week-7

Gunman Panics Ottawa, Killing Soldier in Spree at Capital

OTTAWA — The heart of the Canadian capital was thrown into panic and placed in lockdown on Wednesday after a gunman armed with a rifle or shotgun fatally wounded a corporal guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier at the National War Memorial, entered the nearby Parliament building and fired multiple times before he was shot and killed.

It was the second deadly assault on a uniformed member of Canada’s armed forces in three days. The Ottawa attack heightened fears that Canada, a strong ally of the United States in its campaign against the Islamic State militant group convulsing the Middle East, had been targeted in a reprisal, either as part of an organized plot or a lone-wolf assault by a radicalized Canadian.

Law enforcement authorities in Washington said their Canadian counterparts had identified the assailant as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who had changed his name from Michael Joseph Hall, and said he had been a convert to Islam. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said he had a criminal history of offenses that included robbery and drug possession.

Downtown Ottawa, ordinarily bustling on a workday, was both shut down and traumatized as police officers rushed to secure the Parliament building, move occupants to safety and hunt for what they initially said could be two or three assailants. The lockdown at Parliament dragged into the evening, when armed officers began herding people who had been confined all day into city buses, but the emergency was not lifted.

At a news conference, the Ottawa Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to specify how many more gunmen, if any, they might be seeking, adding to the foreboding in the city, where anxiety ran so high that a National Hockey League game was postponed. The police told reporters that the situation was “dynamic and unfolding.”

The soldier died at a hospital, and the gunman was killed inside the Parliament building, Chief Charles Bordeleau of the Ottawa police said. The soldier was identified as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, a member of the army reserves from Hamilton, Ontario. Chief Bordeleau said two people, whom he did not name, were injured, although not seriously.

Structure of the Lead：

   who-unknown soldier 

   When-OCT. 22, 2014

   What-Canada parliament shooting

   Why-Not given

   How-Not given

 Key Words:

  conference會議

  militant 激進份子

  counterpart對應

  assailant攻擊的

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/world/americas/canada-parliament-gunfire.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A14%22%7D

week 6- ISIS

Sunnis in Iraq Often See Their Government as the Bigger Threat

BAGHDAD — A group of Iraqi Sunni refugees had found shelter in an abandoned school, two families to a room, after fleeing fighters from theIslamic State in Iraq and Syria. They were gathered in the school’s courtyard last week when the Iraqi Air Force bombed them.

The bombing, in Alam District near Tikrit, may well have been a mistake. But some of the survivors believe adamantly that the pilot had to know he was bombing civilians, landing the airstrike “in the middle of all the people,” said Nimr Ghalib, whose wife, three children, sister and nephew were among at least 38 people killed, according to witnesses interviewed last week, as well as human rights workers who detailed the attack on Wednesday.

The attack fit a pattern of often indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes on Sunni areas by the armed forces of the Shiite-led Iraqi government. The strikes have added to a long and bitter list of Sunni grievances, leading many to view the government’s leaders as an enemy — and some to regard the government as an even greater threat than the Sunni extremists in ISIS.

Overcoming that mistrust is a fundamental challenge facing the new Iraqi government, led by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, as it tries to win Sunni Iraqis over to its side in a fight against the Sunni extremists. And it is a prerequisite of President Obama’s new plan to fight the militant group.

Mr. Abadi’s admirers, including American officials, have insisted that he is an intrinsically more inclusive leader than his predecessor, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, whom many Sunnis accused of using the government, the security forces and the cover of law to serve narrow Shiite interests and subjugate the Sunni minority.

Many Sunni political leaders have begun responding positively to Mr. Abadi’s outreach, including plans to bring Sunni Arabs into new national guard military units, fighting ISIS under the direction of their provincial governors and with paychecks and pensions from the Iraqi government.

But the prime minister faces a far more daunting challenge outside the halls of power, in Sunni neighborhoods and provinces pummeled by years of war and shaped by a legacy of mistrust that stretches back to the sectarian political order that rose during the American occupation of Iraq.

It will be a “mammoth task” to stitch the country back together and assuage Sunni fears, said Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, president of the Middle East Research Institute, a think tank in Erbil in Kurdistan.

“Sunnis are deeply fragmented, and winning the trust of those in Baghdad is not enough to win the hearts and minds of those under ISIS occupation,” he said.

“With the violations of the constitution, with the burning of all these bridges, with the lack of focus on nation building, it finally made Iraqfail,” he continued. “To repair a failed state is a near-impossible task.”

