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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 28 March 2008 When heads of state and government from the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meet in Bucharest, Romania next week, one of the key issues will be expanding the alliance to bring in new me

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While this year's CPPCC - or Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - continues to weigh cultural proposals, members are also reporting on initiatives to encourage cultural awakening among the people. In South China's Guangdong Province,

Likud Party Members Vote on Sharon's Disengagement Plan

Ross Dunn Members of Israel's Likud Party have begun voting in a referendum on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan from Palestinian areas. Mr. Sharon is seeking his party's support to uni

IN THE NEWS - European Union Welcomes Ten New Members

IN THE NEWS - European Union Welcomes Ten New Members By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, May 01, 2004 This is John Dryden with In the News, in VOA Special English. The European Union now has twenty-

VOA常速英语2007-IPU Says Parliament Members Disappeared in Eritr

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 October 2007 The Human Rights Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union says the cases of more than 250 parliament members in 32 countries who have been imprisoned, killed or disappeared remain unresolved and continue to be

VOA常速英语2008年-Football Hall of Fame Names New Members

By Parke Brewer Phoenix 03 February 2008 Each year on the day before the U.S. National Football League's Super Bowl championship game, voting takes place for the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports

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A recent study estimates 66,000 homosexuals currently serve -- about two percent of the total in uniform. In 2002, David Hall was an Air Force sergeant studying to be an officer, pursuing his dream of becoming a military pilot. But once his sexual st

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NATO Asks Other Members to Do More in Libya NATO foreign ministers wrapped up two days of talks in Berlin still divided on ways of intensifying the air campaign on Libya. NATO foreign ministers offered a show of unity in calling for the departure of

Bus load of politicians

A bus load of politicians were driving down a country road when all of a sudden the bus ran off the road and crashedinto a tree in an old farmer's field. The old farmer after seeing what happened went over to investigate. He then proceeded to dig a l

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By Al Pessin Noordwijk, Netherlands 24 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on NATO members Wednesday to reassess what they have to do to succeed in Afghanistan, and he indicated that means larger commitments for the military missi

VOA常速英语2008年-Equatorial Guinea Says Four Dead, Several Missi

By Uma Ramiah Dakar 16 April 2008 Four people are dead and seven missing after a jet carrying officials from Equatorial Guinea's ruling political party plunged into the Gulf of Guinea Wednesday morning. Uma Ramiah reports for the VOA from our West Af

The Judge's Pistol

One day Mel Martin stopped by the chambers of a judge with whom he had lunch appointment. As his friend changed from robe jacket, Martin noticed a shiny black pistol bolstered to the judge's shoulder. The judge was not a firearms enthusiast, so Marti

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 06 January 2007 Before the Islamists lost power in much of southern Somalia earlier this month, the least known but most feared organization in the country was a radical Muslim group called the Shabbab, which means youth in A

Oscar ballots mailed to nearly 6,000 academy members

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The nomination ballots for 84th Annual Academy Awards were mailed Tuesday to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the academy announced. The voters have until Jan. 13 to

Pakistan deports Osama bin Laden's family members

ISLAMABAD, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Osama bin Laden's three widows and other family members were deported to Saudi Arabia on Friday, days after they completed their jail term awarded to them for entering and living in Pakistan illegally, local media repo

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China to negotiate directly with ASEAN members over disputes

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New UN Security Council members begin their terms

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IMF urges members to speed up governance reform approval

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday urged its members to step up efforts to complete its governance reform package inked last year. The Executive Board of the IMF has reviewed progress toward implementation

CCTV9英语新闻：CPPCC members talk on improving living standards

Five members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have briefed the media on the improvement of living standards. Poverty alleviation was a major focus. Huang Jiefu (C), Fan Xiaojian (2nd R), Hu Xiaoyi (2nd L), Li Weihong (1st R)