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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Thursday, the Bush administration reported mixed results in Iraq since the recent addition of thirty thousand American troops. The report is based on eighteen goals known as benchmarks. Congress establis
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. Memorial Day two thousand seven is our subject this week. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Personal sacrifice and service to a nation might seem like
VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Stan Busby with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we continue the story of President John Kennedy. VOICE ONE: Joh
Syria is abolishing nearly 50 years of emergency rule that gave the government broad powers to detain anyone considered a threat. This was a key demand for the Syrian opposition. But it may not be enough for President Bashar al-Assad to halt the more
Eyes on the objective. Engage at your discretion. Roger that. Target, lasered. 3, 2, 1. Rifle. Good kill. The war is now a first person shooter. Half of you are recruited in malls precisely because you are a bunch of gamers. Any time of day or night
Obama Asks Congress for Military Force Authorization against IS In a letter to Congress, President Obama contends that if left unchecked, ISIL will pose a threat beyond the Middle East, including the United States. But in making the symbolic request
DRAWSKO ARMY BASE, POLAND The United States has sent about 600 soldiers to Poland and the Baltic nations to ease anxieties in the region over the developments in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. American paratroopers fight their way into an abandoned buil
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey on Wednesday called the fight against Ebola in West Africa a U.S. national security priority. In a statement of U.S. Defense Department, Dempsey said the U.S. m
1. Al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq who led a campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings is dead. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in an air strike last night along with 7 aides. 2. The USS Cole is sailing
My fellow citizens, at this hour American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected ta
Whats Next for ISIL and Iraq? ISIL和伊拉克的未来在何处? From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. 美国之音慢速学英语节目,这里是时事新闻。 Sunni Muslim militants have been putting pressure on the Iraqi capital, Bag
A day after announcing they'll be switching to a healthier blend of oil, Wendy's says there'll be no more biggie sizes, well, at least in name only. 'We are, er, introducing a 3-tier combo program, er
Science and Technolgy 科技 AIDS 艾滋病(获得性免疫缺乏综合症) Get your act together, guys 伙计们,请一起行动 Two UN reports on AIDS are coming out this month. That is one too many 本月联合国将发布了两份关于艾滋
Riots in Britain 英国骚乱 Anarchy in the UK 英国的乱局 A bout of violent mindlessness that has shaken Britains sense of selfand may be exportable 极端的无知动摇了英国的自我意识,并可能祸水外流 Aug 13th 2011 | from the
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops he said were staging military drills in areas near Ukraine to return to their home bases. The Kremlin made the announcement Monday, just days before a crucial presidential election in Ukraine. Weste
Human relationships have had their day. 人与人之间谈恋爱很快就要过时啦。 They have enjoyed all the excellence of wine-in-a-box. Too often, what starts with a flame ends as soot. 人类之间的恋爱总是很美好,刚开始会像烟花
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Violence in Afghanistan(阿富汗) is likely to rise as Spring comes, and the country remains the focus of U.S. national security strategy(战略), said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf
President Barack Obama will announce his plan for implementing the beginning of a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in a speech scheduled to begin at 00:00 UTC Thursday. Mr. Obama will say he is fulfilling the commitment made 18 months ago to be
ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: To discuss the security situation in Europe, I am joined from Warsaw by Paul Jones, the American ambassador to Poland. He's a career foreign service officer appointed by President Obama in 2015 and is stay
When it comes to the fight against air pollution, the spokesman, Wang Guoqing, says China needs to do more though it has done a lot. He said the fight to curb smog will be a protracted war and the public need to show some patience. I think air pollut