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By Challiss McDonough Beirut 30 November 2006 The pro-Syrian opposition in Lebanon, led by Hezbollah, has called for mass protests aimed at bringing down the anti-Syrian government and replacing it with what they call a government of national unity.

voa标准英语2008-AU Welcomes Somalia President's Resignation

Africa's top peace and security official has welcomed the resignation of Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf, saying it clears the way for actions that could prevent the country from descending into chaos as Ethiopian troops withdraw. African Union

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By Alan Silverman Holllywood 17 June 2007 The biblical story of Noah and the ark gets a warm-hearted comic update in a sequel to the 2003 hit film Bruce Almighty . This time Steve Carell is the star and Alan Silverman has a look at Evan Almighty . Ev

VOA标准英语2008年-Pope Benedict Apologizes for Clergy Abuse in Au

Pope Benedict has apologized for sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia and has insisted that those responsible should be brought to justice. The pope told a mass in Sydney Saturday sexual abuse by clergy had brought shame to the Catholic

VOA标准英语2008年-Residents of Poor Areas in Mauritania's Cap

The United States said Monday the government of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe cannot be considered legitimate in the absence of a presidential runoff election. In the wake of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai's forced departure from the c

VOA标准英语2010年-End of Gadhafi's AU Presidency Stirs S

Malawi is scheduled to take over the rotating African Union presidency from Libya at an AU summit next week. But, delegates gathering for pre-summit sessions are expecting the unexpected from the outgoing president, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Lib

VOA标准英语2009年-AU Envoy Says Somalia's National Unity Governme

The African Union special envoy to Somalia said Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has assured him the national unity government now being formed will be secular. The head of the AU peacekeeping mission AMISOM is hailing Sheikh Sharif's ris

VOA标准英语2009-Zimbabwe's Unity Government Struggles to Move Ah

Zimbabwe's unity government is struggling to win financial support from western countries because very little progress is being made to resolve key outstanding issues, including those involving the Movement for Democratic Change, that prevent the go

VOA标准英语2011--Haiti's First Lady Champions Social Causes

Haiti's First Lady Champions Social Causes Sophia Martelly, the wife of Haiti's new president, Michel Martelly, is juggling the care of four children and a change of lifestyle from when she was simply the wife of a popular musician, her husband's pre

VOA标准英语2011--AU's Slow Recognition of NTC Prompts Cal

AU'sSlowRecognitionofNTCPromptsCallsforReform The African Union has finally recognized Libya's National Transitional Council, dealing another blow to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. Some African leaders say the delay in acting on Libya shows the Afric

VOA标准英语2011-AU Recognizes Tunisia's Speaker as Interi

Africa's highest security body has recognized the speaker of Tunisia's national assembly as interim leader until fresh elections are held. The African Union Peace and Security Council condemned the excessive use of force against demonstrators in Tuni

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Analysts: N. Korea's Missile Launch is Not True Military Advance North Korea blasts its way into a club of nations with long-range missile capabilities. Four launches, three failures and, finally, success. North Korean scientists watched as the rocke

World Dignitaries Present at Vatican for Pope's Inaugural Mass

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AU Troops Struggle Amid Sudan's Fragile Cease-Fire

By Raymond Thibodeaux The African Union's peacekeeping mission in Sudan is one of the organization's largest and most ambitious, with 3,300 troops to be deployed in western Sudan. Still, the mission h

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

VOA标准英语2010年-AU to Ask UN to Focus on Somalia's Glo

The African Union is urging the United Nations to boost its support for Somalia's fragile government in view of the rise of terrorist activity in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula. AU Commission Chairman Jean Ping calls the overall securit

VOA标准英语2010-Experience Hubble's Amazing View of the C

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