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Economics Report - The Supreme Court to Decide if the Government Can Require Health Coverage 经济报道 - 美国最高法院审理医保法案是否违宪 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道
Kremlins Syria Policy Hurts Russias Position in Arab World In Syria, President Bashar al-Assad is using Russian-made rockets, rifles and tanks to battle rebels. But in Moscow, Russian officials are trying to put daylight between the Kremlin and the A
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Beverly Sills, 1929-2007: A Beautiful Voice for Opera and the Arts STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Beverly Sills. Her clear sopran
By Cache Seel Cairo 31 May 2007 An Egyptian court has refused opposition leader Ayman Nour's request for early release from prison. Nour, who ran against President Mubarak in Egypt's only contested presidential election, made the appeal for health re
Environmentalists are hailing a Bangladesh High Court decision to order the closure, in two weeks, of all ship-salvaging yards which do not have environmental clearances. The judges also have banned toxic ships from entering Bangladeshi waters. The
By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 December 2006 The new U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, took office Monday, with a private swearing-in at the White House and a public ceremony later at the Pentagon. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. From left:
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 29 October 2006 The United Nations, in collaboration with the Nigerian government, has launched an ambitious girls' education program to boost gender parity in primary schools. The program is focusing on the northern region
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 24 September 2006 Different brands of soft drinks of Coca Cola company are displayed at a makeshift stall in New Delhi, India produced by the U.S. companies Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. The ruling is good news for the cola gia
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 April 2007 Supporter of Bahujan Samaj Party, which outlawed discrimination based on caste, holds a statue of Bhim Rao Ambedkar, founder of BSP, Allahabad, India, 23 Mar 2007 An Indian court has put on hold a controvers
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 25 July 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Later Tuesday, Secretary Rice meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Both officials say there will be no retu
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 01 May 2006 Israeli interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, April 30, 2006 Israeli Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has formed
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 September 2006 Ehud Olmert (File photo) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's approval rating has plummeted in the wake of the war in Lebanon. But Israeli officials have brushed off speculation that Olmert's center-left
By Tabinda Naeem Washington, DC 26 January 2007 watch Amber Alert report Dylan and Shasta Groene Every day thousands of children around the world are reported missing. Authorities in the United States have devised a special method to alert the publi
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 June 2007 An Egyptian court has sentenced a nuclear engineer to life in prison for handing over nuclear secrets to Israel. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from Cairo. Egyptian engineer Mohammed Sayyed Sabe
By Jim Malone Washington 06 April 2006 Court documents made public in Washington Thursday contend that President Bush personally authorized the disclosure of classified information on Iraq's weapons p
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 19 February 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the summit in Jerusalem between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed a commitment to a two-state solution in the M
By Al Pessin Pentagon 09 October 2006 The U.S. military had little reaction to Monday's North Korean claim that it had conducted a nuclear test. But one senior official said it does not change existing contingency plans, and a Washington-based analy
By Ron Corben Bangkok 15 March 2006 A Thai court has cleared a media activist of criminal libel in a case filed by a company founded by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The decision is seen as a ste
By Jim Malone Washington 04 December 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday challenging the right of local school systems in Washington state and Kentucky to carry out voluntary plans that promote racial integration. The high court
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 09 October 2006 Saddam Hussein reads the Quran as he listens to witness testimony, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006 Saddam Hussein's genocide trial has resumed in Baghdad after more than a week in recess, but defense lawyers continued