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Unit 12 Education in the US and Britain The formal education in the United States differed from education systems of other Western societies in three fundamental respects. First, Americans were more inclined to regard education as a solution to vario
By Tom Rivers London 29 February 2008 British defense chiefs have decided to pull Prince Harry out of Afghanistan in the wake of news reports about his deployment in Helmand Province. The decision centered on security concerns for the third in line t
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: America's Break with Britain Divides Families and Friends 建国史话 (13):美国革命:你站在哪一边? STEVE EMBER: From VOA Learning English, this is THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in S
Britain Notes Big Change in Royal Wedding Souvenirs What can a cookie tin, a Rubik's Cube, and a novel tell us about Britain's royal family? Robert Opie has been a collector since before he can remember. Today, his collection makes up a museum in Lon
By Michael Drudge London 01 February 2006 Britain's PM Tony Blair leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers questions in The House of Commons, 1 February, 2006 Britain has told Iran i
By Tendai Maphosa London 30 August 2007 Even 10 years after her death, Princess Diana's legacy continues to stir controversy. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more on the eve of a 10th anniversary memorial service organized by her sons, Princes Willia
By Tom Rivers London 02 May 2008 Britain's ruling Labor party appears set to suffer its worst defeat in 40 years in local elections against the opposition Conservative party. Preliminary results indicate Labor will receive about 24 percent of the vot
By Margaret Besheer Washington 06 April 2006 Britain's Secretary of Defense says trained, capable Iraqi troops and a broad representative government are the keys to a successful Iraq, as well as the e
By Michael Drudge London 11 May 2006 The British government has confirmed it will fight to overturn a judge's ruling that a group of Afghan hijackers be granted residency rights. ---------------------
By Tendai Maphosa London 23 March 2007 Britain is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the passage of the law that abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade March 25 1807. One of the most poignant of the events is Slave Britain, a photographic exhib
On a trip to Ukraine, Georgia was the main talking point as Britain's Foreign Secretary met with President Yushchenko and others. David Miliband's visit came just a day after Russia's president recognized the independence of Georgia's two breakaway
Pakistan's president and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have pledged to increase counter-terrorism cooperation following the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Mr. Brown arrived after another tense diplomatic exchange between the region's nuclear-armed
Britain's top anti-terrorism chief has been forced to resign after he inadvertently released details of an operation that then had to be initiated earlier than expected. In that operation, a dozen men in northwest England have been arrested and are
Britain's Queen Joins Giant Flotilla for Jubilee Celebration A specially outfitted ship carried the 86-year-old queen and her family along the River Thames at the head of a 1,000-boat parade. Rain and cold kept many people away, but tens of thousands
By Gary Thomas London 10 August 2006 watch UK Airline Plot report British authorities say they have foiled a plan to blow up aircraft flying from Britain to the United States. Stringent security restrictions were immediately ordered at British airpo
By Sonja Pace London 06 February 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns that the military fight in Afghanistan will be long, hard and a real test for NATO. She was speaking in London, where she held meetings with British leaders, as VOA'
By Sonja Pace London 11 May 2007 Britain's Treasury chief, Gordon Brown, has officially launched his campaign to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister at the end of June. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London that in laying out his program, Brown said
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
Britain's foreign secretary say he has serious concerns about election fraud allegations swirling after last month's Afghan presidential vote and David Miliband says a thorough investigation is required. David Miliband (File photo) Even before the A
By Jennifer Glasse London 14 October 2009 The British prime minister says he plans to send an extra 500 troops to Afghanistan, if NATO coalition partners follow suit and the Afghan government speeds up training its own forces. Britain's PM Gordon Br