voa标准英语2008年-US Forces Kill 19 Militants in Eastern Afghanis

The U.S. military in Afghanistan says troops conducting several raids targeting al-Qaida, Taliban and Haqqani militant networks have killed 19 fighters. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from neighboring Pakistan that there are also news reports that the

voa标准英语2008-IAEA Calls for Investment in Plant Breeding Tech

The International Atomic Energy Agency is making a push for an unusual type of technology, using radiation to produce higher yielding and hardier plants. Lisa Bryant has more on the technology that the IAEA says could help reduce hunger affecting mi

VOA常速英语2008年-Environmental Groups Say European Appetite Fuel

By Catherine Drew London 11 March 2008 Fish is now the most traded animal commodity on the planet. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, estimates 140 million tons of wild and farmed fish were sold in 2004. The FAO reports tha

VOA标准英语2008年-New Hampshire Hosts First US Presidential Prima

By Meredith Buel Exeter, New Hampshire 06 January 2008 Voters will go the polls Tuesday in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire for America's first presidential primary. Public opinion polls show the races for the Democratic and Republican no

VOA常速英语2008年-Number of Missing Sri Lankan Tamils Increasing,

By Raymond Thibodeaux Batticolao, Sri Lanka 02 April 2008 As violence surges in Sri Lanka, so does the number of abductions and disappearance of mostly Tamil men. That is the assessment of human rights activists and international aid groups operating

VOA标准英语2008年-Muslim Filipinos Vote as Violence Rages in Sout

Over a million and a half Muslim Filipinos have voted in a regional election held amid escalating violence between the government and Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports. Around 1

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Disagrees with High Court Guantanamo Bay R

By Paula Wolfson Rome 12 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush says he disagrees with a Supreme Court ruling that prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility have the right to challenge their detention before civilian judges. VOA's Paula Wolfs

VOA标准英语2008年-US Calls for Reversal of Mauritania Coup

The United States Wednesday vigorously condemned the military overthrow of the Mauritanian government and called for the restoration of democratic rule. The coup could lead to sanctions by the United States and European Union. VOA's David Gollust re

VOA常速英语2008年-Slain Iraqi Catholic Archbishop Buried in Mosul

By Daniel Schearf Irbil 14 March 2008 Iraq's Christian minority has been mourning the death of the Catholic Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul. The Christian leader's body was found Thursday, more than two weeks after he was abducted by gunmen in the north

VOA常速英语2008年-US Catholic Officials Prepare for Pope Benedict

By Kent Klein Washington 06 April 2008 The leader of the world's Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, will visit the United States April 15-20 for the first time since becoming pope in 2005. As VOA's Kent Klein reports, officials of the Catholic Churc

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush: Breakaway Regions Must Remain Part of Geo

U.S. President George Bush says Russia must not lay claim to the breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush says all Russia forces must leave Georgia. Russia says there i

VOA标准英语2008年-Ghana Conference Brings Together Aid Donors, Re

The participants at the ongoing Ghana conference on international aid are hoping to improve the effectiveness of aid to help poorer countries. A discussion is taking place over how to give developing countries more control over how aid money is spen

VOA标准英语2008年-Israeli Strike Kills Palestinian Girl, Hamas Mo

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 05 June 2008 Palestinian medics say a young Palestinian girl has been killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, after an Israeli died in a cross-border mortar attack. Robert Berger in Jerusalem says Israel is cons

VOA常速英语2008年-Presidential Contenders Clash over Iraq

By Jeffrey Young Washington 11 April 2008 The Capitol Hill appearances of the top U.S. military commander in Iraq and the U.S. Ambassador in Bagdad this week gave the three current White House contenders a focal point - - and on-camera time - - in th

VOA常速英语2008年-OPEC Rejects Call for Higher Output

By Lisa Bryant Paris 01 February 2008 OPEC's 13 members, meeting in Vienna Friday, rejected calls by the United States to increase oil output. The oil cartel said supplies meet current demands. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris. Following talks in Vien

VOA常速英语2008年-Congo's Southeastern Cholera Epidemic Grows

By Nico Colombant Dakar 14 February 2008 Aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expressing concern that a cholera epidemic in the southeastern mining region is getting worse, despite attention to the problem. About 100 people have died s

VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Welcomes NATO Crackdown on Narcotics

Afghanistan's government is welcoming the NATO decision to have foreign troops in the country go after the narcotics infrastructure. That is a change from previous tactics when opium farmers were primarily targeted. VOA correspondent Steve Herman ha

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Suspends Aid to Burma

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 09 May 2008 U.N. officials say they have suspended aid shipments to Burma after the military government seized all of the food and equipment that had been flown in by the World Food Program. The latest development in the unfol

VOA标准英语2008年-India Thrilled After Bindra Wins Country's Firs

Indians have joyously greeted the news of the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal in an individual event. The milestone at the Olympic Games in Beijing has resulted in an outpouring of national pride. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that

VOA标准英语2008年-Terrorism Talks Overshadow South Asian Summit

South Asian leaders have agreed to work jointly to combat terrorism, eradicate poverty, ensure regional food security and enhance trade ties. The declaration was affirmed in Sri lanka at the 15th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Co