VOA标准英语2008年-Nepal Musicians Hope to Stir New Appreciation f

By Ron Corben Bangkok 27 May 2008 Nepal's traditional instruments date back centuries and have been very much at the core of the country's cultural heritage. But these days, modern musical forms from India and the West have some fearing that traditio

VOA标准英语2008年-US Says Iran's Nuke Program Could Produce Disas

By Meredith Buel Washington 28 May 2008 US 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 th

VOA标准英语2008年-Environmentalist recognized for National Park C

By Paul Sisco Washington 28 May 2008 The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to environmental activists around the world annually for what the Goldman foundation calls environmental grass roots heroism. The prize carries with it $150,000 and has b

VOA标准英语2008年-Politics Complicate Possibility of South Korean

By Kurt Achin Seoul 28 May 2008 Various international agencies and advocacy groups say North Korea is close to its worst food crisis in a decade. However, political changes on the Korean peninsula have complicated South Korea's ability to come to the

VOA标准英语2008年-Former Bush Aide Says Iraq Invasion Was Blunder

By Scott Stearns White House 28 May 2008 A controversial new book by former White House Spokesman Scott McClellan says President Bush's decision to invade Iraq five years ago was a serious strategic blunder. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearn

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel's Defense Minister Calls on Olmert to St

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 28 May 2008 A new turn in a bribery case is threatening to topple Israel's embattled prime minister. The political crisis is overshadowing peace efforts, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israeli

VOA标准英语2008年-Community Rejects Bid to Build Islamic School N

By Phil Mercer Sydney 28 May 2008 Town officials have rejected plans for an Islamic school on the outskirts of Australia's biggest city, Sydney. The issue has stirred emotions in the town of Camden, where local groups held demonstrations against the

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Marks 60 Years of International Peacekeeping

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 29 May 2008 A wreath was layed at U.N. headquarters Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of its peacekeeping operations. The world body has more than 100,000 troops from more than 120 countries working to keep the

VOA标准英语2008年-Profile: Kennedy Has Long Been One of Democrati

By Jim Bertel Washington 20 May 2008 Democratic Senator Edward Ted Kennedy was hospitalizedon 17 May 2008in the northeastern state of Massachusetts after suffering a seizure. Hisphysicians say the 76-year-old senator has a malignant brain tumor. VOA'

VOA标准英语2008年-Some Democrats Want Obama-Clinton ‘Dream Ticket

By Jim Malone Washington 20 May 2008 Recent public opinion polls show a growing number of Democrats want presidential candidate Barack Obama to choose rival Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate, if he wins the Democratic Party's pres

VOA标准英语2008年-South Korean Lawmakers Delay US Trade Deal in B

By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 May 2008 South Korean lawmakers from mainly liberal parties say they will block ratification of a major free-trade deal with the United States amid a panic about American beef imports. The political stalemate ends hopes for a s

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Heads to Burma

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 20 May 2008 Before departing for cyclone-stricken Burma Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he hopes to meet with government officials, neighboring leaders and relief coordinators to plan the way forward

VOA标准英语2008年-US Committed to Diplomatic Solution to Iranian

By David Gollust State Department 20 May 2008 The Bush administration Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to a diplomatic resolution of the Iran nuclear issue though also saying it forecloses no options in dealing with the matter. The comments followed

VOA标准英语2008年-Senator Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Br

By Michael Bowman Washington 20 May 2008 One of America's best-known political figures, Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the diagnosis comes days afte

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia-Russia Tensions Continue to Simmer

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 20 May 2008 Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera describes recent de

VOA标准英语2008年-Community Groups, Police Fight Gun-related 'Cri

By Chris Simkins Washington 21 May 2008 Gun violence is on the rise in Washington. Since the first of the year, dozens of people have been murdered and wounded in a rash of shootings. With a population of over half a million people, the nation's cap

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Proposes to Overhaul Farm Subsidies

By Lisa Bryant Paris 20 May 2008 The European Union's executive commission has unveiled an agricultural reform plan for the 27-member block that aims to overhaul farm funding to better meet current challenges - including global warming and the recent

VOA标准英语2008年-Australia Boosts Immigration to Plug Labor Mark

By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 May 2008 Australia will increase its annual migration intake to 300,000 people a year - the biggest rise since the end of World War II. The increase in the annual quota is intended to address the country's chronic skills shor

VOA标准英语2008年-9 Indian Ocean Nations Partner in Security Coop

By Steve Herman Nalaguraidhoo, Maldives 19 May 2008 A new organization dedicated to Indian Ocean regional port and maritime security has been launched. The South Asia Regional Port Security Cooperative, composed of nine nations, sees such traditional

VOA标准英语2008年-Cell Phones Allow Countries to 'Leapfrog' Techn

By Bill Rodgers Washington 19 May 2008 Cell phones are an example of what is sometimes now called leapfrog technology, a product that allows developing nations the benefits of a reliable and extensive communications network without the heavy investme