VOA标准英语2012--Realtors' Association Welcomes GOP Debate on Housing Market

Realtors' Association Welcomes GOP Debate on Housing Market More than four years after the housing bubble burst, the U.S. housing market is still struggling to recover. Among the hardest hit states are California, Nevada and Florida, where foreclosur

VOA标准英语2011--Experts See Big Changes in World Energy Market

Experts See Big Changes in World Energy Market As world population grows so does the demand for energy, driving fierce competition for diminishing resources. Many energy experts believe world oil production will soon peak and no alternative energy ha

VOA标准英语2011--California Winery Adapts to Changing Mar

California Winery Adapts to Changing Markets There are more than 5,000 wineries across the United States. California is the nations top wine-producing state, and vintners there are making their mark on the global market. A California winery with long

2007年VOA标准英语-Niger Campaigns Against Irregular Migration

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 August 2007 The government of Niger and the International Organization for Migration have launched an information campaign aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of irregular migration in order to better prevent it. The c

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Iran has Weeks, Not Months, to Respond to

By Scott Stearns White House 09 June 2006 President Bush says there will be U.N. Security Council action against Iran, if the country does not stop enriching uranium. The U.N. nuclear agency says Iran this week launched a new round of uranium enrich

2007年VOA标准英语-Travel Fraud on the Rise

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 14 June 2007 The Better Business Bureau in the United States reports the travel industry consistently ranks among the top 25 businesses that the watchdog group monitors for fraud. With the peak summer travel season now

VOA常速英语2007年-NATO Ministers Prepare to Discuss Afghanistan,

By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 December 2007 The NATO meeting is planned just three days before a December 10 deadline set by the United Nations to come up with some kind of resolution on Kosovo. That is unlikely to happen since talks between Kosovo and Ser

VOA常速英语2007年-US, Iranian Officials to Discuss Iraq Security

By David Gollust State Department 10 December 2007 The State Department says U.S. and Iranian officials will meet next week in Baghdad to discuss Iraq security issues. U.S. officials say attacks in Iraq thought to be Iranian-supported have declined i

VOA标准英语2008年-Tuareg Rebels Free Malian Soldiers

Ethnic Tuareg rebels in Mali have released a group of government soldiers that they were holding hostage. The rebels say the move comes as a demonstration of good faith following talks with the government last month. Brent Latham reports from our We

VOA标准英语2010年-World Bank Computer Game Invites Youth

The game was originally designed for university students in Africa. But in the first few days, 8,000 players from around the world -- most from the United States --signed on. The World Bank Institute, the learning arm of the World Bank, has launched

2007年VOA标准英语-Niger Rebels Vow Continued Violence After Deadl

By Phuong Tran Dakar 10 August 2007 The rebel group Niger Movement for Justice says it launched two attacks late Thursday in the uranium-rich Agadez region, sparking skirmishes with government forces that ended in the killing of two civilians. A rebe

VOA常速英语2007年-Rights Group Says Sri Lankan Domestic Workers A

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 14 November 2007 A leading rights group says Sri Lankan domestic workers in the Middle East are victims of serious abuses. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Human Rights Watch accuses Persian Gulf countries of fa

VOA常速英语2007年-Somali Rights Activists Charge All Sides With W

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 14 November 2007 The head of a Mogadishu-based group that promotes human rights and democracy tells VOA that Somalis in the capital are fleeing by the thousands every day, largely to escape being used as human shields and becomi

VOA常速英语2007年-Rights Groups Find More Disappearances in Phili

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 16 November 2007 Hong Kong-based human rights groups who recently returned from a fact-finding mission to the Philippines found that the frequency of extrajudicial killings in the country has gone down. Disappearances, howe

VOA常速英语2008年-Rights Group Marks Women's Day With Dire Report

By Tendai Maphosa London 06 March 2008 The human rights group Amnesty International issued a report ahead of the March 8 International Women's Day on the threats and abuse faced by school-age girls. Others, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleez

VOA常速英语2007年-Rights Group Defends Saudi Lawyer in Rape Case

By Alex Villarreal Washington 05 December 2007 Human rights groups in the West are protesting disciplinary proceedings against a Saudi lawyer defending a gang-rape victim who was sentenced to 200 lashes. The hearing against the lawyer was adjourned W

VOA常速英语2007年-Rights Group Accuses Sudan, Eritrea of Deportin

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 December 2007 An Eritrean human rights group is accusing the governments of Sudan and Eritrea of working together to round up and deport Eritreans who have sought refuge from Eritrea's authoritarian government. Nick Wadhams

VOA常速英语2008年-Rights Groups, Religious Leaders Call on Islami

By Nancy Palus Saly, Senegal 10 March 2008 Human rights groups are calling on the Organization of the Islamic Conference, meeting in Dakar this week, to push for an end to violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Activists and religious leaders say the wor

VOA常速英语2008年-Kashmir Rights Groups Launches People's Tribuna

By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 06 April 2008 The Public Commission on Human Rights, a constituent of the Srinagar based civil rights group Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society has announced the launch of International People's Tribunal on Human Right

VOA标准英语2008年-Rights Groups Condemn Indonesia's Restrictions

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 10 June 2008 International and local rights groups condemned the restrictions imposed by the Indonesian government on a Muslim sect, saying the move restricts religious freedom. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more fro