今天我们要学的词是assassination。 Assassination, 是刺杀的意思。巴基斯坦反对党领袖布托去年年底遇刺。Bhutto's assassination threw Pakistan into turmoil, 布托的遇刺让巴基斯坦陷入了混乱。Detectives from

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The International Red Cross is warning about an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Libyan city of Sirte. They say food, water and medicine are quickly running out. The city has been under intense fighting between the rebels and forces loyal to Colo

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After days of steadily rising, Rockhampton's floodwaters should finally peak today. The Fitzroy River is expected to reach 9.4 metres, putting other 400 homes under threat. More than 500 people have already evacuated their homes. And St George in the

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Ahead of Friday's 50th anniversary of the slaying of President John F.Kennedy, President Barack Obama today is paying tribute to Kennedy's legacy. He joined former President Bill Clinton in laying a wreath at Kennedy's grave. Earlier in the day, Obam

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Naguib Mahfouz was born in 1911 and died in 2006. He was an Egyptian novelist and winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is considered as the father of modern Arabic literature and is popular throughout the Arab world. Many of his books we

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Jos Ramos-Horta (born 1949) is the second Prime Minister of East Timor and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. He has spent most of his life fighting for and serving his people. He was a founder of a group that fought against the Indonesian occupation of his

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 March 2008 Christians around the world are celebrating Easter Sunday, marking the resurrection of Jesus. Robert Berger was in the midst of the faithful at Jerusalem's holy places and filed this VOA report. Christians cel

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 21 November 2006 Lebanon's minister of industry, a vocal anti-Syrian cabinet member, has been shot and killed in a Christian suburb of Beirut. The assassination comes at a politically tense time in the Lebanese capital. L

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By Paula Wolfson White House 27 December 2007 President Bush has condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. VOA correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. President Bush says those responsible for th

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A US official says federal investigators have connected the Sony Pictures hacking to North Korea. North Korea denies involvement. Its described the hacking attack as a righteous deed,after Sony produced a movie about a fictional plot to assassinate t

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The United Nations secretary-general has appointed a three-person commission to investigate the circumstances of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination in December 2007. The commission will begin its work on July 1. In Februa

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亚伯拉罕林肯遇刺150周年 葬礼重现世人表达缅怀之情 150 years ago on a wind-swept spot near Lake Michigan in Chicago, the coffin holding the remains of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln began a somber return to his hometown of

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There are fresh twists today in the apparent assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un. The brother, Kim Jong Nam, died last week at an airport in Malaysia. Security footage showed that two women pois

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The Coalition has been left for red faced by an embarrassing backflip on its Internet safety policy. The original document released online yesterday contained plans for a compulsory Internet filter to block adult content. Opposition leader Tony Abbot

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By Gary Thomas Washington 14 February 2008 Voters in Pakistan are set to go to the polls Monday in elections for the lower house of parliament and the four provincial assemblies. As VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the elections and their afte

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Syrians Protest UN Report on Hariri Killing 叙利亚人对联合国关于哈里里遇害的报告表示抗议 Tens of thousands of protesters thronged central Damascus , waving Syrian flags and photo

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 15 October 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is going ahead with his planned trip to Iran, despite reports of an assassination plot against him in that country. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has details.

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Unidentified gunmen have fired on the motorcade of Pakistan's prime minister, but officials said he was not in his vehicle at the time of the attack. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from the Pakistani capital the shooting took place on the busy highway

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 03 January 2008 The party of the slain Pakistani opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, is demanding the United Nations lead the investigation into Ms. Bhutto's assassination. But the Pakistani government insists a Scotl

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