VOA常速英语2008年-New Museum Chronicles Slavery in the Shadow of

By George Dwyer Alexandria, Virginia 27 February 2008 February is Black History Month in the United States. Each year communities are encouraged to celebrate the achievements of African Americans and their forebears. It is also a time to commemorate

VOA常速英语2008年-In Niger, Cargo Changes But Sahara Desert Traff

By Phuong Tran Northern Niger 27 February 2008 For centuries, routes through the Sahara Desert have been used to transport goods. In recent years,4x4 convoys of cocaine and hashish have joined caravans bearing salt, cigarettes and fuel. VOA reporter

VOA常速英语2008年-US Senate Resumes Debate on Iraq

By Deborah Tate Washington 27 February 2008 Abill to cut off funding for the Iraq war survived a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. The action came as Army officials told lawmakers they hope combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan can be shorte

VOA常速英语2008年-Colombian Rebels Free Four Politicians

By Brian Wagner Miami 27 February 2008 Colombian rebels have handed over four politicians held hostage for more than six years to a Venezuelan-led recovery team. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami the four were taken to Venezuela to be reunited wi

VOA常速英语2008年-Fishing Industry Symptomatic of Neglect in West

By Scott Bobb Lake Victoria, Western Kenya 27 February 2008 The violence that erupted in Kenya following December's elections brought to the fore long-standing feelings of marginalization in the opposition stronghold of western Kenya. Economists say

VOA常速英语2008年-Newly Elected Pakistani Lawmakers Call on Musha

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 27 February 2008 The political parties in what is expected to become the new ruling coalition in Pakistan's national assembly have held their first joint meeting, calling on President Pervez Musharraf to convene the assemb

VOA常速英语2008年-Kenya Post-Electoral Violence Wipes Out Busines

By Scott Bobb Kisumu, Kenya 26 February 2008 The violence that swept across Kenya following December's disputed elections severely affected the Kenyan economy, wiping out hundreds of businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs. Kenya's third largest

VOA常速英语2008年-Puck of Peace Unites Northern Ireland

By Mandy Clark Belfast 26 February 2008 Northern Ireland was once torn by centuries of sectarian violence, and even now after 10 years of relative peace, entrenched divisions remain. Protestants and Catholics rarely even play the same games, and even

VOA常速英语2008年-Thousands of Languages Dying Out

By Nathan King New York City 26 February 2008 The United Nations last year made a landmark declaration on the rights of the world's estimated 370 million indigenous people. And the U.N.'s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues says thousands of the ind

VOA常速英语2008年-Groundbreaking US Film on Racial Issues Re-rele

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 26 February 2008 The 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by director Stanley Kramer broke ground on racial issues. Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the late director's wife about the impact of the film, newly re-released o

VOA常速英语2008年-AIDS Leaves Africa's Children to Face Life as O

By Kari Barber Dakar 26 February 2008 Recent civil wars in the West African nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast destabilized neighboring southeast Guinea with a flood of refugees and increased poverty. Health workers say the movement of

VOA常速英语2008年-Gasoline Prices Climbing in US

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 February 2008 Gasoline prices in the U.S. are at a seven-month high after oil prices spiked above $100 a barrel last week. The latest survey shows the national average for gasoline is now about four cents higher per

VOA常速英语2008年-Desmond Tutu Discusses Kenya Political Crisis

By Erin Brummett Washington, D.C. 26 February 2008 Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu remains optimistic of a resolution to Kenya's political crisis as early as Tuesday. Archbishop Tutu told VOA he is hopeful, despite suspension of talks in Nairobi Mo

VOA常速英语2008年-Pakistani Military Battling Swat Insurgency Pin

By Barry Newhouse Uchrai Sar 26 February 2008 Last year much of Pakistan's scenic Swat valley had been taken over by a band of Islamic militants. Fighters loyal to radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah seized control of police stations and set-up crude co

VOA常速英语2008年-Kenya Political Negotiations Suspended

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 26 February 2008 Negotiations between Kenya's government and the opposition have been suspended. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, the two sides have been unable to agree on the terms of a power-sharing arrangement to brea

VOA常速英语2008年-Report Finds Property Rights Essential for Econ

By Tendai Maphosa London 26 February 2008 The new edition of the second annual International Property Rights Index says physical and intellectual property rights are necessary for economic growth. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report f

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Presses for More Funds to Africa

By Scott Stearns White House 26 February 2008 President Bush is pressing U.S. lawmakers to double funds for fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports Mr. Bush says his trip to Africa last week convinced him that

VOA常速英语2008年-US Disappointed Over Kenya Impasse, Weighs Pena

By David Gollust Washington 26 February 2008 The United States is expressing disappointment over the continued political impasse in Kenya following last December's disputed election. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Bush administration is

VOA常速英语2008年-International Diplomats Seek Solution in Secess

By Scott Bobb Nairobi 26 February 2008 A team of international diplomats has flown to a rebel island of theComoros to try to avoid a military intervention by the central government. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Nairobi the delegation is to meet with

VOA常速英语2008年-Sudanese Refugees Continue to Flee Attacks in W

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 February 2008 The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reports more Sudanese refugees have arrived in eastern Chad, following renewed attacks on Jebel Moun in West Darfur. The UNHCR says it is difficult to estimate how many people ha