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0508 VOA 单词
Collapse        n. 崩溃
Curfew ['kə:fju:]     宵禁
Unveiling adj. 揭幕的
Preliminary [pri'liminəri]    a. 初步的
Earthen ['ə:θən]         a. 土制的
Fortification [fɔ:tifi'keiʃən]     n. 防御工事
Cadre ['kædri,'kɑ:də]    干部,
Shield ['ʃi:ld]     n. 盾,防卫物
Cast vi. 投
New Delhi
Suburb ['sʌbə:b]    n. 市郊,郊区,边缘
Outskirt ['autskə:t]   n. 边界,郊外,外区
Scorch [skɔ:tʃ]    n. 烧焦,枯黄
Midday ['middei]    n. 正午,中午
Hub [hʌb]    中心
polling booth n. 投票站

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0509 VOA
Pakistan’s military says it killed more than 140 Islamic militants of over the past day in the northwestern Swat Valley, including some top commanders. Major General Athas Abbas says the fighting is a fourth full scale attempt by Pakistani forces to eliminate Taliban gunmen in Swat, a militant stronghold. Abbas says several soldiers have been killed in the fighting .Pakistan launched air strikes today on suspected Taliban positions in Swat Valley, a day after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani ordered the military to eliminate militants from the region. U.S. news reports say U.S. officials are acknowledging U.S. responsibility for at least some of civilian deaths in western Afghanistan this week that sparked protests by local residents. NY Times and CNN both quote defense officials in Washington as saying “preliminary investigations found U.S. air strikes in Western Farah Province did killed civilians. ? officials were not identified, but the reports said the investigators in Kabul hope to brief reporters about the fighting their findings within a day or two. A military spokesman said the investigators are still evaluating the evidence and not yet reach the conclusion. But he also said reports of the death toll have been grossly exaggerated. Local Afghan officials have said the air strikes related fighting on Monday and Tuesday, killed more than 100 people and possibly as many as 147.

A suspected leader of Al-Qaeda linked terrorist group has been recaptured in Malaysia after more than year on the run. Daniel Schearf reports from the Southeast Asia Bureau. Singaporean authorities say Mas Selamat is the leader of Singapore branch of Jemaah Islamia，also called J.I., a militant Islamic group with ties to Al-Qaeda. Sidney Jones is a senior adviser on Asia and terrorism with International Crisis Group in Jakarta. She says it is surprising he was found in Malaysia. “We thought that he is if it had taken this long to capture him that he must be in Indonesia because it seemed as though Indonesia was the safest network for him. But instead he was in Malaysia, not only in Malaya, but in the area that used to be headquarters of J.I. It was as though the man went back to base.” Mas Selamat was being held in Singapore for series of terrorist plots, including bombings and plan to hijack air plane and crash it into the Singapore airport. Daniel Schearf, VOA News,Bangkok.


Hong Kong has lifted the week-long quarantine for about 300 guests and staff at a hotel where a Mexican tourist infected with Swine influenza A ( H1N1) virus stead stayed. The quarantine of metripotic Metro Park Hotel was lifted Friday. Health ministers from Asia agree to boost stop ties stockpiles of medicines because of the risk of Pandemic from the flu virus we have hear more from Ron Corben. In addition to agreeing to stockpile antiviral medicines, the health ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations China, Japan and South Korea on Friday, say they would share medical supplies if there is a flu pandemic. At the end of a health conference in Bangkok, Chinese officials said Beijing will increase production of medicines. Japan offered to send antivirus medicines and 750,000 protective suits for health care workers in the event of a flu outbreak in the Asia. Officials at the Bangkok meeting pointed to positive signs that despite the virus is spread, it maybe less virulent than initially feared. But ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan cautioned against complacency. “We can not afford to let our guards down, a pandemic remains a formidable challenge.” Friday’s agreement also recommended against imposing travel restrictions to fight flu. Ron Corben for VOA News, Bangkok.

The pace of job loses eased in the United States in April, perhaps the a signal that the worst recession has past. Today’s the Labor Department reports of 539,000 jobs were lost during the month, as about a quarter less than previous month and smallest loss since October. But U.S. unemployment rate still rose for 0.1% in April to hit a 25-years high of 8.9%.

