VOA标准英语2008年-Survey of U.S. High School Students Shows Decli

U.S. teenagers today are less hopeful than they were just five years ago about America's ability to address its most critical problems, from the economy and global warming to international terrorism. But a new survey of American high school students

VOA标准英语2008年-World Watches as Obama Makes History

The world has watched with growing interest these last few days as the U.S. Democratic Party chose Barack Obama as its presidential candidate, the first African-American to be a major party nominee. U.S. presidential elections always generate intere

VOA标准英语2008年-Swimmer Michael Phelps Joins Elite Olympic Grou

In Beijing, American Michael Phelps has won his third swimming event in as many days, to tie the record for most career Olympic gold medals. Phelps now has nine in his impressive collection. As VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, the U.S. swimmer is nearly

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Reportedly Resume

Officials in South Africa say the stalled talks between Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition have resumed Friday. The announcement came as the Zimbabwean government said it was lifting a ban on humanitarian agencies working in the country. Sou

VOA标准英语2008年-UNICEF Sends Urgent Aids to Flood Victims in In

The U.N. Children's Fund is springing into action with aid as India's Bihar State faces the worst floods in 50 years. UNICEF says severe floods have destroyed almost one-quarter of a million homes affecting at least 1.25 million people in the northe

VOA标准英语2008年-Weather Forecasting Plays Crucial Role in Beiji

The World Meteorological Organization is coordinating efforts by China and other countries to provide accurate weather information for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. WMO says China has installed a new geostationary satellite, at a cost of nearly $1

VOA标准英语2008年-US, Tanzania Leaders Discuss Malaria

U.S. President George Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete met Friday at the White House to talk about fighting malaria. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President Bush (r) shakes hands with Tanzanian President Jakay

VOA标准英语2008年-UNHCR: Georgians Living in Isolated Villages Fo

The UN refugee agency says it is worried about the security of people living in isolated villages near the former conflict zones of Georgia. It says some 2,300 people from villages in the buffer zone between the Georgian town of Gori and the breakaw

VOA标准英语2008年-US Ready for Better Relations With Belarus

The United States said Friday it is prepared for significant improvement in the chilly relationship with Belarus, but will be looking closely at the conduct of elections in that country next month as well as other issues. Belarus this month released

VOA标准英语2008年-Radovan Karadzic Refuses to Answer to War Crime

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has appeared before the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal for the second time, and once again refused to plead to the charges against him. The judge entered a not guilty plea for him on all 11 counts, including

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Report Says Social Injustice Cutting Life Ex

A new report finds a combination of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale. It urges governments to fund universal health care to end these inequities. The report, which was commissioned by the World Health Organization, is

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Administration Continues to Seek Immigrati

By Michael Bowman Washington 29 June 2006 The Bush administration says it is taking effective steps to stem illegal immigration to the United States, but Congress must act to overhaul America's immigration system. Homeland Security Secretary Michael

2006年VOA标准英语-Kuwaiti Women Fail to Win Seat in Landmark Parl

By Challiss McDonough Kuwait City 30 June 2006 A Kuwaiti woman, left, casts her vote at a polling station in Salwa, Kuwait City, June 29, 2006 Women candidates have failed to win a single seat in the Kuwaiti parliament in the first election where th

2006年VOA标准英语-Bomb on Bus Kills Civilians at Afghan Military

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 June 2006 At least 10 people were killed and 15 seriously wounded when a bomb destroyed a bus taking Afghan workers to a U.S. military base in the southern city of Kandahar. The attack came as coalition forces intensifi

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Air Force Cadet Airs Charges of Rapes, O

By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 30 June 2006 watch report Sexual Harrasment The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was rocked by charges of sexual assults in 2003. A military jury acquitted a U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet of rap

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Warplanes Pound Gaza in Bid to Free Kid

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 June 2006 Israel is continuing a punishing offensive in the Gaza Strip aimed at winning the release of a kidnapped soldier. But, Israel is also leaving the door open to diplomacy. ------- Palestinian police gather outsi

2006年VOA标准英语-Conservation Efforts in Congo Basin Appear Effe

By Lisa Bryant Paris 23 June 2006 A new assessment of Africa's massive Congo Basin rain forest finds that it is less degraded than environmentalists feared. The findings were announced in Paris, where African and Western officials ended a two-day co

2006年VOA标准英语-US Official Reiterates Concern About Militant E

By Dan Robinson Washington 30 June 2006 The top U.S. official for Africa has renewed Washington's concern about what she calls militant elements within Somalia's Supreme Islamic Council that she says may be providing a haven for terrorists. VOA's Da

2006年VOA标准英语-US Government Seeks Way Forward for Guantanamo

By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 June 2006 In the wake of Thursday's Supreme Court ruling, U.S. officials are working to find a new way to determine the future of the approximately 450 men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The Court ruled that

2006年VOA标准英语-Truce Collapses, Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Pa

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 June 2006 Palestinian girl Houda Ghalia, center, during the funeral for her parents and siblings in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 10, 2006. They were killed by Israeli artillery shell while on