NPR 2011-06-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The Souris River is cresting in Minot, North Dakota even as thousands struggle with the impact of the surging river water. In Sawyer, North Dakota, restaurant owner Connie Arnhold says that she's doi

NPR 2012-02-24

President Obamas countering GOP criticism that he is to blame for rising gasoline prices. He will deliver remarks this hour in Florida on his energy polices, and hell defend the big push for green energy. Meanwhile, his reelection campaign is prepari

NPR 2010-01-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. There is no sign that the political gridlock between the White House and Congressional Republicans were clear after today's meeting in Baltimore. That's where President Obama addressed a conference of G

voa标准英语2008年-Somalia's Transitional Government Fears Withdra

Officials in Somalia's transitional federal government are expressing deep concern about the future of the government after its chief military backer and political ally, Ethiopia, announced its intention to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the en

AP 2010-07-29

1. A senior US government official says BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward is being replaced. Hayward made several gaffes, most notably wishing to have his life back and going to a yacht race while oil washed up on Gulf shores. 2. Flooding in eastern Io

NPR 2009-07-07

President Obama says a preliminary agreement reached today with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is an important step toward increasing nuclear security. We have signed a joint understanding for a follow-on treaty to the START agreement that will r

NPR 2010-07-02

The footsteps of a military honor guard carrying the casket of Senator Robert Byrd into the Senate chamber today, the West Virginia lawmaker laid in repose. He died Monday at the age of 92. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports people have been paying tribut

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Government Still Shaky, Says New US Intel

By Gary Thomas Washington 23 August 2007 A new U.S. intelligence estimate says there have been some improvements in the security situation in Iraq. It also says, however, that the Iraqi government is still unable to govern effectively and will remain

VOA标准英语2009-Insurgent Court in Somalia Delays Amputation

A court under the control of a Somali Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab has ordered four young men suspected of stealing guns and mobile phones to have a hand and a leg amputated, but the punishment was postphoned. An al-Shabab spokesman told the A

VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Government Claims Al-Shabab Execute

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 29 September 2009 Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government has condemned the execution of two men Monday by al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants and says al-Shabab murdered innocent civilians. Somali government spokesman Fa

VOA标准英语2010年-Taliban Militants Attack Bagram Airbas

U.S soldiers wait after collecting the body of an insurgent from a vineyard near the Bagram airbase after insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field, in Bagram, Afghanistan. At least 10 insurgents have b

VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Insurgent Group Now Said to be Hold

Somalia's transitional government has called for the unconditional release of two French military advisors kidnapped Tuesday in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Both men are now believed to be held captive by an Islamist extremist group with ties to al

VOA常速英语2007-Kashmir Insurgents Ban Use of Land Mines

By Shahnawaz Khan Srinigar 29 October 2007 The International Committee to Ban Land Mines has been urging nations around the world to ban land mines. While India has resisted the ban because of security issues on its borders, an alliance of insurgents

VOA常速英语2008年-Iraqi Government: Mistrust Slowing Political Pr

By Daniel Schearf Irbil 14 March 2008 The Iraqi government says a lack of trust between politicians is slowing progress on national reconciliation. Critics have warned the government needs to start providing much needed social services to Iraqis or r

2007年VOA标准英语-US Pressures Egypt to Stop Iraqi Insurgent TV B

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 January 2007 For months, Iraqi and U.S. officials have been trying to shut down a satellite television station that shows Iraqi insurgent videos and denounces the Shi'ite-led government of Iraq. But the station continu

US Money Transfers to Somalia at Risk

The international aid organization Oxfam says thousands of Somali families could be cut off from much needed aid if a U.S. bank goes through with plans to discontinue its money-wiring services at the end of this month. Last week, a small bank in the

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Government Says Reconciliation Conferenc

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 July 2007 Despite escalating insurgent violence in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the country's transitional government says the much-delayed national reconciliation conference to end the country's 16-year-old civil war will

2007年VOA标准英语-Insurgent Attacks on Afghan Civilians Rise Shar

By George Dwyer Washington 09 May 2007 A U.S. military commander has apologized for the killings of Afghan civilians by U.S. Marines in early March. Colonel John Nicholson told reporters in Afghanistan that he met Tuesday (May 8th) with the families

PBS高端访谈:缅甸佛教徒对遣返罗兴亚人表示抗议

HARI SREENIVASAN: Hundreds of majority Buddhists today protested in Myanmar over suggestions by the government that it might take back the nearly 600,000 minority Muslims who fled the country. The Rohingya, as they're known, are fleeing violence agai

经济学人:尼日利亚政府 总算点卯了

Middle East and Africa Nigeria's government 中东非洲 尼日利亚政府 At work at last 总算点卯了 After sixmonths, Nigeria's president no longer leads alone 过了六个月，尼日利亚总统才总算结束了孤立无援的窘境。 THE