Millions Displaced by Violence, Disasters

More than 30 million people were displaced within their own countries last year. That number comes from a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council. The two groups blame criminal violence and natural

VOA常速英语2007年-Red Cross: Sexual Violence in DRC's North Kivu

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 November 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross says sexual violence against women and girls in the North Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo is among the worst it has ever seen. Lisa Schlein reports for

US Condemns Violence in Haiti by Aristide Supporters

By David Gollust The United States Tuesday condemned what it said is a campaign of political violence in Haiti by supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide that is complicating flood-disas

Violence Escalates in the Netherlands in the

By Lauren Comiteau A 15-hour stand-off between police and suspected terrorists ended in The Hague Wednesday evening with two arrests of people police say belonged to a

VOA标准英语2008年-Violence Escalates in Zimbabwe One Month Before

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 27 May 2008 As Zimbabwe braces itself for a runoff in the presidential election, violence against people loyal to the Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC, has reached unprecedented levels. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai sa

2007年VOA标准英语-US Military Says Violence in Iraq Has Increased

By Jim Randle Baghdad 26 September 2007 Iraqi officials say bombings have killed more than 20 people in northern Iraq and Baghdad, a sharp increase in violence after an apparent lull. A spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq says the spike in attack

VOA标准英语2008年-Violence Against Women Widespread in Northern I

By Suzanne Presto Irbil, Iraq 28 May 2008 An Amnesty International report on worldwide human rights says violence against women is widespread in northern Iraq. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from the northern city of Irbil. In its report, Amnesty Inter

VOA标准英语2008年-Violence in India's Bengal Claims Lives, Forces

By Nilanjana Bhowmick Nandigram, India 29 May 2008 India's rapid economic development is taking a toll on some segments of the population, and a recent village council election in a district of west Bengal, where the ruling party was ousted after 30

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Growing Drug Violence Sh

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. More than six thousand people died last year in Mexico's drug wars. So far this year the violence has only gotten worse. More than one thousand people have already been killed. Police have become common tar

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Erupts After Gusmao Named East Timor P

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 06 August 2007 Xanana Gusmao (File) Violence erupted in East Timor after former president Xanana Gusmao was appointed prime minister. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports the nomination was made more than a mo

VOA标准英语10月-Thai Public Calls for Talks to End Violence

In Thailand, the government and opposition groups are being urged to restart talks after bloody street clashes. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the opposition Democrat Party says a full investigation into the violence on both sides must be carri

VOA常速英语2007年-Iraqis Returning Home as Violence Declines

By Mil Arcega Washington 05 December 2007 Thousands of Iraqis who fled the fighting in their country are now returning home as the violence declines. The Bush administration sees this as proof that the U.S.-led troop surge is working. But a top U.S.

VOA常速英语2008年-Violence in Kenya Leaves Hundreds of Thousands

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 21 February 2008 In Kenya, violence that began shortly after elections in December is blamed for the deaths of more than 1,000 people and the displacement of 600,000 othe rs. Many who fled their homes now live in church comp

US Gun Violence Task Force Holds First Meeting

WHITE HOUSE A gun violence task force, created by President Barack Obama and headed by Vice President Joe Biden, held its first meeting Thursday to begin to seek solutions to gun violence in the wake of the massacre of children and adults at an eleme

Obama campaigns against gun violence

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday went all out against gun violence, using two public appearances to stress the issue, hammering home his message of tougher gun control. Obama tackled the issue directly with a camp

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Continues After Gusmao Named East Timo

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 07 August 2007 Scattered violence continued a day after independence hero Xanana Gusmao was named the new prime minister of East Timor. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Australian troops guard empty road

Death toll in communal violence rises to 77 in northeast India

NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from communal violence in the northeast Indian state of Assam has risen to 77 after four more bodies were recovered Wednesday, reported Press Trust of India. Two bodies, that of a male and a female from th

New violence hits Afghan capital

Fresh violence has erupted in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on the eve of the country's presidential election. Explosions and gunfire were heard as troops battled insurgents who raided a bank a few hundred metres from the presidential compound, killing

Mullen says violence in Afghanistan likely to rise

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Violence in Afghanistan（阿富汗） is likely to rise as Spring comes, and the country remains the focus of U.S. national security strategy（战略）, said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf

Violence takes mental health toll on women

BEIJING, August 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Women who experience any form of gender-based violence are at greater risk of mental health disorders and related dysfunction and disability, according to Australian researchers Wednesday. Those who'd been through at