美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-18(在线收听

1.New Iraqi suicide attacks kill more than 20 around Baghdad as the death toll from a Saturday suicide bombing climbs above 90.

2.The first criminal case is filed against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein stemming from the 1982 massacre of dozens of Shiites.

3.A Time magazine reporter says vice president Dick Cheney's top aide was among sources for a report on a CIA officer's identity.

4.A mass of evacuation of tourists takes place in Cancun, Mexico as hurricane Emily heads for a direct hit on Mexico's coast.

5.And rescue workers in China Sunday came to the aid of a giant panda stranded in a tree by summer flooding in China's Sichuan Province.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.file:v.to give a document to a court or other organization so that it can be officially recorded and dealt with.

2.direct hit:n.an occasion on which something such as a bomb hits a place exactly, causing a lot of damage.
During the war, the cathedral suffered many direct hits.

3.strand:v.a person or vehicle unable to move from the place where they are.

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