2007年VOA标准英语-United States, Germany Reach Women's World Cup

By Jim Stevenson Tianjin, China 23 September 2007 Top ranked United States and defending champion Germany have advanced to the semifinals of the Women's World Cup football (soccer) tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports both teams had simil

2007年VOA标准英语-Israeli Archaeologists Say Muslims Damaged Reli

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 01 September 2007 Ancient artifacts are at the heart of a fresh dispute between Jews and Arabs at a hotly contested holy place in Jerusalem. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the dispute points to the si

2007年VOA标准英语-Shopping for Ramadan a Cultural Treat

By Ade Astuti and Susy Tekunan Washington 21 September 2007 Muslims around the world are in the midst of marking the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. It is a time when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk while focusing on prayers, charity and personal accou

2007年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe Envoy Criticizes British PM's Oppositi

By Tendai Maphosa London 21 September 2007 The Zimbabwean ambassador to the United Nations has accused British Prime Minister Gordon Brown of trying to dictate who should attend the European Union-African Union summit by threatening to stay away if P

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqis Top List of People Seeking Asylum in Ind

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 September 2007 The United Nations refugee agency says Iraqis top the list of people seeking asylum in 36 of the world's richest countries. A new report shows asylum applications in industrial countries filed by Iraqis rose 4

2007年VOA标准英语-Facing Re-election Soon, Pakistan’s President L

By Simon Marks Islamabad, Pakistan 21 September 2007 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, facing growing calls to chart a return to Democracy, indicated Wednesday he will quit as army chief if he is re-elected. Eight years after seizing power in a m

2007年VOA标准英语-Medics Struggle to Limit DRC Ebola Outbreak

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 21 September 2007 A suspected Ebola death has been reported in another province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears that the virus may be spreading. But the World Health Organization says that with new mobile la

2007年VOA标准英语-New Sierra Leone President Discusses Borders, S

By Kari Barber Dakar 21 September 2007 Sierra Leone's newly elected president Ernest Koroma began his first foreign trip Friday since taking office. He stopped first in Guinea and continued on to Liberia where meetings are planned on bolstering secur

2007年VOA标准英语-FBI Director Says Anti-Terror Cooperation With

By Lisa Bryant Paris 21 September 2007 FBI Director Robert Mueller says transatlantic cooperation against terrorism is improving - and is vital for Europe and the United States to be able to successfully counter threats. Mueller is on a tour of Europ

2007年VOA标准英语-Chile to Extradite Fujimori to Peru

By Brian Wagner Miami 21 September 2007 Chile's supreme court has approved the extradition of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to face charges of human rights abuse and corruption at home. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the ruling end

2007年VOA标准英语-US Embassy Resumes Some Travel With Help of Bla

By Jim Randle Baghdad 21 September 2007 The U.S. Embassy resumed limited travel by road with Blackwater USA protection in Baghdad on Friday. As VOA's Jim Randle reports, the move came just days after all travel by land by U.S. officials was suspended

2007年VOA标准英语-Tensions Rise Between ANC, Alliance Partner Ove

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 21 September 2007 A decision by South Africa's Congress of South African Trade Unions to endorse former deputy president Jacob Zuma to become president of the African National Congress has prompted outrage from the rul

2007年VOA标准英语-World Leaders Gather for UN Climate Change Meet

By Margaret Besheer New York 24 September 2007 More than 140 countries have gathered at the United Nations for a summit on climate change. U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki moon says the earth's warming is an urgent, global challenge that requires unprec

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Vows to Combat Islamic Terrorism

By Simon Marks Lahore, Pakistan 24 September 2007 Pakistani officials have reiterated their determination to fight Islamic extremism inside their country following the release of an audio message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The message appe

2007年VOA标准英语-Sierra Leone's Amputees Strive for Football Suc

By Nico Colombant and Kari Barber Freetown, Sierra Leone 24 September 2007 Amputee war victims in Sierra Leone are hard at work preparing for the upcoming (November 8th to 18th) amputee football World Cup in Turkey. The sport started 30 years ago in

2007年VOA标准英语-Prize-Winning Idea Paying Dividends in Kyrgyzst

By Peter Fedynsky Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 24 September 2007 It is said that it takes money to make money. Last year, an economist from Bangladesh won the Nobel Peace Prize for an innovative program called micro-lending that enables poor people to borrow

2007年VOA标准英语-EU Concerned As Kosovo Blast Kills Two

By Stefan Bos Budapest 24 September 2007 The European Union has condemned a bomb blast that killed at least two people and injured nearly a dozen others in Serbia's Kosovo Province. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest there is rising tension in

2007年VOA标准英语-Mali Pledges Assistance to Taureg Minority

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 24 September 2007 As part of a peace deal with militant ethnic Tuaregs in northern Mali, the country's government has pledged $2 million towards development. Analysts say long-awaited diplomacy and development aid is crucial i

2007年VOA标准英语-Amnesty Calls for International Community to Do

By Tendai Maphosa London 24 September 2007 An Amnesty International report blames the international community for failing to address adequately Iraq's worsening refugee crisis, leaving the main host countries of Syria and Jordan shouldering much of t

2007年VOA标准英语-Climate Change Threatens More Destruction in Af

By Phuong Tran Dakar 24 September 2007 As heads of states from throughout Africa attend a U.N.-organized meeting in New York City to tackle global warming, African scientists and civil society leaders say crop production, lives, and entire villages o