2007年VOA标准英语-Wild Ambassador at New York Zoo

By Ravi Khanna New York City 12 June 2007 The Bronx Zoo these days has a special attraction for visitors -- a snow leopard from Pakistan. Leo landed at the zoo last year after his mother was killed and authorities found him confused and wandering in

2006年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka Says Tamil Rebels Propose Peace Talks

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 13 August 2006 The Sri Lankan government says the Tamil Tiger rebels have offered to resume peace talks, which could bring an end to nearly three weeks of fighting in the country's north and east. But international monito

VOA常速英语2007年-Tamil Tiger Political Leader Killed in Air Forc

By Steve Herman New Delhi 02 November 2007 Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say the leader of their political wing has been killed in a bombing raid by the country's air force. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi. The Liberation Tiger

VOA常速英语2008年-Number of Missing Sri Lankan Tamils Increasing,

By Raymond Thibodeaux Batticolao, Sri Lanka 02 April 2008 As violence surges in Sri Lanka, so does the number of abductions and disappearance of mostly Tamil men. That is the assessment of human rights activists and international aid groups operating

VOA常速英语2007年-Musharraf: Pakistan on 'Verge of Destabilizatio

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 03 November 2007 Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf has declared a state of emergency and suspended the constitution. In a nationally broadcast address, he partly blamed the judiciary for bringing Pakistan to wh

VOA常速英语2007-Chissano Awarded African Leadership Prize

By Tendai Maphosa London 22 October 2007 Former Mozambique President Joachim Chissano is the first recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership. Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan made the announcement in London. Tend

VOA常速英语2007-Ogaden Rights Group Says Refugees in Somalia Fac

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 17 October 2007 A group concerned with human rights in Ethiopia's eastern Ogaden region says refugees fleeing to neighboring Somalia are being rounded up by Somali authorities and handed over to Ethiopian troop

VOA标准英语2008年-Muslim Filipinos Vote as Violence Rages in Sout

Over a million and a half Muslim Filipinos have voted in a regional election held amid escalating violence between the government and Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports. Around 1

2007年VOA标准英语-Outgoing US Commander Says No Guarantee of Succ

By Jim Randle Baghdad 15 January 2007 The outgoing commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says it will probably take months to see results from a new security plan for Iraq. And, as VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad, the general says there are no guar

2007年VOA标准英语-Outgoing US Ambassador to Indonesia Hails Good

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 15 February 2007 The outgoing United States ambassador to Indonesia, Lynn Pascoe, hailed the good relations between the U.S. and Indonesia and the progress made during the last few years. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in

VOA标准英语2010年-Extreme Weather Experienced Worldwide

Pakistani villagers flee a flood-hit area of Kot Addu, Pakistan, 4 Aug 2010 These past few months have been filled with extreme weather in many parts of the world, and climatologists are trying to figure out what to make of it. From flooding in China

2006年VOA标准英语-US, S. Korea Talk Free Trade, as Protesters Fil

By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 July 2006 S. Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-FTA rally, July 10, 2006 U.S. and South Korean negotiators have ended the first day of talks aimed at cracking open barriers to each other's exports. But basic disagr

2006年VOA标准英语-Free-Trade Talks Between US, S. Korea End Witho

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 July 2006 A disagreement over pharmaceutical products has derailed attempts to negotiate a free-trade agreement between South Korea and the United States. While negotiators still hope to reach a deal, serious disputes remain t

2006年VOA标准英语-US, S. Korea Search for Ways to Implement UN Sa

By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 October 2006 The United States and South Korea are discussing how to implement last week's U. N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea. The two countries' top diplomats warn of grave consequences, if No

2006年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Tackles Issue of Race in Schoo

By Jim Malone Washington 04 December 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday challenging the right of local school systems in Washington state and Kentucky to carry out voluntary plans that promote racial integration. The high court

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Disagrees with High Court Guantanamo Bay R

By Paula Wolfson Rome 12 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush says he disagrees with a Supreme Court ruling that prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility have the right to challenge their detention before civilian judges. VOA's Paula Wolfs

VOA标准英语2010年-Bachelet: Chile Reconstruction Will Ta

Chile's president says it will take several years to rebuild the country after Saturday's powerful earthquake and devastating tsunami that killed at least 800 people. Even as Chile's government struggles to deliver emergency supplies to an estimated

VOA标准英语2008年-US Calls for Reversal of Mauritania Coup

The United States Wednesday vigorously condemned the military overthrow of the Mauritanian government and called for the restoration of democratic rule. The coup could lead to sanctions by the United States and European Union. VOA's David Gollust re

2007年VOA标准英语-West Africa's Drug Circulation Increases, Worry

By Nico Colombant Dakar 18 June 2007 West Africa is increasingly becoming a transit point -- as well as a stopping point -- for illicit drugs. So far, local governments have proven incapable to combat the trend. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Leads Thousands Of Catholics

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 14 April 2006 Pope Benedict in Good Friday procession in Rome For the first time, Pope Benedict led the traditional Way of the Cross procession in Rome's ancient Coliseum.