2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Parliament Questions Constitution

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 April 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo Several Nigerian parliamentarians are pressing for a full investigation into an attempt to introduce changes to a draft bill before the assemb

2007年VOA标准英语-Mauritanians Express Expectations For New Gover

By Kari Barber Dakar 30 March 2007 Mauritania's constitutional council has handed down official results confirming Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, with nearly 53 percent of the vote. Kari Barber reports from

Greek coalition gov't wins confidence vote

ATHENS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Greece's coalition government easily won a parliamentary confidence vote on early Monday, which clears the way for talks with international creditors for a review of bailout agreements to overcome the country's debt crisis.

VOA标准英语2008年-Indian Parliament Begins Confidence Debate

The Indian parliament is debating a crucial confidence vote that will decide whether the Congress-led coalition government will survive. The government sought the vote after communist parties withdrew support over a civilian nuclear agreement with t

2007年VOA标准英语-Few Voters Turn Out for Syrian Parliamentary El

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 22 April 2007 A Syrian woman puts her vote in the ballot box at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, 22 Apr 2007 Syrian voters are going to the polls Sunday and Monday to elect a new parliament. But widespread apathy appe

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Factions Make Progress on Unity Gov

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 November 2006 Rival Palestinian factions are holding a third day of top-level talks aimed at forming a national unity government. The aim is to present a Palestinian government that would be more acceptable to the inter

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Charges Palestinian Parliament Speaker W

By Barry Newhouse Seoul 22 August 2006 North Korea has condemned the annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea in harsh terms, calling them a wartime activity that violates the ceasefire that ended the Korean War in 1953. A

2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Takes Over New Palestinian Parliamen

By Jim Teeple Ramallah 18 February 2006 Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' apparent choice for prime minister, center, smiles during parliament session, Saturday A new Palestinian parliament convened on Saturday

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Parliament Debates Changes to Cha

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 May 2006 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (File photo) There have been some rowdy scenes in both houses of the Nigerian parliament in recent days, as lawmakers review

Spanish gov't unveils new savings plan

MADRID, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government on Friday unveiled its new savings plan, expecting to cut a total of 102 billion euros (125 billion U.S. dollars) of spending by 2014, in an effort to balance the strained public finances. The biennia

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian President Asks Parliament to Impeach V

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 September 2006 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is asking the senate to begin impeachment proceedings against his vice president. The president has written to the senate Thursday, providing details of a corruption in

英语摇滚:给力吐槽-The Government Totally Sucks

给力吐槽：The Government Totally Sucks Artist：Tenacious D The government totally sucks You motherfucker The government totally sucks Ben franklyn was a rebel indeed He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed He was a genious but if he w

2006年VOA标准英语-Five-Time Olympian to Carry US Flag During

By Parke Brewer Turin 09 February 2006 Five-time Olympian Chris Witty will carry the flag for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday night's opening ceremonies for the Turin Winter Games. Christine Witty Lon

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Cosmonauts Target Kazakh City for Earth

By Valer Gergely Kazakhstan 18 May 2007 Soyuz capsule re-enters Earth A Russian cosmonaut and two American astronauts returned to Earth last month, landing in Central Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz re-entry vehicle. VOA correspondent Valer Gergely visit

Chinese leaders, lawmakers discuss gov't work report

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and other senior leaders on Monday joined lawmakers in panel discussions on the government work report, which was delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session. Hu said eff

CCTV9英语新闻：Thai gov’t plays down talk of coup ahead of city "shutdown"

Thailands Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has played down talk of a military coup in the country, ahead of a planned shutdown of the capital next week by protesters. Yingluck said on Friday that military intervention would not help the country and

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel: Palestinian Unity Gov't Does Not Meet I

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 February 2007 Israel has given a cool reception to the formation of a Palestinian national unity government. Agreement on the new government was reached Thursday at a summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Under the deal, the ru

Leaders, lawmakers, advisors discuss gov't work report

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Communist Party of China (CPC) chief Xi Jinping and other senior leaders on Wednesday joined lawmakers and political advisors in panel discussions on the government work report. The report was delivered by Premier Wen Jia

More gov't subsidies for rural medical insurance system

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will raise its subsidies for rural residents' medical insurance in 2013, Minister of Health Chen Zhu announced on Monday. Under the new rural cooperative medical program, the annual government subsid

China to boost local gov't debt clean-up

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China will boost the clean-up of thousands of millions of local government's debt in 2012, so to guard against possible defaults that would hurt its banks, the country's banking regulator said Thursday. The country will f