Georgia's parliament is calling on the government to break diplomatic relations with Russia.VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Tbilisi that the non-binding resolution was approved unanimously. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visits city of Gor

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

Tensions are rising in Northern Ireland as a policeman becomes the third murder victim in the province in the past 48 hours. Just like the two British soldiers killed on Saturday, the officer was gunned down. While politicians are united in their co

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By Sonja Pace Damascus 06 February 2006 Protests by angry Muslims over the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a terrorist took a decidedly violent turn in the past few days, wit

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By Nico Colombant Monrovia 21 February 2008 Singing, sweeping, security and shouting marked President Bush's brief visit to Liberia Thursday. The West African country, carved out for freed American slaves, is still struggling to recover from a drawn-

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 10 January 2006 Iran says it has removed the seals on one of its nuclear facilities and resumed research on its nuclear program after a two-year hiatus. The move sparked im

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 01 March 2008 At least 46 Palestinians have been killed in escalating Israeli raids in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian hospital officials say a number of the Palestinians killed were civilians. The others are believed to be Pal

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By Michael Bowman Washington 19 July 2006 The Bush administration says it stands with the international community in wanting an end to bloodshed along the Israeli-Lebanese border, but only when the groundwork for a lasting cessation of hostilities h

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Violence along the Gaza Strip during the past two days has raised questions about how long a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas may hold up in the Gaza Strip. Hamas militants fired a number of rockets into southern Israel

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With tension running high on the Israel-Gaza border, the sides could be stepping back from the brink of a major confrontation. Palestinians line up to buy bread outside a bakery in Gaza City, 23 Dec 2008 The Islamic militant group Hamas that rules t

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A young Afghan journalist, convicted of blasphemy, has had his death sentence overturned. But the appeals court ordered the reporter to spend 20 years in jail for distributing an Internet article criticizing the Prophet Mohammed's views on women. VO

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The Obama administration is advising patience in efforts to develop a unified response in the U.N. Security Council to North Korea's test of a long-range ballistic missile on Sunday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had telephone discussions on th

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Indonesia'sAhmadiyahSectFearsReligiousViolence A survey by a human-rights group says most Indonesians oppose the use of violence against the minority Muslim sect Ahmadiyah. Following the light sentences Muslim fundamentalists received for their invol

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U.S. President Barack Obama says progress was made at the just ended Group of Eight Summit in Italy. But at the same time, he is raising questions about the future of the G8, saying it must become more inclusive. US President Barack Obama speaks dur

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 18 January 2007 U.S. senators Thursday expressed frustration with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for not being more forthcoming about details relating to the Bush administration's decision to place its controversial w

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 June 2008 Prospects appear to have improved for a Middle East ceasefire. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, truce efforts come amid political turmoil in Israel. An Israeli delegation is in Cairo to tr

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 01 June 2007 In Senegal, a media owner is preparing to fight the government's shut down of his new private radio station. Officials say he did not follow the right procedures, but he says he is being silenced. For VOA, Phuong Tra

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By Zulima Palacio Washington 08 November 2007 The American University Museum in Washington. D.C. is hosting an exhibit (through December 30, 2007) that depicts the abuse of prisoners by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The exhibit by C

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 05 June 2008 Palestinian medics say a young Palestinian girl has been killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, after an Israeli died in a cross-border mortar attack. Robert Berger in Jerusalem says Israel is cons

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By Kurt Achin On Board the USS Nimitz, Sea of Japan 03 March 2008 North Korea is warning this week's large-scale military exercises between the United States and South Korea could damage diplomatic efforts to end the North's nuclear weapons programs.

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By Scott Stearns Washington 09 November 2007 The Bush Administration is calling for an end to emergency rule in Pakistan and the release of political opponents. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, U.S. officials say they expect the c

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