Murder Convictions Highlight Roma Discrimination in Europe LONDON A court in Hungary has jailed three men for life and a fourth for 13 years for a series of killings targeting the Roma population. Advocacy groups say violence, intimidation and discri...
East London Still Waiting for Olympics Legacy 伦敦人期待看到奥运收益的到来 LONDON London is marking the first anniversary of what were widely hailed as very successful Olympic Games. Officials say the promised long-term benefits from th...
Poverty Forces Children to Work Illegally in Pakistan 贫困迫使巴基斯坦儿童非法工作 KARACHI, PAKISTAN Despite laws in Pakistan that prohibit child labor in hazardous jobs, millions of children continue to work in order to put food on the...
Cairo on Edge as Military Warns of Crackdown 开罗民众静坐遭军事镇压警告 CAIRO Egyptian authorities say they will not tolerate the massive sit-ins by members of the largely Islamist opposition, but threats of dispersal are being dismissed...
Polarized Egyptian Sides Cool To Calls For Reconciliation 埃及各党派呼吁政治对话 缓解两极化现状 Egypt's interim government has given a cool response to a U.S. call for a national dialogue in the polarized country. Opponents of the m...
Outdoor Movies Gain Popularity in US 户外电影在美国得到普及 WASHINGTON More than half a century ago, there were 4000 drive-in movie theaters in the United States, and watching a movie from your car was a popular way to spend an evening. Bu...
US Concerned about Al-Qaida's Yemen Branch 美国担心基地组织也门分支 The State Department says the U.S. still maintains a presence in Yemen, after ordering nonessential personnel at the U.S. Embassy to leave the country due to the extremel...
Analysts See Washington Post Purchase As Timely 分析家称华盛顿邮报收购很及时 亚马逊创始人个人斥资2.5亿美元收购有百年历史的《华盛顿邮报》 Known for breaking major stories - its been an icon of print journalism...
The War of 1812 Ends - The Making of a Nation #39 建国史话: 1812年战争结束 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. We have been talking...
CPJ: Tanzania Repressing Media 保护记者委员会:坦桑尼亚压制媒体 The Committee to Project Journalists says a rise in attacks against the press in Tanzania is sowing fear and self-censorship among the media. The group says it has document...