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World News


Click a link below to access VOA Lao's World News audio from the past week. Each webcast contains a summary of that day's news in Lao, typically 6-9 stories per day. The top story is featured in the headline.

Asif Ali Zardari (file photo)
Pakistani Officials Say Zardari Wins Presidency  Audio Clip Available
Other News: Explosion Near Peshawar Kills Twelve; Russia Accuses West Of Re-arming Georgia; Voting Underway In Angola For An Unscheduled Second Day, and more.
McCain, Palin buttons for sale in St. Paul, Minnesota, 04 Sep 2008
McCain Hits Campaign Trail After Accepting Republican Nomination  Audio Clip Available
Other News: U.S. Secretary of State to Pay Historic Visit to Libya; Nuclear Envoys to Discuss North Korea's Plans for Disabled Reactor; Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Makes Bid for Prime Minister, and more.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin at Republican National Convention 3 Sep 2008
McCain Set to Accept Republican Presidential Nomination  Audio Clip Available
Other News: Cheney: Russian Actions on Georgia 'Illegiminate'; Petraeus Says US Combat Troops Could Exit Baghdad by July; Thai Cabinet Agrees to Referendum on Political Crisis, and more.
Delegates wave signs during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., 02 Sep 2008
McCain, Palin to Formally Receive Republican Nomination  Audio Clip Available
Other News: Palin Controversy Raises Questions About Vetting Process; Pakistan's Prime Minister Escapes Assassination Attempt; Pakistani Official Says 20 Dead After Strike on South Waziristan, and more.
Cindy McCain (l) and Laura Bush at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, 01 Sep 2008
US Republican Convention to Rebound from Abbreviated First Day  Audio Clip Available
Other News: Gustav Now Tropical Depression; Hurricane Hanna Maintains Slow Path, New Tropical Depression Spotted; Thai Army Chief: Soldiers Will Not Use Force on Protesters, and more.
Hurricane_Gustav,Texas,Louisiana
Hurricane Gustav Lashes Louisiana  Audio Clip Available
Other news: Gustav Shuts Down Gulf Oil Production; Hurricane Changes GOP Convention Plans; US Military Hands Control of Anbar to Iraqi Forces; and more.
Waves caused by the approaching Hurricane Gustav hit the sea front of Havana's 'Malecon' , Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
Hurricane Gustav Headed to US  Audio Clip Available
Other news: Thai Parliament Holds Emergency Session to Debate Protests; Hindus End Protests in Indian Kashmir;Mexicans Stage Nationwide Anti-Crime Protest; and more.