By Catherine Maddux Washington 04 May 2006 The pressure on Sudan's warring parties in the western Darfur region is growing as a third deadline approaches Thursday to reach a peace deal proposed by the...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 April 2006 A new report by the aid group OXFAM calls the Doha Round of trade talks a "Recipe for Disaster." The report says the chances of a trade deal that helps reduce pove...
By Scott Stearns Washington 23 February 2006 President Bush is defending a deal that would allow a company owned by the United Arab Emirates to manage commercial shipping operations at six major U.S....
By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 22 February 2006 watch Port Controversy report There is controversy over the Bush administration's decision to allow an Arab company to manage six major ports in the Unite...
By Greg Flakus Hudspeth County, Texas 17 February 2006 watch Mexican Border report Guarding the Mexican border on horseback There has been tension along the US-Mexico border in recent weeks following...
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 10 January 2006 The giant Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, has reached a deal to buy a 45 percent stake in a Nigerian oil field for more than...
李华刚下课,走出课堂就碰上Larry。李华在和Larry 谈话中会学到两个常用语:to go off on someone 和what's the deal. (School building lobby SFX) LH: Hey, Larry. 你刚下课啊?...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Friday the 13th: So What's the Big Deal? By Nancy Steinbach,Caty Weaver Broadcast: Friday, May 13, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I'm Gwen Out...
INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., Susan Stewart is in her office. Shes having a business meeting with a film producer named Mike Davillo. Hes making a movie. It is an animated movie with cartoon characters. Mr. Davillo wants Susan...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - March 28, 2002: 1930s/Foreign Policy By David Jarmul VOICE 1: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (Theme) I'm Shirley Griffith. Tod...