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1. Iraqi insurgents claim online they've killed a kidnapped US security consultant. The White House says it can't confirm the death.
2. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says US troop levels in Iraq could be reduced to under 137,000 if next week's elections there go well.
3. NATO's chief says Secretary of State Rice cleared the air by explaining US abuse on treatment of terror suspects in secret prisons.
4. An Israeli airstrike kills two Palestinian militants in Gaza, while a Palestinian man fatally stabs an Israeli soldier in the West Bank.
5. And fans of John Lennon gather in New York, and in the former Beatles' hometown of Liverpool, marking 25 years since his murder.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. NATO北大西洋公约组织
n North Atlantic Treaty Organization a group of countries including the US and several European countries, which give military help to each other --our allies in NATO --a NATO country
2. fatally
1 in a way that causes death: fatally injured/wounded --Two officers were fatally injured in the explosion.
2 in a way that will make something fail or be unable to continue: fatally flawed/weakened/damaged etc --Bolton's idea was fatally flawed. --He has been fatally undermined by his own finance minister.
3. John Lennon
(1940-80) a British singer and songwriter, who was a member of The Beatles, and wrote most of their songs with Paul McCartney. After The Beatles separated, he continued to write and sing songs, especially about peace and love, including Give Peace a Chance and Imagine. He was married to the artist Yoko Ono. He was shot and killed outside his home in New York City.
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