2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Defends Firing of US Prosecutors

By Paula Wolfson Merida, Mexico 14 March 2007 President Bush has spoken out on an issue that has made headlines in Washington and created tensions between Congress and the White House. The controversy surrounds a decision by the Justice Department t

2007年VOA标准英语-Experts See Disturbing but Familiar Pattern in

By Jim Malone Washington 18 April 2007 Authorities in Virginia are slowly gathering and revealing information about Cho Seung Hui, the university student who police say was responsible for the worst mass-shooting spree in U.S. history. VOA National c

2007年VOA标准英语-Serb Students in North Kosovo Fearful of Future

By Barry Wood Mitrovica, Kosovo 15 February 2007 watch Kosovo Student report Kosovo On February 2nd the United Nations envoy for Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari, delivered his plan for the future of the breakaway province in southern Serbia. If implemented

2007年VOA标准英语-American Immigrant Saga Has South Asian Flavor

By Alan Silverman Holloywood 11 March 2007 The American immigrant saga has a South Asian flavor in a new film adapted from the best-selling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri about two generations of a Bengali family living in the United States. Alan Silverman h

2007年VOA标准英语-Leftist Lawmakers in Italy Threaten to Vote Aga

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 18 January 2007 Members of the far left in Italy's governing coalition are threatening to vote against refinancing the country's mission to Afghanistan. As Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome, the lawmakers are

2007年VOA标准英语-Democrats Challenge Bush on Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 01 September 2007 President Bush reports to Congress this month on the results from his decision to send more troops to Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democrats say his strategy is n

2007年VOA标准英语-French President Sarkozy Names 'Government For

By Anita Elash Paris 18 May 2007 Newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named his new government. It's a much smaller cabinet than before, and half the jobs went to women. Anita Elash reports for VOA from Paris. Ever since his election as

2007年VOA标准英语-Vietnam, Once Isolated, Celebrates WTO Entry

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 11 January 2007 Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization became official on Thursday. The event is a milestone in a long transition for Vietnam, which is shifting from a command to a market economy, and from isola

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Combats Widespread Childhood Anemia

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 11 June 2007 An Indonesian public health foundation is waging an anti-anemia campaign in Jakarta, where some schools have reported more than half their students are anemic. As Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta, medicine and

2007年VOA标准英语-Critics Say Understaffed AU Force Unable to Pro

By Noel King Kutum, Sudan 07 March 2007 The African Union mission, charged with monitoring Sudan's Darfur region, shoulders the enormous burden of providing security to some 2.5 million displaced people spread across a remote area the size of France.

2007年VOA标准英语-Thailand, Malaysia Agree To Step Up Security Co

By Ron Corben Bangkok 12 February 2007 Thailand and Malaysia are to increase cross-border cooperation as part of efforts to end more than three years of separatist violence in the Southern-most provinces. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the agre

2007年VOA标准英语-SAF President to Meet Sudanese Leaders

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 10 April 2007 SAF President Thabo Mbeki (File) The South African president is preparing to meet his Sudanese counterpart for two days of talks in Sudan. Discussions are expected to focus on developments in the volatile Darfu

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Assures Haitian Prime Minister of Continue

By David Gollust State Department 04 April 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged continued U.S. political and economic support for Haiti at a meeting Wednesday with the impoverished Caribbean country's prime minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexi

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence in Thailand's Muslim South Intensifies

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 06 June 2007 In Thailand's Muslim-dominated south, an increasingly violent insurgency is breeding fear and mistrust among neighbors, and government efforts to bring peace have made little progress. VOA's Nancy-Amelia C

2007年VOA标准英语-US Officers Charged With Fraud in Iraq Reconstr

By Michael Bowman Washington 07 February 2007 Three U.S. military officers are being charged with steering lucrative Iraq reconstruction projects to a U.S. contractor in return for cash, vehicles and other kickbacks. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, fe

VOA常速英语2007年-Australia Warns of NATO Failure in Afghanistan

By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 December 2007 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that NATO's anti-Taliban tactics in Afghanistan are not working. The newly elected leader said it is critical that security in the troubled country be stabilized.

VOA常速英语2007年-Ukraine's President Accepts Tymoshenko as Prime

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 06 December 2007 Leaders of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, who suffered a bitter falling out more than two years ago, may be working together again following the nomination of Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister. VOA Moscow Corr

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Cosmonauts Target Kazakh City for Earth

By Valer Gergely Kazakhstan 18 May 2007 Soyuz capsule re-enters Earth A Russian cosmonaut and two American astronauts returned to Earth last month, landing in Central Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz re-entry vehicle. VOA correspondent Valer Gergely visit

2007年VOA标准英语-Congo Suspends Search for Survivors of Cave-In

By Joe Bavier Kinshasa 07 January 2007 Recovery efforts have been suspended near the town of Tshikapa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a cave-in at a pit mine Friday. Local officials in Western Kasai province say at least 13 people dig

2007年VOA标准英语-Officials Fear Drug Activities Increasing in Ma

By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 02 August 2007 International drug officials continue to worry that West Africa's porous borders and weak law enforcement are attracting drug smugglers shipping to Europe. They say they have evidence criminals are