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BBC News with Marion MarshallThe American congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head while meeting voters almost two weeks ago, has left hospital in Arizona to go to a rehabilitation centre in Texas. The shooting, in which Ms Giffords was injured and six others were killed, led to concerns about the harsh political debate in the United States. Some people said it had contributed to the incident. Rajesh Mirchandani reports.People lined the streets as a motorcade ferried congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords from the hospital in Tucson to a military airbase. Her ambulance was escorted by a group of army veteran motorcycle riders. Ms Giffords had previously ridden with them. Shell be flown to a renowned rehabilitation centre in Houston, Texas, but doctors warn shell need weeks, if not months, of treatment, and its still too early to say what long-term damage there might be.Hospital officials in the Albanian capital Tirana say three people have been shot dead in clashes between riot police and thousands of anti-government protesters. More from Mark Lowen.Several policemen and civilians have also been injured in the violence, which began in the early afternoon when supporters of the opposition Socialist Party gathered outside the prime ministers office. They hurled stones and set cars alight before the police used tear gas and water cannons. The protesters are calling for the resignation of the government, which they believe stole the last election and is mired in corruption. Several street demonstrations have taken place in the Albanian capital since the 2009 disputed election, but this is the only one which has descended into such chaotic scenes.A spokesman for UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo says the Congolese army has arrested an officer accused of leading the mass rape of 50 women on New Years Day. Lt Col Kibibi Mutware is being held in connection with the rapes in the eastern town of Fizi. Col Kibibi has dismissed all allegations against him. From Kinshasa, Thomas Uebel reports.The head of Fizis municipal administration confirmed that he had seen Kibibi being handcuffed and driven away on Friday, along with around 10 other soldiers arrested in connection with the violence on New Years Day. Military and humanitarian sources said the events over the New Year period began when a mob lynched a soldier who had shot a civilian. A group of soldiers then took revenge on the people of Fizi. The UNs humanitarian coordination office said the soldiers stabbed 26 people, including a four-year-old child, looted more than 20 homes and shops and raped dozens of women.The Costa Rican president has accused Nicaragua of spending money on irresponsible military adventures abroad, despite being one of the poorest countries in Latin America. President Laura Chinchilla Miranda told the BBC Nicaragua should concentrate on improving the lives of its citizens instead of occupying Costa Rican territory. Mrs Chinchilla Miranda was commenting on the dispute over Isla Calero, an island on the border river between the two countries. Nicaragua occupied it last year on the basis of a Google map.BBC NewsCuba has suspended all postal deliveries to