2007年VOA标准英语-NATO Chief says Taleban, al-Qaida Hide Behind C

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 July 2007 NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says the alliance must do everything in its power to avoid civilian casualties in Afghanistan. But he warned that NATO opponents in Afghanistan cannot be put on the

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Report Says Suicide Bombings on Rise in Afgh

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 09 September 2007 A United Nations report says the number of suicide bombings in Afghanistan is rising fast and would this year likely reach a record high. As Daniel Schearf reports for VOA from Islamabad, the report says

2007年VOA标准英语-French Presidential Election Heats Up

By Anita Elash Paris 10 April 2007 The first round in the campaign for a new French president is in its final phase with candidates broadcasting their official campaign messages. Anita Elash reports from Paris. The 12 candidates in this race have bee

2007年VOA标准英语-French President-Elect Sarkozy Calls for Econom

By Deborah Block Washington 15 May 2007 Nicholas Sarkozy will become the new president of France on Wednesday (May 16th). The conservative politician is calling for tax cuts, free-market reforms and stronger ties to the United States. How will these

VOA常速英语2007年-French President Calls for Release of Hostages

By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 December 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy again marked his hands-on diplomatic style by personally requesting the head of Colombia's FARC guerrillas release 45 hostages the group has been holding for years. For VOA, Lisa

2007年VOA标准英语-Protective Nets Keep Sharks at Bay in Durban, S

By Scott Bobb Durban 14 June 2007 South Africa boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the world,which attract millions of tourists each year. A series of fatal shark attacks in the Durban area in the 1940s led local authorities to install shark

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian High Tech Entrepreneur Seeks Profit, P

By Naomi Schwarz Ouagadougou 12 June 2007 In Africa, the number of private technology companies is increasing as entrepreneurs and technology workers cash in on this growing sector. For VOA Naomi Schwarz tells the story of one such entrepreneur from

2007年VOA标准英语-Vietnam Has High Hopes For President's Meetings

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 20 June 2007 For the first time, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is visiting the United States. Nguyen Minh Triet will meet with President Bush on Friday and also will meet with congressional leaders. Relat

2007年VOA标准英语-WHO Sets Sights on Global Warming as Health Iss

By Kurt Achin Jeju, South Korea 14 September 2007 Global warming is often in the news these days, usually in connection with changing, and sometimes destructive, weather patterns. But the World Health Organization says rising temperatures also have a

VOA常速英语2007年-First Global Cancer Figures Released

By Jessica Berman Washington 18 December 2007 The first estimate of cancer deaths worldwide concludes that 2007 will close with 7.6 million deaths as a result of the disease. According to the report called Global Cancer Facts and Figures, 12 million

2007年VOA标准英语-Global NGOs Welcome India Court Decision Uphold

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 08 August 2007 Non-governmental organizations working in the health sector in developing countries have welcomed a decision by the High Court in Chennai, India, rejecting a challenge to Indian patent law by the Swiss f

2007年VOA标准英语-Asia Threatened by Global Financial Imbalances,

By Kurt Achin Kyoto 04 May 2007 Asia's economic development is a success story that has been decades in the making. But in the past decade, the region has become a key factor in a global imbalance marked by too much reliance on exports by countries i

VOA常速英语2007年-Senegal Officials Seek Concrete Economic Result

By Kari Barber Dakar 01 November 2007 European Union officials say plans are in place for a joint European Union-African Union summit to be held later this year. However, Senegalese officials said in a meeting with EU leaders in Dakar late Wednesday

VOA常速英语2007年-US Candidates for President Debate Torture, Pub

By Jim Fry Washington 05 December 2007 Two Republican Party candidates for U.S. president disagreed sharply last week on the use a controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding. While much of the campaign focuses on domestic issues, ca

VOA常速英语2007年-Watchdog Group Challenges US Military Over Reli

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 10 December 2007 The U.S. Constitution guarantees religious freedom and prevents government support of religion. The provisions apply to those in the military, as well as civilians. Mike O'Sullivan reports, an organizat

2007年VOA标准英语-Ghana's Kufuor Expresses Dismay Over Zimbabwe V

By Tendai Maphosa London 15 March 2007 Ghanaian President John Kufuor, who holds the rotating African Union chairmanship, has called the turmoil in Zimbabwe very embarrassing and says the AU was doing all it could to help the embattled country. Mr.

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippines Tuna Industry Short of Fish as Glob

By Douglas Bakshian General Santos City 06 September 2007 Worldwide tuna catches are falling as demand strains the supply. Tuna stocks in the Atlantic and Mediterranean have dropped, in recent years, prompting a cut in catch quotas. Supplies also app

2007年VOA标准英语-Congo Rebel Leader Says Violence On the Wane

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 September 2007 Laurent Nkunda (2004 photo) Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda says violence is easing in restive eastern Congo after days of heavy fighting forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. As Nick Wad

2007年VOA标准英语-Opposition Leader Koroma Elected President of S

By Kari Barber Dakar 17 September 2007 Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission says opposition leader Ernest Koroma has won the nation's September 8 presidential runoff. Kari Barber has more from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar. Ernest Koroma

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Afghan Leader Hold Security Strategy Talk

By Paula Wolfson White House 06 August 2007 President Bush says he is confident al-Qaida leaders will be brought to justice, and pledges to continue the struggle against terrorist elements and remnants of Afghanistan's ousted Taleban regime. VOA Whit