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Georgia's parliament is calling on the government to break diplomatic relations with Russia.VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Tbilisi that the non-binding resolution was approved unanimously. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visits city of Gor
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 28 February 2007 watch Threat to US report The director of U.S. National Intelligence, Admiral Mike McConnell, says terrorism remains the preeminent threat to American security. But McConnell told the Senate Armed Service
By Michael Bowman Washington 02 August 2006 In Cuba, Vice President Raul Castro has maintained a low profile since assuming executive authority while his older brother, Fidel, recovers from intestinal surgery. Cuban officials insist the transfer of
By Al Pessin Washington 04 April 2006 Former U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, who died last week at the age of 88, was buried Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery, just outside Washington.
By Barry Newhouse/Margaret Besheer Istanbul/Kani Masi, Iraq 28 June 2007 There is growing concern in Turkey and in northern Iraq about a Turkish military buildup for a possible incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in Iraqi territory. From Istanbul,
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 31 January 2007 Israel's government says it is considering moving the West Bank security barrier eastward, farther into the West Bank to enclose two Jewish settlements. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Palestinian offi
South African officials have assured the public that extensive security measures have been put in place to provide security during the football (soccer) Confederations Cup which kicks off on Sunday. Police officers and citizens cross a street in fro
The recent rescue of an American cargo ship captain held hostage for five days by pirates off the coast of Somalia has heightened awareness of the piracy issue throughout the world. An 11 Apr 2009 French Defense Ministry photo of armed pirates and t
By Al Pessin Tokyo 20 October 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, 20 Oct 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Japan's new leaders Tuesda
Sauroposeidon probably had a brain about the size of a kittens, because it was not, unfortunately, a very smart animal. It didnt have to be. It was a food-processing plant. Sauroposeidons five senses are little more than a life-support system for the
Even if the animail managed to survive, the wounds generated from the bite, the prey dinosaur would get weaker and sicker, and the predator could then hunt it down and kill it. Bitten by a T-Rex, and youre downfall, be it now or later. And once you a
By Deborah Tate Washington 17 April 2008 A group of Democratic and Republican senators have begun drafting legislation that would require Iraq to fund more of the war costs that Americans are now paying. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 June 2008 Prospects appear to have improved for a Middle East ceasefire. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, truce efforts come amid political turmoil in Israel. An Israeli delegation is in Cairo to tr
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 January 2007 It has been a year since former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke, leaving him in a coma that ended his political career. Israelis are still lamenting his loss and reflecting on
By Ron Corben Bangkok 20 May 2006 A senior U.N. envoy has met with Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The envoy is the first high-ranking U.N. official to be allowed into Burma in m
NATO approves Turkey missile request
NATO Ready to Defend Turkey BURSSELS, BELGIUM NATO's secretary general says the alliance is prepared to defend Turkey against attacks from Syria if necessary. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance is prepared to act, but he hopes
By Ron Corben Bangkok 19 May 2007 Burma's ruling military appears to have appointed another top-ranking general to take over the duties of the country's ailing prime minister. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, regional analysts say the move is not
By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 December 2007 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that NATO's anti-Taliban tactics in Afghanistan are not working. The newly elected leader said it is critical that security in the troubled country be stabilized.
今天我们要学的词是surprise。 Surprise, 出人意料的。 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday, 美国国防部长盖茨星期一突如其来访问阿富汗。女儿生日快到了。 We plan