VOA常速英语2007年-Stem Cell Research Dominates 2007 Medical Field

By Jessica Berman Washington 19 December 2007 Stem cell research was the major medical and science story this past year, topping the list of achievements that experts say might finally lead to cures for many diseases. Meanwhile, global health officia

VOA常速英语2007年-Iran, North Korea, Pakistan Top 2007 Nuclear Is

By Meredith Buel Washington 19 December 2007 A surprising U.S. intelligence report on Iran's nuclear ambitions, a decision by North Korea to dismantle its weapons program and concern over stability in Pakistan were all major news stories during 2007

VOA常速英语2007年-Year-Long Campaign for US President Approaches

By Jim Fry Washington 18 December 2007 It has only happened twice in the last century in the race for president of the United States. There are no sitting or past presidents or vice presidents running for either of the two major political party nomin

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Refugee Chief Calls For Political Solution i

By Selah Hennessy Goma 15 December 2007 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has visited a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He told reporters the conflict situation in Congo needs a political ra

VOA常速英语2007年-Army Chief in Russia Accuses West of Corroding

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 16 December 2007 Russia's top general has sharply criticized U.S. plans for an anti-ballistic missile shield in Europe and accused the West of using the arms control system as a political tool. He warned that Russia could lau

VOA常速英语2007年-Israel Releases 429 Palestinian Prisoners

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 03 December 2007 Israel has released 429 Palestinian prisoners, in a bid to boost support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, following the Annapolis Mideast peace conference last week. As VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Je

VOA常速英语2007年-Shuttle Atlantis Poised for Thursday Launch

By Paul Sisco Washington 05 December 2007 The Shuttle Atlantis is on the launch pad and ready to lift off on Thursday. The crew is scheduled to ferry a European laboratory module to the International Space Station. VOA's Paul Sisco has more. All seve

VOA常速英语2007年-US Congress, Bush Continue Standoff Over Spendi

By Dan Robinson Washington 04 December 2007 An end-of-year battle continues between majority Democrats in Congress and President Bush over government spending and money for military operations in Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. In

VOA常速英语2007年-US Defense Secretary: Security in Iraq Within R

By Cindy Saine Washington 05 December 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has made an unannounced visit to Baghdad where he told reporters a secure and stable Iraq is within reach. As VOA's Cindy Saine reports from Washington, the secretary's vi

VOA常速英语2007年-Aid Agencies Prepare for Imminent Attack in Nor

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 December 2007 A senior official of the U.N. Children's Fund says aid agencies are making contingency plans to help a possible new wave of displaced people in North Kivu. He says an attack by government forces in this eastern

VOA常速英语2007年-US Initiative Calls for Million-Dollar Gifts to

By Alex Villarreal Washington 13 November 2007 Researchers in the United States estimate women will control 60 percent of the country's wealth by 2010. Now two leading female philanthropists are trying to inspire women to use their growing wealth for

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush, Democrats Trade Accusations Over Prioriti

By Dan Robinson Washington 01 November 2007 Democrats and President Bush continue to trade accusations over national spending priorities. The president again threatened to veto key appropriations measures, while the Democratic House speaker accused t

VOA常速英语2007年-US Defense Chief Says Too Early to Tell Whether

By Al Pessin Washington 01 November 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes the top Iranian leader is aware of the effort by the country's elite Quds Force to help Shiite insurgents in Iraq. And he confirmed that Iran's president ha

VOA常速英语2007年-Italy Arrests Chief Mafia Boss

By Sabina Castelfranco Roma 05 November 2007 Italian police have arrested the man considered to be the new boss of the Sicilian Mafia. Salvatore Lo Piccolo had been on the run for more than 20 years. He was picked up with his son and two other men ne

VOA常速英语2007年-Liberian President and Cuban Dissident Among US

By Cindy Saine Washington 05 November 2007 President Bush has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, imprisoned Cuban dissident Oscar Elias Biscet, and six others. VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine reports

VOA常速英语2007年-Disabling of N. Korea Nuclear Facilities Going

By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 November 2007 A senior U.S. envoy who spent this weekend in North Korea says authorities there are cooperating in the process of disabling the country's nuclear facilities. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the shutdown i

VOA常速英语2007年-Tens of Thousands Protest in Tbilisi Against Ge

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 02 November 2007 Tens of thousands of people in Tbilisi are protesting against the government of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who came to power following demonstrations that swept aside his predecessor in 2003. VOA

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Helicopter Crashes in Liberia, Two Dead

By Kari Barber Dakar 02 November 2007 A United Nations helicopter carrying three crewmembers crashed in northern Liberia on Friday. A U.N. spokesman says two of the three crewmembers are dead and the condition of the third is unknown. The names and n

VOA常速英语2007年-LRA to Meet With Uganda's President

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 02 November 2007 Representatives of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel movement are on a historic visit to the Ugandan capital, Kampala. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the delegation plans to m

VOA常速英语2007年-Rwanda Criticizes Amnesty International Comment

By Noel King Kigali 02 November 2007 Rwanda's Prosecutor General has condemned a statement by advocacy group Amnesty International that urged foreign governments not to extradite genocide suspects to Rwanda. The Amnesty statement questioned the impar