CNN 2009-10-09

Hello, everyone, I am Catherine Callaway at the CNN center in Atlanta, with a look at what is happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

A deadly bombing ripped through Kabul's crowded streets just as people were getting to work this morning. Afghanistan officials say 12 people died in the blast. The Taliban has claimed responsibility, saying that a man blew up an SUV outside the Indian embassy. Indian officials say they targeted the embassy. The blast damaged the embassy's checkpoint, it shattered windows and also toppled restaurant walls in the area.

Even if North Korea comes back to nuclear disarmament talks, a South Korean official says that sanctions should remain in place. Earlier this week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il said his government is willing to resume six-nation talks, depending on the progress in negotiations¹ with the US .

Agents say they have broken up a major international ID theft ring, 100 American and Egyptian suspects were indicted² yesterday and at least 50 have already been arrested. They are accused of collecting personal information by getting people to respond to phony email. The FBI says the suspects stole more than 2 million dollars.

One bad thing to look forward to as the economy recovers is more flight delays according to a Bookings Institution report out today. The study blames general backups on heavy traffic for short trips between big cities and the report also cites issues with ill-equipped air traffic control system, and calls for more high-speed intercity rail service.

NASA has decided³ to bomb the moon, that's right. Tomorrow morning they are going to crash a rocket into the surface of the moon's south pole, and then analyze⁴ the debris⁵ to see how much water or ice there might be under the dust and rocks on the lunar surface. NASA says it's going to be visible with a telescope here on earth.

Those are the headlines, stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

5 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。