AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-31

1. The presidential candidates are making their last pitches to voters by mainly attacking their opponent. John McCain is trying to tie Barack Obama to oil companies while Obama spend part of the day saying McCain will keep economy in a ditch. 2. Th

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-26

1. It looks like there is an agreement in principle among lawmakers on a 700-billion-dollar bailout of the financial industry. The plan would have to pass both houses of Congress, then be signed by the president. 2. The first presidential debate pla

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-27

1.The Dow closes up as talks drag on in Washington about rescuing the nation's financial institutions. Plans for a 700-billion-dollar bailout come as US suffers its largest bank collapse in history. Republicans on Capitol Hill want less government i

voa标准英语2013--Sri Lanka Denies Accusations of Abusing Tamils

Sri Lanka Denies Accusations of Abusing Tamils The group Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka says the photos show Balachandran Prabhakaran, the son of the late Tamil Tiger rebel leader, in the custody of government soldiers in May 2009. Another ph

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-20

1.Stocks soar as the government unveils plans to restore calm to the financial system. The Dow closes up more than 300 points, extending a two-day rally. Investors appear soothed by plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. 2.Unite

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-18

1. Wall Street took it on the chin again today. The Dow closed down more than 400 points. The drop comes on the heels of the AIG bailout and as investors express more concern about investment banks. 2. US officials say an assault on the American Emb

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-22

1. More moves from the Federal Reserve to break through a credit clog. The central bank announcing it will buy commercial paper--short-term funding companies rely on for day-to-day expenses. All of this to stimulate lending and stop a deep economic

VOA标准英语2010-Australia's Tamils Voice Visa Suspension

Australian Customs officers lower their life boat with Sri Lankan refugees on board as the refugees are transported from Oceanic Viking, an Australian Customs Service patrol ship, to an Australian-funded detention center in Tanjung Pinang, off the co

VOA标准英语2010年-Tamil Boat People Seek Asylum in Canad

Internally displaced ethnic Tamils watch Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse during his visit to the Manik Farm refugee camp, in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka (file photo) The United Nations refugee agency reports that all 490 Tamil passengers on a cargo sh

VOA标准英语2009年-Tamil Communities in Southeast Asia Prepar

Tamil communities across Southeast Asia are preparing to contribute aid to thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils displaced by the fighting that ended almost three decades of conflict. But the fighting that claimed thousands of lives over recent months has

VOA标准英语2009年-Sri Lankan Government Savors Victory While

The defeat of the Tamil Tigers and the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the rebel group's leader, seemed to deepen the sense of confusion felt by many in Sri Lanka's Tamil population. What's next for them? Sri Lankans celebrate the military victory

VOA标准英语2010年-Vancouver Activists Rally in Support o

The Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea arrived on Vancouver Island in Canada last month, carrying nearly 500 Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka. They claim to have faced murder, kidnapping and extortion back home and are now seeking refugee status. The Canadian govern

2007年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Halts Tamil Evictions

By Steve Herman New Delhi 08 June 2007 Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has halted evictions of ethnic Tamils from the country's capital - after police suddenly deported members of the minority group to the island's war-torn north and east. VOA's Steve Herm

VOA常速英语2007年-Sri Lankan Authorities Criticized for Mass Arre

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 05 December 2007 There is a growing chorus of protest among international and local rights groups over the recent mass arrests of minority ethnic Tamils by Sri Lankan authorities. Anjana Pasricha has a report from New Del

VOA标准英语2010年-Sri Lankan President Woos Tamils

The Sri Lankan president is promising to speed up reconstruction of Tamil-dominated areas of the country, which have been devastated by civil war. The pledge comes as the country heads into the January 26 presidential election, in which the minority

VOA常速英语2008年-Number of Missing Sri Lankan Tamils Increasing,

By Raymond Thibodeaux Batticolao, Sri Lanka 02 April 2008 As violence surges in Sri Lanka, so does the number of abductions and disappearance of mostly Tamil men. That is the assessment of human rights activists and international aid groups operating

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-10

1. President Bush says he is keeping troop strength in Iraq mostly the same until the next president takes over. About 4,000 Marines support troops are slated to return in the coming months. But no Army brigades will pull out this year. 2. Western i

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-06

1. A new Barack Obama ad that begins airing on national cable tomorrow calls John McCain's reaction to the recent financial turmoil erratic. The ad also accuses McCain of trying to shift debate from the economy to Obama's character. Sarah Palin has

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-10

1. The Dow drops below 9,000 for the first time in five years. Investors are gloomy about the economy and the health of corporations. Shares of General Motors tumbled almost 30 percent to their lowest level since 1950. 2. President Bush will meet wi

VOA标准英语2009年-Sri Lanka Pledges to Send Home Tamils Disp

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 September 2009 A boy stands in a Menik Farm displaced persons camp in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka (May 2009 file photo) Sri Lanka has pledged to send home nearly 300,000 ethnic Tamils being held in refugee camps. The assuranc