美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-2-19(在线收听

 1. The 26-year-old American woman held by Islamic State militants has been confirmed dead. Kayla Mueller was working with Syrian refugees when she was captured in August 2013. In a  statement released by her family, Mueller is remembered as compassionate humanitarian. 

 
2. Law enforcement officials have indicted Jesse Matthew Jr. on a count of first-degree murder in the Hannah Graham case. Graham disappeared in September last year and was found dead a few days later. Matthew was also charged with abduction of the UVa student. 
 
3. Dominique Strauss-Khan will stand for the first time Tuesday in a trial involving alleged prostitution raid. Prosecutors alleged the former International Monetary Fund boss participated in a sex party at luxurious hotels in France and the US. Strauss-Khan maintained that he was unaware women at those parties were prostitutes. 
 
4. And Russia's President Vladimir Putin has marked his final day at a visit to Egypt. Putin received an artifact from his host,  Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and in return, Putin gave Sisi with a collection of classic rifle.
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