VOA常速英语2008年-S. Africa to Use Its UN Security Council Presid

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 02 April 2008 The U.N. Security Council will hold a high-level meeting with African leaders later this month in New York to discuss continuing conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa. From U.N. headquarters in New York, VOA

VOA常速英语2008年-Petraeus Report Means Large US Troop Presence i

By Al Pessin Pentagon 10 April 2008 In congressional testimony this week, the top U.S. military and civilian officials in Iraq reported what they called real but fragile progress, and urged caution in any discussion of further U.S. troop withdrawals,

VOA常速英语2008年-Memphis, Kansas Advance to NCAA Basketball Nati

By David Byrd San Antonio, Texas 06 April 2008 The University of Memphis Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks have advanced to the finals of the men's collegeMemphis defeated the University of California at Los Angeles, 78-63, and Kansas beat North Carolin

VOA常速英语2008年-Rights Group Warns Attacks Threaten Sudanese Ce

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 10 April 2008 The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch has warned that the Sudanese government may be using militia groups on the border between northern and southern Sudan to disrupt or influence the national census

VOA常速英语2008年-US Nuclear Envoy Says Talks Possible in Next Fe

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 04 April 2008 The top nuclear negotiators for North Korea and the United States may meet next week to try to end the impasse over stalled multinational talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. VOA's

VOA常速英语2008年-Displaced Iraqis Find Difficult to Return Home

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 April 2008 A new report indicates Iraqi refugees and internally displaced people who have returned home find no relief from the humanitarian crisis they suffered during their exile and displacement. Iraq's Ministry for Displ

VOA常速英语2008年-Somalia to Ask UN for International Peacekeeper

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 15 April 2008 Somalia's foreign minister says his government will ask the U.N. Security Council to send a multi-national force to his country to take over from African Union peacekeepers who are currently trying to

VOA常速英语2008年-US Presses for Release of Zimbabwean Presidenti

By David Gollust State Department 02 April 2008 The United States Wednesday pressed Zimbabwe's electoral commission to release results of country's presidential election without further delay. The State Department said presidential returns reflecting

VOA常速英语2008年-US Negotiator Reports Some Progress in N. Korea

By Stephanie Ho Beijing 09 April 2008 The chief U.S. negotiator in six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis says talks with his North Korean counterpart in Singapore were good and may yield progress. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing

VOA常速英语2008年-Australia Starts to Bury Greenhouse Gases

By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 April 2008 Australia's first large underground carbon storage facility has opened in the southern state of Victoria. The geo-sequestration plant will capture carbon dioxide from a power station and store it two kilometers ben

VOA常速英语2008年-Vehicle Cameras Record Traffic Accidents, Misha

By Paul Sisco Washington 10 April 2008 A company called DriveCam has developed a camera system it claims is making streets safer in the U.S., Europe, South Africa and Asia. Once installed in vehicles, the cameras record traffic incidents. The recordi

VOA常速英语2008年-Tar Heels, Bruins, Jayhawks, Tigers to Compete

By David Byrd San Antonio, Texas 04 April 2008 The men's U.S. college basketball tournament is down to four teams: North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) and Kansas. Action gets under way Saturday at 2200 UTC in the s

VOA常速英语2008年-Petraeus Calls for Minimum 45-Day Pause in US I

By Al Pessin Washington 08 April 2008 The top U.S. military commander in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador told Congress Tuesday that progress in Iraq is fragile and reversible, and called for continuing U.S. commitment, including an open-ended pause in U

VOA常速英语2008年-Protesters Ask for Release of All Hostages in C

By Manuel Rueda Bogota 05 April 2008 Colombia has the world's highest kidnapping rate, and in the past 10 years more than 3,000 Colombians have been kidnapped by rebel groups, paramilitaries and common criminals, who use their victims for economic or

VOA常速英语2008年-Danube Pollution Threatens Drinking Water for M

By Stefan Bos Budapest 15 April 2008 The European Union and several key Danube organizations are urging countries along the river Danube to prevent irreversible damage to the waterway, warning the growing pollution could endanger drinking water for s

VOA常速英语2008年-Guinea Worm Eradication Target Set for 2009

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 04 April 2008 The global campaign to eradicate the debilitating Guinea worm disease continues, with hopes for eliminating it by 2009. Four countries ended transmission of the disease in 2007. Gilbert da Costa attended a cere

VOA常速英语2008年-Asia Battles Hike in Rice Prices

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 04 April 2008 Grocery stores in Hong Kong have replenished rice supplies after panic buying nearly cleared the shelves. As Naomi Martig reports from Hong Kong, concern is growing among Asian consumers that the region's stapl

VOA常速英语2008年-New York's Whitney Museum Presents 74th Biennia

By Mona Ghuneim New York 02 April 2008 One of the art world's most controversial exhibits takes place every two years at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The Whitney Biennial showcases the visions of contemporary artists working i

VOA常速英语2008年-EU Officials Visit Turkey to Discuss Political

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 10 April 2008 Two top European Union officials are visiting Ankara to discuss Turkey's failure to introduce reforms required for EU membership. Dorian Jones reports for VOA from Istanbul that European Commission President Jos

VOA常速英语2008年-US Visit of Pope Benedict to Begin Tuesday

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 14 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States Tuesday for a six-day visit - his first trip to this country since being elected head of the Roman Catholic Church almost three years ago. In this report from