2007年VOA标准英语-Sudanese Police, Darfur Rebels Die in Clashes

By Noel King Khartoum 25 March 2007 Eight former Darfur rebels and two Sudanese police officers were killed during clashes on Saturday outside of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Noel King in Khartoum reports that the former rebels of the Sudan Libera

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Asian Economic Growth Hinges on Investm

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 March 2007 Participants of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) forum in Jakarta (File photo - 10 Apr 2006) A regional United Nations agency says Asia needs to step up investment in infrastru

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Meets Arab Ministers in Advance of Riyadh

By David Gollust Aswan, Egypt 25 March 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met foreign ministers of four moderate Arab states in the Egyptian city of Aswan Saturday in advance of the Arab League summit next week in Riyadh. U.S. officials wo

2007年VOA标准英语-Cautious Calm Returns to Democratic Republic of

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 25 March 2007 Residents of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, are relieved but bitter, as calm has returned after two days of brutal fighting between government forces and the guard of opposition leader

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary-General to Meet Israeli and Palest

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 25 March 2007 The Secretary-General of the United Nations has arrived in Israel for separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the Middle East peace process an

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Criticizes Congress for Attorneys Controve

By Marissa Melton Washington 24 March 2007 President Bush used his weekly radio address Saturday to discuss two major disagreements between his Republican administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress. One is about a congressional demand for

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq's Deputy PM Stable Day After Bomb Attack

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 24 March 2007 Iraq's deputy prime minister, injured in an assassination attempt Friday, was in stable condition and moved out of a Baghdad intensive care unit Saturday. Meanwhile, insurgents killed and injured several people

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Vows to Veto Legislation Calling for US Ir

By Scott Stearns White House 23 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush says he will veto an emergency spending bill for the war in Iraq because opposition Democrats attached a timetable for the withdrawal of troops there. VOA White House Correspondent

2007年VOA标准英语-House Democrats Challenge President Bush on Ira

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 23 March 2007 In a direct challenge to President Bush, the House of Representatives has, on a roughly party line vote of 218 to 212, called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq no later than the end of August 2008.

2007年VOA标准英语-Democrats Face Uncertain Vote on War Funding Me

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 Democrats in the House of Representatives face uncertainty as they proceed with plans to bring legislation to the floor later this week to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and provide billions in domes

2007年VOA标准英语-Constitutional Showdown Emerging in Attorneys S

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 President Bush is urging majority Democrats in Congress to accept his offer to allow congressional investigators to interview key aides in private but not under oath about the White House decision to fire ei

2007年VOA标准英语-Congress Probes FBI Abuse of Power in Gaining P

By Peter Fedynsky Washington 20 March 2007 U.S. legislators on Tuesday heard first hand the findings of an internal government report, which revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, abused its powers in obtaining personal informatio

2007年VOA标准英语-World's Largest Passenger Aircraft Makes First

By Kane Farabaugh New York, New York 20 March 2007 watch Farabaugh report It is the largest passenger aircraft ever built. With a capacity to hold up to 550 passengers, and with better fuel efficiency than other airliners, the Airbus A380 made a his

2007年VOA标准英语-US Presses Chad to Accept UN Peacekeeping Force

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 A U.S. State Department official says the United States is pressing Chad to accept a U.N. peacekeeping force to help secure regional stability. The official told Congress the violence in the neighboring Dar

2007年VOA标准英语-Pentagon: Afghan Insurgent Offensive Could Begi

By Al Pessin Washington 20 March 2007 A senior U.S. military officer says he expects Afghan Taleban insurgents to launch a new series of attacks starting Wednesday to mark the Afghan New Year. The officer spoke at a news conference at the Pentagon, a

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan's Leader Faces Political Crisis Over J

By Gary Thomas Washington 20 March 2007 The abrupt removal of Pakistan's chief justice has sparked a political firestorm around President Pervez Musharraf. Critics charge the president's decision to remove the judge was politically motivated. As VOA

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Asks for Patience as Iraq War Enters 5th Y

By Sean Maroney Washington 20 March 2007 watch Maroney report Four years ago this week American forces and their coalition partners invaded Iraq and quickly deposed Saddam Hussein. Today, the country is torn by sectarian violence. Insurgents and mil

2007年VOA标准英语-US: Iraqi Insurgents Intentionally Kill Childre

By Al Pessin Pentagon 20 March 2007 A senior U.S. military officer says insurgents in Iraq used two children to help them pass a coalition checkpoint in Baghdad in recent days, and then detonated a car bomb, killing the children. The officer reporte

2007年VOA标准英语-Islamic Militants in Indonesia Jailed for Behea

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 March 2007 Judges sentenced Islamic militant Hasanuddin to 20 years in prison for masterminding the grisly beheadings of the three teenage Christian schoolgirls three years ago, buying the machetes used to kill them

2007年VOA标准英语-India's Printing Presses Roll on Newspaper Boom

By Steve Herman New Delhi 21 March 2007 While many newspapers in Western countries are going out of business, consolidating or cutting staff, the industry is exploding in India. National circulation rose 33 percent between 2001 and 2005. The World A