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 The youngest daughter of the late New South Wales Premier1 Neville Wran faces court today charged with murder. Twenty-six-year-old Harriet Wran was arrested yesterday and she and two men had been charged following a stabbing in Sydney on Sunday which left one man dead and another man injured. 

 
The US has sent more than 100 marines and Special Forces to northern Iraq and Britain is also joining the mission to rescue thousands of people trapped on a mountain by Islamic State fighters. Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is refusing to resign as international efforts to tackle the humanitarian2 crisis in the north intensify3. 
 
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the ceasefire in Gaza for another five days. The current three-day ceasefire was due to end later today. A senior Palestinian negotiator says time is needed to discuss remaining disputes with Israel over a long-term truce4. 
 
The man who led a review into allegations of Defence Force abuse says there is a shadow of doubt now over thousands of graduates from the Defence Force Academy. Lawyer Gary Rumble5 has told a Parliamentary inquiry6 that a Royal commission should be established to properly investigate abuse claims. 
 
At present there is a shadow of doubt over the fitness to lead of every our, every male officer who went through ADFA between 86 and 1998, that's not fair to the innocent and it's certainly not appropriate for the guilty.

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1 premier R19z3     
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
2 humanitarian kcoxQ     
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
参考例句：
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
3 intensify S5Pxe     
vt.加强；变强；加剧
参考例句：
  • We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
  • They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。
4 truce EK8zr     
n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束
参考例句：
  • The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
  • She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
5 rumble PCXzd     
n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说
参考例句：
  • I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
  • We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。
6 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

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