Alex Belida U.S. defense officials are closely monitoring developments in Sudan's troubled Darfur region but say there are no plans at present for any military response to the humanitarian crisis ther
Nick Simeone In Iraq, five U.S. soldiers and four American civilians working for the U.S.-led military coalition have been killed in a day of violent attacks. The bodies of the American civilians were
Rumsfeld Defends Intelligence, War in Iraq Alex Belida Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has strongly denied the Bush Administration manipulated intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction prog
Lisa Schlein The United Nations and international aid agencies are stepping up efforts to meet the long-term health needs of hundreds of victims, many of them children, injured by the giant train expl
注释: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 欧洲复兴开发银行 endorsement [in5dC:smEnt] n. 认可 eligible [5elidVEbl] adj. 符合条件的,合格的 Armenia [B:5mi:njE] n. 亚美
Spirit Getting Ready to Roam the Red Planet David McAlary The U.S. robot rover Spirit is finally standing up on Mars and nearly ready to drive off the lander onto the red planet's surface. Surface exp
Japan Will Not Withdraw Troops from Iraq, Despite Kidnapping of 3 Civilians Steve Herman Task forces have been set up in Tokyo at the prime minister's office and the Foreign Ministry to deal with what
EU to Discuss Security Measures after Deadly Bombings in Spain Douglas Bakshain European Union interior and justice ministers will hold a special meeting Friday to discuss security in the wake of the
Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has fired his security chief over last August's bombing of the U.N. offices in Baghdad. Mr. Annan took disciplinary action against several other employ
注释: hostage-taker 扣留人质的人,挟持人质的人 Iraq [i5rB:k] n. 伊拉克共和国,亚洲西南部国家,居阿拉伯半岛的东北部。 captor. [5kAptE] n. 挟持者 prisoner sw
Michael Kitchen The head of the United Nations' refugee agency says security in Afghanistan is still inadequate and is asking the international community to increase its presence in the country. U.N.
注释: Security Council 安理会 unanimously [ju(:)5nAnimEsli] adv. 全体一致地 nuclear [5nju:kliE] adj.(核)核子的,原子能的 score [skC:] vt. 获得 diplomatic [7diplE5mAtik] adj. 外
Scott Stearns President Bush marked Earth Day with a new program to better protect American wetlands. The president's presumptive Democratic challenger, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry said that Mr.
Michael Kitchen Afghanistan 's transitional government is deploying troops in the country's northwest to stem an outbreak of factional fighting. The government intends to dislodge a local warlord from
注释: Marek Belka 马雷克·贝尔卡,波兰总理。 Poland [5pEulEnd] n. 波兰,中欧国家。 technocrat [5teknEkrAt] n. 专家政治论者 ruling [5ru:liN] adj. 执政的 Democratic Left
Schroeder: Germany Ready to Contribute to Iraq's Reconstruction Ruth Elkins In a short news conference after a working dinner in Berlin Thursday evening, Mr. Schroeder said Germany is ready to contrib
OSCE Chief Promises Freedom, Tolerance, Democracy Melanie Sully The new head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says messages of freedom, tolerance, and democracy are cr
Israeli High Court to Consider Legality of Security Barrier Ross Dunn Israel's high court has agreed to consider the legality of a controversial West Bank security barrier , just weeks before the proj
Experts Study Possible Human-to-Human Bird Flu Case in Vietnam Katherine Maria The World Health Organization says experts looking at human cases of bird flu cannot rule out the possibility that it spr
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- US Officials Announce Tighter Border Security in Iraq
- Arab League Meeting Adjourns Without Unified Agreement on Re
- Letter Attributed to al-Qaida Affiliate Claims Responsibilit
- Rumsfeld: Pentagon to Act Against Those Responsible for Iraq
- Senior US Commander Again Apologizes for Prisoner Abuse
- US Announces First Court Martial in Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Sca
- Bush Praises Rumsfeld in Strong Show of Support
- Red Cross Warned Bush Administration of Widespread Mistreatm
- Suspected Ringleader of Madrid Bombings Dies in Explosion
- US Treasury Sec, Greenspan Paint Positive Picture of US Econ
- Kerry Expected to Win Wisconsin Primary
- Mars Rover Digs Trench to Search for Evidence of Water
- India Seeks to Counter Possible Backlash onMigration of High
- Suspicious Powder Discovered on Capitol Hill
- US Embassy Bombing Suspects on Trial in Kenya
- World Food Program Urges Sudan to Cooperate to Avoid Darfur
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- Iran Sends Envoy to Iraq to Help Defuse Tensions
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