By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 06 August 2007 Thomas Cholmondeley is the sole heir to one of Kenya's largest land-owning dynasties, and the scion of one of its most famous colonial settlers. For the second time in a year, he is accused of murdering a black

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By Richard Krantz Washington, D.C. 04 April 2006 watch Saddam Trial report Iraq's former leader Saddam Hussein faces new charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in the 1980s crackdown against

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This is AP News Minute. A newly leaked document says Russian hackers attacked at least one US voting software supplier just days before the 2016 election, but the National Security Agency document didn't say whether the hacking attempt affected elect

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 September 2006 The prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Thursday called on the Kenyan government to help find one of the leaders of Rwanda's 1994 genocide. He is reported to have business interest

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By Scott Bobb Jerusalem 12 January 2008 In South Africa, the national head of the police has been put on leave following an announcement by an independent investigating unit that he is to be charged with corruption. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Joha

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The sole surviving gunman suspected of participating last year's terrorist attack in Mumbai has been having difficulty keeping a lawyer. His latest court-appointed counsel had threatened to quit after angry demonstrators surrounded her home. But the

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9/11 Attack Mastermind, Co-Plotters Arraigned at Guantanamo September 11th, 2001 is a painful memory re-lived here by the families of some of the nearly 3,000 victims. A handful of relatives flew here to watch the arraignment proceedings and face the

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Germany's first trial related to the Rwandan genocide is underway with a former Rwandan mayor accused of ordering three Tutsi massacres. There are dozens of Rwandans accused of taking part in the genocide living in Europe. Onesphore Rwabukombe is sta

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have said this more than once this week. After James Comey's firing, there are still more questions than there are answers. Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska is still asking, why now. Our co-host, Steve Inskeep, sat dow

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: And now we're joined by NPR national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson. Hi, Carrie. CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Hi, Ari. SHAPIRO: You followed Rosenstein for years since he was the U.S. attorney in Baltimore. Is this account in char

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Future of 8000 Australian steel workers around Australia hangs in the balance this morning as administrators of Arrium hold urgent talks with politicians. Arrium owns more than 4 billion dollars. The Opposition leader Bill Shorton says a nationalisti

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 June 2008 Special United Nations and African Union envoys on Darfur say prospects for substantive peace talks aimed at ending the crisis in Sudan's conflict ridden province of Darfur are dim. The diplomats failed to get pea

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暂无音频 Remarks by President Obama and Commerce Secretary Nominee Gary Locke THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________ For Immediate Release February 25, 2009 11:08 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. La

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Jeffrey, what is the biggest factor the judges normally take into consideration in these child custody battles. The biggest factor by far is simply the best interests of the child. Is the child in danger with one parent or the other? Judge Scott Gor

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The top drug control official in the U.S., Gil Kerlikowske, is speaking out against increasing drug violence in Mexico and in support of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. In the most recent violence, 21 people died Thursday in a gun battle between r

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The Iranian government has released a handful of detainees, including several prominent journalists, according to opposition Web sites. At the same time, the official Fars News agency reports two reformist newspapers, Etemaad and Irandokht, have been

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1. President Obama says the US economy is poised for progress. The president travelled to Texas, urging Americans to back his proposals on jobs, education and the minimal wage. 2. An Ohio prosecutor says he will weigh whether to seek the death penalt

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必背句型: A:What does the independent counsel do? 独立检察官做什么? B:The independent counsel is in charge of the investigation of the political sacndal. 独立检察官负责调查该政治丑闻事件。 She was in charge of selling t

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senator Kamala Harris is running for president. The California Democrat made the announcement this morning. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, GOOD MORNING AMERICA) KAMALA HARRIS: My parents were very active in the civil rights movement, and

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今天我们要学的词是 conspire. Conspire 动词,有阴谋,密谋的意思。A special prosecutor said that South Korean President Park Geun-hye conspired to take bribes from Samsung. 一位特别检察官说,韩国总统朴槿惠阴谋从三

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