美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-14

1. An attack on a remote base in Afghanistan has left nine American soldiers dead, another 15 were wounded. Officials say the attack began early in the morning in a remote area near the Pakistan border with militants firing machine guns, grenades an

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-15

1. President Bush has lifted an executive ban on offshore oil drilling. But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts as well. The ban has stood since his father Bush Senior, was president. 2. Authorities in North Carolina have charg

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-13

1.Three Americans held hostage by rebels in Colombia for more than five years are heading home to Florida. The men had been recovering at a San Antonio, Texas hospital since being rescued in an undercover operation last week. 2.President Bush s form

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-11

1. President Bush has signed a bill overhauling rules on government eavesdropping. The new law also grants immunity to companies that helped the government spy on Americans. The ceremony ended a year-long debate over privacy and civil liberties conc

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-06

1. Protesters take to the streets in Japan ahead of the G8 summit of the world's leading industrialized nations. More than 1,000 people gathered in a park, demanding action on global warming and poverty. Four were arrested. 2. Hundreds of National G

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-02

1. Police in Illinois say they have evidence linking this man to eight murders over the past week. They are warning the public that Nicholas Sheley is armed and dangerous. And they are offering a 25-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-03

1. After years in captivity Colombia's military says it has rescued 15 hostages, among them former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors. They were kidnapped in 2002. 2. Police are looking into whether drugs fuel

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-04

1. In Afghanistan, the Pentagon is extending the tour of more than 2,000 Marines after insisting the unit would come home on time. Military leaders say they need more troops. So now the unit is due home in early November. 2. Hostages released in Col

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-07

1. President Bush is in Tokyo for the summit of the world's industrialized nations. Japan's prime minister wants growing nations like China and India to pledge to cut emissions linked to global warming. President Bush also defended his decision to a

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-08

1. Firefighters are making progress containing the wildfire in Big Sur. Even so, officials expect the blaze to continue burning for weeks. Cooler weather over the weekend helped slow the spread of flames. But temperatures are forecast to climb in th

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-09

1. Firefighters in California are getting no help at all from the weather. Gusty conditions have already helped spread some of the flames. Forecasters say a high pressure system will be keeping things hot and dry for the coming days. 2. Vice Preside

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-23

1. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says security in Iraq is improving. Now it's time to talk about the country's other needs. Obama was speaking in Jordan during his highly-publicized trip abroad. He says there is military progress in

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-18

The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can begin. A federal judge says the courts should let the military process play out as Congress intended. The trial involves Osama bin Laden's former driver. Pilots at US Airways say the carrier i

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-22

1. The Iraqi government and Barack Obama are both hoping US combat forces can leave in 2010. That's after Obama met with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But a spokesman there says any withdrawal plan depends on whether the level of violence i

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-21

1. As he met with the president of Afghanistan, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised vigor in the fight against terrorism. Obama is on an international trip that will take him to Iraq, the Middle East and Europe. 2.Republican John

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-20

1. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is in Afghanistan. The Illinois senator arrived in Kabul as part of an official congressional delegation. His first visit to the country comes less than four months before the general election. 2. A

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-19

1.Israel says it has arrested six men for plotting to form a terrorist network tied to al-Qaeda. Officials say one of the men wanted to target the helicopter of President Bush during a visit in January. 2.Authorities are digging through a yard in Fl

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-17

1. Oil prices are down for a second day, more than four dollars lower on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil is trading at less than 135 dollars a barrel. Yesterday prices fell nearly six and a half dollars in the biggest one-day drop in dollar te

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-01

1. Coastal fog has brought hope of relief to firefighters battling Northern California's wildfires. More than 1,400 fires are still burning in that state. The fires were mostly started by lightning storms but quickly spread because of dry conditions

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-05

1. Thousands of Americans are celebrating the Fourth of July in the nation's capital. Washington's annual celebration takes place on the National Mall. 2. Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms has died at the age of 86. Helms was a favorite of c