VOA常速英语2008年-Exit Poll Shows Berlusconi Ahead in Italian Ele

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 14 April 2008 The first exit poll issued at the closing of voting in the Italian general election shows media mogul Silvio Berlusconi is on course to win and secure a third term as prime minister. The exit polls issued aft

VOA标准英语2010年-Donations for Haiti Fill Washington Wa

People across Washington took time during a nationwide holiday Monday to support earthquake relief efforts for Haiti. Local emergency officials, community activists and area residents helped fill one warehouse with boxes of supplies, intended for the

VOA标准英语2010年-South Africa Flea Market Vendors Alway

The Bruma Flea Market is located in a suburb of Johannesburg, on the site of a former drainage basin. Now, six days a week, locals and tourists alike come looking for bargains. Local artists sell traditional African arts and crafts. But like most of

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Attends Groundbreaking for New US Military

The U.S. military is about to begin construction on a new state-of-the-art medical facility in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush officiated at the official ground-breaking ceremony. The Army is shutting down it

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Says It Will Not Tolerate a Nuclear

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 17 January 2006 Israel's acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert on Tuesday warned that Israel will not tolerate a nuclear armed Iran. Mr. Olmert also says he hopes to get Israeli-P

VOA常速英语2007-Senior Official Says Israel Prepared to Divide J

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 October 2007 A senior government official says Israel is prepared to relinquish parts of Jerusalem as part of a peace agreement. But as Robert Berger reports from the VOA's Jerusalem bureau, there is opposition to the pl

2007年VOA标准英语-Darfur Is a Priority Issue for New UN Leader

By Kane Farabaugh New York, New York 16 January 2007 watch Ban Ki moon report New UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gives a news conference at UN headquarters, 2 Jan 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is beginning his five-year term as leader of

VOA标准英语2010年-International Relief Operations Under

International aid agencies report emergency operations for earthquake victims in Haiti are slowly gathering steam. But, they say they are working under severe constraints and it will take time before essential, critical needs are met. The United Nati

VOA标准英语2010年-Royal Welcome for Zuma in Britain

South Africa President Jacob Zuma says international sanctions against Zimbabwe should be lifted. In recent weeks the European Union and the United States voted to extend sanctions against South Africa's neighbor. But President Zuma says Zimbabwe's p

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya Denies Helping Arm Southern Suda

We have clearly indicated that those are our tanks and they are. I do no know where they are getting those things.- Kenya's Defense Ministry Spokesman Bogita Ongeri The Kenyan government has dismissed a report by a Swiss research institute that says

VOA标准英语2010-Senegalese Children Combat Desertificatio

Villagers gather in front of a dam near the village of Labgar in northern Senegal on 12 Nov 2009. There is little to show for it apart from small acacia shrubs, but Senegal's leader believes in a Great Green Wall that will stem desertification across

2007年VOA标准英语-Political, Business Leaders Gather for Africa E

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 12 June 2007 Africa's political and business elite are in Capetown, South Africa, for the opening of the World Economic Forum on Africa. Five heads of state and more than 700 delegates from 42 countries are seeking ways to

VOA标准英语2010年-Thai Opposition Leader Suggests Nation

Wearing army uniform, former Thailand's Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh talks with reporters as he arrives for a self reporting at the gate of the government's Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) 30 April 2010 in Bangkok,

2007年VOA标准英语-Leaders Rush to Contain Violence in Chad, Sudan

By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 April 2007 Tensions remain high after clashes between Chad and Sudan's forces earlier this week when dozens were killed on both sides of the border. Leaders from around the world are stepping forward as peace brokers. But anal

VOA标准英语2008年-Millions of Indians Rush to Learn English

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 05 June 2008 India's English-speaking population has helped fuel its growing economy. However, only a fraction of the country's billion-plus people are fluent in the language. Now, amid an economic boom, tens of thousand

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Finding Babies Smarter Tha

What babies know fascinates doctors, researchers and parents. With technology that can measure brain waves and other indicators, what researchers are finding is that babies know more than we suspect. What do they know and when do they know it? Such q

VOA标准英语2008年-Singh Warns Terrorism Could Undermine Peace Bet

The Indian Prime Minister has warned that terrorism could undermine a peace process between India and Pakistan. He also called for peace in Indian Kashmir, which has been wracked by massive anti-India protests in recent days. As Anjana Pasricha repo

2007年VOA标准英语-Lack of Safeguards in Africa Leaves Nuclear Mat

By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 January 2007 Nuclear experts are expressing concern that countries trying to develop nuclear weapons may try to exploit resources in Africa. They say one of their concerns is that African nations lack the proper safeguards to

VOA常速英语2007年-US Says More Talks Needed on North Korea Nuclea

By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 December 2007 The senior U.S. delegate to multinational talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear capabilities says more discussions are needed before North Korea produces a formal declaration of its nuclear programs. VO

VOA常速英语2008年-US Urges North Korea to Account for All Nuclear

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 February 2008 A key U.S. State Department official has renewed his call to North Korea to account for all its nuclear activities. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill issued his appeal as he briefed membe