2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Passes Law to Attract Foreign Investo

By Trish Anderton Jakarta 15 August 2007 Investors are beginning to show renewed interest in Indonesia, whose economy has finally been shaking off the effects of the 1997 Asian economic crisis. But one legal expert says the country's judicial system

2007年VOA标准英语-Activists Urge New York State to Pass Anti-Huma

By Carolyn Weaver New York 09 February 2007 watch Human Trafficking report A coalition of women's and human-rights advocates in the United States is pressing New York state legislators to pass a law against human trafficking. Investigators say that

2007年VOA标准英语-Burma Detains Activists Praying for Aung San Su

By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 May 2007 Burmese authorities have been arresting activists and opposition party members in the commercial capital Rangoon, as they staged vigils for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. As Ron Corben reports fro

2007年VOA标准英语-Rights Activists Condemn Somali Executions

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 06 July 2007 International human rights activists and lawyers are condemning reports that Somalia's interim government has carried out its first formal executions since the government body was formed with international backing i

VOA常速英语2007-US Presidential Candidates Collectively Raise Re

By Jeffrey Young Washington 17 October 2007 The total amount of money raised by the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates may, by the time Election Day 2008 comes about, approach or even break $1 billion. For just the first nine months of

2007年VOA标准英语-US Presidential Candidates Court Hispanic Voter

By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 09 July 2007 Hot issues, such as immigration, interest Hispanic voters American presidential candidates are aggressively seeking support from Hispanics as the race for the 2008 presidential election heats up. Latinos ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Voters Disappointed in Sierra Leone Candidates'

By Kari Barber Freetown 06 September 2007 The two candidates vying for the presidency in Sierra Leone's runoff on Saturday did not take part in a joint peace march as they said they would. The march, ordered by President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, was suppo

VOA常速英语2007年-Former Rhodesian PM Ian Smith's Death Ends Era

By Peta Thornycroft 21 November 2007 Former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith who died in Cape Town late Tuesday brings to an end an era, which haunted citizens of independent Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that Ian Smith, who took his c

VOA常速英语2007年-South Africa Announces Pardons for Apartheid-Er

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 21 November 2007 South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki says citizens convicted of political crimes during the apartheid era may apply for presidential pardons. He indicated the program was to complete the work of a reconcili

VOA常速英语2007年-President Putin Says Elections Will Bring New L

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 21 November 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country's parliamentary and presidential elections will bring a total renewal of the country's top leadership. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has details from Mosco

VOA常速英语2007年-More American Jewelry Stores Banning Burmese Ge

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 21 November 2007 The sale of Burmese gems has become the target of a growing boycott following the violent crackdown of pro-democracy protesters in Burma in September. While Burma's ruling military government holds ano

VOA常速英语2007年-British Leader Apologizes After Taxpayer Inform

By Tom Rivers London 21 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologized and ordered a review after the personal financial details of about 25 million people were lost in the mail. The loss of the huge amount of sensitive information

VOA常速英语2007年-US Presidential Candidates Debate Pakistan, War

By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 21 November 2007 Democratic Party candidates running for president have taken aim at President Bush's war on terror in South Asia, criticizing his past support for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. The ongoing politica

VOA常速英语2007年-Kenya Parliament Nominations Spark Violent Prot

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 21 November 2007 Kenya's Electoral Commission is hearing complaints from candidates who failed to secure their parties' nominations for parliamentary elections, scheduled for December 27. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi,

VOA常速英语2007年-Disease Stalks Congo's Displaced

By Noel King Kibaya, DRC 21 November 2007 As fighting continues between dissident general Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army, displaced Congolese have packed into squalid camps that are plagued with growing health problems. Humanitarian workers ar

VOA常速英语2007年-Crude Oil Prices Rise Above $99 a Barrel

By VOA News 21 November 2007 World oil prices hit a new record in Wednesday's trading, hitting $99.29 a barrel before easing downward. That is 67 cents above the previous record, which was set on November 7. Traders say the soaring prices stem from t

VOA常速英语2007年-British Girls in Ghana Await Drug Sentencing

By Nico Colombant Dakar 21 November 2007 Two British girls found guilty of cocaine smuggling in Ghana now await sentencing of up to three years in jail. Their lawyers and supporters say they will appeal, saying the girls were victims, rather than tra

VOA常速英语2007年-S. Korea Cites 'Unique' Relations With North in

By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 November 2007 Advocacy groups are criticizing South Korea for abstaining from a United Nations resolution that expressed concern over human rights abuses in North Korea. The South's decision to abstain comes a year after Seoul

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistani Officials Predict Musharraf May Soon

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 21 November 2007 Pakistan's attorney general says conditions may be appropriate in the coming days for President Pervez Musharraf to honor his pledge to step down as army chief. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad

VOA常速英语2007年-Rights Group Calls for Investigation Into Alleg

By Sarah Simpson Lagos 21 November 2007 U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch has called for an independent public inquiry into the Nigerian police force who, by their own calculations, say police officers killed more than 8,000 Nigerians since 2000. T