VOA标准英语2008年-Summer Air Travel Forecast Predicts Fewer Passe

By Mil Arcega Washington 21 May 2008 The Air Transport Association predicts fewer domestic airline passengers in the U.S. this summer, between June 1 and August 31. The airline trade group says higher fuel prices and a weak economy have reduced airli

VOA标准英语2008年-High Prices Affect Restaurant Owners, Rice Sell

By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 May 2008 Higher prices are affecting every corner of Africa, from capitals to remote areas. It is also not only consumers who are being affected but sellers as well. VOA's Nico Colombant studies the case of a restaurant own

VOA标准英语2008年-Red Cross Warns of Further Misery for Burma's C

By Ron Corben Bangkok 15 May 2008 The International Red Cross says heavy rains will bring new misery to survivors of the cyclone in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region. Ron Corben has this report from Bangkok. Officials with International Federation of Re

VOA标准英语2008年-New Type of Businesses Pursue Social Goals and

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 May 2008 A new type of business is focused on making a difference in society as well as making a profit. Mike O'Sullivan reports, so-called social businesses are linking investors in the industrial world and entrepre

VOA标准英语2008年-Pregnant Women in Africa Face Risky Childbirth

By Kari Barber Bensonville, Liberia 30 May 2008 African countries have some of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world. Lack of hospitals, lack of road access and transportation and lack of trained medical personnel are all reasons cited by h

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel's PM Faces Increasing Pressure over Corr

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 May 2008 Israel's embattled prime minister is under increasing pressure, amid growing calls for early elections, even from within his own party. Calls for his replacement have grown in the wake of a corruption scandal, a

VOA标准英语2008年-Texas Authorities Prepare to Return Children to

By Greg Flakus Houston 30 May 2008 Authorities in the western U.S. state of Texas are preparing to return children to their parents in a polygamous sect, following a ruling by the state supreme court that the state overstepped its authority in taking

VOA标准英语2008年-Jimmy Carter Discusses Controversial Mideast Tr

By Kane Farabaugh Chicago 13 May 2008 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has never been one to mince words. And he has said he does not care about what people think of him. Recently, he defied U.S. policy by traveling to the Middle East for meetings

VOA标准英语2008年-Foreign Migrants in South Africa Remain Fearful

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 May 2008 The UN refugee agency says it is providing 2,000 tents to the South African government to help provide much-needed shelter to thousands of people made homeless in the recent xenophobic attacks against foreigners. Th

VOA标准英语2008年-African Economists Lower Expectations As Price

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 30 May 2008 Economists are rapidly lowering growth forecasts for Africa and urging donor countries and lending agencies to increase assistance in light of the recent sharp increases in commodity prices. As VOA's Peter He

VOA标准英语2008年-South Africans March Against Anti-Foreigner Att

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 30 May 2008 South Africans in several cities around the country held marches Friday to protest recent attacks by their countrymen against foreigners. The marches came as government officials studied measures to deal with th

VOA标准英语2008年-A Fashion View, Looking Beyond the Veil

By Imran Siddiqi Washington 01 May 2008 Talking about fashion instantly evokes in many people images of models strutting down the catwalk. But the South Asian Student Association at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania recently took

VOA标准英语2008年-McCain, Obama Battle as Clinton Keeps Fighting

By Jeffrey Young Washington 30 May 2008 With only three relatively minor primary elections for U.S. president left - Puerto Rico, South Dakota, and Montana, Democratic White House-hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton continues to campaign aggressively for

VOA标准英语2008年-India's Economy Maintains 9 Percent Growth

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 May 2008 India's economy grew by nine percent last year making it the world's fastest-growing major economy after China. But the news is not all good. There are worries that high crude oil prices and runaway inflation

VOA标准英语2008年-WHO Calls for Complete Ban on Tobacco Advertisi

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 May 2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to ban all tobacco advertising. The aim is to protect the world's youth from becoming addicted to a product WHO says could cause one billion premature deaths

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Presses Congress to Act on Major Legislati

By Kent Klein Washington 31 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush says the Democratic-led Congress has failed to address a series of important issues, and he wants action soon. Democrats are pushing their Republican colleagues in Congress to support en

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Herald: Top Army General Urges Soldier

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 31 May 2008 A senior military officer in Zimbabwe is quoted as calling on the country's troops to vote for President Robert Mugabe in the upcoming presidential runoff election against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Wi

VOA标准英语2008年-US Says Iran's Nuclear Program Could Produce Di

By Meredith Buel Washington 30 May 2008 U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says the world cannot let down future generations by allowing Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, saying such a development would be a disaster for the Middle East and

VOA标准英语2008年-Shuttle Discovery to Bring Space Station Lab -

By Paul Sisco Washington 30 May 2008 Saturday's shuttle mission to the International Space Station can come none too soon for station crew members. A broken toilet has had them using a backup system, and they need a new pump mechanism. The crew of th

VOA标准英语2008年-US Olympic Baseball Team Seeks Glory, Redemptio

By Teresa Sullivan Washington 30 May 2008 The U.S. national baseball team will be seeking its second gold medal - and redemption - at the Beijing Olympics in August. The United States won the gold medal in 2000, but failed to qualify for the 2004 Ath