VOA标准英语2008年-British PM Brown Calls for End to Post-election

By Tendai Maphosa London 08 January 2008 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for an end to the violence that erupted following the disputed presidential poll in Kenya. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA. Prime Mini

VOA常速英语2008年-The World Bank: World Hunger Growing

By Mil Arcega Washington 11 April 2008 World Bank President Robert Zoellick says the escalating price of food is stunting opportunities and creating hardship for people in poor countries. The international lending organization says it aims to double

VOA常速英语2008年-Democrats, Republicans Respond to Bush Decision

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 10 April 2008 Democrats are criticizing President Bush's latest decisions on military deployments in Iraq, based on recommendations of the U.S. military commander and senior U.S. diplomat in the country. VOA's Dan Robinso

2007年VOA标准英语-Kenya's Main Opposition Party Splits in Two

By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 15 August 2007 In Kenya, a split has occurred in the main opposition party that will nominate a candidate to oppose President Mwai Kibaki in December's presidential elections. As Arjun Kohli reports from our East Africa Bureau

2007年VOA标准英语-US Central Intelligence Agency 60 Years Old thi

By Gary Thomas Washington 14 September 2007 The Central Intelligence Agency marks its 60th birthday this month. The CIA has had a colorful and often controversial history. In this background report, VOA correspondent Gary Thomas looks at the CIA's pa

VOA常速英语2007年-South Korea's Presidential Campaign Nears End

By Kurt Achin Seoul 18 December 2007 South Koreans are just hours away from heading to the polls to elect a president. It is not the most suspenseful of votes - the conservative front-runner has been assumed to be the easy winner for weeks. However,

2007年VOA标准英语-Palestinian President Declares State of Emergen

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 June 2007 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas late Thursday dismissed the three-month-old Palestinian unity government and declared a state of emergency as Hamas militants consolidated their control over the Gaza Strip. Mor

2007年VOA标准英语-South Korea Says Summit With North May Speed Up

By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 August 2007 South Korea's top official in charge of North Korea policy says a planned summit will boost multinational efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. Lee Jae-joung, ce

VOA标准英语2010年-Ukrainians Disillusioned with Presiden

Ukrainians go to the polls Sunday January 17 to elect a new president. In this report from Washington, we look at the legacy of current president, Viktor Yushchenko. Public-opinion surveys indicate President Yushchenko is trailing several other candi

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Increases Support for Palestinian Presiden

By Paula Wolfson White House 16 July 2007 President Bush is making a new push for Middle East peace. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports he is calling for an international conference this year to move the peace process forward, and is

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Calls for Continued Pressure on Iran

By Paula Wolfson White House 04 December 2007 President Bush says there will be no change in U.S. policy on Iran following the release of a new U.S. intelligence assessment of Tehran's nuclear capabilities and ambitions. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports

VOA常速英语2008年-EU Urges Zimbabwe to Issue Vote Result

By Tendai Maphosa London 04 April 2008 The European Union has added its voice to those calling for the release, without delay, of the full results of Saturday's elections in Zimbabwe. The EU also protested the arrest of two journalists who were cover

2007年VOA标准英语-More Sudanese Refugees in Uganda Returning Home

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 August 2007 Uganda The UN refugee agency says more Sudanese refugees in Uganda are voluntarily returning to their homes in South Sudan following the withdrawal of the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army, from the

2007年VOA标准英语-New Political Party Enters Sierra Leone's Polit

By Naomi Schwarz Bo, Sierra Leone 07 August 2007 In Sierra Leone, where presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled for August 11, a brand new party has entered the political scene long dominated by the People's Party, or SLPP, and the All

2006年VOA标准英语-US Announces New Measures to Attract Inter

By Paige Kollock Washington, DC 17 April 2006 watch US Travel Industry The Bush administration is assuring U.S. tourism officials that it will do its best to attract international visitors without sac

2007年VOA标准英语-US Officials Pledge Increased Vigilance in Wake

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 06 June 2007 U.S. health and government officials are pledging to tighten procedures in the wake of an incident in which a man infected with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis was able to travel out of the United State

2007年VOA标准英语-US Boosts Military Aid to Israel

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 August 2007 The United States has boosted military aid to Israel. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the increase points to growing American concerns over the burgeoning power of Iran. Nicholas Burns,

VOA标准英语10月-Little Progress Seen by Zimbabweans a Month After

Exactly a month after Zimbabwe's power sharing agreement was signed, the signatories are still bickering over Cabinet posts. Tendai Maphosa took to the streets of Harare for VOA to hear what the people think about the deal, which represented some ho

VOA标准英语2008年-US Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul D

By Greg Flakus Des Moines 02 January 2008 Among the Republican presidential candidates competing for caucus votes in Iowa is a man who has developed a small, but strongly committed following by voicing libertarian principles and opposing the war in I

VOA常速英语2008年-US Offers Russia Assurance on Missiles

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 18 March 2008 Though not backing away from plans to build a missile-defense system in central Europe, the United States is offering a series of confidence-building measures to allay Russian concerns about the project. Senior