VOA标准英语2008年-Asia Stocks Fall on US Financial Concerns

Fears over the extent of U.S. financial woes have rattled Asian markets, despite U.S. government attempts to shore up investor confidence. Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong. Woman walks by electronic stock board in downtown Tokyo, 15 Jul 2008, as J

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Ministers Reach Agreement on Immigration Pac

European Union ministers reached broad agreement on a common immigration and asylum policy during a meeting in France. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA that France, which holds the rotating EU presidency, wants the proposal to be formally adopted in Octo

VOA标准英语2008年-G8 Leaders to Discuss Africa, Climate

Leaders from the world's biggest industrial nations meet in Japan on Monday for the annual Group of Eight summit. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has this report on the summit agenda. President Bush gestures during remarks on upcoming G8

VOA标准英语2008年-University of Nebraska at Omaha Supports Afghan

As Afghanistan continues its struggle to defeat Taliban insurgents and rebuild its infrastructure, the nation is finding strong support from the middle of the United States, in the state of Nebraska. Since 1973, long before Afghanistan gained world

VOA标准英语2008年-Top US Officer Sees More US Troop Cuts in Iraq

The top U.S. military officer says if current trends continue he expects to recommend further U.S. troop reductions in Iraq. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Admiral Mike Mullen at Camp Barber, Afghanistan, 11 Jul 2008 Admiral Mike Mullen

VOA标准英语2008年-US Women's Soccer Team Hopes Change Will Bring

The U.S. Women's Soccer team has won a medal at every Olympic game since women's soccer was introduced at the Atlanta games in 1996. The Americans won the gold in Atlanta, silver at the 2000 Sydney games, and reclaimed the gold in the 2004 Athens Ol

VOA标准英语2008年-UNHCR Urges South Africa Not to Deport Zimbabwe

The U.N. refugee agency is urging the government of South Africa not to forcibly deport Zimbabwean asylum seekers back to their home country where they could face danger. The UNHCR reports a significant increase in the number of Zimbabweans crossing

VOA标准英语2008年-Raid on NATO Base Kills 9 US Troops in Eastern

NATO officials say insurgents who carried out Sunday's deadly assault on a remote NATO outpost in eastern Afghanistan were able to penetrate the base before they were driven away by U.S. air strikes. Nine American soldiers were killed in the assault

VOA标准英语2008年-US Pledges to Uphold Its End of India Nuclear D

The Bush administration Thursday stressed its determination to fulfill its side of the landmark U.S.-India nuclear agreement after the government of Indian Prime Minister Monmohan Singh said it is ready to risk a confidence vote to get the deal thro

VOA标准英语2008年-White House, Press Remember Tony Snow

For 17 months, until he left the job in September 2007, Tony Snow was the White House press secretary, the voice of the Bush administration. Now, he is being remembered and mourned by the president he served, and the reporters who sparred with him i

VOA标准英语2008年-Gates Says Iran's Missile Test Does Not Make Wa

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Wednesday's Iranian missile tests provide further evidence of the need for a European missile defense system, but he says the tests do not make military confrontation with Iran any more likely. VOA's Al Pessi

VOA标准英语2008年-Thai FM Quits After Backlash Over Disputed Temp

Thailand's foreign minister has announced his resignation from the government just days after a court ruling said he had violated the constitution by signing a communiqu with Cambodia without parliamentary approval. As Ron Corben reports from Bangko

VOA标准英语2008年-Carrying Guns at US Busiest Airport Sparks Cont

A new law in the southern state of Georgia has set the stage for a court dispute over whether guns should be allowed at the nation's busiest airport. Mike Cooper reports for VOA from Atlanta on the disagreement over where firearms can be carried. Ha

VOA标准英语2008年-US Envoy Cites Progress on North Korean Nuclear

The U.S. envoy to six nation talks on disarming nuclear North Korea has said they reached agreement on the principles for verifying Pyongyang's denuclarization. However, the envoy, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, says negotiators

VOA标准英语2008年-South Korea Appeals to 'Friendly Countries' Abo

South Korea says North Korea's killing of a tourist from the South is unlikely to affect talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear weapons. However, the South is seeking some degree of diplomatic leverage in getting the North to be forthcoming about

VOA标准英语2008年-Global Fund for Women 'Waters' Grassroots in 16

Around the world, women are far more likely than men to be poor, ill-housed, under-educated and victimized by war and discrimination. To help women help themselves and their communities, the Global Fund for Women, or GFW, a San Francisco-based organ

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Opposition Holds Out for Second Mediat

Morgan Tsvangirai, the founding president of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, has put on hold a preliminary agreement that would pave the way for formal talks with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF. VOA's Delia Robertson reports

VOA标准英语2008年-Indonesian Police Seize Bombs, Arrest 9 Suspect

Indonesian police discovered a supply of homemade bombs during a raid in South Sumatra. Nine people were arrested in connection with the discovery and taken to the country's capital. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Elite counter-terrorism police

VOA标准英语2008年-G8, African Leaders Discuss Zimbabwe

Leaders from the world's biggest industrial nations met with African heads of state to discuss the political crisis in Zimbabwe. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, African leaders are divided over calls for sanctions against Zimbab

VOA标准英语2008年-US Presidential Candidates Address Hispanic Con

The focus of the U.S. presidential race turned to America's large and growing Hispanic population Tuesday, with both major party candidates addressing a national gathering of Hispanic leaders. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. Hispanics are