Deadlock Continues Over Choice for Interim Iraqi President

Stephanie Ho Iraqi, American and U.N. officials are deadlocked over who should be president in the interim Iraqi government that will take over the country June 30. Meanwhile, continuing violence clai

VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea Interim PM Says He is Not Bound

Guinea Interim PM Says He is Not Bound by Transitional Government Deal The deal states that all members of the 101-member transitional government and the existing ruling military council are barred from running in elections planned for June. Scott St

VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea Interim Government Could Help S

Regional diplomats say Guinea's new transitional government should keep to its timetable to organize elections within six months. That could help stabilize a region still recovering from conflict in Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The African

Egypt Interim Leaders Outlines Election Timetable

Egypt's Muslim brotherhood has rejected a timetable for new elections laid out by the interim President. Senior officials of the Brotherhood Essam al-Erian says the plan for a vote early next year brings the country back to square one. In a bid to ca

Iraqi Leaders Hail Signing of Interim Constitution as Histor

Iraqi Leaders Hail Signing of Interim Constitution as Historic Kerry Sheridan Iraq's interim leaders signed a new temporary constitution Friday, hailing the document as historic and one that reflects

VOA标准英语2010-Kyrgyz Interim Government Has Backing of

Interim Kyrgyz leader Roza Otunbayeva meets with petitioners from a rural village inside the Defense Ministry in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which is her temporary office, 12 Apr 2010 Kyrgyzstan's interim government is trying to cut a deal with the country'

Tunisian interim government to convene first meeting Thursda

TUNIS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian interim（临时的） government, born on Monday, is expected to convene its first meeting Thursday, amid protests against the make-up of the national unity cabinet, state TV reported Wednesday. The meeting, t

Bayern win, Dortmund suffer setback in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- German record champions Bayern Munich edged Augsburg 2-0 while defending champions Dortmund suffered a 3-2 loss against Wolfsburg at the 16th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Bundesliga front-runners Bayern Munich extended

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

VOA常速英语2007年-Tensions of Interim Trade Agreements Weigh on A

By Scott Bobb Lisbon 07 December 2007 African and European leaders are in Portugal to forge a more balanced relationship between the two continents and one of the major topics of discussion is trade. But the trade talks have been soured by tensions o

Bayern progress, Mainz shock Schalke in German Cup

BERLIN, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Mainz flabbergasted Schalke 2-1 owing to the late winner by Nicolai Mueller whereas Bayern Munich progressed into the last eight following a 2-0 win at Augsburg in DFB Pokal (German Cup) on Tuesday. Ten men Bayern booked t

Bremen held to 1-1 draw at Augsburg

BERLIN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga powerhouse Bremen surprisingly shared points with first division newbie Augsburg on Friday.Bremen failed to win the third match in row as they were unable to utilize their goal scoring opportunities. As e

Stuttgart wrap second win at German Bundesliga

Stuttgart wrap second win at German Bundesliga BERLIN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vedad Ibisevic's winner was enough to ensure Stuttgart's second victory of the season while Nuremberg and Augsburg shared point following a goalless draw to close the eighth r

Dortmund close in on Bundesgila title

BERLIN, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl scored to help his team beat Schalke 2-1 in the 140th Ruhr derby and continue its march to the Bundesliga title on Saturday. With the victory Dortmund set a new Bundesliga record o

Dortmund and Bayern win at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Juergen Klopps side wrapped the 20th win of the season at Wolfsburg while Bayern craved out a 2-1 win against Augsburg at the opener of the 29th round on Saturday. Defending champion and Bundesliga front-runner Borussia Do

Leverkusen and Schalke drop points at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Schalke shared points with Augsburg following a goalless draw and Leverkusen were also held to a draw at Freiburg while Frankfurt inflicted Hoffenheim their 12th loss of the season at the 19th round in the German Bundeslig

Hamburg draws, Augsburg wins at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hamburg were held to 1-1 draw at Nuremberg owing to the leveller by Tomas Pekhart while Augsburg defeated Dusseldorf 3-2 giving away a 3-0 lead to close the 18th round of German Bundesliga on Sunday. Nuremberg's Tomas Pekh

VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea's Camara Backs Interim Governme

Guinea's injured military leader is calling on his supporters to back plans for a transitional government. In his first public comments since being shot in the head six weeks ago, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara called for calm and national unity in the

Tunisia interim president, PM quit ruling party

TUNIS, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian interim president Foued Mebazaa and Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi quit Tunisia's ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally party (RCD) Tuesday, official TAP news agency reported. The move is in implementation（实

学个词Learn a Word 第1540-interim

今天我们要学的词是interim. Interim is spelled i-n-t-e-r-i-m, interim. Interim 做为形容词，意思是临时的。比如，interim government 临时政府。再比如，The two sides reached an interim agreement that will last for 30 days