Cevik (L) acts as Niko and Nehir Erdogan as Nazli (R) on the set of the Turkish soap opera Foreign Bridegroom in Istanbul, 11 Mar 2005 Turkey's appetite for romance and drama is well documented in its love for the more than 60 TV soap operas currentl

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James Madison, Father of the Constitution 美国宪法之父--詹姆斯麦迪逊 The men who created the U.S. Constitution are often called the countrys founders or framers. But only one framer is known as the Father of the Constitution. He is James

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In eastern Aleppo, Syrian government forces backed by Russia are gaining ground. Victory here for President Bashar al-Assad may force a change of strategy by Western governments. 在阿勒波东部,有俄罗斯部队支持的叙利亚政府军取得了

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: The election of 2008, in the words of 1828, the year Noah Webster published his epic American Dictionary of the English Language. We wanted to know how the man known as the foundi

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Somaliland Pushes for International Recognition 索马里兰奋力争取国际认可 As foreign minister Edna Adan Ismail sees it, Somaliland meets all the criteria of being an independent nation. She

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By Carrie Giardino Peace talks on Sudan being held in Abuja, Nigeria have been suspended. The parties failed to reach agreement on issues of security and disarmament in the western Darfur region. But

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. . . . sing with me. How great is our God. . . This church service in Fort Hood, Texas is more emotional than usual this Sunday. People are mourning the 13 people who died during a shooting rampage thre

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Chicago school buildings opened a few hours today, so children who needed breakfast and lunch could get the meals. But there is no instruction. Chicago teachers began a strike today as talks between their union and the city failed to reach new contra

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2009 marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Shah of Iran and the establishment of a new Islamic Republic to replace the monarchy. But a questionable presidential election in 2009 also sparked the largest anti-government demonstrations in Iran

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AS IT IS 2013-10-08 Call for Western Involvement in Al-Shabab Fight 呼吁西方参与青年党对抗 Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im Avi Arditti. Today we report on efforts by Somali-based al-Shabab to get people in the

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AS IT IS 2015-11-01 Myanmar Corruption Plagues Highways, Jade Trade 腐败困扰缅甸公路和玉贸易 Corruption continues to cut into the government treasury in Myanmar. The southeast Asian nation also known as Burma has endured six decades of ci

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By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 20 December 2006 watch 2006 Legends report From Hollywood legends to international despots, the world marked the passing of some colorful and controversial figures in 2006. More on these gone, but not forgotten, people

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Johannesburg 24 May 2010 In Zimbabwe, a meeting aimed at launching a process of national reconciliation has been aborted after chaos erupted over delegate accreditation. Organizers of the opening meeting of Zimbabwe's Organ for National Healing, Reco

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众议院议长的作用是什么 The Speaker of the House is second in line of succession for the presidency after the vice president. He's also the top officer of the entire House of Representatives. 众议院议长是排在副总统之后的总统第

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Can something as simple as saying I'm sorry stop a war in the Middle East? That is the premise of a new film called The Insult. It's from Lebanon, and it's up for an Oscar. And in the film, a neighborhood fight between two men pu

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By Cathy Majtenyi A spokesman for the former, but little-recognized, Somali government is confident Somalia's new government will uphold a pledge of troops and equipment to the African Union's standby

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Afghan Assassination Triggers Factional Fighting Ayaz Gul In Afghanistan , the assassination of a cabinet minister has triggered factional fighting in the western portion of the country, killing as ma

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I'm Ashieh Namdar at the CNN.com Newsroom, here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A major development in the Middle East; Israel's President Shimon Peres has accepted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's official resignation. It came a f

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January 29 was supposed to have been a day of celebration. In the sprawling presidential compound known as Villa Somalia, preparations had been made to mark the one-year anniversary of the new transitional government with poetry readings and a milita

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The United Nation's envoy to Libya has just announced that warring factions have reached an agreement to form a national unity government,the deal was announced by the UN envoy Bernardino Leno at a news conference in Skhirat, Morocco. After a year of

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