By Deborah Block Iskandariyah, Iraq 30 December 2007 U.S. military efforts to quash the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist network are showing signs of success in some areas. But, the U.S. military says al-Qaida remains a top concern. In an area south of Bag

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Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries Young girls forced into marriage is still a reality in many parts of the world, and it doesn't just happen in developing nations. Activists, African first ladies and victims gathered at a conference in Los

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Beck is back. His last big public moment was a couple of years ago at the Grammys, when he was accepting his award for album of the year. The presenter was Prince. (SOUNDBITE OF 57TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS) PRINCE: And the winn

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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

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 27 July 2006 Smoke rises from extensive Israeli air strikes as Lebanese motorists speed away The conflict in southern Lebanon continues as Israeli forces battle Hezbollah guerillas. In this report from Washington, Seni

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By Meredith Buel Washington 14 September 2006 Iraqi security forces have found the bodies of at least 20 more people in Baghdad Thursday, bringing the number of victims of apparent sectarian violence to more than 80 in the last two days. The spike i

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 May 2006 The United States says it seeks a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff with Iran, but a U.S. official in Geneva has again dismissed the contents of a letter s

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 24 February 2008 The Turkish military says 33 Kurdish rebels and eight soldiers were killed during an operation Sunday in northern Iraq. The Turkish army says it has killed 112 Kurdish Workers Party rebels since the start of

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Memorial ceremonies were held in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the bomb attacks on the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed over 200 people. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, debate continues in

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By Noel King Khartoum 03 October 2006 The African Union mission in Sudan has reported a flare-up in violence in southern Darfur. The AU says the former rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) has begun attacking civilians in Gereida, following clashes

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By Margaret Besheer Nahr el-Bared, Lebanon 01 June 2007 The Lebanese army used artillery to bombard Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon Friday, as it intensified pressure on the militants to surrender. At leas

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By Zulima Palacio Washington 08 May 2008 Although the government and researchers halted most clinical trials for an AIDS vaccine, a research institute in Baltimore continues its work on the most deadly virus of our times. Vaccine trials were stopped

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 16 March 2007 watch Iraq Anniversary It was four years ago that the United States and its coalition partners invaded Iraq, easily toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein. But that quick victory was soon overshadowed by insur

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今天我们要学的词是long-standing。Long-standin, 形容词,意思是长期存在的。 Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been released from the hospital after a surgical procedure for a long-standing abdominal condition, 南非

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By Jim Malone Washington 15 February 2008 In the U.S. presidential race, Democrat Barack Obama continues to build momentum in the party nomination battle with rival Hillary Clinton. On the Republican side, John McCain is hoping some high-profile endo

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今天我们要学的词是road-block。 Road-block, 路障,阻碍。 Police road-blocks were set up before the rally, 集会前,警察设置了路障。 The highway construction has hit a road-block because of budgetary issues, 高速公路的兴建

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By David Gollust State Department 19 November 2007 The Bush administration says it is continuing to push for an immediate end to the state of emergency in Pakistan, despite President Pervez Musharraf's refusal to heed such a call Saturday from visiti

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The United Nations refugee agency reports 16 people have drowned in the Gulf of Aden over the weekend in two separate incidents involving smuggling boats sailing from Somalia. The UNHCR says these tragedies are continuing to mount. Bossasso Beach in

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今天我们要学的词是dominate。Dominate, 意思是主导,控制。最近一次白宫在线问答中, Questions about the use of marijuana dominated the latest White House online chat, 有关大麻服用的问题是整个问答环节的主题

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By Edward Yeranian Cairo 11 October 2009 There appears to be no immediate let-up in the latest eight week old escalation of the off and on five year conflict between the Yemeni government and Zaidi Shi'ite rebels in the northern province of Saada. B

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