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意大利国会给新政府开绿灯 ROME, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new coalition government on Tuesday got the green light from parliament, winning the second of two confidence votes that gave full powers to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his te
Do we really need a monarchy in the 21st Century? Its such a strange idea. It certainly is not a democratic idea. No one votes for someone to be king or queen. When a prince or princess is born, he or she automatically has a wonderful life. This is n
The 2nd of December is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. It was on this day in 1949 that the United Nations passed an anti-slavery resolution. This was titled the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Explo
By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 December 2007 The political parties in Nepal's fragile governing coalition and the former rebel Maoists have tentatively agreed to hold elections by mid-April. The polling has twice been delayed by the Maoists demands for
By Raymond Thibodeaux Thimphu, Bhutan 25 March 2008 In Bhutan's landmark elections that ended a century of absolute monarchy, the party widely perceived as most loyal to the monarchy won by a landslide. Raymond Thibodeaux files this report for VOA fr
Songs Against Slavery Used as Tool for Abolition 歌曲成为废除奴隶制的工具 December 18, 2013, was the 149th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the United States. The fight to end slavery did not begin with the American Civil War. F
BBC Learning English Weekender The abolition of the slave trade William:Hello and welcome to Weekender Im William Kremer. Lets start by going back to 1807. At that time, Britain was an extremely powerful country with a large empire. Britain made its
Do we really need a monarchy in the 21st Century? Its such a strange idea. It certainly is not a democratic idea. No one votes for someone to be king or queen. When a prince or princess is born, he or she automatically has a wonderful life. This is n
Hello, I am Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta, and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. In Georgia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has won an agreement on a cease-fire, and Russia is expected to sign a version of that d
By Steve Herman New Delhi 24 December 2007 The six parties in Nepal's interim government and the Maoists have reached agreement on abolishing the Himalayan nation's monarchy, clearing the way for twice-delayed national elections. VOA correspondent St
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 December 2007 The Nepalese Parliament has voted to abolish the tiny Himalayan nation's centuries-old monarchy, turning the country into a republic. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports that the decision is expected
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 17 April 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Nepal understands the need for a delay in elections in the Himalayan kingdom. In the meantime, he says, the United States will conditionally cooperate with government ministries now being
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 October 2006 The Nepalese government and Maoist rebels are to hold a crucial round of peace talks on Sunday. But a top Maoist leader told VOA he is not optimistic about the outcome, and says the rebels will launch a p
CAIRO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Police in Tunisia have fired tear gas at anti-government protestors to disperse demonstrations(示范,展示) outside the prime minister's office, Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV reported. The confrontation(对抗) comes after hu
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 09 April 2008 Seventeen-and-a-half million people are eligible to go to the polls in Nepal, Thursday. They will elect members of a constituent assembly that will draft a constitution to complete the transfer from a feudal Hi
In Bhutan's landmark elections that ended a century of absolute monarchy, the party widely perceived as most loyal to the monarchy won by a landslide. 不丹历史性的选举结束了长达一个多世纪的世袭君主制。被广泛视为对王室最
Dying out 渐失其势 Little by little, countries are ditching the death penalty 各国逐渐放弃死刑 On September 19th Abdul Hamid al-Fakki, a Sudanese, was executed in Saudi Arabia for the crime of sorcery. On September 21st Troy Davis, a blac
Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet upbringing. It could never have prepared her for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person