The Moscow Hostage Crisis

News Spotlight (1) 新闻聚光灯 The Moscow Hostage Crisis October 24 On to Russia now where a group of heavily-armed Chechen rebels is holding up to 700 theatre-goers hostage in a daring overnight

CNN 2011-08-26

A country that has been ruled by the same person for more than 40 years could be changing hands. That's our top story today. I'm Carl Azuz, and you're watching CNN Student News! The war that has raged across Libya since February appears to be coming

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Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun in a soft breeze promised good weather ahead. The ships anchor was raised and the San Dominick, old but still seaworthy, moved slowly out of the harbor of Valparaiso o

AP 2011-03-30

1. Libyan rebels are advancing once again toward the country's capital after seizing control of two major oil terminals from Moammar Gadhafi's military. A week ago, rebels appeared on the verge of defeat in their efforts to oust Gadhafi, but internat

AP 2011-08-27

1. Parts of North Carolina all the way up to Massachusetts have been rattled by an earthquake. The 5.9-magnitude quake was centered in Virginia and has caused minor damage and some injuries. 2. Hundreds of Libyan rebels have stormed one of Muammar Ga

AP 2011-08-29

1. Forecasters say Hurricane Irene is getting a little stronger as it turns over the Bahamas, heading toward the East Coast. The storm is expected to grow over warmer waters. Now, vacationers are leaving parts of North Carolina. 2. Earthquake damage

NPR 2010-01-02

President Obama says an al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen was apparently behind the failed attempt to blow up a jetliner bounded for Detroit last week. Mr. Obama said today he thinks about the nation's security every moment of every day. NPR's Renita Jablo

VOA慢速英语--'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part One

We present the first of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story. Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun and a soft breeze promised

VOA慢速英语--'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part Three

We present the last of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers a

AP 2011-09-03

1. The roads in and out of many Vermont communities are still cut off by flooding after hurricane Irene. About 260 roads in Vermont are closed by storm damage along with about 30 highway bridges. National Guard helicopters are taking food and water.

CNN 2008-02-04

Hello everyone, I'm Asieh Namdar at the cnn.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The French military has evacuated some 400 more foreign nationals from Chad and expects to get another 400 out today. They are b

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Bomb Kills One in Chechnya Rebecca Santana Moscow 3 Sep 2001 17:36 UTC A powerful bomb explosion tore through the main government building in the 1)breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya Monday, killi

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Philippine Rebels Still Holding More Than 20 Hostages Kristina Luz Manila 16 Jun 2001 20:48 UTC Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines have released three 1)hostages . The Abu Sayyaf rebel group is

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British Prime Minister David Cameron says there is growing evidence the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against rebels, backing up a report by U.S. intelligence agencies. Prime Minister Cameron on Friday called the development very distur

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哥伦比亚总统呼吁继续支持和平进程 BOGOTA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Monday appealed to his countrymen to continue supporting the government's peace talks with armed leftist rebels in an effort to put an

美国开始向叙利亚反对派提供武器

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States has begun delivering weapons to Syrian rebels over the past two weeks, which marks a major escalation of the U.S. role in the Syria conflict, a report said. The move by the U.S. spy agency the Centra

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MOSCOW, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Russia is ready to replace the Austrian peacekeepers who are about to leave the Golan Heights, President Vladimir Putin said Friday. Given the complicated situation in the Golan Heights, we'd be able to replace the Austrian

Libyan Rebels Continue Holding Tripoli

Anti-Gadhafi forces in Libya are consolidating their hold on the capital and other parts of the country even as pro-Gadhafi fighters put up fierce resistance. Recent developments have given many Libyans who had fled the fighting hope that it is safe

NATO Resumes Airstrikes on Libyan Capital

NATO has resumed airstrikes on the Libyan capital after a brief layoff, hitting several targets late Tuesday. Witnesses say they heard loud explosions(爆炸) in the center of Tripoli and saw plumes of smoke. Libyan state media say the bombings hit c