Spark       激起
Exaggerate [ig'zædʒəreit]     vt. 夸张,夸大
Singaporean [siŋə'pɔ:riən]    新加坡人
Mas Selamat              马斯末
Jemaah Islamia        伊斯兰祈祷团
Malaysia [mə'leiziə]      n.马来群岛
Metropark Hotel      维景酒店
Stockpile      库存
Boost     提高
Antiviral ['ænti'vaiərəl] 抗病毒的
Virulent ['virjulənt] 致命的
Complacency [kəm'pleisnsi] n. 满足,自满,得意
formidable ['fɔ:midəbl] a. 强大的,可怕的,艰难的

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0511 VOA
There are contradictory accusations in Sri Lanka about who is to blamed for the latest carnage caused by heavy shelling in the northern war zone. As VOA’s Steve Herman reports from Colombo. The military and rebels are blaming each other for the large number of reported civilian casualties. On A Sunday morning heavy artillery barrage is reported in the sliver of rebel-held territory is as fighting continues between government forces and rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, the LTTE The and government health official say many civilians died, a rebel official quoted on the Tamilnet website, blames bombing by Sri Lankan military planes and army shelling for causing 2,000 civilian deaths since Saturday. In an interview with VOA news, army brigadier Udaya Nanyakkara, a top defense spokesman, categorically denied military responsibility for the deaths. He said Tamil Tigers are using 120 millimeter and 81 millimeter mortars to deliberately shell trapped civilians. They are fighting, there more death firing their mortars within the safe zone, towards this area where the civilians have gathered. This is mainly to kill civilians and put the blame onto the Army.” A government doctor in the combat zone says he witness the shelling. The doctor is quoted as saying more than 250 people were pronounced dead in hospital,
850 815 were treated for injuries, but are likely hundreds more fatalities which were not tabulated at the medical center. Steve Herman, VOA News, Colombo.

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0511 VOA 昨天剩余部分
Pakistan today lifted its curfew on its northwestern Swat Valley, giving thousands of civilians the chance to flee intense fighting between government forces and Taliban Militants. United Nations says the fighting has forced 500,000 people to leave their homes in near Dir, Swat and Buner districts in recent days. But some residents say they are trapped.

U.S. south House of Representative speaker Nancy Pelosi says Iraq and United States will need to improve intelligence gathering, in preparation for an American troop withdrawal. Pelosi made the comment on Baghdad today after arriving in the city for unannounced visit. She said Iraq will need strong intelligence presence when there is a diminished military presence.

The lawyer for jelly jailed Iranian-American Roxana Saberi says he is optimistic about her fate, saying Iranian Appeal Courts atmosphere was favorable when he presented her defense. Saberi's lawyer said he expects the court Tehran to make its decision regarding Saberi's eight years prison sentence within the next few days.

The Republic Party says the U.S. President Barack Obama’s plan to close the military prison Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is dangerous. You always can ? VOA’s Kent Klein reports from Washington. A Republic law maker says the President is in dangering endangering national security. President Obama has long promised to close Guantanamo where 241 suspected terrorists are held by January 2010. Senator Kit Bond of the central state of Missouri says the President has no plan for where to send detainees when the facility is closed. "While President Obama has no plan for what to do with these killers, he has pledged to close the terrorist detention facility in January to fulfill the campaign promise. This is the a dangerous case of putting simplism symbolism of over security." In the weekly republican message, Bond says the American people have right to know where the detainees are going. Attorney general Eric Holder told lawmakers Thursday the terrorists will not be released into the United States and safety of Americans will not be put at risk. The nation's top law enforcement official said the Obama administration is reviewing each detainee's case and not decided where to send them. Kent Klein,VOA News, Washington.

The World Health Organization has released updated figures for the H1N1 flu virus, The and the number of reported cases is about 20% higher than figures released just one day earlier. WHO says as of today, 29 countries have officially reported a totally 4379 cases of the illness.

Pope Benedict celebrated his Sunday Mass jointed in Jordan before 4,000 Christians from across the Middle East, officials estimated at least 50,000 people came to the open air Amman stadium to hear the Roman Catholic Church leader.

