VOA标准英语2008年-Community Groups, Police Fight Gun-related 'Cri

By Chris Simkins Washington 21 May 2008 Gun violence is on the rise in Washington. Since the first of the year, dozens of people have been murdered and wounded in a rash of shootings. With a population of over half a million people, the nation's cap

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Proposes to Overhaul Farm Subsidies

By Lisa Bryant Paris 20 May 2008 The European Union's executive commission has unveiled an agricultural reform plan for the 27-member block that aims to overhaul farm funding to better meet current challenges - including global warming and the recent

VOA标准英语2008年-Australia Boosts Immigration to Plug Labor Mark

By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 May 2008 Australia will increase its annual migration intake to 300,000 people a year - the biggest rise since the end of World War II. The increase in the annual quota is intended to address the country's chronic skills shor

VOA标准英语2008年-9 Indian Ocean Nations Partner in Security Coop

By Steve Herman Nalaguraidhoo, Maldives 19 May 2008 A new organization dedicated to Indian Ocean regional port and maritime security has been launched. The South Asia Regional Port Security Cooperative, composed of nine nations, sees such traditional

VOA标准英语2008年-Cell Phones Allow Countries to 'Leapfrog' Techn

By Bill Rodgers Washington 19 May 2008 Cell phones are an example of what is sometimes now called leapfrog technology, a product that allows developing nations the benefits of a reliable and extensive communications network without the heavy investme

VOA标准英语2008年-McCain Criticizes Obama's Cuba Policy

By Cindy Saine Washington 20 May 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain has attacked Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama on his Cuba policy. Speaking to a friendly Cuban-American audience in Miami, Senator McCain vowed to maintain a stric

VOA标准英语2008年-European Space Agency Recruiting Astronauts

By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 May 2008 For the first time in more than 15 years, the European Space Agency is recruiting new astronauts to expand its staff for missions to the International Space Station. But Lisa Bryant reports from Paris that chances are

VOA标准英语2008年-‘Beatboxers’ Meet, Try Skills During London Gat

By Catherine Drew London 19 May 2008 It can sound like musical instruments or, it can sound like nothing you have ever heard before. An emerging musical form called 'beatboxing' isn't exactly singing. But the music is created only by using a human vo

VOA标准英语2008年-US Economic Downturn Seen as Mild, Brief

By Michael Bowman Washington 19 May 2008 A Washington-based business group says the U.S. economy remains sluggish, but will likely avoid a major recession. VOA's Michael Bowman reports. The last two U.S. recessions, in the early 1990s and in 2001, sa

VOA标准英语2008年-McCain, Obama Debate Iran Policy

By Jim Malone Washington 19 May 2008 Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama debated the wisdom of dealing directly with Iran Monday. The exchange on foreign policy came on the eve of primaries Tuesday in Kentucky and Oregon, the next co

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Heads to Cyclone-Stricken Burma

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 19 May 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon goes to Burma Thursday, where he plans to visit some of the hardest hit areas of the cyclone-devastated country and meet with the reclusive regime's top leaders. The U.

VOA标准英语2008年-British Lawmakers Pave Way for New Genetic Rese

By Tom Rivers London 19 May 2008 British lawmakers voted Monday to allow the use of animal-human hybrid embryos in stem cell research. These new embryos will be created in labs injecting empty animal eggs with human genetic material. For VOA, Tom Riv

VOA标准英语2008年-Turkey Bans Smoking in Many Public Places

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 19 May 2008 New regulations against smoking in many public places went into effect in Turkey on Monday. The new rules ban smoking in educational, health, commercial, social, cultural, sports and all entertainment facilities.

VOA标准英语2008年-US Reports Progress in Mideast Talks

By Scott Stearns Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt 18 May 2008 The Bush administration says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are making significant progress toward an independent Palestinian state. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports from Egy

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush, Pakistan's Gilani Discuss Fighting Terror

By Scott Stearns Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt 18 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani say they are determined to continue fighting terrorism. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports from Egypt wher

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Humanitarian Chief in Burma to Boost Cyclone

By Ron Corben Bangkok 18 May 2008 The United Nations' efforts to increase assistance in cyclone-battered areas of Burma are to be stepped up with arrival of the U.N. humanitarian affairs chief, in Rangoon. Burma's military has put the official death

VOA标准英语2008年-Children Dying in Drought-Stricken Ethiopia

By Peter Heinlein Shashemene, Ethiopia 18 May 2008 Humanitarian agencies are rushing emergency aid to drought-stricken central Ethiopia, where a sudden deterioration in food supplies has led to surge of child mortality. At least 23 children have die

VOA标准英语2008年-Technology Key to Producing More Food

By Bill Rodgers Washington 19 May 2008 The Green Revolution is a good example of how technological advances can have a dramatic effect on economic development - in this case on food production. Other technological innovations are helping to improve a

VOA标准英语2008年-One Million Cyclone Victims Have Received Aid i

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 May 2008 United Nations aid agencies say they have been able to reach about one million survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Burma, also known as Myanmar, with aid. That is slightly more than 40 percent of those affected by the de

VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistani Rock Band Enthralls Indian Kashmiris

By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar, India 26 May 2008 A popular Pakistani rock band Sunday mesmerised a big audience in conflict-ridden Indian administered Kashmir, where concerts and Pakistani delegates are a rarity. Shahnawaz Khan reports for VOA. The youn