VOA标准英语2008年-US Wins Gold in Olympic Women's All-Around Gymn

U.S. women won the Olympic gold and silver medals Friday in the All-Around Gymnastics competition. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at the event in Beijing and has details. Nastia Liukin competes on the uneven bars during the women's individual al

2006年VOA标准英语- Sirleaf Gets to Work, Nominations Scrutin

By Nico Colombant 18 January 2006 Now that inauguration festivities are over, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is getting to work full time, while her choices for cabinet positions are being

2007年VOA标准英语-Ambassador Nominations Complete Iraq Policy Sha

By David Gollust State Department 08 January 2007 President Bush Monday completed a shake-up of key Iraq policy posts by nominating new U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations and Baghdad. The U.S. envoy to Iraq, Zalmay Khalizad, will take the United

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistani Supreme Court Justice Describes Last-

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 05 November 2007 When Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf abruptly ordered a state of emergency and suspended the Constitution on Saturday, military forces quickly surrounded the Supreme Court and detained judges, includ

VOA常速英语2008年-US Begins Davis Cup Defense v Austria

By VOA Sports Washington, DC 07 February 2008 The United States begins defense of its Davis Cup tennis title this week when it takes on Austria in a World Group first round series indoors on clay in Vienna. American Andy Roddick will play the opening

VOA常速英语2007年-Operation Hope Comes to Harlem

By Mona Ghuneim New York 09 November 2007 A new branch of Operation Hope opened its doors recently in New York's Harlem neighborhood. The Hope Center of Harlem focuses on connecting minorities with mainstream, private sector resources and empowering

2007年VOA标准英语-US, South Korea Agree on Trade Liberalization D

By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 April 2007 U.S. and South Korean negotiators have sealed one of the world's largest two-nation free trade agreements. If the deal can overcome hurdles on the legislative front, it may dramatically increase trade between the two

2006年VOA标准英语-Europe Sizzling From Summer Heat Wave

By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 July 2006 Europe is baking under a heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring past 36 degrees Celsius in some places. The sizzling weather is blamed for the deaths of at least half a dozen people. But from a very hot Paris,

VOA标准英语2008年-Deadly Attack on UN Official Raises Fears Aid G

Residents in Mogadishu, Somalia say they fear the apparent murder of the director of the U.N. Development Program there may cause aid groups to further scale down their operations and deepen the country's humanitarian crisis. As VOA Correspondent Al

VOA常速英语2008年-US Presidential Candidates Pay Tribute on King

By Jim Malone Washington 04 April 2008 The hard-fought U.S. presidential campaign was briefly put on hold Friday as all three White House hopefuls paid tribute to the late civil rights leader, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. VOA National corresp

2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Scales Back Unique Millennium Celebrat

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 10 September 2007 Ethiopia is set to celebrate the arrival of the third millennium more than seven years after it was celebrated in the west. Events are planned, across the country, as well as in several American cities,

VOA标准英语2010-In Britain, Transport Security Still a Co

In the wake of the subway bombings in Moscow, public transport systems seem vulnerable. London's system is one of the largest and most complex in the world. Officials in the British capital have long worked to keep the transport system safe, but have

VOA常速英语2007年-Georgian Leaders Stress Security

By Peter Fedynsky Tblisi 11 November 2007 President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia's state of emergency will be lifted when the country is secure. The announcement comes as top Georgian government officials meet with the opposition to discuss ways

VOA标准英语2010年-Survey: No HIV Testing for .. of Briti

A new survey carried out by the MAC AIDS Fund shows three-quarters of women in Britain are unaware of their HIV status, and the organization says it's a trend found around the world. Women in Britain are not getting tested for HIV because, according

VOA标准英语2008年-Sudan President Vows Not to Cooperate with Worl

By Margaret Besheer Khartoum 06 June 2008 Sudan's President has told a U.N. Security Council delegation that his country will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court, which has accused his government of being involved in crimes in Darfur

2007年VOA标准英语-African Union Peacekeepers Take Up Duties in So

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 02 May 2007 In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, several days of calm have allowed some African Union peacekeepers from Uganda to move out of their barracks for the first time since their arrival in March. From Mogadishu, VOA Cor

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Repeats Call for Iraq Unity Governmen

By Paula Wolfson Washington 10 April 2006 President Bush delivers remarks on the global war on terror at the John Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washing

VOA标准英语2008年-Expectations Modest as Japan, North Korea Resum

By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 June 2008 Senior Japanese and North Korean envoys are seeking to end almost a year of diplomatic silence with each other as they meet this weekend in the Chinese capital. The discussions are partly aimed at facilitating upcomi

VOA常速英语2007年-US Supreme Court Considers Appeal From Foreign

By Jim Malone Washington 05 December 2007 The U.S. Supreme Court has heard a plea that terrorism suspects being held at the U.S. Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be given the opportunity to challenge their detention in American courts. VOA

2006年VOA标准英语-World Trade Organization Opens Door for Bi

By Paige Kollock Washington, DC 09 February 2006 watch Biotech Crops Genetically modified corn For years, the European Union has banned the sale of genetically modified foods in most European countrie