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President Barack Obama says the summit conference on nuclear security which has just ended in Washington was a testament¹ to what is possible when nations come together. He said the 49 countries who attended had come to a four-point plan for future success in securing the security of all nuclear materials produced or stockpiled around the globe. Mr Obama said the summit had made a real contribution to a safer world.

"First, we agreed on the urgency and seriousness of the threat. Today, we are declaring that nuclear terrorism is one of the most challenging threats to international security. We also agreed that the most effective way to prevent terrorists and criminals from acquiring nuclear materials is through strong nuclear security - protecting nuclear materials and preventing nuclear smuggling². Second, to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years' time. Third, we reaffirmed that it is the fundamental responsibility of nations, consistent with their international obligations, to maintain effective security of the nuclear materials and facilities under our control. And fourth, we recognized that this thread could not be addressed by countries working in isolation³. So we've committed ourselves to a sustained, effective program of international cooperation on national security and we call on other nations to joinus."

The self-declared interim⁴ government in Kyrgyzstan has yet to give a response to President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's announcement that he would be willing to step down if certain conditions were met. Itheld a late-night meeting in the capital Bishkek, but made no announcement afterwards. Our correspondent in Kyrgyzstan Rayhan Demytrie has more.

An opposition⁵ delegate had told the BBC that they were planning to discuss a response to the president's offer of resignation. However, Temir Sariyev, the deputy head of the interim government came out of the meeting and said the issue had not been on their agenda.President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said he was willing to speak to the head of the self-declared government Roza Otunbayeva. It follows an earlier decision by the interim government to strip Mr Bakiyev of his presidential immunity⁶ and to issue arrest warrants for members of his family.

There have been new allegations of voting fraud in Sudan on the third day of nation wide elections. A BBC reporterin Khartoum says the party of President Omar al-Bashir is accused of giving voters ballot⁸ papers based on fake documents. At the same time,a senior politician in southern Sudan Lam Akol accused the former southern rebels of trying to rig the poll.

"Another form of rigging is the threats and intimidation⁹ and detention¹⁰ of voters by the SPLM and its various intelligence organ and attempting to threaten them to vote in a particular manner."

Lam Akol speaking in southern Sudan.

This is the World News from the BBC.

Gay rights groups have criticized a senior member of the Vatican for remarks he made linking homosexuality with paedophilia in the child sex abuse scandal facing the Roman Catholic Church. The British group Stonewall said it was astonishing that in 2010 the gay community should still be dealing¹¹ with such an offensive myth.

A Pakistani official has told the BBC that a Pakistani air force attack near the Afghan border on Saturday killed 73 civilians¹². A Pakistani military spokesman had earlier insisted that the attack targeted militants¹⁴. It's impossible to verify either account because of the remoteness of the region. From Islamabad, Orla Guerinreports.

The bombing took place on Saturday in aremote village in the Khyber tribal¹⁵ region. It has taken several days for detailed¹⁶ accounts to emerge. Now a local official has told the BBCthat all of those killed, more than 70 people, were innocent civilians.He said the fighter jet may have strayed from nearby Orakzai where the army is targeting Taliban positions. The official spoke¹³ on condition of anonymity¹⁷, saying the military had tried to gag him.

One of the fastest growing sites on theInternet, the messaging service Twitter, is for the first time to allow limited advertising¹⁸. Twitter, where users keep in touch by sending short messages known as tweets, says businesses will be able to pay for promotional messages that will appear among theresults of searchers on the site. But Twitter says it will not run adverts¹⁹ that prove unpopular with users.

Rival political leaders in Lebanon havemarked the 35th anniversary of the outbreak of the civil war in 1975 with a football match to demonstrate their unity⁷. The Prime MinisterSaad Hariri captained his team against the sideled by a Hezbollah member of the parliament. A BBC correspondent in Beirut said commentators²⁰ had to stifle²¹ their laughter as the unfit politicians quickly ran out of breath.

1 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

2 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

3 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

4 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

5 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。

6 immunity   

n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权

参考例句：

• The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
• He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

7 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

8 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

9 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

10 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

11 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

12 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

13 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

14 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。

15 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

16 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

17 anonymity   

n.the condition of being anonymous

参考例句：

• Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
• Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。

18 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

19 adverts   

advertisements 广告，做广告

参考例句：

• the adverts on television 电视广告
• The adverts are not very informative. 这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。

20 commentators   

n.评论员( commentator的名词复数 )；时事评论员；注释者；实况广播员

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 stifle   

vt.使窒息；闷死；扼杀；抑止，阻止

参考例句：

• She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她强忍住笑。
• It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.那是一次枯燥无味的交谈，我不得不强忍住自己的呵欠。