VOA标准英语2008年-Former President Bill Clinton's Hometown Preser

By Wang Yiru Washington 02 January 2008 In 1992, former President Bill Clinton accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the nation's office with a speech in which he said, I believe in a place called Hope. Hope was more than Mr. Clinton's visio

VOA常速英语2008年-Australia Officially Joins Kyoto Club

By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 March 2008 Australia has ratified its acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. The new government elected last year made signing the emissions-limiting accord its first act. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. The Ky

2007年VOA标准英语-West African Officials: Communication Key to St

By Kari Barber Dakar 13 April 2007 Security experts from 12 West African countries, as well as the United States and United Nations, met in Dakar this week to discuss how guarding borders against drug and human trafficking could also help prevent ter

2007年VOA标准英语-British Military Commanders Recommend Prompt Wi

By Tom Rivers London 19 August 2007 London's Independent on Sunday newspaper says two senior British generals have told Prime Minister Gordon Brown that Britain has accomplished what it can in southern Iraq and that moves toward a full withdrawal sho

VOA标准英语2009年-Asian-American MBAs Look for Work Overseas

By Nathan King New York 13 October 2009 A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers the financial industry is still reeling from the credit crisis. Hundreds of thousands of financial jobs have been lost, and for those graduating from business schoo

2007年VOA标准英语-US Reaches 'New Year's Resolution' in Dispute O

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 09 January 2007 watch Weight Loss Drug report The federal government has slapped multimillion-dollar fines on companies that market four types of weight-control compounds. Not because the pills are unsafe, but because

VOA标准英语2009年-Poland's Solidarity Falls Victim to Own Su

By Peter Fedynsky Gdansk, Poland 02 November 2009 The collapse of the Berlin Wall ended decades of anti-communist protests by people living in Eastern and Central Europe. Authorities there often used deadly force to put down protests, yet they were

VOA标准英语2010年-Suicide Bomber Strikes in Kashmir as D

A suicide bomber has struck a military facility in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing at least four soldiers and wounding 11 others. This is the second incident in the region within a month, fueling fears Taliban militants are expanding their sub

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Ready to Discuss Golan Heights in Peace

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 June 2007 An Israeli Cabinet member says the government wants to open peace talks with Syria and is prepared to discuss terms for returning the Golan Heights. The Cabinet minister's comments follow a newspaper report on

VOA标准英语2009年-Court Finishes Vote Recount in Gabon

By Scott Stearns Dakar 04 October 2009 Gabon's constitutional court has finished its recount of presidential ballots. The court says it expects to rule on the validity of the vote in the coming week. Constitutional court president Marie Madeleine Mb

2006年VOA标准英语-Highly-Educated Immigrants Heading to US and Eu

By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch Education report This doctor from Africa is practicing in the U.S. When an immigrant leaves one country for another, he or she takes along abilities, education and experience. The phenomenon of b

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Holds Consultations on Iraq Strategy

By Paula Wolfson Washington 11 December 2006 President Bush, left, along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to members of media following their meeting at State Department in Washington, 11 Dec 2006 President Bush has begun three days o

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Army Intensifies Campaign Against Mili

By Margaret Besheer Nahr El-Bared, Lebanon 02 June 2007 For a second day, the Lebanese Army intensified its shelling of Islamist militants holed-up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. The army is trying to bring the two week-long stand

VOA常速英语2007年-Hamas Cracks Down on Fatah in Gaza Strip

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 November 2007 Hamas militants say they have arrested about 50 members of the rival Fatah political faction in the Gaza Strip. The arrests came one day after seven people were killed in violence between the two factions. VOA

VOA常速英语2007年-British Police Crack Down on Human Trafficking

By Mandy Clark London 13 November 2007 Britain is cracking down on human trafficking. In their latest drive to stop the crime, police say they are targeting gang leaders and their trade routes. Authorities say Britain is a main destination in the int

2007年VOA标准英语-Mogadishu Market Closes During Government Crack

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 July 2007 In Somalia, all businesses in Mogadishu's main Bakara market have shut down, while heavily armed Somali and Ethiopian troops say they are searching for insurgents and weapons in the area. Tensions have escalated sha

2007年VOA标准英语-Kenya Government Plans Crackdown on Crime

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 08 February 2007 The Kenyan government has promised to crack down on the flow of illegal arms into urban areas and the people using them. The government says a flood of weapons into Kenya from neighboring Somalia is partly respo

VOA标准英语2008年-Indonesia Cracks Down on Hard-Line Muslim Group

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 04 June 2008 Indonesian police have detained more than 50 members of a militant Muslim group for questioning over an attack on a rally for religious tolerance in the Indonesian capital Jakarta during the weekend. VOA'

2006年VOA标准英语-Mideast Fighting Continues as Diplomacy Gathers

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 August 2006 Israel launched air strikes, commando raids and heavy ground combat operations Saturday against Hezbollah in Lebanon, as Hezbollah militants continued rocket attacks against northern Israel. In New York, the Un

2006年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Fears Grow as Fighting Continues i

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 19 July 2006 Israeli warplanes destroyed the center of the southern market town of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, Wednesday July 19, 2006 Israel carried out more air strikes in Lebanon, killing dozens of civilians while Hezbollah rocket