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Air show jet crashes, 78 die
UKRAINE(July 27 AP) - A fighter (战机) jet clipped (疾飞而过)
the ground and sheared (割开,剪开) through a crowd of spectators
(观众) at an air show in western Ukraine (乌克兰) before exploding
in a ball of fire, killing at least 78 people and injuring 138
in the deadliest (死亡人数最多的) air show accident in memory.
Suharto's son sentenced
JAKARTA (July 26 AP) - The playboy son of former dictator
(独裁者) Suharto was convicted of ordering the murder of a
Supreme Court justice and sentenced to 15 years in prison in a
case that symbolizes (象征) Indonesia's struggle to rein (控制) in
judicial corruption (司法腐败) and the abuses that defined the
Suharto era.
Russia says leaky torpedo sank Kursk
MOSCOW (July 26 AP) - Leaking torpedo (鱼雷) propellant
(发射剂) caused the explosion that sank the Kursk (库尔斯克号) nuclear
submarine (核潜艇) nearly two years ago, killing its 118-man crew
in what Russia's top prosecutor called a technical malfunction
for which no one was to blame.
Over 100 killed in flood
NEPAL(July 24 AP) - At least 100 people have been killed
this week and 49 are missing in landslides (山体滑坡) and floods
triggered by monsoon (季风) rains. The missing have been swept
away by rushing waters or buried in villages smashed by
landslides since the annual monsoon deluge (大雨) began to
drench (淋透) this Himalayan kingdom Sunday.
Rain has washed away 629 houses, leaving 972 families
homeless.
Israel regrets 'mistake' of aim
JERUSALEM (July 25 AP) - Israel eased restrictions (限制)
on the Palestinians and unleashed (释放) a top diplomat in a
damage-control effort after admitting that bombing a Gaza
building, was a "mistake." An Israeli fighter plane
fired a missile into a crowded neighborhood in Gaza City
Tuesday, killing 14 people, including nine children and its
target, the commander of the military wing of Hamas. |