2007年VOA标准英语-Rice to Visit Mideast Next Week, Passing Up ASE

By David Gollust State Department 24 July 2007 The State Department confirmed Tuesday that because of Middle East travel plans, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will not attend next week's regional forum with leaders of Southeast Asian countries i

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senators Question Attorney General Gonzales

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 July 2007 U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Tuesday faced sharp questioning from lawmakers of both political parties over his handling of the firing of federal prosecutors, as a constitutional showdown looms betwe

2007年VOA标准英语-US Democratic Presidential Contenders Take Part

By Jim Malone Washington 24 July 2007 The eight Democratic contenders for president in 2008 faced off in a debate Monday evening that featured an unusual format. The candidates faced questions from average citizens put to them on video through the vi

2007年VOA标准英语-Cameroon Ruling Party Headed For Big Election V

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 24 July 2007 Provisional results in Cameroon's combined legislative and municipal elections show a landslide victory for President Paul Biya's ruling party. Opposition parties have alleged massive fraud and say they fear Mr. Bi

2007年VOA标准英语-Greenland Ice Reveals Evidence of Global Warmin

By Kane Farabaugh Kangerlussuak, Greenland 24 July 2007 Greenland's glaciersshow evidence of global warming Periods of global warming and cooling have caused the terrain of Greenland to change over time -- part of the natural process of the Earth's e

2007年VOA标准英语-ICRC Steps Up Aid To Displaced Poor In Central

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 July 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross is stepping up humanitarian operations for 100,000 displaced people in the Central African Republic. A Red Cross Official just back from the CAR tells VOA these people a

2007年VOA标准英语-Micro-Loan Programs Help Poor Angolans Raise St

By Scott Bobb Luanda 24 July 2007 Angola's civil war ended five years ago but today the country and its people still struggle to overcome the devastation caused by the 27 years of conflict. At one point, 80 percent of the people lived off the informa

2007年VOA标准英语-US, Iran, Iraq Setting Up Subcommittee on Iraqi

By David Gollust State Department 24 July 2007 U.S. and Iranian diplomats, meeting in Baghdad for the second time in two months, agreed Tuesday to set up a joint subcommittee with Iraq on Iraqi security issues. But U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crock

2007年VOA标准英语-US Rebuffs North Korean Offer for Military Talk

By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 13 July 2007 North Korea says it wants to hold military talks with the United States, but Washington says any direct talks would only come after an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. Joseph Popiolkowski has m

2007年VOA标准英语-All Work and No Play for Indians Living in Daka

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 12 July 2007 The small group of Indians living in Dakar say they came to the city to make money. Because they work long hours and do not intend to remain in Dakar, the Indians, unlike those in many other expatriate communities

2007年VOA标准英语-Lawmakers Urge End to Political Briefings for U

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 July 2007 U.S. lawmakers are urging the Bush administration to stop giving political briefings to U.S. diplomats out of concern it could politically taint the nation's diplomatic agencies. The Washington Post newspaper

2007年VOA标准英语-S. Africans Increasingly Impatient at Slow Serv

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 25 July 2007 A recent survey has found that some 27 percent of South Africans are dissatisfied with services delivered at the local government level, a finding born out by ever more frequent protests across many areas

2007年VOA标准英语-Dead Taleban Leader Was Guantanamo Detainee

By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 July 2007 The Taleban leader who killed himself to avoid capture by Pakistani security forces Tuesday was released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay three years ago. Pentagon officials say they do their best no

2007年VOA标准英语-US Congressional Panel Cites White House Offici

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 July 2007 The House Judiciary Committee has voted to recommend to the full House of Representatives that President Bush's chief of staff, Joshua Bolten, and his former legal counsel, Harriet Miers, be cited for contemp

2007年VOA标准英语-British Prime Minister Unveils Anti-Terror Prop

By Tom Rivers London 25 July 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled in parliament Wednesday new anti-terror measures he would like to see implemented in the coming months. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. PM Gordon Brown departs

2007年VOA标准英语-Young Australian Muslims Want Homegrown Imams

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 July 2007 Australia's Muslims want to move away from the practice of importing imams. Most senior clerics here were born in the Middle East - some do not speak English and are seen as out of touch with modern Australia. Many

2007年VOA标准英语-US Vows to Work With Pakistan on Counterterrori

By Deborah Tate Washington 26 July 2007 A U.S. State Department official says the United States wants to work with Pakistan on counterterrorism and not infringe on Pakistani sovereignty. The comments come just days after a White House official refuse

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan Prime Minister's Job in Peril in Coming E

By Catherine Makino Tokyo 26 July 2007 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is battling to hold onto power in elections on Sunday for the upper house of parliament. His popularity is at new lows because of political scandals and a perception he is not f

2007年VOA标准英语-N. Korean Nuclear Diplomacy Now in the Hands of

By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 July 2007 Diplomatic efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs are, for now, in the hands of technical experts. The working groups, as they are known, will spend next month sifting through details and definitions so

2007年VOA标准英语-S. Korea Mourns Hostage Death, While Seeking to

By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 July 2007 South Korea says kidnappers who killed a South Korean hostage in Afghanistan will be held accountable for their actions. As family and friends of the victim mourn, South Korean negotiators are trying to save the lives