the United States until further notice. The suspension follows stricter security measures imposed by the US last year after the attempted mailing of explosives from Yemen. The Cuban postal service says large amounts of mail were refused entry and returned. Correspondents say the cost of so many returns may have led to the decision to stop the service.The founder of an Italian luxury leather goods company has announced that hell foot the bill so that urgently needed restoration can get underway on one of the worlds most famous monuments, the Colosseum in Rome. The donor is offering $34m, the largest injection of private money for the upkeep of any of Italys many ancient but crumbling monuments.A French court has convicted the former boss of the French-American media giant, Vivendi Universal, of embezzlement and false reporting to the stock market. Jean-Marie Messier was ousted in 2002 following the purchase of Universal when it had debts of $47bn. Hes been given a three-year suspended prison sentence and fined $200,000. A lawyer representing the small shareholders, Frederik Karel Canoy, said it was a hard-fought victory.We won. Its a victory weve been waiting for eight years. We have a total answer from the tribunal, so Im proud to be French. We dont need to bring the case to the United States to have a judicial answer.Staff at an aquarium in Ukraine are worried about the health of one of their crocodiles after it ate a mobile phone accidentally dropped into its enclosure by a visitor. The 14-year-old crocodile, known as Gena, has been refusing food for a month. Aquarium employees initially didnt believe a womans complaints that her phone had been eaten until it began ringing. Crocodiles usually eat fish, birds and types of mammals, including people. The crocodile may need surgery.BBC News 大约两周前与选民会面时头部中枪的美国女议员吉佛兹(Gabrielle Giffords)离开亚利桑那州的医院，前往得克萨斯州的康复中心。那次枪击事件造成吉佛兹和其他六人受伤，引发了美国对激烈的政治辩论的担忧。一些人表示，导致这次枪击事件的就是政治辩论。Rajesh Mirchandani报道。车队护送吉佛兹从图桑市的医院前往一个空军基地时，许多人列道两旁。她的救护车由一些退伍军人组成的车手护卫着。吉佛兹此前曾经和他们一起驾过车。她将搭乘飞机前往得克萨斯州休斯敦一个知名的康复中心，但是医生警告称，她至少需要几周时间的治疗，而且现在仍然难以确定这次枪击对她造成的长期危害。阿尔巴尼亚首都地拉那医院官员表示，三人在防暴警察和反政府抗议者的暴力冲突中被击毙。Mark Lowen报道更详细内容。暴力于下午早些时候开始，反对派社会党的支持者聚集在总理办公室外，几名警察和平民也在这次暴力事件中受伤。抗议者投掷石块，点燃汽车。后来，警方向他们施放了催泪弹和水弹。抗议者要求现任政府辞职，他们相信本届政府窃取了上次选举的结果，而且腐败现象严重。自2009年有争议的选举以来，阿尔巴尼亚首都已经爆发了几次示威活动，但是只有这次演变成如此混乱的景象。联合国驻刚果民主共和国维和部队发言人表示，刚果军队逮捕了被指控在新年当天强奸了50名妇女的行凶者的头目。Lt Col Kibibi Mutware因为与东部菲济市的大规模强奸事件有关而被拘留。Col Kibibi否认了对他的所有指控。金沙萨，Thomas Uebel报道。菲济市政府负责人证实，周五他看到Col Kibibi戴着手铐被带走。此外还有其他10名与该事件有关的士兵被带走。军队和人道主义消息来源称，发生在新年期间的这次事件起因于一伙暴徒对枪杀了平民的士兵动用私刑。随后，一群士兵对菲济的民众采取了报复行动。联合国人道主义协调办公室表示，这些士兵刺伤了26人，包括一名四岁的儿童，袭击了20多家住户和商店，强奸了数十名女子。哥斯达黎加总统指控尼加拉瓜尽管是拉丁美洲最贫穷的国家之一，却仍然投资国外不负责任的军事冒险行动。总统劳拉钦奇利亚米兰达(Laura Chinchilla Miranda)告诉BBC，尼加拉瓜应该集中精力提高民众的生活水平，而不是侵占哥斯达黎加领土。劳拉钦奇利亚米兰达的评论指的是关于两国之间界河上的小岛Isla Calero的争端。尼加拉瓜去年在谷歌地图上将这个小岛据为己有。BBC世界新闻。古巴停止派送发往美国的所有邮件，具体情况要等待进一步的通知。此举是由于去年来自也门的可疑炸弹包裹之后美国实施了更加严格的安检措施。古巴邮政服务部门表示，大量邮件被拒绝入境，退回寄件人。记者表示，这么多邮件被退回的成本可能会引发停止服务的决定。意大利一家皮革奢侈品公司的创始人宣布，他将提供资金，这样，世界最著名的纪念碑之一，罗马圆形大剧场就可以进行必须的修复工作。捐赠者提供3400万美元，这是为意大利任何一件古老的需要修复的建筑的维修费用提供的最高额的私人捐款。法国法庭宣判跨国媒体巨头维旺迪环球(Vivendi Universal)前老板挪用公款，并向股票市场作出虚假报告。2002年，环球负债470亿美元时被收购，Jean-Marie Messier下台。他被判处三年缓期徒刑，并处200,000美元的罚款。代表小股东的律师Frederik Karel Canoy表示，这是一场来之不易的胜利。“我们赢了。这次胜利我们等待了八年。我们从法庭得到了满意的答案，所以作为一个法国人我非常自豪。