Bangladesh Opposition Demands Release of Leader Before Election

The largest opposition party in Bangladesh is holding huge protests to demand the release of their jailed leader, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says the country cannot hold free and fair elections without Z

英闻天下——532 Maduro Bans Opposition Rally

Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro is accusing the opposition of planning a coup against him following his narrow election victory. At least 7 people have been killed across the country during violent clashes at opposition protests. I can anno

VOA标准英语2010年-Ivorian Opposition to Protest Outside

Opposition supporters in Ivory Coast plan to demonstrate Tuesday outside state-run television facilities. They say the broadcaster is giving preferential coverage to President Laurent Gbagbo and his ruling party before much-delayed presidential elect

VOA标准英语2011--Libyan Opposition Gives War Lessons to Y

Libyan Opposition Gives War Lessons to Youth The uprising against the 41-year rule of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi began peacefully. But when government troops used force to suppress the demonstrations, they escalated into what increasingly looks li

VOA标准英语2011--Life for Residents in Opposition-Held Li

Life for Residents in Opposition-Held Libya Calm But Anxious The fighting in Libya has devastated coastal cities in the central part of the country, but life in parts of the rebel-controlled east has settled into some measure of uneasy calm. It is ma

VOA标准英语2011--Libyan Opposition Seeks to Build Self-St

Lib yan Opposition Seeks to Build Self-Styled Government With fighting between opposition forces in Libya and forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in its third month (on April 17th), the rebels have begun to take steps to govern and administ

VOA标准英语2011-Freed Opposition Politician: Russia is Be

A freed opposition politician is accusing Russian authorities of using dictatorial tactics against opposition figures. Boris Nemtsov was arrested during a government-sanctioned protest on New Year's Eve and sentenced to two weeks of imprisonment. For

VOA标准英语2014--Friends of Syria Push Opposition Toward Geneva Talks

Friends of Syria Push Opposition Toward Geneva Talks PARIS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined other foreign ministers backing opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Paris Sunday. They are trying to bring together disparate civilian a

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran Opposition Leader Mousavi Not Afr

Photo: AP Photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows a female Iranian protestor holding a poster of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, during anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran

VOA双语新闻 Kyrgyz Opposition

Key opposition figures in Kyrgyzstan are claiming control of the government the day after President Askar Akayev reportedly fled the country. Meanwhile, widespread unrest and looting continues in the capital city of Bishkek. 在有报道说阿卡耶夫

英闻天下——391 Venezuela's Ruling, Opposition Camps Ready for Race

The Leader of the Venezuelan opposition and presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is accusing acting President Nicolas Maduro of harming the economy. You took over the government and in one hundred days, you devaluated the currency by 50 percent,

每日一词【1176】opposition：反对派

今天我们要学的词是opposition。Opposition, 有反对派的意思。 Egypt's Vice President met with opposition groups for the first time on Sunday and offered sweeping concessions, 埃及副总统星期天首次与反对派团体会面，表示

VOA标准英语2010-Kyrgyzstan Opposition Forms Interim Gover

Former foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva says Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov has resigned, parliament has been dissolved, and she will lead the new government. Jessica Golloher | Moscow 08 April 2010 Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva gesture during a n

Free Trade Pact with US Draws Opposition in South Korea

A controversial trade pact between South Korea and the United States that becomes a reality Thursday has drawn skepticism from opposition politicians in South Korea who are not accepting it as a fait accompli. The deal, known as the Korea-U.S. Free T

Greek Opposition Leader Calls for Early Elections

A Greek opposition leader has called on Prime Minister George Papandreou to resign and repeated a call for early elections, ahead of a confidence vote expected in parliament on Friday. Antonis Samaras made the demand Thursday during a parliamentary m

Belarus holds parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott

Belarus holds parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott MINSK, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Belarus held its parliamentary elections on Sunday without the participation of main opposition parties, and the country's Central Election Commission (CEC)

VOA标准英语2010年-Malaysian Opposition Leader Intends to

In Malaysia, the politically charged trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on charges of sodomy has begun. The former deputy prime minister maintains the case is a conspiracy to end his political career. Lawyers for Anwar Ibrahim's said they inten

VOA标准英语2010年-Not Guilty Plea Entered for US Plane B

vehicle enters the garage at Federal Courthouse in Detroit before a hearing for Nigerian bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 08 Jan 2010 Terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has pleaded not guilty in a Detroit Federal courtroom to charges

英闻天下——226 Syrian Opposition Willing to Talk with Assad

Syria's top opposition leader says he's willing to sit down for talks with President Bashar Assad's government, but the statement provoked an outcry from some opposition groups. Moaz al-Khatib, President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutio

英闻天下——272 Syrian Minister: Ready for Talks with Opposition

Syrian minister of national reconciliation says he is willing to meet the Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib to begin peace talks. Ali Haidar however, says the dialogue shouldn't include any pre-existing conditions. There are no pre-conditions or