And U.S. space agency, NASA, has cleared the space shuttle Atlantis for Monday’s launch on the mission to repair the Hubble space telescope. NASA officials announced Saturday that launched controllers known of no problems that will prevent on-time
Launch for the Canadian’s Kennedy Space Centre located in Florida.


carnage ['kɔnidʒ] n. 大屠杀,残杀
mortar ['mɔ:tə]    灰泥
millimeter ['milimi:tə]      n. 毫米
categorically [kæti'gɔrikəli]    adv. 绝对地
shelling
fatality [fə'tæliti] n. 不幸,灾祸,天命
tabulate ['tæbjuleit]    vt. 作成表,计入
Dir   迪尔
Nancy Pelosi   南希佩洛西    众议院议长
diminish     vi. (使)减少,(使)变小
Iranian Appeal Courts    伊朗上诉法院
optimistic [ɔpti'mistik] a. 乐观的,乐观主义的,乐天的
fulfill [ful'fil]     履行
symbolism ['simbəlizm]       n. 象征主义

Missouri [mə'zuri] n. 密苏里州
Jordan      约旦
Mass  [mæs]  弥撒
Amman [ə'mɔn]      n. 安曼
Catholic ['kæθəlik]      n. 天主教徒
NASA ['næsə]    National Aeronautics and Space Administration(美国)国家航空和宇宙航行局
Shuttle      n. 穿梭,梭子,往返移动之物
Atlantis
Hubble space telescope哈勃太空望远镜

Kennedy Space Centre     肯尼迪航天中心

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0512 VOA
Supporters of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi say she has been released from Tehran’s Evin prison. Saberi's lawyer and her father told reporter she was free today one day after an appeals court reduced her eight-year sentence on spy charges to a two-year suspended sentence. State media confirmed her sentence have been reduced during an appeal Sunday. The 32-year-old freelance journalist was found guilty last month on charges of espionage. Her family and U.S. government said the charges against her were baseless and demanded her release.

Pop Benedict has called for a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A position could put him at odds with Israel's new government. The Pope spoke today in televise Tel Aviv. "I plead with all those responsible to explore every possible avenue in the search for a just solution of the outstanding difficulties so that both peoples may live in peace in a homeland of their own within secure and internationally recognized borders." Israli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was present at the party's ? as the pontiff spoke. The Prime Minister has resisted promising a separate Palestinian homeland. The head of the Roman Catholic Church is on a holyland,? Holy Land pilgrimage.

Pakistani forces are pushing ahead with their fight against suspected Taliban militants in an offensive that has sent nearly a quarter million people fleeing in the past week. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad. Pakistan's army continues to assault Taliban positions in the northwest Malakand region using air strikes, artillery fire and ground troops. Heavy fighting continues in Swat's main city Mingora and clashes are still being reported in neighboring Buner and Dir districts which the army first entered about two weeks ago. The head of Pakistan Interior Ministry says about 700 militants have been killed in the operation but there has been no independent confirmation about of that figure or an official tally of civilian deaths. There are widely varying estimates on the number of people fleeing the conflict and those still trapped by fighting. Malakand residents say the intensive intensity of the army offensive and imitation intimidation by local Taliban have kept many people from leaving. Local news agencies reported as many as 700,000 people may still be trying to escape. Politicians in Islamabad have vowed the military operation will succeed clearing Taliban from the area soon. Barry Newhouse, VOA News Islamabad.

United Nations has condemned the killing of hundreds of Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil civilians from repeat shelling in recent days, calling a the violence in the country's north “a bloodbath.”  Doctors say they have counted 378 bodies and treated more than 1100 people. Officials said the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have ignored cause calls to release tens of thousands of civilians they are using as a buffer between Eelam and the military in the combat zone. UN spokesman Gordon Weiss tells VOA News the Sri Lankan government is also not doing enough to avoid avert the such tragic losses of civilian life. In lieu of the LTTE releasing people, the UN Secretary General has called for upon the government of Sri Lanka to exercise maximum strait restraint as tterrores carries the fight to the LTTE in order to protect civilian life lives. Civilian residency So for this reason, we are saying that a bloodbath has occurred over weekend. The rebels blame military shelling for killing 2,000 people in the sliver of coastal land in the northeast it still holds. The military has acknowledged the deaths of at least 250 people in the shelling, but denies responsibility. Military officials say troops are not using artillery against rebels, because the soldiers are committed to rescuing the civilians being held as human shields by LTTE. They accused the Tamil Tiger rebels of deliberately firing on civilians and blaming the military. Steve Herman VOA News Colombo.

U.S. media quote an American military source as saying a U.S. soldier has shot and killed at least four of his fellow soldiers at U.S. base in Baghdad. A brief military statement earlier said five U.S. soldiers were killed today at U.S. Base Camp Liberty in Iraq's capital. Military provided few details as said an investigation is on the under way. Also today Iraqi police say singer senior officer was assassinated in a drive by shooting in Baghdad. Official say unknown gunmen shot Abdul Hussein Mohsen al-Kadhemi as he drove through the centre of the capital. I'm David Deforest VOA News, More News on an Internet at voanews.com.

