美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-30（在线收听） |
1. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says not everyone can be a combat soldier, but everyone should have the chance. He announced that the military is lifting the ban on women serving in combat, telling reporters that women in the military are an integral part of our ability to perform our mission. 2. The trial of five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in India began today. The closed trial is taking place in a special fast-track court - set up just weeks ago to handle sexual abuse cases.
3. Senator John Kerry answered foreign policy questions at his confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of state. The Massachusetts Democrat was treated gently by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate is expected to confirm him.
4. A deep freeze is chilling the East Coast. The National Weather Service has issued advisories from New York to Minnesota where temperatures have dropped to 42 degrees below zero. |
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