美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-27

1. At least 54 people have died in Iraq today following a string of coordinated attacks. Meantime Iraq's former leader may soon face execution. Iraq's highest appeals court says Saddam Hussein could f

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-31

1. The head of Saddam Hussein's family has reportedly retrieve d his body from Baghdad. The delegation including a provincial governor negotiated with US and Iraqi officials to be able to bury the exe

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-30

1. It's expected the execution of Saddam Hussein will have taken place before midnight tonight. As the execution hour approached, Saddam was allowed to visit with 2 half brothers and reportedly gave t

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-29

1. A military honor guard begins rehearsals at California's St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. That's where President Gerald Ford will be honored with a prayer service ahead of his state funeral at the

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-28

1. Officials are making preparations for President Gerald Ford's body to lie in state this weekend at the Capitol Rotunda . A funeral service is expected to take place at the National Cathedral after

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-25

1. There are marching bands, children dressed as Santa Claus and clergymen in magenta skullcap s gathered in the center of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve. They are all doing their best to dispel

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-26

1. On Santa's busiest day, he is getting a little help from postal workers in Washington DC. Some employees gathered today to make sure all the last-minute express packages got delivered in time for t

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-06

1. Thousands of Iraqi Shiites took to the streets to celebrate the death sentence that was handed down to Saddam Hussein Sunday. The ousted dictator's fellow Sunnis paraded through his hometown vowing

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-07

1. Saddam Hussein's supporters took to the streets of Iraq today showing their dedication to the man who's been sentenced to death. He is still popular among some Sunnis who've made up the ruling clas

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-08

1. Voters have been casting ballots all day at polling places across the nation. At sunrise from Crawford Texas, President Bush urged all Americans to make their voices heard. At stake in Tuesday's mi

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-09

1. Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday as Secretary of Defense. President Bush made the announcement during a press conference at the White House, saying he would nominate former CIA director Robert Ga

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-05

1. Harsh statements from North Korea, a week after it returned to disarmament talks. Pyongyang is reportedly denounced US leaders as war mongers. The country is also demanding that Japan not participa

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-04

1. The Reverend Ted Haggard admits that he bought methamphetamine from a gay prostitute and that he got a massage from him. The admission comes after Mike Jones accused him of paying for sexual encoun

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-03

1. The man suspected of setting a deadly wildfire in southern California is now facing murder and arson charges in the deaths of five firefighters. Raymond Lee Oyler was already under arrest on suspic

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-11-02

1. Senator John Carry says he is sorry he botched a joke about the president's Iraq policies which some say was an insult to US troops. He says he meant no offence to the troops. 2. The official Ameri