Pontiff ['pɔntif]    n. 罗马教皇,
Pilgrimage ['pilgrəmidʒ]    n. 朝圣之旅vi. 朝拜,朝圣
Intimidation [intimi'deiʃən] n. 恐吓;胁迫;威吓
Vow [vau] 公开宣布
Buffer ['bʌfə] n. 缓冲区
Avert [ə'və:t] vt. 转开,避免,防止
In lieu of代替,替代,而不是…
Restraint
Bloodbath ['blʌdbæθ] n. 大屠杀
Source [sɔ:s] n. 来源
gunmen ['gʌnmen] 持枪的歹徒

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0513 VOA
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says mortable multiple suicide bombers have attacked government buildings in the eastern city of coast Khost. A local health official says at least six people were killed including at least three soldiers. The attackers struck at government office and minisiple municipal building. Officials also say three would-be suicide bombers were killed in battles with security forces. U.S. and Afghan soldiers were searching the city for other militants who may have been involved in the attacks. The Taliban has claimed the responsibility.

Pakistani officials say army helicopters dropped troops behind the enemy lines in the Swat Valley today, as part of unknown going ongoing offensive against Taliban militants. Military official said troops landed in the remote Piochar area in the upper reaches of the Valley that have had been under the Taliban control. VOA's Barry Newhouse has more from Islamabad. Pakistan's army says its forces killed another 51 militants since last day, bringing the total death count to 751 Taliban fighters. The army says 29 soldiers are died and 77 were wounded during the same period. The army has not provided the evidence of the high numbers of militants killed, nor have officials attend attempted to project how many civilians have died in operation. Two previous military offensives in Swat failed largely because civilian casualties eroded local support for military intervention. Army Spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters in Islamabad that so far, the military has focused on using heavy fire power firepower in more isolated areas to try to reduce the civilian casualties. Abbas says this is why the military continue to lift curfews of a few hours a day in some places to allow the civilians to flee before troops take more aggressive action. Barry Newhouse VOA News Islamabad.

Pope Benedict has visited the doom Doom of Iraq Rock and in Jerusalem's old city, becoming a first leader of Roman Catholic Church to enter the Islamic shrine. The Pope also pred prayed at the welling Wailing Wall, and an important Jewish religious site. VOA Jerusalem correspondent Louis Ramirez reports. "Pope Benedict visited Jerusalem’s Temple Mount earlier Tuesday meeting with Iran ? Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, the Palestinian's chief cleric. His message to Muslim cleric was not controversial. He recalled the common rule roots shared by Christians, Jews and Muslims. Later the pontiff walked to Western Walls and said a prayer in Latin - the official language of Rome Catholic Church - before inserting a note into the wall, as is the tridation tradition. In his prayer, the pontiff told the God he is here, in Jerusalem, the city is of peace. He said he brings to God the trial and suffering of all peoples and preyed for peace. Pope Benedict visits to the Western Wall on Tuesday was yet not another attempt to reach out to Jews. Many of whom harbor resentment for the persecution they suffered - sometimes at the hands of Christians over the centuries. Monday, the Pope paid tribute to six million Jews who were murdered by German Nazis during the Second World War. Vicious Maris VOA News Jerusalem.

Aledged Alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk has arrived in Germany after a flight from the United States. He is expected to stand trial in Germany on charges of helping to murder 29,000 Jews. Last week the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeal against extridition extradition to Germany.

A business group says U.S. home prices fell 14% in the first three months of this year. The National Association of Realtors says the prices were down in all but 6 of 50 U.S. states. Sells for closed Sales of foreclosed homes, homes for where owners to ? defaulted on home loans push prices down as banks generally sold repossessed houses at a discount to move them quickly.

Somalia human right group says they are finding the fighting in Mogadishu over the past five days has killed at least 123 people and wounded at least another 300. The Elman Human Right Organization says at least 17,000 residents have fled the Somali capital to escape fighting between pro and anti-government forces. The group based its figures on the unofficial counts by staff members.

Chinese leaders and their the families, families of those who died in China's Sichuan earthquake gathered today to mark the anniversary, of the first anniversary of that disaster. I'm David Deforest more news on internet at voanews.com.

