Russian Energy Contractors Ambushed in Iraq

Bill Gasperini Workers for a Russian energy contractor in Iraq are being pulled out of the country following the killing of two employees in an ambush near Baghdad Wednesday. The Russian government sa

Leader of Belarus Seeks to Prolong Rule

By Bill Gasperini The authoritarian leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus is seeking to extend his rule in a controversial referendum that would amend the country's constitution, and allow h

Brazilian President appoints new Sports Minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday appointed Aldo Rebelo as the country's new Sports Minister. Rebelo, who is expected to take office on Monday, replaces Orlando Silva, who stepped down on Wednesday fol

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Athletes Go for More Gold at World Athl

By David Byrd Osaka, Japan 28 August 2007 Russian athletes will be in the spotlight, Tuesday, at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. As VOA's David Byrd reports, world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia hopes to capture another

voa标准英语2008年-Bush Administration 'Disappointed' by Russian M

The Bush administration is repeating its disappointment with Russia's stated intention to deploy missiles near Poland if the United States goes ahead with a planned missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic. As VOA's Michael Bowman rep

Russian-Born Millionaire Wins Lithuania Ballot

By Stefan Bos Lithuanian election officials say a party led by a Russian-born millionaire has won the initial round of the country's first parliamentary ballot since it joined the European Union and N

2018年CRI Belo Monte a big step for "Belt and Road" Initiative in Brazil

The Belo Monte phase two project is the first ultra high-voltage(UHV) transmission overseas project that China has invested in independently. It's also a big step for the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America. Here is more on this ongoing project

【英音模仿秀】在贝洛奥利藏特的备赛生活

模仿句子： Well, here I am standing in the middle of Minas Tennis Club. And at first sight, it looks a bit like an upmarket holiday resort as you can probably hear this is where the wealthy of Belo Horizonte come to unwind. 翻译： 现在我正站

FIFA set to grant free World Cup entry to indigenous

FIFA set to grant free World Cup entry to indigenous RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Football world governing body FIFA has reportedly accepted a Brazilian government proposal to offer free entry at the 2014 World Cup to the country's indigenous

英文歌曲:Rihanna - Russian Roulette

Rihanna - Russian Roulette Russian Roulette Rihanna Take a breath, take it deep Calm yourself, he says to me If you play, you play for keeps Take a gun, and count to three I'm sweating now, moving slow No time to think, my turn to go [Chorus--http://

中国技术打造巴西电力高速公路

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's State Grid Brazil Holding won a contract Thursday to build a gigantic transmission line for the Belo Monde hydroelectric dam, located deep in the Amazon rainforest. In an auction realized at the Sao Paulo S

Russian, Chinese warships start joint sea exercise

QINGDAO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Russian warships on Tuesday left a naval base in the eastern Chinese harbor city of Qingdao to start a joint exercise in the Yellow Sea. The Chinese navy's missile destroyer DDG-112 Harbin and other warships

前巴西中场若苏埃加盟米内罗竞技

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- German first division club Wolfsburg has confirmed the departure of midfielder Josue to Brazil's Atletico Mineiro on a free transfer. The 33-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Belo Horizonte outfit, Wolf

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Ambassador Says It's Too Soon For UN to

By Suzanne Presto New York 16 August 2007 Russia's ambassador to the United Nations says the Security Council should not take any action on Georgian allegations that Russia violated its airspace until after officials of the two countries carry out th

The Russian Baby

Morris and Becky were delighted when finally their long wait to adopt a baby came to an end. The adoption center called and told them they had a wonderful Russian baby boy, and the couple took him without hesitation... On the way home from the adopti

Russian space forces reconnect with lost satellite

MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Space Forces has re-established contact with a military satellite, Geo-IK-2, which went missing in February, local media reported Friday. According to a spokesman from the Defense Ministry(国防部) , Interfa

Russian Farmers on Track to Increase Food Exports

With food demand leaping in China and India, Russia has the potential to emerge as a new world food power. But first, Russian farmers need to overcome years of decline. One hundred years ago, Czarist Russia was the breadbasket of Europe, and the Amer

VOA常速英语2007-Russian President Fields Questions from Citizens

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 18 October 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin's sixth annual citizen call-in show on Thursday garnered an estimated three million questions from across Russia as well as from neighboring Kazakhstan, which has a sizable Rus

Russian Economic Forum Shows Signs of Tension

It is called Russias Davos - an annual summer solstice gathering where foreign company heads mix and mingle under one roof in St. Petersburg. With the British rocker Sting playing to the crowd, the Kremlin plans it as a lovefest for financial types.

Russian Plane Crash Kills 43

A private Russian jet carrying a local ice hockey team crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday in western Russia, killing at least 43 people. The accident killed members of the local Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, many of them international hockey stars.