AP 2011-10-19(在线收听

 1. President Barack Obama calls Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a man who “stirred our conscience” and made the union “more perfect”. On Sunday, thousands gathered just steps away from where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech for the dedication of a memorial in his honor. 

 
 
 
2. Iran's supreme leader is warning the US against taking any measures against Tehran over an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington. A naturalized US citizen and a member of Iran's military have been charged in New York federal court for conspiring to the kill the diplomat.
 
 
 
3. Libyans have started tearing down the walls surrounding Moammar Gadhafi's main Tripoli compound. The long time symbol of Gadhafi's rule was one of the main targets for NATO air strikes during the months leading to his ouster.
 
 
 
4. For the first time, Pope Benedict XVI used a wheeled platform to move up the long aisle of St. Peter's Basilica. A Vatican spokesman says the 84-year old pontiff isn't using the device for any medical reason, but simply to lighten his fatigue.
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