A Century of Memories (1910-1919)

A Century of Memories (1910-1919) Roosevelt's design included linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans by building a canal through the 1) Isthmus of Panama in northern Columbia, construction of the era

NPR 2009-4-30

The World Health Organization today raised its pandemic flu alert level to five, its second highest threat level. As it says the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the US has now risen to 94 with health officials also reporting the first death i

NPR 2010-02-21

President Obama is again pushing for a bipartisan effort to pass health care overhaul legislation while Republican critics continue to push back. In his weekly address, Mr. Obama appeals for a consensus. I ask members of both parties to seek common g

THE MAKING OF A NATION - After the Civil War: Searching for

THE MAKING OF A NATION - After the Civil War: Searching for the Man Who Shot Lincoln By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, June 16, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Spe

AP 2011-10-29

1. Crews in Turkey are working frantically to pull more survivors from the rubble of Sunday's earthquake. As many as 9 people including this two-week-old baby girl were rescued on Tuesday. 2. A US diplomatic official says Yemeni President Ali Abdulla

NPR 2010-02-15

From NPR News in Washington, Im Barbara Klein. In southern Afghanistan, NATO troops are slowly clearing streets of home-made bombs and mines in the second day of a major offensive in the town of Marjah. U.S. marines are spearheading the effort to tak

NPR 2011-06-19

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The British Foreign Office is urging Britons in Syria to leave that country immediately. The warning comes as violence escalates between anti-government protesters and Syrian security forces. Larry Miller r

【美国总统电台演说】2006-06-10

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This was a good week for the cause of freedom. On Wednesday night in Iraq, U.S. military forces killed the terrorist Zarqawi. The killing of Zarqawi is an important victory in the global war on terror. This Jordanian-bor

Malaysia: Suspects Were Trained, N. Korean Diplomat Sought

Malaysian police say the two women suspected of poisoning the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had been trained. Police also are seeking two more suspects including a North Korean diplomat. At least one of the women arrested in connect

Pakistani President Downplays Threats Against His Life

Stephanie Ho Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, is downplaying concerns about his safety, saying he is not losing any sleep over recent terrorist threats against his life. President Musha

CNN 2009-08-09

A major victory against terrorism this morning. Police in Indonesia say they've killed a top terror suspect. It happened during an 18-hour firefight. Noordin Top is accused of killing hundreds in bombings on Western targets in Bali and Jakarta. Poli

AP 2011-10-17

1. The State Department says it has had at least one direct conversation with Iran over allegations of an assassination plot on US soil. The US says Iran was behind a plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the US. 2. Conviction in Connecticut i

Yemeni President Returns Home

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to Yemen from Saudi Arabia after recieving medial treatment from injuries sustained an assassination attempt bomb attack back in June. Saleh's supporters have held various celebrations around the count

威尼斯电影节落幕 《离开的女人》斩获金狮奖

The black-and-white revenge tale The Woman Who Left by Filipino director Lav Diaz won the Golden Lion prize for best picture last Saturday at the Venice Film Festival. 当地时间上周六，由菲律宾导演拉夫达兹执导的复仇题材黑白片

Mo Yan's new book to debut amid craze

Mo Yan's new book to debut amid craze BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nobel Laureate Mo Yan's new book, a collection of three plays, will hit the market next week. The book Our Jing Ke will be published by the New World Press, according to Chen Liming,

世界小史 第169期:狼吞虎咽

Now about 30 years after Christ's death on the cross, that is, around 60 years after his birth in AD 60, a cruel emperor was ruling over the Roman empire. 在耶稣钉死于十字架之后的大约30年，也就是说在他出生后60年公元60年左右

South Korea's champion of democracy

South Korea is in mourning for former President Kim Dae-jung, whose burial(葬礼) is on Sunday. His personal courage in standing up to the military government in South Korea made him a symbol of universal human rights. William Horsley came to know Mr

Son of former Lebanese PM attacked

BEIRUT, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A hand grenade(手榴弹) was tossed late Saturday night at the residence of the son of former Lebanese（黎巴嫩） Prime Minister Omar Karami, an ally of Shiite armed group Hezbollah. Unidentified assailants tossed a ha

巴基斯坦总统表示不寻求连任

ISLAMABAD, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari says he will not seek another presidential term after his present five-year period expires in September this year, reported local media on Sunday. Zardari made the remark in an interv

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Margaret Thatcher (nee Margaret Roberts) was born in 1925 in England. Her father owned two local grocery stores, which is where she first developed her business sense. The young Margaret had a strict religious upbringing. She studied chemistry and th