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Jumping right in as always, with news out of the Middle Eastern country of Syria leading off today's show. It's been at civil war since 2011. Ceasefires have come and gone, no end is in sight. At one time, the Syrian city of Aleppo was the largest in
By Gary Thomas London 31 August 2006 When the European Union expanded in 2004, it opened up a wave of migration from Eastern Europe to more affluent countries of Western Europe, particularly Britain. New figures show that legal immigration from East
Dr. Peter Bossman, who was born in Ghana, is starting his work as mayor of Slovenia's coastal town of Piran. Bossman's election earned him the distinction of being Eastern Europe's first black mayor. But he has urged supporters not to view him as the
The government in Congo Kinshasa says it has no information to substantiate accusations that some senior commanders of Congo's army are working alongside ethnic Hutu militias in the exploitation of minerals in eastern Congo. The allegation was made
Tonight heavy rain will spread eastwards to all parts, bringing difficult travelling conditions with surface water and spray, the winds will strengthen behind the rain band with gales developing in many places by dawn, the strongest winds will be dur
By Noel King Kigali 26 September 2007 A female mountain gorilla has been found dead in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, bringing the death toll of the rare animals to10 so far this year, wildlife groups said Wednesday. Fi
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on Persian Gulf States and other Middle Eastern powers Tuesday to do more to help stabilize Iraq and Afghanistan, and to work together to counter Iranian influence. Gates spoke in Washington to a gathering
Chad is threatening to sever diplomatic relations with Sudan after the military says it beat back an assault by rebels based in Sudan. Khartoum denies it is behind that rebellion and says Sudan is ready to fight rebels it says are backed by Chad. Id
The United Nations has taken charge of a multi-national protection force in eastern Chad following the end of the European Union's one-year mandate. The full U.N. force is not yet in place, raising security concerns in an area already bracing for mo
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 02 August 2006 A civilian wounded in shelling by Tamil Tiger rebels receives treatment in a hospital in Trincomalee, about 230 kilometers (144 miles) northeast of Colombo In Eastern Sri Lanka, government forces are exchan
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 June 2006 The presidents of Sudan and Eritrea met in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in a bid to improve relations between the two countries. The leaders were expected to discuss the rebellion taking place in eastern Sudan
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Tigris River divides Mosul, Iraq. ISIS has held the western side of that city for more than two years. And Iraqi forces backed by U.S. airpower retook the eastern side of the city a couple of months ago. They're now preparing t
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 03 October 2006 Heavy smoke billows from a burning armored vehicle of a Canadian military convoy after a suicide bomber rammed into the convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2006 NATO has confirmed plans to assume milit
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 November 2006 The U.N. refugee agency says inter-ethnic violence is increasing in eastern Chad. It says an interagency mission reports a recent spate of attacks in the Kerfi area, southwest of Goz Beida, has also extended t
By Phuong Tran Dakar 07 August 2007 For the past six weeks, representatives of Chad's main rebel groups have been in negotiations with Chad government officials to end a conflict that has recently shifted from the northern to the eastern part of the
Health officials say aggressive efforts to vaccinate young children against measles have resulted in a 74 percent global decline in the number of deaths due to the illness. Experts say the biggest decline, 90 percent, occurred in the Eastern Mediter
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says Chadian military authorities report at least 65 people were killed in weekend attacks by Sudanese Janjaweed militia on villages in eastern Chad. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR
今天我们要学的词是heavy-handed。 Heavy-handed, 手段强硬的。耶鲁大学法学教授蔡美儿发表新书。 The book sparked a fierce debate about heavy-handed parenting style, 这本书引起了围绕对孩子严厉管教的育儿方式
By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 December 2006 Chad's army says it has annihilated rebels following major fighting in the east, but rebels deny the claim. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from VOA's regional bureau in Dakar. Chadian troops deployed after figh
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 04 October 2009 A militant assault in an eastern border region of Afghanistan has left eight American and several Afghan soldiers dead. Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the violence, saying they have also captured