VOA标准英语2009年-US Prepared to Give Further Aid to Somali

The State Department's top Africa envoy said Thursday the Obama administration is prepared to provide more military help to Somalia's embattled Transitional Federal Government, the TFG. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a seven-nation Africa

2007年VOA标准英语-Bombing of Mexican Pipelines Puzzles Security E

By Greg Flakus Mexico CIty 26 July 2007 The July 5 and July 10 bomb attacks on natural gas pipelines in central Mexico led to the temporary shutdown of factories in several industrial cities and raised fears about the country becoming a target for te

Bush Offers Five-Step Strategy for Iraq's Future

Scott Stearns President Bush says he has a clear strategy for the future of Iraq. Mr. Bush laid out his plan at a time when U.S. public opinion polls show falling support for his handling of the situa

美联社新闻一分钟 2005-12-08

1. Defending his Iraq strategy, President Bush says reconstruction has been ' uneven ' but spreading economic progress is giving people hope for a democratic future. 2. The trial of Saddam Hussein and

VOA标准英语2009-Kenya Undecided on Sending Troops to Somalia

Kenya's prime minister says the government is not ready to say whether the country's military will intervene in the conflict in neighboring Somalia. Kenya and other countries in the region are under intense pressure from the Somali government to sen

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush: 'Now Is the Time to Act'

By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 11 January 2007 Watch Rodgers' report President Bush has announced he will send about 20,000 additional troops to Iraq to help break the cycle of violence in that country. Mr. Bush made the announcement in a televised

2007年VOA标准英语-US Could Begin Withdrawal if Iraqis Can Take Ov

By Al Pessin Pentagon 22 June 2007 The second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq says the week-old offensive against insurgent groups in and around Baghdad could create conditions for the start of a U.S. withdrawal sometime between this fall and next spr

VOA标准英语2008年-Islamist Insurgents in Control of Somali Port C

Islamist insurgents have taken control of the port city of Kismayo in southern Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the city returned to calm on Saturday after three days of fighting that left more than 60 peopl

voa标准英语2008-Ethiopian Army Sets Up New Bases in Somalia

The Ethiopian army, which had announced it would pull out of Somalia by the end of the year, is reportedly establishing new bases in central Somalia and has yet to withdraw from key positions in the capital Mogadishu. In recent days, Addis Ababa has

VOA标准英语2009-US Congressional Hearing Examines Military,

The violent and unstable situation in Somalia was the subject of a U.S. congressional hearing on Thursday. Testimony by officials from Somalia, the United Nations and the African Union, and experts came as the Obama administration confirmed it has d

VOA标准英语2009-Somali Security Minister Killed in Suicide A

The internal security minister in Somalia's fragile, internationally-backed government has been killed in a suicide attack. The blast, which took place in the town of Beledweyne near the Ethiopian border, killed at least 20 people. Omar Hashi Aden h

VOA标准英语2009-Somali Insurgents Amputate Suspected Thieves

In Somalia's capital, the radical Islamist al-Shabab militia amputated a hand and a foot each from four young men accused of stealing guns and mobile phones. The militia has imposed a harsh brand of Islamic law in areas of Somalia under its control.

VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Government Claims Al-Shabab Execute

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 29 September 2009 Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government has condemned the execution of two men Monday by al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants and says al-Shabab murdered innocent civilians. Somali government spokesman Fa

VOA英语2010年-Kenyan Policeman Killed in Nairobi Grenade A

A Kenyan Police officer has been killed by an explosion Friday morning in Nairobi. Early Friday morning an assailant reportedly threw a grenade or some form of explosive device into a Kenyan police vehicle which exploded, injuring those inside. Kenya

VOA标准英语2011--Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War C

Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War Casualties Statistics posted on iCasualties.org, an independent monitoring group, show that more than 2,700 foreign troops have died during the past 10 years in Afghanistan. But since the start of the decade-lon

VOA标准英语2010年-US Formally Ends Combat Mission in Ira

At a colorful ceremony in one of Saddam Hussein's old palaces outside Baghdad, the U.S. military formally ended its combat role in Iraq and passed command of the remaining 50,000 American troops to a new four-star general. A U.S. military band played

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Calls for Human Rights Probe in Som

U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang is calling for the international community to combat the culture of impunity that has fueled more than two decades of war in Somalia. Kang's comments followed an official two-day tour of t

英语听力：VOA双语新闻 4、美国攻打阿富汗十年后战斗仍在继续

The U.S. and other NATO forces on October 7, 2001 attacked al-Qaida extremists and their Taliban allies in Afghanistan, less than a month after the September 11 terrorist attacks. That military operation drove the Taliban from power. But the conflict

VOA双语新闻：美报告称伊拉克安全取得重大进展

A quarterly Pentagon report on the situation in Iraq cites significant progress in recent months on security issues, but also says the progress is still fragile and uneven, and challenges remain in the effort to settle tough political issues and achi

VOA标准英语10月-NGOs Call for More International Attention to Som

A group of more than 50 organizations providing humanitarian assistance in Somalia called for increased international attention to the situation in the country. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the groups assert that