2007年VOA标准英语-Women Peacekeepers Can Work With Female Victims

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 12 March 2007 Just one month ago the United Nations deployed its first all-women peacekeeping unit, a group of trained policewomen from India now serving in Liberia. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Scho

2007年VOA标准英语-AU Peacekeepers Killed in Roadside Bomb in Moga

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 16 May 2007 A.U. peacekeepers from Uganda patrol on an armored vehicle in Mogadishu, 14 May 2007 A hidden roadside bomb exploded in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday, killing four African Union peacekeepers and woundin

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton: Iranian Scientist Free to Lea

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responds to questions from reporters regarding Shahram Amiri, at the US State Department 13July 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that an Iranian nuclear scientist, who Iran claims was abducted by

VOA常速英语2007年-US Presidential Contenders Earn High-Profile En

By Jim Malone Washington 17 December 2007 U.S. presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and John McCain are looking to benefit from some high-profile endorsements with a little more than two weeks to go until the first campaign test in Iowa on January

VOA常速英语2008年-Presidential Contenders Clash over Iraq

By Jeffrey Young Washington 11 April 2008 The Capitol Hill appearances of the top U.S. military commander in Iraq and the U.S. Ambassador in Bagdad this week gave the three current White House contenders a focal point - - and on-camera time - - in th

VOA标准英语2010年-Director Sam Bayer Re-Boots 'A Nightma

Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Freddy Krueger, one of the creepiest and most memorable villains from modern American horror films, is back on screen in a new and more grisly version of his tragic story in the 're-

VOA标准英语2010年-Paul McCartney Receives Music Award at

Calling him the most successful songwriter in history, U.S. President Barack Obama presented music legend Paul McCartney with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. McCartney was one of the four original members of The Beatles, whose string of record-b

VOA常速英语2007年-Dissidents Continue Attacks in DRC

By Selah Hennessy Goma 13 December 2007 The Congolese army battled with dissident fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for control of the strategically important town Rigari. Rebel fighters, loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda, have

2006年VOA标准英语-Militants Attack Nigerian Oil Facility

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 June 2006 A militant group in the Niger Delta Wednesday staged a bloody raid on an oil facility seizing five South Korean oil workers and killing four soldiers. ----------

VOA常速英语2007年-Aid Pours Into Storm-Battered Bangladesh; Offic

By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 November 2007 Aid agencies in Bangladesh say the death toll from Cyclone Sidr is likely to rise sharply in the coming days. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that millions of Bangladeshis have seen the

VOA常速英语2008年-OPEC Rejects Call for Higher Output

By Lisa Bryant Paris 01 February 2008 OPEC's 13 members, meeting in Vienna Friday, rejected calls by the United States to increase oil output. The oil cartel said supplies meet current demands. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris. Following talks in Vien

VOA标准英语2010年-US Economy Stabilized Under Obama but

Despite inheriting what he called a mess President Barack Obama pledged to do everything in his power to fix the broken U.S. economy. Based on key indicators, the president appears to have succeeded in stabilizing the worst financial crisis since the

2007年VOA标准英语-Rebels Renew Fighting in Chad

By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 January 2007 Anti-government rebels in Chad say they resumed operations Saturday after a recent pause in fighting and have taken control of a remote town in the northeast. Government officials deny rebels have overtaken the to

2007年VOA标准英语-Southeast Asian Leaders Tackle Trade, Security

By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 14 January 2007 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, center, welcomes S. Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, in Cebu, 14 Jan 2007 The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea take up trade and secur

VOA常速英语2008年-Congo's Southeastern Cholera Epidemic Grows

By Nico Colombant Dakar 14 February 2008 Aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expressing concern that a cholera epidemic in the southeastern mining region is getting worse, despite attention to the problem. About 100 people have died s

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesia's Capital Under Water as Flooding Wor

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 05 February 2007 Indonesians walk through their flooded neighborhood in Jakarta, 5 Feb 2007 About two-thirds of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, is under water. Heavy seasonal rains have caused massive flooding, leaving a

2007年VOA标准英语-White House Stands By Iran Weapons Claim

By Paula Wolfson Wolfson 12 February 2007 The White House says it stands by evidence showing a link between Iran and weapons found in Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Iran's president says his country is not instigating conflict. White House spokesm

2007年VOA标准英语-Indian Art Witnesses Boom Times

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 08 July 2007 M.F. Husain, India's most famous artist, finishes off a canvas he painted together with Shah Rukh Khan, unseen, one of India's biggest movie stars, during a fund-raising auction in a central London's auction

2006年VOA标准英语-Somalia's Islamists Deny Plans to Attack Ethiop

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 October 2006 A high-ranking member of the Islamist group that controls Somalia's capital, says it is not planning an attack on neighboring Ethiopia. Fears of such an attack were raised when a leader of the Islamist group dec

2006年VOA标准英语-Somali Islamists Consolidate Power

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 01 August 2006 The rise of hardliners in Somalia's Islamist group is fueling regional and western concerns that a Taleban-style regime will be established and the country will become a breeding ground for terrorists. The grou