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The President of Ghana, John Atta Mills, had died. He was 68. According to a statement issued by the president's office in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the president was taken ill earlier today, and died a few hours later at a military hospital. He'd been suffering from throat cancer. Here's our West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy.

This is the first time that a president has died while in office in Ghana. In a country hailed as a solid democracy, John Atta Mills' sudden death should not spark a political crisis but will certainly test the country's democratic institutions. As Vice-President John Dramani Mahama steps in as interim head of state, the question people are asking in the Ghanaian capital Accra is "Who is going to run for president with the ruling party in December?" Mr Atta Mills had just been nominated by the National Democratic Congress to stand for a second term.

In a significant escalation of the conflict in Syria, the government has used fighter jets to bomb parts of the city of Aleppo. The BBC's Ian Pannell witnessed the attacks.

Helicopter gunships spun through the skies throughout the day firing bullets and rockets to the ground. But it was what happened late this

afternoon that underlined the grave risk to the government of losing ground in what is Syria's largest city and its economic capital. First came an unmistakable sound that's so far been absent from this conflict: the roar of fighter jets. We watched as they dropped in, bombing and strafing rebel positions. Dead and wounded civilians and fighters were taken to hospitals and makeshift clinics as the human cost of this conflict continues to grow.

Prosecutors in Britain have said they will charge the prime minister's former media spokesman Andy Coulson in relation to a phone-hacking scandal that forced the closure of a tabloid newspaper, the News of the World. The paper's former chief executive Rebekah Brooks and six other people will also face charges as the Crown Prosecution Service legal advisor Alison Levitt explained.

"The communications in question are the voicemail messages of well-known people and those associated with them. There is a schedule containing the names of more than 600 people who in the prosecution will say are the victims of these offence. In addition, each will face a number of further charges of conspiracy unlawfully to intercept communications."

At least 12 government soldiers have been killed in Tajikistan during a major military operation against the former opposition warlord. State media says 30 rebel fighters were also killed in the clashes – the biggest outburst of violence in the country for several years. The attack in the eastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan follows the murder on Saturday of a top security official. The former warlord, Tolib A yombekov, denies his supporters were responsible for the deaths, insisting the general fell during an argument in a bar.

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Pope Benedict's former butler, who was arrested two months ago on charges of stealing confidential V atican documents, has written to the Pope to ask for forgiveness. Paolo Gabriele was detained in May after V atican police discovered a stash of secret and confidential papal correspondence in his house. Observers say Pope Benedict is likely grant a formal pardon to Mr Gabriele to bring the case to a swift conclusion after a summary trial.

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has announced that a sophisticated group of conspirators was behind the suicide bus bomb attack that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver last week.

Our central Europe correspondent Nick Thorpe has more.

Six days after the bomb blast which killed five Israeli tourists, the Bulgarian bus driver and the attacker, the identity of the bomber is still not known. But the Bulgarian prime minister has now given some clues about the progress of the investigation. The date and place of entry into the country have been uncovered. He was part of an extremely sophisticated group, he said, whose members arrived in the country a month in advance , leased vehicles and travelled to different cities in order to avoid being seen together.

Cuban police have arrested at least seven dissidents at the funeral of the prominent activist Oswaldo Paya, who died in a car crash on Sunday. Among those detained is (are) a leading human rights campaigner, Guillermo Farinas. According to reports, dissidents were picked up for questioning by plain-clothes police.

The V enezuelan President Hugo Chavez has unveiled a 3-D reconstruction of the face of Simon Bolivar, who died in 1830 after leading the fight against Spanish colonial rule in the region. The computer-generated image was created by artists studying Bolivar's remains, and looks remarkably like known prints and paintings of the South American liberation hero. Simon Bolivar appears to have a strong chin, a large nose, bushy eyebrows and sideburns.

