2007年VOA标准英语-Militant Cleric, 60 Others Killed at Pakistan's

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 10 July 2007 Pakistani security forces stormed Islamabad's Red Mosque Tuesday more than a week after hundreds of militants barricaded themselves inside. The operation began just before dawn Tuesday after negotiations broke

2007年VOA标准英语-French President Pushes for New Mediterranean U

By Anita Elash Paris 10 July 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Tunisia on his first trip outside Europe since his election. Sarkozy met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. One of his

2007年VOA标准英语-Major Study Shows Many Medications Given to Chi

By Carol Pearson Washington 13 March 2007 watch Medication and Children A major study finds that 80 percent of children in U.S. hospitals receive medication that has been tested and approved only for adults. This often leaves pediatricians to a pote

2007年VOA标准英语-US Domestic Debate Over Iraq Expected To Sharpe

By Jim Malone Washington 14 September 2007 The domestic political battle lines over the war in Iraq could harden in the months ahead in the wake of President Bush's speech outlining U.S. strategy well into next year. VOA National correspondent Jim Ma

2007年VOA标准英语-Fans Mourn Italian Tenor Pavarotti

By Sabina Castelfranco Modena 07 September 2007 Thousands of mourners are bidding farewell to Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti in his hometown of Modena. The opera star died Thursday from cancer and is lying in state inside the city's cathedral as peo

VOA常速英语2007年-US Senator Rejects Chavez Allegations of Interf

By Brian Wagner Caracas 02 December 2007 A leading U.S. senator has rejected allegations by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that Washington is seeking to destabilize the South American nation. In Caracas, VOA's Brian Wagner reports Mr. Chavez is in

VOA常速英语2007年-Iraq Debate Steps Up In Washington

By Paula Wolfson Washington 02 December 2007 U.S. military officials say progress is being made in Iraq, months after an influx of additional American troops. But prominent Democrats in Congress say the military gains are not enough, and the Iraqi go

2007年VOA标准英语-Lawmakers Press Former US Iraq Administrator on

By Dan Robinson Washington 06 February 2007 Paul Bremer The former head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq has testified before a congressional oversight committee investigating how more than eight billion dollars in Iraqi development fun

2007年VOA标准英语-Defense Chief Says US Could Begin Iraq Withdraw

By Al Pessin Washington 06 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday the United States could begin withdrawing troops from Iraq later this year, if several security and political factors are right. VOA's Al Pessin reports from th

2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Secretary Rejects Any Rapid Pullout

By Michael Bowman Washington 09 May 2007 Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he does not expect a swift pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq regardless of the conclusions of a planned September evaluation of the ongoing build-up of U.S. forces in the cou

2007年VOA标准英语-Israeli-Palestinian Summit Meeting Set for Sund

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 March 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting on Sunday. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the most serious effort to establish a dialogue since the Islamic militant grou

VOA常速英语2007年-Kenya Approves 9 Candidates for Presidential Ra

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 16 November 2007 Kenya's Electoral Commission has approved nine candidates for December's presidential contest. Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, where President Mwai Kibaki and top challenger Raila Odinga were among those pr

VOA常速英语2007年-Top Iraqi Kurdistan Official says Government Mo

By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 07 November 2007 The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan says his government is continuing to take measures against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Turkey's government is threatening to cross the border into Iraqi Kurdista

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Government Focusing on Rebuilding Oil Indu

By Jim Randle Washington, D.C. 02 January 2007 watch Iraq Oil report Iraq's Kurds, Sunnis, and Shi'ites are bickering over how to distribute the nation's potentially vast oil revenue. In the meantime, energy officials are trying to rebuild the batte

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Facing Opposition on Iraqi Troop Surge

By Scott Stearns White House 06 January 2007 In the coming week, U.S. President George Bush is expected to call for a temporary increase in U.S. troops in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the troop surge idea is already fac

2007年VOA标准英语-Egyptian Court Rejects New Political Parties

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 January 2007 A court in Egypt rejected the appeals of 13 new political parties, denying them official recognition and thus banning them from participating in elections. The move came not long after President Hosni Muba

2007年VOA标准英语-Guinea's New Prime Minister Needs Help From Ins

By Nico Colombant Dakar 02 March 2007 As tensions in Guinea subside following weeks of deadly anti-government protests, the nation's newly appointed prime minister faces the arduous task of forming a new government, improving basic services, working

2007年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast President, Rebel Leader Sign New De

By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 March 2007 The president of Ivory Coast and the northern-based rebel leader have signed a new deal to end a five-year division of the country. It includes provisions for a new government, reintegrating rebels into the army

2007年VOA标准英语-Battle for Republican Party US Presidential Nom

By Jim Malone Washington 05 March 2007 For the first time since the presidential election of 2000, Republicans are engaged in a heated competition to see who will emerge as the party's presidential nominee in 2008. So far, the race has taken some su

2007年VOA标准英语-US Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 12 September 2007 The United States yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the September, 11th 2001 terrorist attacks with ceremonies and tributes across the country. Leta Hong Fincher brings us this report. Tears w