VOA标准英语2008年-Iraqi PM Opens Command Center in Mosul, Returns

By Suzanne Presto Irbil 17 May 2008 Iraq's prime minister returned to the nation's capital Saturday after spending several days in Mosul overseeing a military operation against militants currently under way there. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from th

VOA标准英语2008年-Classic NASA Film and Videotape Restored, Archi

By Paul Sisco Washington 09 May 2008 The Discovery Channel and NASA have restored 50 years of history for the U.S. space agency's archives. Discovery has used the material to produce a documentary series called, When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

VOA标准英语2008年-Britain's Ruling Party Suffers Defeat in Local

By Tom Rivers London 02 May 2008 Britain's ruling Labor party appears set to suffer its worst defeat in 40 years in local elections against the opposition Conservative party. Preliminary results indicate Labor will receive about 24 percent of the vot

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Orders Italy to Clean Up Garbage

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 19 May 2008 The European Union's Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas says Italy must act immediately to resolve the garbage situation in Naples to avoid worse consequences on public health. As Italian Prime Minister Sil

VOA标准英语2008年-Comedy Allows More Biting Expression In Senegal

By Nico Colombant Dakar 20 May 2008 African countries like Senegal, where journalists regularly get sentenced to jail for what they say and write, or where the quality of reporting is not good, comedians are playing an expanding role as government wa

VOA标准英语2008年-World Bank Launches New Strategy to Combat AIDS

By Zulima Palacio Washington 16 May 2008 With the HIV/AIDS epidemic now 25-years-old, the World Bank has launched a new strategy to combat the disease where it is the most prevalent -- Africa. Nearly two million have died on the continent and HIV has

VOA标准英语2008年-WHO Promotes New Strategies to Combat Threats t

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 May 2008 The World Health Organization calls the adoption of a strategy that will help developing countries access life-saving drugs a breakthrough. WHO officials say several other resolutions adopted by the 193-member World

VOA标准英语2008年-ICRC To Deliver Relief Supplies To Burmese Deta

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 May 2008 A Red Cross plane loaded with 35 tons of equipment and materials has landed in Burma. The International Committee of the Red Cross says most of the relief supplies are to assist thousands of people held in Burmese p

VOA标准英语2008年-Obama Moves Closer to Democratic Nomination

By Jim Malone Washington 21 May 2008 Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton each won a primary on Tuesday, but the net result is that Obama is one step closer to securing his party's presidential nomination. VOA National

VOA标准英语2008年-James Otto Displays Range of Emotions on 'Sunse

By Mary Morningstar Washington 12 May 2008 Country singer James Otto says many changes in his personal and professional life led to the range of emotions on his new album, Sunset Man. VOA's Mary Morningstar explains. It's taken James Otto six years t

VOA标准英语2008年-Amnesty International Gives Africa's Rights Rec

By Tendai Maphosa London 28 May 2008 Amnesty International marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a report finding, among other things, that, despite decolonization, Africa has not seen many promi

VOA标准英语2008年-Putin Confirmation as Russian Premier Sparks Ve

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 08 May 2008 Vladimir Putin has been confirmed as Russian's new prime minister by an overwhelming vote in the lower house of Parliament. But VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that scathing criticism and oppositio

VOA标准英语2008年-Rich-Poor Divide Grows in Equatorial Guinea's C

By Nico Colombant Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 13 May 2008 With rising oil prices, oil exporters like the lightly-populated central African country of Equatorial Guinea, are awash with new revenue. Here, a new modern capital called Malabo II is being bu

VOA标准英语2008年-Indian Opera Comes to California

By Savita Patel Washington 06 May 2008 A popular Indian style rural opera called Nautanki was recently staged at a theater in California's high-tech Silicon Valley. It was the retelling of a decades old popular Indian opera Sultana Daku. VOA's Savit

VOA标准英语2008年-Ian Fleming Exhibit Opens at Imperial War Museu

By Paul Burge London 05 May 2008 An exhibition is opening at the Imperial War Museum in London, marking the centenary of the birth of writer Ian Fleming, the man who created the world's most famous secret agent, James Bond. Paul Burge has the story o

VOA标准英语2008年-Experts Offer Tips on Reducing Food Costs

By Mil Arcega Washington 28 May 2008 The rising cost of food is becoming a big concern around the world. Many countries from Ghana to Mexico have started reducing tariffs and taxes on food. And the World Food Program has requested more than $700 mill

VOA标准英语2008年-Fish And Chip Oil Powers Road Trip Around Austr

By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 May 2008 A couple has embarked on a journey around Australia in a car powered by leftover vegetable oil from fish and chip shops. Rachel and Gerard Mimmo plan to drive 18,000 miles in a specially designed four-wheel drive. Fr

VOA标准英语2008年-US Christian Evangelicals Lend Support to Israe

By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 08 May 2008 On May 8, Israel will mark its 60th anniversary as an independent state. As it was in the beginning, Israel is a small nation. Some of its neighbors refuse to recognize its existence and the country is st

VOA标准英语2008年-Some Businesses Find Silver Lining in Weak US E

By Mil Arcega Washington 14 May 2008 The housing crisis, the credit crunch and high gas prices may be hurting consumer confidence in the United States but the impact is not necessarily the same for everyone. Some see a silver lining in a weak U.S. ec

VOA标准英语2008年-Strong Yen, Weak US Auto Sales Lead to Profit F

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 12 May 2008 A strong yen and a slow U.S. auto market are to blame for Japanese automaker Toyota's profit drop in the first quarter, and Malaysia's Maybank will buy a stake in a Pakistani lender. Claudia Blume has more on th