VOA常速英语2008年-Anger Rises in Senegal, West Africa, Over Soari

By Uma Ramiah Dakar 04 April 2008 Rising gas prices, demand for bio-fuels and poor harvests have all contributed to rocketing food prices around the world. In sub-Saharan Africa where most people spend a majority of their income on food, even the sma

VOA常速英语2008年-Failed States Need Outside Aid, Local Leadershi

By Nico Colombant Monrovia 07 April 2008 Countries overwhelmed by conflict, disaster or poverty pose a serious risk to world stability. Liberia, Afghanistan and Haiti are some of the so-called failed states trying to rebuild after years of conflict.

VOA常速英语2008年-Haiti's Rising Cost of Food Worries Aid Groups

By Brian Wagner Port-au-Prince 17 April 2008 Foreign aid groups in Haiti say they are hurt by the high cost of food just as much as ordinary citizens whose anger over the rising prices led to violent protests in the Caribbean nation last week. In Por

VOA常速英语2008年-NATO Summit Opens with Appeals for Greater Effo

By Sonja Pace London 02 April 2008 As talks among NATO leaders get under way in Bucharest, much of the emphasis will be on what the alliance can and should do to help stabilize Afghanistan. France is expected to announce additional troop deployments

VOA常速英语2008年-Pennsylvania Begins Ballot Count in Crucial Pri

By Paula Wolfson Pittsburgh 22 April 2008 The ballot count is underway in a crucial primary election in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Voters chose between two candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination: Senators Barack Obama and

VOA常速英语2008年-Candidates Use Identity Politics to Attract Vot

By Jeffrey Young Washington 04 April 2008 It is human nature for people to associate with and support others like themselves -- based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender and other factors. In this segment of How America Elects, VOA's Jeffrey Young e

VOA常速英语2008年-IMF: Credit Squeeze in US Could Get Worse

By Barry Wood Washington 08 April 2008 The International Monetary Fund Tuesday said the turmoil in world credit markets that began with rising home loan defaults in the United States is not over and losses could hit $945 billion as the impact spreads

VOA常速英语2008年-Marketing Executives Tout Rise of India's Small

By Raymond Thibodeaux Cavelossim Beach, Goa, India 07 April 2008 Top media and advertising executives are touting the rise of the India's smaller cities and towns as the country's fastest-growing consumer market. Raymond Thibodeaux files this report

VOA常速英语2008年-Moscow's Changing Skyline Sign of Nation's Oil-

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 23 April 2008 There are more billionaires living in Moscow these days than anywhere else in the world. Thanks to a booming economy fueled by record high oil prices, the Russian capital is awash in cash. Modern new buildings ar

VOA常速英语2008年-Abbas in Moscow to Push for Mideast Peace Confe

By Colin McCullough Moscow 17 April 2008 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Moscow earlier this week. In meetings with Russian officials, Mr. Abbas will discuss the Mideast peace process and plans for a Mideast conference Russia is expect

VOA常速英语2008年-'Smart Guns' Nearing Reality

By Paul Sisco Washington 24 April 2008 Still in the development stage, so-called 'smart guns' that fire only in the proper hands are close to becoming a reality. The idea is to keep guns away from children who accidentally fire them. The US National

VOA常速英语2008年-Zimbabwe Still Waiting For Election Results

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 04 April 2008 The politburo of Zimbabwe's ZANU PF party isgathered at party headquarters in Harare Friday, for an unscheduled meeting where leaders are expected to discuss last Saturday's election. Peta Thornycroft reports

VOA常速英语2008年-Inflation Hits Cambodia

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 18 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 price of rice and other staple

VOA常速英语2008年-Leftists Shut Down Mexican Congress to Block En

By Greg Flakus Houston 11 April 2008 This has been a turbulent week in Mexico, where leftist militants continue to hold both houses of Congress in protest of an energy reform bill sent to the legislative body by President Felipe Calderon. As VOA's Gr

VOA常速英语2008年-Failed, Weak States Threaten Global Security

By Brian Padden Washington 07 April 2008 Failed and weak states are unable for various reasons to provide security and other basic services for their citizens. The Bush administration and a growing number of foreign policy experts say failed states p

VOA常速英语2008年-ADB Forecasts Solid Growth for Asia in 2008

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 02 April 2008 The Asian Development Bank says while Asia will not be immune to the global slowdown, economies in the region will continue to see solid growth in 2008. But the bank warns in its annual outlook that inflation

VOA常速英语2008年-France to Double Food Aid

By Lisa Bryant Paris 18 April 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy says his country will double emergency food aid to meet a crisis sparked in several developing countries over sharply rising food prices. Lisa Bryant has more on Mr. Sarkozy's remark

VOA常速英语2008年-Pope Receives Warm Welcome in New York

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 18 April 2008 Pope Benedict arrived in New York City Friday, on the final leg of his first U.S. visit. It was a full day for the 81-year old pontiff - he addressed the United Nations General Assembly, made an histor

VOA常速英语2008年-Palestinian Gunmen Kill Two Israelis in Cross-B

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 April 2008 Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have carried out a deadly cross-border raid. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the attack is likely to provoke Israeli retaliation. Four Palestinian

VOA常速英语2008年-Many Stay Home on Day One of Burkina Faso Strik

By Nancy Palus Dakar 08 April 2008 Tuesday marked the first day of a two-day national strike in Burkina Faso, called by union leaders to protest the high cost of living. The government recently took measures to ease the impact of high food prices , b