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This is AP News Minute.

I. The battle continues in the southern Iraq city of Basra. Iraqi Prime¹ Minister Nuri al-Maliki has traveled to the city where Iraqi forces are fighting Shiite militiamen. Al-Maliki has ordered the fighting to stop by today, saying or else the militia² will face severe consequences. The fighting also has spread to Baghdad where there have been several attacks this week inside the Green Zone.

II. Delta³ Airlines says it expects more flight cancellations this morning. Hundreds of flights were sctratch yesterday after the airline announced it was performing inspections⁴ on a number of planes. The airline says it expects all the delays and cancellations to be resolved⁵ by this afternoon.

III. A manhunt is under way in Virginia. Police is searching for one or more people responsible for shooting at cars along Interstate64. The shooting started around midnight Wednesday, closing 20 mile stretch of highway for hours. Two people were hurt but the injuries weren’t serious.

IV. UCLA and North Carolina are now one win away from the final four. Both won their sweet 16 game last night. In the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, North Carolina faces Louisville tomorrow while UCLA plays Xavier for a chance to advance to St.Antonio.

John Belmont, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

1 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

2 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

3 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

4 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 resolved   

adj.下定决心的，断然的；坚决的；已解决的v.做决定，分解(resolve的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• I was resolved not to see him. 我决意不见他。
• The union resolved to strike by 40 votes to 18. 工会以40票对18票通过决议举行罢工。 来自《简明英汉词典》