VOA标准英语2008年-Instant Communication Changes Customs, Politics

High tech gadgets such as cell phones are bringing profound change to developing nations, and not just economic progress. Text messaging, the Internet and other innovations are having wide ranging social repercussions, from exposing human rights abu

VOA标准英语2008年-South Africa Joins Nelson Mandela in Celebratin

South Africa's elder statesman Nelson Mandela is marking his 90th birthday Friday in a private celebration with his family at his home in the Eastern Cape. However, as VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our bureau in Johannesburg, the rest of the co

VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistan Army Reports 10 Militants Killed Durin

A spokesman for Pakistan's army says 10 militants have been killed and five troops wounded during an operation aimed at re-taking control of an area in the country's northwest. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad on the clashes that began af

VOA标准英语2008年-Russian President says Anti-Corruption Drive Ca

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is calling for legislation by the end of this year to fight corruption. But as VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports, the Russian leader expects corruption of the anti-corruption effort. Russian President

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Pushes Unity Government in Zimbabwe

The European Union said on Wednesday that Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai should serve as prime minister in any national unity government with President Robert Mugabe. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA. EU sp

VOA标准英语2008年-Cambodian Killing Fields Survivor Tells His Sto

Former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Economic and Social Council Sichan Siv has written a new book, called Golden Bones, that tells how he survived the Khmer Rouge terror in his native land and came to prosper in the United States. As VOA's Greg Flaku

VOA标准英语2008年-Millions of Truckers in India Begin Strike

South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor union group has begun a strike an

VOA标准英语2008年-Clergy, Labor Unions Add Layers to South Korea'

South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor union group has begun a strike an

VOA标准英语2008年-US Navy Revives Command for Latin America, Cari

The U.S. military is reviving a naval command for the Latin America and the Caribbean region, which has not been active since World War II. Officials say the re-establishment of the Fourth Fleet does not change the Navy's mission in the area. But VO

VOA标准英语2008年-Police Question Israeli PM Olmert in Expanding

Investigators have disclosed new allegations against Israel's embattled prime minister in a corruption probe. The Scandal could bring change in leadership, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olm

VOA标准英语2008年-Nigeria Parliament Begins Oil Industry Probe

Nigeria's House of Representatives is beginning an investigation into the country's oil industry. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA that top industry officials are scheduled to testify before a special parliamentary panel at a public hearing

VOA标准英语2008年-Bribery Allegations Mar Indian Nuclear Deal Vot

Most Indians accept that corruption runs deep in politics. But dramatic allegations of bribery made in parliament by opposition lawmakers during a nationally-televised debate have shocked the nation. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi. The vote

VOA标准英语2008年-Hurricane Dolly Makes Landfall in Southern Texa

Hurricane Dolly made landfall just north of Brownsville, Texas as a Category Two storm with winds more than 160 kilometers per hour and heavy rains. Although Dolly passed over some oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane had minimal im

VOA标准英语2008年-British Court Rejects Muslim Cleric's US Extrad

A British court has rejected an appeal by a radical Muslim cleric who has been trying to block his extradition to the United States. From London, Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA that U.S. prosecutors accuse the cleric of attempting to set up a terror

VOA标准英语2008年-Political Violence, Intimidation Continue in Zi

Although Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has agreed to talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change on a possible power sharing arrangement, the country's political violence and intimidation continue. Peta Thornycroft re

VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistani Leaders Reaffirm Support for Dialogue

Top Pakistani political leaders representing the ruling coalition government are reaffirming their support for dialogue, not military force, to deal with Taliban militants. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports the leaders met before the Pakistan prime minis

VOA标准英语2008年-Somalis Press Security Council to Send Internat

Somalia's top diplomat has urged the U.N. Security Council to deploy an international peacekeeping force to his country, saying the political environment is improving and he hopes it will lead to an improved security situation. From United Nation's

VOA标准英语2008年-Colombia's Defense Minister Renews Call for Tal

Colombia's defense minister says the country's leftist rebels are greatly weakened and should negotiate an end to the decades-old civil war while they still have a position from which to barter. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, the minister made the co

VOA标准英语2008年-Obama Pledges Support to Both Israelis and Pale

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama carried out a whirlwind tour of Israel and the Palestinian territories, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and visiting a rocket-battered town in southern Israel. VOA's Jim Teeple has the details fr

VOA标准英语2008年-Arrest of Radovan Karadzic: Why Now and Who's N

The lawyer for former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic say he will conduct his own defense before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, where he faces charges of genocide and war crimes committed in Bosnia i