VOA标准英语2008年-Indonesian Police Seize Bombs, Arrest 9 Suspect

Indonesian police discovered a supply of homemade bombs during a raid in South Sumatra. Nine people were arrested in connection with the discovery and taken to the country's capital. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Elite counter-terrorism police

VOA标准英语2008年-Bomb Blast in Pakistan Kills at Least 23

A suicide bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 23 people and wounded many others. No one has claimed responsibility, but police are blaming religious extremists for the deadly attack. The violence comes as security forces say they

VOA标准英语2008年-Bomb Blasts Kill, Maim Scores in Western India

By Steve Herman New Delhi 13 May 2008 At least 60 people have been killed and 200 injured in bomb explosions in Rajasthan's capital, the old walled city of Jaipur, in western India. Initial reports say seven bombs detonated, which police believe were

VOA常速英语2007年-Twin Car Bombs Kill More Than 60 in Algeria

By Challiss McDonough Beirut 11 December 2007 Two car bombs have exploded in the Algerian capital, killing at least 62 people and injuring scores more. One of the blasts targeted several U.N. offices, and the United Nations says at least 12 staff mem

VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistani Police Foil Bomb Plot Near Capital Ci

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 06 June 2008 Pakistani police say they have foiled a planned bomb attack involving three alleged suicide bombers, three vehicles and hundreds of kilograms of explosives. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that de

2007年VOA标准英语-Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 13 in Pakistan Capita

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 July 2007 A suicide bomb blast ripped through a crowded anti-government rally in central Islamabad, just minutes before the country's suspended chief justice was set to appear. From Islamabad, VOA Correspondent Benjamin

VOA常速英语2007-Pakistani Jets Bomb Militants in Border Clash

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 09 October 2007 Pakistani jets have bombed Islamic militants near the border with Afghanistan bringing a four-day death toll to 250 people killed in fierce battles. Pakistan has been struggling to control resurging militan

2006年VOA标准英语-US: Iran Could Have Nuclear Bomb in Four Years

By Gary Thomas Washington 03 October 2006 The top U.S. intelligence official says Iran could have a nuclear weapon within four to nine years, but that it still has time to turn away from that path. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte (fil

VOA标准英语2010-Nigeria's Acting President Says New Cabin

Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan shakes hands with new minister of finance Olusegun Aganga in Abuja, 6 Apr 2010 Nigeria's acting president says his new Cabinet will improve security in the volatile Niger Delta, where years of violence hav

VOA常速英语2008年-McCain Gets Endorsement from President Bush

By Cindy Saine Washington 05 March 2008 Republican Senator John McCain, 71, has received a formal endorsement from President Bush at the White House, after winning all four primary contests to clinch his party's nomination. VOA Correspondent Cindy Sa

VOA常速英语2007-Ralph Nader Says American Democracy Needs Wake-u

By Rosanne Skirble Washington 10 October 2007 Welcome to American Profiles, VOA'sspotlight on notable Americans who have made a difference in how we think, live and act. Today: Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, whose controversial bids for the White Hou

VOA标准英语2009年-Disease Hits Kenyan Crops

Kenya, with nearly a quarter of its 38 million people facing severe hunger, is now reporting a rapid spread of diseases affecting the country's vital wheat and banana crops. The crisis is being exacerbated by plummeting public confidence in the coun

VOA标准英语2010年-Slide into Homelessness Jolts Middle C

There are people out here who have master's degrees and college education and are not high school dropouts. We've had people who came out of $300,000 homes. Every American neighborhood seems to have one mom to whom all the children gravitate. In a co

VOA常速英语2007年-US Defense Chief Still Considers Iran a Threat,

By Challiss McDonough Beirut 08 December 2007 The U.S. secretary of defense says he still believes Iran is trying to foment instability and chaos in the Middle East, despite the recent reversal of U.S. intelligence on Iran's nuclear weapons program.

VOA常速英语2007年Israeli Parliamentarian Calls US Intelligence Re

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 December 2007 Israeli officials are throwing cold water on this week's U.S. intelligence report that plays down Iran's nuclear ambitions. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel remains deeply suspic

2006年VOA标准英语-African Union: Fighting Renewed in Sudan's Darf

By Noel King Khartoum 02 September 2006 In Sudan's Darfur region, African Union officials and human rights observers say the government has begun shelling villages in volatile northern Darfur. The renewed violence follows reports of a government tro

2007年VOA标准英语-Renewed Violence in Chad, Sudan Force New Rebel

By Phuong Tran Dakar 10 April 2007 In Chad, dozens of people have been reported killed or wounded in fighting that began Monday between government forces and rebels in the eastern part of the country near the border with Sudan. Chad's government says

VOA常速英语2007-UN Calls for Renewed Effort to End Hunger

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 16 October 2007 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the 850 million hungry people in the world. A ceremony was held at FAO headquarters in Rome

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Examining Options on Iraq Policy

By Sean Maroney Washington 09 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush says his administration is reviewing the bipartisan report issued this past week on the situation in Iraq, and will seriously consider its recommendations. VOA's Sean Maroney rep

VOA标准英语2008年-Australia to Review Controversial Citizenship T

By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 January 2008 Australia's new left-of-center Labor government says it will review a controversial citizenship test. Some people are critical of the test's high rate of failure by applicants, who are quizzed about Australian hi