美联社新闻一分钟 2007-09-04

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President Bush says when the troops leave Iraq, it will be from a position of strength. The president made a surprise visit to Iraq this morning. He says some troops could go home if security in the Anbar province gets better.

The 10-year-old girl who fell into an abandoned mine shaft¹ with her sister has been upgraded to serious condition. Cassie Hicks suffered a broken arm and shoulder. Her sister, 13-year-old Ricky, died. The two were riding an ATV on Saturday night in Chloride, Arizona when they fell.

Hurricane Felix has been downgraded to a category four, but it's still heading for Central America and tourists are trying to make their way out of Honduras. Felix is on track to make a direct landfall on Belize by Wednesday.

Six Italian divers² will try life under water for a while. The group is trying to demonstrate that it is possible to colonize³ the seabed without changing the ecosystem⁴. They'll live 49 feet under the sea in diving bells that form a complex. They'll take to the water this Saturday.