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Dipper closed the door. It was pitch-black inside the shop. As the windhowled outside, the broken shutters banged againstthe brick walls. A gust of damp air blew through theroom. It's dark in here, said Annie. And cold.It's creepy, said Jack. Yup, sa

Security for Olympics Successful, Greek Defense Minister Say

By Roger Wilkison Greece's defense minister says his country's security preparations for the Athens Olympics have been so successful that it is now in a position to advise China, the host of the 2008

Egypt’s President Struggles with Islamic State in Sinai

As Egypt prepares for a presidential election, the country continues to struggle with security in the Sinai Peninsula. The election will take place from March 26 through March 28. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to easily win a second term

Security is Major Concern Along Panama Canal

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2006年VOA标准英语-White House Says Baghdad Security Is Priority i

By Scott Stearns Washington 25 July 2006 President Bush and Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki, left, walk from their meeting in the Oval Office for a joint press conference, July 25, 2006 President Bush is moving more U.S. troops to the Iraqi capital to help

US Lawmakers Request More Security in Afghanistan

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 24 April 2007 Veteran U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad has taken over as ambassador to the United Nations, saying he sees the greater Middle East as the defining challenge of our times. From U.N. headquarters, VOA's Pet

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 20 February 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a public gathering, 20 Feb 2007 The president of Iran says he is willing to hold talks with the West over his controversial nuclear program. But he says he will

2007年VOA标准英语-Baghdad Residents Say Electricity, Water as Imp

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 26 June 2007 The deployment of 28,000 additional U.S. troops to secure Baghdad is now complete. The troops began arriving in February, and have been focusing their mission on clearing troubled neighborhoods of al-Qaida and

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VOA,标准英语,suicide attack,Africa,By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 16 January 2006 A suspected suicide bomb blast Monday evening killed at least 20 people and injured more than 30 others in an Afghan border town. It was the third suicide at

2007年VOA标准英语-At least 190 Dead in Baghdad Bombings

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 18 April 2007 A series of explosions in mostly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad Wednesday has killed more than 170 people and injured scores more. The attacks deal a blow to a two-month-old security plan in the capital. From norther

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On Wednesday, 3 protesters entered the Waihopai spy base and caused damage to a large globe covering a satellite dish. The director says that the damage could be as much as $1 million. Waihopai is near Blenheim in the north of the South Island. It ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Executes Two of Saddam's Co-Defendants

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 16 January 2007 watch Iraq report An Iraqi army Humvee blocks a street in central Baghdad, Iraq The threat of new violence in Iraq increased this week following the execution of two former top aides to Saddam Hussein. The

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Security Council Addresses Impact of Conflic

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 12 February 2008 Representatives of nearly 60 countries addressed the U.N. Security Council Tuesday on the subject of children in armed conflict. They urged the world body to sanction parties that recruit children a

China tightens railway security checks for travel rush

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Railway police said Tuesday they have handled 240,000 cases concerning inflammables, explosives and dangerous goods since the start of the Spring Festival holiday travel rush. Police authorities under the Ministry of Railw

US, Britain to Form Joint Security Board

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2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Kills 41 Outside Baghdad, US Troops Co

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 May 2007 A car bomb in the violent Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, has killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens more. South of the capital, in Nasiriyah, Iraqi officials say fighting between Iraqi military units

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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

Brazil to spend 579 million dollars on World Cup security

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government will spend 1.17 billion reais (579 million U.S. dollars) on the security of the FIFA World Cup 2014, state news agency Agencia Brasil said Wednesday. Agencia Brasil said that three quarters

Obama signs border security bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill allocating 600 million dollars to help enhance border security in the southwestern states bordering Mexico. Obama signed the bill in the Oval Office in the presence o