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BBC news 2010-11-02BBC News with Marion MarshallBritish security officials say the crucial tip-off on the parcel bombs addressed to a Chicago synagogue and discovered on cargo planes on Friday came from a suspected al-Qaeda member. The man is a Saudi Arabian national. More from our security correspondent Gordon Corera.It appears that a member of al-Qaeda who had been to the Saudi rehabilitation programme, then left and went and joined al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen, but then left again and left the al-Qaeda grouping and returned to the Saudi authorities. About two weeks ago, we think, and with him came a tip-off and the intelligence about this potential plot which was then shared by the Saudis with American and other authorities, and clearly that was vital because if these devices had got through the initial security screening, and so without that tip-off, they may well have exploded.The British government has introduced new security restrictions in the wake of the parcel bomb discovery. Air passengers will no longer be able to carry printer cartridges in their hand luggage and no unaccompanied air cargo will be allowed into Britain from Somalia.Campaigning is drawing to a close across the United States in national elections that will decide control of Congress. Opinion polls suggest President Barack Obamas Democratic Party could lose control of the House of Representatives, but the campaign for the Senate is expected to be much tighter. More from Jonny Dymond.After a frantic final four-state swing, President Obama has spent this last day before the elections in the White House, recording radio interviews and rallying volunteers by phone. Up and down the country, the airwaves are heavy with blast and counter-blast from candidates who have outspent any that have come before them. One non-partisan group estimates that the final spend on this election will be $4billion.President Barack Obama has renewed American sanctions against Sudan for another year in an effort to keep the pressure on Khartoum to resolve the conflicts in the country. But a spokesman said the US would reconsider its approach if there was progress in resolving a bitter North-South dispute and improve the humanitarian situation in Darfur.The electoral commission in Ivory Coast has said the turnout in Sundays presidential election was about 80%, a figure it called “historic”. The election, the first in ten years, is aimed at bringing an end to a civil war which left Ivory Coast divided for several years. John James reports from Abidjan.So far only results for Ivorians who voted outside the country have been partially published. They suggest a second round between current President Laurent Gbagbo and former International Monetary Fund economist Alassane Ouattara. But these results represent a tiny percentage of the overall electorate. A large proportion of the countrys 5.7 million voters came out to cast their ballots on Sunday, creating long queues in front of many of the voting centres. The head of UN peacekeeping mission said the turnout was one of the highest-ever in Africa.BBC News.American health authorities say the cholera strain which has killed more than 330 people in Haiti most closely resembles a strain found in South Asia. The US Centre for Disease Control found that Haitian cholera patients had all been infected by the same strain of the disease. The Haitian health minister said it was unlikely to have originated in Haiti.A judge in Uganda has ordered a newspaper to stop publishing the names, addresses and photographs of people it says are homosexual.A Uganda gay rights group minortity requested the injunction after the newspaper published for a second time the identities of some people it said were homosexual. A spokesperson for the group, Pepe Julian Onziema, said the newspaper caused a lot of problems in the gay community.It created a lot of scare. The community were very afraid. For myself, it was like I cannot keep only living in fear in this country. My rights have been violated by me being outed in that paper, and my colleagues as well.The newspaper editor last month defended his decision to name homosexuals, saying they were trying to recruit children.The Turkish Kurd militant group, the PKK, has said it had nothing to do with a suicide bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday, in which 32 people were wounded. The group said it was out of the question that any of its fighters could carry out a bombing which would hurt civilians.Police in Northern Ireland say a bomb discovered in a car at Belfast International Airport at the weekend could have been there since last year. The device, found in the long-stay car park near the airport, was found to contain flammable liquid. It was made safe by a bomb disposal team.The Catholic Church in Cuba says the government has agreed to release three more dissidents. One of the men has served more than 25 years in jail for stealing seven rifles when he was 19 years old. Under the deal brokered by the church, the three would be exiled in Spain. From: 1.tip-off n.情报,密报,警告,跳球 例句：He was living with a friend when, acting on a tip-off, the police arrested him. 警察逮捕他时，他正和一个朋友住在一起，执行一项密报。 2.frantic adj.紧张忙乱的;手忙脚乱的 例句：They made frantic attempts to revive him. 他们拼命地努力让他苏醒过来。 things in the office are frantic right now. 现在办公室里是忙作一团。3.renew vt.重新开始; 继续 例句：The trees renew their foliage every year. 树木每年都重新长出叶子。4.reconsider vt.重新考虑 例句：I will reconsider my decision. 我将重新考虑我的决定。5.turnout n.一项活动的到场人数 例句：The concert attracted a large turnout. 音乐会吸引了大批的观众。 There was a good turnout for the concert. 参加音乐会的人很多。6.partially adv.部份地；不完全地 例句：The door was partially concealed by the drapes. 门有一部分被门帘遮住了。7.resemble vt.看起来像；显得像；像 例句：My brother resembles me in looks. 我弟弟和我长得很像。8.flammable adj.易燃的,可燃的 例句：These materials are highly flammable. 这些材料极其易燃。 From: 1.The British government has introduced new security restrictions in the wake of the parcel bomb discovery.in the wake of尾随,紧跟,仿效例句：Traders came in the wake of the conquering armies. 商人随着征服的军队而来。2.The Turkish Kurd militant group, the PKK, has said it had nothing to do with a suicide bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday, in which 32 people were wounded. have nothing to do with与没关系 例句：This has nothing to do with you. 这事与你无关。3.The group said it was out of the question that any of its fighters could carry out a bombing which would hurt civilians.out of the question不值得讨论的, 不可能的 例句：We cannot go out in this weatherit is out of the question. 天气这样糟, 我们不能出去, 这是完全不可能的。 Sleepduring this interval is out of the question. 要在这样的间歇里睡觉是不可能的 From: glishlistening/bbc/20101102/125996_3.html1. and clearly that was vital because if these devices had got through the initial security screening, and so without that tip-off, they may well have exploded.虚拟语气与过去事实相反的虚拟：If + had done + ., . would (might) have done . If I had known your telephone number yesterday, I would have phoned you. (I didnt know your telephone number.) If you had come here a littleearlier just now, you might have met her. (You didnt come here earlier.) 2.Police in Northern Ireland say a bomb discovered in a car at Belfast International Airport at the weekend could have been there since last year.这句话的主语和谓语是：Police in Northern Ireland say，后面是宾语从句。宾语从句的主干是：a bomb could have been。could have been表示猜测。