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BBC环球慢速英语在线听力第1集: HIV/AIDS - The Family Voice 1 Hello, I’m Marina Santee. Voice 2 And I’m Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A young child sits by the roadside. Her small hands rest in the dry dirt. She lifts the grains and watches them fall through her fingers. In her mind she can hear her mother’s voice calling her. In her mind she can see her father working in the fields. But she knows that these images are only in her mind now. The young girl’s mother and father are both dead. She is an orphan. For a minute, her brown eyes fill with tears. But her grandmother’s voice stops her thoughts. ‘Coming Grandma’, she says in her native language of Swahili. Voice 2 Each year the number of orphans caused by HIV/AIDS rises. Worldwide, over twenty million people have died from diseases connected to AIDS. HIV is the virus that causes the AIDS disease. AIDS destroys the body’s natural defence system. This means it cannot fight infections or diseases. There is no cure for AIDS. Voice 1 Adults suffer the most deaths from this disease. Many are mothers and fathers of young children. They are the workers of the land. They are the providers of food. They are the carers in the home. They are the carers and supporters of their parents. They are the ‘working generation.’When they die, they leave the weaker members of the family behind - the children and the grandmothers. Voice 2 Priscilla is seven years old. She is an AIDS orphan. She lives with her grandmother and two brothers in Maua, Kenya. In the beginning things were very difficult for her family. They had little food. Their grandmother did not work. There was not any money for the children to go to school. But then, things changed. Priscilla and her brothers became part of a programme at the Maua Methodist Hospital. Their AIDS Orphan programme began in 2001. The programme aims to help children get back into school. They provide clothing

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Listen to the BBC news recording and complete the following exercises. Item 1. Listen to the news recording and decide whether the statements are True or False. 1.David Cameron said the United Kingdom takes this irresponsible action extremely seriously. 2.Iranian offices in Tehran were smashed and flags torn down in the attacks. 3.The Iranian foreign ministry described the incident as the unacceptable behaviour of a small group of protesters. Item 2. Listen to the news recording and fill in the blanks. The US doctor 1 ending the life of Michael Jackson has been given the 2 of four years in jail. The judge said Doctor Conrad Murray had 3 and was caught in a cycle of 4 that violated 5 as a doctor. He was found guilty earlier this month of 6 . Listen to the news recording and choose the right answer to each question. 41. Who read a statement to the court? a. a lawyer of the Jackson family b. a friend of the Jackson family c. the Jackson family d. a lawyer and friend of the Jackson family 42. Conrad Murray is NOT convicted of _____________. a. providing a dangerous drug to a vulnerable man b. not caring for him once he stopped breathing c. not caring for him after his death d. trying to cover up what he'd done Item 3. Listen to the news recording and choose the right answer to each question. 43. Laurent Gbagbo is on a plane heading for ____________. a. Ivory Coast b. Korhogo c. the Hague d. Abidjan 44. ____________ has been keen for Mr Gbagbo to be sent to the International Criminal Court. a. The former president b. The government of President Alassane Ouattara c. Pro-Gbagbo armed groups d. the International Criminal Court 45. presence on Ivorian soil caused tension. a. President Alassane Ouattara’s b. Pro-Gbagbo armed groups’ c. T he country's national prosecutor’s d. Laurent Gbagbo’s 46. Around 3,000 people died in . a. April b. National Assembly elections c. a post-election crisis d. the International Criminal Court Item 5. Listen to the news recording and fill in the blanks. The measure: Purpose of the measure: President’s demand: Item 6. Listen to the news recording and decide whether the statements are True or False. 47. Two psychiatrists spent 36 hours talking to Anders Breivik and checking his diaries and police

