VOA常速英语2008年-Spiritual Women Leaders Gather In India

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 07 March 2008 Several hundred women leaders from 45 countries have gathered in India to discuss ways in which women can help resolve violent conflict in the world. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the conference ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Chad's Government, Opposition Agree to Electora

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 Representatives of Chad's ruling party and a coalition of political opposition parties have signed an agreement to change the electoral system, increase the opposition's role in the current government and delay the

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Pressures US Congress to Boost AIDS Fundin

By Scott Stearns Accra 20 February 2008 President Bush is in Ghana where American money is helping slow the spread of HIV/AIDS. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is again pressing the Congress to double AIDS funding over t

2007年VOA标准英语-Hamas, Fatah Fighting Spreads in Gaza Strip

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 June 2007 Fighting between the Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah is spreading, bringing to more than 60 the number of people killed during the past few days in the Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, the

VOA常速英语2008年-ICRC Steps Up Aid in Eastern Congo

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 April 2008 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is stepping up its humanitarian activities in response to escalating violence in eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Theagency says lack of securit

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Says Iraqi Security Improving

By Scott Stearns White House 12 April 2008 President Bush says security in Iraq is improving, in part because of his decision to send 30,000 troop reinforcements last year. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democrats say

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Urges Sudanese Rebel Leaders to Partic

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 08 August 2007 The U.N. envoy to Darfur, Jan Eliasson, says he fears the start of what he calls a new and dangerous phase in the four-year-old conflict in western Sudan unless all warring parties take part in a United Nations-Af

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian President Threatens Early Elections

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 10 December 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is threatening to call early elections Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end an impasse with the ruling Islamic militant group, Hamas. As Robert Berger reports from

VOA常速英语2007年-S. Korea Calls for 'Flexibility' as N. Korea Nu

By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 December 2007 South Korea is calling for flexibility in the amount and type of information North Korea is due to release about its nuclear programs. Six-nation talks on the North's programs are unlikely to reconvene as expected

VOA常速英语2008年-US Presidential Contenders Focus on Mid-Atlanti

By Jim Malone Washington 12 February 2008 A heavy voter turnout is expected Tuesday in the next phase of the U.S. presidential election campaign. Nominating primaries are being held in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., and VOA National corresp

VOA常速英语2008年-Australia to Increase Troop Numbers in East Tim

By Phil Mercer Darwin 12 February 2008 Australia is sending additional police officers and soldiers to East Timor following an assassination attempt on the country's president and prime minister. President Jose Ramos Horta has been flown to Darwin in

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Military Court Convicts Four Soldiers o

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 14 June 2007 A military court in southern Russia Thursday convicted four soldiers, three in absentia, for the murder of six Chechen civilians in 2002. The conviction comes after two civilian juries had found the men innocent.

VOA标准英语2010年-India Debates Genetically-Modified Egg

Critics question safety of the pest-resistant strain Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 05 February 2010 An Indian seed company has developed an eggplant that it says will dramatically reduce the need for pesticides. Related Links Mahyco Navdanya Indian

VOA常速英语2008年-Security, Corruption Slow Restoration of Iraqi

By Daniel Schearf Irbil 13 March 2008 Iraqi officials say much work is needed to secure and restore the port of Umm Qasr in the oil-rich province of Basra. They charge criminals and corrupt officials have been working together to siphon off wealth wh

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Immigrants Boost West African Commerce

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 10 July 2007 In West Africa, multiple generations of Lebanese have been vital members of the community since the early 1900s. Today, many say they retain a strong emotional connection to Lebanon, but, that Africa, where most we

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Says Saudis Should Lead in Stabilization of

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 17 December 2007 The United Nations special envoy for Somalia, Ahmed Ould Abdallah, says Saudi Arabia should take the lead in efforts to stabilize Somalia. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau has

VOA常速英语2019--由于气候原因 咖啡品种不断减少

Its a really long way to go for coffee, but the coffee these scientists are looking for you wont find at your local cafe. This is a rare wild relative that grows in the jungles of Sierra Leone. Coffee has 124 of these cousins across tropical Africa a

VOA常速英语2019--女性移民闪耀美国硅谷

Pushpa Ithal may not fit the stereotype of the typical Silicon Valley CEO. Shes female, foreign-born and a mother. Nevertheless, shes one of the many foreign-born women with thriving technology careers in Silicon Valley, where companies are increasin

VOA常速英语2008年-Suicide Bomber Strikes in Dimona Near Israel's

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 February 2008 Two Palestinian suicide bombers who crossed into Israel from Egypt struck the Israeli city of Dimona, killing one woman and injuring seven others. Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. Witnesses sa

VOA常速英语2007年-Democrats, White House Deadlocked Over US Gover

By Dan Robinson Washington 12 December 2007 Majority Democrats in Congress and the White House are deadlocked over funding for the federal government. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where Democratic and Republican leaders continue nego