2006年VOA标准英语-Bolivia's New President Inspires Region's

By Michael Bowman Washington 26 January 2006 For the first time, Bolivia has an indigenous president. Native American leaders throughout Latin America say Sunday's inauguration of Evo Morales was a so

Sri Lanka's President Working to Form Coalition Gov't as Reb

Anjana Pasricha In Sri Lanka, President Chandrika Kumaratunga's party is trying to get support from smaller allies after her party won the most seats in Friday's parliamentary elections, but fell shor

Egypt's president, PM mull over cabinet reshuffle

CAIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi said Wednesday that he is currently discussing a cabinet reshuffle with Prime Minister Hesham Qandil. Morsi made the remarks when addressing the nation Wednesday evening, one day after the co

2007年VOA标准英语-Benin's President Marches Against Corruption

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 17 July 2007 Benin's president Thomas Boni Yayi marched more than 10 kilometers through the streets of the capital, Cotonou, late Monday, shouting slogans against corruption in the country. A local journalist says the march is

美国国家公共电台 NPR South Africa's ANC To Choose President Zuma's Replacement On 2019 Ballot

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The African National Congress - this is the liberation movement that fought the apartheid government and eventually won control of South Africa in democratic elections - they are selecting a new leader today. And Peter Granitz has

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's Role As President May Be Boosting His Brand's Reputation

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's approval ratings are the lowest on record for a new chief executive. But there's some evidence that a different number is going up - the dollar value of the president's commercial brand. NPR's Jim Zarroli report

VOA常速英语2007年-Ugandan President Questions Rebel's Peace Commi

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 21 December 2007 Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has said the leader of the rebel Lords Resistance Army is not ready for a peace agreement. As Derek Kilner reports for VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, Museveni has threat

President Bush's Trip to Asia

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 25, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News, from VOA Special English. President Bush has returned to Washington after visits to six Asian countries. He met this w

Iraq Rejects President Bush's 1)Ultimatum

Broadcast: Mar 18 2003 Iraq has rejected President Bush's ultimatum that Saddam Hussein and his sons leave the country by mid-week or face a U.S.-led invasion. Saddam Hussein and son Uday turned down

VOA常速英语2007-Kyrgyzstan's President Dissolves Parliament

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 22 October 2007 Kyrgyzstan's president has dissolved his country's parliament, a day after a referendum in which voters approved broad constitutional amendments. Anya Ardayeva reports for VOA from Moscow a date for elections h

Egypt's president names vice president, new military leadership

CAIRO, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appointed Sunday Abdel Fatah el Seisy as defense minister and chief of the supreme council of the armed forces, presidential spokesman Yasser Ali announced. El Seisy, 58, used to be the lead

VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistan's President Resigns

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has announced his resignation, before his political opponents planned to begin impeachment proceedings against him. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad, where Mr. Musharraf denied any wrongdoing and said

VOA常速英语2007年-Sierra Leone's President Says Fighting Corrupti

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 14 November 2007 Sierra Leone's recently elected president, Ernest Koroma, will be formally inaugurated on Thursday, with eight West African heads of state expected to be in attendance. Mr. Koroma has been in office since Septe

President Obama's Medicare administrator to resign

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's administrator in Medicare agency, a key player in carrying out the healthcare reform, will resign after his nomination was blocked by Senate Republicans, local media reports quoted officia

VOA常速英语2008年-America's First President Honored at His Home

By Jeff Feuer Alexandria, Virginia 18 February 2008 Every year on the third Monday in the month of February, the United States observes what is known as President's Day as a celebration to honor America's first president, George Washington, and the 1

Kim's selection continues World Bank's decades-long trend

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- With Monday's choice of U.S.-nominated Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, the global lending institution continued its longstanding -- and controversial -- tradition of keeping an American at the helm. Nominated las

VOA常速英语2007-Iraq's Vice President Visits Turkey to Discuss B

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 October 2007 With Turkey threatening to launch a military incursion against Kurdish separatist bases of the Kurdish workers party in Northern Iraq, Ankara is at the center of intense diplomatic activity. Iraq's vice presid

Arab League's Amr Moussa to run for Egypt's president

CAIRO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said Monday he intends to nominate himself in Egypt's coming presidential elections, Al Arabia TV reported. Moussa said he will devote the coming months to his presidential campaign（

Egypt's divide over Morsi's presidential decree continues to ferment

CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's domestic divisions over a series of controversial presidential decrees continued to ferment as the nation's Judges' Club on Saturday called for a strike of all courts and prosecutors across the country. Morsi decide

2015年CRI President Xi's Visit to the U.S. as Significant as Deng Xiaoping's Visit 36 Years ago: Experts

Su Ge heads the China Institute of International Studies. He says President Xi Jinping's visit to the US this time carries the same gravity as former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States 36-years ago. With the changing pattern of