓就职。索托马约(Sonia Sotomayor)是奥巴马总统亲自委任的九名法官中的第一人。对她的委任于周四得到参议院确认。索托马约将取代退休的自由主义大法官David Souter。她的到来不会改变最高法院的平衡。

一架载有5名游客的意大利直升飞机和一架小型飞机在纽约哈德逊河上空相撞。在撞击中，9人死亡，包括机上一名儿童。恢复小组和潜水员都抵达现场，在泥水中工作，试图寻找尸体。这是一个晴朗的夏天，撞击事件怎样发生目前还不清楚。纽约市长迈克尔·布隆伯格称，鉴定事故原因还需一定时间。

我们一定要记住，首先，在国家运输安全委员会下结论之前，任何猜测都是不可信的。此外，要鉴定事故原因可能要几周甚至几年的时间。

过去几天有报道称两名塔利班领袖已经死亡，巴基斯坦内政部要求塔利班反叛分子提供证据证明他们没有死亡。内政部长Rehman Malik说，政府已从塔利班方面取得证据，表明叛军领袖Baitullah Mehsud已在美军的炸弹袭击中死亡。

如果马哈苏德还活着，他们为什么不将相关视频发表呢？你们有摄像机。每部电话都有摄像头，他们可以拍摄下来。他们能够证明两人还活着吗？我向他们发出挑战，要求他们证明。

Malik说，情报部门称，马哈苏德和他潜在的继任者之间曾经发生交火，马哈苏德被杀。塔利班分子否认了报道的说法。

印尼警方称，他们将使用DNA来鉴定在交火中被杀的尸体是不是东南亚头号恐怖主义疑犯努尔丁·托普。他们说已经从努尔丁家人那里取得了DNA样本。据称，努尔丁在策划了最近发生的重大伊斯兰袭击事件。现在，大家普遍推测在印尼爪哇岛中部17个小时的围剿中被杀的就是努尔丁。

在西非的茅利塔尼亚，一名自杀式爆炸者袭击了当地法国大使馆。在努瓦克肖特的大使馆外站岗的两名卫兵在爆炸中受轻伤。目前，由谁策划了这次袭击还不清楚。去年的军事政变领袖Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz 一个月前在选举中获胜，随后继任总统。袭击事件发生在总统就职三天之后。

西班牙足球队长Daniel Jarque因心脏病去世，现年26岁。Jarque正和队友参加意大利赛季前巡回比赛。晚餐时Jarque没有出现，随后队友发现他在房间去世。当天早上，足球队还在意大利城市Coverciano举行了训练。Daniel Jarque的位置是防守，其职业生涯中一直都在Espanyol。

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 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。

3 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

4 clemency   

n.温和，仁慈，宽厚

参考例句：

• The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

7 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。

8 confinement   

n.幽禁，拘留，监禁；分娩；限制，局限

参考例句：

• He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
• The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。

9 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

10 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

11 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

12 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

13 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

14 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

15 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。

16 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。

17 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。