VOA标准英语2008年-Militants Kill Eight Tribal Leaders in Pakistan

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 07 January 2008 Suspected Islamic militants have killed eight tribal leaders involved in brokering a peace deal between the army and Islamic insurgents in Pakistan's volatile northwest region near the border with Afg

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VOA标准英语2008年-Arab League Approves Plan to End Lebanese Polit

By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 06 January 2008 The secretary general of the Arab League says he is heading for Beirut this week for talks on a new plan to end the Lebanese political crisis. VOA Middle East Correspondent Challiss McDonough has mor

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VOA标准英语2008年-US in Diplomatic Push to End Kenya Violence

By David Gollust State Department 02 January 2008 The State Department says the United States is engaged in a wide-ranging diplomatic effort to try to end election-related political violence in Kenya. U.S. officials are making direct appeals to Presi

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VOA标准英语2008年-Kenya Violence Sparks Fuel Shortage in Rwanda

By Noel King Kigali 04 January 2008 Post-election violence in Kenya has crippled the delivery of fuel to Rwanda, forcing authorities to institute petroleum rationing. Rwandans who depend upon their cars for business say they fear a continuation of th

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VOA标准英语2008年-Bhutto's Assassination Raises Questions about U

By Ravi Khanna Washington, D.C. 04 January 2008 Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's political party continues to call for a United Nations investigation into her assassination. Opposition parties have condemned the government's decision t

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VOA标准英语2008年-US Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Lethal Inje

By Cindy Saine Washington 08 January 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments challenging the use of lethal injections to carry out executions in the United States. The case under consideration comes from Kentucky, where two death r

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VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Says Crises in Kenya, Pakistan Usher i

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 07 January 2008 In his first news conference of the year Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged that 2008 has not started off well. The U.N. chief says he is hopeful about the New Year, but expresse

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VOA标准英语2008年-Parched Australia Hoping for Wet New Year

By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 January 2008 There is cautious hope that Australia's long drought is about to break. The La Nina weather pattern has drenched parts of the arid continent in recent months. Sydney had its wettest November in more than a decad

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VOA标准英语2008年-US Unemployment Hits Two-Year High

By Scott Stearns White House 04 January 2008 Unemployment in the United States rose sharply last month and government figures released late Friday show the number of new jobs was at its lowest level in four years. As VOA White House Correspondent Sco

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VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Administration Previews Trip to Middle Eas

By Carolyn Presutti Washington, D.C. 04 January 2008 The Bush administration is providing details of the president's planned nine-day trip to the Middle East, beginning Tuesday. The trip will include his first visit to Israel and the West Bank since

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VOA标准英语2008年-Former President Bill Clinton's Hometown Preser

By Wang Yiru Washington 02 January 2008 In 1992, former President Bill Clinton accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the nation's office with a speech in which he said, I believe in a place called Hope. Hope was more than Mr. Clinton's visio

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VOA标准英语2008年-Term Limit Ensures White House Turnover

By Jeffrey Young Washington, D.C. 04 January 2008 The U.S. Constitution requires presidents to leave office after a certain period of time, preventing endless control of the executive branch by one person and their party. In this segment of the How A

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VOA标准英语2008年-Kenya's President Accuses Opposition of Fomenti

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 03 January 2008 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, who was declared the winner of last week's disputed elections, is accusing opposition leaders of fomenting post-election violence that has claimed more than 300 lives. Nick Wadhams

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VOA标准英语2008年-New Hampshire Hosts First US Presidential Prima

By Meredith Buel Exeter, New Hampshire 06 January 2008 Voters will go the polls Tuesday in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire for America's first presidential primary. Public opinion polls show the races for the Democratic and Republican no

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VOA标准英语2008年-US Dollar Decline Impacts Immigrant Remittances

By Nathan King New York 03 January 2008 The value of the U.S. dollar has dropped about 20 percent against a basket of major currencies in the last five years. This decline has been especially tough for immigrants who work in the United States and sen

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VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia's Presidential Election Closes, Shaakas

By VOA News 05 January 2008 Voters in Georgia cast ballots Saturday to determine whether former President Mikhail Saakashvili will return to office. Early exit polls show thatMr. Saakashvili is poised to win a narrow margin. He needs to get 50 percen

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VOA标准英语2008年-Nigeria Militants Plan More Attacks in Oil-Rich

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 04 January 2008 Nigeria's main militant group in the oil-producing Niger Delta says it plans more attacks on the military in a renewed onslaught on Africa's largest oil industry. Gilbert da Costa has more for VOA in this rep

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VOA标准英语2008年-Jordan Pressures Israel to Halt New Settlements

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 03 January 2008 The King of Jordan has pressed Israel's prime minister to stop all settlement activity in the West Bank, warning that it could endanger the region. The two men met in Jordan in a bid to push the Israeli-Pal

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VOA标准英语2008年-UNHCR Assists 100,000 Displaced in Kenya

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 January 2008 The UN refugee agency is one of a growing number of international agencies to step up humanitarian assistance to people displaced by the violence that followed the December 27 Presidential election in Kenya. Lis

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VOA标准英语2008年-British Investigators Arrive in Pakistan to Joi

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 04 January 2008 A small team from Britain's Scotland Yard has arrived in the Pakistani capital to help with a government investigation into last week's assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. VOA's Nancy-A

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