Brazilian basketball star Iziane to miss Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Iziane Castro Marques, a mainstay of the Brazilian basketball team, was cut from the Olympic squad on Friday for disciplinary reasons just eight days before the tournament. Marques, a starting small forward on the

French president says to win battle in Mali

PARIS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France and its African partners are winning the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali. We are in process of winning this battle. As I say, it is the Malian army, i

2007年VOA标准英语-Bangladesh Jails Ex-PM Zia on Corruption Charge

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 September 2007 Bangladesh's military-backed administration has arrested former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on charges of corruption. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that the heads of the country's two main politi

VOA常速英语2008年-Mali Government Attempts to Open Dialogue With

By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 March 2008 Mali's government is again trying to open a dialogue with rebels from the north of its vast country, where violence, cross-border hostage takings and the number of radical groups are escalating. Human rights acti

VOA标准英语2012--More Malians Flee to Mauritania

More Malians Flee to Mauritania Theres a growing number of Malian refugees in neighboring Mauritania. Most are being taken to a camp about 30 kilometers from the border. However, a medical aid group says theres an increasing demand at the camp for cl

VOA标准英语2010年-Mali Women Push for Girls Education

Institutions like the United Nations and World Bank are increasing their attention on girls education, but in countries like the West African nation of Mali only about half of all girls are enrolled in school. There are efforts by local people in rur

VOA标准英语2013--Acting Alone in Mali Has its Rewards and Limits

Acting Alone in Mali Has its Rewards and Limits French President Francois Hollande received a heros welcome in Mali last week. Malians lined up to thank him for sending troops to end a growing insurgency by Islamist militants. Even though the operati

VOA标准英语2013--Conflict Threatens Mali Farming

Conflict Threatens Mali Farming The conflict in northern Mali is threatening the countrys food security. Many farmers are among the hundreds of thousands of people whove been displaced. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said the next plantin

2007年VOA标准英语-Mali Brands Recent Attacks Terrorism, Plans Reg

By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 September 2007 Mali's government has denounced last week's deadly attacks in its northeastern desert region as acts of terrorism by Tuareg nomads, but Saharan experts say the government is only looking for international sympat

ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions Against Mali

Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure has officially resigned weeks after being toppled in a military coup that came just months before his term was to end. A mediator for ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, said he received Mr. To

China welcomes progress in Mali's constitutional crisis

BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China said on Monday that it welcomes the positive progress made in the settlement of Mali's constitutional crisis and appreciates the mediating efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Foreign M

U.S. welcomes French military action in Mali

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States welcomed the French military action in Mali and was providing support to the French forces, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday. It's absolutely critical to stop the offensive

French soldier killed in northern Mali: Hollande

PARIS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A French soldier has been killed while fighting Islamist rebels in northern Mali, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday. A legionnaire from the 22nd parachute regiment has died in a clash with Islamists in nort

Mali Rebels Gain Ground in North

Separatist Tuareg rebels in Mali attacked the northern garrison town of Gao on Saturday, one day after taking the town of Kidal. The advances come as the military government scrambles to avoid sanctions by the regional bloc ECOWAS. Residents of Gao t

英闻天下——122 ECOWAS Military Chiefs to Respond to Mali Crisis

Military commanders from across West Africa have gathered in Mali's capital, Bamako, to discuss plans for an immediate deployment of troops to dislodge Islamist extremists occupying the country's north. Nigerian army Major General Shehu Abdul-Kadir:

英闻天下——155 Fighting Continues in Mali

Fighting raged in one Mali town on Thursday, air strikes hit another and army troops raced to protect a third, on the seventh day of the French-led military intervention to wrest back Mali's north from al Qaida-linked groups. West African troops bega

英闻天下——343 France Calls for UN to Send a Force in Mali

France has called on the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to take over the French military mission. French ambassador to the UN Gerard Araud made the request during a Security Council meeting. We are asking to the Secretary-General to make

US Calls for End to Military Takeover in Mali

The United States is calling for the restoration of civilian authority in Mali, after soldiers on Thursday announced they have taken power in a coup d'tat. U.S. officials are reconsidering non-humanitarian assistance to Mali, following the takeover.

英闻天下——244 France Considers Mali Withdrawal from March

France has announced it may pull troops out of Mali as early as next month. It comes as troops secure the key northern city of Kidal. French troops are also expected to hand over Timbuktu to African forces this week. Meanwhile France is calling for t

英闻天下——235 Mali Operation to be Handed over to UN: Biden

Mali's Foreign Affairs minister says his country is no Afghanistan. Tieman Coulibaly, speaking while in Paris, says the military intervention in his country is fighting a global threat. We must continue pushing them up north and then over there, ther