2007年VOA标准英语-West Africans Anticipate New Relationship With

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 May 2007 France's president-elect, Nicolas Sarkozy, will be inaugurated on Wednesday. Some West Africans, uneasy over Sarkozy's campaign statements on immigration and the status of immigrants, say they worry about their coun

VOA标准英语2009年-'Me And Orson Welles' Recaptures Legen

In 1937 a 24-year-old actor and director became the toast of New York's Broadway with the first production of his Mercury Theatre company. Worldwide fame and a fabled Hollywood career would follow. Alan Silverman | Hollywood 15 December 2009 Me And O

VOA标准英语2011--Afghanistan 10 Years Later

Afghanistan 10 Years Later Afghans are expressing a mixture of disappointment and uncertainty about their future, as they mark the anniversary of the start of the Afghan war. The United States launched its military campaign in Afghanistan, shortly af

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Envoy: Climate Change Talks Moving

First official draft for a deal at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen says the world should at least halve world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The blueprint was released as European leaders pledged over $10 billion to help poor countries cop

VOA标准英语2010年-Jakarta Struggles to Provide Clean Wat

Like many big cities in the developing world, the city of Jakarta, with a population of nine million people, is struggling to provide clean water to all its residents. In some poor neighborhoods international organizations are trying to help, but, th

2007年VOA标准英语-Pacific Health Officials Confront Avian Flu Fea

By Kurt Achin Seoul 12 September 2007 The World Health Organization says the threat of avian flu is as serious as ever. Members of the WHO's western Pacific region are in South Korea to discuss ways to combat bird flu. VOA's Kurt Achin is at the meet

2006年VOA标准英语-US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Gaza

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 11 November 2006 The United States has used its Security Council veto to block a U.N. draft resolution condemning a deadly Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip. Sponsors of the resolution are planning to take the matter

VOA常速英语2008年-UN, NATO Personnel Injured in Clashes With Serb

By Stefan Bos Budapest 17 March 2008 Officials say three U.N. police officers and two NATO soldiers were wounded in an explosion in Kosovo as they stormed a courthouse occupied by Serb protesters who oppose the region's breakaway from Serbia. At leas

VOA标准英语2008年-Bangladesh's Battling Begums May Get Medical Re

By Steve Herman New Delhi 08 June 2008 Media reports in Bangladesh say the military-backed interim government is poised to allow the medical release of two former prime ministers jailed for alleged corruption. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman in our S

VOA常速英语2008年-Choice for Kenya Mediator Withdraws

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 04 February 2008 South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn from his planned role as chief mediator in talks to resolve Kenya's political crisis, after the Kenyan government expressed objections. As Derek Kilner r

VOA常速英语2007年-International Mediators Meet on Darfur in Asmar

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 14 November 2007 U.N. and AU mediators met with representatives of Sudan's neighbors in the Eritrean capital Asmara to discuss the way forward on peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region. Derek

2006年VOA标准英语-More and More Mediators Getting Involved i

By Nico Colombant Abidjan 02 February 2006 Mediators are coming from many different directions to help divided Ivory Coast, confusing many as to who is in charge and what exactly is being mediated. Th

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Cabinet Approves Military Action Agains

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 July 2006 Israel's Cabinet has approved military action in Lebanon in response to an attack by Islamic Hezbollah guerillas in which two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped. It was the second kidnapping of soldiers in two we

VOA标准英语2009年-BangladeshHolds Mass Military Funeral for Army

Bangladesh's army has held a mass funeral to bury officers slain in last week's mutiny by paramilitary troops. The United States is expected to assist Bangladesh in probing the massacre while the military begins a manhunt for more than 1,000 suspect

VOA常速英语2008年-Former US President Carter Believes Serious Vio

By Steve Herman Kathmandu 09 April 2008 The most prominent international observer for Thursday's election in Nepal, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, has told VOA News that incidents of serious violence, including seven deaths, do not appear to be

VOA常速英语2008年-Former US President Jimmy Carter Meets Ex-Hamas

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 April 2008 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter traveled to the West Bank, where he met with a leading Hamas politician. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, a request by Mr. Carter to travel to the Hamas-controlled Gaza

VOA标准英语2008年-Former President Jimmy Carter Defends Recent Me

By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, Ilinois 14 May 2008 When U.S. President George W. Bush travels to the Middle East this week, he plans to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in an effort to restart peace negotiations. One group he will not meet with

VOA标准英语2008年-Term Limit Ensures White House Turnover

By Jeffrey Young Washington, D.C. 04 January 2008 The U.S. Constitution requires presidents to leave office after a certain period of time, preventing endless control of the executive branch by one person and their party. In this segment of the How A

VOA常速英语2007-Scientists: Climate Change Could Affect World Fo

Maryland, south of Washington, DC 15 October 2007 Scientists are predicting there could be a global food crisis in this century if climate change continues unabated. VOA's Jeff Swicord reports. Buddy Hanse has been farming on land south of Washington

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Will Use Recent IMF Loan for Infr

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti says the hundreds of millions of dollars pledged by the International Monetary Fund earlier this month will be used to rebuild the country's infrastructure. Earlier this month, Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono