AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-15

1. President Bush is again calling for a ceasefire to be honored in the former Soviet Republic. But there are reports that 100 Russian tanks are moving even deeper into Georgia. Meantime, the Pentagon says there isn't any need for US fighting forces

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-14

1. Russian forces are pulling back from a town near Georgia's capital. That action comes after Russia's president signed a ceasefire deal earlier today. However other Russian troops remain entrenched in Georgian territory. 2. Florida has declared a

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-13

1. Russia's president has agreed to a proposal calling for both Russian and Georgian troops to move back to their initial positions and stop fighting. The plan also calls for discussion on future status of Georgia's breakaway provinces. Georgia has

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-12

1. Georgia's president says Russian troops have effectively cut the country in half. Troops have seized a strategic city that straddles the country's main east-west highway. Meantime, a State Department spokesman says the US wants to see the Russian

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-11

1. Despite Georgia's call for a ceasefire, it appears the war between the former Soviet state and Russia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia continues to escalate. Russian news agencies say the Defense Ministry claims to have sunk a Georgia

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-10

1. A deadly stabbing has cast a shadow over the Olympic Games in Beijing. A suicidal man stabbed two tourists from Minnesota. Todd Bachman was killed, his wife Barbara hospitalized. Their daughter is a former Olympian, Elizabeth Bachman. She's marri

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-09

1. John Edwards admits to an extramarital affair. But the former US Democratic presidential candidate denies fathering the woman's daughter. Edwards tells ABC News he lied repeatedly about the affair with a 42-year-old woman, but says that he did no

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-03

1. Barack Obama is backing away from John McCain's call for a series of joint town hall appearances and is instead agreeing to three traditional debates. Obama's camp says there doesn't appear to be enough time to do anything other than three face-o

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-04

1. The Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church held a memorial service in honor of the two people killed in a shooting rampage a week ago. Six others were hurt. The suspect in the case is due in court Tuesday. 2. A British man who was attacke

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-02

1.An army scientist committed suicide before federal prosecutors could charge him with mailing anthrax-laced letters after the 9/11 attacks. Authorities say that the letters may have been part of a warped plan by Bruce Ivins to test a vaccine for th

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-05

1. Long-time columnist Robert Novak says he's retiring immediately, a week after being diagnosed with the brain tumor. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Novak's condition is dire. The 77-year-old told the paper that he plans to receive radiation an

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-07

1.The FBI has released documents saying Army scientist Bruce Ivins had custody of anthrax spores identical to those that killed five and sickened at least 17 others in 2001.The FBI also says Ivins worked unusually late lab work hours around the time

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-16

1. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says he has signed a ceasefire agreement with Russia. But he didn't appear enthusiastic about it. He says it protects the former Soviet Republic's interests despite concessions to Moscow. 2. The kidnapping s

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-08

1. Osama bin Laden's former driver has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Salim Hamdan was found guilty yesterday of aiding terrorism but was cleared on conspiracy charges. He'll be eligible for release in six months. 2. China is tel

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-01

1.Senator Ted Stevens pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about accepting gifts from an oil field contractor. The Republican from Alaska was in a DC court today and his trial could begin as early as September. 2.At least eight people were killed a

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-06

1. No change from the Fed as expected. Federal Reserve policymakers have decided for a second straight meeting to leave the federal funds rate at two percent. The Fed decision means that commercial banks' prime lending rate will remain unchanged at

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-18

1. The Florida Keys are bracing for Tropical Storm Fay which could turn into a hurricane at the time it gets there. Florida's governor has declared a state of emergency and many people are leaving the Keys. It could arrive late Monday or early Tuesd

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-17

1. Russian forces are pulling back from a town near Georgia's capital. That action comes after Russia's president signed a ceasefire deal earlier today. However other Russian troops remain entrenched in Georgian territory. 2. Florida has declared an

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-19

1. Residents in South Florida are getting a taste of what Tropical Storm Fay has in store. Officials say about 25,000 tourists have evacuated the Keys. Fay is responsible for at least eight deaths in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. 2. Russia says

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-20

1. Tropical Storm Fay is moving northeast after making landfall in southwest Florida. The storm is expected to bring sustained winds of up to 60 miles an hour. Some places could see up to ten inches of rain. 2. Russian soldiers reportedly have taken