week7-Canadian Parliament. Ottawa. shooting. gunman

Soldier and gunman killed in Ottawa shootings

Gunman killed by police inside parliament building after he fatally shot Canadian soldier guarding war memorial.

A gunman armed with a rifle has shot and killed a Canadian soldier guarding Ottawa's war memorial, before being pursued by police into the national parliament building and shot dead himself.

The attack began at about 9.50am on Wednesday local time (13.50 GMT) when the man shot and killed the uniformed soldier, Cpl. Nathan Frank Cirillo. It was reported by Canadian media that the suspect then stole a car and drove to nearby Parliament Hill.

He was then confronted by police and killed. Video obtained by Canada's Globe and Mail showed officers moving through parliament before an exchange of gunfire is heard. A body was reported lying on the ground after the gunfire.

Canadian local authorities confirmed the name of the dead gunman as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who was first identified by the US television network CBS. The 32-year-old suspect was deemed a "high-risk traveler" by intelligence services, and according to media reports he had recently had his passport confiscated.

No information has as yet been given as to a possible motive for the attack.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-gunman

   WHEN-after shot Canadian soldier

   WHAT-killed

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-inside parliament building

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     soldier : 軍人

2.      gunman : 槍手

3.      shooting : 槍擊

4.      police : 警察

5.      parliament : 國會

6.      arm : 武裝

7.      suspect : 可疑分子

8.      confront : 對抗

9.      identify : 識別

10.   attack : 攻擊

week6-ISIS-Iraq, IS(Islamic State)

ISIS Fast Facts

The aim of ISIS is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria.

     ISIS is known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions, crucifixions and other acts. It has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq.

     The group currently controls hundreds of square miles. It ignores international borders and has a presence from Syria's Mediterranean coast to south of Baghdad. It rules by Sharia law.

     ISIS's initial strategy for revenue was through extortion and robbery. Recently, al-Baghdadi's strategy shifted to generating resources through large-scale attacks aimed at capturing and holding territory.

    

     Unable to serve under the new Iraq government after Saddam Hussein's military was disbanded, former Iraqi soldiers became ISIS fighters, according to Middle East expert Fawaz Gerges.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-ISIS

   WHEN-not given

   WHAT-create an Islamic state

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-Syria

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     kill : 殺

2.     execution : 死刑

3.     control : 控制

4.     strategy : 策略

5.     attack : 攻擊

6.     capture : 俘虜

7.     military : 軍隊

8.     disband : 解散

source:http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/isis-fast-facts/

week5-Kaohsiung, gas (pipeline) explosion/blast

Taiwan gas blasts in Kaohsiung kill at least 25

A series of gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 25 people and injured 267 others, officials say.

The blasts rocked the city's Cianjhen district, scattering cars and blowing deeptrenches in roads.

The exact cause of the gas leaks is not clear, but reports say the blasts were caused by ruptured pipelines.

Images of the scene showed major fires, upturned vehicles, bodies covered in debris and streets split in two.

The explosions happened late on Thursday night, with witnesses reporting huge fireballs soaring into the air. Taiwan's premier said there were at least five blasts.

"The local fire department received calls of gas leaks late Thursday and then there was a series of blasts around midnight affecting an area of two to three sq km [one sq mile]," the National Fire Agency said in a statement.

"I saw lots of cars and motorcycles with engines all over on the road, and doctors checking if bodies were dead or alive," eyewitness Chen Guan-yuan, who was at the scene shortly after the blast, told the BBC.

"Because the explosion range is so far so it's really difficult to handle this situation immediately," Mr Chen said, adding that the blasts "caused a long-range hole, like a huge cave".

