VOA标准英语10月-Demonstrations, Police Crackdown Against Organize

Over 10,000 people, many immigrants, demonstrated against racism on Saturday in the southern town of Caserta, near Naples. Meanwhile, the Italian government deployed some 500 soldiers in the area in efforts to combat the Camorra organized crime synd

VOA常速英语2008年-Congressman Tom Lantos, Holocaust Survivor, Dea

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 February 2008 U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, a widely-respected foreign policy expert in Washington, has died of cancer at age 80. VOA's Deborah Tate looks back at the extraordinary life of the California Democrat. Tom L

VOA常速英语2008年-Residents Flee Chad Capital

By Kari Barber Dakar 04 February 2008 U.N. officials say thousands of Chadians have been fleeing the capital N'Djamena to neighboring Cameroon after two days of heavy fighting between rebel groups and government forces. Kari Barber reports from our W

VOA常速英语2008年-Somaliland Residents Express High Hopes for Ind

By Cathy Majtenyi Hargeisa, Somaliland 04 March 2008 The people of the African republic of Somaliland voted in 1991 to become an independent nation. They argue that there are enough cultural, political and social differences between them and the peop

VOA常速英语2008年-Sochi Residents Question Property Seizures for

By Peter Fedynsky Sochi, Russia 11 April 2008 Sochi's winning bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games has been a mixed blessing for many of the Russian resort city's residents. The joy of hosting such a prestigious event has been accompanied by rising

VOA标准英语10月-House Approaches Critical Friday Vote on Financia

The House of Representatives is approaching a crucial vote expected Friday on Senate-passed legislation aimed at rescuing the U.S. financial markets. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where congressional leaders from both parties are wor

VOA标准英语2008年-Olympics Fans Excited About Beijing Games

The 2008 Olympics are about to begin in Beijing and excitement is running high among the hundreds of thousands of fans from inside China and around the world. Many visitors are taking advantage of free time between Olympic events to tour some of Bei

VOA标准英语2008年-Sri Lanka's Government to Withdraw From Truce A

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 January 2008 The government of Sri Lanka says it is withdrawing from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil rebels because the pact has become meaningless. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi the withdrawal is largely sy

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia to Withdraw Troops From Buffer Zone in G

Russia has agreed to withdraw its troops from controversial buffer zones it had set up around Georgia's breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports the announcement by the Russian president was

VOA常速英语2008年-Candidates Compete for Delegates From Heartland

By Greg Flakus Chicago 04 February 2008 In the central part of the United States, presidential candidates from both parties are competing for delegates in states where polls show close contests. VOA's Greg Flakus has more on the story from Chicago. I

VOA标准英语2008年-Bolivia's President Draws Strong Backing in Rec

Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared victory in a recall vote, in which exit polls showed he received more than 63 percent of ballots. Initial returns also indicate that five of eight governors in the recall also won the votes needed to remai

VOA常速英语2008年-After Two Delays, Nepal Holds National Election

By Steve Herman Kathmandu 10 April 2008 Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed electi

VOA标准英语2008年-US Presidential Contenders Focus on Economic Is

By Jim Malone Washington 10 June 2008 Concern about the troubled U.S. economy continues to dominate the U.S. presidential race. Presumptive presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama are busy debating taxes, foreign trade and health care. VO

VOA标准英语2008年-US Presidential Candidates Focus on Economic Tu

The troubled U.S. economy once again took center stage in the presidential election campaign Wednesday. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more on the race for the White House. Traders crowd post that handles Morgan Stanley on the floor of th

voa标准英语2008-China Urges US to Stabilize Its Own Economy

China's chief trade envoy has urged the United States to, in his words, do all it can to stabilize its economy, amid a global financial crisis. The call came on the first of two days of regular, high-level Sino-American meetings. Stephanie Ho report

VOA标准英语10月-US Envoy Hopes 'Conversation' in N. Korea Will Sa

Washington's main envoy in talks aimed at getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons is in South Korea. He plans to visit Pyongyang to discuss the North's recent steps toward resuming activity at its main nuclear facility. Meanwhile, Japan has ren

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Exiles Pray, March for Right to Work i

The British government says it will not force Zimbabweans who have been refused asylum to return home, but they will not be allowed to work in Britain. Hundreds of Zimbabwean exiles marched in central London Friday to protest that restriction, as Te

VOA常速英语2008年-US, Australia Reaffirm Alliance After Leadershi

By Barry Kalb Hong Kong 23 February 2008 The United States and Australia have reaffirmed their alliance in the first high-level meeting between the two countries since the installation of the new Kevin Rudd government in December. U.S. Defense Secret

VOA标准英语2008年-President Bush to Push Israelis, Palestinians t

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 January 2008 Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian president held a final round of talks, Tuesday in a bid to smooth over differences before both men meet separately with President George Bush, this week, during his v

VOA常速英语2008年-Resettlement of Kenya's Displaced Strains Famil

By Scott Bobb Kisumu, Western Kenya 27 February 2008 The violence following the disputed elections in Kenya killed more than1,000 people and displaced an estimated 600,000 more. Many of the displaced have been taken in by their extended families but