NPR 2008-03-28

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. In the wake of fierce fighting between Shiite militiamen and security forces, officials in Baghdad have now put in place a weekend curfew in an effort to calm things down. The BBC's Crispin Thorold is in

CNN 2010-11-28

This is always a volatile region. Now it is really on an...You're describing there the enormous retaliation that South Korea is planning to take against North Korea. Well, North Korea also ratcheting up the rhetoric. It's talking about a merciless mi

NPR 2009-04-25

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. The Mexican government is battling a new strain of flu virus which has killed nearly 60 people, sickened hundreds of others and threatens millions in the world's largest and most densely populated capital

NPR 2009-06-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. There has been a coup d'etat in the Central American nation of Honduras. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports. By a show of hands, the Honduran Congress elevated the congressional President Roberto Micheletti

NPR 2010-02-24

From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. A House panel is hearing about problems with some Toyota vehicles. Some lawmakers say Toyota is wrong to insist acceleration problems have nothing to do with faulty electronics. Democratic Congressman Ed

NPR 2010-09-26

From NPR News in Washington, Im Nora Raum. President Obama and Republicans used their weekly addresses today to comment on the GOPs new plan on taxes and the economy. NPRs Mandalit del Barco has more. The GOPs pledge to America is a new plan to slash

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VOA慢速英语 2007 0428

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Russia buried its former president with full honors in Moscow. Boris Yeltsin died Monday at age seventy-six. He served from nineteen ninety-one to nineteen ninety-nine. He will always be remembe

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VOA慢速英语2016 阿勒颇:这可能是我最后的声音

From Aleppo: This May Be My Last Video 阿勒颇:这可能是我最后的声音 Syrian pro-government forces walk in Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood after they captured the area in the eastern part of the war torn city, Dec. 13, 2016. This is Wh

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Assad Defiant as Activists Report Surge in Syrian Government Attacks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is remaining defiant amid widespread accusations his government carried out a deadly chemical attack last week, as monitoring groups say his forces

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The United States is a leader in supporting the clearance of dangerous remnants of war all over the world. Since 1993, we have invested more than 2.6 billion dollars to clear or destroy landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other dangerous conventional

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NPR 2010-09-20

A huge misunderstanding. That's how Sarah Shourd explains her experience being held on espionage charges in an Iranian prison. She was released last week after 13 months of detention and arrived back home in the US today. She's especially worried abo

NPR 2009-5-22

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Reactions were along party lines on Capitol Hill to the speech President Obama delivered today at the National Archives. The President broadly addressed national security and safeguarding the constitution

NPR 2010-12-22

New rules for Internet service providers today from the Federal Communications Commission. They are designed to keep broadband landline companies from interfering with information flow to their customers. NPR's Paul Brown reports the plan largely exe

NPR 2012-02-17

House Speaker John Boehner says the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance should be extended, but it won't help the US economy much. The lawmaker's warning came hours after congressional negotiators announced the tentative deal that would end an

NPR 2012-03-19

Voting in Puerto Rico's Republican primary closes at this hour, where 20 delegates are up for grabs. Next up, the Illinois primary where Republican presidential hopefuls remain in a pitch battle for their party's nomination. And as NPR's Louise Schia

NPR 2012-04-08

Activists in Syria say government forces are shelling rebel-held towns across the country today. They say at least 74 civilians have been killed. The BBC's Jim Muir is monitoring events from Beirut. Theres been in many areas, but specifically Latamne

NPR 2012-07-09

Foreign donors have promised 16 billion dollars in aid to Afghanistan over the next four years. It's intended to help that country stabilize after foreign troops leave in 2014. As NPR's Jim Hawk reports. Secretary of State Hillary Radom Clinton is jo