VOA标准英语2008年-Ukrainian Coalition Collapses Amid Political In

Political infighting has led to the collapse of Ukraine's governing coalition, raising the prospect of difficult negotiations to form a new government or a third parliamentary election in as many years. VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky has been foll

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia Announces Long Stay in Breakaway Georgia

Russia says its troops will remain in South Ossetia and Abkhazia for a long time. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the press in Moscow, 09 Sept. 2008 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tol

VOA标准英语2008年-Republicans To Resume Planned National Conventi

Republican officials say their party's national convention is back on track with a full schedule Tuesday, after Monday's planned activities were curtailed due to Hurricane Gustav and fears of its impact on the US Gulf Coast. From St. Paul, Minnesota

VOA标准英语2008年-Engineer, Inventor, Capitalist Martin Fisher, S

Engineer and inventor Martin Fisher has applied his passion for improving things to the challenge of eliminating poverty in rural Africa. As Maura Farrelly reports, his non-profit organization is transforming the lives of thousands of poor African f

VOA标准英语2008年-US Mourns Victims of 9/11 Terror Attacks

Across the United States, Americans marked the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with solemn memorial services and heartfelt tributes. Mona Ghuneim reports from VOA's New York Bureau. A child tosses a rose into the refl

VOA标准英语2008年-Angola Extends Legislative Balloting at Some Po

In Angola, voting has been extended for another day at some polling centers after thousands of voters were prevented from casting their ballots in Friday's parliamentary elections. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Luanda. Angola's Electoral Commission

VOA标准英语2008年-No Sign of Survivors in DRC Aid Plane Crash

The United Nations reports a humanitarian aid flight carrying 15 passengers and two crew crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 15 kilometers northwest of the airstrip at Bukavu in South Kivu Monday afternoon. The U.S.-based group that

VOA标准英语2008年-Husband of Slain Former PM Bhutto Elected Presi

The widower of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has won elections to become the country's next president. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad, where Asif Ali Zardari won an estimated 482 of the 702 votes from lawm

VOA标准英语2008年-US Vice President Condemns Russia's Unilateral

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has condemned Russia's military operation in Georgia as an illegitimate and unilateral attempt to change the country's borders by force. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Speaking at a news conference i

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Expected to Maintain US Troop Level in Ira

The White House says next week President Bush will announce his plans for U.S. troop levels in Iraq for the rest of his time in office, an announcement that will also affect how many additional troops he can send to Afghanistan. Officials say senior

VOA标准英语2008年-Gustav Slams Louisiana

Hurricane Gustav swept across the Louisiana coast on Monday, bringing torrential rains but doing far less damage than had been feared. VOA's Barry Wood rode out the Category 2 hurricane in New Orleans where he reports the concern now is flooding fro

VOA标准英语2008年-Obama, McCain Voice Concerns Over Government Ba

The two major U.S. presidential candidates are expressing reservations about the Bush administration's $700 billion bail-out of ailing financial institutions. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama both agree on the need for government act

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Meetings Highlight African Needs

This week, the U.N. General Assembly holds its annual debate. On the sidelines, world leaders will discuss some of the planet's most pressing problems - among them, poverty and development in Africa. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VO

VOA标准英语2008年-S. Africa's Zuma Fails to Confirm Party Candida

Despite promising to do so, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma has failed to name the party candidate to replace President Thabo Mbeki. But as VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our Johannesburg bureau, Zuma appeared to anoint his deputy

VOA标准英语2008年-Video Game Play May Not Just Be for Slackers

Several times a year, the Pew Internet American Life Project releases detailed research findings about the ways in which we Americans use computers and the Internet. While the abilities needed to manipulate video-game controls may not translate to s

VOA标准英语2008年-New Yorkers Say They Will Get Past US Financial

New Yorkers have a reputation for being resilient and bouncing back from crisis to crisis. Last week's financial upheaval hit Wall Street, the nation and the world pretty hard, but many people in New York kept their tough, impervious, can-do attitud

VOA标准英语2008年-Seoul Wants to Rein in Online Media

In South Korea, anti-government protests that erupted this summer following a deal to import American beef were born on the Internet. Rumors that South Koreans were going to be served meat tainted with mad cow disease spread across chat rooms and me

VOA标准英语2008年-Israeli Foreign Minister Begins Formation of Ne

Negotiations are underway in Israel to form a new government after the prime minister resigned. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni speaks to media after winning elections in Tel Aviv, 18 Sep

VOA标准英语2008年-Top Afghan Diplomat Abducted in Pakistan

A senior government official says Pakistan's top civilian and military leaders had planned to dine at Islamabad's Marriot Hotel when a suicide car bombing struck it, killing 53 people. While an investigation is under way into the country's deadliest

VOA标准英语2008年-US Military: Iraqi Government Will Pay Sunni Fi

A top American commander in Iraq says the country's Shi'ite dominated government will accept responsibility for supporting more than 50,000 mostly Sunni fighters currently armed and paid by the U.S. military. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has deta