我们不需要将案件递交至美国来获得公平的答案。”乌克兰一个水族馆内一名游客不小心将手机跌落到围栏内部，被一只鳄鱼吞下，水族馆工作人员现在非常担忧这只鳄鱼的健康。这只14岁的鳄鱼名叫Gena，它将停止进食一个月的时间。水族馆雇员最初并不相信一名女子投诉说的她的手机被吞下，直到手机铃声开始响起。鳄鱼通常以鱼，鸟和哺乳动物为食，包括人在内。这只鳄鱼现在可能需要接受手术。BBC新闻。1.rehabilitation n.(病残人的)康复,更新;(罪犯的)改过迁善 例句：a drug rehabilitation centre 戒毒康复中心 Hes booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic. 他自己联系了一家康复诊所。2.escort vt.护送; 护卫 例句：Who will escort this young lady home? 谁护送这位小姐回家? The Queens yacht was escorted by destroyers. 女王的游艇由驱逐舰护航。accompany，conduct，attend，escort这些动词均有“陪同，伴随”之意accompany既可指人也可指物。用于人时，侧重关系紧密或同时发生。conduct无论用于人或物均指引导带领。attend侧重主从关系，即下级对上级，学生对老师等，或表恭、服侍。escort通常指用车或人在陆上伴随、护送，其目的是保护或出于礼节。3.renowned adj.有名的;享有声誉的 例句：He is one of the worlds renowned writers. 他是世界上知名的作家之一。 She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights. 她以提倡人权而闻名。4.hurl vt.猛投, 用力掷 例句：The young track and field athlete could already hurl the discus 60 yards. 这个年轻的田径运动员已能把铁饼掷60码远。5.mire vt.vi.深陷 例句：The United States became mired in wars in Iraq. 美国深陷伊拉克战争泥潭。6.dismiss v.自心中摒除, 不再考虑或谈论 例句：He dismissed the story as a rumour. 他把这个消息当做谣言而不予考虑。 He dismissed the idea as impossible. 他认为那个主意不可能而断然拒绝。7.lynch vt.以私刑处死(被认为有罪的人) 例句：At one point he was in danger of being lynched. 他一度险些被人以私刑杀害。8.upkeep n.保养费,维修费 例句：The upkeep of a yacht is very expensive. 游艇的维修保养费是很昂贵的。9.enclosure n.圈占地, 圈用地 例句：We were led to a fenced enclosure. 我们被带到一处用篱笆围住的场地。10.initially adv.开始,最初,起初 例句：Feathers initially developed from insect scales. 羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。 The ban was initially opposed by the US. 这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。1.rehabilitation n.(病残人的)康复,更新;(罪犯的)改过迁善 例句：a drug rehabilitation centre 戒毒康复中心 Hes booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic. 他自己联系了一家康复诊所。2.escort vt.护送; 护卫 例句：Who will escort this young lady home? 谁护送这位小姐回家? The Queens yacht was escorted by destroyers. 女王的游艇由驱逐舰护航。accompany，conduct，attend，escort这些动词均有“陪同，伴随”之意accompany既可指人也可指物。用于人时，侧重关系紧密或同时发生。conduct无论用于人或物均指引导带领。attend侧重主从关系，即下级对上级，学生对老师等，或表恭、服侍。escort通常指用车或人在陆上伴随、护送，其目的是保护或出于礼节。3.renowned adj.有名的;享有声誉的 例句：He is one of the worlds renowned writers. 他是世界上知名的作家之一。 She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights. 她以提倡人权而闻名。4.hurl vt.猛投, 用力掷 例句：The young track and field athlete could already hurl the discus 60 yards. 这个年轻的田径运动员已能把铁饼掷60码远。5.mire vt.vi.深陷 例句：The United States became mired in wars in Iraq. 美国深陷伊拉克战争泥潭。6.dismiss v.自心中摒除, 不再考虑或谈论 例句：He dismissed the story as a rumour. 他把这个消息当做谣言而不予考虑。 He dismissed the idea as impossible. 他认为那个主意不可能而断然拒绝。7.lynch vt.以私刑处死(被认为有罪的人) 例句：At one point he was in danger of being lynched. 他一度险些被人以私刑杀害。8.upkeep n.保养费,维修费 例句：The upkeep of a yacht is very expensive. 游艇的维修保养费是很昂贵的。9.enclosure n.圈占地, 圈用地 例句：We were led to a fenced enclosure. 我们被带到一处用篱笆围住的场地。10.initially adv.开始,最初,起初 例句：Feathers initially developed from insect scales. 羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。 The ban was initially opposed by the US. 这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。1.rehabilitation n.(病残人的)康复,更新;(罪犯的)改过迁善 例句：a drug rehabilitation centre 戒毒康复中心 Hes booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic. 他自己联系了一家康复诊所。2.escort vt.护送; 护卫 例句：Who will escort this young lady home? 谁护送这位小姐回家? The Queens yacht was escorted by d