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BBC news with Iain Purdon. Iain Purdon为你播报BBC新闻。 The US Anti-Doping Agency has accused the cyclist Lance Armstrong of cheating his way to the top through the most sophisticated and professional doping programme ever seen in sport. Its new report includes testimony from eleven named team-mates of Armstrong, who won the Tou r de France cycle race seven times. His lawyer has described the report as a one-sided hatchet job. More from our sports news reporter Alex Capstick. 美国反兴奋剂机构指责自行车选手兰斯·阿姆斯特朗在比赛中作弊，这是体育界目前出现的最高端最专业的兴奋剂丑闻。阿姆斯特朗曾七次赢得环法自行车赛，最近报告包括根据他的11名公开姓名队友的证词。他的律师说这是单方面的诽谤，体育记者亚历克斯·卡普斯蒂克报道。 In a statement it said there was conclusive and undeniable proof of a doping conspiracy at the team with whom he had most of his success. Twenty-six people, including 15 riders with the knowledge of the drug taking regime at the US Postal Service team, have testified against him; among them, some of his closest confidants. It said the material which also contains documentary evidence illustrated how the team was design to groom and pressure athletes to use dangerous performance-enhancing substances. Lance Armstrong refused to contest the charges against him, but has consistently denied any wrongdoing. 声明称这是一份阿姆斯特朗团队全面又无可否认的兴奋剂阴谋证据，他的大部分成功都是在这个队里取得的。包括了解兴奋剂内幕的美国邮政自行车队15名骑手在内的26人都指证他，其中一些人还是他的密友。报告称材料中还有书面证明，表明该队培训并迫使运动员使用危险的可提高成绩的药物。兰斯·阿姆斯特朗拒绝对指控进行上诉，但却一直否认犯罪。 Turkish fighter jets have forced a Syrian passenger plane to land. The plane was on its way to Damascus from Moscow. The incident comes as Syria and Turkey continue to exchange artillery fire. From southern Turkey, James Reynolds reports. 土耳其战斗机迫使一架叙利亚客机降落，这架飞机当时正从莫斯科飞往大马士革。事件发生时，叙利亚和土耳其仍在交火。詹姆斯·雷诺兹报道。 The Turkish media says that a Syrian Airbus jets was intercepted by Turkish warplanes as it entered this country's airspace. The jet was made to land at the airport in the capital Ankara. The 35 passengers on board were escorted off the plane, and Turkish authorities began to search the jets. The country's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu says that the plane may have been carrying non-civilian cargo, that's diplomatic language for weapons. This incident will further increase tensions between Turkey

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BBC News with Iain Purdon. Iain Purdon为你播报BBC新闻 The US Secretary of State Chuck Hagel has said the US is rethinking its opposition to arming Syria's rebels. It's the first time a senior American official has openly acknowledged that the administration is considering providing weapons to the rebels, although no decisions have been made. Our state department correspondent Kim Ghattas reports. 美国国防部长哈格尔表示美国正重新考虑对武装叙利亚反对派的反对态度。这是美国高官首次公开承认美国政府正在考虑给反对派提供武器，尽管目前尚未做出决定。 The American Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel said the US administration was considering a range of options including arming the Syrian rebels, but he made clear no decisions had been made. Last year President Barack Obama rejected a proposal by his then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to arm the rebels. But as the fighting drags-on in Syria, the debate about what the US should do has intensified in Washington, and with no appetite here for direct military intervention, many US officials increasingly feel that arming the rebels is now the least worst option. American allies like Qatar and Saudi Arabia are already providing weapons to various groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces. 美国国防部长哈格尔表示美国政府正在考虑一系列的选择包括给叙利亚反对派提供武装力量。但是他表明目前还未做出决定。去年奥巴马总统否决了当时国务卿希拉里给反对分子提供武装的建议。但是随着叙利亚局势的一再拖延，关于美国做法的讨论在叙利亚日益激烈。美国不愿意对叙利亚进行直接的军事介入，许多美国官员日益感到武装反对派是最不糟糕的选择。美国的盟友诸如卡塔尔和沙特都已给各种反抗政府军的组织提供武器。 President Obama has arrived in Mexico for talks that are expected to switch the focus of bilateral ties to job creation and trade rather than security issues and the war on drugs. Will Grant reports from Mexico City 奥巴马总统达到墨西哥进行访问，此次访问有望将两国关系的重心转到创造就业和贸易合作上来，而非安全问题和打击毒品。 As Mr. Obama touched down in Mexico City on his first visit since Enrique Pena Nieto took office. He was welcomed off Air Force One by the country's Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade and the US ambassador Antony Wayne as well as other members of the Mexican government military. President Pena Nieto was waiting for his guest at the National Palace for bilateral talks. In some way, Mr. Obama arrives with two separate agendas, one public, in which both sides have been keen to strengthen emphasis on the economy and trade; the other is private which is thought to include difficult questions about security and cross-border crime. 这是Enrique Pena Nieto 上台以来奥巴马总统首次出访墨西哥。走下空军一号专机后，奥巴马总统受到了墨西哥外长Jose Antonio Meade，美国驻墨西哥大使Antony Wayne 以及其他

