2006年VOA标准英语-UN Elects Panama as New Member of Security Coun

By Peter Heinlein New York 07 November 2006 Panama's Ambassador Dr. Ricardo Arias votes in UN General Assembly, November 7, 2006 Panama has been elected to a U.N. Security Council seat that had been the object of a bitter battle between Venezuela an

VOA常速英语2007年-Top US Business Schools Draw More International

By Victoria Cavaliere New York 10 November 2007 A Masters Degree in Business Administration, or MBA, was once considered a key to having a successful business career. In recent years, enrollment in full-time MBA programs has dropped, and some busines

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton Tells Brazil Sanctions Necessa

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday in Brazil she doubts Iran will negotiate seriously about its nuclear program unless the U.N. Security Council approves new sanctions against it. Clinton held talks in Brasilia with Brazil's Presi

2007年VOA标准英语-Somalia Government Ridicules Opposition Gatheri

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 13 September 2007 Somalia's interior minister has ridiculed opposition leaders meeting in Eritrea who have formed a new group that has promised war with Ethiopian troops that are backing the government. Nick Wadhams has more f

VOA标准英语2008年-Indonesia Considers Leaving OPEC

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 06 May 2008 Indonesia is considering leaving the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, because of the country's declining crude oil output. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Indonesian President

2007年VOA标准英语-Aid-Dependent Cape Verde Courts Investors

By Phuong Tran Praia, Cape Verde 09 March 2007 Located far off the western coast of Africa, the tiny islands that make up Cape Verde are mostly barren volcanic rock. But the lack of natural resources has actually benefited the country in one way: it

2007年VOA标准英语-US-South Korea Trade Deal Faces Opposition

By Dan Robinson Washington 14 June 2007 A proposed free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea is still facing opposition from some members of Congress. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. Objections center on concerns it

VOA标准英语2010年-Clicking for a Cause

New website makes it easier to donate directly to specific Haiti reconstruction projects Emma Jacobs | Boston, Massachusetts 02 June 2010 Concrete blocks transformed into livestock pens on the organic farm in Haiti that Boston physician Arielle Adrie

2006年VOA标准英语-Muslim Leader Urges Diplomacy with Iran

By Michael Drudge London 10 March 2006 The chief of the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference says the West's showdown with Iran over its nuclear program should be resolved through diplomac

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Reacts to Bin Laden Video

By Paula Wolfson Sydney 08 September 2007 President Bush in Sydney President Bush says the release of a new video by al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a vivid reminder of the dangers still facing the world. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Sydney, w

VOA常速英语2007年-What Lies Ahead for bin Laden, al-Qaida?

By Ravi Khanna Washington 12 December 2007 More than six years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, and billions of dollars spent and thousands of lives lost in the war on terror, two questions in particular go unanswered in the public m

VOA标准英语2008年-Jury Finds Bin Laden Driver Guilty of Supportin

A U.S. military jury at Guantanamo Bay has convicted Osama Bin Laden's former driver of providing material support to terrorism, but acquitted him on a charge of conspiracy, which alleged he was a key member of the Al-Qaida terrorist network. Still,

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel High Court Upholds Law Barring Pale

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 May 2006 A decision by Israel's High Court prevents the unification of some Arab families wishing to live in the Jewish state. The case pits security and demographic issu

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel's Ehud Barak Stages Political Comeback

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 June 2007 Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will take over as head of the Labor Party. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem that Mr. Barak is expected to become Israel's new defense minister in the coalition gover

VOA标准英语2010年-Australians Fed Up with Government Cre

They're called micronations - individuals, or small groups - who try to create their own countries, while living in a recognized state. They say they comprise a burgeoning movement for people who are dissatisfied with politics - or just want to have

2006年VOA标准英语-Africa's Expected Population Bulge Threate

By Catherine Maddux Washington 07 March 2006 watch Africa report While experts worry about a decline in much of the industrialized world's population, sub-Saharan Africa is among the few places where

2007年VOA标准英语-2007: Expected to be Hotter than 2006

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Climate report Oil prices are at their lowest levels since mid-2005. That's the good news - or is it? Unseasonably warm weather is responsible for premature cherry blossoms Stronger typhoons, more f

VOA标准英语2008年-Mediterranean Coutries Set up Partnership

Heads of state from North Africa, the Middle East and Europe launched a new Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Sunday, aimed to bring the region closer politically, economically and culturally. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from Paris. French President N

2006年VOA标准英语-Following Zarqawi Death, Hunt for Terrorist Lea

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 09 June 2006 Pakistan has described the killing of Abu Musab al- the terrorist leader in Iraq, as a significant development in the global war on terror. But al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden continues to elude U.S., Afghan an

2006年VOA标准英语-Dylan, Picasso Top New York's Cultural Season

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 05 October 2006 Every October New York renews its cultural life after the sleepy days of summer. This season an exceptionally varied mix of classical and contemporary works will be on stage, in concert halls and on muse