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The IOC, the International Olympic Committee, made a major announcement yesterday about the upcoming 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Russian national team would be banned from the events. The decision followed a long investigation
By Suzanne Presto Irbil 01 June 2008 French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner inaugurated a new French diplomatic office in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Sunday evening, the second day of his two-day trip to Iraq. VOA's Suzanne Presto attended
By Ron Corben Bangkok 05 April 2007 A video clip from the YouTube video sharing Web site deemed insulting to Thailand's revered monarch was removed after the Thai government had blocked access to the site. The controversy arose at a time of intense p
Experts at the Olympic Games in Beijing say for the first time in more than a century, the United States has a chance to win gold medals in the middle-distance running events of 1,500 and 5,000 meters. These hopes rest in large part on Bernard Lagat
IN THE NEWS - Japans Diplomatic Tensions With China and South Korea Intensify Over Disputed This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan is at the center of separate diplomatic crises with China and South Korea over two groups of disputed island
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 30 August 2007 Turkey's new president presided over a ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the final battle in the 1922 Turkish War of Independence. As Dorian Jones reports for VOA from Istanbul, President Abdullah Gul sa
Eric Bibb Mixes Southern, Country Blues on 'Deeper In The Well' The best advice Bibb ever got about playing guitar came from Bob Dylan, who once told him to Keep it simple and forget all that fancy stuff. He was 11 years old at the time, and hes been
Latest Springsteen Release a Tribute to Born In The U.S.A. 斯普林斯汀发行新专辑向《诞生在美国》致敬 Its been a big year for rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Bruce Springsteen: The Boss, as his fans call him, just turned 65 ye
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Oleg Sentsov is a Ukrainian filmmaker and a political prisoner in Russia who's currently on a hunger strike. Last week, as Russia was getting all this attention for hosting the World Cup, the American writer Stephen King took to
NOEL KING, HOST: Lift Every Voice And Sing is a song that has a lot of meaning for many African-Americans. For generations, it's been sung in schools, in churches and in dozens of recordings and landmark performances. Motown's Kim Weston sang it in f
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has survived an assault by Taliban militants on a military parade in Kabul. At least three people were killed, including a parliament member, and eight others were wounded in the attack. 阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊在咯布
The countdown is on for South Sudan's independence July 9, and the country's future capital is making its final preparations for the big day. 距离7月9日南苏丹的独立日期,已经进入倒计时阶段。 Joy in Juba Right now we're on one o
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 20 December 2007 In his first address as newly elected African National Congress party president, Jacob Zuma sought to build fences and reassure South Africa on economic policy. But as VOA's Delia Robertson reports fro
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 27 April 2008 Afghan President Hamid Karzai has survived an assault by Taliban militants on a military parade in Kabul. At least three people were killed, including a parliament member, and eight others were wounded in the attac
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 07 June 2008 French President Nicholas Sarkozy became the first Western leader to visit Lebanon since the election of the country's new president, Michel Suleiman, two weeks ago, putting an end to months of political crisis
By Larry London Washington 12 March 2007 watch Good Charlotte Good Charlotte Band After selling 5 million albums and touring the world, edgy, street-smart punk rockers Good Charlotte delayed releasing their third album for one year. In an interview
By Robert Raffaele and Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 12 September 2006 Watch Sept 11 Anniversary Friends, relatives of victims of September 11, 2001 attacks gather during playing of national anthem at Ground Zero, in New York, Monday, September 11,
The World Paralympics competition started in Christchurch today. This is a nine-day event and athletes hope they can qualify for the Paralympics held following the Olympic Games in London next year. About 1000 athletes are in Christchurch for this ev
By Doug Levine Washington 14 October 2006 A new dance craze that's been popping up in cities across the U.S. is poised for a major takeoff. Make that a major step off. A team of New York music producers are making big strides in the evolution of ste
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 07 September 2006 India has observed the centenary of its national song despite the divisions the celebrations have caused between Hindu nationalists and Muslims, many of whom refuse to sing the song. ------- Bollywood a