Multiple ['mʌltəpl]      n. 倍数
Khost
Municipal [mju:'nisipl]     a. 市政的
Intervention [intə'venʃən] n. 插入,介入,调停,干涉
Firepower n. 火力
Aggressive     a. 侵略的,好斗的

Wailing Wall     哭墙
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
圣殿山
Doom of the Rock    萨赫拉清真寺
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
穆斯林教长大穆夫提
Cleric ['klerik] n. 牧师,传教士Resentment [ri'zentmənt]

n. 愤怒,愤慨,憎恨,怨恨Persecution [pə:si'kju:ʃən]
n. 迫害,烦扰

Allege [ə'ledʒ]
指控

Extradition [ekstrə'diʃən]
n. 引渡逃犯

Realtor ['riəltə] n. 房地产经纪人

Foreclose [fɔ:'kləus]

vi. 取消抵押品赎回权

Default [di'fɔ:lt]
vi. 疏怠职责,拖欠

The Elman Human Right Organization

艾尔曼人权组织

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0514 VOA

Indian's month-long General Election has ended wrapping up the world’s largest exercise in democracy. The country closed its post polls today after millions of people voted in a five-phase election to choose representatives for the 543 parliamentary seats. The final results will be announced on Saturday after all votes are counted. Neither the Congress-led the coalition nor the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to secure a parliament majority.

Medical officials in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone say shells have slammed into the areas only hospital, killing at least 50 people. International Committee of Red Cross says one of its workers and his mother were killed in the shelling today. The humanitarian group did not say who was responsible for the attack. VOA's Steve Herman has more form Colombo. "Sri Lanka's military says confrontation with Tamil Tiger rebels are continuing on the northeast costal and off shore. The intense fighting is blocking the only humanitarian link to 2.5 square kilometer combat zone where tens of thousands of Tamil civilians are trapped. ICRC spokesperson Sarasi Wijeratne in Colombo tells VOA News, small fishing boats were on are only the way off move offload the 25 metric tons of food and bring the wounded and send sick on board to its chartered ship. The ferry is, at present, anchored off the Mullaithivu coast because the ground situation is not conducive for the food to be offloaded and for the patients to be put onboard the ferry. The last successful Red Cross evacuation was on Saturday when more than 500 sicken wounded civilians and relatives were taken onboard the vessel vessel. More shelling is reported to head have hit medical facility in the combat zone. The rebel, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and medical workers say there have been dozens of new fatalities. The ICRC’s Wijeratne says one of its aid workers is among the latest victims. Steve Herman VOA News Colombo.

Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber killed seven civilians today outside U.S. military base near the eastern city of Khost. A day earlier in the same city several militants barricaded themselves inside government buildings and battled Afghan and coalition forces for hours. The city's governor defended the security forces response and in an interview with VOA today. He said no one could have controlled that kind of attack in a short period of time. Recent Taliban attacks on both sides of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan have targeted trucks carrying NATO supplies near Peshawar, Afghan government buildings and U.S. military base in Khost Province. Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad where visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai say terrorists are expanding their reach in both countries. The string of attacks on the border region has again highlighted the Taliban's strength, what has long baned been its traditional home base. Early Wednesday, dozens of suspected militants burned several trucks at one of the main transportation depots from for NATO supply trucks just outside Peshawar. Speaking at regional economic conference in Islamabad President Karzai said ambushes and sabotages have choked off trade between the two countries. "Trucks have been burned, drivers have been killed and most of ? merchandise have been looted and set on fire. Here’s more to these. Terrorists and extremists are extending their reach in whole areas of our countries. While targeted the attacks on NATO supply route have become almost common in northwest Pakistan. In the past two days, militants just across the Afghan border have staged coordinated guerrilla-style assault against military and Afghan government buildings. On Wednesday a suicide car bomber killed several people and wounded more than 20 others outside U.S. military base in Eastern Khost Province. Barry Newhouse VOA News Islamabad.

Pope Benedict has reaffirmed his commitment to a sovereign Palestinian homeland and is urging Israel to end its blockade of Gaza Strip. Benedict spoke today in West Bank town of Bethlehem, his first trip to Palestinian territory as leader of Roman Catholic Church.

