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 There are calls from both sides of politics now for tougher action against Syria. The Government has increased its sanctions against the regime, and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is now calling on the UN to bring Syria's president before the International Criminal Court. Liberal frontbencher Joe Hockey has said overnight that the Government should refuse accreditation1 to Syria's new ambassador to Australia. 

 
The former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic will make his first appearance before the war crimes tribunal tomorrow. Doctors have examined Mladic and declared that he is fit to stand trial. The tribunal will outline the exact charges against him, and then he will be given an opportunity to make a plea. 
 
The violence in Yemen is intensifying2. There have been gun battles in the streets of the capital Sanaa, and explosions have rocked the city. At least 37 people have died in these latest clashes after a ceasefire between government forces and tribal3 groups broke down. Fears are now growing that the country could descend4 into civil war. 
 
There's been another high-level defection from Colonel Gaddafi's regime. Libya's Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem says he decided5 to leave his job because the violence in his country had become unbearable6. He says oil production in Libya is coming to a halt because of the international embargo7, but he says he's yet to decide whether he'll join the rebels. 
 
And the space shuttle Endeavour has now completed its final mission. Endeavour has touched down at the Kennedy Space Centre after a 16-day mission to the International Space Station.

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1 accreditation da37a04e592cbd344142730ce05a6887     
n.委派，信赖，鉴定合格
参考例句：
  • a letter of accreditation 一份合格证明书
  • This paper gives an overview of the Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) in High Level Architecture(HLA). 对基于高层体系结构(High Level Architecture,简称HLA)的仿真系统的校核、验证与确认(Verification, Validation and Accreditation,简称VV&A)问题进行了详细的介绍及分析。 来自互联网
2 intensifying 6af105724a108def30288b810d78b276     
v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的现在分词 )；增辉
参考例句：
  • The allies are intensifying their air campaign. 联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。 来自辞典例句
  • The rest of the European powers were in a state of intensifying congestion. 其余的欧洲强国则处于越来越拥挤的状态。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
3 tribal ifwzzw     
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。
4 descend descend     
vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降
参考例句：
  • I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
  • We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
5 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 unbearable alCwB     
adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的
参考例句：
  • It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
  • The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。
7 embargo OqixW     
n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）
参考例句：
  • This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
  • During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

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