2007年VOA标准英语-Gemayel Defeated for Lebanese Parliament Seat

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 06 August 2007 Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel waves to supporters after voting in the town of Bikfaya, Lebanon, 05 Aug 2007 Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel has gone down to defeat in a parliament by-election t

2006年VOA标准英语-Daimler-Chrysler Seeks Big Profits with Small S

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 05 July 2006 watch Smart Car report German-American automaker Daimler-Chrysler has announced it will introduce its Smart brand car to the U.S. market. Daimler-Chrysler is betting that high fuel prices and growing conce

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Aims for Inclusive Government, Curbin

By Bill Rodgers Washington 15 March 2006 The latest sectarian violence in Iraq has raised questions about the future of the U.S. mission to establish a secure and democratic country, three years after

2007年VOA标准英语-US Pushes for All-Inclusive Somali Talks

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 17 January 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Kenya says the United States is pushing Somalia's transitional government to hold talks with all groups of Somali society to bring peace and stability to the volatile country. Meanwhile

2007年VOA标准英语-Experts: Human Trafficking Increasing Every Yea

By Marissa Melton 09 February 2007 Child laborers in Benin Activists, U.S. government representatives and scholars gathered in Washington Thursday to discuss human trafficking, not sex-trafficking, which is the most talked-about aspect of the industr

VOA标准英语2010年-Super Rich Take on Super-Hero Role in

Nader says 'Only the Super Rich Can Save Us' offers a roadmap to a practical utopia. Some of the richest Americans are using their wealth for the common good. Businessman and investor Warren Buffett, Microsoft's founder Bill Gates and financier Georg

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Prepares for New Middle East Trip

By David Gollust Washington 15 March 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will begin another trip to the Middle East late next week aimed at spurring Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Rice held talks late Wednesday with visiting Israeli

2007年VOA标准英语-Roadside Bomb Kills Iraqi Governor

By Brian Padden Irbil 20 August 2007 Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has killed the governor of the southern Shi'ite majority province of Muthanna. VOA's Brian Padden reports from the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. Insurgents killed the governor o

2006年VOA标准英语-Factional Violence Fuels Anti-American Res

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 May 2006 In recent months, Mogadishu, Somalia has become a deadly battleground between militias loyal to Islamic courts and a newly formed anti-terror coalition that is believ

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Authorizes Fence for US-Mexico Border

By Paula Wolfson White House 04 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush has signed legislation that provides roughly $1.2 billion for fencing and other enhanced security measures along the border with Mexico. ------- George Bush speaks in Scottsdale

VOA标准英语2010年-HIV: Verifying the Test Results

Small kits are now available similar to pregnancy tests that can determine whether a person is infected with HIV, the AIDS virus. But the tests can give a false positive reading if used incorrectly, possibly dealing an emotional or psychological blow

VOA常速英语2007-Amnesty International 'Spies' Released on Bail

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 09 October 2007 Two Amnesty International delegates and a local journalist arrested in Gambia Saturday have been released on bail. The human rights watchdog Amnesty International says their detention demonstrates the deteriora

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Calls for Respect for Human Rights

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 December 2007 To mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, the United Nations kicked-off a year-long campaign leading up to the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 2008. The campaign aims to

VOA常速英语2007-UNHCR Security in Darfur Not Possible Without Pe

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 October 2007 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, warns that thousands of African Union and UN peacekeepers will be unable to guarantee security in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur w

voa标准英语2008-US Commission Warns of Possible WMD Attack

A congressionally-mandated U.S. commission has released a report warning of a possible nuclear or biological attack somewhere in the world within five years. The report singles out Pakistan as the top security priority for the United States. VOA's D

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Earthquake Victims Seek Aid Be

Haitians are anxiously awaiting the distribution of emergency food and medical supplies before conditions worsen - two days after a massive earthquake struck the Caribbean island nation. Haitians have flooded the capital's streets in search of food a

VOA标准英语2011--US National Park Attendance Declines

US National Park Attendance Declines Would you like to visit one of Americas awe-inspiring national parks? Yosemite in California, perhaps, with its soaring cliffs and cascading waterfalls? Or something warmer as fall turns into winter here in the no

2007年VOA标准英语-Papa Roach Not 'Spooked' By Success

By Larry London Washington 14 May 2007 Our music is a direct reflection of where I am, begins Shaddix. That's why all our records sound different. It's cool, because I've met a lot of people on the road who say, 'Your music has saved my life', or 'I

2006年VOA标准英语-Burma's Karen Face Hard Times as Insurgenc

By Ron Corben Thai-Burma Border 13 February 2006 Burma's ethnic Karen, who have been fighting the central government for nearly six decades, remain defiant despite set backs and few resources. Moei Ri

2007年VOA标准英语-Belligerent Green Ogre Back for Shrek The Third

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 20 May 2007 That pot-bellied, belligerent green ogre, his adoring ogre princess bride, their pals the wise-cracking donkey and swashbuckling Puss-In-Boots: they are all back together for yet another animated adventure from