2007年VOA标准英语-General Petraeus Says Some Troops May Leave Ira

By Al Pessin Washington 10 September 2007 The American commander in Iraq says the U.S. troop presence there will be reduced by about 2,000 this month, and another 3,500 by the end of the year. But General David Petraeus said he needs most of the 168,

VOA常速英语2007年-In Somalia, Presence of Ethiopian Troops Fuels

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 19 December 2007 The end of 2007 will mark the one-year anniversary of an Ethiopia-led offensive that ousted Somalia's Islamist movement from power and helped install a secular interim government in its place. As VOA Corresponde

2007年VOA标准英语-Beatings and Abductions Continue in Zimbabwe

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 07 May 2007 After the high-profile police beating of senior opposition politicians in March, state-sponsored political violence in Zimbabwe is now targeting mid-level opposition activists and ordinary citizens who are being

2007年VOA标准英语-Huey Lewis and the News Continue to Rock

By Larry London Washington 14 September 2007 Huey Lewis and the News was one of the most successful rock bands of the 1980s. Their string of hits, including the number one anthem Power of Love, have sold over 20 million records worldwide and can stil

2007年VOA标准英语-Nonprofit Groups Provide Job Training, Placemen

By Jeffrey Young Washington 12 June 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas, called counties, are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on

2007年VOA标准英语-Ceasefire Reveals Early Cracks in Eastern DRC

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 September 2007 Many civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are hoping for a ceasefire between the army and renegade fighters, but the rival forces as well as U.N. officials are giving conflicting information abou

2007年VOA标准英语-G8 Leaders Gather Amid Differences and Protests

By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm, Germany 05 June 2007 Leaders of the G8 group of major industrial nations are gathering in Germany's Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for three days of discussions to include climate change, economic issues and debt relief

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan, US Want G8 to Put More Pressure on North

By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 06 June 2007 Japan and the United States want the world's leading industrialized nations to put more pressure on North Korea to comply with an international agreement aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program. VOA

2007年VOA标准英语-G8 Renew Aid Pledges for Africa; Activists Say

By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm 08 June 2007 Leaders of the G8 group of wealthy industrial nations pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and malaria in Africa. Aid activists welcome the help, but say it is not enough. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from near the su

2007年VOA标准英语-Boeing Orders Up on Commercial and Fuel Efficie

By Mil Arcega Washington 09 April 2007 Watch Boeing Fuel Efficient Jets Boeing 787, Fuel Efficient Jets After years of lagging behind European rival Airbus, Boeing says 2007 is shaping up to be a very good year. The Chicago based airplane manufacture

2007年VOA标准英语-Boeing 787 Dreamliner Prepares to Take Flight

By Brian Padden Washington 04 July 2007 On the July eighth the Boeing Company will reveal its newest passenger jet in 13 years, the 787 Dreamliner. It is billed as the hottest-selling and most technologically advanced commercial jet ever. Boeing alre

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Somalis in South Are Severely Malnouris

By Caroline Sawyer Nairobi 17 August 2007 A United Nations agency report says 600,000 people in southern Somalia, including people in and around the capital Mogadishu, are suffering from severe malnutrition and nearly 300,000 of those require immedia

2007年VOA标准英语-US Delays Imposing Sanctions on Sudan

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 April 2007 U.S. special envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios says the United States has agreed to a request from U.N. Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon to delay imposing new sanctions against Sudan to give him more time to press

VOA常速英语2007年-Expert Assesses Potential Fallout Between Russi

By Victoria Cavaliere New York 06 December 2007 International mediators are due to present a report to the United Nations Security Council next week on Kosovo's push for unilateral independence from Serbia. More than a dozen European nations and the

2007年VOA标准英语-Western Pattern Diet Linked to Recurring Colon

By Melinda Smith Washington 15 August 2007 The Western diet, consisting of high fatfoods, is not beneficialfor cancer patients Worldwide statistics show that colon cancer kills more than 600,000 people every year. Now, a new study confirms that diet

2007年VOA标准英语-New UN Leader Appoints Deputy, Asks Senior Offi

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 05 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has named Tanzania's Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro as his deputy. As VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from the U.N. Mr. Ban is also asking 60 top officials to turn i

2007年VOA标准英语-Monrovians Praise Johnson-Sirleaf on First Anni

By Nico Colombant Dakar 15 January 2007 As residents of Liberia's war-torn capital Monrovia prepare to mark the first year of power for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the mood remains one of general praise and hope for Africa's first elected femal

2007年VOA标准英语-US to Close Eritrean Consulate Amid Diplomatic

By David Gollust State Department 17 August 2007 The State Department said Friday it has ordered Eritrea to close its consulate in Oakland, California amid U.S. charges the East African country is aiding rebels in Somalia. Officials say additional pu

VOA常速英语2007年-Record Numbers of Nepalese Apply to Gurkha Brig

By Liam Cochrane Pokhara, Nepal 06 December 2007 A record number of young Nepalese men are applying to join the British army's Brigade of Gurkhas. With political uncertainty continuing to undermine Nepal's economy, a job with the Gurkhas is one of th

2007年VOA标准英语-Some Former Nigerian Governors Under Scrutiny A

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 June 2007 Former governors in Nigeria suspected of corruption have showed up in Abuja for a meeting with an anti-corruption body, but several others are on the run. The government of new President Umaru Yar'Adua has vowed t