VOA标准英语2008年-Israel Considers Truce Offer From Hamas

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 May 2008 A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy. But Israel has mixed feelings, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israel is considering a truce offer fr

VOA常速英语2008年-Pakistani President Calls for 'Harmonious Coali

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 20 February 2008 Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is calling for a harmonious coalition in the new national assembly, which is now dominated by opposition parties. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that Mr.

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Offers More Help for Burma

By Scott Stearns White House 06 May 2008 The United States is pledging more than$3 million to help Burma recover from Saturday's cyclone that killed more than 22,000 people. U.S. President George Bush says more help could be provided if Burma's milit

voa标准英语2008-Pakistan Offers to Help Investigate Mumbai Terro

Pakistan has offered a joint investigation into terror attacks in Mumbai, after India blamed elements in Pakistan for planning the deadly violence. From Islamabad, Ayaz Gul reports senior government officials also say they will frame a response to N

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Appeals for Help for Flood Ravaged Southern

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 11 February 2008 The United Nations has launched an appeal to assist Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe in responding to an ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by heavy seasonal rains that came early with little re

2007年VOA标准英语-European Experts Offer Help to Philippines In S

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 18 June 2007 A team of European Union (EU) experts has begun a 10-day mission to the Philippines to help the country solve extra-judicial killings that have claimed as many as 800 lives since 2001. There has been strong int

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Agree Somalia Getting Help From Other N

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 17 November 2006 Experts on Somalia have mixed opinions about some of the findings in a new U.N. commission report that accuses 10 countries from across the Middle East and Africa of supplying money, weapons, troops, and traini

VOA标准英语2011--Home Construction Industry Suffers in Di

HomeConstructionIndustrySuffersinDismalUSHousingMarket In 2010, about 323,000 new homes were sold in the United States. Thats the worst year on record since 1963. The dismal housing market in the United States, flooded with abandoned properties and f

VOA标准英语2008年-Indian Stock Markets Plunge on Worries Over Wor

Indian stock markets have plunged sharply as worries about the global financial systems rock the world. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Indian market was among the hardest hit in Asia. An onlooker reacts as he watches stock prices on a s

VOA标准英语2008年-Asian Markets Drop on News of Lehman Brothers C

Asian stock markets dropped sharply Monday after one of the world's biggest investment banks declared bankruptcy and another was taken over. Stock markets in Australia, Taiwan and Singapore dropped three-to-four percent on fears that the credit mark

VOA标准英语2008年-European Markets Rocked for Second Day

Major European stock indexes dropped for a second day amid worries about the fallout of the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapse in the United States. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London reports. A man reaches out for a copy of an evening newspaper wi

VOA标准英语10月-Indian Stock Markets Continue to Plunge Despite C

India's stock markets have plunged to a three-year low despite assurances by top officials that Asia's third largest economy can be cushioned from the global economic turmoil. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Central Bank is infusing m

VOA标准英语10月-Asia's Markets Follow Wall Street With Panic Sell

Investors in Asia sold shares in a panic, following the lead of Wall Street. Most stock markets saw some of the biggest price declines the October 1987 share crash. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, attention is now on the meeting of Group of Seve

VOA标准英语10月-World Markets Rally

World markets are sharply higher amid aggressive multinational efforts to unfreeze credit and reverse the global financial crisis. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A trader checks screens on London stock market movements shortly after

VOA标准英语10月-Arab Stock Markets Plunge Amid World Financial Tu

Stock markets in the Arabian Gulf and across much of the Arab world are in a swoon after Asian markets plunged following Wall Street losses Friday. Many large Gulf investors have money invested in U.S. equities and real estate but the steep recent d

VOA标准英语10月-World Stock Markets Again Fall Precipitously

Stocks tumbled around the world on Monday as several markets registered their deepest declines in years. VOA's Barry Wood reports that $2 trillion of value was wiped out in just a single trading day. Wall Street traders, 06 Oct 2008 The steepest dec

VOA标准英语10月-World Stock Markets Again Fall Sharply as Federal

New York financial markets declined again Tuesday, while Europe also closed lower as the global credit squeeze shows no sign of easing. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Wall Street traders, 07 Oct 2008 The Dow Jones Industrials lost 508 points to 9,447. T

VOA标准英语10月-Arab Stock Markets Continue Freefall

Investors in the Arabian Gulf and elsewhere across the Arab world continued to panic, causing stock exchanges from Dubai to Riyadh to Cairo to plunge amid falling oil prices and fears of a real estate bust in the Gulf, as Edward Yeranian reports fro

2007年VOA标准英语-Major World Markets Struggle to Rebound after L

By Mil Arcega Washington 14 August 2007 On floor of the New York Stock Exchange (file photo) U.S. stock indexes ended nearly flat on Monday as worries about losses tied to subprime mortgages continued to drive shares lower. Major central banks in Eur

2007年VOA标准英语-European Union Opens Its Market to 80 Countries

By Teri Schultz Brussels 16 May 2007 The European Union has agreed to grant duty-free and quota-free market access to some 80 countries from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) areas. There is still much debate on both sides of the accord, but E