VOA常速英语2007-Senegal Demands Probe into Attack on AU Troops i

By Kari Barber Dakar 01 October 2007 The government of Senegal is warning it will consider pulling its troops out of the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur if steps are not taken to guarantee the safety of their contingent. At least 10 Africa

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David Tang到Players杂志社求职面试，考官是杂志社经理Fred Dixon。 F: Ok...what do you think are your biggest weaknesses? D: Hmm...I'd say that my biggest weakness is a tendency to be a bit of a perfectionist. Sometimes I get too close

'Political Attack Dogs' Add Color to US Presidential Campaig

Ted Landphair Earlier this month, an open microphone caught Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in an unguarded moment, muttering to supporters about the Republican opposition.

Bush: Pre-9/11 Document Did Not Include 'Time and Place of a

Bush: Pre-9/11 Document Did Not Include 'Time and Place of an Attack' Paula Wolfson President Bush says he received no information prior to September 11, 2001, indicating a terrorist attack on America

每日一词【764】cyber attack：网络攻击

今天我们要学的词是cyber attack。 Cyber attack 网络攻击。Web sites of a number of South Korean government agencies were paralyzed by a suspected cyber attack on Wednesday, 韩国很多政府网站星期三陷入瘫痪状态，怀疑是由

VOA标准英语2008年-Suicide Attack in Algeria Kills Dozens

Algeria's Interior Ministry says a suicide car bombing in front of a police school near Algiers has killed more than 40 people and injured dozens more. Ricci Shryock has more from our West Africa regional bureau in Dakar. Gendarmes stand at the site

VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistan Denies Involvement in Karzai Attack

Pakistan has rejected as baseless and irresponsible Afghan allegations that its spy agency was behind a recent assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai. The two countries are allies in the U.S-led war on terror, but accusations that Taliban i

voa标准英语2008-Mumbai Attack Tests City's Reputation for Resili

The vibrant seaport city, Mumbai, in southern India, usually is quick to bounce back from catastrophes like bombings, communal riots and monsoon floods. But the most recent terror attack is testing its reputation for resilience. Mumbai is limping ba

VOA标准英语2009年-N. Korea Threatens Attack on South If Vess

North Korea says even minor attempts by South Korea or the United States to interfere with its shipping will trigger what it calls a return to a state of war. Pyongyang vows it will not be bound by the terms of a 56-year-old armistice, if South Kore

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Capital Tense Following Air Strikes, Pre

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 10 January 2007 Tensions are running high in Somalia's capital Wednesday following a U.S. air strike on al-Qaida hideouts in the south and a statement by the interim president that ousted Islamist leaders should be punished

VOA常速英语2007年-New Attack in Mauritania Raises Fears of Terror

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 28 December 2007 Mauritania is investigating a second deadly attack less than five days after four French tourists were killed. The government is blaming the killings on a terrorist organization. In the latest attack, four sold

VOA常速英语2008年-Gunmen Attack Israeli Embassy in Mauritania

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 01 February 2008 Suspected Islamic militants attacked the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, early Friday. Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, two Mauritanians and a French woman were wounded when the attac

Mexican Olympic medalist dies of heart attack

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Mexican Olympic race walker Noe Hernandez died of a heart attack on Wednesday after being shot in the head. The 34-year-old, 2000 Sydney Olympics runner-up, died on his way to the hospital following two heart attacks

2007年VOA标准英语-Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 13 in Pakistan Capita

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 July 2007 A suicide bomb blast ripped through a crowded anti-government rally in central Islamabad, just minutes before the country's suspended chief justice was set to appear. From Islamabad, VOA Correspondent Benjamin

每日一词【1103】attack ad：带有攻击性的广告片

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VOA标准英语2008年-US Says Yemen Embassy Attack Bears Hallmarks of

The State Department says the attack on the U.S. embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, was apparently an attempt by terrorists to breach the walls of the heavily-guarded facility. Officials say the attack bore all the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operat

VOA标准英语2008年-Republicans Attack Democratic Policies at Conve

Republicans put their convention back on track Tuesday in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a televised satellite address from U.S. President George Bush, and speakers who praised the character of Republican nominee-to-be John McCain, while sharply attackin

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel Backs Away From Threat to Attack Iran

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 June 2008 Israel is backing away from a threat to attack Iran. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Shaul Mofaz (file photo) Israeli defense officials have rejected comments by Cabinet Minister Shaul

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The suicide bomber who killed 7 CIA employees on a US base in eastern Afghanistan was seen, on Saturday, in a pre-attack video alongside Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. In the video, Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi, a Jordanian, says he w

Heart attack victims get faster help

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- More than 90 percent of U.S. heart attack patients who need the lifesaving procedure receive it within just 90 minutes of being admitted to the hospital, according to a study released Monday in the journal Circulation.