2007年VOA标准英语-Human Rights Watch Accuses Ugandan Army Of Atro

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 September 2007 The U.S. rights group Human Rights Watch is accusing Uganda's army of widespread abuses in its restive northern Karamoja region, including the killing of civilians. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, Ugand

2007年VOA标准英语-Human Rights Watch Says All in Somalia Conflict

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 August 2007 The U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch has released a detailed report on the fighting that devastated the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in March and April of this year. The report concludes that Ethiopian, Somali, a

2007年VOA标准英语-Human Rights Watch Film Festival Aims to Put Hu

By Mona Ghuneim New York 04 July 2007 Three documentaries featured at the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York this year aim to put a human face on the issues and crises facing Africa today. From New York, VOA's Mona Ghuneim has the st

2007年VOA标准英语-Human Rights Watch: West African Girls Work in

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 June 2007 Across Africa, poverty and a tradition of putting children in the care of the extended family have led many parents to send their young children, especially daughters, to cities. There they often end up working in

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Mission Goes to Darfur to Assess Situation

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 February 2007 A U.N. human rights mission led by American anti-landmine campaigner and Nobel Laureate, Jody Williams, leaves on Saturday to assess the situation in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur. The team will r

2007年VOA标准英语-Outgoing Head of UN Mission in Ivory Coast Soun

By Nico Colombant Dakar 07 February 2007 The outgoing head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast is making dire predictions about the future of the divided west-African country. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from Dakar. Pierre Schori U.N. mi

2007年VOA标准英语-'A Business With a Mission' -- US Nonprofit Acc

By June Soh Baltimore, Maryland 25 January 2007 watch Mental Health report Michael Freeman, a former Harbor City Services employee, now has his own business Finding a job can be extremely difficult for those who are psychologically disabled or recov

2007年VOA标准英语-New Iraq Commander: Mission 'Hard, Not Hopeless

By Al Pessin Pentagon 23 January 2007 The U.S. Army general named by President Bush as the new coalition commander in Iraq told a Senate committee Tuesday he believes the new Baghdad security plan can work, but it will not be easy. VOA's Al Pessin r

2007年VOA标准英语-Tombstone, Arizona Provides Glimpse of Old Amer

By Yi Suli Tombstone, Arizona 26 September 2007 Tombstone, Arizona, in the southwestern U.S. offers a glimpse at America's old West where prospectors could become rich overnight and lawlessness and violence were a way of life. Today, this popular tou

2007年VOA标准英语-Canada Claims First Football Win at Women's Wor

By Jim Stevenson Hangzhou, China 16 September 2007 Canada has picked up its first win at the Women's World Cup football tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson was at the game Saturday in Hangzhou, where the Canadians scored often against Ghana to g

VOA常速英语2007-Officials Along US-Canada Border Work to Strike

By Mike O'Sullivan Seattle 04 October 2007 Concerns with smuggling and terrorism have led to heightened security along U.S borders. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Seattle. The U.S. border with Canada, 6,400 kilometers from the Atlantic to the Pacific o

VOA常速英语2007年-Rice Urges Canada, Other NATO Allies to Perseve

By David Gollust State Department 20 December 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday hailed Canada's military role in Afghanistan and said defeating the Taliban-led insurgency there is crucial to international security. Rice met Canad

VOA常速英语2007年-Canada's Accused Serial Killer Found Guilty of

By Craig McCulloch Vancouver 10 December 2007 A pig farmer who is believed to be Canada's worst serial killer was found guilty Sunday of second degree murder in the death of six women. This trial in a suburban Vancouver court involved the first six o

VOA常速英语2007年-Flamingo Meat Being Sold Illegally in Mubai Mar

By Steve Herman New Delhi 15 December 2007 Indian police say they have apprehended two men caught on videotape shooting flamingos near Mumbai. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that flamingo meat is selling cheaper than chicken in

2007年VOA标准英语-Pentagon Accidentally Sold Parts for Iranian Fi

By Al Pessin Washington 02 August 2007 Investigators from the U.S. Congress say earlier this year the Defense Department sold nearly 1,400 collections of surplus parts that can be used in aging fighter jets now only flown by Iran, in spite of a ban o

2007年VOA标准英语-Olmert Adopts Wait and See Attitude on Palestin

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 February 2007 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 11 Feb 2006 Israel has given a cautious response to the new Palestinian government agreed to in Mecca last week, in which the ru

2007年VOA标准英语-Downtown New York Stages Cultural Festival Born

By Carolyn Weaver New York City 24 September 2007 Summer in New York is a season of outdoor festivals, and although summer is mostly over, one arts festival continues to the end of September. The River to River Festival was founded in 2001 to lift th

2007年VOA标准英语-European Parliament Members Defend Criticisms o

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 April 2007 Members of the European Parliament have gone before US Congress to defend the findings of a report criticizing the practice of extraordinary rendition, in which terrorist suspects have been transferred by U.

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigeria's Armed Group MEND Attacks Oil Pipeline

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 08 May 2007 Man walks along oil pipelines belonging to Italian oil company Agip in Obrikom, Nigeria (File) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, the most prominent armed group in Nigeria's oil-rich N

2007年VOA标准英语-Restaurants Working Towards Being Green

By Mona Ghuneim New York 04 August 2007 Many U.S. restaurants are now taking steps to be more ecologically conscious in their business practices. From recycling to using nontoxic cleaning products to installing energy-efficient forms of lighting, din