VOA标准英语2008年-Bush in Israel to Start Middle East Trip

By Scott Stearns Jerusalem 14 May 2008 President Bush is in Israel to begin a five-day trip to the Middle East. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the president is hoping for progress on efforts to resolve the Israeli - Palestinian

VOA标准英语2009-China, US Work Together to Combat Financial

Chinese President Hu Jintao says he appreciates US efforts to work together with China to combat the global financial crisis. His comments came Tuesday in a meeting with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Treasury Secretary Timothy G

VOA标准英语2009-Anglo-Australian Mining Giant Rio Dumps Chin

Mining heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton will combine their large Australian iron ore operations. It follows the collapse of a controversial deal that would have seen the Chinese take an 18 percent stake in Rio Tinto, which is beset with large

VOA常速英语2008年-UN's Climate Chief Wants India to Clarify Polic

By Steve Herman New Delhi 06 February 2008 The United Nations' point man on climate change policy is in New Delhi where he is hoping to get India to clarify what it will do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Steve Herman reports from New Delhi. The

VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea's Camara Backs Interim Governme

Guinea's injured military leader is calling on his supporters to back plans for a transitional government. In his first public comments since being shot in the head six weeks ago, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara called for calm and national unity in the

VOA标准英语2010年-Al-Qaida Denies Local Commander Killed

A statement attributed to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is challenging Yemen's claim it killed a top militant commander and five other members of the local terror offshoot. The internet message denied local al-Qaida commander Qassim al-Raimi and

2007年VOA标准英语-Rebels in Niger Threaten More Attacks

By Phuong Tran Dakar 21 August 2007 A rebel spokesman in the West African country of Niger is threatening more attacks unless the government deals with them. He was speaking Tuesday, one day after four policemen were killed and three seriously injure

VOA标准英语2008年-Wide Gaps Emerge in New Israel-Syria Peace Talk

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 June 2008 Wide gaps have emerged in new negotiations between Israel and Syria. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Bashar al-Assad Peace talks hit an early snag over the scope of an Israeli withdrawa

2007年VOA标准英语-Iranian President Rejects US Allegations About

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 14 August 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spent the day in the Afghan capital, part of a three-nation tour of Central Asia. The visit comes as Afghanistan faces growing U.S. scrutiny over its relationship with ne

VOA标准英语2010年-Activist Helps Sub-Saharan African Mig

Among Morocco's poor, few are more destitute and disenfranchised than the estimated 15,000 sub-Saharan Africans who've become stranded there on their way to Europe. Ignored by Moroccans, rejected by the government, the migrants have few allies. In th

VOA标准英语2010年-Louisiana Fishermen Return to Check fo

The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed the first deposits of oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico have hit the shores of the southern state of Louisiana. The oil spill has local fishermen worried about possible contamination of their fishing

2007年VOA标准英语-Egypt Warns of Regional Instability Without Pal

By Cache Seel Cairo 04 September 2007 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meets with Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema in Alexandria, 04 Sep 2007 Egyptian officials have told European politicians a peace conference that fails to achieve a

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel says Diplomacy with Iran Does Not Work

Israel says Iran's refusal to stop enriching uranium shows the futility of diplomacy to prevent Tehran from building a nuclear weapon. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni spoke on U.S. television. Iran's president cont

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran: Rocket With Animals Sent Into Sp

Iran says it sent a research rocket carrying live animals into space Wednesday, prompting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to hail the country's scientific achievements as miraculous. Iran's state-run Press TV said the rocket contained a rat, two turtle

VOA常速英语2007-Australia Urges Progress in Stalled World Trade

By Phil Mercer Sydney 10 October 2007 Australian farmers are eager to see progress in World Trade Organization talks, they think the WTO is the best way to foster greater prosperity and open up overseas markets. Economists say that international trad

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Human Rights Chief Denounces Migran

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says migrants often lose their lives when traveling in over-crowded boats or trying to cross remote borders. But what is happening in Egypt, she says, is different and deplorable. Her spokesman, Rup

2007年VOA标准英语-Somalia Government Tries to Confirm Terrorist's

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 January 2007 Somalia's interim-government spokesman says the government cannot confirm one of the three key al-Qaida operatives involved in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa has been killed in a U.S. air

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia: Iran's Current Missile Range Too Short

The United States and Russia continue sparring over a Central European missile defense system, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says America is committed to protecting its allies from a possible Iranian missile attack, and her Russian counterp

VOA常速英语2008年-Thailand's New Prime Minister Says UN Should In

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 08 February 2008 Thailand's new prime minister, Samak Sundarawej, says the United Nations should step up contacts with Burma's military leaders. The Thai leader said the U.N. Secretary-General should visit Rangoon and use Thai

voa标准英语2008-Suicide Bomber Strikes in Pakistan

A suicide car bomber struck a security post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 30 others. The attack came hours after suspected Taliban militants in the same region killed two truck drivers transporting sup