VOA常速英语2008年-Clinton Keeps Presidential Campaign Alive With

By Jim Malone Washington 23 April 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton kept her presidential hopes alive Tuesday with a convincing victory over rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary. The Democratic presidential race now moves on to primarie

VOA常速英语2008年-Food Price Hikes Affecting Aid Agencies

By Tendai Maphosa London 23 April 2008 Rising prices are putting food beyond the reach of more people and affecting places where food insecurity has not been an issue. Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA from London that the World Food Program says that a

VOA常速英语2008年-'Green' Businesses Reflect New Attitude

By Robert Raffaele Washington 22 April 2008 Many businesses around the world are going green, combining entrepreneurship with an increasing concern about the health and future of the planet. These businesses aim to provide environmentally safe altern

VOA常速英语2008年-Desertification Pushes South Across West Africa

By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 April 2008 Desertification is pushing further south in West Africa, crossing borders and creating devastating effects on local populations. One example where the desert is advancing is from Mauritania to northern Senegal. V

VOA常速英语2008年-Pennsylvania Votes in Crucial Democratic Presid

By Paula Wolfson Pittsburgh 22 April 2008 Voters in the state of Pennsylvania are going to the polls to show their preference for who should win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Pittsburgh that there is

VOA常速英语2008年-World Celebrates Earth Day

By Paul Sisco Washington 22 April 2008 Today, April 22 is Earth Day, a global event that began in 1970 and is credited by some with giving birth to the modern environmental movement. Earth Day grew from an annual event in the United States to a globa

VOA常速英语2008年-Carter Says Hamas Willing to Accept Peace Agree

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 21 April 2008 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter wrapped up a week-long trip to the Middle East Monday by telling a Jerusalem news conference that Hamas Islamic militants are prepared to accept a negotiated peace agreement wit

VOA常速英语2008年-Iran's President to Visit India to Discuss Ener

By Steve Herman New Delhi 21 April 2008 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to make a brief visit to India before the end of the month. It will be the first trip to the South Asian nation by an Iranian head of state in five years. Discu

VOA常速英语2008年-Kofi Annan Says Polluters Must Pay For Climate

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 April 2008 Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for united action to help the world's poorest people adapt to climate change. He says the poor, who have contributed the least to climate change, suffer the most

VOA常速英语2008年-Indonesian Court Gives Suspected Terrorists 15-

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 April 2008 An Indonesian court has sentenced two top leaders of the Southeast Asia terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah, to 15 years in prison each. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Zarkasih, believed to

VOA常速英语2008年-Cambodia Hit Hard By Inflation

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 21 April 2008 As in other developing countries from Egypt to Haiti, soaring inflation has recently emerged as a threat to Cambodia's hard won social stability. While wages have remained low, the prices of rice and other stapl

VOA常速英语2008年-Oil Prices Reach a Record High

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 21 April 2008 Government energy ministers from oil-rich nations and international oil company executives are attending a three-day International Energy Forum in Rome. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome the meeting, whic

VOA常速英语2008年-Zimbabwean Opposition Leader, Former Mine Worke

By Chris Simkins Washington 21 April 2008 Morgan Tsvangirai is the head of Zimbabwe's opposition party and over the last decade has made unsuccessful attempts to unseat the country's longtime president Robert Mugabe. Now in 2008, the 55-year old Tsva

VOA常速英语2008年-Bodies of Several Clerics Found In, Around Soma

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 21 April 2008 At least nine people have been found dead at a mosque in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Residents say the victims, a number of them clerics from the mosque, were killed by Ethiopian troops during a weekend of hea

VOA常速英语2008年-US Sees No Change From Hamas After Carter Talks

By David Gollust Washington 21 April 2008 The U.S. State Department says it sees no policy changes by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the wake of former President Jimmy Carter's meetings with Hamas leaders. VOA's David Gollust reports from th

VOA常速英语2008年-Nigerian Government Lawyers Work on Settlement

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 April 2008 Lawyers representing Nigeria's federal government say they have begun work on an out-of-court settlement with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in the legal dispute over a controversial clinical trial by the com

VOA常速英语2008年-African, International Business Leaders Share T

By Uma Ramiah Ouagadougou 21 April 2008 African government and international business leaders have gathered in the capital of Burkina Faso to share innovative technology in use across Africa. Participants at the second annual ICT Best Practices Forum

VOA常速英语2008年-Rights Groups Press New Mining Code in West Afr

By Nancy Palus Dakar 21 April 2008 Throughout West Africa gold, bauxite, uranium and other lucrative minerals are being extracted from the land, but local communities benefit little or in many cases lose out. Human-rights and development experts at a

VOA常速英语2008年-Plan to Harness Congo River Could Double Electr

By Tendai Maphosa London 21 April 2008 Seven African governments and some of the world's largest banks and construction firms are meeting in London to plan the biggest hydro-electric power project in the world. Tendai Maphosa reports from London that

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Says Small Businesses Will Lead US Economi

By Mil Arcega Washington 21 April 2008 President Bush praised the achievements of the nation's small business sector on Friday. Speaking to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the president pledged continued support for the small business community and out