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We're starting our international events coverage with news from the United Kingdom. David Cameron, who was Britain's leader three months ago, has resigned altogether from the British government. It's another step in a series of dramatic events that t
AZUZ: This is expected to be a momentous week for the U.S. Senate. The Constitution gives it the power to confirm or deny the president's Supreme Court nominees and President Donald Trump has nominated Federal Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill a vacancy on
We are standing at the Lincoln Memorial in the spot where Dr. Martin Luther King made that speech that will become part of the fabric of our nation. Imagine this handful of Americans literally rubbed shoulders with history that they standing or sitt
By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 29 June 2007 The American bald eagle, a national symbol since 1782, was once almost wiped out by hunters and pesticide poisoning. Today the great bird is not only surviving but thriving. Four decades after it was decla
美国财政悬崖最后期限将至 It has been nearly a month since House Speaker John Boehner announced his departure. 国会众议院议长贝纳近一个月前就宣布辞去议长的职务。 No successor has been identified, much less chosen.
The Ups and Downs of Katherine Graham 奋斗与坚持:报业女巨人的一生 It could safely be said of Katherine Graham that few women had a greater influence on 20th-century American history. When she died last year at the age of 84, people fro
By Parke Brewer Washington 07 March 2007 World number one golfer Tiger Woods of the United States will become host of an official PGA Tour event that will debut in Washington this coming July. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer has details. Just months
President Bush says the United States is safer now than before the attacks of September 11, 2001, but that the battle against terrorism will continue long after leaves office. Mr. Bush made the comments to military personnel at the U.S. Army War Col
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 22 September 2009 United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon(R) addresses United Nations Climate Change Summit, 22 Sep 2009 Nearly 100 world leaders met at a summit at the United Nations Tuesday to put their political we
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 26 September 2009 Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne and Ben Whishaw as John Keats in Jane Campion's Bright Star The passionate romance of poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne - one of English literature's greatest (and perhaps le
Libyan Military Captures Gadhafi's Fugitive Son A Libyan revolutionary militia commander from the town of Zintan announced Saturday that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, was captured alive in southern Libya, near
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed her support for the war in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation with the United States on issues in the Asia-Pacific region during an address to the U.S. Congress. Prime Minister Gillard delivered wha
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MICHELLE OBAMA: Let's just start by saying wow again. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: At the National Portrait Gallery in Washington today, the subjects of two new paintings helped with their unveiling. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED REC
Since the US space program began in 1958, NASA has achieved much in the realm of space exploration. From lunar landings to voyages into the depth of our solar system, NASA has built a storied history. In the early days, space was a men's world. All t
By Phil Mercer Sydney 12 February 2008 Australia is preparing to issue its first formal apology for past mistreatment of the country's Aboriginal people. The declaration by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will be the first act of the new government when th
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 14 December 2006 Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea has been sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general of the United Nations. VOA's Peter Heinlein at the U.N. reports, Mr. Ban will take over the job when Kofi Annan steps
The United States is sending a high-profile delegation to a key security conference that opened in Munich, Germany Friday, marking a new page in transatlantic relations under the Obama administration. 美国派遣一个级别很高的代表团前往德
By Melinda Smith Washington 09 August 2007 The World Health Organization says a mother's milk is the perfect food for a newborn baby. But worldwide statistics show that breastfeeding is frequently abandoned right after birth. VOA's Melinda Smith ha
By Scott Stearns Washington 16 August 2007 The Bush administration continues to defend the war in Iraq ahead of a report to Congress next month on progress there. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports that, two days after truck bombings
Martin started his job as the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church on September 1, 1954. In his sermons, he persuaded church members to register to vote. Voting was one way to change unjust laws. He also encouraged them to join the NAACPthe Nat