VOA标准英语10月-New Survey Shows Most Britons Unaware of African

A new survey by the British Red Cross finds most Britons are unaware of major conflicts in the world, besides Iraq and Afghanistan where the British military is engaged. Less than one percent of those surveyed identified the major African conflict z

VOA标准英语10月-Zimbabwean Opposition Says Power-Sharing Deal und

Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change says the publication of ministerial posts in an official government newspaper threatens the country's power sharing agreement. Tendai Maphosa has more from Harare. President Robert Mugabe, left, s

VOA标准英语10月-EC Chief Presses for Quick Action on US Financial

The head of the European Commission, Jos Manuel Barroso has called for swift action by U.S. lawmakers on a massive government rescue plan for failing financial institutions and he urged a global response to the financial crisis that has spread from

VOA标准英语10月-Thai Police Arrest Key Anti-Government Protest Le

Thai police have arrested key leaders of protests who have occupied a main government building in Bangkok since August 26. But as Ron Corben reports for VOA, analysts warn the arrests mark a setback in efforts to reconcile anti-government protesters

VOA标准英语10月-Critics of US-North Korea Nuclear Deal Say US Con

For many, this weekend's nuclear compromise between the United States and North Korea brought a sigh of relief that a six nation diplomatic process could be salvaged. But the deal has critics, both in the United States and Japan. VOA's Kurt Achin ha

VOA标准英语10月-UN: 32 Million Refugees in Need of Protection and

The U.N. refugee agency's annual conference opens in Geneva on Monday. Representatives from the UNHCR's 76-nation governing body will attend the week-long meeting to set the work agenda for the coming year. They will focus on the needs and actions t

VOA标准英语10月-Afghan Provincial Official Assassinated

There is continuing violence in southern Afghanistan, where a resurgent Taliban is continuing to carry out strikes against civilians. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from Kabul. A Kandahar provincial official and his bodyguard on their way to

VOA标准英语10月-Asian Stocks Rally as Optimism Grows Over Global

Asian stock markets have risen for a second consecutive day on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the stricken global financial system. Japanese stocks soared by 14 percent. In Australia, investors were encouraged by Prime Minister Ke

VOA标准英语10月-EU Defense Ministers Agree to Phase Out Peacekeep

European Union Defense ministers have wrapped up a two-day meeting in France focused on beefing up the bloc's defense capabilities and looking at EU missions in Bosnia, Chad and elsewhere. For VOA, Lisa Bryant has more on the talks from Paris. EU mi

VOA标准英语10月-Indian Stock Markets Continue to Plunge Despite C

India's stock markets have plunged to a three-year low despite assurances by top officials that Asia's third largest economy can be cushioned from the global economic turmoil. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Central Bank is infusing m

VOA标准英语10月-Asia's Markets Follow Wall Street With Panic Sell

Investors in Asia sold shares in a panic, following the lead of Wall Street. Most stock markets saw some of the biggest price declines the October 1987 share crash. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, attention is now on the meeting of Group of Seve

VOA标准英语10月-World Markets Rally

World markets are sharply higher amid aggressive multinational efforts to unfreeze credit and reverse the global financial crisis. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A trader checks screens on London stock market movements shortly after

VOA标准英语10月-Arab Stock Markets Plunge Amid World Financial Tu

Stock markets in the Arabian Gulf and across much of the Arab world are in a swoon after Asian markets plunged following Wall Street losses Friday. Many large Gulf investors have money invested in U.S. equities and real estate but the steep recent d

VOA标准英语10月-World Stock Markets Again Fall Precipitously

Stocks tumbled around the world on Monday as several markets registered their deepest declines in years. VOA's Barry Wood reports that $2 trillion of value was wiped out in just a single trading day. Wall Street traders, 06 Oct 2008 The steepest dec

VOA标准英语10月-World Stock Markets Again Fall Sharply as Federal

New York financial markets declined again Tuesday, while Europe also closed lower as the global credit squeeze shows no sign of easing. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Wall Street traders, 07 Oct 2008 The Dow Jones Industrials lost 508 points to 9,447. T

VOA标准英语10月-Arab Stock Markets Continue Freefall

Investors in the Arabian Gulf and elsewhere across the Arab world continued to panic, causing stock exchanges from Dubai to Riyadh to Cairo to plunge amid falling oil prices and fears of a real estate bust in the Gulf, as Edward Yeranian reports fro

VOA标准英语10月-Rights Group Calls for Release of Rendition Suspe

Human Rights Watch says at least 10 people are being detained without charges in Ethiopia, following an operation in early 2007 that covertly transferred terrorism suspects between countries in the Horn of Africa region. As Derek Kilner reports from

VOA标准英语10月-Maldives Holds Its First Democratic Presidential

Maldives is holding its first-ever democratic presidential election. The historic vote pits President Mamoun Abdul Gayoom, who has ruled the country for 30 years, against five opponents, including the head of the country's pro-democracy movement. Fr

VOA标准英语10月-US Pressure Deepens Divide Between Pakistan's Mil

Analysts and U.S. officials say American pressure on Pakistan over counterterrorism policy has strained the relationship between that country's government and its military. As VOA Correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the two camps differ over how much

VOA标准英语10月-UNHCR: Thousands of Refugees in Camps, Urban Area

A new report finds nearly a third of refugees and other people cared for by the U.N. refugee agency are not getting their basic needs met. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva. Congolese refugee's take shelter, at the Nyaka