President Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Buffett Rule Wealthy investor compares current tax rate Investor Whitney Tilson wants to share more of his wealth with the rest of America. It is hard to make the argument that the top one percent in this cou...
NEW DELHI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday afternoon on the sidelines of a BRICS summit. As the two largest developing nations and two major Asian powers, China and India face...
SEOUL, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao left Seoul Wednesday for New Delhi after attending the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. In New Delhi, Hu will participate in a meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, or BRICS, s...
Former Somali President Yusuf Dies at 77 Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed spent a lifetime fighting. He famously led an attempt to overthrow Somali President Mohammed Siad Barre in 1978, but failed, fled to Kenya and then to Ethiopia. There, he formed a rebel f...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: President Clintons Legal Problems STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue the story of America's forty-sec...
Russians Vote for President In voting from the Pacific to the Baltic, turnout appears strong. Three months ago, Russias parliamentary elections were clouded by charges of widespread fraud. To combat fraud this time, more than 200,000 people are volun...
IN THE NEWS - After Big Protests, Russians Vote for President This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russians vote for a new president Sunday, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to win. There are five candidates on the ballot. The oth...
President Obama Urges Tax Cut Extension to Boost US Economy With Americas fragile economic recovery appearing to gain momentum, U.S. President Barack Obama has a simple message: keep it going. The last thing we need is for Washington to stand in the...
Senegal's President Begins Bid for Controversial Third Term Eight opposition candidates opened their campaigns ahead of Senegal's first-round presidential vote under a single banner and a single agenda. Respect for the constitution at the start of th...
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass a housing plan he says will save qualifying homeowners thousands of dollars each year on their mortgage. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said the housing crisis has been one of the...