VOA常速英语2008年-Colombian General Ties Venezuela to Major Drug

By Zulima Palacio Bogota 15 February 2008 Colombian and American officials say nearly half of the cocaine produced in Colombia is shipped through Venezuela and mostly goes to Europe. Producer Zulima Palacio traveled to Colombia to examine the drug tr

VOA标准英语2008年-US Hails Colombian Military Hostage Rescue

The State Department says it is overjoyed by the Colombian military rescue of 15 hostages - including three U.S. military contractors - held captive for years by FARC guerrillas. U.S. officials say the operation Wednesday reflects broader gains by t

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia's President Says Breakaway Regions Not L

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday it is unlikely that the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will rejoin Georgia after a week of violent clashes. He offered the prediction just before Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili a

VOA标准英语10月-Red Cross: Life in Mogadishu Remains Precarious

The International Committee of the Red Cross says the situation in Mogadishu, the Somali capital has calmed somewhat since the intensification of fighting last week. Nevertheless, it says dangers persist and lack of security is causing difficulties

VOA标准英语2008年-Arab League Warns of Fallout From ICC Charges f

The head of the Arab League has expressed concern about the decision of the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to seek an arrest warrant for Sudan's president. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the Arab L

voa标准英语2008年-Political Fallout in Wake of Terror Attacks Tak

Top officials in the Indian state, Maharashtra, are becoming political causalities of last week's terror attack. The 60-hour assault on Mumbai, blamed on Islamic militants, killed an estimated 175 people, including at least 18 foreigners. From New D

VOA标准英语2008年-India Hopes Musharraf Resignation Will Not Impa

In India, Pervez Musharraf, who has resigned as Pakistan's President, is seen as the man who helped bring a measure of normalcy to relations between the rivals. But As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there is uncertainty whether the gains ma

VOA标准英语2008年-Clinton Hopes to Build Momentum After West Virg

By Jim Malone Washington 14 May 2008 Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton is looking for renewed momentum after trouncing rival Barack Obama in Tuesday's West Virginia primary. But most political analysts continue to believe Clinton is r

VOA常速英语2008年-US Defense Chief Hopes for Further Iraq Withdra

By Al Pessin Washington 10 April 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he no longer holds out the hope that the U.S. troop level in Iraq will be down to 100,000 by the time the Bush administration leaves office in January. But he does hope fo

VOA常速英语2008年-Cancer Vaccine for Dogs May Hold Hope for Human

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 18 February 2008 Medical researchers are working on a vaccine for lymphoma, a blood cancer that afflicts both humans -- and dogs. In fact, the veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania is working closely wi

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Envoy Hopes for Burma Visit in Early March t

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 February 2008 The United Nations envoy to Burma says he thinks Burma's military rulers are preparing to invite him to the country in early March to discuss planned elections. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in the Indone

VOA常速英语2008年-Analysts, Exiled Zimbabweans, See No Hope in Lo

By Tendai Maphosa London 18 February 2008 Next month Zimbabwe holds presidential, parliamentary and local elections - the first time all three polls have been held together. But as Tendai Maphosa reports from London, analysts and exiles do not believ

VOA标准英语2008年-Parched Australia Hoping for Wet New Year

By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 January 2008 There is cautious hope that Australia's long drought is about to break. The La Nina weather pattern has drenched parts of the arid continent in recent months. Sydney had its wettest November in more than a decad

VOA标准英语2008年-US Unemployment Hits Two-Year High

By Scott Stearns White House 04 January 2008 Unemployment in the United States rose sharply last month and government figures released late Friday show the number of new jobs was at its lowest level in four years. As VOA White House Correspondent Sco

VOA常速英语2008年-Iraq War Enters Sixth Year

By Bill Rodgers Washington 17 March 2008 Five years ago, on March 20, 2003, U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq to overthrow a dictatorship that President Bush accused of developing weapons of mass destruction. No WMD were ever found. As VOA's Bill Rodgers

VOA标准英语2008年-60 Years After Israel's Founding, Palestinians

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 May 2008 Sixty years ago, May 8, 1948, Israel declared its independence - following a decision by the United Nations to partition the area known as the British mandate territory of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. Isr

VOA标准英语10月-Asian Markets Drop Sharply on Lower US Spending,

Stock markets across Asia dropped sharply after a decline in retail sales in the United States. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, Asian businesses are particularly vulnerable to a slow down in U.S. consumer spending. Tokyo's Nikkei index was d

VOA常速英语2008年-US Dollar Drops to 12-Year Low Against Japanese

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 13 March 2008 The U.S. dollar dropped to a 12-year low against the Japanese yen, and also sank to new lows against the euro and other global currencies. As Naomi Martig reports from Hong Kong, stock markets in Asia also sold

VOA常速英语2008年-Romney Drops Out of Race for US Presidential No

By Cindy Saine Washington 07 February 2008 Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has suspended his presidential campaign, making it all but certain that his rival, Republican frontrunner Senator John McCain, will be their party's nominee for the

VOA常速英语2008年-Lurrie Bell Keeps Blues Alive With 'Let's Talk

By Doug Levine Washington 12 February 2008 Life is good for Chicago bluesman Lurrie Bell. The singer and guitarist was recently nominated for three Blues Music Awards, and his latest album is riding up the blues charts. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us,