2007年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Grinds to a Halt as Strike Begins

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 20 June 2007 Most parts of Nigeria are quiet as many schools and banks closed, following the start of a general strike to protest government price hikes on fuel. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that the new administration

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Erupts After Gusmao Named East Timor P

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 06 August 2007 Xanana Gusmao (File) Violence erupted in East Timor after former president Xanana Gusmao was appointed prime minister. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports the nomination was made more than a mo

VOA常速英语2007-Undercover Video: Zimbabwe Food Shortage Erupts

By VOA News Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 18 October 2007 In late June of this year, the Zimbabwe government sought to curb the country's rampant currency inflation, admitting it to be around 7,000 percent. Other say it is much higher. The government embarked o

2007年VOA标准英语-US Says N. Korea Shutdown of Yongbyon Reactor a

By Stephanie Ho Washington 15 July 2007 U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says Washington still has concerns about North Korea's nuclear program, despite Pyongyang's decision to shut down its main plutonium reprocessing facility. VOA's St

2007年VOA标准英语-Mali's Indigenous Dogon Tribe Struggles With 21

By Naomi Schwarz Dogon Country 04 January 2007 In this arid area near the eastern edge of Mali near the Burkina Faso border, the indigenous Dogon people struggle to maintain their culture and traditional ways of life since the end of the colonial er

2007年VOA标准英语-Aid Report Says Sudanese Children Suffer Severe

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 18 April 2007 A network of aid groups has launched a report Wednesday recommending, among other things, that the U.N. Security Council and the Sudanese government make the protection of children a top priority in peace effor

2007年VOA标准英语-Blair Says New Dialogue Possible With Iran Foll

By Jim Fry Washington 06 April 2007 Tony Blair during his statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, on the announcement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of the release of British sailors and marines, 04 Apr 2007 British Prime Minister To

2007年VOA标准英语-New Group Calling for Dialogue in Lebanon

By Challiss McDonough Beirut 03 February 2007 Last week's violence in Lebanon, after two months of opposition protests, were a sign of how hostile the atmosphere has become. A new group is calling for more reasoned dialogue between the opposition and

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Presidential Candidate Denies Reports

By VOA News 07 March 2007 Umar Yar'adua (December 2006) The presidential candidate of Nigeria's ruling party says he will return soon from Germany, where he was flown Tuesday for medical treatment. In an telephone interview Wednesday with VOA's Hausa

2007年VOA标准英语-One Iraqi Woman Stands Up to Sectarian Intimida

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 16 April 2007 In the Iraqi capital, illegal Sunni and Shi'ite groups are trying to shift the sectarian balance of neighborhoods to their favor. They use intimidation and executions to force residents of different sects to

VOA常速英语2007年-Georgia's Unemployed Silent About Predicament

By Peter Fedynsky Tbilisi, Georgia 12 December 2007 During recent anti-government demonstrations in Georgia, a pro-government member of parliament expressed surprise that protesters demanded electoral reforms rather than action on a bread-and-butter

2007年VOA标准英语-National Pride Inspires US Davis Cup Team

By Jim Stevenson Winston 08 April 2007 For most professional tennis players, each season is filled with the individual pursuits of winning tournament titles and prize money. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, a handful of players often find their mo

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Iran Sending Arms to Iraq

By Paula Wolfson White House 14 February 2007 President Bush says he is convinced an elite Iranian military unit with government ties is putting weapons in the hands of Iraqi insurgents. But, as VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, Mr. Bush says he does not

2007年VOA标准英语-2008 Presidential Campaign Fundraising Totals H

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 03 April 2007 Watch Campaign report The first fundraising period, from January 1 to March 31 of the 2008 U.S. presidential race, ended with a flurry of appearances, phone calls and e-mail asking for last minute campaig

2007年VOA标准英语-Atomic Scientists Warn World Moving Closer to N

By Stephanie Ho Washington 17 January 2007 watch Doomsday Clock report An international group of atomic scientists is warning of the dual threats to the world posed by nuclear weapons and climate change. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington. K

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Officials Warn of Delays in Ivory Coast Peac

By Nico Colombant Dakar 19 June 2007 Visiting officials from the United Nations Security Council are warning of delays in the latest peace plan in divided Ivory Coast. Despite the presence of U.N. peacekeepers, the world body is playing a limited rol

2007年VOA标准英语-US Envoy Warns More Work Ahead in Effort to End

By Kate Pound Dawson Hong Kong 15 July 2007 North Korea says it has shut down its main nuclear reactor, more than four years after the facility was re-opened. As VOA's Kate Pound Dawson reports from our Asia News Center, a top U.S. diplomat says that

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Warns Iran About Support for Militants in

By Scott Stearns White House 09 August 2007 U.S. President George Bush says Iran will pay a price for what he says is a continuing effort to supply Iraqi militants with weapons to attack American troops. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns re

2007年VOA标准英语-French Engineer Reflects on Mauritania's Develo

By Phuong Tran Nouakchott, Mauritania 13 July 2007 French engineer Jean Sahuc arrived in West Africa in the early 1950's to oversee the building of Mauritania's capital. Almost 50 years after he laid the first foundation stones in Nouakchott, Sahuc t

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Liberian Transitional President Arrested

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 13 March 2007 Liberia's former transitional president, Gyude Bryant, is out on bond after being arrested Tuesday morning on charges of economic sabotage. He is accused of embezzling more than $1 million during his two-year rule