By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 24 October 2007 President Bush has promised federal aid for Californians whose homes have been destroyed by at least 16 wildfires raging in the southern part of the state. The blazes have scorched 165,000 hectares. In S...
John: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. Im John. Jean: And Im Jean. John: Today were going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language. Jean: 在我们的Real English地道英语节目当中,我们会来学习一...
Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led the newly-elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th CPC Central Committee to meet the press here Monday morning. Hu...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 16 October 2007 Women are breaking gender barriers in the Philippines where an international survey shows that they hold half of all senior management positions, one of the highest levels in the world. Filipinos say that fi...
By Zulima Palacio Washington 31 August 2007 A new study shows that the population of the United States will increase by more than 50 percent in the next half century, and that immigrants will account for more than 60 percent of that increase.The ind...
By Mil Arcega Washington 26 June 2007 A new report on the world's leading companies shows barriers still remain for women who want to advance in the corporate world. The study released at the Global Summit of Women in Germany shows women lag well beh...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 22 January 2007 One of the top leaders of the Somali Islamist movement is reportedly in U.S. and Kenyan custody in Nairobi, three weeks after Somali government and Ethiopian troops ousted the Islamic Courts Union from power. VOA...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 18 January 2007 U.S. senators Thursday expressed frustration with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for not being more forthcoming about details relating to the Bush administration's decision to place its controversial w...
By Steve Herman Tokyo 07 December 2006 Top-level international health officials say recent outbreaks of bird flu in South Korea emphasize the need for greater preparedness to deal with a potential human influenza pandemic. As Steve Herman reports fr...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 November 2006 U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland says the international community, governments and political leaders are in denial about the scope of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's province...