VOA常速英语2007年-Australia Warns of NATO Failure in Afghanistan

By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 December 2007 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that NATO's anti-Taliban tactics in Afghanistan are not working. The newly elected leader said it is critical that security in the troubled country be stabilized.

VOA标准英语2008年-US Outraged Over Zimbabwe Diplomatic Incident

By David Gollust State Department 05 June 2008 The United States is expressing outrage over an incident Thursday in which Zimbabwean security forces detained U.S. and British diplomats trying to visit victims of political violence. Secretary of Stat

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Coast's Asian Communities Hit Har

Hampered by language barrier, seafood industry workers face uncertain future Anna Boiko-Weyrauch | Bayou La Batre, Alabama 04 June 2010 Von Wesson (middle, in blue cap) and her fellow workers are paid by the pound of crab meat they clean from the she

VOA常速英语2007年-Ukraine's President Accepts Tymoshenko as Prime

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 06 December 2007 Leaders of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, who suffered a bitter falling out more than two years ago, may be working together again following the nomination of Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister. VOA Moscow Corr

VOA常速英语2008年-Rice Urges Serbia to Accept Kosovo's Independen

By David Gollust Washington 13 February 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Wednesday said she hopes Serbia will accept a resolution of Kosovo's status and move forward to fuller integration with Europe. Kosovo, a Serbian province administe

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Urges Burma to Accept Foreign Aid Work

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 07 May 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the government of Burma to speed the arrival of aid workers and relief supplies to the cyclone-devastated country. From United Nations headquarters in New Yor

VOA标准英语2010年-Insider's View of Russian Public Opini

Politicians in Russia often cite public opinion polls that indicate a solid 70 percent majority of voters support the country's leadership. But a sociologist at a major Russian opinion survey firm says those numbers fail to represent the actual relat

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Cosmonauts Target Kazakh City for Earth

By Valer Gergely Kazakhstan 18 May 2007 Soyuz capsule re-enters Earth A Russian cosmonaut and two American astronauts returned to Earth last month, landing in Central Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz re-entry vehicle. VOA correspondent Valer Gergely visit

2007年VOA标准英语-Congo Suspends Search for Survivors of Cave-In

By Joe Bavier Kinshasa 07 January 2007 Recovery efforts have been suspended near the town of Tshikapa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a cave-in at a pit mine Friday. Local officials in Western Kasai province say at least 13 people dig

2007年VOA标准英语-Officials Fear Drug Activities Increasing in Ma

By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 02 August 2007 International drug officials continue to worry that West Africa's porous borders and weak law enforcement are attracting drug smugglers shipping to Europe. They say they have evidence criminals are

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week — Innocence Proj

The website has become a resource for lawyers around the world to dig into forensic issues ... trying to overturn wrongful convictions. Matt Kelley Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destination

VOA标准英语2009年-Website of the Week – Shortwaveology

Showcasing interesting and innovative online destinations Art Chimes | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 It fades in and out. ... But what I think that does is that adds a feeling of mystery. Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase int

VOA标准英语2010-Austin's SXSW Festivals Continue to Expan

Mike Hardwick and Jon Dee Graham perform at 2010 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas Austin, Texas calls itself the Live Music Capital of the World. That's certainly true for the 10 days in mid-March each year when the annual South By Southwest Music, Fil

2006年VOA标准英语-Russia's Gazprom Has Increasing Political Clout

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 03 October 2006 watch Russia Gazprom report Illustration of Gazprom pipelines Russia's largest company, Gazprom, is now the leading supplier of natural gas to Europe. The state-run Russian conglomerate is also expanding into

VOA常速英语2008年-Kenyan Business Leaders Meet on Political Crisi

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 05 February 2008 More than 300 Kenyan business leaders are offering their support for former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's mediation effort in the country's political crisis. During a meeting in Nairobi, the group called

VOA标准英语2010年-AIDS: Vital First Minutes of Infection

A top U.S. health official says the first few minutes after HIV infection may be a window of opportunity to prevent the AIDS virus from firmly taking hold in the body. The HIV thats present during initial infection is different from the virus that re

VOA标准英语2010-Fulbright Scholar Learns About The Cultur

Folake Oyedepo attends Fayetteville State University where she is teaching the Yoruba language to American students while learning more about the culture and history in America. Marsha James | Washington, DC 06 April 2010 Fulbright Scholar Folake Oye

VOA常速英语2008年-S. Africa to Use Its UN Security Council Presid

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 02 April 2008 The U.N. Security Council will hold a high-level meeting with African leaders later this month in New York to discuss continuing conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa. From U.N. headquarters in New York, VOA

VOA标准英语2010年-US Volunteer Travels Cross Country to

President Barack Obama has been stressing the importance of public service and volunteering. Drew Johnson is doing that in 48 U.S. states over 48 weeks. He has done everything from building homes and delivering meals, to cleaning up after a flood. Dr

VOA标准英语2010年-At Least 64 Killed in Uganda Bombings

Damaged chairs and tables amongst the debris strewn outside the restaurant Ethiopian village in Kampala, Uganda, 12 July 2010 after an explosion at the restaurant late Sunday Officials in Uganda say Somalia's al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab rebel group is