Fighting in central Somalia between pro-government fighters and insurgents has left at least seven people dead. Residents in central town of Mahas say pro-government militia fighters attacked militants with the radical alshabab group based in the town late Tuesday. Witnesses say the fighting there has stopped. On Wall Street, U.S. stocking index are down at this hour.

wrap up (圆满）完成，（胜利）结束

poll [pəul] 得票数

slam into猛烈撞击

charter特许

conducive [kən'dju:siv]a. 有益于…的,有助于…的,助长的

evacuation [ivækju'eiʃən] n. 撤退,

vessel ['vesl] n. 船只

barricade [bæri'keid]vt. 设路障于,阻碍

sabotage ['sæbətɑ:ʒ]破坏活动

choke off中止

merchandise ['mətʃəndaiz] n. 商品

loot [lu:t]vi. 洗劫,抢夺

guerrilla [gə'rilə] n. 游击队

sovereign ['sɔvrin] 独立国
Bethlehem ['beθləhem]n. 伯利恒

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0515 VOA
Lawyers for detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi say she is being charged with violating the terms of her house arrest and will soon face trial. The charges appear related to an American man who also faces charges for sneaking into the house. VOA Daniel Schearf reports from Bangkok. Burmese authorities took Aung San Suu Kyi to court Thursday morning along with two of her maids. One of her lawyers, kyi win, told VOA she was charged with violating her house arrest in connection with American man sneaking into her compound. Kyi Win says a hearing has been scheduled for Monday, he says Wung San Suu Kyi was charged with breaching at Act 22, which outlaws“destructive elements” of the state. He says she denies committing any acts related to the charge. The American man, John Yettaw was arrested last week after swimming across a lake and spending two nights in Wung San Suu Kyi’s residency. The democracy leader has been detained in her house for most of the last 18 years and is rarely allowed visitors. Yettaw has been charged with violating security and immigration laws. Richard Mei, a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon, told VOA that Yettaw also appeared to court today and is expected to be at the hearing next week as well. Daniel Schearf, VOA News, Bangkok.
North Korea says it will put two U.S. journalists on trial next month on charges of illegal entry and what it called “hostile acts”. The two female reporters were captured near the Chinese-North Korean border in March. North Korea state-run news agency says the trial will begin June 4th. The two, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, have been reporting for U.S. media outlet, Current TV.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister is vowing to win a military victory over Taliban militants in the country’s northwest. He is also warning the government could lose popular support if it fails to deal with the flood of refugees from the violence.
In India, the two national parties are drawing of the up their political strategies after the conclusions of country’s general elections. Anjana Pasricha reports. In emergent Emerging from consultations with party leaders, a top official of Bharatiya Janata Party * says he is confident the alliance led by his party will form the next government in New Delhi. Modi arrived in the capitalist a day after polling ended, To spearhead the hunt for new allies, Congress Party leaders appeared equally confident that they will lead India’s next government. They hurried huddled for hours the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s residence to identify which party to court to get past of halfway mark in Parliament. Local media is alive live with report Who was reaching out to whom. A number of exit polls showed the Congress-led alliance getting a slim lead of between 5 and 20 seats over the BJP-led alliance. But the exit polls show a parliament with neither side any way anywhere closed to 272 seats needed for the a majority. The political lead is making deal-making is set to start in earnest after the results are counted Saturday. Anjana Pasricha for VOA News,New delhi.

Afghan border police say a suicide car bomber has attacked a police post in southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border. There are conflicting reports about casualties, but officials said the attack in Spin boldak today wounded at least four police officers and one civilian. Two reporters say one of the policemen later died.

The Sri Lankan military says thousands of civilians are braving Tamil rebel attacks to wave wade across a lagoon and escape the northern war zone. A military spokesman says the rebels open fire as civilians fled today, killing four people and wounding 14. The casualties are not be independently verified.

Tens of thousands of people have flood to Israel town of Nazareth to see Pope Benedict celebrated the largest Mass of his 5-day visit to the Holy Land. The head of Roman Catholic Church celebrate the Mass today in the town where Jesus spend his childhood,now predominately Arab city. Thousands of pilgrims greeted with pontiff with chance chants of welcome. During the service, Pope Benedict urged Christians and Muslims to reject destructive power of hate and prejudice. The Pope will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today.

Taking a brief look at market activities on Wall Street at this hour, U.S. stock indexes are up, Asia-Pacific markets were down on at the closed of trade today.


