VOA标准英语10月-Commodity Prices Tumble in Australia as Credit Cr

Australia's economy has enjoyed years of solid growth thanks to a booming resources sector. Now, the good times appear to be fading as the global credit crisis affects China's appetite for Australian iron and other minerals. From Sydney, Phil Mercer

VOA标准英语10月-Britain Unveils Huge British Bank Bail-Out Plan

Britain announced Wednesday a huge, comprehensive government plan that will pump nearly $90 billion of taxypayers' money into the British banking system to shore it up. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has details. The British government has moved in t

VOA标准英语10月-Nobel Medicine Prize Awarded for HIV, Cancer Rese

Three European scientists who discovered the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer shared this year's Nobel prize for medicine. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious award for VOA from Paris. French scientists Luc Montagnier (file photo) The Nob

VOA标准英语10月-US Economist Paul Krugman Wins Nobel Prize

American economist Paul Krugman won this year's Nobel economics award, the last in a series of 2008 Nobels handed out over the past week. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports for VOA that Krugman was cited by the Nobel committee for his analysis of how e

VOA标准英语10月-Repression of Pro-Democracy Demonstrations Raises

For the second time in three days, police in Mauritania have used clubs and tear gas to disperse demonstrators calling for the re-instatement of the country's president, who was deposed in a military coup d'etat. The crackdown has heightened tension

VOA标准英语10月-Nigerian President Pledges 'Constructive Engageme

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua says his two-pronged strategy to stem the violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta is the best for the country. Yar'Adua also assured Nigerians that the economy was a on a 'strong footing, boosted by high international

VOA标准英语10月-Ethiopia Appeals for Additional Food Aid

Ethiopia is appealing for $266 million in emergency aid for the remainder of this year to alleviate food shortages threatening the lives of nearly 6.5 million people. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports officials estimate that one of every e

VOA标准英语10月-UN Says Millions of People in Arbitrary, Unlawful

The new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, is calling on governments to stop the arbitrary and unlawful detention of their citizens. Pillay is launching a United Nations initiative to abolish this illegal practice and to highlight the

VOA标准英语10月-India's Appetite For Gold Not Dampened by High Pr

Over the past 12 months, gold prices have increased by nearly 50 percent. But the high prices have not dampened India's appetite for the precious metal. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on India's cultural affinity with gold. A customer select

VOA标准英语10月-US Public Television to Give Americans More World

A new nightly world newscast is being launched on U.S. public television, and producers of the new show say they intend to present foreign news in a way that is interesting and significant to American audiences. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona Ghun

VOA标准英语10月-Thai Public Calls for Talks to End Violence

In Thailand, the government and opposition groups are being urged to restart talks after bloody street clashes. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the opposition Democrat Party says a full investigation into the violence on both sides must be carri

VOA标准英语10月-Three-Day Muslim Holiday Begins Across Most of Ar

Today marks the start of the annual three-day Eid al Fitr holiday which follows the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in 9 Arab states across the Middle East. It is a time when the pious pray, doting parents give gifts, and children light firecrackers, a

VOA标准英语10月-Protesters Greet Vietnamese Prime Minister in Aus

Human rights protesters have greeted Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on his arrival in Australia. He is in Australia for talks on trade with his counterpart, Kevin Rudd. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. A small but noisy crowd of about 30

VOA标准英语10月-WHO Advocates Primary Health Care, Universal Cove

The World Health Organization is urging governments to adopt primary health care and universal coverage as the best ways of improving health and saving lives. This year's World Health Report says primary health care can provide billions of people fa

VOA标准英语10月-NATO Rules Out Supplying Weapons For Georgia

United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it appears Russian troops are withdrawing from key positions in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, nearly two months after a brief war ended between Russian and Georgian troops. He made the comme

VOA标准英语10月-US Vice Presidential Candidates Spar on Foreign P

Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden debated foreign policy and the economy Thursday night in the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. Alaskan Governor Palin, a newcomer to the national stage, stood her ground during her exchanges

VOA标准英语10月-Demonstrations, Police Crackdown Against Organize

Over 10,000 people, many immigrants, demonstrated against racism on Saturday in the southern town of Caserta, near Naples. Meanwhile, the Italian government deployed some 500 soldiers in the area in efforts to combat the Camorra organized crime synd

VOA标准英语10月-House Approaches Critical Friday Vote on Financia

The House of Representatives is approaching a crucial vote expected Friday on Senate-passed legislation aimed at rescuing the U.S. financial markets. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where congressional leaders from both parties are wor

VOA标准英语10月-US Envoy Hopes 'Conversation' in N. Korea Will Sa

Washington's main envoy in talks aimed at getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons is in South Korea. He plans to visit Pyongyang to discuss the North's recent steps toward resuming activity at its main nuclear facility. Meanwhile, Japan has ren

VOA标准英语10月-US Vice Presidential Candidates Palin, Biden Set

Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden are set to face off in a much-anticipated vice presidential debate Thursday night in St. Louis, Missouri. Voters are likely to be especially focused on Alaska Governor Palin, a newcomer to the national s