VOA标准英语2008年-Malaysia's Anwar Again Delays Bid to Take Power

Malaysi an opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he will proceed cautiously in his bid to topple the government, backing down from previous assertions his opposition alliance was poised to take control. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins reports.

VOA标准英语2008年-Former EU Envoy Calls for Review of Goals and S

The European Union's former top diplomat to Afghanistan says the international community should review its aims and activities to stave off possible disaster there. Francesc Vendrell, who recently stepped down as the EU's Special Envoy to Afghanista

VOA标准英语2008年-European Tourists Abducted in Egypt Released

A European tour group taken hostage by gunmen in southern Egypt 10 days ago has been released. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the 11 European tourists, along with eight Egyptian drivers and guides, are thought to b

VOA标准英语2008年-More Lasers Than Lathes Mark Today's Vocational

Last month, Washington, D.C., opened a new kind of trade school of which it is immensely proud. This is not one of the old-fashioned vocational schools that taught literal nuts-and-bolts repair work or hands-on career training in fields like auto re

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Confident Congress Will Approve Financial

U.S. President George Bush says he is confident that Congress will agree on a robust plan to bailout America's troubled financial sector. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, there is strong opposition to the president's $700 billion

VOA标准英语2008年-Presidential Debates Often Pivotal in US Electi

On Friday, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are scheduled to hold the first of three debates ahead of November's election. Presidential debates have often played a crucial role in U.S. election campaigns in the past, as we hear f

VOA标准英语2008年-Disputes Strain Ukrainian-Russian Ties

The deterioration of relations between Ukraine and Russia accelerated after Kyiv sided with Georgia during last month's conflict in South Ossetia. Worsening ties coincide with next year's expiration of the bilateral Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation

VOA标准英语2008年-A Year After Protests, Burma's Military Remains

A year after Burma's military crushed protests led by Buddhist monks, human rights groups accuse the government of continuing to harass of the clergy. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, experts on Burma see little sign of change in the country, des

VOA标准英语2008年-Aid Agencies Say Peace Efforts by Middle East Q

A coalition of 21 international aid agencies says in a new report the Middle East Quartet is failing in its efforts to improve the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The report was released on the eve of the Quartet's next meet

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Says N. Korea Ejects Inspectors From Nuclear

North Korea has taken dramatic steps toward fulfilling its threat to resume production of nuclear weapons material. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. North Korea's spent nuclear fuel rods kept in cooling pond are seen at nuclear facilities in Yon

VOA标准英语2008年-Afghanistan Calls for Joint Border Patrol with

Afghanistan's defense minister is in Washington, promoting his plan to establish a joint Afghan-Pakistani military force to patrol the dangerous border between the two countries. VOA's Kent Klein reports. Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak,

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel's President Offers Olive Branch to Arab

Israel's President has invited Arab leaders to come to Jerusalem to discuss the peace process. Shimon Peres said he would gladly accept an Arab invitation to go to a place where meaningful dialogue could occur. He made the offer during his address t

VOA标准英语2008年-Nigeria's Fragile Oil Truce Holds Little Promis

Despite a cease-fire declaration by the main rebel group in the Niger Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), the violence in Nigeria's oil-rich southern region looks far from over. The Nigerian army says it would continu

VOA标准英语2008年-Female-Majority Parliament Hopes to Lead Rwanda

Last week, Rwanda became the first nation to elect a majority of women to its legislative assembly. It has been a long road since the 1994 genocide, when many women were raped or widowed. Some in the country hope that having more mothers in parliame

VOA标准英语2008年-Massive Walk Out of S. African Ministers and De

Eleven key cabinet ministers and three deputies have resigned and will leave their posts along with President Thabo Mbeki Thursday. However, as VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our Johannesburg bureau, the Finance Minister says he will be availabl

VOA标准英语2008年-US Fed Chief Says Growth Depends on Stabilizing

As Congress debates President Bush's proposed bail out of the bad loans of financial institutions, central bank chief Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday that the U.S. economy risked very serious consequences if measures were not taken. VOA's Barr

VOA标准英语2008年-Major Central Banks Attempt to Reassure Global

Central banks of the leading industrialized nations are working together to try to ease a financial crisis that originated in the United States but has roiled markets worldwide. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A Wall Street street sig

VOA标准英语2008年-Yemen Arrests Suspects in US Embassy Bombing

Al Arabiya TV is reporting the Yemeni government has arrested at least 25 people in a crackdown on militants thought to be involved in an attack Wednesday on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. For VOA, Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut. The Yemeni governm

VOA标准英语2008年-Rice: Current Russian Policies Leading to Isola

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a stern policy speech, said current Russian policies including its invasion of Georgia, have put Moscow on a path to self-imposed isolation and irrelevance. She said Moscow will not achieve its war aim of

VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistani FM says US Gave No Warning of Suspect

Pakistan's foreign minister says officials were not warned about a suspected U.S. missile strike that occurred hours after the top U.S. commander said the United States would respect Pakistan's sovereignty. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamaba