VOA常速英语2008年-LRA Denies Ugandan Rebels Heading to Central Af

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 13 February 2008 The chief negotiator for the rebel Lord's Resistance Army has denied reports that rebels from the group are heading toward the Central African Republic. The ongoing peace process with the Ugandan government ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Officials Deny Selling Oil Rights

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 08 August 2007 Officials with Somalia's transitional government are promising not to begin searching for oil until after parliament adopts a new petroleum law and their shattered country achieves peace. But as Nick Wadhams rep

VOA标准英语2010年-Diverse High School Battles Low Test S

TC Williams, the only public high school in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, is dealing with challenges. The school is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity but it has been named by Virginia's Department of Education as one of the lowest achie

VOA标准英语2009年-Turkey Tense as Court Considers Kurd P

The future of Turkey's main Kurdish party hangs in the balance as the country's constitutional court deliberates whether to shut down the Democratic Society Party. The government has accused the party of supporting terrorism. Dorian Jones | Istanbul

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Hosts Colloquium to Assist Refugees

Planners seek solutions, protections for city-based populations that far outnumber rural refugee groups Howard Lesser | Washington 09 December 2009 Sudanese refugees seek health services in Chad. In the 21st century, images of refugees living in forl

VOA标准英语2009年-Tens of Millions of TB Patients Cured

The World Health Organization reports a treatment program called DOTS has cured 36 million people with tuberculosis and saved up to eight-million lives during the past 15 years Lisa Schlein | Geneva 08 December 2009 New data show the World Health Org

VOA常速英语2008年-Arab Parliamentarians Call for Unity at Meeting

By Daniel Schearf Irbil 11 March 2008 A meeting of Arab legislators has opened in Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, with calls for Arab unity and support for Iraq. Daniel Schearf reports for VOA from Irbil. Delegates opened the three-day Arab In

VOA标准英语2010年-On Revolution Day Iran Says Uranium Fu

In this image made from video provided by Iranian State TV, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a rally in Tehran, 11 Feb 2010, marking the 31st anniversary of Islamic Revolution Iran's president has told a crowd gathered for the annivers

2007年VOA标准英语-Thousands of Iraqis Protest US Presence in Iraq

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 09 April 2007 Tens of thousands of supporters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr responded to his call for mass demonstrations in the Shiite holy city of Najaf Monday. From Baghdad, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more. F

VOA标准英语10月-Anti-Government Protesters Blockade Thai Parliame

Thailand's government faces an escalating crisis after police repeatedly fired tear gas to break up protesters blockading the parliament building. The clashes led to the resignation of a deputy prime minister. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the

voa标准英语2008-Anti-Government Protests End in Bangkok, but Unc

Anti-government protesters have ended their occupation of the airports in Bangkok after a court ruling removed Thailand's prime minister. But as Ron Corben reports from the Thai capital, the political outlook remains clouded, because of concerns ove

2007年VOA标准英语-Democrats in Congress Are Doubtful About Free-T

By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 02 February 2007 watch US Trade Policy President Bush wants the U.S. Congress to extend his so-called trade promotion authority, which expires July first. Also known as fast track, it allows the president to submit tra

voa标准英语2008-Race for Ghana's Next President Tightens

Voters in Ghana go to the polls Sunday to elect a new government. Two veteran politicians are in a tight race for the presidency. But analysts see the elections as another step in the consolidation of multi-party democracy in the West African nation

2007年VOA标准英语-US Military Races To Protect Troops

By Malcolm Brown Washington 03 September 2007 As it seeks to reduce the dangers faced by American troops in Iraq, the U.S. military is turning to technology originally devised by the apartheid-era government of South Africa to counter similar threats

VOA标准英语2012--Harrowing Minnesota Race Tests Endurance

Harrowing Minnesota Race Tests Endurance Last year, overnight temperatures plummeted to minus 31 degress Celsius. The year before, minus 37. That year, cyclist Jason Buffington saw one of his friends - a fellow racer - who'd stopped. I came up on Cha

VOA标准英语10月-Snow Falling From Martian Atmosphere

The U.S. space agency NASA's Mars probe Phoenix has detected icy snow falling through the Martian atmosphere. The spacecraft has also discovered material in the planet's soil that is leading scientists a step closer in their conclusion that life pro

2007年VOA标准英语-US Democratic Presidential Contenders Work to B

By Jim Malone Washington 03 August 2007 The war in Iraq and how best to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks promise to be major issues in the 2008 presidential election. Democratic presidential contenders in particular are trying to bolster publi

VOA标准英语2009-Israel's Netanyahu to Give 'Major' Speech on

Israel could be responding to American pressure to advance the Middle East peace process. But Palestinians are skeptical. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet, that he will lay out his plan for Mid

VOA标准英语2009年-Netanyahu Heads to US Amid Crisis in Peace

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 November 2009 Israel's leader is heading to the United States, but trouble is brewing back home with the Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington amid a d

VOA常速英语2007年-Christmas Goes Green

By George Dwyer Washington 18 December 2007 New York's Rockefeller Center Plaza is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks - and one of its most popular tourist stops as well. The busiest time of year comes during the Christmas season, when a g