英闻天下——612 France Probing Bombing near Embassy

France is investigating a car bomb that took place outside the French embassy in the Libya capital Tripoli. Two French guards and several residents have been injured in Tuesday's attack. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has flown out to Tripoli

CNN 2011-08-25

The situation is still very fluid. There remains degree of uncertainty and there are still regime elements who pose a threat. But this much is clear: The Gaddafi regime is coming to an end, and the future of Libya is in the hands of its people. In ju

创新英语-Libya: Gaddafi’s Son Warns of “Rivers of Blo

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Seif has warned of rivers of blood in a televised statement. He said Libya was in danger of civil war if the pro-democracy protestors did not stop their demonstrations. He told Libyans that his father was too stron

NPR 2011-06-06

Agricultural officials say they think an organic farm in northern Germany was the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 2,000 people in Europe. Twenty-two people have died. Investigators traced the bacteria to beansprouts

NPR 2011-10-21

President Obama is calling this a momentous day for Libya hours after the world learned that ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi was dead. Today, we can definitely say that the Gaddafi regime has come to an end. The last major regime strongholds have fal

NPR 2011-10-22

President Obama is calling all American troops home from Iraq before year's end, closing a long and deeply divisive chapter in US history. After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over. Washington and Baghdad have been unable to reach a

CNN 2011-06-05

Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. And this is CNN Student News. It's June 2nd, and in our penultimate program of the school year, we're starting things off on Wall Street. Talking about the stock market and yesterday was not a good one. Experts used the Dow Jones I

万花筒 2011-06-14&06-16 卡扎菲给部队发伟哥？

--There are allegations that leader Muammar Gaddafis troops have been using rape as a tool of war. And the International Criminal Court is gathering evidence that Libyan leadership has acquired a large quantities of drugs for its soldiers in an appar

CNN 2011-05-13

We feel very confident from the modeling that the water has done what is going to do. What I say that is with a lot of caution in mind because we don't know that for certain. And so I think people have to understand that we consider this still a litt

NPR 2011-04-03

Three hundred Southwest Airline's flights have been canceled as the company and federal officials review a sudden mid-flight Boeing 737 fuselage tear. A passenger aboard the afternoon flight out of Phoenix yesterday said, You could see the sky. Seven

AP 2011-07-05

1. Greece is said to get a vital loan installment by July 15th. The nation is struggling financially and needs the money to prevent defaulting on its debt which could lead to a worldwide crisis. 2. The US and Spain say Muammar Gaddafi's threats of re

每日一词【1194】assistance：帮助

今天我们要学的词是assistance。Assistance, 是帮助的意思。美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿星期天表示， The Obama administration stands ready to offer 'any type of assistance' to Libyans seeking to oust Muammar Gaddafi, 美国政府

Gaddafi seen meeting bomber on TV

Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has defied strong criticism from the UK and the US by meeting Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi on Libyan TV. The pair were shown embracing and talking, while Col Gaddafi also spoke to Megrahi's family. The Sco

VOA标准英语2009年-AU Leaders Agree to Disagree on Gaddafi's Union

An African Union summit has ended in confusion over the future of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's dream of establishing a continental government. Mr. Gaddafi appears determined to push toward creation of a United States of Africa during his year as

War clouds hover over Tripoli

TRIPOLI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- War clouds are gathering over here as Western forces have started launched air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces after a no-fly zone is imposed on Libya. At around 02:30 a.m. local time (00:30 GMT) o

Son of Gaddafi killed in NATO strike: spokesman

TRIPOLI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in NATO's strike against Gaddafi's house, said a spokesman of the Libyan government. The NATO attack against Gaddafi's house resulted in the

AP 2011-04-05

1. Muammar Gaddafi has issued a defiant statement after two high-profile departures from his regime, and is calling on leaders of countries attacking his forces to resign. The Libyan news agency says Gaddafi accused Western leaders of warning to crea

AP 2011-03-07

1. The man accused of gunning down two American airmen at the airport in Frankfurt has been ordered held in prison. A German security official says the ethnic Albanian Muslim has confessed targeting the US military. 2. President Barack Obama says Lib

AP 2011-03-09

1. President Barack Obama's chief of staff says the administration is looking at the nation's oil reserves as it considers options for dealing with the spike in gas prices. William Daley says officials are concerned about the impact of oil prices on

Obama opposes sending troops to Libya

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama still opposes sending U.S. ground troops to Libya, Deputy White House Spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday. Earnest said the president's position on the matter has not changed. He made the sta