By Steve Herman Kathmandu, Nepal 24 October 2007 More than a year after an interim coalition took control of Nepal's government from the unpopular King Gyanendra, politicians are debating the future of the monarchy, and the country's development. VO

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By Al Pessin Washington 06 February 2008 The top NATO commander in Afghanistan is disputing claims that the Taliban is experiencing a resurgence and that the recent increase in violence proves it. The commander also says the number of foreign forces

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 08 November 2006 President Bush announced Wednesday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is leaving the administration. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin reports on the man and his career. ------- Donald Rumsfeld Wednesday

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今天我们要学的词是flux。 Flux, 是动荡的,不断变化的。 The leadership of Yemen is in flux after former president Saleh was forced to step down, 也门前总统萨利赫被迫下台后,国家领导层处于动荡之中。 Afghani

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 13 April 2006 watch Motivation report Terrorism existed thousands of years before the word entered European languages following the French Revolution in the late 18th

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The top American military commander in Afghanistan says he needs more troops and economic aid as soon as possible for the battle against insurgents that is getting more violent. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details. Army Gen. David D. McKiern

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 January 2007 For months, Iraqi and U.S. officials have been trying to shut down a satellite television station that shows Iraqi insurgent videos and denounces the Shi'ite-led government of Iraq. But the station continu

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 03 May 2007 Businessmen in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, began handing over their weapons to the transitional government on Thursday, following an agreement by the government to protect the business community and its properti

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 10 March 2008 Economic sanctions are imposed primarily as a non-violent way to press a specific government to change. But sanctions are often controversial and their effectiveness is not assured. VOA's Scott Bobb in Johanne

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By Gary Thomas Washington 08 October 2009 Glasse report Download (WM) US Soldiers in Afghanistan As the situation in Afghanistan grows more deadly and complex, the Obama administration finds itself confronted with difficult questions over strategy a

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 05 June 2008 A senior Turkish general says Turkey and Iran have carried out coordinated strikes against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. Over the past few months, Turkey has reportedly intensified its attacks against b

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 August 2007 Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai head of the Pakistani delegation, right second, greets with Afghan officials at the Kabul international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, 8 Aug. 2007 Pakistan and Afghanist

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今天我们要学的词是fuel。 Fuel, 做为动词,有刺激的意思。The basketball player put his house up for sale, fueling speculation that he is being traded, 这个篮球队员正在卖房子,大家因此猜测,他可能要被球队换

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The top U.S. military officer says he has ordered the development of a new, more comprehensive strategy for the war in Afghanistan, including a plan to shift U.S. forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, announced by President Bush on Tuesday. VOA's Al Pess

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 05 November 2007 In a worrying sign that insurgent violence in the Somali capital could escalate further, the deputy chairman of the Eritrea-based Somali opposition group tells VOA that well armed rebels are prepared to step up

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Pakistani tribal sources say Monday's suspected U.S. missile strike in the North Waziristan tribal region killed four foreign al-Qaida operatives. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that independent sources have not confirmed the alleged de

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 October 2007 U.S. embassy officials say they have requested assistance from Chad's government in gaining to the release of an American humanitarian worker being held by rebels in the north. The rebels accuse him of spying fo

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Under pressure from Nepal's new Maoist-led government, India says it is ready to review the 58-year-old treaty that governs the relationship between the two countries. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi the announcement followed t

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 10 June 2008 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade met with envoys from the Islamist group Hamas and the more secular Palestinian movement Fatah in an attempt to lay the groundwork for eventual peace with Israel. But at least o

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 12 September 2007 Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army is lashing out at a senior U.S. official who said Washington would support efforts to wipe out the rebels if peace talks aimed at ending their brutal insurgency colla

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