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Not a bunch of raging aids, egos and all kinds of transference, modified only by the soothing diffidence of a frog. The glorious mayhem of the Muppet Show as crazy bears, old codgers, chickens and, of course, Kermit the Frog first appeared together on the American television in the mid-70s with a distinctive opening theme, a situation, an unlikely vaudeville show and high-profile special guests. Now more than 30 years later, comes a film in which the Muppet gang get together once more with the help of rather 1950s couple played by Jason Segel and Amy Adams. There are plenty of jokes about the passage of time. Miss Piggy is channelling Meryl Streep in the Devil Wears Prada for example. Some new special guests like Jack Black and big Hollywood-style musical numbers. The director James Bobin certainly knows about prestige. He made the Ali G series and Flight of the Conchords. But the Muppets, had they been part of his formative years? 译文： 一只青蛙的镇静与卑谦只能感染为数不多的一些心情而已，如情不自禁地助人之心，自尊心和移情别恋的情绪。 70年代中期，提线木偶秀节目的热闹欢快的场景和疯狂的熊，怪人, 鸡以及布偶青蛙卡米特共同出现在美国电视屏幕上。这个节目的片头曲独具特色，有不是想象中的歌舞杂耍秀以及高调的特别嘉宾。现在30年过去了，在一对十九世纪五十年代的夫妇的帮助下，一帮布偶们重聚在电影上，电影中的夫妇由杰森·斯格勒和艾米·亚当斯饰演。电影有很多关于时间可以任意穿越的笑话。例如猪小姐皮会穿越到电影《穿普拉达的女王》代替了吉梅丽尔·斯特里普的角色。一些新的特别的嘉宾像杰克·布莱克和大好莱坞风格的音乐。导演詹姆斯·波宾肯定深知名声的重要性。他制作了Ali G个人秀和弦乐航班真人秀。但是那些布偶们已经是他性格形成期的一部份了吗？ But first, the story of a man who fought to bring freedom and democracy to his country, the Maldives. Mohamed Nasheed remained resolute throughout repeated arrests and more than six years in prison. Then in 2008, in the Indian Ocean's first ever free fair elections of these islands, he became president. The real work, he tells us, was just beginning then, including freeing the justice system from debilitating vested interests. But when President Nasheed ordered the arrest of a top judge for corruption, he found himself forced to step down instead. He says it was a coup. His critics say that President Nasheed had become like the dictators he despised and had to go. Mohamed Nasheed told us why his story still isn't over yet. "I wake up very early in the morning and go to bed very late at night now. I try to meet as many people as possible because there's a number of people who seems to want to meet and there's a fair amount of meetings and fair amount of discussion groups. So basically I'm spending quite time having conversations, I suppose."

