美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-26(在线收听

1. Michigan has become the latest target for storms that have been pounding the Midwest. No one was injured when a twister hit here on Friday. But it left plenty of damage behind and residents and officials are just now getting to it.

2. More than two dozen people have been killed by a pair of deadly bombings in southern India. The blasts went off minutes apart in two crowded areas in the city of Hyderabad. The government is calling this a terrorist act.

3. Arson is suspected in some of the 170 fires that are burning uncontrolled across southern Greece. Officials say at least 46 people have been killed.

4. Police in Canada say two people were killed when this hot-air balloon caught fire and plummeted to the ground. Another 11 were seriously injured. Witnesses say the balloon caught fire shortly after takeoff and passengers jumped out almost immediately.
  原文地址:http://www.tingroom.com/lesson/meilianshexinwen/2007/43381.html