VOA常速英语2007年-Chavez Accuses Colombia of Sabotage in Rebel Ta

By Brian Wagner Caracas 02 December 2007 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has accused Colombia again of sabotaging a humanitarian deal that he was trying to negotiate with Colombian rebels. In Caracas, VOA's Brian Wagner reports Mr. Chavez claimed h

VOA常速英语2007年-Venezuelans Vote in Constitutional Referendum

By Brian Wagner Caracas 02 December 2007 Venezuelans are casting ballots on a controversial reform plan that would allow President Hugo Chavez to seek re-election indefinitely and extend his socialist policies.Pro-Chavez government officials say that

VOA常速英语2007年-Officials Gather for UN Climate Change Conferen

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 02 December 2007 Government officials and environmentalists are converging on the Indonesian island of Bali to debate ways to deal with climate change. As VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins reports from Jakarta, one of the mai

VOA常速英语2007年-Global Warming Tops Science Stories of 2007

By Paul Sisco Washington 17 December 2007 2007 was a year notable for further evidence about global warming, terrestrial and extraterrestrial discovery and scientific breakthroughs. VOA's Paul Sisco takes a look back at some of the top science storie

VOA常速英语2007年-No Green, All Rough!

By Rahim Gul Sarwan Kabul, Afghanistan 04 December 2007 Brown and full of weeds, Afghanistan's only golf course is a symbol of survival. Once an oasis, today it shows the scars from decades of war. Now, six years after the fall of the Taliban, the po

VOA常速英语2007年-Fighting Forces UN to Halt Aid Delivery in Cong

By Noel King Kigali 04 December 2007 Fighting between forces loyal to dissident General Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese Army has forced the U.N. World Food program to suspend the delivery of food aid to between 250,000 and 300,000 vulnerable people.

VOA常速英语2007年-Tensions Flare Between Palestinian Factions in

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 December 2007 Violence has erupted between rival Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the newest outbreak underscores deep ideological differences two days after t

VOA常速英语2007年-Lebanon Buries Slain Army Commander

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 14 December 2007 Lebanon's feuding political leaders joined in Friday's funeral of Brigadier General Francois al Hajj, honoring the late army officer who was killed in a car-bomb on the outskirts of Beirut Wednesday. Hajj is

VOA常速英语2007年-Indian Women Win the Right to Tend Bar

By Steve Herman Delhi 09 December 2007 India's Supreme Court has struck down a 1914 law that prevented women from tending bar. The justices rejected the Delhi government's argument that women bartenders would find themselves in peril at the hands of

VOA常速英语2007年-CIA and Justice Dept. to Investigate Destructio

By Margaret Besheer Washington 08 December 2007 The U.S. Justice Department and the Central Inteligence Agency (CIA) announced Saturday that they would open an investigation into the spy agency's destruction of videotapes that showed the interrogatio

VOA常速英语2007年-Hamas Reportedly Drafting Terms of a Truce with

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 December 2007 The Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, is seeking a cease-fire with Israel. But Israel has rejected the offer, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israel Rad

VOA常速英语2007年-Armed Groups to Meet in DRC Peace Summit

By Selah Hennessy Goma 22 December 2007 A summit has been called in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to try to bring peace to the war-torn country. Conference organizers say they hope the meeting will initiate a dialogue between the army, reneg

VOA常速英语2007年-Thailand Prepares for Contentious Election

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 22 December 2007 Voters in Thailand will cast ballots in a general election Sunday that is expected to return the kingdom to democratic rule following a military coup in 2006. It is a contentious race that pits voters for and

VOA常速英语2007年-Cuba Hosts Regional Leaders at Oil Summit

By Brian Wagner Miami 22 December 2007 Cuba is hosting a summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders to discuss a Venezuelan-led oil partnership. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports officials say the deal has helped keep oil flowing to smaller na

VOA常速英语2007年-Rice Says Serbia, Kosovo, Will Stay Separate

By David Gollust Washington 22 December 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday Serbia and Kosovo will never be part of the same country again, and all those concerned should work for a stable outcome in the Balkans based on that re

VOA常速英语2007年-Analysts Say Arab World Retreated from Democrat

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 21 December 2007 Analysts and activists in the Middle East say the year 2007 in some Arab countries was marked by backtracking from the tentative moves toward more democratization and openness that had been seen in 2005 an

VOA常速英语2007年-US Defense Chief Criticizes Congress for Short-

By Cindy Saine Washington 21 December 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has criticized the U.S. Congress for providing only three months worth of funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The short-term funding means President Bush will ha

VOA常速英语2007年-Rice Says Enmity With North Korea, Iran, Syria

By David Gollust State Department 21 December 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a year-end news conference Friday, left open the prospect of better relations with U.S. adversaries North Korea, Iran and Syria before the end of the Bush admi

VOA常速英语2007年-EU, US Criticize Kenyan Pre-Election Violence

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 21 December 2007 The European Commission and the United States are condemning the political violence that has been reported in Kenya in the run-up to next week's presidential and legislative elections. President Mwai Kibaki is

VOA常速英语2007年-Economy, Health Care Are Top Domestic Issues fo

By Cindy Saine Washington 21 December 2007 Public opinion polls show the economy, health care and illegal immigration are the domestic issues Americans care about most in the 2008 presidential race. VOA's Cindy Saine takes a look at the various domes