VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia's Parliament Urges Breaking Diplomatic

Georgia's parliament is calling on the government to break diplomatic relations with Russia.VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Tbilisi that the non-binding resolution was approved unanimously. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visits city of Gor

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Here is a summary of the news. Shots are fired in a south London street by escaping bank robbers. Four rock fans die in a stampede at a concert Chicago. And how an Air France Concorde was involved in

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Here is a summary of the news. Shots are fired in a south London street by escaping bank robbers. Four rock fans die in a stampede at a concert Chicago. And how an Air France Concorde was involved in the closest recorded miss in aviation history? Sho

SCIENCE REPORT - Pine Island Glacier

SCIENCE REPORT – February 20, 2002: Pine Island Glacier By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Scientists have expressed much interest in the development of a huge new ice

VOA慢速英语-IN THE NEWS - Attack on Georgia Adds to Concerns Abo

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russia has come under increasing international pressure in the week since it attacked Georgia. That followed a Georgian attempt to take control of the capital of South Ossetia, a pro-Russian area. Russian

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia Criticizes Russian Parliament Support f

Georgia has dismissed the Russian parliament's vote calling for recognition of the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Tbilisi reports Georgian officials are pleading with western countries to step up pressure on

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia says Russia Acting 'Imperialist'

Georgians are reacting with a mixture of concern and fury at the Russia's decision to recognize the independence of two separatist territories within Georgia. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Tbilisi reports senior Georgian officials are urging the West to v

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia-Russia Tensions Continue to Simmer

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 20 May 2008 Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera describes recent de

VOA标准英语10月-Georgia - At Crossroads Throughout History

A brief war with Russia two months ago thrust the small Caucasus nation of Georgia into the international limelight again and sparked sharp exchanges between Moscow and the West. Georgia has been at a strategic crossroads throughout history and rema

VOA常速英语2007年-Georgia's Besieged President Calls Early Electi

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 08 November 2007 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who is mired in a deep political crisis, Thursday agreed to call early presidential elections and said he would lift the state of emergency. In this background re

美国国家公共电台 NPR Another Storm Victim — Pecan Groves In Southwest Georgia

Another Storm Victim Pecan Groves In Southwest Georgia NOEL KING, HOST: When Hurricane Michael plowed through southwest Georgia, it hit that area's farms like a bomb. Cotton fields near harvest were blown bare, and decades-old pecan groves were level

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Georgia O'Keeffe

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Georgia O'Keeffe By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Sunday, September 12, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special Englis

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia Orders Cease-Fire in South Ossetia

Georgia says it has ordered its troops in the breakaway region of South Ossetia to cease fire, after withdrawing its troops from South Ossetia's capital. There was no direct response from Russia to Georgia's offer to negotiate an end to three days o

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia Conflict Casts Shadow Over US-Russian R

Diplomatic efforts are continuing in an effort to secure a cease-fire in Georgia and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the former Soviet Republic. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at what the current

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia-Russia Ceasefire Fragile With Future Un

Russia and Georgia have signed a European-mediated ceasefire agreement, but each side continues to accuse the other of violating the terms. As VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London, efforts now are on diplomacy to end the fighting, but the conflict's

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia Crisis Hurts Russian Relations with Wes

Two days after Russia and Georgia agreed to a cease-fire, the truce has yet to be fully implemented and Russian forces have yet to leave Georgian territory. Added to that has been a raging war of words and thinly veiled threats. In this report from

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia Asks China for Help With Russia

Georgia has asked China to use its influence to push for a resolution to a territorial flare-up with Russia. Georgian troops have pulled out of the breakaway province of South Ossetia after being overwhelmed by Russian forces. Daniel Schearf reports

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia Key to Democracy Building in Caucasus

Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia, especially over the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and Georgia's bid to become part of NATO. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at why

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia Votes in Favor of NATO

By Peter Fedynsky Tbilisi 06 January 2008 Georgia's snap presidential election on Saturday included a non-binding referendum on whether the country should join NATO. An overwhelming majority voted in favor of such membership. VOA Correspondent Peter

VOA标准英语10月-Russian Troops Withdraw from Georgia, But Is It E

The European Union has welcomed the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgian territory as was stipulated by a cease-fire agreement between Moscow and Tbilisi, but views are mixed as to whether the Russians have fully complied with the conditions o