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电商势头正劲 传统购物中心困境重重 AZUZ: Another noteworthy event of the digital age, the struggle of the American shopping mall. There are currently 1,100 of these in the U.S. But experts are predicting that around 300 of them will cl
听遍美国之社会新闻[2]:There is Little Peace in the Holy Land Even at Holy Week The third Easter weekend finds violence(1) still raging(2) in the Middle East. Yesterday Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian teenager. And US sponsored(3) talks
The U.S. State Department partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to engage religious minority groups directly, providing them with training and information on preserving cultural sites and objects that are at risk. Some of these preventative meth
An Afghan government commission says a U.S. airstrike this week that American commanders claimed had targeted militants instead killed 47 civilians. The reports of civilian casualties come as American commanders say they are trying to counter the gro
The nursery lies at the heart of a twitching, thriving structure, built almost entirely of the aunts of themselves. Long legs stuck together with tussle cores. They are the scaffolding, bricks, and mortar of the nests. But theyve been in one place fo
By Jim Randle Baghdad 17 January 2007 More than 20 people are dead in Iraq in the second day of surging violence that killed more than 100 people Tuesday. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad, it is the worst bloodshed in weeks. Firefighters work o
By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 24 August 2006 watch UNIFEM report A new report from UNIFEM -- the United Nations Development Fund for Women -- finds that violence against women in post-Taleban Afghanistan remains widespread, and that much of it co
By David Gollust State Department 24 July 2007 U.S. and Iranian diplomats, meeting in Baghdad for the second time in two months, agreed Tuesday to set up a joint subcommittee with Iraq on Iraqi security issues. But U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crock
India says its troops along the Line of Control dividing Kashmir were shelled Thursday morning from the Pakistani side. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that it is the latest in a recent series of alleged cease-fire violations i
Four Palestinian militants have been killed in an upsurge of violence in and around the Gaza Strip. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Palestinians evacuate the body of a Palestinian into Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Sunday 16 N
Syrian Forces Turn to Air Power as Insurgency Gains Nearly a quarter of a million Syrians have fled their homes in recent weeks, as government bombs and mortar shells have begun targeting heavily-populated areas. Last week, amateur video on a social
Experts: Deficit Threatens Ancient Italian Treasures Each year roughly 2-and-a-half million tourists visit Pompeii. Described by archaeologists as the worlds most important window on the ancient world, the bustling Roman Empire town was buried under
Multiple explosions in the Iraqi capital have killed 95 people and wounded at least 310 others, in the worst day of violence in Baghdad since U.S. forces left urban areas in June. Fire fighters respond as smoke billows over Iraqi Foreign Ministry, a
Israel war planes have struck at smuggling tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Palestinian officials say at least three people died and several others were wounded in the attack. Palestinian men sit near the spot where at least three men were
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a photograph that's been seen around the world this week. It seems to hold both civilization and destruction in the same frame. The photo shows a white-haired man sitting on a bed in the midst of rubble. He sits in front of
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 26 October 2007 Pro-Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan have clashed with paramilitary forces, a day after a deadly bomb attack on a troop transport truck in the area. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that a
The State Department says the attack on the U.S. embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, was apparently an attempt by terrorists to breach the walls of the heavily-guarded facility. Officials say the attack bore all the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operat
The stalled Middle East peace process is continuing to raise tensions between Israel and the United States. Israel says Washington is blaming the wrong party. 陷于停顿的中东和平进程正继续在以色列和美国之间造成紧张气氛。以
There has been a strong show of support for the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, where tens-of-thousands of supporters rallied Sunday. The demonstration comes amid growing tension with Israel. 成千上万的哈马斯支持者星期天举行集会,
Details are emerging about an hours-long intense battle in western Afghanistan that has resulted in significant casualties for the Taliban. Two American service personnel and several Afghan soldiers also are reported to have been killed. 阿富汗西部