Europe Warily Watches US 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks But it has been a turbulent 12 months for Europe - and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ended the year on a somber note, warning that the coming year will be even more difficult. The reforms that we've int...
Fiscal Cliff Talks Have Californians Nervous Medical patient Robbie Reynolds relies on a community clinic for her health care. I don't think I would have made it without them, all the years that I've been coming here, because there were times that I...
Some Discontented Texans Talk Secession Texas barbecue is on the menu and secession from the Union is the topic at this restaurant near Houston. The Texas Nationalist Movement is pushing the idea, though the group did not originate the petition for T...
U.S. President Barack Obama and key congressional leaders are meeting Friday in their first face-to-face effort to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. As the talks started, President Obama said he and the lawmakers...
IN THE NEWS - High-Level Delegations Meet for Talks on Mali Crisis 新闻报道 - 高级别代表团会面讨论马里危机 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道节目。 Hig...
Little Expected Out of US, Pakistani Spy Chief Talks A year of frosty relations between Washington and Islamabad is beginning to thaw after Pakistan reopened NATO supply lines into Afghanistan last month. But analysts expect this progress to be short...
Israel Critical of Iran Nuclear Talks U.N. and E.U. nuclear talks with Iran have settled on another round of negotiations next month in Baghdad. And Israel is not happy about it. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says more time is just what Iran want...
Iran Pledges New Initiatives Ahead of Crucial Nuclear Talks The Fordo uranium enrichment plant is buried deep under a mountain 160 kilometers south of Tehran and is central to the talks this weekend. According to media reports citing diplomats, the U...
Agreement to Resume Iran Nuclear Talks Aims to Prevent Regional Arms Race The agreement to restart talks over Iran's nuclear program includes demands by permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany for concrete and practical steps to re...
Agriculture Report - Putting Agriculture at the Center of Climate Talks 农业报道 - 推动农业成为气候变化谈判核心 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 This June in Brazil...