2007年VOA标准英语-Complexity Marks Pakistan-US Relationship on Co

By Gary Thomas Washington 12 January 2007 Remarks by outgoing U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte have sparked an angry reaction from Pakistan. Testifying on Capitol Hill Thursday, Negroponte said al-Qaida has proved to be resilient, and is forgi

VOA标准英语2011--Roof-Top Beehives Sweeten Hotel Offering

Roof-TopBeehivesSweetenHotelOfferings Two chefs have taken the trend of buying and eating locally to new heights - up 10 floors above their restaurant, where they have three bee hives producing local honey for their menu. High up on the rooftop of th

2006年VOA标准英语-Pentagon Issues New Rules on Detainees

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 September 2006 The U.S. Defense Department has issued new rules for the treatment of detainees and for conduct by interrogators that officials say are designed to ensure humane treatment and prevent the kind of abuses that h

VOA标准英语2010年-Luge World Champion Erin Hamlin Seeks

Two-time U.S. Olympian Erin Hamlin is the first American woman to win a luge world championship Two-time U.S. Olympian Erin Hamlin is the first American woman to win a luge world championship. In Vancouver, she is attempting to become the first U.S.

2006年VOA标准英语-Five-Time Olympian to Carry US Flag During

By Parke Brewer Turin 09 February 2006 Five-time Olympian Chris Witty will carry the flag for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday night's opening ceremonies for the Turin Winter Games. Christine Witty Lon

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Executes Two of Saddam's Co-Defendants

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 16 January 2007 watch Iraq report An Iraqi army Humvee blocks a street in central Baghdad, Iraq The threat of new violence in Iraq increased this week following the execution of two former top aides to Saddam Hussein. The

VOA常速英语2008年-EUFOR Resumes Challenging Deployment Along Suda

By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 February 2008 The European peacekeeping force known as EUFOR has resumed deploying in the refugee-swamped border region near Sudan. It had stopped for several weeks because of a major rebel incursion in Chad, one of the two

2007年VOA标准英语-Mauritania Rappers Fight Against Clandestine Mi

By Phuong Tran Nouakchott, Mauritania 02 September 2007 Mauritanian rap group, Diam Men Teky, has been rapping in Mauritania's poorest neighborhoods for 15 years. Their songs about state corruption and neglect have not won them many fans in the gover

VOA常速英语2007-Mauritania Arrests Terror Suspects

By Phuong Tran Dakar 18 October 2007 Mauritanian officials are pursuing terrorism charges against five men they say belong to a radical terror group with ties to Osama bin Laden. Phuong Tran has more from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar. Mauritania

2007年VOA标准英语-Keep What You Find at the Crater of Diamonds Pa

By Yi Suli Murfreesboro, Arkansas 13 February 2007 watch Crater of Diamond report Each year thousands of visitors go to a small town in rural Arkansas in search of diamonds. The Crater Diamonds Park claims that it is the world's only diamond site wh

2006年VOA标准英语-US Congress Re-Considers Offshore Drilling for

By Mil Arcega Washington 11 July 2006 Watch Offshore Drilling report The United States House of Representatives has passed a controversial measure designed to lift a 25-year ban on oil drilling in U.S. coastal areas. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, env

2007年VOA标准英语-Sri Lankan Peace Hopes Suffer Military, Politic

By Steve Herman Washington 17 January 2007 Hopes for a political solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict appear to have suffered a new setback. Media in the region report that Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse has rejected an appeal by former p

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Report Finds Corruption Hits Poor Hardest

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 12 June 2008 U.N. officials say small-scale corruption hits poor people hardest and strangles economic growth across Asia. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Poor people in countries around the Asia-Pacific region are bomba

2006年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka Jets Strike at Rebels

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 17 October 2006 Head of Tamil Tiger political wing, S. P. Thamilselvan (2R) inspects damage to their radio transmitting station in Kokkavil, October 17, 2006 The Sri Lankan government has launched air stikes on Tamil rebe

2006年VOA标准英语-Alabama Investigates 9 Church Fires

By Mike Cooper Alabama 08 February 2006 Law enforcement officials are investigating nine fires that have occurred at rural churches in the southern state of Alabama during the past week. The fires hav

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Investigates Suspected Symptoms of

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 20 May 2006 Two unidentified farm worker walk towards birds suspected of having bird flu virus Officials in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are investigating reports of a

VOA常速英语2007-Congo Warlord Awaits ICC Trial

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 19 October 2007 Analysts say the transfer of former Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to The Hague is an important step towards ending impunity in war-ravaged DR Congo. Katanga was transferred to the International Criminal Cou

VOA常速英语2007年-Border Conflict Part of Complex Turkey-Iraq Rel

By Sonja Pace Habur Crossing, on the Turkey-Iraq Border 06 November 2007 Tensions again loom along the Turkey-Iraq border with a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq and economic sanctions still a possibility despite diplomatic efforts to ca

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Heads To Asia For Weeklong Trip

U.S. President George Bush is on his way to Asia for talks with leaders in South Korea, Thailand, and China - where he will attend the opening of the Olympic Games. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from Seoul - the first stop on h

2007年VOA标准英语-Measles Deaths Drop Sharply With Africa in Lead

By David McAlary Washington 18 January 2007 International public health officials say the number of deaths from measles has dropped sharply in developing nations since 1999, with the biggest decline in Africa. VOA's David McAlary has more on the sto