VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe's Political Parties Meet in S. Africa

Delegates from Zimbabwe's main political parties are meeting in Pretoria, South Africa to discuss future negotiations toward ending the crisis in Zimbabwe. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg. Zimbabwe's Pre

VOA常速英语2008年-US Congress Hears About NATO Problems in Afghan

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 February 2008 Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and the commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, are emphasizing the importance of NATO cooperation in the fight against insurgents. VOA's D

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia-Russia Ceasefire Fragile With Future Un

Russia and Georgia have signed a European-mediated ceasefire agreement, but each side continues to accuse the other of violating the terms. As VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London, efforts now are on diplomacy to end the fighting, but the conflict's

VOA常速英语2008年-British Artist Joseph Mallord William Turner ce

By Carolyn Turner Washington 05 March 2008 The Dallas Museum of Art in Texas is currently hosting a retrospective of the career of J. M. W. Turner, considered by many one of the greatest landscape painters in the history of art. The exhibit will trav

VOA标准英语2008年-Prime Minister Rudd Calls on Australia to Respo

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that Australia must be prepared to respond to an emerging arms race across the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Rudd says the Australian Defense Force will be built up to meet the challenge. From Sydney, Phil Mercer repo

VOA标准英语10月-Concern Grows as Steep Decline Marks End of Tumul

Despite a raft of government interventions, markets in Europe have ended a tumultuous week with a steep decline Friday as fears of a worldwide recession start to take hold. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has been talking to average Britons about the

VOA常速英语2008年-Zimbabwe Election Chaos Deepens

By Peta Thornycroft 06 February 2008 Political observers in Zimbabwe are charging new voting districts created by the government violate the country's constitution. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that election experts say the government has failed

VOA标准英语2008年-US Raises Burma Relief Donations to $16 Million

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok, Thailand 12 May 2008 The United States has delivered its first load of humanitarian supplies for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma, and announced it is raising its relief donation to more than $16 million. A U.S. Air Force C

VOA常速英语2008年-Tuareg Artisans Prosper with Ancient Crafts in

By Carolyn Turner Washington, D.C. 19 February 2008 In Washington, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art recently exhibited art of the nomadic Tuareg peoples of West Africa. VOA's Carolyn Turner has more.

VOA常速英语2008年-Serbia's Tadic Re-Elected President by Narrow M

By Barry Wood Belgrade 04 February 2008 Incumbent president of Serbia Boris Tadic won Sunday's presidential election, defeating by a narrow margin a pro-Russian nationalist candidate. VOA's Barry Wood reports from Belgrade. Boris Tadic (l), 03 Feb 20

VOA常速英语2008年-Iraq Remembers Chemical Attacks on Kurds in Hal

By Daniel Schearf Irbil 16 March 2008 Iraq has marked the 20th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's chemical bombing and gassing of Iraqi Kurds in the northeast city of Halabja. At least5,000 Kurdish men, women, and children were killed in one day of bomb

VOA标准英语2008年-Democrats Move to Unify Obama, Clinton Factions

U.S. Democrats have made an important decision regarding their national nominating convention later this month in Denver, Colorado. The party has decided that the name of Senator Hillary Clinton will be placed in nomination, even though Senator Bara

VOA标准英语10月-Unified Ethiopian Opposition Seeks Troop Withdraw

Ethiopia's fractious political opposition is planning a unified parliamentary campaign to demand a complete withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia. But as VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is under pressure by the internat

VOA常速英语2008年-Maoist Victory in Nepal Could Prompt New Era fo

By Steve Herman New Delhi 14 April 2008 India is expressing a willingness to work with the Maoists in Nepal, who are in line to form the new government in Kathmandu, based on election results so far. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New De

VOA常速英语2008年-British Court Throws Out Convictions of Five Mu

By Tom Rivers London 14 February 2008 In a Landmark decision, a three judge Court of Appeal panel, headed by the country's most senior judge, overturned Wednesday the convictions of five young British Muslim men who were jailed last July for having o

VOA常速英语2008年-Deadly Twin Car Bombings Hit Lahore, Pakistan

By Steve Herman Islamabad 11 March 2008 Two bomb blasts have rocked Pakistan's second-largest city, killing at least 26 peopleand injuring 200 others. One of the explosions occurred at the headquarters of a federal police agency, packed with workers.

VOA标准英语10月-In Brenda Eheart's Model Community, Elders Suppor

Fourteen years ago, Brenda Eheart created a community founded on the idea that it takes a village to raise a child. Today that village, Hope Meadows, is thriving and serving as a model for other communities. VOA's Susan Logue reports. Hope Meadows r

VOA标准英语10月-American, Japanese Win Nobel Physics Prize

Two Japanese scientists and a Japanese-born American researcher have won this year's Nobel Prize for physics. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris the prize goes to their work on fundamental, subatomic particles. 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner for Physics,

VOA标准英语10月-Japanese, American Scientists Win Nobel Chemistry

A Japanese and a pair of American scientists captured this year's Nobel chemistry prize for discovering a glowing green protein in jellyfish that can be used to spot the beginning of diseases like cancer. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious awar

VOA常速英语2008年-India's Northeast Seeks Improved Infrastructure

By Steve Herman New Delhi 12 February 2008 India's northeastern states - geographically and culturally distant from the heart of the Hindu majority country - are referred to as the seven sisters. Official attempts to improve the economy of the isolat