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VOA慢速英语2012 Education Report - Mali Conflict Keeps Children Out of School

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Amnesty International Criticizes US War on Terror

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2006年VOA标准英语-History of Bad Blood Fueling War Between Somali

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 22 December 2006 The leader of the Somalia's powerful Islamist movement, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, says his country is now in a state of war with neighboring Ethiopia, fueling international concerns that it may be too late to

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VOA标准英语2011--Ending Use of Child Soldiers in Somalia

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By Noel King Khartoum 01 February 2007 A United Nations envoy to Sudan warned on Thursday that children in war-torn Darfur are facing increasing threats due to a security vacuum in the region. Noel King has more for VOA from Khartoum. Radhika Coomara

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 16 November 2006 watch Iraq Senate Hearing U.S. troop levels in Iraq and hopes for a political resolution to the violence in that country dominated the first post-election hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committ

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Top U.S. defense officials are acknowledging that American public opinion appears to be turning against the war in Afghanistan, but they point out the Obama administration's strategy for defeating al-Qaida and the Taliban is just beginning. Defense

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: What is the most serious threat to the U.S., a resurgent Russia, Islamic State terrorism, a nuclear Iran? Maybe it's none of the above. It could be something called the Thucydides Trap. NPR national security correspondent Greg My

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With Sudan's referendum on independence approaching, a coalition of economic and security groups are warning that renewed violence could cost as much as $100 billion. There are less than 50 days left before southern Sudan holds a critical referendum

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2789 armed conflict

今天我们要学的词是 armed conflict. Armed conflict 武装冲突。The Red Cross said the situation in Syria amounts to an international armed conflict following the U.S. missile strikes. 美国实施导弹打击后，红十字会说，叙利亚