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0518 VOA
听VOA以来最糟糕的一次, 用时两小时,句子全都断开还要听无数遍,好象退步了.
换了人很不适应,速度也好象不止1.0
明天再对稿了，太晚了
Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels have led admitted defeat after spending a quarter central fighting for an independent homeland. A pro-rebel website Tamilnet quoats  quotes rebel official saying "they have decided to silence their guns to remove what they it said with government last weak excuse for killing Tamil people.” As words spread the rebels had threntered surrendered in the northeast, people celebrated in the street, the capital, Colombo. President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka form Jordan Sunday to cheering supporters who held hailed him as a national hero. Because The cause of victory has been high, though. The UN Nations estimates about 6500 civilians have died in the fighting since January.

In Somalia, militant Islamists have captured key town form forces that backed country's fragile government. Witnesses say the insurgent group Al-Shabab seized the town of Jowhar Sunday, at least eight people were reported killed in the fighting. Armed Al-Shabab fighter now said to pestrolling the street, the city is 90 kilometers north the capital Mogadishu. Early Sunday Islamia official said a key Islamic militia leader has defected the government, a major boost for the fragile state.

An Algerian The Nigerian military says they have rescued 13 hostages seized by militants in oil producing Niger Delta region. Military official say 9 Filipinos and 4 Nigerians  are free, but two hostages were killed in the fighting. The hostages had been held since Wednesday when militants hijacked the ship in Niger Delta. The military sponsored responded by attacking a major militant camp in Delta state  Friday. Military official said camp was destroied while statement from movement for the anticipation Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said fighters have evacuated with weapons and ammunition in attack intack.

Israel's New Prime Minister is in Washington today for talks with U.S. officials on Israeli air peace prospect around nuclear program. U.S. President Barack Obama has said two-state solution to the Israli-Palestinian conflict is central to his goal of comprehensive peace agreement in Middle-East, but new Israel leader had said future Israel-Palestinian peace talks should focus economic and security matters rather than Palestinian ?. R. B. has more from Jerusalem. For the first time in years, there are key disagreement between United States and Isreal, Mr. Obama has ? the two-state solution as the only way to Middle-East peace, but Benjamin Natanyhu has not. Israeli spokesman ? " I think Prime Minister is representing very realistic and yet pragmatic position." Mr. Natanyhu believes that Palestinian terror state could developing the West Bank, similiar to what happened when Islamic militant group HAMAS seized control of the Gaza Strip.  In addition, Mr. Natanyhu sees Iran as more present pressing issue than a Palestinian track. With Iranian President threaten to wipe Israel off the map, he will tell Mr. Obama that Iran must not be allowed to aquire nuclear weapons. Paying down the differences, ? says Mr. Natanyhu is confident that the two allies can find common ground. R.B. for VOA News, Jerusalem.

Afghan authorities say militants attacked police post killed 6 officers in southern Helmand province today, and separate incident the Afghan Dfense Ministry said the roadside bomber in neighboring Zabu province killed Afghan army soldier and wounded 3 others. Meanwhile the U.S. military says the it's investigating in a shooting incident involving four American contractors from controversial private security firm formally called Blackwater. The military says they may face the May 5th shooting cause the death one after    others. A military statement release after the incident said the contractors fired at  victim's vichle vehicle because he believed it to be a threat.

India's ruling Congress Party is meeting to choose Partners to form the coaliation government after win a  decisive victory national elections. Top leader of the Congress Party met New Delhi Sunday to identify small parties and lawmakers who hope the party get a parliamentary majority.

President Obama delivers the  graduation dress today at University of Notre Dame in state of Indiana. But President's invitation to the Roman Catholic University has drawn protest form those who disagree with his support for washing abortion and stem cell  research. Despite the protest the wife of a professor of University, ? says most people happy about President's visit. "They are exciting the President of United States they think it is respectful that he is coming  tradition that President spoke many so they are very exciting

for the President of United States, they think it is respectful that he is coming.
It’s been a tradition that the President spoke at many Notre Dame graduations, so they are very excited." I’m Rebecca Ward, VOA News.

quote [kwəut] vi. 引用

hail [heil] vt. 向…欢呼,致敬

boost支援

defectvi. 逃跑,背叛

Al-Shabab

Nigeria [nai'dʒiəriə] n.尼日利亚(非洲中西部国家)
Niger Delta['deltə]尼日尔河三角洲地区(尼日利亚南部产油区)
Filipino[fili'pi:nəu] n.菲律宾人

