2007年VOA标准英语-Democrats Assail President's Iraq Plan, Republi

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 January 2007 President Bush's plan to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq in a temporary surge to help the Iraqi government fight insurgents has been met with sharp criticism from majority Democrats. VOA's

VOA常速英语2007年-Georgia's Besieged President Calls Early Electi

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 08 November 2007 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who is mired in a deep political crisis, Thursday agreed to call early presidential elections and said he would lift the state of emergency. In this background re

VOA常速英语2007年-From Hospital Bed, Somali President Rejects Rep

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 07 December 2007 Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf is declaring that he's in good health four days after he was admitted to a Nairobi hospital with bronchitis and his health forced him to skip out on a meeting with U.S. Secr

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls for More NATO Troops in Afghanistan

By Paula Wolfson White House 15 February 2007 President Bush says the United States and NATO will stage a spring offensive in Afghanistan against terrorists and Taleban fighters. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. President Bush speaks

2007年VOA标准英语-US Unveils New Counter-Drug Strategy for Afghan

By David Gollust State Department 09 August 2007 The United States Thursday announced a new, more aggressive, strategy for curbing the illicit drug trade in Afghanistan. U.S. officials concede that opium poppy production in the country overall is gro

VOA常速英语2007-Commander Says NATO Should Fight Afghan Drug Tra

By Al Pessin Pentagon 10 October 2007 The top NATO commander says the alliance should do more to fight the drug trade in Afghanistan, where it has had primary responsibility for security issues for nearly a year. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pent

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudan Denies a United Nations Human Rights Team

By Jim Fry Washington, DC 13 February 2007 watch Sudan UN report The Sudanese government Monday said it would deny visas to a U.N. human rights mission due to arrive this week to investigate alleged abuses in Darfur. The team leader says it is in Su

2007年VOA标准英语-Kenyan Foreign Minister Rejects Criticism Over

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 04 January 2007 Kenya's foreign affairs minister is rejecting criticism from the U.N. refugee agency and others that Kenya violated international law by sending people back into Somalia amidst reports of fighting. Cathy Maj

2007年VOA标准英语-Kenyan Officials Deny Reports of Arrest of Terr

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 14 March 2007 Government officials in Kenya are vehemently denying media reports that a man, believed to be a close associate of one of the three most wanted al-Qaida operatives in east Africa, has been arrested in the coastal

2007年VOA标准英语-Leader of Croatian Serbs Sentenced to 35 Years

By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 12 June 2007 A former Croatian Serb rebel leader has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder, torture and persecution of non-Serbs in Croatia, in the early 1990s. Milan Martic was a leader of the ethnic Serbs

2007年VOA标准英语-Guinea's President Declares State of Emergency

By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 February 2007 Guinea's President Lansana Conte has declared a state of emergency following renewed violence that left at least a dozen people dead in the capital. This came as union leaders resumed a nationwide strike Mond

2007年VOA标准英语-Micro Loans Help Immigrants Achieve American Dr

By June Soh Washington 16 April 2007 Watch video report on Micro Loans Many new immigrants and refugees in the United States find out that they have a hard time landing well-paying jobs. Even with business ambitions, they can face difficulties. VOA'

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Putin Seek Common Ground on Missile Defen

By Paula Wolfson Washington 02 July 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin (l) and President Bush during a joint press conference at the Bush family compound in northeastern U.S. state of Maine, 02 Jul 2007 U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian Pr

2007年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Prize Goes to Senegalese Group Fig

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 A Senegalese non-profit group, which has fought against female genital mutilation for more than 15 years, has won a humanitarian prize of$1.5 million dollars. For VOA, Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. The non-profi

VOA常速英语2007-French Minister Calls for Increased European Coo

By Lisa Bryant Paris 09 October 2007 French Interior Minister Michele Alliot Marie has called for closer European cooperation to fight security threats. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris that the minister says France will make this a priority when it ta

VOA常速英语2007年-Chadian Authorities Release 4 More Europeans in

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 09 November 2007 A lawyer representing the airplane crew involved in an illegal adoption case in Chad says the three Spanish crew members and Belgian pilot have been released. The four had faced charges of complicity in an alle

2007年VOA标准英语-Thousands of Refugees Pin Hopes on East Timor's

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 07 April 2007 An East Timorese boy plays with a dog at a refugee camp on the grounds of a church in Dili, 07 Apr 2007 Nearly 40,000 people are living in makeshift refugee camps in East Timor, afraid to return

2007年VOA标准英语-Political Opposition to America's Wartime Presi

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 22 January 2007 watch War Presidency report President Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday will be delivered at a joint session of Congress, where a majority now opposes his call for a troop increase in Ira

2007年VOA标准英语-Watchdog Group Says Somalia Still Remains Hot S

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 January 2007 Some of the ten Somali men accused of piracy stand in the dock under guard of Kenyan police officers in the court in Mombasa (3 Feb 2006) Piracy attacks are falling worldwide but hot spots remain, including i

2007年VOA标准英语-US 2008 Presidential Race Well Under Way

By Jim Malone Washington 22 January 2007 Americans will not elect their next president for 22 months, but already the 2008 presidential campaign seems to have reached a fever pitch. In the last few days alone, three candidates, including Senator Hil