2007年VOA标准英语-Macau Bank Transfers North Korean Funds

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 June 2007 A Chinese official in Macau confirms North Korean funds have been transferred out of a bank there, en route to Pyongyang. The transfer removes a major obstacle in getting Pyongyang to fulfill its promise to begin dism

VOA标准英语2010年-Mixed Reviews in Europe, Middle East f

Barack Obama's election victory in November 2008 was greeted with enormous enthusiasm around much of the world. Most Europeans looked to the new president to restore the transatlantic partnership, work for peace and spearhead the fight against global

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Diplomats Still Divided Over Resolution to E

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 03 August 2006 France's U.N. ambassador, Jean Marc de la Sabliere, says he is losing confidence in the Security Council's ability to quickly adopt a resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

2007年VOA标准英语-South Korea Takes Custody of 2 Freed Taleban Ho

By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 August 2007 South Korea says two hostages freed by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan are now under South Korean protection. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, where authorities still face the problem of getting 19 other capti

VOA标准英语2008年-Prime Minister Rudd Calls on Australia to Respo

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that Australia must be prepared to respond to an emerging arms race across the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Rudd says the Australian Defense Force will be built up to meet the challenge. From Sydney, Phil Mercer repo

VOA标准英语2010年-Physical Activity in Teen Years Helps

A new study finds regular physical activity as a teenager may prevent cognitive impairment - a decline in mental abilities - decades later. Previous studies found that people who were physically active in later life were more likely to avoid mental d

VOA标准英语2010年-Severe Winter Weather Grips Europe

A wave of cold and snowy weather continues to grip Europe, grounding airplanes, trains and cars and causing dozens of deaths. Britons shivering through one of the coldest winters to hit the United Kingdom in decades got no reprieve from Mother Nature

VOA标准英语2009年-EC President Barroso Selected for Second T

By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 September 2009 Jose Manuel Barroso The European Parliament has endorsed European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, for a second term in office. Barroso has pledged a stronger and more fiscally responsible Europe durin

2007年VOA标准英语-New Lounge for US Military Opens at Dulles Inte

By Robin Chen Delos Washington 06 July 2007 Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military members pass through Washington Dulles International Airport each year -- many on their way to and from conflict zones. While many other airports have welcome centers

2007年VOA标准英语-Pope Celebrates 80th Birthday

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 15 April 2007 A giant birthday banner is seen in the background as Pope Benedict XVI is driven through the crowd at the end of his birthday Mass at the Vatican, 15 Apr 2007 Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his 80th birthday a

2007年VOA标准英语-India's Colorful Holi Celebration Has Some Seei

By Steve Herman New Delhi 03 March 2007 On Sunday India heralds the arrival of spring with the festival of Holi. While Holi is a Hindu ritual, it is celebrated with bonfires and parties by Indians of all religions. But one aspect of Holi is prompting

2006年VOA标准英语-Ongoing Violence Poses Numerous Challenges for

By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 14 July 2006 A top U. N. official says at least 20 people, including children, have been killed in recent violence in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Experts on Haiti express deep concern about the current situation in

VOA标准英语2010年-American Musicians Make Balinese Gamel

On Sunday afternoons, the clang of traditional Indonesian percussion music known as gamelan wafts down the street, audible on the approach to the Indonesian Consulate on Manhattan's east side. Gamelan is also the word for the kinds of instruments tha

VOA标准英语2010年-Dust From Farming May Affect Rainfall

New research suggests agriculture has greatly increased the amount of dust blowing off of West Africa, the world's largest source of atmospheric dust, and may have been one factor driving the decrease in rainfall in the region over the past several c

VOA标准英语2010年-South Africans Celebrate 20th Annivers

People climb around a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela, during celebrations outside the Drakenstein prison near Cape Town, 11 Feb 2010 South Africans Thursday celebrated the release from prison 20 years ago of former President

2007年VOA标准英语-The Who Still Rocks

By Larry London Washington 16 April 2007 Watch video report of The Who The Who They were punk rock before punk was rock. They were art rock, before rock became art. The Who wrote the anthems of a generation's rebellion against authority and conformi

VOA常速英语2007-US Defense Secretary in Peru for Counter-Narcoti

By Al Pessin Lima 06 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed the fight against drug trafficking and other international crime during a visit to Peru Friday. VOA's Al Pessin reports from Lima. A Peruvian defense ministry official sa

VOA常速英语2007年-Cambodia's Genocide Court Makes Fifth Khmer Rou

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 November 2007 The ailing former Khmer Rouge president, Khieu Samphan, has been arrested for his role in Cambodia's mass killings in the 1970's and charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity . This is the latest mo

VOA标准英语10月-Concern Grows as Steep Decline Marks End of Tumul

Despite a raft of government interventions, markets in Europe have ended a tumultuous week with a steep decline Friday as fears of a worldwide recession start to take hold. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has been talking to average Britons about the

2007年VOA标准英语-Australia Says Oil Key Motive for Involvement i

By Phil Mercer Sydney 05 July 2007 Australian troops aboard an armoured personnel vehicle pass by a checkpoint guarded by an Iraqi policeman at a junction near the Australian embassy in Baghdad (File) Australia has admitted for the first time that se