Ivory Coast Pushes for UN Military Action in Mali Islamist fighters say they now have full control of the north of Mali. In late June, a fierce battle in the town of Gao drove out the last of their Tuareg rivals, the separatist MNLA. The Islamist adv

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Pakistan Downplays Proposed Freeze in US Military Aid 美欲冻结对巴7亿援助 巴基斯坦称并非明智之举 Pakistan is playing down the significance of a proposed suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance, sa

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Soldiers stand guard outside the office of Salou Djibo, leader of the coup that overthrew Niger's president Mamadou Tandja in Niamey, 21 Feb 2010 Niger's new prime minister says military leaders have given him complete control of the running of a tra

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Presidential campaigning is under way in Mauritania. But the country's former military ruler has delayed the start of his campaign to give international mediators more time to resolve the country's political crisis. Campaigning began without the man

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Kenya Military Asks Aid Agencies to Return to Somalia's South The Kenyan military says it has secured more areas of southern Somalia and is urging aid agencies to come back to the country to help those in need. Kenya's Foreign Ministry says it is als

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Alleged Mastermind of Cole Bombing Arraigned in Military Court The alleged al-Qaida mastermind of the 2000 terrorist attack on the USS Cole, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, was arraigned Wednesday in a military courtroom in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Nashiri, dr

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Egyptians Rally Demanding Military Cede Power With a little more than a week before Egypt's first post-revolution elections, demonstrators turned out en masse to protest what they say is the military's attempt to prolong its temporary powers. A sea o

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Panetta Orders Military Ethics Review Investigations into the actions of several generals this year, including Afghanistan commander General John Allen and retired General David Petraeus, have prompted a review to find out why so many top officers ha

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The top U.S. military officer has cautioned against any move to cut U.S. aid to Egypt's military in the midst of the current protests, saying the aid has intangible benefits that contribute to the military's neutral and, so far, non-violent role in t

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Female Senators Lecture Military Chiefs on Sex Assault A recent documentary alleges the military is crawling with sexual predators, and a new Pentagon report shows a 35 percent rise in cases of unwanted sexual contact in the last two years. Both have

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US Military Officials Call Sex Abuse In Ranks Serious Problem Sexual misconduct in the ranks remains a problem despite recently enacted preventive measures, making it clear that the military alone cannot solve it. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said a

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 01 August 2007 U.S. officials sought to reassure members of Congress Wednesday that the State Department would have a key role in a planned U.S. military command for Africa (AfriCom). They also underscored that the comman

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 July 2006 Guantanamo detainees (file photo) The Bush administration for the first time has acknowledged that all detainees held by the U.S. military are subject to the protections under the Geneva Conventions. The Pen

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 10 December 2007 The U.S. Constitution guarantees religious freedom and prevents government support of religion. The provisions apply to those in the military, as well as civilians. Mike O'Sullivan reports, an organizat

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By Peter Heinlein Mekele, Ethiopia 15 February 2008 The United Nations is halting peacekeeping operations in Eritrea, and closing its mission headquarters in Asmara. The pullout comes two months after the Eritrean government cut off vital fuel suppli

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By Meredith Buel Washington 15 October 2007 A top U.S. military commander in Iraq says American armed forces in al-Anbar province have defeated insurgents from al-Qaida in Iraq. As VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports from Washington, that does no

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 05 February 2007 India's defense minister says his country is prepared to collaborate with other nations to build combat aircraft, tactical missiles and other military equipment. The announcement comes as an unprecedented r

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 15 July 2007 Bangladesh's army-backed interim administration has completed six months in power. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the government's widely hailed crackdown on corruption has earned it public suppor

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Mauritania's former military ruler has taken the oath of office as the nation's new civilian president. His political opponents are still challenging the outcome of last month's election. Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left, speaks to the press short

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary personnel: people who work for an organization knight: a soldier in the Middle Ages visor: a shield that goes over ones face gesture: body language rank: the level of seniority brim: the edge of a hat initiate: to begin or le

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