2007年VOA标准英语-Utah Mine Collapse Puts Spotlight on Coal Minin

By Mil Arcega Washington 10 August 2007 Rescue efforts continue for six men trapped in a coal mine in the U.S. western state of Utah. Although the fate of the miners is still unknown, the unfolding tragedy is putting a spotlight on America's reliance

VOA标准英语10月-India Plays Down Fears of Bank Collapse

India's finance minister is seeking to dispel rumors of an impending major bank failure, amid the global economic turmoil. After opening near a two-year low, India's major stock indexes recovered in Tuesday trading, in contrast to most bourses elsew

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Pledges Full US Aid to Haiti Aft

U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will do all it can to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake. American rescue teams have been dispatched to the disaster area. The president adds that the United States has launched a swift, aggr

2007年VOA标准英语-US Secretary of State Heads to Middle East

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 September 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (file photo) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is embarking Tuesday on a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. As Robert Berger reports from

VOA常速英语2008年-Palestinians Fire Rockets as Israel Reduces Ele

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 February 2008 Palestinian militants have stepped up rocket attacks against Israel after a tightening of Israeli sanctions on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. The electri

VOA标准英语2008年-Insurgents Using New Homemade Rocket Weapon in

U.S. commanders in Iraq are concerned that Shiite insurgents are using a new type of high-powered homemade weapon that uses rockets made in Iran and elsewhere. In the most recent attack, on Tuesday in northeastern Baghdad, an Iraqi soldier and a U.S

VOA常速英语2007年-Obesity: a Growing Problem in U.S. and Globally

By Paul Sisco Washington 01 November 2007 The World Health Organization reports in its latest study 300 million adults around the world are considered obese, and that it is a problem not only in the industrialized nations but elsewhere as well. At th

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says More Than Four Million Iraqis Have Fled

By Meredith Buel Washington 06 July 2007 The United Nations estimates there are now more than four million Iraqis who are either internally displaced or have fled the violence in their homeland to become refugees, mostly in neighboring states. Middle

VOA常速英语2007年-UNHCR Says 90,000 Fled Recent Fighting In Somal

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 November 2007 U.N. refugee agency says the situation inSomalia's capital, Mogadishu, has calmed down, but remains volatile. It says 90,000 people fled the recent fighting between Ethiopian troops, backing the transitional go

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Calls Consolidation of Power by Russian Pr

By David Gollust State Department 10 May 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the concentration of political power in the Kremlin under Russian President Vladimir Putin is troubling, though adding that Washington and Moscow are

2007年VOA标准英语-Former US Secretary of State Powell Says Rule o

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 18 June 2007 Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell told an international investors' conference in Moscow that Russia must observe the rule of law, if it hopes to attract the capital needed to further develop the country

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush to Face Skeptical US Public on Iraq

By Jim Malone Washington 09 January 2007 President Bush will deliver one of the most important speeches of his presidency on Wednesday when he presents his strategy for a new way forward in Iraq. White House officials are not discussing specifics of

VOA标准英语2010年-US Marines Join Relief Effort in Haiti

A 2,000-strong unit of U.S. Marines began moving ashore west of Port-au-Prince at dawn on Tuesday to help deliver relief to victims of last week's earthquake. Some U.S. troops landed by helicopter at the presidential palace, where crowds of Haitians

2006年VOA标准英语-Official Repeats US Committment to Success

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 May 2006 U.S. Trade negotiators say Washington is committed to a successful outcome of the Doha Round of free trade talks. They say an agreement is possible, but time is runn

2006年VOA标准英语-Official Repeats US Call for Sanctions Against

By Richard Green Washington 06 September 2006 The United States says it will take hard diplomatic work for the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran for its failure to suspend nuclear enrichment activities. ----- Back in July, the United

2007年VOA标准英语-President Bush Repeats Call For War Funding Bil

By Scott Stearns White House 07 April 2007 President Bush says he will veto funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because opposition legislators have attached timetables for a troop withdrawal from Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns

2006年VOA标准英语-Al-Maliki, Cabinet Sworn Into Office in Ir

By Margaret Besheer Washington 20 May 2006 Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks to parliament as he announces his new cabinet in Baghdad, May 20, 2006 After more than five months of political negotia

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippines Says Bombings No Threat to Asian Su

By Heda Bayron Cebu 11 January 2007 Philippine officials played down three deadly bombings that came as Asian delegates gathered in the country for two regional summits. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Cebu, officials say the summits will go ahead

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippines Offers Muslim Rebels Self-Determina

By Douglas Bakshian Cotabato, Philippines 13 March 2007 For the first time, the Philippine government has offered self-determination to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, or MILF, which is fighting for a Muslim homeland in the southern Philippines.

2006年VOA标准英语-Philippines Sees Job Opportunities in Call Cent

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 12 October 2006 When people have problems understanding their computers, they often pick up a phone and call the computer maker's help desk. Increasingly, that help desk may be in the Philippines, a growing player in the o