Russia's new smoking ban

Rob: Hello, I'm Rob, welcome to 6 Minute English. With me in the studio today is Feifei. Hello Feifei. Feifei: Hi Rob. Rob: In today's programme we're discussing something that some people enjoy, some people can't stop doing and others just find disg

2007年VOA标准英语-US General Says Taleban Did Not Launch Spring O

By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 April 2007 A U.S. commander in eastern Afghanistan says the expected Taleban spring offensive has not materialized, partly because of increased operations by U.S. and NATO forces. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Br

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Suicide Bomber 'Targets' Vice President

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 27 February 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney escaped any injury following a suicide bomb attack outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan that killed at least 12 people, and the number of dead could go higher. The

2006年VOA标准英语-Taleban Ambush Kills British Soldiers in Southe

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 01 August 2006 British soldiers from the 2nd Battallion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers arrive at Kabul International Airport (File photo -July 12, 2006) Three British soldiers were killed during a suspected Taleban ambush on

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian Taleban Back Home, Behind Bars

By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 May 2007 The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be convicted of terrorism is back in his home country, Australia. David Hicks, who had joined militant groups in Kosovo, Kashmir and Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to supporting extr

UEFA gives heavy ban on Serbia U21 team

LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Serbian under-21 team coaches were banned by two years for their role in a post-match brawl in a European Championship qualifier, UEFA announced on Thursday. UEFA also fined the Serbian federation 105,000 U.S. dollars

2006年VOA标准英语-Suspected Taleban Insurgents Behead Afghan

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 January 2006 Afghan students listen to teacher at Loy Ghar secondary school in Kabul (File photo - Apr. 11, 2005) Suspected Taleban insurgents beheaded a school teacher l

2006年VOA标准英语-Renewed Taleban Insurgency Straining Pak-Afghan

By Gary Thomas Washington 04 December 2006 Pakistan announced Monday that its foreign minister, Khurshid Kasuri, will go to Afghanistan Friday for a three-day visit. A Pakistani spokeswoman says the talks will focus on bringing what she labeled peac

2006年VOA标准英语-Taleban Insurgency Fueled by Poppy Cultivation

By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Afghanistan Drug report The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has taken over command of international troops in southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition. It will now lead the fight against

2007年VOA标准英语-Suspected Taleban Insurgents Hit UN Vehicle in

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 April 2007 The United Nations has come under attack in Afghanistan. Officials there say a roadside bomb ripped through a U.N. vehicle, killing five people. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports. Afghan

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Says it Released Two South Korean Hosta

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 11 August 2007 Taleban insurgents say they have released two of the 21 remaining South Korean hostages they kidnapped more than three weeks ago. The word came as the insurgents completed a second day of face-to-face talks with

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Food Aid Ban May Hamper Future Distrib

With many people in Zimbabwe at the point of starvation, a government ban on field work by relief organizations is putting them at further risk. As Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA, even if the restrictions are lifted now, humanitarian groups say it

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Insurgents Step Up Attacks on Afghan Po

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 01 June 2007 Afghan police are under attack as Taleban insurgents target the country's vulnerable security force. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand says militants have mounted a series of attacks on local poli

2007年VOA标准英语-NATO Chief says Taleban, al-Qaida Hide Behind C

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 July 2007 NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says the alliance must do everything in its power to avoid civilian casualties in Afghanistan. But he warned that NATO opponents in Afghanistan cannot be put on the

英语歌曲:Chiki Chiki

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U.S. Senate bill drops assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he would not include a renewal of the federal assault weapons ban in a package of gun reform legislation to be introduced in the Senate, which signals the measure st

Jamaican Mullings banned for lifetime

KINGSTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings received a life ban by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) on Monday. The decision came four days after Mullings, 29, was found guilty of taking the masking agent furosimide. He fi

China mulls BBQ ban in major cities

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The pressures of severe air pollution have prompted China's environmental watchdog to consider pushing forward a legal ban on barbecues in densely populated urban areas. Barbecues should be strictly controlled in cities t

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Officials Still Mulling S. Korean Hosta

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 07 August 2007 Desperate efforts to free the remaining 21 South Korean hostages continue in Afghanistan. Taleban officials say they are still seeking a possible prisoner exchange a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled

Fishing ban starts in South China Sea

GUANGZHOU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A two-and-a half month fishing ban began at noon Wednesday in most parts of the South China Sea as part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the area's marine resources, according to fishery authorities. The Hainan provinc