US, Britain Submit Revised Iraq Draft Resolution

Peter Heinlein The United States and Britain have offered the U.N. Security Council a fresh draft resolution that would grant sovereignty to Iraq's interim government at the end of this month. The res

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain Confirms Alleged Airline Bombe

Alleged bomber was denied entry into Britain; but his name apparently did not come up on computer screens Tom Rivers | London 28 December 2009 The British government has confirmed that the young Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a trans-Atlan

【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 16 D

文本： Almost certainly, he didn't mean it as an impermeable barrier against barbarian onslaught from the north. The wall was studded with milecastles and turrets and forts like this one at Housesteads. But as Britain settled down in the second ce

【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 17A

Edward, who needed no tutorials on the connections between ceremonies and power, immediately took this as a slap in the face, an act of virtual rebellion. In 1276, a huge army, the biggest seen in Britain since the Norman Conquest, invaded Gwynedd, p

考研背诵50篇——16. the war between Britain and France

In the late eighteenth century, battles raged in almost every corner of Europe, as well as in the Middle East, south Africa ,the West Indies, and Latin America. In reality, however, there was only one major war during this time, the war between Brita

US, Britain Present Draft Iraq Resolution to UN

Peter Heinlein The United States and Britain have presented the U.N. Security Council a draft resolution on Iraq, outlining the transfer of full sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government. The handove

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Britain Gets a Gove

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. European Union officials agreed on a debt rescue plan this week. They also got a message from Britain's new governing parties. WILLIAM HAGUE: It was not difficult to agree between us that neither part

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain to Host International Conferen

Britain hosts a one-day international conference on Afghanistan this week to try to forge a common strategy to improve security, good governance and development in the war-torn south Asian nation. There is growing concern about deteriorating conditio

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain to Lend Additional Support to

Prime Minister Gordon Brown says more British assistance to quake-stricken Haiti is now on the way. Speaking in parliament, the British leader said an unloading vessel from the Royal Navy would be on its way soon and ways of helping the civilian gove

VOA标准英语2012--Britain Prepares for Jubilee Celebrations

Britain Prepares for Jubilee Celebrations Palace staff members have put the finishing touches on the queen's ceremonial carriage, which will carry her through the streets of London in a royal procession. Even the horses have to rehearse for their rol

VOA标准英语2009年-Brown: Britain Played No Part in Lockerbie

For the first time since the release last week of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi from a Scottish prison and his return to Libya, Britain's prime minister has addressed the issue publicly. Opposition politicians say Prime Mini

Not Adopting EU Constitution Will Marginalize Britain, Warns

Michael Drudge The principal architect of the European Union constitution says Britain will be left on the sidelines of Europe, if it rejects the treaty in a referendum. The warning about Britain's pl

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Remains Prime Terrorist Target

By Gary Thomas Washington 02 July 2007 The abortive car bombings in London and Glasgow have again put the spotlight on Britain as a terrorist target. Two car bombs failed to go off Friday in London, and on Saturday, a blazing car was driven at high s

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain to Send More Troops to Afghani

Britain confirms an additional 500 British troops will be heading to Afghanistan next month, bringing its force level there to 9,500 Jennifer Glasse | London 30 November 2009 British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth (L), Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirrup

VOA标准英语2010年-Royal Welcome for Zuma in Britain

South Africa President Jacob Zuma says international sanctions against Zimbabwe should be lifted. In recent weeks the European Union and the United States voted to extend sanctions against South Africa's neighbor. But President Zuma says Zimbabwe's p

Former British PM says EU exit to throw Britain into "void"

LONDON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Leaving the European Union (EU) will throw Britain into a void, former British Prime Minister Sir John Major said Thursday. Sir John told an audience of experts and journalists at the Chatham House think-tank, Being inside

VOA标准英语2011--Polish Immigrants Rise Above Economic Troubles in Britain

Polish Immigrants Rise Above Economic Troubles in Britain Nearly 7 million immigrants live in Britain, and one particular group has grown drastically since 2004 when their countries were admitted to the EU. Today 600,000 Eastern Europeans reside in B

Asylum Seeks in Boats Test Britain’s Southern Coast

There is increasing debate over migration in Britain as more asylum seekers arrive on the countrys southern coast in small boats. A small number of migrants usually attempts the crossing from France each year. However, the government says that more t

2015年CRI Britain Tries to Attract More Chinese Tourists

China is the currently the fastest growing source of tourism revenue for the entire world, but Britain is missing out due to its complex visa rules. Chinese tourists are expected to spend the equivalent of more than one and a half billion U.S. dollar

CCTV9英语新闻：Britain changes China visa rules to woo tourists

Britain will try to encourage high-spending Chinese tourists to visit the country by introducing a two-year multiple-entry visa. The UK government said the visa rules changes are looking to cash in on the expanding wealth of China's middle classes. C