VOA常速英语2008年-Rice Says Mideast Peace Negotiations Back on Tr

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 March 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to resume peace talks. The announcement came on a day of intense diplomatic activity and an easing of tensions in the Gaza Strip

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush to Push Mideast Peace Agenda on Regional T

By Scott Stearns White House 03 January 2008 President Bush visits the Middle East next week to push his peace agenda following a U.S.-sponsored international conference late last year meant to infuse the stalled Mideast peace process with new moment

VOA常速英语2007-Congo Peace Imperiled by Armed Groups in East

By Noel King Kigali 19 October 2007 Congo's 2006 democratic elections were intended to usher in a new era of peace in the once war-torn nation. And while improvements have been seen in certain areas across the vast country, holdout armed groups in th

VOA常速英语2007年-Mali Tuareg Leaders Meet Over Stalled Peace Pla

By Kari Barber Dakar 05 November 2007 Two Mali Tuareg leaders are to meet Monday in Algiers in an effort to revive a peace process between rebels and the Malian government. Tuareg, nomadic Berbers, have been fighting the government, they say for more

VOA常速英语2007年-Bashir Pledges Peace in Southern Sudan

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 07 November 2007 Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says he is fully committed to a peace accord with former southern Sudanese rebels. The Sudanese leader made the remark during a three-day visit to South Africa that conclud

VOA标准英语2008年-Abbas Says No Progress in Peace Talks with Isra

The head of the Palestinian Authority says negotiations with Israel are not making any progress. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (File) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is quoted as sayi

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Begins Mideast Peace Mission

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 19 September 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has begun a two-day peace mission to the Middle East. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the talks will focus on the establishment of a Palestinian st

VOA标准英语2011--Kenyan Farmers Going Green

Kenyan Farmers Going Green As scientists and political leaders around the world grapple with the issue of climate change, many farmers are looking at technologies that rely on renewable energy for their operations. Farmers in Kenya are now using two

VOA常速英语2008年-Scientists Make Fabric That Generates Electrici

By Jessica Berman Washington 13 February 2008 Scientists in the United States say they have developed fabrics that can generate electricity. Researchers say they have harvested enough electricity to power small electronic devices such as an mp3 playe

VOA常速英语2007年-Health Officials Call for Increase in Bird Flu

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 17 December 2007 Experts with the World Health Organization are urging countries to step up surveillance of bird flu outbreaks in poultry. The announcement follows Pakistan's first human bird flu fatality and Burma's first r

VOA标准英语2008年-US Space Agency Plans Solar Probe

By Michael Bowman Washington 12 June 2008 The U.S. space agency is planning to send a probe to the sun to gather data and shed light on basic questions about how the star operates and its effects on Earth. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washingto

2007年VOA标准英语-US Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches Safely with

By Cindy Saine Washington 08 August 2007 Shuttle Endeavour lifts off launch pad The U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour has lifted off into space late Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida and is heading towards the International Space Station for a constr

VOA常速英语2007-US Space Shuttle Discovery Launches Two-Week Spa

By Brian Wagner Miami 23 October 2007 The space shuttle Discovery has launched from Kennedy Space Center on a two-week mission to the International Space Station. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the seven astronauts on Discovery will deliver a new module

VOA常速英语2007年-US Lawmakers Grill Space Agency on Plans for Sh

By Michael Bowman Washington 15 November 2007 U.S. space agency officials are facing sharp questions from U.S. lawmakers over a five-year gap in American spaceflight capabilities between the planned 2010 retirement of the space shuttle fleet and the

VOA常速英语2008年-South Korea Will Send Woman Into Space

By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 March 2008 South Korean officials says they are replacing the male astronaut they intended to send on a space voyage with a woman. The shift in plans, coming just weeks before the scheduled launch, is due to an apparent violati

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel Warns Aid Ship Not to Sail to G

Workers load supplies on to a cargo ship at the Lavrio port, about 60 kilometers (37miles) southeast of Athens, Greece, 09 Jul 2010 There is drama on the high seas, as a humanitarian aid ship sails toward the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip. The Israeli

2007年VOA标准英语-Senegalese Drug Abusers Emerge as High Risk HIV

By Phuong Tran Dakar 12 February 2007 Africa's porous borders and location have made it an attractive destination for drug traffickers. Health and government officials worry how this trend affects the growing rate of HIV infection on the continent.

VOA常速英语2007年-Political Turbulence Shakes Pakistan in 2007

By Gary Thomas Washington 18 December 2007 For Pakistan, 2007 was a year of unrest and political turmoil. After seven years in power, President Pervez Musharraf faced the first direct and sustained challenges to his rule from armed Islamic groups and

VOA标准英语2010年-Liberians React to Temporary Lifting o

The temporary lifting of that embargo is meant to help government and UN security forces, but Liberians are divided about whether the move will help. Scott Stearns | Dakar 03 January 2010 The U.N. Security Council has lifted its arms embargo on Liber

2006年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Remain Sharply Divided on Immigrat

By Michael Bowman Washington 15 June 2006 Proponents of stricter U.S. immigration control say a bill passed by the Senate that provides a path to eventual citizenship for illegal aliens would do more harm than good. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from