VOA慢速英语2014 US Signs Security Agreement with Afghanistan

AS IT IS 2014-10-01 US Signs Security Agreement with Afghanistan The United States has welcomed the signing of a Bilateral Security Agreement with Afghanistan. US officials are calling the agreement, an important step in strengthening the strategic p

英闻天下——522 London Police to Review Security Plan

In light of the Boston explosions, British police are reviewing their security plan for the upcoming London Marathon. CRI's London correspondent Tu Yun has more. The London Marathon will be held this Sunday. A Metropolitan Police spokesman has said t

US Lawmakers Request More Security in Afghanistan

By Dan Robinson U.S Lawmakers have expressed renewed concern about the security situation in Afghanistan, saying more must be done to safeguard the Afghan people so they can go to the polls on October

VOA标准英语2008年-US Military: Iraqi Government Will Pay Sunni Fi

A top American commander in Iraq says the country's Shi'ite dominated government will accept responsibility for supporting more than 50,000 mostly Sunni fighters currently armed and paid by the U.S. military. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has deta

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Military Hunts for Abductors of Foreig

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 September 2007 The Nigerian military says it is leading a manhunt for gunmen who seized two foreign oil workers in the latest attack on the country's troubled oil industry. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the kidna

VOA标准英语2009-Burma, Other Asian Nations Defend Security A

Burma has defended its prosecution of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at an Asian security summit in Singapore. Delegates to the summit have urged her release along with 2,000 other political prisoners in the military-ruled country. Sri Lanka and

VOA标准英语2009-Security Reforms Needed in Guinea Bissau

Regional diplomats say reforming Guinea Bissau's security sector is crucial to stabilizing the country as it heads toward elections to replace the country's president, who was assassinated two months ago. A 2005 campaign poster lies amid trash at th

VOA标准英语2011--Thorny Issues Surround Military Terror T

Thorny Issues Surround Military Terror Tribunal at Guantanamo The Obama Administration recently reversed a decision about the trial venue for alleged 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. He and four alleged co-conspirators now face justice in a m

VOA常速英语2007-US Defense Chief Wants More Military Control of

By Al Pessin Santiago, Chile 04 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he wants to give the coalition military command in Iraq a larger role in coordinating the activity of private security contractors that operate in the country. He s

Training of Iraqi Security Force Seen as Key to January Elec

By Nick Simeone Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is holding firm to his plans for the country's first free elections to happen in January. But U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says he doubts

Stronger Asia-Europe economic cooperation takes center stage at ASEM

Vientiane, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Pledges for stronger trade promotion as well as reducing protectionism to put the world's economy on a sustainable path was the main focus of the 9th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) that concluded here on Tuesday. Leaders of

CCTV9英语新闻：15th Asia Security Summit kicks off in Singapore

The annual Shangri-La Dialogue, also known as the 15th Asia Security Summit, kicks off in Singapore today. The three-day event gathers delegations from nearly 30 countries, including military officials from China, the US, Japan, South Korea, Indonesi

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Security Council Condemns Rebel Attacks in C

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 04 February 2008 The United Nations Security Council has issued a statement expressing its grave concern over rebel groups' efforts to overthrow the government of Chad. VOA's Margaret Besheer reports from U.N. headq

China, EU pledge to strengthen defense, security cooperation

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union pledged to strengthen defense and security cooperation on Monday. The pledge came during Defense Minister Liang Guanglie's meeting with Catherine Margaret Ashton, EU high representative for for

VOA常速英语2007年-Security Improves in Iraq During 2007, But Poli

By Al Pessin Pentagon 19 December 2007 It has been an eventful year in Iraq, with a surge of U.S. forces and sweeping changes in the security situation, but efforts at national political reconciliation have lagged behind. VOA Pentagon Correspondent A

2007年VOA标准英语-US Military Plays Down Baghdad Security Progres

By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 06 June 2007 U.S. military commanders are playing down a military report that says the Baghdad security operation is moving more slowly than expected, with American and Iraqi forces now in control of about one third of B

VOA标准英语2008年-Officials: US Military Deaths in Iraq at Lowest

By Suzanne Presto Irbil, Iraq 03 June 2008 Officials in Iraq say 19 U.S. service members died in Iraq in the month of May, the lowest monthly casualty toll since the start of the war five years ago. Additional casualties already confirmed this month

Iran wraps up missile drill, warns against military aggression on country

TEHRAN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) concluded the three-day missile drill on Wednesday with Iranian military officials warning against any military aggression on the country. On the third and last day of the

China to set military zones for defense industries

China to set military zones for defense industries BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- China is considering protecting its defense-related scientific, technological and industrial facilities as military zones, according to a People's Liberation Army (PLA) o

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Shares have fallen on Asian markets after President Trump announced plans to impose tariff on steel and aluminum, triggering fears of aluminum trade war. 在特朗普总统宣布计划对钢铁和铝征收关税后，亚洲市场的股价下跌，引发