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President Bush today eased some economic sanctions against North Korea in exchange for a North Korean declaration on details of its nuclear weapons program. NPR's Mike Shuster reports. The president moved to rescind North Korea's designation as a st
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says Europe needs to help the United States stabilize Afghanistan. Obamas in Berlin where he gave a speech to tens of thousands of people. He says no country can solve challenges like terrorism alone. I
AS IT IS 2014-11-30 Pro-Russian Separatists Face Health Crisis The government in Ukraine is threatening to stop financial support for hospitals and medical services in areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists. The announcement comes as some people
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 31 March 2008 African Union peacekeepers in Somalia say the year-old mission needs at least 20,000 troops to stabilized the war-ravaged country, 12,000 more than the mission's original mandate. From the Somali capital, Mogadis
A Somali politician says a major conference has been held in a town near Somalia's border with Kenya and Ethiopia to develop a plan to establish a regional government in southern Somalia. Al-Shabab Islamic militants, who largely control the regions u
First up today, we're talking about violence in Afghanistan. Suicide bombings, three of them, all of them targeting a U.S-Afghan base in the eastern part of the country. Officials say at least 3 Afghan soldiers and 2 civilians were killed. The Taliba
注释: Iraqi insurgent 伊拉克起义军 Sunni and Shiite rebels 逊尼派和什叶派反抗者 assault [E5sC:lt] n. 攻击,袭击 intense [in5tens] adj. 激烈的 helicopter [5helikCptE] n. 直升
The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, General David Petraeus, says there are indications the domestic conflict in Yemen could become a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Petraeus spoke in Washington Friday at the Institute for the St
As pro-government troops continue their push to oust Islamist insurgents from southern and central Somalia, Uganda and Burundi have pledged additional troops to reinforce the African Union peacekeeping mission. It has been slightly more than a month
More Foreign Civilians Killed in Iraqi Drive-By Shootings Nick Simeone A day after Spain's incoming prime minister said he plans to pull his country's troops out of Iraq, President Bush is urging othe
By Dan Robinson Washington 29 March 2007 A detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba being escorted by two U.S. soldiers Arguments for and against the closure of the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba used for the interrogation and detention of suspected t
1. Braving blizzard-like conditions, searching will continue today for 3 missing climbers in Oregon. Sunday was the last day the men had been heard from when one of the climbers called on a cell phone
1. British counter-terrorism police have arrested 9 people in an alleged kidnapping plot. Reports state the planning involved torturing and beheading a British Muslim soldier and then showing it all over the Internet. 2. Baghdad has been set with ev
1. More than 77,000 homes and businesses are without power in Oklahoma after a severe ice and snow storm knocked down branches and power lines. Utility crews say it may be next week before some people get power. 2. Audio tapes from a commuter plane
Kenyan police are investigating possible links to terrorist groups after a bus station blast killed one and injured more than 40 people in Nairobi. A small bomb exploded about 8 p.m. local time Monday just outside of a bus station in Nairobi's River
By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 August 2007 The second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq says he is trying to convince Iraqi Shi'ite extremists that working with Iran will have long-term negative consequences for Iraq. Lieutenant General Ray Odierno spoke via
Michael Kitchen An armed clash in central Afghanistan has left one U.S. Marine dead and another injured. The fighting comes amid efforts by neighboring Pakistan to root out Afghan militants hiding on
The 26-page publication called Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan says military intelligence efforts in the country over the past eight years have been token and ineffectual, and have not provided commanders or
本期内容: Domestic action film Wolf Warrior 2 topped the box office in an unprecedented number, grossing 3.4 billion yuan in just 13 days. The film, directed by and starring action star Wu Jing, is now China's top grossing film, breaking the re
Chinese envoy rebuts Vietnamese, Philippine accusations over South China Sea A Chinese envoy has forcefully refuted accusations made by Vietnam and the Philippines against China over the South China Sea situation, holding the two countries responsibl