VOA标准英语2011--Libyan Rebels Move on Gadhafi's Hometown

Libyan opposition forces are fighting for control of Sirte, the hometown of their avowed enemy, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The rebels have taken swift advantage of a U.N.-backed military campaign that is now under NATO command. Government forces

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Gadhafi Says Other Nations Should Follow Libya's Example

Roger Wilkison Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has hailed his first visit to Europe in 15 years as historic and followed up his renunciation of weapons of mass destruction with a pledge to work for worl

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Say Uzbekistan Fears Outside Inter

By Stephanie Ho Washington 29 March 2006 Experts say they believe the ongoing crackdown against foreign organizations in Uzbekistan is due to Uzbek government fears of what they call

2006年VOA标准英语-Uzbekistan Clamps Down on Political Opposi

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 06 March 2006 A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced the leader of the country's main opposition movement - Sanjar Umarov - to nearly 11 years in prison for alleged economic crimes

2006年VOA标准英语-Iranian Religious Leader Urges Support for Hezb

By Gary Thomas Tehran 14 July 2006 A senior Iranian religious leader Friday defended Hezbollah and called on Muslims and non-Muslims alike to rally to its support. Iran has had a long and close association with Hezbollah, which the U.S. lists as a t

VOA标准英语2008年-Gadhafi Seeks Revenge Following Son's Arrest in

Tensions between Switzerland and Libya are continuing to escalate as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi enacts a number of retaliatory measures to protest the recent arrest of his son and wife in Geneva. The son, Hannibal Gadhafi and his wife were arrest

voa标准英语2008年-Gadhafi's Son Meets Senior US Officials

A son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi met senior Bush administration officials Tuesday in another sign of improved U.S.-Libyan relations. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi sees Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday. VOA's David Gollust reports from the

VOA标准英语2009-Libya's Gadhafi Lashes Out at US

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi has lashed out at the United States by likening the 1986 U.S. Strikes on Libya to Osama bin Laden's terror attacks on the United States in 2001. He was speaking Thursday in Rome, where he is on a three-day official visi

VOA标准英语 Egyptian Security Forces Scour The Sinai For Hezboll

Egyptian police searched a mountainous part of the Sinai peninsula, Monday, trying to find 13 men thought to belong to a Hezbollah cell planning attacks against Israeli tourists. The search was launched after authorities interrogated 49 suspects now

VOA标准英语2009年-Libyan Leader Gadhafi Presides Over Mauritania

Libyan head of state Moammar Gadhafi is in Mauritania, where he opened multi-lateral talks aimed at resolving the months-old political crisis there. Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi (file photo) In his capacity as current head of the African Union, Li

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Pounds Lebanon for Seventh Day, Hezbolla

By Sonja Pace Haifa 18 July 2006 View Bush Mideast comments (Real) - Download 10mb A barrage of Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israel, killing one man and injuring at least 14 others, while Israel continued its bombardment and air strikes of Lebanon

2006年VOA标准英语-Uzbekistan Forces International NGOs to Le

By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 March 2006 The government of Uzbekistan is cracking down against Western organizations in the country in what some regional analysts see as a backlash against the United

2006年VOA标准英语-Human Rights Group Slams Hezbollah Civilian Att

By Gary Thomas London 14 September 2006 The international human rights group Amnesty International has criticized the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah for its actions during the recent conflict with Israel. The report follows a earlier one tha

VOA常速英语2007年-World Loses Many Well-Known International Figur

By Barry Unger Washington 14 December 2007 The year 2007 saw the passing of many well-known international figures who left a lasting impression. VOA's Barry Unger takes a look back at some of these people. Jim Bertel narrates. Former Russian Presiden

英语杂谈：51 The One With George Stephanopoulos

[Scene: Central Perk, everyone is there except Joey.] Monica: Alright. Phoebe? Phoebe: Okay, okay. If I were omnipotent for a day, I would want, um, world peace, no more hunger, good things for the rain-forest...And bigger boobs! Ross: Yeah, see.. yo

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Warplanes Hit Hezbollah Targets in Beir

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 03 August 2006 watch Air Strikes Continue Lebanese men inspect a destroyed bridge after it was attacked by an Israeli air strike in the northern Lebanese region of Akkar, near the Syrian border, August 2, 2006 Israel resumed

VOA标准英语2009年-US Won't Follow British Lead on Hezbollah Dialo

Two senior U.S. diplomats are due to arrive in Damascus Saturday in a visit upgrading the level of U.S.-Syrian contacts. Officials here said the Obama administration has no intention of matching the British opening to Hezbollah, which has long been

Actos prevents diabetes in high-risk people

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study has found that Actos, a medicine treats onset diabetes, could also reduce the diabetes(糖尿病) risk in people with prediabetes. The study, which was published Wednesday in New England Journal of Medicin

VOA常速英语2008年-Israel on High Alert Following Death of Hezboll

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 February 2008 Israel put its embassies on high alert and advised Jewish institutions around the world to be on guard against possible attacks, following the assassination of a senior Hezbollah leader Tuesday in Damascus. VO