VOA标准英语2008年-India's Economy Maintains 9 Percent Growth

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 May 2008 India's economy grew by nine percent last year making it the world's fastest-growing major economy after China. But the news is not all good. There are worries that high crude oil prices and runaway inflation

VOA标准英语2008年-WHO Calls for Complete Ban on Tobacco Advertisi

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 May 2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to ban all tobacco advertising. The aim is to protect the world's youth from becoming addicted to a product WHO says could cause one billion premature deaths

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Presses Congress to Act on Major Legislati

By Kent Klein Washington 31 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush says the Democratic-led Congress has failed to address a series of important issues, and he wants action soon. Democrats are pushing their Republican colleagues in Congress to support en

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Goes 'Green' on Trial Basis

The United Nations is going green. The secretary-general has announced a new initiative to help lower the U.N.'s greenhouse gas emissions and reduce pollution. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer reports thermostats

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Herald: Top Army General Urges Soldier

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 31 May 2008 A senior military officer in Zimbabwe is quoted as calling on the country's troops to vote for President Robert Mugabe in the upcoming presidential runoff election against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Wi

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Security Council Shuts Down Ethiopia-Eritrea

The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to shut down its peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea after difficulties from both nations. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more. It took the

VOA标准英语10月-Scientists Confirm Global Warming at North and So

Scientists have created a climate model that they say proves human activity is responsible for global warming not only at the North Pole, but at the South Pole as well. The model includes data from Antarctica about which relatively little is known.

VOA标准英语2008年-Karadzic to Appear Thursday Before War Crimes T

Former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been extradited to The Hague where he will stand trial for his role in the Bosnian war of the 1990s. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London. After 13 years on the run and one week after his arrest in the

VOA标准英语2008年-US Says Iran's Nuclear Program Could Produce Di

By Meredith Buel Washington 30 May 2008 U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says the world cannot let down future generations by allowing Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, saying such a development would be a disaster for the Middle East and

VOA常速英语2008年-Nigeria Approves Emergency Rice Import to Ease

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 April 2008 Nigeria, Africa's biggest importer of rice, plans to buy 500,000 tons of rice amid a global grain shortage. Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA from Abuja the purchase was approved during a meeting of President Um

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Task Force Seeks Solutions to Global Food Cr

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 April 2008 A senior U.N. official says a new task force set up to tackle the global food crisis hopes to have a comprehensive, integrated action plan produced in short order. The official says key agencies such as the World

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia's Parliament Urges Breaking Diplomatic

Georgia's parliament is calling on the government to break diplomatic relations with Russia.VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Tbilisi that the non-binding resolution was approved unanimously. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visits city of Gor

VOA常速英语2008年-Obama Seeks to Re-Focus Presidential Campaign

By Jim Malone Washington 30 April 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama sought to regain his political footing Wednesday in the U.S. presidential campaign, one day after denouncing his controversial former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah

VOA标准英语2008年-Glitter, Sparkle, Danger - International Gem Tr

The global trade in precious stones is a multi-billion dollar business. It touches the lives of people in the mines of South Africa, stone cutters of India, and countless others around the world. These precious gems adorn, kings, queens, movie stars

VOA标准英语2008年-Obama, McCain Joust Over Economic Issues

Economic issues dominated the U.S. presidential election campaign Wednesday. Democrat Barack Obama said Republican John McCain would continue President Bush's economic policies, while McCain lashed back at Obama over taxes and energy. VOA National c

VOA标准英语2008年-Italy Grateful for Hostage Rescue

The Italian government confirmed the release of a group of 19 Europeans and Egyptians who were kidnapped more than a week ago during a desert safari in Egypt. Among them were five Italians. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome. European tourists, w

VOA标准英语2008年-AU Considers Backing Power-Sharing Proposal for

Africa's top peace and security body will hold a special heads-of-state level meeting on Zimbabwe during a continental summit this weekend in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. From the summit site, VOA's Peter Heinlein reports leaders are to c

VOA标准英语2008年-ICRC Brings Aid to Thousands of Displaced Pakis

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it plans to deliver large quantities of food and non-food items to thousands of Pakistanis who have fled fighting in Bajaur tribal region near the Pakistan-Afghan border. The Red Cross says fighting

VOA标准英语2008年-Volunteers Clear Trash, Making World's Oceans C

The ocean is our planet's life-support system, but it's getting clogged with trash. Discarded beverage bottles, plastic bags and cigarette butts kill countless seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles each year. But each September, on the third Satu

VOA标准英语2008年-Olmert to Quit as Israeli PM in September

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he plans to step down as prime minister in September. VOA's Jim Teeple has the details from our Jerusalem bureau. In a surprise announcement from his residence in Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert says he will step down