2007年VOA标准英语-Serbians Vote in First Parliament Election in T

By Barry Wood Belgrade 21 January 2007 An ethnic Albanian man casts his ballot with his son at a polling station in Presevo, 21 Jan 2007 Citizens of Serbia are casting ballots in the country's first parliamentary election since neighboring Montenegro

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Officially Opens Visit to India

By Paula Wolfson New Delhi 02 March 2006 President Bush has officially begun his first visit to India Thursday with a welcoming ceremony at an historic palace. President Bush began his first full day

2007年VOA标准英语-Thompson Hopes To Shake Up Presidential Race

By Cindy Saine Washington 11 September 2007 After months of what he called testing the waters, former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson finally took the plunge into the presidential race the first week of September. Some critics say he waited too

2007年VOA标准英语-Biden on Defensive as He Enters US Presidential

By Jim Malone Washington 01 February 2007 Senator Joe Biden of Delaware is the latest Democrat to join the race for president in 2008. But Biden already finds himself on the defensive over some comments he made about one of his rivals, Illinois Sena

VOA常速英语2008年-Obama On Defensive for Comments About Small Tow

By Jim Malone Washington 14 April 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama remains on the defensive about comments he made last week describing small town voters as bitter over their economic plight. Democratic contender Hillary Clinton an

VOA标准英语2008年-Kennedy Briefly Returns to Senate

Senator Ted Kennedy, battling brain cancer, surprised Senate colleagues Wednesday when he returned to the chamber to cast a decisive vote on government health care legislation for the elderly and disabled, known as Medicare. His vote was key to pass

2007年VOA标准英语-Court Delays Charles Taylor's War Crimes Trial

By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 August 2007 Judges presiding over the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor have postponed the trial until January 7 to give new defense lawyers time to prepare their case. Taylor dismissed his previous lawyer

VOA常速英语2007-US Offers to Delay Activation of Europe-Based An

By Al Pessin Prague 23 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States might be willing to postpone activation of missile-defense sites planned for Poland and the Czech Republic until there is proof Iran has missiles that coul

VOA常速英语2007年-Delayed Presidential Elections in Lebanon Creat

By Carolyn Presutti Washington 09 November 2007 Lebanon has postponed presidential elections twice in the past two months.A group of Christian bishops in Lebanon worries that the election deadlock is affecting national unity. As VOA's Carolyn Presutt

VOA常速英语2008年-EU Delays Deployment of Peacekeepers to Chad

By Lisa Bryant Paris 01 February 2008 The European Union has announced it would delay a peacekeeping mission to Chad because of a new rebel offensive against N'Djamena's government. Meanwhile, Lisa Bryant reports from Paris the French government is d

VOA常速英语2008年-Opposition Strike Falters in Zimbabwe

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 15 April 2008 A call by Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change for a national strike was largely ignored by Zimbabweans, most of whom reported for work Tuesday. And, as VOA's Delia Robertson reports from

VOA常速英语2007年-US Official Says New Africa Military Command Wi

By Kari Barber Dakar, Ougadougou 14 November 2007 On a stop in Burkina Faso, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte talked about U.S. plans for a new military command for Africa. The command has been controversial on the continent where some

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Mars On-Going Guinea Strike

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 January 2007 Tear gas, thrown rocks, and a handful of arrests heated up the scene in Guinea's capital, Conakry, as a nationwide strike against the government entered a second week. Naomi Schwarz reports for VOA from our West

2006年VOA标准英语-Annan Calls for Resumption of Somali Peace Talk

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 15 November 2006 U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan urged feuding Somali leaders to return to the negotiating table and the international community to stop interfering in the Horn of Africa nation's politics. ---- Talks betw

VOA标准英语2010年-Witness in Zimbabwean Politician Case

A state witness in the trial of Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett told the High Court in Harare that some of the weapons that were purportedly found in his possession were not his. Ish Mafundikwa | Harare 12 January 2010 Arms dealer Mike Hitchman arr

VOA标准英语2008年-Betancourt Calls for Negotiated Release of All

A day after being freed from Colombian rebels, Ingrid Betancourt is calling for new efforts to win the release of other hostages in rebel hands. VOA's Brian Wagner reports Betancourt was one of 15 people freed by Colombian forces on Wednesday. Ingri

2007年VOA标准英语-Pentagon Chief Says Al-Qaida Expanding in N. Af

By Al Pessin Pentagon 13 July 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the al-Qaida terrorist network is expanding in North Africa, through a loose network of groups that share its ideology. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Robert Gate

VOA标准英语2010年-Terror Attacks Continue to Traumatize

The city's once congested roads are empty of people and cars. As many as 1.7 million residents have fled nearly daily fighting in Mogadishu since early 2007. In recent years, the rise of the militant al-Shabab group in Somalia, an al-Qaida ally fight

VOA常速英语2008年-Missile Strike in Pakistan Destroys Suspected M

By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 16 March 2008 A missile strike against a suspected militant hideout in a Pakistan tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Sunday is said to have killed at least 18 people. From Islamabad, Ayaz Gul reports. The attack took place i

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld: Proliferation Main Concern with North

By Al Pessin Pentagon 11 October 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says his main concern following North Korea's claim that it tested a nuclear explosive is that it could provide nuclear technology to other countries, and to terrorist grou