美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-18

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1.New Iraqi suicide attacks kill more than 20 around Baghdad as the death toll¹ from a Saturday suicide bombing climbs above 90.

2.The first criminal case is filed against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein stemming from the 1982 massacre² of dozens of Shiites.

3.A Time magazine reporter says vice³ president Dick Cheney's top aide was among sources for a report on a CIA officer's identity.

4.A mass of evacuation of tourists takes place in Cancun, Mexico as hurricane Emily heads for a direct hit on Mexico's coast.

5.And rescue workers in China Sunday came to the aid of a giant panda stranded in a tree by summer flooding in China's Sichuan Province.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.file:v.to give a document to a court or other organization so that it can be officially recorded and dealt with.

2.direct hit:n.an occasion on which something such as a bomb hits a place exactly, causing a lot of damage.
During the war, the cathedral suffered many direct hits.

3.strand:v.a person or vehicle unable to move from the place where they are.