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1. Several deadly attacks ripped through Baghdad Sunday, killing dozens and injuring more than 60. The attacks came as Iraq's parliament was meeting.
2. In Iran, gunmen posing as police officers waylaid 4 cars and killed 12 passengers. Police later killed 6 of the 8 gunmen. All of the victims were civilians and authorities say they don't know why the attack occurred.
3. Thousands are fleeing from Mount Merapi in Indonesia. Thick grey smoke, ash and lava continue to spew from the volcano which has been rumbling for weeks. 14, 000 people live within five miles of the volcano.
4. And Major League Baseball star Barry Bonds has a chance to tie Babe Ruth's record tonight. He needs just one more home run to reach the magic number of 714.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. pose : verb
If you pose as someone, you pretend to be that person in order to deceive people.
e.g. The team posed as drug dealers to trap the ringleaders.
2. waylay : verb
If someone waylays you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example in order to talk to you, to steal something from you, or to attack you.
e.g. The trucks are being waylaid by bandits.
3. spew : verb
When something spews out a substance or when a substance spews from something, the substance flows out quickly in large quantities.
e.g. The volcano spewed out more scorching volcanic ashes, gases and rocks.
4. rumble : verb
If something rumbles, it makes a low, continuous noise.
e.g. The sky, swollen like a black bladder, rumbled and crackled.
5. Major League Baseball ------美国职业棒球大联盟
6. tie : verb
If two people tie in a competition or game or if they tie with each other, they have the same number of points or the same degree of success.
e.g. Ronan Rafferty had tied with Frank Nobilo.
= draw
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