VOA标准英语2013--Talks With Russia in Spotlight as Kerry Visits Berlin

Talks With Russia in Spotlight as Kerry Visits Berlin U.S. Secretary of State Kerry's visit to Berlin is short but significant. With some recent tensions simmering between the U.S. and Russia, his talks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov are

VOA标准英语2014--2014年,索马里政府政治动荡

For Somalis, 2014 Marked by Political Instability Within Government 2014年,索马里政府政治动荡 NAIROBI While Somalia has long been torn apart by warfare and violence, this year one of the country's biggest challenges has come from within the

美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-28

1. Remains found in the Iraqi city Karbala are thought to be from a mass grave from 1991 when Saddam Hussein's regime put down a Shiite uprising in the South. 2. Indonesia's Aceh rebels formally disba

2006年VOA标准英语-US Ambassador to Iraq Testifies Before Congress

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 14 July 2006 watch report on Iraq The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, says the diverse ethnic and sectarian communities in Iraq are engaged in an unprecedented discussion about their national identity. B

VOA标准英语2012--Danger to West Increases From Al-Qaida Threat in Yemen

Danger to West Increases From Al-Qaida Threat in Yemen Video obtained from al-Qaida-linked militants in Yemen shows missile launchers, automatic weapons, heavy ammunition and vehicles with machine guns. All, they say, were captured from the Yemeni Ar

VOA标准英语2013--Nepal’s Political Crisis Paralyzes Economy

Nepals Political Crisis Paralyzes Economy Its nearly 5 p.m. and Sunil Lamichhane has yet to make a sale at his new clothing store in downtown Kathmandu. The retailer says Nepals political turmoil and its effect on the local economy means less money i

VOA双语新闻 - 阿富汗是奥巴马重大外交挑战之一

One of the first foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration will be how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan. Three former senior U.S. government officials talk about the situation in Afghanistan: Former Secretary of State Lawrence E

VOA双语新闻：北约行动取得进展 但重大挑战犹存

NATO defense ministers say progress is being made in Afghanistan despite tough resistance from the Taliban insurgency. 北约成员国的国防部长们说，阿富汗行动正在取得进展，尽管北约部队遇到塔利班叛乱分子的顽固抵抗

美国有线新闻 CNN 土耳其修宪公投将把国家带向何方

We're starting in a nation that's been described as a bridge between East and West, Turkey, between Europe and the Middle East, between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, has a population of more than 80 million. It's a parliamentary republic and a

VOA标准英语2008年-Parliamentary Elections in Pakistan Postponed t

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 01 January 2008 Pakistani officials say elections will be delayed until February because it is impossible to hold next week's parliamentary vote on time. Election Commission Secretary-General Kanwar Dilshad told rep

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan, Afghanistan to Hold Landmark Assembly

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad, Pakistan 03 August 2007 Pakistani and Afghan leaders will meet August 9-12 to discuss cross-border security issues in a landmark assembly or grand jirga. The four-day talks come as extremists continue to inflict heavy cas

VOA标准英语2009年-Europe-NATO React Positively to Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama has announced his new strategy for Afghanistan, which has military and civilian goals. Reaction from Kabul is mixed. Sean Maroney | Kabul 02 December 2009 Watch: Maroney report on Afghan Reaction to Obama speech Windows Me

VOA标准英语2009年-Islamist Unity in Somalia Tested by New Preside

In Somalia, militant Islamist factions are testing the resolve of the country's new interim president, who was sworn in Saturday pledging to restore governance in a society torn apart by nearly two decades of civil war. The parliamentary election of

VOA标准英语2009年-British PM Defends Military Mission in Afg

By Tom Rivers London 10 November 2009 Britain's PM Gordon Brown during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, 10 Nov 2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the costly, lengthy fight in Afghanistan must go on, but he says

VOA标准英语2009年-General McChrystal: Success in Afghanistan

By Jennifer Glasse London 01 October 2009 General Stanley McChrystal, NATO's top commander in Afghanistan says the situation there is serious and success is not assured. Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, the ge

VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Accuses Pakistan, Western Nations of

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 19 October 2009 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked Pakistan to hand over those he says are behind a suicide bombing Sunday that killed more than 40 people, including several top commanders of the elite Revoluti

VOA标准英语2009年-Massive US Offensive Targets Taliban in So

The U.S. military in Afghanistan launched a major offensive in Taliban-controlled parts of southern Afghanistan Thursday, the first such operation under U.S. President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to defeat an increasingly violent Taliban insurg

VOA双语新闻 --- 尼泊尔毛派走向胜选 称致力和平

The leader of Nepal's Maoists is trying to reassure his country and the world that the former rebels will play a constructive political role as election returns show the far-left party making a much stronger-than-expected showing. Election officials

VOA双语新闻：索反叛组织称抗击干预外国军队

Islamist insurgents in Somalia have said that they will fight against any foreign troops that intervene in the country's conflict. On Saturday, Somalia's parliament appealed to countries in the region to intervene military to help the fledgling inter

VOA标准英语2009年-US Under Political, Military Pressure to A

By Ravi Khanna Washington 12 October 2009 Pressure is building on the Afghanistan battleground and in Washington as President Obama considers whether to meet a request for tens of thousands more troops to fight the Taliban insurgency and convince Af