The Pakistani army says it has been ordered by the government to begin military operations against al-Qaida-linked Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, but authorities are not giving details of the operation. Clashes have been reported between security

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(六月)

President Barack Obama has hailed a renewed spirit of cooperation in the Americas, one in which the United States is an equal partner that listens to its neighbors. Speaking at the conclusion of the fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobag

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The incident occurred amid intensifying efforts for a prisoner exchange. Robert Berger | Jerusalem 27 December 2009 Photo: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 27 Dec 2009 Israel is prai

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Yemenis Take Another Step Forward in Unfinished Revolution The outcome is pre-ordained, but that did not stop people in the capital from flooding polling stations to choose their first new president in nearly 34 years. Pride in the success of the upr

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The governor of Pakistan's Punjab Province has been assassinated, allegedly by one of his security guards in Islamabad. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik says the slain governor, Salman Taseer, was returning to his car after visiting a shoppin

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We're going to return now to our series on pivotal events from 1968 and a violent confrontation that happened on this day. It set events in motion that led to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn. Collecti

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The White House is condemning Tuesday's assassination of the governor of Baghdad province. The Bush administration says continuing violence will not delay Iraqi elections later this month. 白宫谴责了星期二暗杀伊拉克巴格达省省长的行

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will begin withdrawing Syrian troops from central Lebanon, first to an eastern region and later to the countries' common border. 叙利亚总统阿萨德说,他将开始把叙利亚部队撤出黎巴嫩中部,

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 12 December 2007 A top commander in the Lebanese Army was killed in an explosion targeting his vehicle, outside Beirut, this morning. He is the ninth top figure to be assassinated since 2005 and the third in six months, as E

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By Meredith Buel Islamabad 17 February 2008 Voters in Pakistan will go to the polls Monday in one of the most crucial elections in the nation's history. Nearly 400,000 police and 80,000 troops are providing security.VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel re

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By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 28 December 2007 The death of one of the most liberal figures in Pakistani politics ends a turbulent year for one of the U.S.' staunchest allies in the war on terrorism. It could also mark the beginning of another tumultuous ye

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今天我们要学的词是 intention,Intention 意图。Five years after the assassination of Pakistan's former Prime Minster Benazir Bhutto, her son announced his intention to run for government under the Pakistan Peoples Party. 巴基斯坦前总理

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Simon Bolivar, born in 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela, to sixth-generation Spanish Americans. Nicknamed 'The Liberator' , he lead troops to victory in 100 battles. A group of doctors in the United States is questioning how one of South America's most cel

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Syria is beefing up security on its home front in a sign of escalating tension with Israel. There are war jitters on both sides of the border. 由于和以色列的紧张关系升级,叙利亚增强了后方的安全部署。叙以两国都出现了备

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Voters in Pakistan are set to go to the polls Monday in elections for the lower house of parliament and the four provincial assemblies. The elections and their aftermath hold potential dangers for a nation that has been through a series of crises rec

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BBC News with Jonathan Izard American officials have announced new sanctions against what they are calling dangerous terrorist groups operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The financial sanctions against five named individuals come as the United Sta

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Beyond the Playground 超越了校园操场 Most people remember bullies from their school days the unpleasant gang demanding dinner money or the bigger child who picks on smaller, weaker kids. But for some people the habit of bullying continues beyo

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The federal government could introduce a medicare-style levy to fund its national disability insurance scheme. The prime minister had previously ruled out a levy, but the ABC understands this is back on the table. Julia Gillard has foreshadowed tax i

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Topics: The Secret Service; tween culture; on versus upon; exclamations My God and Jesus Christ; evidence versus proof Words: currency to counterfeit agent to shield assassination bravery to lay (one's) life on the line tween buying power controversi

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Dwight Yorke, Indonesia and the Assassination of Amilcar Henriquez FRI 21 APR 2017 Dwight Yorke tells us why he thinks black footballers should go on strike.

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