AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-11（在线收听）

1.Illinois Senator Roland Burris says he will not run for a full term in the US Senate next year. His first few months in office dogged by controversy, including questions about whether he offered to raise money to disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich to steer the seat.

2.The death toll from ethnic rioting in western China grows to 184 people, with a mix of dominant ethnic Han Chinese group and Uigurs. This is the first time China has given an ethnic breakdown in the riots.

3.A new, leaner General Motors makes a sooner-than-expected exit from bankruptcy protection. The automaker is promising to repay billions in government loans ahead of a deadline. But it will reduce its salaried work force by 20% this year.

4.At the Berlin Animal Park, Altai, the snow leopard cub greets the world. In about a week, the cub will leave his protective enclosure to stay with his parents.