VOA常速英语2007年-Controversial Film 'The Kite Runner' Hits Movie

By Alan Silverman Los Angeles 12 December 2007 Novelist Khaled Hosseini's international best-seller set in 1970s Afghanistan and present-day America has been made into a Hollywood studio movie. Alan Silverman spoke with the author and cast members fo

VOA标准英语2010年-Future of Somali Government in Doubt a

Procedural bickering has once again thrown the Somali parliament into a deadlock. With less than one year left on its mandate, the approval of the proposed cabinet as well as the future of the transitional government is in doubt. Less than one month

2006年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Targets Islamic Militants in Trib

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 11 March 2006 Pakistani troops have killed at least 25 suspected militants, some of them thought to be foreigners, in an attack near the Afghan border. The so-called tribal

VOA标准英语2008年-Suicide Attacker Kills 40 Outside Indian Embass

Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber detonated a blast just outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, killing 40 people and wounding 140 others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the attack is one of the deadliest to hit the Afghan capital

VOA常速英语2007年-Ugandan Peacekeepers Dismiss Threat by Somali I

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 15 November 2007 The spokesman for the Ugandan army says Uganda's 1,600 peacekeeping troops in Somalia will stay in the capital Mogadishu and defend themselves against any attack by militant Somali Islamists, whose leader has vo

VOA标准英语2008年-NGO Works to Change Lives of India's 'Untouchab

In India, half a million women work as scavengers removing human waste from the streets with only bowls and brooms. Born into the lowest caste in society, these women face discrimination, but one non-governmental organization is helping them to crea

VOA标准英语2010-Mexican Officials May Have Discovered Mot

Police officers escort Ricardo Valles de la Rosa, right, to a court hearing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 30 Mar 2010 In Juarez, Mexico, authorities say a suspect they detained last week in connection with the March 13 murder of two US citizens has told

VOA标准英语2009年-Experts Dampen Expectations of Israeli-Palestin

President Barack Obama met Wednesday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and his special envoy for the Middle East, George Mitchell, who has just returned from his first official visit to the region, to discuss ways to bring stability to the Mid

VOA标准英语2008年-Environmentalists Urge Australia to Disuse Shar

Environmentalists are calling on Australian authorities to stop using massive nets to keep sharks away from beaches. Officials say the nets, which will be erected Monday, have saved the lives of many swimmers and surfers. But environmentalists belie

VOA常速英语2007-Bhutto Supporters Allege Insufficient Security i

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 19 October 2007 Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto are expressing outrage over the twin explosions that killed at least 125 people and wounded scores of others during her homecoming parade in Kar

VOA常速英语2007年-NGO Alleges Widespread Bribery in Kenyan Electi

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 03 December 2007 A coalition of Kenyan non-governmental organizations has released a new report charging parties and candidates with widespread bribing of voters before presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for De

VOA标准英语2009-Britain's Latest War Dead Come Home to Rest

By Jennifer Glasse Wooten Bassett, England 11 November 2009 British fallen serviceman are honored in a public ceremony The remains of five British servicemen killed by an Afghan police officer in Afghanistan have returned to Britain, along with the

VOA标准英语2008年-4 Killed in Latest Bombing in Sri Lanka

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 02 January 2008 At least four people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in a bombing by suspected Tamil rebels in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo. The bomb attack came a day after a prominent Tamil lawmaker was s

VOA标准英语10月-Latest Presidential Debate Comes as Campaign Atta

The two presidential candidates, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, are preparing to hold their second of three nationally televised debates in the southern city of Nashville. VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine reports from Washington the

2007年VOA标准英语-New Secretary-General Pledges Stronger UN Role

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 08 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has pledged to strengthen the world body's role in stopping wars and keeping peace. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports on Mr. Ban's first speech

2007年VOA标准英语-US-Russian Relations Remain Strained

By Jim Fry Washington, DC 15 June 2007 The once promising relationship between the U.S. and Russia is now more prickly.The strain between the remaining superpower and its former Cold War foe was evident in statements by the two nations' leaders last

VOA标准英语2009年-China's Economy Shows Signs of Recover

As 2009 draws to a close, more signs show that China has weathered the global financial crisis and is on its way to even more robust growth. Economists, however, say some issues still weigh on the country's efforts to sustain growth. Connie Young | B

2006年VOA标准英语-US Military Struggles to Quell Violence in Iraq

By Alisha Ryu Baghdad 04 September 2006 A convoy of US soldiers leave in their armored vehicles from Abu Ghraib prison, on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, September 2, 2006 Earlier this month, the U.S. military deployed several thousand ex

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi PM Meets With Shi'ites to Quell Political

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 05 September 2007 Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with the country's Shi'ite religious leaderWednesday to discuss a political impasse that resulted inhalf of his cabinet quitting. VOA's Jim Randle reports from nort

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama 'Humbled' by Winning Nobel Peace Pri

By Kent Klein White House 09 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks about winning the Nobel Peace Prize, 09 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, less than nine months into his presidency. Even the administrati