Emancipation of the Niger Delta (EMND) 尼日尔河三角洲解放运动组织

Emancipation [imænsə'peiʃən] n. 释放,解放intact [in'tækt] a. 尚未被人碰过的,原封不动的,完整的

Pragmatic [præg'mætik] 实用的

Contractor ['kɔntræktə] 承包商

Decisive [di'saisiv]  a. 决定性的
University of Notre Dame圣母大学 美国最大的天主教大学
Indiana
[indi'ænə] n. 印地安那州
Abortion [ə'bɔ:ʃən] n. 流产,堕胎,失败,夭折

stem cell [stem]胚胎干细胞

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Sri Lanka's state television station has announced the Tamil Tiger rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran 普拉巴卡兰
is dead. Earlier media reports said Prabhakaran was killed while trying to flee the war zone today in an ambulance. Military officials say * was killed along with his two top deputies. Sri Lanka's army chief announced the end of combat operations, putting the entire nation under government control for the first time since 1983.

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting at the White House today for the first time since they took office earlier this year. Israeli national security adviser Uzi Arad says Mr. Natanyahu will express a sensive sense of urgency about what Israel sees as Iran’s persued pursuit a nuclear weapons. Israel considers the Iran to be a threat to its existence Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

Iran supreme leader is urging Iranians not to vote in the next month presidential election for candidate who could adopt pro-western stand. In a televised speech today, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said candidates who submit to what he called Iran's enemies bring changes shame to the nation and should not be elected.

Islamist insurgence in Somalia has captured another town to the north of capital, Mogadishu. The insurgents took control of Mahaday on Sunday after seizing the nearby town of Jowhar earlier in the day. Derek Kilner has more from VOA's East Africa’s bureau in Nairobi. Jowhar and Mahaday are located about 20 kilometers apart, roughly 100 kilometers north of the Somalia capital, Mogadishu. The town has had been held by Islamic Courts Union, an Islamic militia that backs Somalia's fragile government in its struggle with hard-lines Islamic militias. A lots The loss of the towns cuts off the government’s link of such with central Somalia, while where pro-government forces still control parts of territory, the area is also the birthplace of the President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed once symbolic is set back for government. The radical Islamist Al-Shabab militia and Hizbul Islam, an allied coalition of Islamist militias, launched a coordinated assault on the government ten days ago. At least 110 people have been killed by fighting in Mogadishu, hundreds have been wounded and the United Nations says nearly 34,000 have been displaced by Friday. Most of them only recently returned to capital. The government has accused Eritrea
of supporting the insurgents and Gulf Arab states have also been suspected of providing assistance. Derek Kilner for VOA News, Nairobi.

An attorney for Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her trial on charges of violating conditions of her house arrest has ended for the day and will resume tomorrow. Aung San Suu Kyi and two assistants were accused after an American intruder swam across a lake and sneak into her residence. If convicted, she faces up of to five years in prison.

The state's security service in Ukraine has established a special unit to investigate Stalin-era crimes against Crimean Tatars, who are commemorating

their 65th anniversary of mass deportation from Crimea. VOA’s correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. The head of the Ukrainian state Security service, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, announced the creation of the special investigative unit in the Crimean capital, Simferopol. Nalyvaichernko said Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko ordered the creation of the unit to investigate crimes involving the repression and destruction of Crimean Tatars under the Soviet Union.Deportation of as many as 200,000 Crimean Tatars men, women and children began on May 18 1944. They were accused of Nazi collaboration, placed in train cattle cars and sent to Central Asia. Tens of thousands perished along the way, and others died of malnutrition or disease soon after arriving. In 1967, the Soviet government said the charges were false. The investigations will cover deportation Europe era and the years that proceeded. Tens of thousands participated in a rally Monday in Simferopol marking the 65th anniversary of the Crimean Tatar deportation. Peter Fedynsky VOA News, Moscow.

The World Health Organization’s annual assembly open today in Geneva where the new strain of H1N1 swine flu talks tops agenda. Public health officials plan to discuss the production of vaccine to slow the spread of the virus. I'm David Deforest VOA News.

pursuit
n. 追求

hard-lines

硬线
convict[kən'vikt]

vt. 宣告有罪
faces up to
面临
Stalin-era
斯大林时代
Crimea [krai'miə] n. 克里米亚[半岛]Simferopol [simfə'rəupl] 辛菲罗波尔[苏联克里米亚半岛南部城市]Repression [ri'preʃən]压制Destruction

消灭Collaboration [kəlæbə'ræʃən] n. 合作,通敌perish['periʃ]死亡