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路易斯安那遭遇历史性洪水 已致11人死亡 play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0002:14repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. O
The U.S. state of California has been suffering a historic drought. Three years ago, its governor declared a drought state of emergency. Late last year, 97 percent of California was in drought. But today, the U.S. drought monitor says less than 60 pe
Oxfam: Power, Water Shortages in Goma As fighting continues in the eastern DRC between government forces and M23 rebels, the humanitarian crisis is growing worse. Oxfam says its stepping up efforts to help about 80,000 people in and around Goma, the
First story today takes us to the Southern European nation of Italy. A powerful earthquake struck there last week, its epicenter in the central part of the country. It killed at least 281 people, most of them in a historic city named Amatrice. Many p
By Cindy Saine Washington 24 August 2007 Senator John Warner The U.S. military commander in one of Iraq's troubled areas has rejected a call by influential Republican Senator John Warner to begin withdrawing U.S. troops by the end of this year. Army
By Parke Brewer Turin, Italy 16 February 2006 Compared to other Olympic sports, snowboarding has not been around very long. But it is a sport the International Olympic Committee wanted very much to ha
By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 January 2007 Rebels in Chad say they have seized a second town in the remote northeast as they resume low-intensity hit and run operations against the government. Government officials deny reports that Chadian soldiers have ce
By Phuong Tran Dakar 07 September 2007 U.S. military officials are conducting an anti-terrorism training exercise called Flintlock in the Saharan desert with hundreds of military officers from mostly Africa. Some analysts say the U.S. Trans-Saharan C
By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 July 2007 South Korea says kidnappers who killed a South Korean hostage in Afghanistan will be held accountable for their actions. As family and friends of the victim mourn, South Korean negotiators are trying to save the lives
Chinese Farmer Bikes to Olympic Games Chen Guanming says he loves being in London for the Olympics - and thats a good thing since it took him two years to get here. He road across 16 countries on this pedicab, all the way from his home in eastern Chi
Euro 2012 Brings Ukraine Closer to Europe With around 1 million football (soccer) fans expected to cross the Polish and Ukrainian frontier during the European Championship, border authorities on both sides are cooperating in a rare show of unity. Ukr
Marathon Attracts Sports Tourists to Kenyas Masai Mara It's called The World's Wildest Marathon, and it drew more than 1600 athletes from around the world to a Kenyan game reserve last week. This was the third running of the Masai Mara Marathon - and
By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 November 2009 The European Union plans to train hundreds of Somali security forces and possibly expand its anti-piracy mission off Somalia's coast in an effort to bring stability to the war-torn Horn of Africa nation. The agr
--So there it is the Orange River, resplendent in all its glory. It's journeyed all the way across the South Africa before making this dramatic plunge, the lifeblood of the area.--This has been my most remote walk so far, and we've crossed some prett
Starting with a big new step for America's food supply. The FDA has approved genetically modified apples that won't brown as quickly and potatos that won't bruise. But not anyone is on board, McDanold says it won't use GMO potatos, neither will ?, a
By Brian Wagner Miami 04 September 2007 Two hurricanes have hit Latin America within the span of a few hours, with Henriette charging ashore on Mexico's Baja California peninsula and Felix slamming into Central America. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner r
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 05 September 2007 Residents in eastern Congo say the United Nations peacekeeping mission is not doing enough to stop the clashes that erupted this week between the army and renegade forces. The fighting has left dozens dead, a
Recovery work is underway in the French Alps following the crash of passenger plane on a flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, Germany. 144 passengers and 6 crew members were on board the Germanwings Airbus A320 when it went down. There are no survivo
Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed election is being closely monitored by tens of
U.S. President George Bush has expressed solidarity with the people of Pakistan in a phone call with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Mr. Bush talked earlier to former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. 美国总统布什在跟巴基斯坦总理吉