轻松英语之旅23:Bin Laden dies of typhoid

[00:27.56]A leaked French intelligence document raises the possibility [00:31.35]that Osama Bin Laden died of typhoid, [00:34.51]but President Jacques Chirac said that [00:38.12]the report was in no way confirmed [00:41.24]and officials from Kabul to

Thriller movie about bin Laden's killing underway

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The filmmakers behind The Hurt Locker have been moving forward with an action thriller about bin Laden's killing after the real-life operation took place in Pakistan on Sunday. Kathryn Bigelow, who won an Academy Award f

VOA标准英语2013--Osama bin Laden Gone But Not Forgotten in Pakistan

Osama bin Laden Gone But Not Forgotten in Pakistan Osama bin Laden's life on the run lasted nearly 10 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The man who became a global symbol of anti-Western militant Islam was finally found

奥巴马全国讲话：宣布本·拉登死亡 - The Death of Osama bin Laden

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden（本拉登）, the leader of al Qaeda（基地组织头目）, and a terrorist（恐

VOA双语新闻 Bush Discusses Bin Laden Tape with Advisors

President Bush has met with senior national security advisors to discuss the newly-released videotape from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The Bush campaign says Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry is trying to use that tape to influence the ou

VOA双语新闻 Bush Says Hunt for bin Laden Continues

President George Bush says America's greatest challenge is stopping terrorist leader Osama bin Laden from attacking the country again. The president spoke at the swearing-in of the new Director of Homeland Security. 布什总统说，美国目前最大

英语新闻视频 New message from Bin Laden

An Islamic website says it will issue a new video message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden , marking the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The web site posted an image of bin Laden on a banner, saying the new video is reminiscent of

带孩子出差合适吗

Many readers were surprised when President Obama took his wife, kids and mother-in-law along on his recent trip to Russia, Italy and Ghana, based on the e-mail I'm still receiving. Some thought it was too expensive, others too dangerous. It seems str

VOA常速英语2007-White House Concerned by Leaked bin Laden Tape

By Scott Stearns White House 09 October 2007 The White House says it is concerned by the leak of a private security firm's eavesdropping on al-Qaida communications. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the company's chief says the dis

VOA常速英语2007年-What Lies Ahead for bin Laden, al-Qaida?

By Ravi Khanna Washington 12 December 2007 More than six years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, and billions of dollars spent and thousands of lives lost in the war on terror, two questions in particular go unanswered in the public m

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Reacts to Bin Laden Video

By Paula Wolfson Sydney 08 September 2007 President Bush in Sydney President Bush says the release of a new video by al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a vivid reminder of the dangers still facing the world. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Sydney, w

Obama Will Not Release bin Laden Death Photo

President Barack Obama decided Wednesday not to release photographs of al-Qaida terror network leader Osama bin Laden after he was shot and killed. The presidents decision ended three days of debate on the issue within his administration. White House

Obama: bin Laden Death is 'Good Day for America'

The day after U.S. forces killed terror network leader Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama said it is a good day for America. And, the presidents top counterterrorism adviser briefed reporters on Monday about the details of the operation that kil

Obama Announces Death of Osama Bin Laden

U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that the world's most wanted terrorist（恐怖分子 ）, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, was killed by U.S. forces on Sunday at a compound deep inside Pakistan. Mr. Obama made the announcement during a liv

US Rejects Pakistan's Criticism of bin Laden Raid

The White House says the United States expects a full and complete investigation by Pakistan into what the United States calls a presumed support network that allowed Osama bin Laden to live in Pakistan. The White House also reacted to remarks by Pak

Petraeus says capturing bin Laden still priority

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Capturing or killing al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden（奥萨马本拉登） is still a priority for the United States, David Petraeus, the general who commands all U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was quoted as saying

Pakistan deports Osama bin Laden's family members

ISLAMABAD, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Osama bin Laden's three widows and other family members were deported to Saudi Arabia on Friday, days after they completed their jail term awarded to them for entering and living in Pakistan illegally, local media repo

Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan being demolished

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The living compound of the former al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan's northwest city of Abbottabad is being demolished, said one local media report. Local Urdu TV channel Express said that the front part of bin

Officials: Bin Laden Urged Followers to Attack US

U.S. officials say Osama bin Laden's handwritten journal shows the al-Qaida leader urging his followers to focus on targeting the United States in a large-scale attack. Media reports quote the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. They

Obama Salutes Troops From bin Laden Operation

President Barack Obama has met behind closed doors with some of the secret special operations forces who killed Osama bin Laden. The president Friday thanked the units who carried out the operation against the leader of the al-Qaida terror network. A