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Oxfam: Power, Water Shortages in Goma As fighting continues in the eastern DRC between government forces and M23 rebels, the humanitarian crisis is growing worse. Oxfam says its stepping up efforts to help about 80,000 people in and around Goma, the
Former presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made their first joint campaign appearance Friday in the aptly named town of Unity, New Hampshire. It was the first time the once bitter rivals campaigned together since Obama clinched the
President Barack Obama says the United States will withdraw most of its combat troops from Iraq in the next 18 months. Roughly one-third of the troops would stay through 2011 to provide security and training. President Barack Obama speaks during a v
SOUAD MASSI: (Singing in Arabic). ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For the past 20 years, Souad Massi has written provocative songs challenging authority and weaving stories. She sings in Arabic, French and Berber, the languages of her native Algeria. In her 20s,
The US military now confirms that the helicopter that crashed last week northwest to Baghdad was shot down by Sunni insurgence. The pilot on that Sea Knight helicopter was 28-year-old Jennifer Harris, a Marine captain who was killed along with 6 oth
Hi, everybody. 大家好。 This week, I spent some time in Colorado and Texas, talking with people about what's going on in their lives. 本周,我来到了科罗拉多和德克萨斯州,与当地的人们谈论了他们当前的生活状况。
Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, digging ditches or editing a paper, ringing an auction bell or writing funny things, you must work. If you look around you will see the men who
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama returned to the United States this week after his first visit to Europe since taking office in January. President Obama meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Tuesday On his way
By Alex Villarreal Washington 22 January 2008 On Monday, Americans celebrated the life of one of the nation's most influential civil rights activists, Martin Luther King, Junior. King fought for change in the 1950s and 60s - a time when much of the A
U.S Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Sunday. The U.S. Senator, who is traveling as part of a congressional delegation, also met with U.S. troops and military commanders. Ayaz Gul repor
Nearing the end of his two day stay in Brazil, President Barack Obama has spoken about values he says connect the people of the hemisphere's two largest democracies, and people striving for change around the world. After spending the first day of his
Government-funded researchers hope to commercialize an idea called a mobile harbor. The developers aim to expand global shipping options while reining in carbon emissions. Kurt Achin | Seoul 04 January 2010 A computer simulation demonstrates how smal
Hi. This week, I got the chance to sit down with some impressive students at Lorain County Community College in Ohio. One of them was a woman named Andrea Ashley. Two years ago, Andrea lost her job as an HR analyst. Today, shes getting certified in t
Well, thank you very much. 好的,非常感谢你们。 Let me begin by thanking President Caldern and the Mexican people for their extraordinarily gracious hospitality in this beautiful setting. 首先我要感谢这美丽的环境下的卡尔德隆总
This week, I spent some time talking with college students about how we can make higher education more affordable. 本周,我花了一些时间和大学生谈论如何才能使高等教育更能负担得起。 And one of the things I told them was ho
It is a great pleasure to welcome President Karzai to my hometown of Chicago after he extended hospitality to me during my visit to to Kabul recently. 很高兴欢迎卡尔扎伊总统来到我的故乡芝加哥, 而最近在我访问喀布尔期间他
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 16 April 2008 United Nations workers joined fire crews combing through the smoldering wreckage of a passenger plane that failed to take off and crashed into a crowded market district of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In the U.S. presidential election campaign, Democratic candidate Barack Obama focused on national security Wednesday, while his Republican counterpart, John McCain, spent time discussing education. Some new public opinion polls show Obama with a lea
U.S. President Barack Obama said halting the nuclear weapons threat from Iran would reduce the need for a planned missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. But Mr. Obama denied he has told Russia he will rethink the missile shield program if Moscow
Obama Rallies Democrats, Predicts 'Tough Election' Ahead Cheers and a standing ovation greeted Obama in Cambridge, Maryland, where House Democrats met for three days to discuss their legislative game plan and sharpen their political message in this e