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Africa Terrorism Threat Remains 恐怖主义仍然威胁非洲 DAKAR 2013 appears to have been the year the world woke up to African terrorism. Military gains against Islamist extremists in places like Mali and Somalia were followed by major terroris
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: By some estimates, at least 700,000 ethnic Rohingya refugees are living in sprawling camps on the Bangladesh side of the border with Myanmar. It's one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. Whether or not they can return
Australia will send an extra 450 troops to Afghanistan to address what the government in Canberra describes as a worsening security situation in the troubled country. Australian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Residents in northeast and western Victoria are bracing for the worst today as floodwaters continue to rise. Sixty residents in the town of Wangaratta in the states northeast have been told to evacuate. In Victorias west, residents at Skipton near Ba
Iraqis voted Sunday in national elections, despite a string of attacks across the country that left more than 38 people dead. Security is a key issue in the campaign, as whoever leads the new government will oversee the withdrawal of American troops.
美联社,新闻一分钟,1. Insurgents in Iraq attacked 2 more diplomats, one Arab and another Muslim, just days after gunmen seized Egypt's top envoy to Baghdad. 2. Natalee Holloway's mother asks Aruba not to let 2 brothers
The site of the 2020 Olympics will be Tokyo. The Japanese capital won an International Olympic Committee vote today over the cities of Istanbul and Madrid. From Buenos Aires, the site of the vote, NPR's Mike Pesca reports. In his final pitch to the v
On the National Mall in Washington D.C,Broadway star Kelly O'hara takes the stage in this evening's traditional patriotic extravaganza celebrating July,4th underway right now.At the White House,they marked this Independence Day with a naturalization
Somaliland's incoming President Ahmed Mohamed 'Silyano' Mohamoud, center, and Vice President Abdirahman Abdallahi Ismai, right, after President Mohamoud was sworn in as Somaliland's fourth president, 27 Jul 2010 Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo was sworn in Mo
Voting began in Iraq several hours ago and Iraqis in many parts of the country are braving insurgent violence to vote in their first multi-party elections in 50 years. Thousands are heading to the polls, expressing hope that elections will bring free
Pakistan's military is struggling to defuse a hostage standoff at the country's army headquarters which was attacked today by insurgents wearing military fatigues. At least six military personnel were killed, and gunmen are now holding up to 15 peop
1. A tornado rips across southwestern Indiana and northern Kentucky, killing at least 20 people, destroying homes and knocking out power to thousands. 2. As urban violence intensifies and spreads acro
1 President Bush rules out helping North Korea build a civilian nuclear reactor for electricity until it dismantles its nuclear weapons programmes. 2 Iraq's Shiite Interior Minister says claims Iraqi
美联社,新闻一分钟,federal,residents,hurricane,1. The Federal Relief Chief questions the timeline set by New Orleans' mayor for allowing residents to return to that flood-ravaged city after Hurricane Katrina. 2.A commuter train derails in Chicago'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai summoned the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan on Thursday to demand an explanation for continuing civilian casualties caused by coalition troops. The commander, Army General David McKiernan, expressed deep regret a
The commander of NATO military forces, General John Craddock, said the alliance must change the way it conducts operations so the next mission does not suffer the same problems as the alliance's effort in Afghanistan. 北约最高军事长官、美国将
By Ravi Khanna Washington 18 December 2007 Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Monday said the United States was failing in its efforts to subdue militants in Iraq. And in a tape released on the internet, Osama bin Laden's deputy told an
By Al Pessin Washington 01 November 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes the top Iranian leader is aware of the effort by the country's elite Quds Force to help Shiite insurgents in Iraq. And he confirmed that Iran's president ha
The United States has imposed further sanctions on Russia in response to what it called the country's illegal intervention in Ukraine. The sanctions target seven individuals and 17 Russian companies linked to President Vladimir Putin. Barbara Plett U
A new study has found that the number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 and now stands at nearly 350 million, many more than previously thought. The authors of the research published in The Lancet say diabetes rates a