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This is AP News Minute. Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been expelled from the Motion Picture Academy after the board met in emergency session. The move follows blockbuster reports by the New York Times and the New Yorker, revealing sexual
Washington Debates Terms of Bergdahl Release WASHINGTON A U.S. Army sergeant freed by the Taliban after nearly five years in captivity is receiving medical attention in Germany before an expected reunion with his family in the United States. The Obam
US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Nationality, Not Actions Two American hikers released after 781 days in an Iranian prison are back in the United States. Appearing at a news conference in New York on Sunday, the two men criticized Iran for holding
There'd been some mixed messages coming out of Nigeria, after what appears to be another mass kidnapping by the Boko Haram terrorist group. It's been fighting the African country's government for years, with the goal of replacing the federal presiden
Once upon a time, on the big island of Hawaii, it would not have been unusual to hear: [wild Hawaiian crow call] Thats the call of the Hawaiian crow. Its is a critically endangered species, now extinct in the wild after decades of habitat loss, perse
This is What's Trending Today... 这里是《今日热点》节目。 Wikie is a 14-year-old whale living in captivity in France. 薇姬(Wikie)是一头14岁的鲸鱼,现圈养在法国。 Wikie is an orca. Orcas are extremely smart, making the
By Zulima Palacio Colombia 06 February 2008 Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Monday -- at home and abroad -- to demand that the country's largest rebel group stop kidnapping people and release those it is holding. The protesters denounced F
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 25 March 2008 The United Nations held its first international day of remembrance Tuesday for victims of slavery and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. As Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pointed out, slavery has not ended
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 21 March 2007 The Italian journalist who was kidnapped in Afghanistan two weeks ago said on his return to Rome that he has no plans to return to Afghanistan. Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome. Daniele Mastrogia
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 25 January 2007 Suspected armed militants attacked a Chinese oil company in the Southern Nigeria state, Bayelsa, Thursday, kidnapping at least two Chinese workers. From Abuja, Gilbert da Costa reports the latest hostage-tak
US Lawmakers to Probe Bergdahl Release 美国国会将调查伯格达尔的获释 WASHINGTON Later this week, U.S. lawmakers will hold the first hearings into the prisoner swap that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in return for five Taliban detaine
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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Michael Scott Moore is a journalist who traveled to Somalia to write a book about the history of piracy in the Horn of Africa. Things did not go the way he planned. The title of his new book tells you what happened. It's called The
By Sonja Pace London 06 April 2007 A day after returning home from nearly two weeks' captivity in Iran, some of the 15 British sailors and marines spoke openly about their ordeal - of being kept in isolation, blindfolded, hearing guns cocked behind t
By Brian Wagner Miami 26 December 2007 Colombia's government has accepted a Venezuelan operation to receive three hostages to be freed by Colombian rebels. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he has planes and
A day after being freed from Colombian rebels, Ingrid Betancourt is calling for new efforts to win the release of other hostages in rebel hands. VOA's Brian Wagner reports Betancourt was one of 15 people freed by Colombian forces on Wednesday. Ingri
By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 October 2007 Australian researchers are teaming up with zoos and wildlife parks around the world in a bid to save the Tasmanian devil. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial and is being devastated by a mysterious facial tum
By Edward Yeranian Cairo 12 November 2009 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (file photo) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad says Iran and the West have entered a period of cooperation concerning its nuclear program. The Iranian president did
A day after being freed from Colombian rebels, Ingrid Betancourt is calling for new efforts to win the release of other hostages in rebel hands. Betancourt was one of 15 people freed by Colombian forces on Wednesday. 哥伦比亚政界人士英格丽德
Tortoise Not Seen for Over 110 Years Found on Galapagos Island A kind of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years has been found in the Galapagos Islands. 加拉帕戈斯群岛发现了一种110多年未见的乌龟。 A female from a species known a