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By Scott Stearns White House 31 August 2007 President Bush is moving to help keep thousands of American homeowners from defaulting on their home loans in a growing crisis that has affected worldwide financial markets. VOA White House Correspondent Sc
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 April 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will head a new task force to tackle the global food crisis that is plunging tens of millions of people into poverty and hunger. He is calling for international donors to
This is AP News Minute. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says a lot of his fellow democrats oppose his stop-gap budget measure that would keep the government open after a Friday night deadline. Some republicans say the bill may not have enough GO
图片1 This episode is about people taking attention for themselves, and the expressions we can use to talk about them! A person might steal another persons thunder by accident when they announce important news. Another person might give a great per
The Bush administration Wednesday announced a $1 billion economic aid package for Georgia to help that country recover from last month's conflict with Russia. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. package is part of an unprecedented glob
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 November 2006 As people around the world mark World AIDS Day, December 1, the government of South Africa is to announce an ambitious five-year plan to combat the disease, which is estimated to infect 11 percent of the p
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 27 May 2008 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unveiled the details of an ambitious $12 billion plan to re-vitalize the country's predominantly Kurdish southeast. The region has been hit hard by more than 20 year
President-elect Barack Obama made two more appointments to his economic team Tuesday and said budget reform was a major priority for his incoming administration. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. President-elect Barack
Mutinous soldiers trying to take power in Guinea have named an army captain as the country's new leader while promising to hold democratic elections in two years. The civilian government in Conakry says it is still in charge. New ruling council says
US, Australia Announce Expanded Military Cooperation The United States and Australia have announced expanded military cooperation aimed at bolstering security in the Asia-Pacific region. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gill
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
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 21 November 2007 South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki says citizens convicted of political crimes during the apartheid era may apply for presidential pardons. He indicated the program was to complete the work of a reconcili
The U.S. presidential campaign is about to intensify in a major way. Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain are expected to announce their vice presidential running mates soon, in advance of the national party nominating conventions, w
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 02 June 2007 One of the main militant groups operating in the Niger Delta says it will suspend hostilities for one month to allow the government of new President Umaru Yar'Adua to create a plan for peace in the oil-rich Niger D
By Aya Batrawy Cairo 08 April 2008 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad announced on Tuesday that Iran is installing 6,000 new centrifuges at an uranium enrichment plant. The announcement drew sharp criticism from the United States and is expected t
The European Union says it will give nearly $5 million to help impoverished Haitians cope with spiraling food prices. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the EU aid adds to assistance from other international organizations for Haiti, the poorest country
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 14 September 2007 The political party of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has announced she will return to the country in October to take part in elections. Ms. Bhutto is the second exiled prime minister to at
By Lisa Bryant Paris 08 February 2008 More than two years after violent suburban riots tore through France, the country's president Nicolas Sarkozy will unveil an ambitious plan Friday to turn around some of the poorest and grittiest towns that are h
Several Republican and Democratic lawmakers have spoken out ahead of President Barack Obama's speech on Afghanistan, saying they oppose sending additional troops to the country, and that Congress should have the opportunity to vote on a troop surge.
By Scott Stearns Dar Es Salaam 18 February 2008 President Bush is in Tanzania where he has announced a new initiative to fight malaria. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the program aims to provide insecticide-treated bed nets to