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Obama Africa Policy Gaining Momentum 奥巴马的非洲政策蓄势待发 WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will host a summit of African leaders in Washington this August, a sign that his administration is paying more attention to the continent than
By Crystal Park Washington, D.C. 16 January 2006 watch report on Apple Apple Computers had a strong sales year in 2005, thanks in part to the hugely popular iPod. It has an 83% share of the market. Ap
By Michael Bowman Grand Rapids 02 January 2007 The body of former President Gerald Ford has arrived in his home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a state funeral Tuesday in Washington. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, residents turned out in large
US Fed on Track to Reduce Monthly Bond Purchases 美联储将继续缩减每月债券购买额 The U.S. central bank is on pace to reduce its monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion - and interest rates will remain near record lows until the jo
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet with her British and German counterparts on Tuesday in her first meetings with senior foreign officials in her new post. Plans are also being made for her first overseas trip as Secretary
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 24 April 2007 Women stand outside Christ the Savior Cathedral, where farewell ceremony to former Russian president Boris Yeltsin will be held in Moscow, 24 Apr 2007 Russians mourning the loss of their first post-Soviet leader,
By Gary Thomas Washington 21 February 2007 As another U.N. deadline on Iran's nuclear program passed, Tehran continued to send signals of both defiance and compromise. Meanwhile, the United States and its allies on the nuclear issue remain steadfast
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 28 December 2006 Israel has allowed the transfer of weapons to forces loyal to embattled Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is part of Israel's poli
By Sonja Pace London 27 June 2007 Gordon Brown took over as Britain's new prime minister after his long-time political friend and rival, Tony Blair stepped down just hours earlier, after 10 years in office. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London on the
By Sabina Castelfranco Warsaw 26 May 2006 Pope Benedict XVI celebrates mass in Warsaw, Friday The rain in Warsaw did not dampen Polish enthusiasm for Pope Benedict XVI, who is on a pilgrimage of faith and sentimental journey to his predecessor's hom
By Sabina Castelfranco Krakow, Poland 27 May 2006 Pope Benedict followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, on the third day of his visit to John Paul's native Poland. Benedict visited John Paul's hometown, and then met with hun
By Sabina Castelfranco Krakow 27 May 2006 Pope Benedict IVX is on the third day of a visit to Poland, following in the footsteps of his predecessor John Paul II. On Saturday morning he visited his birthplace in the town of Wadowice. ----------------
French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged European nations to rebuild ties with Iraq during an unannounced visit to that country on Tuesday. Mr. Sarkozy's trip marks the first ever to Iraq by a French leader - and a turnaround in French-Iraqi ties sinc
America's top military leaders say they back President Barack Obama's plan to drawdown U.S. forces in Iraq. They indicated in broadcast interviews they are fairly confident the plan will move forward on schedule. President Obama's broadcast address,
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The director of a national regulatory agency has been accused of sexual harassment. His name is Melvin Watt, and he heads up the Federal Housing Finance Agency. An employee there named Simone Grimes claims that Watt harassed her,
By Roger Wilkison Bangkok 13 November 2006 Malaysia's PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, left, and former PM Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia's ruling party is holding its annual assembly amid a bitter dispute between Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and his predeces
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 17 May 2007 The United Nations General Assembly has elected 14 new members to the 47-seat Human Rights Council. Victoria Cavaliere reports from the United Nations that Thursday's vote rejected membership for Belarus, wh
By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 June 2007 The senior U.S. diplomat in charge of negotiating an end to North Korea's nuclear weapons programs is in the North Korean capital. The previously unannounced visit comes just days before United Nations nuclear inspect
By Deborah Block Washington 15 May 2007 Nicholas Sarkozy will become the new president of France on Wednesday (May 16th). The conservative politician is calling for tax cuts, free-market reforms and stronger ties to the United States. How will these