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

2006年VOA标准英语-Spanish Troops Arrive in Lebanon to Enforce Cea

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 15 September 2006 UNIFIL Spanish soldier holding M60 machine gun stands guard near navy divers as Lebanese boy looks on More international troops are arriving in Lebanon to enforce the one-month-old ceasefire between Israe

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联合国呼吁拉美国家提供人身安全保障 MEXICO CITY, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- A UN official has called on Latin American countries to battle insecurity and ensure security for their people, according to a news release reaching here on Monday.

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Prime Minister Calls for Immediate Cea

By Stephanie Ho Washington 23 July 2006 Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora says Israeli bombing of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon is forcing his country to its knees. In a television interview, the Lebanese leader said the first crucial step toward

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudan Misses Deadline to Withdraw Troops From S

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 July 2007 Sudan's government has missed a deadline to withdraw all its troops from southern Sudan as called for by a landmark peace deal. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the news could be a b

Career and Fans 'Rise Up' for Singer Andra Day

Career and Fans 'Rise Up' for Singer Andra Day Andra Day's life changed when Stevie Wonder called her on the telephone. The music superstar asked Day if he could work with her. That was almost six years ago. Stevie Wonder had heard about the singer f

VOA标准英语2008年-Olmert Says Israel Must Withdraw From 'Almost A

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will have to give up virtually all of the land it captured in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War if it wants peace with the Palestinians. Mr. Olmert, now serving as interim prime minister, made his rema

VOA标准英语2008年-Pentagon Says Iraq Withdrawal Must Be Based on

The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions. A spokesman repeated the position Tuesday in response to a statement by Iraq's

VOA标准英语10月-Ethiopian Troops to Relocate Under Somalia Ceasef

Somalia's Ethiopia-backed transitional government has agreed on a date for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from two major Somali cities in a new cease-fire deal between the government and an opposition faction. But VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in

VOA标准英语2011--Libya Conference Opens With Call for Cea

African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping has opened an international conference on Libya with a call for an immediate end to hostilities and dialogue between the Gadhafi government and rebels. But a hoped-for appearance by a Libyan rebel represent

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Iraqi Sniper Traps Two U.S. Soldiers In 'The Wall'

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: War movies don't get much smaller than The Wall. It's from the director who made the first Bourne movie, and this new film is stripped to absolute essentials - men, guns, desert. Critic Bob Mondello says as small as it is, The Wa

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Keeping up with the Joneses是一个典型的美式习语，表示“和你的富裕邻居保持同等的生活方式或质量”，这其实是一句讽刺的话，指“和左邻右舍比排场比阔气

2006年VOA标准英语-Arab League Wants UN to Press for Withdrawal of

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 09 August 2006 A delegation from the League of Arab Nations has met with the U.N. Security Council to push for revisions to the U.S.-French draft resolution aimed at a truce in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

VOA标准英语2008年-Bolivia's President Draws Strong Backing in Rec

Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared victory in a recall vote, in which exit polls showed he received more than 63 percent of ballots. Initial returns also indicate that five of eight governors in the recall also won the votes needed to remai

VOA常速英语2007-Future of Nepal's King Gyanendra in Question

By Steve Herman Kathmandu, Nepal 24 October 2007 More than a year after an interim coalition took control of Nepal's government from the unpopular King Gyanendra, politicians are debating the future of the monarchy, and the country's development. VO

VOA常速英语2008年-US Defense Secretary Calls for Dramatic Changes

By VOA News 16 April 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States needs to overhaul its approach to national security. Gates told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday there needs to be what he called a fairly dramatic change to better protect th

VOA标准英语2008年-India Thrilled After Bindra Wins Country's Firs

Indians have joyously greeted the news of the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal in an individual event. The milestone at the Olympic Games in Beijing has resulted in an outpouring of national pride. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that

VOA常速英语2008年-US Defense Chief Hopes for Further Iraq Withdra

By Al Pessin Washington 10 April 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he no longer holds out the hope that the U.S. troop level in Iraq will be down to 100,000 by the time the Bush administration leaves office in January. But he does hope fo

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia-Russia Ceasefire Fragile With Future Un

Russia and Georgia have signed a European-mediated ceasefire agreement, but each side continues to accuse the other of violating the terms. As VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London, efforts now are on diplomacy to end the fighting, but the conflict's

VOA标准英语2008年-Iraqi Government, Al-Sadr Movement Agree to Cea

By Suzanne Presto Irbil 10 May 2008 Spokesmen for the Iraqi government and the movement of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr say the two sides agreed to a truce Saturday to end weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City. Hundreds of people have be