VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli Probe Faults Military Planning

Turkish ship Mavi Marmara taking part in the 'Freedom Flotilla' heading towards the Gaza Strip (file photo 28 May 2010) Israel has published its first internal investigation of the deadly raid on an aid flotilla heading to the Palestinian-ruled Gaza

2007年VOA标准英语-US Condemns Burma's Crackdown on Dissidents

By David Gollust State Department 22 August 2007 The United States Wednesday condemned Burma's arrest of at least 13 activists who staged rare public demonstrations this week against government-mandated fuel price increases. The State Department accu

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary-General Says Failure in Darfur Not

By Lisa Schlein Tripoli, Libya 09 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is welcomed by Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, 06 Sep 2007 U.N. Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon says failure to achieve peace in Sudan's conflict-

2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Legislation Moves Forward in US House

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 26 September 2007 A key congressional committee has approved legislation supporting democracy and human rights in Ethiopia. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where consideration by the House Foreign Affairs Co

VOA标准英语2012--US Presidential Candidates Fire Verbal Assaults at Iran

US Presidential Candidates Fire Verbal Assaults at Iran Republican candidates competing for their partys U.S. presidential nomination are firing verbal assaults at Iran, amid new tensions in the Persian Gulf. Irans military has sharply escalated its

VOA标准英语 South Africa's National Poll to Be Contested by 26 P

In South Africa's election Wednesday, 26 parties will field national candidates with several more choosing only to contest the provincial polls. President of S. Africa's ruling party African National Congress, Jacob Zuma If South Africa's current pa

VOA标准英语2009年-Initial Returns Indicate Namibia's SWA

The head of Pan-African Parliament's observer team, Ambrose Dery of Ghana, said the process had been fraught with irregularities, but these had not affected the overall outcome Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 02 December 2009 Namibians queue to vote at a p

VOA标准英语2011--Possible Political Showdown Inches Closer in Kinshasa

Possible Political Showdown Inches Closer in Kinshasa A possible political showdown is inching closer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the second place candidate in the fraud-marred November presidential election says he is the rightful pre

VOA标准英语2010年-Burmese Ethnic Group Says Villages Fac

Ethnic Karen minority children play soccer on a muddy field at their refugee camp along the Thai-Burma border near Mae Sot, Thailand, 29 Jun 2010 Burma's ethnic Karen communities and rights groups are reporting stepped up attacks by Burma's military

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Oil Spill Raises Concerns in Alas

Environmental groups call for time out from offshore exploratory drilling Zulima Palacio | Washington, DC 24 May 2010 Environmentalists argue the harsh climate in northern Alaska would make cleaning up any potential offshore oil spill extremely diffi

VOA标准英语2009年-Geithner Says US Financial System 'Startin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the Obama administration is making progress in calming financial markets. Testifying before the Senate Banking committee, Geithner said a program to help banks and other financial institutions get rid of

VOA标准英语2009-Commission Recommends Renewed US Leadership on N

A report released in Washington on Wednesday recommends strengthened U.S. leadership in global efforts to prevent further nuclear weapons proliferation. However, the Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States says new threats, includin

VOA英语2010年-Mideast Scholar: Chances of Mideast Peace 'S

The failure of the latest round of Middle East talks has left politicians and analysts grappling over whether a peace agreement achievable in the near future. U.S. negotiator George Mitchell met separately with Israeli and Palestinian leaders this pa

VOA标准英语2011--Euro Under Fire as Debt Crisis Continues

EuroUnderFireasDebtCrisisContinues The debt crisis in some countries that use the euro has caused social unrest and speculation that the euros run as a joint currency may be coming to an end. There is a plan in place to solve the problem, but it is n

VOA标准英语2012--First Funerals Held for US School Rampage Victims

First Funerals Held for US School Rampage Victims Mourners streamed into a funeral home in Fairfield, Connecticut where services were held for six-year-old Noah Pozner. Local police lieutenant James Perez described the mood inside as beyond somber an

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Climate is Major Violence Trigger

Study: Climate is Major Violence Trigger A new study in the journal Nature finds that war is associated with global climate. Researchers from Princeton University and the Earth Institute at Columbia University focused on the natural climate cycle kno

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesia says Burma Must Release Democrac

Indonesia's foreign minister has said Burma must release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi if its 2010 elections are to be credible. Indonesia has been pushing for tougher action against human rights violators during meetings of the Association of S

VOA标准英语2009年-Somalia Threatened by Foreign Invasion, Ne

Somalia's neighbors are pleading for urgent international help to prevent the strategic Horn of Africa nation from falling into the hands of foreigners bent on turning it into a haven for terrorists. Regional foreign ministers held an emergency sess

VOA双语新闻：本拉登新录音带称美无力阻止阿富

A new audio message, directed at the American people - purported to be from al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden - claims the President Barack Obama will find himself powerless to halt the American-led war in Afghanistan. 新近传出的录音带是针对

2007年VOA标准英语-Vice President's Ballot Disqualification Stirs

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 March 2007 The Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he would contest in court his disqualification by the electoral commission. A a leading candidate for the April poll, he was excluded in the final official list.