2007年VOA标准英语-US Appeals For Fairness And Transparency in Nig

By David Gollust State Department 20 April 2007 Many fear Nigeria elections will be chaotic On the eve of Nigeria's presidential election, the United States is appealing to Nigerian authorities to make the voting as free, fair and transparent as poss

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Sponsors Worldwide Environment Awareness Day

By Paul Sisco Washington 04 June 2007 Every year since 1974, the United Nations has declared June 5th World Environment Day. The theme of this year's series of events is Melting Ice a Hot Topic? VOA's Paul Sisco reports. For International Polar Year

2007年VOA标准英语-Worldwide Poll Finds Most Reject Clash of Civil

By Tom Rivers London 19 February 2007 Suleymaniye mosque, Istanbul, left, and National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. A large-scale survey commissioned by the BBC finds that, despite current global tensions, the majority of people around the world rejec

2007年VOA标准英语-Queen Elizabeth Tours Colonial Settlement of Ja

By Margaret Besheer Washington 04 May 2007 Britain's Queen Elizabeth visited the historic Jamestown Settlement Friday, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in what would become the United States. The Queen's

2007年VOA标准英语-Queen Elizabeth II Wraps Up US Visit

By Margaret Besheer Washington 08 May 2007 Britain's Queen Elizabeth IIwrapped up a six-day state visit to the United States Tuesday, with a full day of events in the Washington area. From Washington, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more on the royal visi

VOA常速英语2007-Jimmy Carter Hopes Elections in Sudan Will Bring

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 10 October 2007 More than 200,000 people have died and millions more have been displaced by the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. U.S. President Bush has called the crisis there genocide. Despite international pressur

2007年VOA标准英语-Carter Calls For Urgent Action to Eradicate Gui

By Efam Dovi Accra 09 February 2007 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has called for urgent action to eradicate guinea worm disease in Ghana. Guinea worm is a water-born worm infection that is contracted when people drink water containing the worm's

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerians Turn to Carter Center to Fight Water-

By Gilbert da Costa Nasawara 16 February 2007 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is known in Nigeria as the architect of a sustained campaign to rid the country of Guinea worm disease. Guinea worm is a water-borne worm infection that is contracted w

2007年VOA标准英语-Former President Carter Suggests US Government

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 16 June 2007 Former President Jimmy Carter, 82, says Washington should stop treating Nepal's Maoists as terrorists, and start talking with the former rebels instead. Mr. Carter is wrapping up a four-day visit to Nepal to as

VOA常速英语2007年-Carter Center Celebrates 25 Years of Promoting

By Kane Farabaugh New York 05 November 2007 One of the hallmarks of Jimmy Carter's American presidency was a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. It brought lasting peace between two former enemies. The experience encouraged Mr. Carter to spend

2007年VOA标准英语-Hughes Promotes US-Indian Educational Exchange

By Lisa Vohra Washington 27 March 2007 watch India Education Exchange Thousands of international students travel to the United States each year to attend college. But since the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001, security concerns have made st

VOA常速英语2007-Scientists Say 'Most Accurate' Climate Report Fo

By Phil Mercer Sydney 05 October 2007 Australia's main scientific research agency says it has produced the most accurate projections of climate change ever made - and the outlook is not good for Australia. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, where the g

2007年VOA标准英语-Wal-Mart Officials Visit India Amid Protests

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 February 2007 Shoppers enter the Wal-Mart store in Williston, Vermont (file photo) Executives from the U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart visited India last week to discuss a joint venture with a domestic company in the count

2007年VOA标准英语-Wal-Mart Reports Worst Sales Figures in Nearly

By Mil Arcega Washington 14 May 2007 April sales figures show a disappointing month for Wal-Mart. The world's largest retailer reported a big drop in sales last month -- its worst decline in nearly 30 years. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, Wal-Mart is n

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanon War Inquiry Brings Calls for Olmert's R

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 April 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is seen as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, 29 Apr 2007 Israel's embattled leader Ehud Olmert is facing growing calls for his resignation befo

2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Claims Gains Over Eastern Rebels

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 07 August 2007 Ethiopia's government is claiming near victory over a rebel group that has waged war against it in eastern Ethiopia, just days after bombs killed one person and wounded at least eight in the region's capital. Ni

2007年VOA标准英语-Non-governmental Organizations Claim to Serve H

By Jela De Franceschi Washington 12 July 2007 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are rapidly growing all over the world. Many are dedicated to alleviating humanitarian, social and educational problems of the less fortunate in society. In Focus, VO

2007年VOA标准英语-Russia Seeks to Claim Arctic Mineral Wealth

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

VOA常速英语2007-Britain's Brown Vows Long-Term Commitment to Afg

By Tom Rivers London 25 October 2007 For the first time as prime minister, Gordon Brown has met Afghan President Hamid Karzai at 10 Downing Street. Brown said Britain's commitment to Afghanistan was long term and he urged other countries to do more i

2007年VOA标准英语-South Africa Gets Two-Year Term on UN Security

By Nathan King New York, New York 15 January 2007 watch South Africa report South Africa made diplomatic history this month by taking its seat for a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council, and the country hopes to become an influential