CNN新闻100篇

CNN新闻100篇CNNNewsItem1政治：美国因安全问题关闭在也门的大使馆TheU.S.governmentclosesitsembassyintheMiddleEasterncountryofYemen,andthatisbecauseofsecurityconcerns.OneofficialsaysthatagroupcalledalQaedaintheArabianPeninsulamightbeplanninganattackagainstthefacility.ThatsamegroupsaiditwasbehindanattemptedplottosetoffanexplosiveonboardaplaneheadingtoDetroit,Michigan.ThattookplaceonChristmasday.Thesuspectallegedlybroughttheexplosivesontheplaneinhisunderwear.Theplanfailedwhenthedevicehetriedtousedidn’tdetonatecorrectly.Somepeoplehaveaskedhowthesuspectmadeitpastsecurity.OneU.S.officialsaysit’sbecauseofhumanerror.PresidentObamahaspromisedthateveryoneinvolvedintheattackwillbeheldaccountableforit.Butsomecriticsarguethatthepresident’sresponsetothesituationhasn’tbeenfastenough,hasn’tbeenaggressiveenough.CNNNewsItem2政治：印度石油工人结束三天的罢工It’sbacktoworkforIndiangovernmentoilworkersafterathree-daystrikethatcrippledIndiancommerce.Some45,000oilworkerswalkedoffthejobafterthegovernmentrefusedtheirdemandsforhigherpay.Thelaborstandoffendedafterdaysofintensegovernmentpressure,includingthreatsofjoblossandevenarresttostrikers.Meantime,talkswithasecondgroupofnationwidestrikersmaysoonbeunderway.TheIndo-AsianNews-ServicesaysIndia’stransportministerisreadytodiscussdemandsfromtruckers.ManyacrossIndiahaveparkedtheirrigs,callingforreductionindieselandtyreprices.CNNNewsItem3政治：备受争议的安全港法案修正案获得通过LawmakersinNebraskahaveapprovedabigchangetothestate’scontroversialsafehavenlaw.Underthenewmeasure,childrenolderthan30dayscannotbedroppedoffatstatehospitals.35children,manyofthem,preteensoreventeenagers,havebeenabandonedinhospitalssincetheoriginallawtookeffectinJuly.Statelawmakerssayitwasintendedtopreventnewbornsfrombeingdumpedintrashbinsorevenworse.Thenewlawisexpectedtogointoeffectatmidnight.CNNNewsItem4政治：欧美担心伊朗建国会发生暴乱ThenationofIranmarkingamilestonelateronthisweek.OnThursday,thecountrywillcelebratetheanniversaryofwhenitbecameanIslamicrepublic.Thisgoesbackto1979,whensupportersoftheAyatollahKhomeini,areligiousleader,overthrewthecountry’sgovernment.KhomeinibecamethesupremeleaderofIran,andthenationofficiallybecameanIslamicstate.TheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeanUnionareworriedaboutpotentialviolenceduringThursday’scelebrations.U.S.andEuropeanUnionareurgingtheMiddleEasternnationto“enditsabusesagainstitsownpeople.”Iranianleadershavedeniedanyaccusationsthatthegovernmenthasabusedcitizens.CNNNewsItem5政治：伊拉克全国选举投票结束Iraqisputdemocracyintoactiontodayinelectionsheldacrossthecountry.Thepollshaveclosedandavote-countinghasbegun.Voterswentto6,000pollingstationstopickfromamong14,000candidatesincluding4,000women.Securityisverytightthough,votersweresearchedbeforetheyenteredthepolls.TheborderswithIranandSyriaweresealedandacurfewhasbeenputintoplace.NoweventheUnitedNationswasinvolvedinmonitoringthoseelections.CNNNewsItem6政治：伊朗前总统将参加六月份总统竞选IranianmediareportsformerPresidentMohammadKhatamihasannouncedhewillrunintheJunepresidentialelections.Today’sannouncementendsweeksofspeculation.Khatamiisconsideredareformistandoverwhelminglywonthepresidencyin1997buthecouldn’tbringaboutreligiousanddemocraticfreedomsbecauseofstrongoppositionfromthecountry’sreligiousestablishment.KhatamiwassucceededbycurrentPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadfouryearsago.CNNNewsItem7政治：奥巴马行程MeanwhileU.S.PresidentBarackObamaistakingcrisistalkstoaninternationallevel.BritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownistravelingtotheUnitedStatesonMondaytopushforglobalsolutionstotheeconomiccrisis.HewillbethefirstE.U.leadertomeetthenewpresidentinWashingtonandMr.ObamawillmeettheremainingE.U.leadersataspecialsummitinPragueinApril.ThatwillbehisfirsttriptoEuropesincetakingoffice.Alsoonthattrip,theG20summitontheeconomiccrisisandaNATOmeeting.CNNNewsItem8政治：英国航空公司机舱服务员罢工计划Strikeisoff,thejudgesaysplansforawalkoutbyaBritishAirway’sCabinCrewcannothappen.Aswereportedyesterday,thisstrikewhichwouldhavelastthroughtheholidayscouldhaveeffectedamillionpassengers’holidaytravelplans.Butthejudgehasblockeditfromhappening.NowtheairlinesaysithopestheCabinCrewsLaborUnionwouldtakesometimetothinkaboutitsnextsteps.Theunionrepresentativessaythisdisputeisnotoverandunlessthetwosidescancometoasolution,theycouldvotetostrikeagain,butafterChristmas.CNNNewsItem9政治：泰国内乱HeadingoverseastoThailandwheregrenadeattacksinthecapitalcityofBangkokhavekilledatleastthreepeople.AThaiofficialsaidthegrenadescamefromanareawherepeoplewhowereprotestingthegovernmentweregatheredtogether.Theprotesterssaytheyarenotresponsible.Theyhavebeenfightingwithpoliceforawhilehereyoucanseethemthrowingrocksandotherthingsatpolice.Theysupportthecountry’sformerprimeministerandtheywantthecurrentleadertoleaveoffice.Aftertheserecentattacks,Thailand’sprimeministercalledanemergencymeetingtofigureouthowtodealwiththesituation.CNNNewsItem10政治：十字架纪念碑争议获最高法院裁定U.S.SupremeCourtsaysthatamemorialoutintheMojaveDesertdoesnotviolatetheU.S.Constitution.Thememorialisalargecross.Itwasputupin1934tohonorfallensoldiers.Butit’slocatedinanationalpark,andsomepeoplearguethatit’sareligioussymbolthatgoesagainsttheconceptofseparationofchurchandstate.Thecrosswasboardedupbeca