VOA标准英语2008年-Food Security High on Agenda at ECOWAS Meeting

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 May 2008 West African agricultural and trade ministers are holding emergency talks in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to plot strategies for a regional solution to the rising food prices. The Economic Community of West African

VOA常速英语2008年-Last Vietnamese Refugees Leave Philippines for

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 08 April 2008 A chapter of history is closing in the Philippines as the last Vietnamese refugees in the country head for Canada in a humanitarian program called Freedom At Last. They are the last of an estimated 2,500 Vietn

VOA标准英语2008年-Bomb Explodes in Busy Indian Market

Top Indian intelligence and security officials were summoned by the Home Minister for an emergency meeting following another fatal bomb blast in the Indian capital. Police say one child died and at least 18 other people were injured in the Saturday

VOA标准英语2008年-Car Bomb Explodes Outside US Embassy in Yemen

At least 16 people were killed when assailants in two cars attacked the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and one of the vehicles blew up in front of the main gate. An organization calling itself Islamic Jihad in Yemen has reportedly claime

VOA常速英语2008年-Blu-ray Wins High Definition DVD Format War

By Mil Arcega Washington 21 February 2008 Japan's Toshiba Corporation effectively ended the format war over the next-generation DVD players after announcing this week that it would no longer manufacture HD DVD players and recorders. The announcement

VOA常速英语2008年-Satellite Studies Saturn Moon, Finds Conditions

By Paul Sisco Washington 19 March 2008 The planet Saturn has long fascinated astronomers because of its distinctive rings and multiple moons. NASA's Cassini spacecraft visited one of Saturn's moons last week, collecting samples, data and pictures of

VOA标准英语2008年-Poverty, Ethnic Tensions Fuel Indian Anti-Chris

Anti-Christian violence appears to be worsening in the eastern Indian state of Orissa with Hindu extremist groups ransacking churches, schools, health clinics and houses belonging to Christians. The violence has left at least 18 people dead and more

VOA常速英语2008年-Grammys Honor 50 Years of Award Winners

By Ray McDonald Washington 11 February 2008 While the Recording Academy looked back a half-century of Grammy winners, new honorees at Sunday night's ceremony included a rap innovator and a troubled British vocalist who obtained a visa too late to ent

VOA常速英语2008年-Democrats Looking for End of Nomination Fight

By Jim Malone Washington 15 April 2008 A new poll shows Senator Hillary Clinton maintaining a six-point lead over rival Barack Obama in advance of next Tuesday's presidential primary in Pennsylvania. The Democratic race is expected to continue throug

VOA标准英语2008年-After Securing Democratic Nomination, Obama Fac

By Michael Bowman Washington 04 June 2008 Late Tuesday, Illinois Senator Barack Obama made history as the first African American to win the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party, becoming the presumptive Democratic standard bearer.

VOA常速英语2008年-Afghanistan, Expansion to Top NATO Summit in Bu

By Sonja Pace London 01 April 2008 Leaders from the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization hold their summit this week in Bucharest, Romania. Topping the agenda will be what to do to help stabilize Afghanistan and what additional countries NATO

VOA常速英语2008年-Guinea's Traditional Fishermen Feel Squeeze of

By Nico Colombant Conakry, Guinea 06 February 2008 In Guinea, as in many other coastal parts of West Africa, entire communities depend on fishing as their essential source of income. The industry remains one of the region's most lucrative. But severa

VOA常速英语2008年-Report says Conditions for Somali Journalists D

By Tendai Maphosa London 03 March 2008 A new Amnesty International report describes Somalia as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. The report says the threat to journalists in the war-torn country is now the worst it has

voa标准英语2008-Blair Says Conditions Must Change for Israelis a

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians will not succeed until the reality on the ground improves for both sides. Mr. Blair made the remarks during a speech in Washington and VOA correspon

VOA常速英语2008年-New York Philharmonic Orchestra Performs in Nor

26 February 2008 Members of the New York Philharmonic are in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, for the first performance by a U.S. symphony orchestra in the communist state. The event has been a magnet for global media attention, and many people see

VOA标准英语2008年-Bob Kerrey, War Hero, Politician, Educator

Bob Kerrey was born in 1943, in the Midwestern state of Nebraska. He says he had an uneventful, middle class childhood far removed from the struggles over civil rights and the Vietnam War that were roiling Americans in other parts of the nation duri

VOA常速英语2008年-Negotiators Say Kenyan Political Talks Making P

By Scott Bobb Nairobi 08 February 2008 In Kenya, government and opposition negotiators have wrapped up a week of talks saying progress has been made toward resolving the crisis over December's elections. However, chief negotiator Kofi Annan says deta

VOA标准英语2008年-Thailand, Cambodia Open Talks on Border Dispute

The foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia are meeting this week to end a border dispute over an ancient temple. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the talks follow an agreement reached last week to pull back troops on both sides of the border.

VOA标准英语10月-Afghan Government Denies Talking with Taliban

Afghanistan's government is denying media reports that it has been holding talks with the Taliban. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from Kabul an Afghan presidential spokesman says there have been no such discussions. Afghanistan is denying ta

VOA标准英语2008年-'Ezra,' Tragic Tale of Child Soldiers in Africa

By Carolyn Weaver New York 23 January 2008 The plight of child soldiers, especially in Africa, has captured world attention through news reports and personal accounts. Last year, Ismael Beah's book, A Long Way Gone , about his experiences in Sierra L