【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 6-7 Officials in northern Brazil say a four-day riot at a notoriously violent prison has ended peacefully. More than a thousand inmates of the jail in the Amazonian state of Rondonia used their own relatives as hostages in a protest against the transfer of a gang leader and against poor living conditions. After 4 days inside one of Brazil's most dangerous jails, all the hostages left unharmed. It seems the group, many of whom were children of inmates, were successfully and perhaps willingly used as a bargaining chip for the prisoners to get what they wanted. The inmates' key demand was that the notorious convicted murderer Edinildo de Souza be allowed to complete his 30-year sentence with them in the Urso Branco prison rather than anywhere else. Only once a handcuffed Mr. de Souza was returned to the jail were the hostages released.

【正确答案】 C

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] A militant Kurdish group has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Turkey's commercial capital Istanbul that wounded 17 people. The group known as the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons reportedly carried out the attack to protest detention conditions of a Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. The blast took place in an Internet Cafe frequented by police in Istanbul's Bayrampasa District. Police officers were reportedly among the injured. The Freedom Falcons has been blamed for a series of attacks against civilians in Turkey last year, including a blast on board a minibus in the Aegean coastal resort of Kusadasi. Two foreign tourists were killed in that attack. The Falcons are believed to be the guerrilla arm of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party. But it has been fighting for Kurdish autonomy in the country's predominantly Kurdish southeast region since 1984.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] After meeting with the top officials in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco in recent days, US Secretary of Defense says he does not see much likelihood of international terrorist organizations gaining a foothold in those countries. The Secretary focused on counter-terrorism on all three of his North Africa stops, after U. S. officials said they want to continue working with the three countries to help them gain full control of their territory to prevent terrorist groups from establishing bases there. But after the meetings, he said the three countries are already doing a good job keeping terrorists out. "I think that each of those three countries is managing their affairs, their internal affairs in a way that makes that an extremely low possibility. "The Secretary said leaders of the three countries recognize that economic, political and social progress are as important as security efforts in keeping terrorists from gaining a foothold.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] In Bangladesh, the opposition Awami League has returned to parliament after a year-lung boycott. Bangladesh's main opposition party, the Awami League walked out of parliament 13 months ago, complaining it was not being given enough opportunity to participate in parliamentary debates. On Sunday, Awami League lawmakers returned to the chamber amid cheers and thumping of desks by ruling party members. Sheikh Hasina, head of the Awami League, says she is back to push through electoral reform proposals made by her party and its allies. She says these must be implemented before the next general elections, due to be held early next year. The electoral reform proposals involving the reelections are administered in Bangladesh. The constitution requires that before a general election takes place, the elected government must step aside and a caretaker government is appointed. At the moment, it is appointed by the government in power. The Awami League and its allies say this leaves open the door to electoral manipulation.