The White House is strongly condemning todays attack by extremists on the US Consulate in Pakistan. Suicide bombers and gunmen tried to breach the perimeter of the heavily fortified compound. Sound of explosions and weapons fire sent people scramblin

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1. An administration official says testing will continue as BP and the government disagree over whether the new cap on the well should be removed. BP wants to keep the cap while administration officials say that cap should be removed. They guess meth

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Iraq Changes Top Leadership at a Difficult Time 在困难时期,伊拉克改变最高领导层 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that he would leave his position as prime minister of Iraq. His decision open

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No End in Sight to the War in Syria 叙利亚战争无结束迹象 U.S. officials said this week that the United States is moving forward with an international agreement with Iran. The agreement would release Iran from trade restrictions while it agr

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AS IT IS 2016-01-24 Nearly 19,000 Iraqi Civilians Killed in Two Years 过去两年伊拉克有19000平民死亡 The United Nations says that nearly 19,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed in the fighting with Islamic State militants in the past two y

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AS IT IS 2015-10-29 More US Raids Possible on the Ground in Iraq The U.S. says more raids could occur in northern Iraq like the one that rescued 70 hostages last week. No target is beyond our reach, said Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. He spoke duri

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AS IT IS 2015-10-10 Syrian Bombings Have a Human Cost 轰炸叙利亚人类付出代价 As the conflict in Syria continues, rights groups are documenting the human cost of cheap explosives. The Syrian Network for Human Rights says Syrian army helicop

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AS IT IS 2016-09-05 Most Victims of Terrorist Attacks Are Muslim 恐怖袭击的大多数受害者是穆斯林 Muslim militants tried to create areas governed by Islamic law long before the Islamic State group began its campaign in the Middle East. S

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俄罗斯加大力度对土耳其进行制裁 Russia increased inspections on Turkish imports as part of a range of sanctions against Ankara that include suspending visa-free travel with Turkey, which millions of Russians visit every year. 作为对土

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Some 300 Holocaust survivors returned to Auschwitz on Tuesday for a memorial event at the former site of the Nazi death camp, joined by world leaders including the presidents of Poland, France, Germany, Austria and Ukraine. They gathered under an eno

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SANAA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni parliament on Sunday approved a ban on U.S. drones in the country after dozens of civilians were killed by the unmanned aircraft, the official Saba news agency reported. The parliament stressed the importance of

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ABUJA, NIGERIANigeria's electoral commission has officially declared presidential challenger Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of Saturday's presidential election, defeating incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. The

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ADEN, Yemen, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Five al-Qaida militants were killed on Sunday morning when a U.S. drone carried out an attack against a terrorist training center in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, a government official told Xinhua. The U.S. dro

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday announced to hold a news conference at the White House Friday afternoon. Obama made the announcement after he met with visiting Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at the Oval O

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The White House has condemned in the strongest terms the mass murder of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya claimed by Islamic State. A spokeswoman said Sunday, That these terrorists killed these men solely because of their faith lays bare the terrorist

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普京与埃尔多安握手言和Putin and Erdogan pledge to end stand-off and restore friendshipThe Russian and Turkish presidents vowed to restore their friendship yesterday, ending an eight-month stand-off over the Syrian conflict as economic pres

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CAIRO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- An explosion was heard in the central downtown of Egyptian capital Cairo on Tuesday, official news agency MENA reported. The blast occurred at Talaat Harb square in downtown Cairo, leaving no casualties, an official source a

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The Kogalymavia airline flight came down just 23 minutes after taking off from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh for the Russian city of St. Petersburg. It's believed the plane had 224 people on board, 7 of whom were crew members. The Russian embassy is still

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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday there is neither a desire for a return to a Cold War nor for a new conflict with Russia, and that economic sanctions are having an effect in countering Russian aggression in Ukraine. He spoke at a forum i

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Ruins remain a year after Israel launched Operation Cast Lead, a 22-day ground offensive in the Gaza Strip It has been a year since Israel launched Operation Cast Lead, a 22-day ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian leaders and human rights

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