VOA标准英语2009年-US Unemployment Down Slightly

Officials welcome news but say they are not satisfied Dan Robinson | Washington 04 December 2009 There was a bit of good news for the U.S. economy Friday as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment edged down from 10.2 to 10 percent

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Wants to Keep Working With Sudanese Presid

U.S. President George Bush says the United Nations should keep working with the Sudanese government to get more African Union peacekeepers into the troubled Darfur region, despite Monday's arrest warrant for Sudan's president from the International

VOA标准英语2008年-Scientists Discover Milky Way's Youngest Explod

By Cindy Saine Washington 14 May 2008 Scientists have announced the discovery of the youngest known exploding star, or supernova, in our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers say the remnant of the most recent supernova could provide clues to a long-standing

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel to Send Fatah Fighters Fleeing from Gaza

American weightlifter Casey Burgener will be making his Olympic debut in Beijing. He edged out four other super heavyweights to clinch the third and final spot on the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team. Burgener has two U.S. national titles, and last y

VOA常速英语2008年-Film Highlights Child Labor Abuses in Uganda

By Birungi Machrine Kampala 19 February 2008 A documentary has been released that depicts child labor in Uganda. The film, called Stone Cold is by local writer Michael Wawuya. It explores the causes and costs of child labor in a typical village. Voic

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets Democrats on Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 03 February 2007 President Bush whispers to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi before delivering remarks to the House Democratic Issues Conference, 3 Feb 2007 U.S. President George Bush told legislators from the Democratic

2007年VOA标准英语-New Reports of Bird Flu in Southeast Asia

By Martin Secrest Washington, D.C. 17 January 2007 watch Bird Flu report Bird flu has killed again in Indonesia and is picking up speed elsewhere in Asia, with fresh outbreaks in Vietnam and a new human case reported in China [Wed., Jan. 10]. The cas

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Calls Iran's Confrontation With US Navy Ve

By Scott Stearns White House 08 January 2008 President Bush says Iran should not confront U.S. naval vessels in the Persian Gulf. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, dealing with Iran is part of the president's agenda for a trip he b

2007年VOA标准英语-Sierra Leone President Faces Rebuilding Devasta

By Kari Barber Dakar 20 September 2007 Former Sierra Leone opposition leader Ernest Koroma was sworn in as president earlier this week. Analysts say the success of the elections and the smooth handover of power are signs that the war-scarred nation m

2007年VOA标准英语-Chad Rebels Cautiously Await EU Peacekeepers

By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 September 2007 As France considers how many troops it will send to a year-long EU-U.N. peacekeeping operation on the borders shared by Sudan and its neighbors, Chad rebels are wary the peacekeepers will support President Idris

2006年VOA标准英语-"Crash", "Brokeback Mountain" Earn Top Hon

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 06 March 2006

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Gets Progress Report From Iraq

By Paula Wolfson White House 17 September 2007 President Bush and members of his national security team conferred via video teleconference Monday with U.S. reconstruction and military officials in Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson has

VOA标准英语2008年-US Military Commander Upbeat on Iraq

The commander of multi-national forces in Iraq's northern provinces reports significant progress in the battle against terrorists and insurgents, allowing the region to turn its attention to economic matters and other concerns. VOA's Michael Bowman

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi President: Sectarian Factions Beginning t

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 07 September 2007 Recent reports to the U.S. Congress about the situation in Iraq point to limited success by the Iraqi government in establishing security but continuing problems in bringing about political reconciliation.

VOA标准英语2008年-New York's Largest Film Festival Showcased Film

By Carolyn Weaver New York 05 May 2008 New York City's largest film event, the Tribeca Film Festival, is screening 120 films this year in theaters around downtown Manhattan. The 12-day festival [which ran through May 4] was created to revive the econ

VOA常速英语2008年-European Commission Chief Calls for Democracy i

By Tendai Maphosa London 09 April 2008 European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is calling for a swift transition to democracy in Zimbabwe. Barosso says Zimbabweans have voted for change from President Robert Mugabe's rule. Tendai Maphosa ha

VOA常速英语2007-Palestinian Negotiator Reports Progress in Talks

By Robert Berger Jarusalem 12 October 2007 A senior Palestinian official says there is serious progress in new peace talks with Israel. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the Islamic militant group Hamas could sabotage the proc

VOA标准英语2008年-Blast Targets Pakistani Air Force Truck in Nort

Police officials in Pakistan's volatile northwest region say an improvised explosive device detonated under a vehicle carrying troops and civilian employees of a Pakistani air force base, killing at least 13 people. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports that

VOA常速英语2007年-Rice in Turkey to Discuss Kurdish Rebels, Iraq

By Sonja Pace Istanbul 02 November 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks in Ankara today (Friday) with Turkish leaders on how to counter Kurdish rebels, who've been launching attacks in southeastern Turkey from bases inside Iraq. Ric

VOA标准英语2010-Will the Internet Change Basic Business B

Some say it will force more openness and customer dialogue Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 05 April 2010 Much has been written about the profoundly negative effect that the Internet has had on the newspaper business. So many readers have switched to t