AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-26（在线收听）

1. The World Health Organization declares the swine flu outbreak in North America as a "public health emergency", meaning countries around the world will step up reporting and surveillance of the disease already killing dozens in Mexico.

2. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes a surprise visit to Iraq, her first since becoming America's top diplomat. She said the US will not abandon Iraq even as it presses ahead to remove combat troops.

3. No suspense in the NFL draft on who will be the top pick. That honor goes to former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, heading for the Detroit Lions who went 0-16 last season. The deal has a maximum value of 78 million dollars.

4. Bea Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress who delivered comedy lines with a razor sharpness has died. She became a TV star from the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls". Arthur had cancer. She was 86.