VOA标准英语10月-American, Japanese Win Nobel Physics Prize

Two Japanese scientists and a Japanese-born American researcher have won this year's Nobel Prize for physics. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris the prize goes to their work on fundamental, subatomic particles. 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner for Physics,

VOA标准英语10月-Japanese, American Scientists Win Nobel Chemistry

A Japanese and a pair of American scientists captured this year's Nobel chemistry prize for discovering a glowing green protein in jellyfish that can be used to spot the beginning of diseases like cancer. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious awar

VOA标准英语10月-Angola Arms Trial Opens in France

A major arms and graft trial involving shadowy links between France and Angola has opened in Paris. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA from the French capital that the son of a former French president and a former French interior minister are among the def

VOA标准英语10月-Conservatives Win Lithuanian Parliamentary Electi

Preliminary official results from Lithuania's parliamentary election indicate the main conservative opposition party has won the first round of the former Soviet republic's parliamentary elections, heralding the end of years of Social Democratic rul

VOA标准英语10月-Kenya Not Immune From Global Downturn

Developing countries in Africa are bracing for serious setbacks in their economies. One of the countries that may feel the effects of the downturn more acutely than others is Kenya, which suffered months of political unrest earlier this year. VOA Co

VOA标准英语10月-Israel's Livni: Seek Peace with Palestinians, Con

The new leader of Israel's ruling party is vowing to move forward with peace talks with the Palestinians, while confronting Iran. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Tzipi Livni talks during a meeting with France's Foreign Minist

VOA标准英语10月-Red Cross: Life in Mogadishu Remains Precarious

The International Committee of the Red Cross says the situation in Mogadishu, the Somali capital has calmed somewhat since the intensification of fighting last week. Nevertheless, it says dangers persist and lack of security is causing difficulties

VOA标准英语10月-Asian Markets Drop Sharply on Lower US Spending,

Stock markets across Asia dropped sharply after a decline in retail sales in the United States. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, Asian businesses are particularly vulnerable to a slow down in U.S. consumer spending. Tokyo's Nikkei index was d

VOA标准英语10月-Roadside Bomb Kills Senior Shi'ite Lawmaker in Ir

The Iraqi Shi'ite faction led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says one of its senior lawmakers has died of wounds suffered in a bomb attack in Baghdad. But U.S. commanders in Iraq say the security situation has improved in three southern Iraqi provinces.

VOA标准英语10月-DRC Says Rwanda Threatens Attack

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is accusing the military of neighboring Rwanda of participating in attacks on its forces in eastern Congo in recent days, and of preparing a larger assault. Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in N

VOA标准英语10月-Key International Central Banks Coordinate Intere

U.S. and European central banks have in unison cut their interest rates by half a percentage point. The coordinated move is aimed at bringing some stability back to the shaky global economy and slumping stock markets. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports fro

VOA标准英语10月-US Congress Approves Emergency Financial Rescue P

President Bush has praised what he calls bold bipartisan action by the U.S. Congress in approving a measure aimed at rescuing U.S. financial markets. The House of Representatives Friday approved a Senate-passed version of the financial rescue legisl

VOA标准英语10月-US Moves to Strengthen Banks as Markets Rally

World markets are rallying sharply for a second consecutive day as governments continue coordinated efforts to prop up financial institutions and unfreeze tight credit. Government is buying up to $250 billion in stock of private banks and increasing

VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Welcomes NATO Crackdown on Narcotics

Afghanistan's government is welcoming the NATO decision to have foreign troops in the country go after the narcotics infrastructure. That is a change from previous tactics when opium farmers were primarily targeted. VOA correspondent Steve Herman ha

VOA标准英语10月-US Stocks Decline After Bailout Passage

Volatile trading on U.S. financial markets ended in losses on Wall Street, after President George Bush signed a massive rescue plan for U.S. economy. From Washington, VOA's Kent Klein has more on that and Friday's other economic developments. Trader

VOA标准英语10月-US, Vietnam Hold First Political-Military Dialogu

The United States and Vietnam have discussed possible U.S. sales of weapons and spare parts to Vietnam, as well as American military help with disaster relief and a range of other issues. The two nations' first strategic dialogue on political, defen

VOA标准英语10月-Nervous European Markets Follow US Congressional

European shares extended gains by midday on Tuesday with banks rebounding from lows ahead of U.S. President George Bush's speech on the financial sector rescue package. Britain's benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, fell by as much as 3 percent in e

VOA标准英语10月-Austria 's Far Right Leader Dies in Car Crash

Officials say Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far right views generated Western outrage, has died in a car crash. Stefan Bos reports that the 58-year-old Haider died early Saturday, reportedly while on his way to a family gathering. Austria'

VOA标准英语10月-S. African Mediator Thabo Mbeki May Return to Zim

If Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe does not soon agree to a fully inclusive Cabinet, it is likely that former South African President Thabo Mbeki will be in Harare before the weekend. Mr. Mbeki has remained in contact with the stumbling Zimbabwean

VOA标准英语10月-Guinea Looks Back on 50 Years of Independence

The West African nation of Guinea marks the 50th anniversary of independence which it gained after breaking with other French-African colonies that accepted a power-sharing agreement with France, the colonial power. But the celebrations have been su