As the price of their support, Sunni leaders have demanded that the government curb the Iranian-backed Shiite militias that have been deployed to Sunni areas, and seek the release of Sunni men imprisoned by the hundreds under vague charges during the previous government. They also claim that Sunni areas do not receive their fair share of the country’s wealth, and demand more autonomy, as the Kurds have.

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“We are looking for a measure of good will,” said Sheikh Ahmed al-Shauki, a former army commander during Saddam Hussein’s rule and now a representative of the Independence Armed Group, a Sunni insurgent movement based in Anbar Province.

“We hope the government doesn’t ignore us, because it will tear Iraq apart.”

But in its war against ISIS, the conduct of the government seems to have only cauterized the divisions.

As ISIS seized vast sections of territory this summer, as Iraqi soldiers fled or were routed, the government increasingly turned to Shiite militias to counter the threat.

Iraq’s Sunnis vividly recall how militias linked to the governing Shiite parties staged attacks against Sunnis during the worst years of the sectarian conflict last decade, often in cooperation with Iraq’s military and police forces, or while wearing their uniforms.

Mr. Maliki was criticized for his inability or unwillingness to dismantle the groups, hardening Sunni mistrust of the government.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/world/middleeast/sunni-mistrust-is-major-hurdle-for-new-iraqi-leaders.html?action=click&contentCollection=Middle%20East&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article

   WHO-  Iraqi Sunni 

   WHEN-SEPT. 10, 2014

   WHAT- as Iraqi soldiers fled or were routed, the government increasingly turned to Shiite militias to counter the threat.

   WHY-not  given

   WHERE-BAGHDAD

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

   1.refugee 難民

   2.survivor生還者

   3.indiscriminate無差別的

   4.autonomy自治權

    5.province 省

week5-Ferguson Michael Brown Darren Wilson Missouri

Fatal Encounter in Ferguson Took Less Than 90 Seconds, Police Communications Reveal

FERGUSON, Mo. — Audio of police radio communications and video from surveillance cameras at the Ferguson Police Department offer new details from the day that Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot dead by a white police officer in August.

As the region waits tensely for a grand jury to decide whether to indict the officer, Darren Wilson, in the shooting, the new disclosures gave yet another glimpse of the complicated and unusually abundant information that the jurors may be sifting through.

The audio and video were published on Friday by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The police radio communications, including remarks by Officer Wilson, reveal that the encounter with Mr. Brown on Aug. 9 was brief — less than 90 seconds from start to finish. Though the time was short, questions remain about the encounter: Were Mr. Brown’s hands raised in the air in a motion of surrender when he was shot, as some witnesses have said? Was Officer Wilson punched and scratched in a struggle with Mr. Brown, as he has told the authorities? Did Officer Wilson view Mr. Brown as a suspect in a theft that had just occurred at a store?

The newly published audio, which the newspaper said it obtained through the state’s public records law, makes it clear that Officer Wilson was aware that other officers were investigating a “stealing in progress” that had been reported at a local market before he came across Mr. Brown and a friend on Canfield Drive. But the radio dispatches do not clarify whether Officer Wilson, who had initially warned the two friends not to walk in the street, suspected Mr. Brown at that point in connection with the theft.

“Put me on Canfield with two,” Officer Wilson told a dispatcher at 12:02 p.m., moments before the shooting. “And send me another car.” Not long after the shooting, officials released video from the market, showing Mr. Brown pushing a store clerk and taking cigarillos a short time before his fatal confrontation with Officer Wilson.

The videotapes, according to the newspaper, came from later in the afternoon of Aug. 9 and show Officer Wilson walking out of the police department to go to the hospital and returning later. The video images do not reveal injuries on Officer Wilson, but they do not show his face clearly or close up.

On Saturday, lawyers for Mr. Brown’s family said the videotapes contradicted reports of the officer’s injuries. “Information was leaked from within the police department that Wilson was severely beaten and suffered an orbital eye socket ‘blowout,’ indicating that Michael Brown somehow deserved to die,” a statement from the lawyers said. “From the video released today it would appear the initial descriptions of his injuries were exaggerated.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/us/ferguson-shooting-michael-brown-darren-wilson.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A18%22%7D

   WHO-black teenager

   WHEN-NOV. 15, 2014

   WHAT-an unarmed black teenager, was shot dead by a white police officer

   WHY-not given

   WHERE- Ferguson

   HOW-not given

                           Keywords：

   1. indict控告

   2.witness證人

   3.descriptions描述 

   4.exaggerated誇大

    5.suspected有嫌疑的

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

week4- Malaysia Airlines, MH17, shot down, Ukraine

Malaysia jet one of 3 plane crashes in Ukraine this week: What we know

The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that crashed Thursday with 298 people on board was the third plane to go down in Ukraine this week, according to Ukrainian officials.

