AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-11

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1. Despite Georgia's call for a ceasefire, it appears the war between the former Soviet¹ state and Russia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia continues to escalate². Russian news agencies say the Defense³ Ministry⁴ claims to have sunk a Georgian missile boat that was trying to attack Russian navy ships in the Black Sea. Russia says more than 2,000 people have died since fighting broke out Friday.

2. Witnesses who called 911 have described a chaotic⁵ scene after a charter bus crashed Friday in Texas, fatally injuring 17 people. The bus carrying Vietnamese-Americans to a religious festival in Missouri, smashed into a guardrail after blowing a tire that safety inspectors⁶ say was an illegal retread.

3. The price of gasoline continues to drop nationwide. According to the Lundberg Survey, the average price of a gallon of regular was $3.85 Friday. That's down almost 15 cents from two weeks ago.

4. The so-called "Redeem⁷ Team" or USA's basketball squad⁸ has taken its step toward a gold medal. The team which features a slew⁹ of NBA players went against host country China, which features Rockets star Yao Ming. China kept it reasonably close through half time but Team USA pulled away, winning 101-70.