Yemens Ex-President Saleh Killed Houthi rebels in Yemen say former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed. The death was announced Monday by a Houthi-run television station. An official with Yemens internationally recognized government confirme

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1. There are still pockets of resistance, but rebel fighters have taken control of almost all of the Libyan capital Tripoli. The rebels stunning advance met little resistance from the regime's defenders, but some tanks have rolled out from Gadhafi's

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Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag! 词汇掌故:别泄漏秘密 Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 Different people have different ways of saying things -- their own s

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Libyan rebels and government forces have staged several offensives in the battle for control of the country. To get a clearer picture of the situation on the ground, VOA's Susan Yackee spoke to our correspondent Phil Ittner who is currently in the op

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Today we complete the story Benito Cereno 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 and crew. The Captain Benito Cereno

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Can Life Return to Normal in Aleppo? The Syrian city of Aleppos main square is now filled with activity. There are people of all ages: young men dancing, children playing, others buying ice cream, popcorn, or peanuts. A large sign there said in Engli

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Ivory Coast Fighters Hopeful for Peace Rebels, the army, militias, and supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo are all hopeful a new peace deal struck in South Africa will finally end two-a

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1. Tropical storm Lee is drenching New Orleans and Gulf Coast. Bands of heavy rain and strong wind has already knocked out / power to thousands. Forecasters say as much as 15 even 20 inches of rain could fall before the slow moving Lee leaves the are

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1. It's down to the wire for the race for president. John McCain is in battleground state Pennsylvania today where he told supporters he can feel momentum on his side. Polls show McCain behind in the state that has 21 electoral votes. 2. Democrat Ba

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Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Part Three 赫尔曼麦尔维尔著《贝尼托塞莱诺》Ⅲ Today we complete the story of Benito Cereno, written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San

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Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Part One 赫尔曼麦尔维尔著《贝尼托塞莱诺》Ⅰ Our story today is called Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. We tell the story in three parts. Here is Shep O'Neal with part one of Benito C

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Hello, Im Melissa Long here at the CNN Centre in Atlanta with a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Classes at one Miami area high school have returned to normal after police responded to a peaceful student protest. Sever

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In eastern Ukraine, despite a ceasefire deal, government forces and pro-Russian rebels said they would not pull back heavy weapons. A Ukrainian military spokesman says rebels are fighting for control of a rail station in the town of Debaltseve, a str

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今天我们要学的词是breakthrough。 Breakthrough, 是突破的意思。最近,加拿大的一组科研人员发现了一种独特的基因,可以阻止癌细胞繁殖,发展成为肿瘤。They made a significant cancer breakthrough, 他们

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LA PAZ, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Bolivian government on Monday criticized the United States for arming Syrian rebels, warning that the move would only intensify and prolong a conflict that has already killed tens of thousands in that country. Bolivia

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States welcomed the French military action in Mali and was providing support to the French forces, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday. It's absolutely critical to stop the offensive

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Syrian rebels say they are suspending negotiations to join peace talks in Kazakhstan later this month because of what they say are repeated cease-fire violations by Syrian government forces. 叙利亚反政府力量说,他们要中止有关本月在哈

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1.The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is less crowded now. New Mexico governor Bill Richardson dropped out of the race this afternoon. He's been a congressman, cabinet secretary and diplomatic troubleshooter. But his campaign never c

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1. The Libyan government may have the upper hand for now in its counteroffensive against the rebels. Rocket barrages and air strikes may be keeping the rebels from advancing toward the capital of Tripoli. 2. A US marshal is in critical condition afte

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Fighting raged in one Mali town on Thursday, air strikes hit another and army troops raced to protect a third, on the seventh day of the French-led military intervention to wrest back Mali's north from al Qaida-linked groups. West African troops bega

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