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-25 people, 267 others

  WHEN-not given

   WHAT- gas explosions

   WHY-not given

   WHERE- Kaohsiung

   HOW- killed, injured

Keywords：

1.     gas : 汽油

2.      explosion : 爆炸

3.      kill : 殺

4.      injure : 傷害

5.      cause : 起因

6.      pipeline : 管線

7.      vehicle : 汽車

8.      cover : 覆蓋

9.      spilt : 分裂

10.   blast : 爆炸

week4-TransAsia Airways plane crash, Penghu

Report: 48 killed in Taiwan plane crash

At least 48 people were killed when a twin-engine turboprop plane crashed Wednesday while attempting to land in Taiwan's Penghu Islands, according to Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Officials say 10 people were injured in the plane crash and that five residents on the ground were also hurt. Taiwan's Transportation Minister Yeh Kuang-shih told reporters there were no casualties on the ground.

     Taiwanese authorities are now identifying victims and investigating the cause of the crash.Two of the people killed were believed to be French passengers, identified as Jeromine Deramond and Penelope Luternauer, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency. One of those on the passenger's list was an 82-year-old Taiwanese wood craftsman, according to local Taiwanese media.

Footage aired on CNN affiliate ETTV showed the plane had crashed in a residential area and broken into pieces. ETTV reported that the fallen plane destroyed or damaged 11 houses.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-48 people

   WHEN- Wednesday

   WHAT- crashed

   WHY-not given        

   WHERE- Penghu Islands

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     kill : 殺死

2.     plane : 飛機

3.     island : 島

4.     crash : 墜毀

5.     casualty : 傷者

6.     investigate : 調查

7.     passenger : 乘客

8.     damage : 破壞

resource:http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/23/world/asia/taiwan-plane-crash/

week3-Vietnam, anti-China protest, riot

Vietnam anti-China protest: Factories burnt

At least 15 foreign-owned factories have been set on fire amid anti-China protests at industrial parks in southern Vietnam.

Hundreds more were attacked by some of the 20,000 workers who protesting in the streets of Binh Duong province.

They are protesting after China moved a drilling rig into waters also claimed by Vietnam earlier this month.

No casualties have been reported but officials said at least 200 people had been arrested over the violence.

In response to the protests, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Vietnam was the "provocateur", and that Beijing had expressed concern to Hanoi.

Meanwhile, Taiwan summoned the Vietnamese envoy to Taipei after reports that many Taiwanese firms were targeted having been mistaken by rioters for Chinese factories.

Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-15 foreign-owned factories

   WHEN-not given

   WHAT-have been set on fire

   WHY- anti-China protests

   WHERE- at industrial parks in southern Vietnam

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     factory : 工廠

2.      anti-China : 反中國

3.      protest : 抗議

4.      rig : 裝備

5.      arrest : 逮捕

6.      violence : 暴力

7.      provocateur : 內姦

resource:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27403851

week2- Malaysia Airlines MH370, missing

Flight MH370: 19 conspiracy theories from Malaysia Airlines plane's disappearance

It is over 100 days since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Despite the world's largest land, sea and air search operation, no trace of the plane has ever been found, and we appear no closer to discovering what really happened to the aircraft.

After weeks of trawling the Indian Ocean, authorities said last month the search zone has been "discounted as the final resting place" of the jet.

Not a single piece of the Boeing 777 has been found, nor any sign of 239 people on board.

Speaking on today's anniversary, Malaysian transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein said: "100 days after MH370 went missing, its loss remains a painful void in the hearts of all Malaysians and those around the world. We cannot rest and will not rest until MH370 is found.

"We cannot and will not abandon the families of the crew and passengers of MH370. We will, with the grace of God, find this missing plane and so with it begins the process of healing."

But, in the absence of any confirmed information, conspiracy theories about what really happened to MH370 have continued to circulate.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO- Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

   WHEN- over 100 days since MH370 disappeared

     WHAT- MH370 disappeared during its journey

 WHY-not given 

 WHERE- from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.      flight : 飛機

2.      disappear : 消失

3.      search : 尋找

4.      discover : 發現

5.      abandon : 放棄

6.      crew : 全體機員

7.      passenger : 乘客

resource:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/flight-mh370-19-conspiracy-theories-4079775