2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Court Offers VP a Political Lifeline

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 April 2007 The Supreme Court in Nigeria ruled Monday that the electoral commission unlawfully disqualified Vice President Atiku Abubakar from running for president, handing Abubakar the legal victory just days before the

VOA常速英语2007年-Britain to Push for Tougher Anti-Terrorist Laws

By Tom Rivers London 06 November 2007 In time-honored British tradition, Queen Elizabeth presided over the state opening of parliament, and unveiled several government proposed pieces of legislation, including new anti-terrorist measures the governme

VOA常速英语2007年-Archbishop in Britain Cuts Up Collar in Protest

By Tendai Maphosa London 10 December 2007 The Anglican Archbishop of York took a dramatic step to protest human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, removing his bishop's collar and cutting it to pieces on a live television broadcast Sunday. Archbishop John Se

VOA常速英语2007年-Report: Iraqis Who Worked for Britain Denied Re

By Tendai Maphosa London 12 December 2007 The British government is being accused of reneging on a promise to help former Iraqi employees move to the United Kingdom. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA. The accusation appeared

VOA常速英语2007年-Britain Hands Over Security for Basra to Iraqi

By Deborah Block Baghdad 16 December 2007 Britain has transferred security responsibilities for Iraq's Basra Province to Iraqi forces. This marks a major step in the withdrawal of British forces from Iraq. Meanwhile, Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Aym

2007年VOA标准英语-University in Britain Promotes Environmentally

By Paul Burge Nottingham, England 17 May 2007 The University of Nottingham in Britain is building an environmentally friendly research house to promote the reduction of carbon emissions. The aim is for the experimental house to serve as a future guid

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Remains Prime Terrorist Target

By Gary Thomas Washington 02 July 2007 The abortive car bombings in London and Glasgow have again put the spotlight on Britain as a terrorist target. Two car bombs failed to go off Friday in London, and on Saturday, a blazing car was driven at high s

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Reduces Threat Level from 'Critical' to

By VOA News 04 July 2007 Britain has lowered its national security level from its highest level, critical to severe, indicating that authorities no longer believe a terrorist attack is imminent. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the action does not m

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Hails Release of 15 British Sailors and

By Sonja Pace London 04 April 2007 British Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed Wednesday the release of 15 detainees by Iran, saying London wanted to peacefully resolve disputes with Tehran. The British navy crew was seized by Iranian forces nearly two

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain's Labour Party Suffers Heavy Losses in

By Tom Rivers London 05 May 2007 In Britain, results from local elections Thursday show that Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party has suffered big losses, especially in Scotland. Tom Rivers reports from London that with Mr. Blair likely to leave

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Wants UN Security Council Attention on

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 16 March 2007 Britain is calling for a U.N. Security Council briefing on events in Zimbabwe, including the crackdown on government opponents. But as VOA correspondent Peter Heinlein at U.N. headquarters reports, the

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain's Treasury Chief Launches Campaign to S

By Sonja Pace London 11 May 2007 Britain's Treasury chief, Gordon Brown, has officially launched his campaign to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister at the end of June. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London that in laying out his program, Brown said

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Faces Challenge in Changing Public Opinion

By Jim Malone Washington 11 January 2007 Reaction in Congress and among the American public suggests President Bush has an uphill battle in trying to win support for his new strategy in Iraq, a strategy that includes deploying more than 21,000 addit

VOA常速英语2007-British Author Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize fo

By Kevin Billinghurst Stockholm 11 October 2007 In Stockholm, the Swedish Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Kevin Billinghurst is in the Swedish capital. The selection of Doris Lessing for a N

VOA常速英语2007-Nobel Spurs Gore Supporters to Urge Presidential

By Jim Malone Washington 12 October 2007 Former Vice President Al Gore's new status as a Nobel Peace Prize winner is encouraging some of his political supporters in the United States to urge him to run for president next year. But as VOA National cor

2007年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Agencies Share Lessons from Terrorist

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 12 February 2007 watch Red Cross Terrorism report Emergency responders Representatives from Red Cross agencies in Spain and Britain joined American colleagues in New York at a recent symposium to share the lessons the

2007年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Delivers Relief Supplies to Thousands of

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says trucks are now delivering relief supplies to some 20,000 people internally displaced in Somalia. The UNHCR says 28 tons of supplies were airlifted into southwestern Somalia this week f

2007年VOA标准英语-WWF Says World's Mightiest Rivers Are at Risk

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 20 March 2007 Bangladeshi woman clean dirty polythene shopping bags in polluted waters of Buriganga river in Dhaka, 19 Mar 2007 The World Wide Fund for Nature says some of the world's mightiest rivers are dying, threateni

VOA常速英语2007年-US Envoy Makes Rare N. Korea Visit to Preview N

By Kurt Achin Seoul 03 December 2007 A senior U.S. envoy is in the North Korean capital to discuss Pyongyang's cooperation in efforts to peacefully end its nuclear weapons capabilities. The focus of the visit is to preview a promised declaration of a

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Compensates Holocaust Survivors Ending B

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 20 August 2007 The Israeli government has reached a compensation deal with Holocaust survivors ending a bitter feud. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, many survivors of the Nazi genocide during World War