VOA常速英语2007年-Northern Iraqis Call for Peaceful Solution betw

By Deborah Block Zakho, Iraq 05 November 2007 Later Monday,Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is meeting with U.S. President George Bush in Washington. They are discussing Kurdish rebels, who have been conducting border raids from northern I

VOA常速英语2007年-EU, Mediterranean Officials Meet on Illegal Imm

By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 November 2007 European Union countries are meeting, for the first time, with their poorer Mediterranean counterparts, to find ways to stem the flow of illegal immigration to Europe. Lisa Bryant has more on the two-day meeting

VOA常速英语2007年-Six Killed in Nigeria Political Clashes

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 November 2007 Fires still smoldered Monday in Kano, in northern Nigeria, after a day of political violence during which police said six people were killed. Youth from rival political parties clashed after accusations of vote

VOA常速英语2007年-Zimbabwe Inter-Party Negotiations Reportedly Ma

By Peta Thornycroft 15 November 2007 After many delays negotiations in Harare between the ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have reached a critical point and the parties have reportedly agreed to new laws governing elec

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistani Officials Prepare Caretaker Governmen

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 15 November 2007 Pakistani officials are finalizing plans for a caretaker government that will succeed the current parliament and oversee January elections. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that while President

VOA常速英语2007年-Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Northern Iraq

By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 15 November 2007 A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police patrol Thursday in northern Iraq, killing six people and wounding more than 20 others. Despite the violence in Iraq, a U.S. military official says the number

VOA常速英语2007年-Defense Secretary Says Lack of Funding Could Hu

By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 November 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Pentagon funding shortfalls resulting from congressional debate about the conduct of the Iraq war could result in difficulty supplying the troops and significant layoffs

VOA常速英语2007年-US Democratic Presidential Candidates Face Off

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 16 November 2007 Democratic Party presidential candidates faced off in Las Vegas Thursday, as Senator Hillary Clinton accused her rivals of distorting her record. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the race

VOA常速英语2007年-More than 1,000 Feared Dead From Bangladesh Cyc

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 November 2007 A powerful cyclone has battered Bangladesh, causing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands. Local media reports say as many as 1,100 people were killed. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, officia

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Secretary-General Urges Lebanese Leaders to

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 16 November 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Lebanon's top leaders to put aside their differences and hold a free presidential election before November 24. Outgoing president Emile Lahoud's term expires at m

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistani Government Pressures Media Networks t

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 17 November 2007 Two leading Pakistani media outlets that had their television broadcasts shut down inside Pakistan have now been forced to end international broadcasts. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the

VOA常速英语2007年-US Senator Calls for International Action in Da

By Alex Villarreal Washington 17 November 2007 U.S. veteran Senator Edward Kennedy is calling on his colleagues in Congress and the international community to do more for Sudan's troubled region of Darfur. He drew attention to the crisis while presen

VOA常速英语2007年-Former Prime Minister Says He is South Korea's

By Kurt Achin Seoul 16 December 2007 A former South Korean prime minister says his strong conservative credentials are what his country needs in a president. Lee Hoi-chang says he would take a harder line on North Korea and return the South to values

VOA常速英语2007-South African Rugby Springboks Return to Rapturo

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 23 October 2007 South Africa's rugby world-champion, the Springboks, have returned home to a rapturous welcome following their victory over England at the Rugby World Cup in France. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from J

VOA常速英语2007-Turkish Minister Calls for US Action Against Kur

By Al Pessin Kyiv 21 October 2007 Turkey's defense minister told U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates the United States must take tangible action against Kurdish guerrillas in Northern Iraq, whose latest attack killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers, wou

VOA常速英语2007-Australia Prepares For Battle Against Wild Pigs

By Phil Mercer Mission Beach, Australia 22 October 2007 Australia is struggling to control the rising population of wild pigs, which are already thought to number about 23 million. Experts in the northern state of Queensland have warned that the anim

VOA常速英语2007-Palestinian President Optimistic Middle East Cri

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 22 October 2007 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he hopes peace negotiations to establish a Palestinian state will be successfully concluded by the end of 2008. On a visit to Indonesia, he also stressed the imp

VOA常速英语2007-Pakistan Opposition Denounces Proposed Ban on Ra

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 22 October 2007 Political opposition parties in Pakistan are denouncing a government proposal to ban large political rallies following Friday's deadly attack in Karachi. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that for

VOA常速英语2007-Child Labor Persists in India Despite New Laws

By Steve Herman New Delhi 22 October 2007 It has been one year since laws went into effect in India banning children from working in homes, hotels and restaurants. But as VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi, there appears to be litt

VOA常速英语2007-Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Steps Down

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 20 October 2007 Iran says its top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, has resigned. He will be replaced by a relatively unknown deputy foreign minister with close ties to the Iranian president. VOA's Challiss McDonough has m