VOA标准英语2010年-Tales of Witchcraft Abound in Zimbabwe

When she came to barter with rural folk the trouble started. One of our neighbors requested [sugar] on credit and she refused. Before the end of the day she was bleeding from the nose, mouth and ears. In Zimbabwe, witchcraft is still common in rural

VOA常速英语2007年-Amnesty Urges Governments Not to Extradite Geno

By Tendai Maphosa London 02 November 2007 Amnesty International urged governments on Friday not to send anyone suspected of crimes during Rwanda's 1994 genocide to be tried in the country, saying it has serious concerns about the justice system. From

VOA标准英语10月-Conservatives Win Lithuanian Parliamentary Electi

Preliminary official results from Lithuania's parliamentary election indicate the main conservative opposition party has won the first round of the former Soviet republic's parliamentary elections, heralding the end of years of Social Democratic rul

VOA标准英语10月-Kenya Not Immune From Global Downturn

Developing countries in Africa are bracing for serious setbacks in their economies. One of the countries that may feel the effects of the downturn more acutely than others is Kenya, which suffered months of political unrest earlier this year. VOA Co

VOA标准英语10月-Israel's Livni: Seek Peace with Palestinians, Con

The new leader of Israel's ruling party is vowing to move forward with peace talks with the Palestinians, while confronting Iran. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Tzipi Livni talks during a meeting with France's Foreign Minist

VOA标准英语2008年-Nepal Selects Maoist Leader as Prime Minister

Legislators in the Himalayan nation of Nepal on Friday selected, by a wide margin, a former guerilla leader to be the country's new prime minister. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman, in our South Asia bureau in New Delhi, reports on the ascent of the M

VOA标准英语2010年-Nepal's Maoist Leader Warns That Prote

Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, looking down at cheering supporters as he rides around Kathmandu's Ring Road, 4 Apr 2010 The leader of Nepal's Maoists, who have enforced a mostly peaceful shutdown of the Himalayan country since Sat

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Buries Legendary Former Mayor of Jerusal

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 January 2007 Teddy Kollek, a former Jerusalem mayor, who led one of the world's most complicated cities for nearly three decades, has been laid to rest after his death this week at the age of 95. As Robert Berger report

2007年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Scanned for Skull Fractur

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 14 March 2007 Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says police brutally beat him and other opposition leaders following their arrest on Sunday. Mr. Tsvangirai was interviewed by a radio reporter who was at the

VOA标准英语2009年-Tsvangirai Returns to Harare

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to Harare after receiving treatment in Botswana for injuries sustained in a car crash that killed his wife. Zimbabwe's PM Morgan Tsvangirai, seen, addressing mourners at his home, in Harare, 0

2006年VOA标准英语-US Official Says Talks on Iran Sanctions to Beg

By Margaret Besheer Washington 07 October 2006 A senior U.S. official says work on a new U.N. Security Council resolution to sanction Iran for refusing to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities will begin in a few days. ---- U.S. Under Secretary

VOA常速英语2008年-Australia Offers Sanctuary to Iraqi Workers

By Phil Mercer Sydney 09 April 2008 Australia will offer a permanent home to hundreds of its Iraqi employees when Canberra pulls its combat forces out of the troubled country later this year. There are fears these employees could face retribution aft

2006年VOA标准英语-Americans Vote in Tight Mid-Term Elections

By Scott Stearns White House 07 November 2006 It is Election Day in the United States. Voters will choose all 435 lawmakers in the House of Representatives, 33 senators, and governors in 36 states. Early morning voters use the electronic voting mach

VOA常速英语2007年-Despite Tight Races in Iowa, Clinton, Giuliani

By Ravi Khanna Washington 07 December 2007 Voters in Iowa will be the first to pick among U.S. presidential candidates running for the two major political party nominations. A new poll shows, however, two of the contenders dominate the field in three

2007年VOA标准英语-India's Airports Fail to Keep Pace With Growing

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 January 2007 The arrival lounge at the domestic terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport is bereaved of activity in New Delhi India's aviation sector is booming, but the infrastructure at the country's airpo

2007年VOA标准英语-Talks Fail, Fighting Erupts Outside Pakistan Mo

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 10 July 2007 Negotiations to end the stand off have apparently broken down and a military assault has reportedly begun. A senior military official says the security forces have entered the compound. Hospital officials say a

VOA常速英语2007-US Lawmakers Fail to Override Presidential Veto

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 October 2007 The House of Representatives has failed to override President Bush's veto of legislation approved by Congress that would have expanded a government-subsidized children's health insurance program. VOA's Dan

2006年VOA标准英语-WFP Running Out of Cash for Angolan Humanitaria

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 July 2006 The World Food Program warns it will have to stop feeding more than 700,000 Angolans in September if it does not receive new cash donations by the end of this month. The U.N. agency says it needs $12.6 million to

2006年VOA标准英语-US Commander Says Iraq Violence to Continue, Bu

By Al Pessin Washington 12 October 2006 General George Casey The commander of coalition forces in Iraq says the high level of violence in the country is likely to continue for the 'next couple of months,' but there is progress toward stabilizing the

VOA标准英语2008年-US in Diplomatic Push to End Kenya Violence

By David Gollust State Department 02 January 2008 The State Department says the United States is engaged in a wide-ranging diplomatic effort to try to end election-related political violence in Kenya. U.S. officials are making direct appeals to Presi