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Damage assessment is under way in the areas across the Northeastern US that were unexpectedly shaken by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. Washington DC resident Litz Rauh says she was rattled as much as the buildings. So shaking, yeah, everything moved, an
Lesson Thirteen Section One: News in Brief Tapescript 1. A special committee of twelve senators today began the impeachment trial of Federal J udge Harry Claiborne. It's the first such proceeding in f
The man who claimed he planned the 9/11 attacks is before a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba today. But Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants would not answer the judge's questions and even refuse to listen to them by taking off the
Now, this issue has been going on for two, two and a half years now. I think it started during the campaign. We had every official in Hawaii, Democrat and Republican, every news outlet that has investigated this ,confirmed that yes in fact, I was bor
By Kane Farabaugh New York 13 April 2007 Watch West Point Training Each year hundreds of cadets become officers when they graduate from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Since 2003, many of the graduates have passed through the acad
1. It was Day 2 for Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Capitol Hill. ''We would probably have to be in Iraq to provide help of one kind or another to the Iraqis for quite some time.'' He was defending the president's new Iraq war strategy before the
Tens of thousands of tourists from around the world visit Thailand's famous dive sites each year. But marine experts say the killer tsunami two weeks ago has temporarily damaged some of the area's picture perfect coral reefs. 每年都有好几万名来
By Jim Fry Washington 16 February 2007 watch Iraq reort U.S. military leaders are repeating claims that an elite Iranian military force supplied Iraqi insurgents with weapons and explosives. But the Pentagon's chief civilian leader and top military o
By Scott Stearns White House 31 August 2007 President Bush met with top American military leaders Friday, two weeks before he is scheduled to send a report to Congress on progress in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports. Presiden
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan that some Afghan officials say killed more than 70 civilians on Thursday. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the U.S. military disputes the number of c
In Sri Lanka, the military says it has captured key areas held by Tamil Tiger rebels, in the north of the country. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Sri Lankan army is on a major offensive to crush the rebels, who have been fighting for
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says military action against Iran could have unintended consequences. The warning came at a press conference Thursday. The U.S. defense chiefs warning follows the release this week of a report by the International
JUDY WOODRUFF: In the Philippines, speed may have saved lives. The massive typhoon that ripped across that country moved at about 25 miles per hour, so fast, it decreased the impact of rain and landslides, which can be a major cause of deaths. We beg
By Jim Randle Baghdad 20 September 2007 The U.S. military says it has arrested an Iranian officer accused of smuggling powerful roadside bombs into Iraq for Tehran's elite Quds force. The military says the Iranian man was seized from a hotel in the K
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 11 December 2006 watch Rumsfeld Iraq The departure of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld this month roughly coincides with the end of Lieutenant General Peter Chiarelli's tour as Commander of Multinational Forces
By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 February 2008 The top U.S. military officer says it is possible the United States could pause its withdrawal from Iraq later this year, if commanders there believe it is necessary. But Admiral Mike Mullen says he does not see
As the United States prepares for the transition between one presidential administration and another, the U.S. Defense Department is keeping an eye on potential threats from enemies wanting to take advantage of the situation. The commander of the no
A court in Beijing has announced its verdict for the first public-interest lawsuit regarding air pollution, which was initiated by prosecutors in Beijing. Beijing's No.4 Intermediate People's Court released the verdict on Tuesday, which coincides wit
For months now, U.S. government hackers have been setting their sights on the Islamic State terror group, intent on wiping the self-declared caliphate from cyberspace much like U.S. and coalition aircraft have sought to wipe it from the face of the e
China's Ministry of National Defense has denounced the US Defense Department's annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving China. The ministry urged the US to stop activities that damage China-US relations. Defense Minis