2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Commander Defends Security Operation Desp

By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 06 June 2007 Iraqi police say two car bombs in a Shi'ite district of Baghdad have killed at least seven people and wounded more than 25 others. The Iraqi commander in charge of the Baghdad security plan has defended the

2007年VOA标准英语-Uganda Tells India African Nation Still Safe fo

By Steve Herman New Delhi 04 May 2007 Uganda has sent a presidential delegation to India to re-assure the government, the Indian people and investors that the African nation is safe after a recent outbreak of violence in which an Indian national was

2007年VOA标准英语-Climate Study Calls for Alternative Technologie

By Paul Sisco Washington 04 May 2007 The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Friday plans to issue a third report on ways to offset global warming. Scientists and government administrators from more than 120 countries have bee

2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Secretary says Iraq War Long, Diffic

By Greg Flakus Houston 03 May 2007 In a speech before the Dallas Chamber of Commerce Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates cautioned against allowing weariness with the war in Iraq to provoke a withdrawal that he said would bring chaos to

2007年VOA标准英语-US Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Iraq

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 04 May 2007 Republican presidential candidates debated the war in Iraq, taxes and terrorism in a wide-ranging exchange Thursday evening. Mike O'Sullivan reports, 10 Republicans faced off in their first debate of the cam

2007年VOA标准英语-US, NATO Pledge Support for Afghanistan

By Paula Wolfson White House 21 May 2007 The situation in Afghanistan dominated talks between President Bush and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the Bush family ranch in Texas. VOA's Paula Wolfson, reports the president wants NATO to

2007年VOA标准英语-World Bank President Resigning Amid Conflict of

By Barry Wood Washington 17 May 2007 World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, 15 May 2007 The resignation followed a day-long meeting of the bank's 24-member executive board. In a statement, Wolfowitz said his resignation was in the best interests of the

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Kills 41 Outside Baghdad, US Troops Co

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 May 2007 A car bomb in the violent Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, has killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens more. South of the capital, in Nasiriyah, Iraqi officials say fighting between Iraqi military units

2007年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Workers Face Extreme Challenges in

By Phuong Tran Goz Beida, Chad 16 May 2007 In Chad, people are still arriving at camps to escape ethnic violence and bandit attacks along the Sudanese border. Humanitarian workers are often the first to reach out to people escaping from burning villa

2006年VOA标准英语-India Tightens Child Labor Laws, Activists Ques

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 August 2006 Child laborers who were rescued from small-scale industrial units wait to get themselves registered at a police station, in Bombay, India (File photo) India has announced it will ban the employment of chil

2006年VOA标准英语-Security Council Chief Frustrated at Slow Cease

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 04 August 2006 U.N. Security Council President Nana Effah-Apenteng has expressed frustration at the slow pace of efforts to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.N. officials also say the humanitar

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Resolution on Lebanon Said to be Near

By Deborah Block Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch Middle East Resolution Hezbollah fired a massive wave of rockets at northern Israel Thursday and today. Several civilians were killed and many others injured. Warplanes from Israel renewed strikes

2006年VOA标准英语-US Steps Up Security Measures Following Discove

By Stephanie Ho Washington 10 August 2006 Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the United States is stepping up its security measures, after authorities in Britain said they uncovered a major terror plot to blow up airplanes flying from

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Greet Cease-fire With Cautious Optimis

By Margaret Besheer Beirut 14 August 2006 In the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the start of the cease-fire passed without fanfare. Many people in the capital remain skeptical that it will hold, but thousands of displaced people appeared more hopeful, le

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary-General Expects Resolution on Leba

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 10 August 2006 The United States and France are continuing intense negotiations to agree on a joint resolution to present to the U.N. Security Council, aimed at a truce between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Secretary

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Government Unanimously Accepts UN Reso

By Margaret Besheer Beirut 13 August 2006 The Lebanese Government has unanimously accepted a U.N. Resolution that calls on Israel and Hezbollah to cease hostilities following a month of fighting that has left more than 1,000 Lebanese and over 120 Is

VOA标准英语2008年-Somali Islamist Denies Involvement in Piracy

A factional leader in Somalia's Eritrea-based opposition group is denying allegations by a piracy specialist in Kenya that he is aiding radical Islamists by providing them with weapons bought with money earned from piracy. Yusuf Mohamed Siad, better

VOA标准英语2008年-Thai Army Chief Says Force Will Not Be Used Aga

Thailand's army chief vows the military will not use force against protesters in Bangkok. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, his comments follow a state of emergency declared by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej gestu

VOA标准英语2008年-US Government Takes Over Two Major Financial Fi

Amid a continuing housing crisis in the United States, the Bush administration is taking over two failing mortgage firms in an effort to limit further turmoil in the sector. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. The last year has seen a spi

VOA标准英语2008年-McCain Surges in Polls as Obama Challenges Him

New public opinion polls show Republican John McCain surging in the U.S. presidential race over Democrat Barack Obama. Both candidates campaigned Monday on the issues of change and the economy, as we hear from VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone.