VOA常速英语2007-Bush Promises More Help for Liberia

By Paula Wolfson White House 18 October 2007 President Bush is offering more help to the young democratically-elected government of Liberia. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports he spoke after talks at the White House with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sir

2007年VOA标准英语-Cubans Struggle in Province Rich in Tobacco, To

By VOA News Pinar del Rio, Cuba 14 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba: part 2 This week we are bringing you a special series of reports called Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. The series is based on the reporting of a video crew that contributes mate

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesian Doctors Struggle to Identify Airplan

By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta 08 March 2007 Forensic doctors are struggling to identify the bodies of at least 21 people killed when an Indonesian airplane skidded off the runway and exploded Wednesday. As Chad Bouchard reports from Yogyakarta, family

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippines Tries to Reduce Sales of Kidneys fo

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 19 March 2007 In the Philippines, as in other impoverished parts of the world, selling a kidney may seem to offer an answer to financial hardship. But only the poorest of the poor resort to this, and their gains are often

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Calls For Action to Reduce Climate-Related R

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 August 2007 United Nations Disaster Reduction officials say the effects of climate change are having a dangerous impact now and governments must urgently take action to protect their communities from floods and other hazards

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Conference Aims to Reduce Threat of Biologic

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 August 2007 Experts attending an international conference are calling for quick action to reduce the threat posed by biological weapons. Participants attending the week-long meeting at the United Nations in Geneva say the so

2007年VOA标准英语-UN: Sub-Saharan Africa Not on Track to Reduce P

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 14 September 2007 United Nations and development officials say sub-Saharan Africa will not be able to meet U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing extreme poverty and improving health by 2015 without im

VOA常速英语2007-Israel Reduces Fuel Supplies to Gaza

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 28 October 2007 Israel is tightening sanctions on the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the move is casting a shadow over peace efforts. Israel began cutting fuel supplies to Gaza in response

VOA常速英语2007年-Benazir Bhutto Lived Life of Tragedy

By Steve Herman New Delhi 27 December 2007 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination following a political rally Thursday ended a life that was filled with great privilege and steeped in family tragedy. VOA Correspondent Steve H

2007年VOA标准英语-Musicians, Writers Network at 2007 Folk Allianc

By Katherine Cole Washington 12 March 2007 From weekend sports clubs and service organizations to college alumni groups and professional societies, thousands of associations currently exist in the U.S. The Folk Alliance is an organization for those

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Remains Hopeful on Nepal Peace Deal Despite

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 16 July 2007 Nepalese Maoist rebels train at a camp in Makwanpur, south of Kathmandu (File) Nepal's former Maoist rebels are refusing to allow United Nations officials to continue verifications called for in the agreement t

2007年VOA标准英语-Kurds Hopeful in Turkish General Election

By Dorian Jones Diyarbakir 16 July 2007 As Turkish voters get ready to head to the polls for general elections July 22, tension is rising among the Kurds in Turkey's southeast. Although the Kurdish nationalist party has been gaining support in the re

VOA常速英语2007年-Palestinians Hopeful, Skeptical About Peace Con

By Jim Teeple Ramallah 07 November 2007 Following talks this week with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he believes there is a real possibility of achieving peace with Israel. After the meetings, Isra

VOA常速英语2007-US Congressional Committee Approves Armenian Gen

Washington 10 October 2007 The House of Representatives foreign affairs committee has approved a non-binding resolution calling the massacre of Armenians nearly a century ago a genocide. The vote was 27 to 21. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol

VOA常速英语2007-US House Committee Probes Case with Racial Overt

By Robert Raffaele Washington 17 October 2007 Racial equality in the U.S. justice system came under scrutiny Tuesday during a U.S. House committee hearing that examined the highly-publicized Jena 6 case. The case involves six black teenagers who were

2007年VOA标准英语-US Transportation Department Targets Drunk Driv

By Paul Sisco Washington 06 September 2007 The U.S. Department of Transportation is targeting drivers who drink, and more specifically repeat offenders, in an effort to make America's roadways safer. In today's searching for solutions report, VOA's

2007年VOA标准英语-Russia Mulls EU Peacekeeping Proposal for Pales

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 10 July 2007 Russia says it is prepared to consider a proposal by a group of European Union foreign ministers to send peacekeepers to the Palestinian territories. The Moscow response comes as Russian citizens evacuated from r

2007年VOA标准英语-US Astronaut Arrested in Alleged Attack

By Brian Wagner Miami 06 February 2007 A U.S. astronaut has been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap and kill a female Air Force officer. From Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that incident with Lisa Nowak involved an apparent rivalry over the

2007年VOA标准英语-Pioneer US Astronaut Schirra Dies at 84

By David McAlary Washington 03 May 2007 Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. is shown posed for a studio portrait in his space suit in this June 1962 file photo One of the first U.S. astronauts and only the fifth American in space, Walter Schirra, has die

2007年VOA标准英语-Female Astronauts Discuss Upcoming US Missions

By Greg Flakus Houston 02 August 2007 In October, NASA, the U.S. Space Agency, plans major additions to the International Space Station (ISS) in two separate missions, both of which will be under the command of female astronauts. The two women who wi