Here is a quick breakdown of the three incidents, all of which Ukrainian officials have said were the result of the aircraft being shot down

On Thursday afternoon, sources told the Los Angeles Times that U.S. intelligence officials had confirmed a surface-to-air missile also resulted in the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. On Monday, a Ukrainian AN-26 military transport crashed in the separatist stronghold of Luhansk on the Russian border. The plane, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletei, was brought down by a Russian missile.

Heletei told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenk the plane was "hit by another, more powerful missile that was probably used from the territory of the Russian Federation," the Ukrinform news agency said, citing the presidential press service.

Two members of the transport plane's crew were taken prisoner by militants and the fate of the other six people on board remained unknown, Vladislav Seleznev, a government spokesman told The Times.

"The investigation is over," Ukraine Security Service chief Valentin Nalivaychenko said in televised remarks this week. "We have irrefutable proof which will be first reported to the president and then published."

Then on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials accusedRussians of shooting downa Ukrainian Su-25 jet over the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. 

According to Andrey Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine's National Security Council, the Su-25 jet was struck by a missile from a Russian Federation armed forces plane. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued, Lysenko said.

On Thursday, Ukrainian officials said the crash of a Boeing 777-200ER carrying 298 passengers and crew members en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was the result of the plane being shot down.

An advisor to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said Malaysia Airlines MH17, which crashed near the city of Donetsk, was downed by a ground-to-air missile over territory controlled by pro-Russia militants.

The crashes have increased tension between Ukraine and Russia as Ukrainian troops continue their campaign against pro-Russia insurgents in the country's east.

http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-ukraine-plane-crashes-20140717-story.html

   WHO-Malaysia jet

   WHEN-JULY/17/2014

   WHAT-Passenger jet crashes in Ukraine

   WHY-Russian missile

   WHERE-Ukraine

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

   1.missile 導彈

   2.presidential 總統的

   3.campaign 運動 活動

   4.insurgent 叛亂的

    5.federation 聯盟

Week3-University of California, Santa Barbara, Elliot Rodger

Thousands honor Isla Vista victims at UCSB memorial service

Thousands attended a memorial service Tuesday at UC Santa Barbara's stadium for six students killed in Friday's shooting and knifing rampage in Isla Vista.

About 20,000 people were in attendance at Harder Stadium, KCOY-TV Channel 12 reported.

"Too many people have died and there should be not one more," said Richard Martinez, father of slain UCSB student Christopher Michaels-Martinez, 20.

The university also created 10,000 ribbons for the memorial to represent the “community’s collective mourning, reflection, and recovery,” university officials said.

"We are here because in this moment of loss there's a human desire to come together to reach out to one another for love and support," said UC President Janet Napolitano.

"We are grieving together today as a family, as the community of the University of California and we will get through this," she said. 

In addition to the memorial service, a memorial wall was set up Tuesday by students at Pardall Center, the university statement said.

The service comes days after the shooting and stabbing rampage by Elliot Rodger that left six UCSB students dead and 13 others injured in the seaside college town, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

The victims have been identified by the sheriff’s office as: Veronika Weiss, 19, Katie Cooper, 22, Chris Martinez, 20, Cheng Yuan Hong, 20, George Chen, 19, and Weihan Wang, 20.

 “This is a period of mourning for all of us,” Chancellor Henry T. Yang said in a statement. “On Tuesday we will remember and honor the victims of this horrible event, and come together as an academic community to reflect, talk with each other, and think about the future.”

The school canceled classes and declared a day of mourning and reflection on Tuesday, four days after the attack. It was just one of several events planned throughout the day and week to help students grieve and get counseling

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-isla-vista-ucsb-memorial-service-20140527-story.html

WHO-Elliot Rodger 

   WHEN-2014.May

   WHAT- shooting attack

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-UC Santa Barbara's stadium

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

   1.reflection 反省

   2.rampage 瘋狂行為

   3.memorial service 追弔會

   4. counsel 勸告

   

   

week2- world cup2014

World Cup 2014: Germany Defeats Brazil, 7-1

By JEFF Z. KLEIN

It was utterly unexpected, historic and inexplicable. Germany obliterated host Brazil, 7-1, at Belo Horizonte Tuesday to earn a spot in the World Cup final.

