VOA标准英语2009年-Death Toll Rises in Bangladesh Mutiny

Tanks rolled unchallenged into the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles Friday as government officials, soldiers and police began surveying a scene of carnage in wake of a two-day mutiny that may have left more 100 people dead, mostly Army officers

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1. Emergency officials in Missouri say they are surprised by how much the Mississippi River has risen in some areas. In Hannibal the river is expected to go higher than a crest prediction of 28. 7 feet. Authorities are keeping a close eye on levees

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Saddam Calls on Iraqis to Be Strong, Defeat Coalition Forces

Broadcast: Apr 04, 2003 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appeared on state television Friday, calling on Iraqis to be strong to defeat coalition forces. Mr. Hussein 's speech came a short while after an

Colombia captures top drug lord

Colombia captures top drug lord（毒枭） 哥伦比亚抓获顶级毒枭 Daniel Rendon Herrera is now in the custody of （在。。。监护下）Colombian authorities Colombian authorities have arrested the country's most wanted drug lord, the government has said. Dan

Iraqi Forces Battling IS Reach Fallujah Center

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2006年VOA标准英语-Sri Lankan Paramilitary Organizations Accused o

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VOA标准英语 Pakistani Forces Deploy in New Region Infiltrated by

Militants in Pakistan have ambushed paramilitary forces who were being rushed to a region near the capital that was recently overrun by Taliban forces from the nearby Swat valley. Witnesses say gunmen in Buner district, killed at least one of the pa

VOA标准英语2010年-More Paramilitary Groups Disarm in Nor

Two splinter paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have given up their weapons to an international commission monitoring what is known as 'decommissioning.' The two groups have for decades been waging an armed campaign against British sovereignty o

VOA标准英语2014--Separatists Hold Ukrainian Cities; Local Defense in Kyiv Stands Firm

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US, Iraqi Forces Prepare Major Attack on Najaf Insurgents

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VOA常速英语2007-Pakistani Security Forces Clash with Pro-Taliban

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 26 October 2007 Pro-Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan have clashed with paramilitary forces, a day after a deadly bomb attack on a troop transport truck in the area. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that a

VOA常速英语2007年-Afghan, NATO Forces Kill More than 50 Taliban i

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 12 December 2007 Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says Afghan and NATO forces have killed more than 50 Taliban fighters after they fled from the southern Afghan town of Musa Qala. Afghan and NATO forces re-took the town aft

Russia recruits ex-criminals into interior forces

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Forces Will Not Back Down During Afghan Transition

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Russian space forces reconnect with lost satellite

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VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistani Government Strikes New Truce Deal Wit

Pakistan's government has reached a new peace agreement aimed at stopping a militant group from threatening the northwestern city Peshawar. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad on the latest in a series of controversial agreements that critic

NATO forces in Afghanistan to move to support role "this spring"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that the NATO forces in Afghanistan will move to a support role this spring, advancing a shift that was originally set for this summer. Addressing a joint press conference wit

Italy Says US, British Forces Freed Italian Ship

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pledging more efforts to improve the competencies of the country's army. At an event to celebrate Zimbabwe's 38th Defence Forces Day, President Mnangagwa acknowledged the critical role of the country's Defen