By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 June 2007 The commander of U.S. troops in Baghdad says al-Qaida cells are being cornered into fighting rather than fleeingthe new offensive by his forces and the Iraqi army. Major General Joseph Fil says the result is continu

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(六月)

Troops from the Islamic Courts Union, a former insurgent group that now backs Somalia's new president, have taken over control of checkpoints in the capital Mogadishu from government soldiers. The development comes as Ethiopian troops, who patrolled

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(二月)

Militants Storm British Council in Afghan Capital in Deadly Attack 英国驻阿富汗文化中心遇袭 Suicide bombers stormed Britain's cultural center in the Afghan capital Friday, triggering hours of fighting that killed at least nine people. 周五

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(八月)

Report: Boko Haram Kills Over 2,000 in 2014 博科圣地组织在2014年上半年造成2000多人死亡 Human Rights Watch says the Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram has killed more than 2,000 people in the first six months of this year. It says th

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(七月)

By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 03 January 2006 Iraq's oil production has dropped sharply because of insurgent attacks and bad weather, raising the prospect of energy shortages. Meanwhile, the country's oil mi

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(一月)

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Florida's Republican governor, Rick Scott, announced this morning that he is running for U.S. Senate. Hell be taking on Democrat Bill Nelson for that post. NPR's Greg Allen says Scott's announcement is the latest move in a surpri

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

The immediate outlook for Asia's tourism industry remains bleak as most major markets report sharp falls in visitor arrivals. There are hopes a recovery will come in 2010. 因为大部分主要旅游市场的旅游人数锐减,亚洲旅游业短期前

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年7月

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 02 September 2006 A United Nations report says opium production in Afghanistan has jumped to record levels this year. U.N. officials warn the booming drug trade is fueling instability throughout Afghanistan and threatens t

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(九月)

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 May 2006 U.S. lawmakers have heard from experts about the expanding use of the Internet by al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. The scope of terrorist exploitation of t

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(160) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(五月)

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 01 June 2006 watch Haditha report President Bush, top U.S. military officials and the new government of Iraq have ordered investigations into an alleged massacre of

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(六月)

By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 13 June 2007 U.S. lawmakers got the chance to question the man who recently led the multi-national force in charge of training Iraq's new security and police forces. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey told

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(六月)

By Stephanie Ho Washington 11 July 2006 US Marines on patrol in Iraq (File photo) The U.S. Government Accountability Office, an independent investigative arm of Congress, has released a report that criticizes the Bush Administration's strategy for s

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(七月)

By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 December 2006 The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq says the reported conclusions of the high-level Iraq Study Group in Washington reflect what his troops are already doing, and also reflect the goals already se

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十二月)

By Al Pessin Washington 16 January 2007 Robert Gates listens to a question during a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, 16 Jan 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States would like to see Pakistan do more

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(一月)

The Iraqi Shi'ite faction led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says one of its senior lawmakers has died of wounds suffered in a bomb attack in Baghdad. But U.S. commanders in Iraq say the security situation has improved in three southern Iraqi provinces.

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 June 2007 The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says the international community is not doing enough to provide troops and a coordinated reconstruction effort to help stabilize the country. American McNeill spoke from A

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(六月)

By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 November 2006 The colonel who commands the U.S. Marines in and around Fallujah, west of Baghdad, says the key to transferring security responsibility to Iraqi forces, and eventually reducing the U.S. troop presence in the co

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(145) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十一月)

A Taliban field commander has been recaptured after breaking his pledge not to fight Afghanistan's government. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Kabul this marks the third time the Taliban figure finds himself nabbed by his foes. The Inter

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 18 October 2009 Deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's ground force, Gen. Noor Ali Shooshtari is among those killed in the attack, Sunday, 18 Oct. 2009 Iranian state media report that a suicide bomber in the

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)

Pakistani officials say security forces have killed at least 460 al-Qaida-linked militants in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The week-long clashes also have left 22 troops dead and forced more than 200,000 people to flee to safer areas. 巴基斯

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年8月