经济学人音频版 Unit2:The world this week-Politics...
Persistent fears of a deep economic downturn and deteriorating corporate performance are keeping the markets in Europe in a gloomy mode. A broker is seen under the curve of the German stock index DAX at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany...
The U.S. Congress faces a major legislative challenge next week as it awaits details of a Bush administration plan to deal with the worst U.S. financial crisis in decades. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where congressional leaders are...
Some of the weirdest, most memorable technology this year came in the form of robots, and of course -- mostly from Japan Some of the weirdest, most memorable technology this year came in the form of robots, and of course they came mostly from Japan....
By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 23 November 2007 On Tuesday, world leaders will gather in Annapolis, Maryland to discuss peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. President Bush announced the peace conference earlier this year. He will host a d...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 October 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says a weekend of violence in Mogadishu has set off another wave of displacement from the war-torn capital of Somalia. It says an estimated 36,000 people have fled their homes and more ar...
By Suzanne Presto United Nations 28 August 2007 United Nation's Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday formally announced his plans to travel to Sudan next week. From VOA's United Nation's bureau, Suzanne Presto reports on the U.N. chief's three-po...
By David Gollust State Department 24 July 2007 The State Department confirmed Tuesday that because of Middle East travel plans, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will not attend next week's regional forum with leaders of Southeast Asian countries i...
By Meredith Buel Washington 05 June 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Middle East War, a six-day conflict that led to Israel's stunning victory over three Arab armies. Analysts say, however, the four decades that followed brought...
By Doug Levine Washington 02 May 2007 Thousands took in the sights and sounds of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on its opening weekend, April 27-29, which featured almost every type of music imaginable. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, some...