VOA慢速英语2011--Coalition Talks, Unrest in Tunisia After First Vote of Arab Spring

IN THE NEWS - Coalition Talks, Unrest in Tunisia After First Vote of Arab Spring This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the first elections of the Arab Spring took place in Tunisia, the country where the protest movement began. Tunisi

VOA标准英语2011-Israel Fears Unrest in Egypt Could Jeopar

The unrest in Egypt is sending shock waves throughout the Middle East, including in neighboring Israel. Israel is extremely concerned about the situation in Egypt because President Hosni Mubarak has preserved the peace treaty between the two countrie

VOA慢速英语2014 Unrest, Abuse Prevent Solution in Libya

AS IT IS 2014-11-28 Unrest, Abuse Prevent Solution in Libya The political and security crisis in Libya is growing worse. Competing governments seek to control the east and west of the country. In a new report, Amnesty International says human rights

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-07-10

This is Istanbuls Istikal Jacuzzi; its the main pedestrian thoroughfare in the city and as you can see the riot police are out in force, skirmishing with demonstrators and firing tear gas. A group called The Taksim Solidarity Platform had organized t

智慧人生篇章 第35期:新生代的烦恼—二战重演

My younger son said something to me the other day that took me completely by surprise and haunts me still. We were sitting in a caf at St Pancras Station, where we occasionally meet when I'm in London, talking about the financial crisis and the unres

VOA慢速英语--Unrest Continues in Bangladesh as Students Protest

Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Monday to break up demonstrations. Protesters said at least 40 people, many of them students, were injured. The protesters are demanding better enforcement of traffic safety laws and better pr

Libyan Rebels Retake Ajdabiya as Unrest Continues Across Mid

Libyan rebels retook the strategic crossroads town of Ajdabiya which they lost just over a week ago, as airstrikes by coalition warplanes pound forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Unrest also continues in Syria and Yemen, following protest

2006年VOA标准英语-Poverty in Thailand Blamed for Unrest in M

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 05 June 2006 Anand Panyarachun In Thailand, a special commission on the violence in the Muslim-dominated south says that separatism and religious extremism are aggravating the st

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-03

President Barack Obama addressed the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. He vowed to lead a coalition to end what he called the Islamic State militant group's network of death. His remarks come as the U.S. military expands its

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethnic Unrest Grips Southern Kyrgyzsta

men pray during a funeral ceremony for the people killed during ethnic rioting between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks, in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010 Hundreds are dead and hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes

VOA英语2010年-Water Shortages Could Trigger Mideast Unrest

Water is a scarce resource in the desert regions of the Middle East. Though disputes over water have come close to triggering wars between nations of the region in the past, diplomats intervened to keep tensions to a minimum. Now a new study suggests

VOA标准英语2011--Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle Ea

Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle East Tensions continue to mount in a number of Syrian cities after violent crackdowns against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say government forces have surrounded the town of Banias, and clashes have been

VOA标准英语2011--Unrest Engulfs Parts of Middle East Afte

Unrest Engulfs Parts of Middle East After Friday Prayers Large demonstrations were reported in over half a dozen Syrian cities Friday, as opponents of the government demanded more freedom and called on the government to release political prisoners. L

VOA标准英语2012--Unrest in Burma Clouds View of Government Reforms

Unrest in Burma Clouds View of Government Reforms The United Nations says there are now 110,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in Rakhine state since violence first started in June. Aid groups are still scrambling to treat the wounded and

VOA标准英语2013--Turkey Unrest May Impact Syria Peace Talks

Turkey Unrest May Impact Syria Peace Talks Turkey is a front-line state in the Syrian conflict. Turks have been the victims of bombings along the border and host to more than 200,000 Syrian refugees. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been

休斯敦警民关系改善 种族不平等问题仍困扰美国

休斯敦警民关系改善 种族不平等问题仍困扰美国 This community gathering at a Houston police station takes place every month under the so-called Positive Interaction Program. 这个社区每个月在休斯敦警察局举行集会，实

英闻天下——407 Syrians Mark Second Anniversary of Unrest

Syrians are marking the second anniversary of the start of the civil war in the country. The two-year-long conflict has cost almost 70-thousand lives and reportedly forced a million to flee the country. The anniversary comes at the time when arming t

2007年VOA标准英语-Labor Unrest Marks May Day in Ghana

By Efam Dovi Accra 01 May 2007 May Day, also known as International Workers Day, is being celebrated in Ghana with street processions and workers' rallies throughout the country. For VOA, Efam Dovi reports from Ghana's capital, Accra that this year's

学个词Learn a Word 第1171期 Paralyze

今天我们要学的词是paralyze。 Paralyze, 有让某件事情或是某个地区陷入瘫痪的意思。 The whole area was paralyzed by the earthquake, 这次地震让整个地区陷入了瘫痪状态。 All major airports were paralyzed by the

VOA双语新闻 --- 主食价格高涨正伤害印尼贫困人口

The soaring cost of rice and other basic food in Asia has raised security concerns across many Asian countries. In Indonesia, the high cost of staple foods is hurting the poor and raising fears of social unrest. 大米和其他基本食品价格的飙升