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BBC news with Marion Marshall. 马里恩·马歇尔为你播报BBC新闻。 The Syrian Foreign Minister has accused the United States and four other governments of inciting and supporting terrorism in his country. The minister, Walid al Muallem, was addre ssing the UN General Assembly in New York from where Barbara Plett reports. 叙利亚外长指责美国和另外四国政府煽动并支持本国的恐怖主义。外长瓦利德·穆阿利姆在纽约联合国大会上发表讲话，Barbara Plett报道。 Mr. Muallem said the Syrian government had implemented political reforms and cooperated with initiatives put forward by UN envoys to end the crisis. He called for all parties inside and outside Syria to engage in constructive dialogue. But he said peace efforts had been undermined by external support for what he called the terrorist campaign in his country. He accused the United States, France and regional countries of supplying rebel groups with arms and money. And he condemned calls for the President Bashar al-Assad to step down as a blat ant interference in Syria's domestic affairs. 穆阿利姆说，叙利亚政府已经实施了政治改革，并对联合国使者提出的意在结束危机的提议表示合作。他呼吁叙利亚内外各方开展建设性的对话。但他说，和平努力受到本国被他称之为恐怖主义运动的外在作用的削弱，他指责美国、法国和地区国家向叛军提供武器和金钱，他谴责要求阿萨德总统下台的呼声是对叙利亚内政的公然干涉。 Residents in the Somali city of Kismayo say government and African Union troo ps have entered the center for the first time since it was abandoned on Satur day by Islamist fighters of al-Shabab. The city of the militants' last urban stronghold and one of its main sources of funding. Gabriel Gatehouse is in Nairobi. 索马里城市基斯马尤的居民说，自从伊斯兰阿尔沙巴布武装分子弃掉该市后，政府和非盟部队首次进入市中心。这是武装分子的最后一个城市据点，也是主要的资金来源。Gabriel Gatehouse在内罗毕报道。 An eyewitness told the BBC he saw around a dozen Somali government soldiers enter Kismayo from the west. A spokesman for the Somali national army was quoted as say ing he had sent 450 men into the town though residents said they couldn't see evidence of large numbers of troops. The Kenyan military cannot immediately confirm whether or not its soldiers had also gone in. Al-Shabab fighters had abandoned Kismayo without warning in the early hours of Saturday morning. Residents have spoken of increasing tension inside the poor town that made the power vacuum that is ensued. 一名目击者告诉BBC，他看到十几个索马里政府士兵从西边进入基斯马尤。用索马里国家军队

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BBC新闻听力100篇 News Item 1 The Japanese government has played down concern about a possible nuclear meltdown, following a big explosion at a nuclear power station in the north of the country. The blast occurred a day after the area was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. A top government of? cial, Yukio Edano, said a steel container encasing the nuclear reactor had not been ruptured by the blast. News Item 2 Fifty thousand Japanese military personnel had been ordered to join the huge rescue and relief operation following the earthquake and tsunami. More than 1,000 people are feared dead. About 400 bodies were found in the town of Rikuzentakata, and Japanese media reports say 10,000 people are unaccounted for in Minamisanriku. Damian Grammaticas in the port of Sendai says the scenes of devastation there are astonishing. News Item 3 International disaster relief teams have been sent to Japan. The United Nations said a nine strong UN team of experts would include several Japanese speakers. Britain said it was sending expert assistance after receiving a request from Japan. Singapore is also deploying an urban search and rescue team. American forces stationed in Japan have already been involved in rescue operations, and more than 50 territories and countries have offered assistance. News Item 4 As of? cials in Japan struggle to assess the extent of the damage following the tsunami caused by a massive earthquake, it’s been announced that some 300 people are known to have been killed and more than 500 are unaccounted for in the area around the northern coastal city of Sendai. The 8.9-magnitude quake, the biggest ever recorded in Japan, sent a wave of water several meters high sweeping far inland. Its epicenter was about 130km off Japan’s east coast. In the capital Tokyo, several hundred kilometers away, buildings swayed violently during the quake, which was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks. News Item 5 Slowly but relentlessly, Colonel Gaddafi’s forces seem to be winning the battle for Ras Lanuf. Opposition ? ghters are still in the town, but they are under intense pressure. The bombing from government warplanes continued today, and there’s a big plume of smoke from the oil installation which was hit a couple of days ago. There’s no sign of either the rebel ? ghters or the local population beginning to ? ee the area. If Ras Lanuf falls, it brings the frontline closer to the main opposition-held city of Benghazi.