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 The head of the International Monetary1 Fund remains2 in custody3 after facing court in New York for allegedly sexually assaulting a hotel maid. The judge ruled that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was a flight risk despite his offer to post $1 million bail4. Mr Strauss-Kahn says he will vigorously contest the charges. 

 
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor5 is seeking the arrest of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, one of his sons and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity. Luis Moreno-Ocampo says the three are responsible for widespread and systematic6 attacks on civilians7. The court's judges are yet to examine the evidence to decide whether they will issue warrants. 
 
The Defence Department says it will investigate claims that security at military bases and embassies has been seriously compromised. Three former defence workers have told the ABC's Lateline programme they had been ordered to fabricate security clearances8. They claim thousands of security checks had been falsified. 
 
There has been a tragic9 end to the search for a five-year-old girl abducted10 from the Gold Coast. Police have found her and a man dead in a car on the New South Wales north coast. The girl had been abducted from a Gold Coast unit where the bodies of a man and woman were found yesterday. 
 
A bomb threat has closed central London on the eve of the Queen's historic trip to Ireland. Police sealed off roads around Buckingham Palace. The threat came from Irish Republican dissidents. That's the first in a decade.

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1 monetary pEkxb     
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
2 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 custody Qntzd     
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
4 bail Aupz4     
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
  • One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
  • She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
5 prosecutor 6RXx1     
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
  • The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
  • The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
6 systematic SqMwo     
adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的
参考例句：
  • The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
  • The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。
7 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
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。
8 clearances ec40aa102b878fb9d47b3f1882c46eb4     
清除( clearance的名词复数 )； 许可； （录用或准许接触机密以前的）审查许可； 净空
参考例句：
  • But I can't get to him without clearances. 但是没有证明我就没法见到他。
  • The bridge and the top of the bus was only ten clearances. 桥与公共汽车车顶之间的间隙只有十厘米。
9 tragic inaw2     
adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的
参考例句：
  • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
  • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
10 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

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