Chinese state media say former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been sentenced to life in prison after a secret trial. The Xinhua news agency reported Thursday that a court in Tianjin found him guilty of corruption, abuse of power and disclosing government secrets.

中国国家媒体报道称前政治局常委周永康被判无期徒刑。新华社消息周四报道称天津法院作出判决认定贪污腐败，滥用职权，泄露国家机密罪名成立。

Mr. Zhou has not been seen in public since October 2013. He was not charged with a crime until April of this year. Xinhua said the trial took place on May 22 and that the former official admitted guilt. It also said that he does not plan to appeal the ruling.

自从2013年10月份起周永康就没有出现在公共场合。直到今年4月份被指控犯罪。新华社称审判在3月22日举行，周永康承认犯罪。报道还称周永康不打算上诉。

There was no public access to the trial and the ruling took many by surprise.

关于更多审判细节和判决没有做更多报道。

Power urges Ukrainians to push for reforms

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Ukrainian people to move from demanding change to helping to create it.

美国驻联合国大使督促乌克兰人民有所改变，不要一味地要求，要有所作为。

Samantha Power spoke to a large crowd gathered at a cultural center in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Thursday. She expressed U.S. support for the country's government and reforms demanded by society.

Samantha Power周四时候在乌克兰首都基辅文化广场对聚集的群众进行了讲话。她表示，美国会对乌克兰政府和乌克兰社会改革需求提供帮助。

She said the work is far from complete although some progress has been made. She said far too many reforms have been written but not carried out.

她说尽管已经取得一些进展，但是工作还远未完成。她说关于改革详细方案已经存在，但是没有实施。

She urged Ukrainians to remain engaged.

她督促乌克兰方面继续维持约定。

More US bases for Iraq possible

The U.S. military chief said Thursday the United States is considering several locations to train and advise Iraqi troops. The U.S. already is preparing to open a new base in Anbar province with 450 American military advisers.

美国军事主席周四时候表示美国正考虑在多个地点对伊拉克军队进行训练和指导。美国已经准备好在安巴尔省开设一个包含450名美国军事顾问的新训练基地。

General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters in Naples, Italy where he is meeting with U.S. Commanders.

Martin Dempsey将军，联席会主席，在意大利那不勒斯与美国指挥官举行会议的时候对记者如是说。

The U.S. plans to deploy the new advisers within six to eight weeks to help train Iraqi ground troops.

美国计划将在6到8个星期时间里派遣新的军事顾问帮助训练伊拉克地面作战部队。

ISS crew returns to Earth

A three-person crew has returned to Earth after more than six months on the International Space Station.

三名国际空间站成员在国际空间站完成长达6个多月任务后返回地球。

A Soyuz space capsule carrying the crew landed in Kazakhstan Thursday. The three crew members represent the Russian, U.S. and European Space agencies.

联盟号太空舱周四时候搭载这三名宇航员返回地球。这三名宇航员分别代表俄罗斯，美国，和欧洲空间机构。

They arrived at the International Space Station on November 24, 2014 and started research work. NASA says they orbited almost 84 million miles during their 199 days on the station.

他们于2014年11月24日抵达国际空间站并开始研究工作。NASA称其在国际空间站工作的199天里沿着轨道飞了8400万英里。

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Words in the News

disclose – v. to make (something) known to the public

engaged – adj. busy with some activity

orbit – v. the curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet)

Chinese state media say former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been sentenced to life in prison after a secret trial. The Xinhua news agency reported Thursday that a court in Tianjin found him guilty of corruption, abuse of power and disclosing government secrets.

Mr. Zhou has not been seen in public since October 2013. He was not charged with a crime until April of this year. Xinhua said the trial took place on May 22 and that the former official admitted guilt. It also said that he does not plan to appeal the ruling.

There was no public access to the trial and the ruling took many by surprise.

Power urges Ukrainians to push for reforms

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Ukrainian people to move from demanding change to helping to create it.

Samantha Power spoke to a large crowd gathered at a cultural center in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Thursday. She expressed U.S. support for the country's government and reforms demanded by society.

She said the work is far from complete although some progress has been made. She said far too many reforms have been written but not carried out.

She urged Ukrainians to remain engaged.

More US bases for Iraq possible

The U.S. military chief said Thursday the United States is considering several locations to train and advise Iraqi troops. The U.S. already is preparing to open a new base in Anbar province with 450 American military advisers.

General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters in Naples, Italy where he is meeting with U.S. commanders.

The U.S. plans to deploy the new advisers within six to eight weeks to help train Iraqi ground troops.

ISS crew returns to Earth

A three-person crew has returned to Earth after more than six months on the International Space Station.

A Soyuz space capsule carrying the crew landed in Kazakhstan Thursday. The three crew members represent the Russian, U.S. and European Space agencies.

They arrived at the International Space Station on November 24, 2014 and started research work. NASA says they orbited almost 84 million miles during their 199 days on the station.

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Words in the News

disclose – v. to make (something) known to the public

engaged – adj. busy with some activity

orbit – v. the curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet)