Iraq's political leaders struck a hopeful tone as they marked five years since the killing of prominent Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and dozens of others in a car bombing in the holy city of Najaf in 2003. VOA's Suzanne Presto re
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Standing at a mere one meter, 67 centimeters and weighing just 56.7 kilograms, American Allyson Felix has the perfect disguise to hide the blinding speed of a world class sprinter. VOA's Jim Stevenson has this profile of the small woman with big amb
VOA标准英语2008年（七月）
The U.S. government says it will not take charge of the nation's two largest mortgage finance firms as their stock prices plunge in further signs of trouble for America's housing market. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Ene
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Indonesia has denied final appeals for three men on death row convicted for deadly bombings on the island of Bali in October, 2002. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Imam Samudra, Ali Ghufron and Amrozi Nurhasyim at jail in central Java, during de
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As the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor prepares to issue new arrest warrants in an investigation into the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan, there is growing speculation that Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will himself be targ
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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at The Hague Monday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with masterminding and implementing the genocide of the last five years against the people of Darfur. Welcoming reaction from huma
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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he will pursue charges against rebel groups that attacked African Union peacekeepers in Darfur last September, killing 10 of them. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Mar
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A key former defense official has testified under subpoena about the Bush administration's authorization of harsh interrogation techniques. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, Douglas Feith denied he favored harsh interrogation of prisoner
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U.S. commanders in Iraq are concerned that Shiite insurgents are using a new type of high-powered homemade weapon that uses rockets made in Iran and elsewhere. In the most recent attack, on Tuesday in northeastern Baghdad, an Iraqi soldier and a U.S
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South Korea is calling its ambassador to Japan home, in the latest flare-up of a decades-old dispute. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the islands at the heart of the conflict trigger some very painful memories for Koreans. South Korean Forei
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The United Nations World Food Program's director for Somalia says attacks on aid workers and threats to ships delivering food aid to Somalia are putting in danger the lives of the millions who now need urgent food assistance. He also called for a bo
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As July 4th approaches, Americans look to the skies. Throughout the country, fireworks will be launched in celebration of the nation's independence. But what goes up must come down. Reporter Eric Libby looks at the environmental issues surrounding f
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South Korean officials are revealing what details they have so far of last week's fatal shooting of a South Korean tourist by the North Korean military. The full picture of what actually happened remains incomplete, however - because the North refus
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At least four people were killed and about 40 others injured when a Palestinian bulldozer driver went on a deadly rampage in downtown Jerusalem. The man was killed by an off-duty soldier and police say the incident was a terrorist attack. VOA's Jim
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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama says a single-minded focus on the war in Iraq has distracted the United States from other threats, including Afghanistan. Obama gave a major foreign policy speech in Washington that brought quick respon
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U.S. President George Bush says the U.S. economy is sound, despite a series of financial setbacks. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports at a White House news conference Mr. Bush sought to reassure consumers unnerved by rising gas prices and uncertainty in th
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The plumping up of America's kids is a favorite topic of news magazines. Time recently published a health issue whose cover showed a chubby boy holding a gigantic, double-scoop ice-cream cone. The accompanying story was entitled, Our Super-Sized Kid
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Reports from the Middle East say US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama will visit both Israel and the West Bank next week as part of a major foreign trip. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, other stops include Iraq, Afghanistan, and several E
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DNA tests have positively identified the remains of two children of the last Russian czar, settling a mystery that had long surrounded their fate. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports the memory of the murdered czarist family is still hon
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Suicide bombings have risen sharply in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past year, even in the capital cities. Embassies, hotels, military convoys, and markets have been among the targets of attacks. As VOA Correspondent Gary Thomas reports, lacklust
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- VOA标准英语2008年-Palestinian, Israeli Leaders Call for Larger EU
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- VOA标准英语2008年-Afghan Report Says 47 Civilians Died in US Airs
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- VOA标准英语2008年-Israel Cracks Down on Hamas in the West Bank
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- VOA标准英语2008年-Bush and Indian PM Singh Back Nuclear Deal
- VOA标准英语2008年-Corruption Trial of Former Thai Prime Minister
- VOA标准英语2008年-North-South Tensions Rising Again in Sudan's Ab
- VOA标准英语2008年-India's PM Set to Push Ahead With Nuclear Deal
- VOA标准英语2008年-US Military Chief Says Any Attack on Iran Would
- VOA标准英语2008年-Russia: Iran's Current Missile Range Too Short
- VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Wants to Keep Working With Sudanese Presid
- VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistani Government Strikes New Truce Deal Wit
- VOA标准英语2008年-Afghanistan, Pakistan Urge Cooperation on Fight
- VOA标准英语2008年-Peacekeepers Killed in Darfur Returned Home to
- VOA标准英语2008年-US National Security Adviser Hadley Visits Turk
- VOA标准英语2008年-America, How Does Your Garden Grow?
- VOA标准英语2008年-Palestinian, Israeli Leaders Call for Larger EU
- VOA标准英语2008年-Somalia Violence Drives Out Aid Workers
- VOA标准英语2008年-Fears of Military Clash Growing Between Somalil
- VOA标准英语2008年-Afghan Report Says 47 Civilians Died in US Airs
- VOA标准英语2008年-South Korean Tourist Shot Dead By North Korean
- VOA标准英语2008年-Israel Cracks Down on Hamas in the West Bank
- VOA标准英语2008年-Israel Expresses Concern Over Iran Missile Test
- VOA标准英语2008年-Northern Iraq's Kurdish Region Seeks Tourists
- VOA标准英语2008年-Bush and Indian PM Singh Back Nuclear Deal
- VOA标准英语2008年-Corruption Trial of Former Thai Prime Minister
- VOA标准英语2008年-North-South Tensions Rising Again in Sudan's Ab
- VOA标准英语2008年-India's PM Set to Push Ahead With Nuclear Deal
- VOA标准英语2008年-US Military Chief Says Any Attack on Iran Would
- VOA标准英语2008年-Russia: Iran's Current Missile Range Too Short
- VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Wants to Keep Working With Sudanese Presid
- VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistani Government Strikes New Truce Deal Wit