voa标准英语2008-UNICEF Calls for End to Forced Recruitment of Ch

The United Nations Children's Fund is calling for a halt to the forced recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It says all warring parties in North Kivu Province forcibly recruit children into their armies. Lisa Schlein re

2007年VOA标准英语-Military Escalation Likely in DRC Say Analysts

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 14 September 2007 The United Nations says Congolese president Joseph Kabila's latest comments on getting rebel forces to join the army marked a positive step towards bringing peace to the volatile North Kivu region, which has

VOA标准英语2009年-14 Charged in Insider Trading Case

By Bernard Shusman New York 05 November 2009 U.S. authorities have filed criminal charges against 14 people allegedly involved in a widening insider trading scandal that has already snared one of the richest men in America. Federal authorities filed

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Oil Spill Shuts Down 50 Percent o

Fishing is going to go on whether it be on the west side of the river or the east side of the river As British Petroleum continues to try to cap its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. officials have banned fishing from the Mississippi River

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Defends Latam Policy in Brazil

By Paula Wolfson Sao Paulo, Brazil 09 March 2007 President Bush says his administration has not ignored Latin America, and says his tour of the region was not designed to counter the anti-American rhetoric of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. VOA White House

2007年VOA标准英语-6 Nations Meet to Discuss Timetable for N. Kore

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 18 July 2007 Delegates from six nations have gathered in Beijing to negotiate a timetable for North Korea to declare and dismantle its nuclear programs. As Daniel Schearf reports from the Chinese capital, the meeting begins

2007年VOA标准英语-US Experts Detect Heightened Global Terrorist A

By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 17 July 2007 The attempted bombings in London and Glasgow last month and the release of purported tapes from al-Qaida's leadership this week have raised concerns about possible new terrorist attacks. But recent events in

VOA常速英语2008年-Australian Intelligence Agency Asked to Catch L

By Phil Mercer Sydney 07 April 2008 Australia's spy agency has been brought in to help combat a rise in the number of so-called laser attacks on aircraft landing at the country's busiest airport in Sydney. Pilots say they are being hit with laser lig

VOA标准英语2008年-Fighting Spreads to Mountains Near Beirut

By Challiss McDonough Beirut 11 May 2008 Fighting between pro-government and opposition militants in Lebanon has spread to the mountains overlooking the capital, prompting the country's main Druze leader Walid Jumblatt to appeal to the army to interv

2006年VOA标准英语-UN: Action Needed to Protect People of Darfur

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 December 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the U.N. Human Rights Council to take action to protect the people in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur and to investigate abuses committed against them. An

VOA标准英语2008年-Russian Airliner Crashes, Killing All 88 People

Russian officials say 88 people were killed early Sunday when a Boeing 737 crashed in the Ural mountains just outside the Siberian city of Perm. The passenger jet was getting ready to land after making the trek eastward from Moscow. Emma Stickgold h

VOA标准英语2009年-Lebanese Doubtful Israel Election Will Improve

Israelis go to the polls in general elections Tuesday with hard-liner Benjamin Netanyahu expected to become the country's next prime minister. Israel's neighbor to the north is concerned. Lebanon is still rebuilding after its war with Israel in 2006

VOA标准英语10月-Roadside Bomb Kills Senior Shi'ite Lawmaker in Ir

The Iraqi Shi'ite faction led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says one of its senior lawmakers has died of wounds suffered in a bomb attack in Baghdad. But U.S. commanders in Iraq say the security situation has improved in three southern Iraqi provinces.

VOA标准英语10月-DRC Says Rwanda Threatens Attack

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is accusing the military of neighboring Rwanda of participating in attacks on its forces in eastern Congo in recent days, and of preparing a larger assault. Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in N

VOA标准英语2010年-Former S. African Top Cop Receives Pri

South Africa's former police chief and ex-president of Interpol Jackie Selebi looks on during a hearing at the High Court of Johannesburg, on 3 Aug 2010 The former head of South Africa's national police force and former president of Interpol has been

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Examining Expulsion of Darfur Humanitarian O

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 08 November 2007 The United Nations has expressed concern about the expulsion of its top humanitarian official from South Darfur, Sudan. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, the move is the latest

VOA常速英语2007年-Thai King Marks 80th Birthday With Call for Pol

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 05 December 2007 Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, marked his 80th birthday Wednesday with a warning that political disunity can lead to disaster in his country. Thailand is moving to he

2007年VOA标准英语-Africa Increasingly Being Used in Cocaine Traff

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 01 March 2007 Africa is increasingly being used as a conduit to traffic cocaine, with increasing numbers of couriers apprehended and more bulk cocaine seized, according to the International Narcotics Control Board. The Vien

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week – Eco-Farm.org

The Ecological Farming Association is a non-profit group whose focus is on small-scale sustainable agriculture. Its website Eco-Farm.org helps promote agricultural education and networking. Spokeswoman Marcy Coburn says there are three blogs on the w

2006年VOA标准英语-African Legislators Work for Regional Cooperati

By Efam Dovi 04 August 2006 The key to battling HIV/AIDS and poverty, say representatives from 18 African legislative bodies meeting in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, is working together to create stronger political and economic blocs within the con