Brazil, completely disorganized on defense, surrendered five goals in the first 29 minutes and did not score until the match’s 90th minute. The Brazil captain and best defender, Thiago Silva, was out because of a yellow-card suspension, but that did not even begin to explain the comprehensive failure of the entire team in a defeat that forever changes the world’s perception of Brazilian soccer.

Toni Kroos and Andre Schurrle scored two goals apiece. Miroslav Klose scored one, the 16th of his World Cup career, breaking the record he shared with Ronaldo. Thomas Muller and Sami Khedira also scored single goals.

The core of the German has been together for three World Cups now, so it is not surprising that they look so good together and communicate so well. Nevertheless, a victory of this magnitude was unimaginable.

Oscar scored Brazil’s lone goal.

It was Brazil’s worst defeat since 1934, and it snapped a 62-match home unbeaten in competitive matches that stretched back to 1975.

Germany advances to its eighth World Cup final, against the winner of Wednesday’s Argentina-Netherlands semifinal. The Germans will be seeking their fourth world championship.

Brazil must still play one more match: the third-place game Saturday at Brasilia vs. the loser of Argentina-Netherlands. 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/08/sports/worldcup/world-cup-brazil-vs-germany.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A17%22%7D

Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-Germany Brazil

   WHEN-2014 FIFA

   WHAT- Brazil lost

   WHY- many factors  

WHERE-Belo Horizonte Tuesday

   HOW- many factors

Keywords：

   1. defense 防禦

   2. competitive 競爭的

   3. semifinal 準決賽的

   4. stretch 延伸

   5. defender 後衛

Week1-Malala

LAHORE, Pakistan — Young students in Malala Yousafzai's home region were thrilled Friday at the announcement the Pakistani schoolgirl targeted by the Taliban won this year's Nobel Peace Prize.  "There are not many people in this world — in fact, no one — who is as brave as Malala," said Badrai Khan, 19, a college student from Swat, Malala's home region. "This award is an achievement for all girl students of Pakistan."  

Malala, who became well-known two years ago after being injured in an attack by the Taliban, was honored for her work promoting schooling for girls worldwide, the Nobel committee said.

"Malala won the award the day she came out openly to encourage girls' education," said Qajeer Gul, 27, a shopkeeper in Peshawar. "This Nobel is a formality as we already respect her. I was inspired by her and asked my father to get my sisters admitted in school — such is her impact on us."

Malala was shot in the head and the neck by a member of the Taliban as she rode home from school in Swat in 2012. The then-15-year-old was targeted for being outspoken about women's rights to education.

She was taken to a hospital in Birmingham in the U.K. for treatment and recovery. Today, she attends school in the city.

Malala is the youngest person by eight years to win the Nobel Prize and joins the ranks of laureates including Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa.

"Despite her youth, Malala Yousafzai has already fought for several years for the right of girls to education and has shown by example that children and young people, too, can contribute to improving their own situations," the Nobel committee said. "This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic struggle, she has become a leading spokesperson for girls' rights to education."

Malala was only 11 when she started giving TV interviews and spreading her message of the importance of girls' education. At the time, the Taliban had taken over her hometown of Mingora, threatened to blow up girls' schools and imposed burqas — the head-to-toe garment worn by some devout Muslim women — on teachers and students.

Since recovering from the attempt on her life, she has lent her voice to other girls denied an education, such as those kidnapped in April by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram.

In also awarding the prize to Satyarthi, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said it "regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against extremism."

For Ramesh Menon, a businessman in Cochin, India, it is remarkable for Satyarthi to be recognized more internationally than at home.

"He's an almost unknown man in India, but he has done an enormous amount of work for children, especially those bonded and enslaved," he said. "The world recognizes him before India even knows he exists."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/10/10/nobel-peace-prize-malala-pakistan/17030475/

 Structure of the Lead：

 WHO-Malala

   WHEN-this year

   WHAT- won this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

   WHY-encourage girls' education

   WHERE-not given

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

   1. heroic：英勇

   2. extremism：極端主義

   3. burqus：罩袍

   4. devout：誠心

   5.  remarkable：卓越