U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is moving his White House transition forward, as political turmoil builds over the selection of his successor in the United States Senate. The governor of the state of Illinois stands accused of trying to sell the S...
By Steve Herman Islamabad 22 March 2008 The Pakistan Peoples Party has selected as its candidate for prime minister the veteran politician Yousuf Raza Gilani. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from Islamabad that Gilani is now poised to become t...
By Navbahor Imamova Washington 16 November 2007 In most of Central Asia women are still struggling to find their place in the political arena. Despite the Soviet legacy of gender equality, women are still underrepresented in the highest levels of gov...
By Suzanne Presto New York 07 August 2007 The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday discussed a draft resolution to expand the United Nations' political role in Iraq. From VOA's New York bureau, Suzanne Presto reports that U.N. diplomats say there is supp...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 April 2007 The Supreme Court in Nigeria ruled Monday that the electoral commission unlawfully disqualified Vice President Atiku Abubakar from running for president, handing Abubakar the legal victory just days before the...
By Ivana Kuhar Washington, DC 01 February 2007 watch Cuba Transition Lessons As questions continue over Cuban leader Fidel Castro's health, there is a widespread speculation that his communist regime will not survive without him. Many wonder whether...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 26 July 2006 watch Middle East report The Israeli assault in Lebanon has prompted varying degrees of praise and criticism of Hezbollah throughout the Middle East. Hezbollah is the organization accused of provoking th...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 April 2006 US airman trains new Iraqi army recruits, in Kirkuk A U.S. military commander north of Baghdad has expressed the hope that the apparent progress toward forming a ne...
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police小象对警察 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Why did the police have to push Jumbo off the main street? Last Chri...