2007年VOA标准英语-UN Chief Welcomes Effort to Improve Iraq Securi

By Peter Heinlein United Nations, New York 11 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed efforts to bring greater security to Iraq. But as VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports, the violence in and around Baghdad is

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says 34,000 Killed in Iraq Last Year

By Jim Randle Baghdad 16 January 2007 U.N. officials in Baghdad say more than 34,000 Iraqis perished in violent incidents last year, far more than the government had reported. U.N. experts say it is urgent to strengthen the police, courts, and other

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-Lawmakers Express Opposition to US Troop Increa

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 January 2007 As President Bush prepares to announce a temporary increase of some 21,000 American troops to Iraq, many U.S. lawmakers are expressing renewed opposition to such a plan. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Ca

2007年VOA标准英语-Somalia Government Tries to Confirm Terrorist's

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 January 2007 Somalia's interim-government spokesman says the government cannot confirm one of the three key al-Qaida operatives involved in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa has been killed in a U.S. air

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi PM: Better-Equipped Iraqi Troops Could Me

By Jim Randle Baghdad 18 January 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says if Washington and Baghdad can do a better job of equipping Iraqi troops, there will be less need for multi-national soldiers in his country in a few months. VOA's Jim Ran

2007年VOA标准英语-New Reports of Bird Flu in Southeast Asia

By Martin Secrest Washington, D.C. 17 January 2007 watch Bird Flu report Bird flu has killed again in Indonesia and is picking up speed elsewhere in Asia, with fresh outbreaks in Vietnam and a new human case reported in China [Wed., Jan. 10]. The cas

2007年VOA标准英语-Mourners Remember Ford

By Jeff Swicord Washington, D.C. 03 January 2007 watch Mourners report Current and past presidents, dignitaries, and foreign leaders gathered at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday to pay tribute to former President Gerald Ford. Mourners lined the

2007年VOA标准英语-Some West African Countries Hope for Better Ran

By Phuong Tran and Naomi Schwarz Dakar, Senegal and Ende, Mali 09 January 2007 Woman and child take part in a discussion at a village meeting in village of Bandiagara, Mali (File photo) Some of the lowest-ranking countries on the United Nations' Hum

2007年VOA标准英语-Insecurity, Displacement Escalate in Eastern Ch

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 January 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it remains extremely concerned over the security situation in eastern Chad where there are now more than 220,000 Darfur refugees from neighboring Sudan and over 100,000 internally d

2007年VOA标准英语-Conflict in Somalia Deepens Suffering of Childr

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 January 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund and Save the Children are demanding that all children associated with armed forces or groups in Somalia must be immediately released from their ranks, or from detention centers where the

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets With Top Advisors to Discuss Iraq, M

By Scott Stearns White House 20 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush is meeting with his top diplomatic and military advisors about the war in Iraq and efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports,

2007年VOA标准英语-West African Leaders Mull Deadlocked Ivorian Pe

By Phuong Tran Dakar 19 January 2007 Leaders have gathered for the 31st summit of the Economic Community of West African States on Friday. Leading the agenda was the deadlock in the U.N.-backed peace process in the Ivory Coast. Phuong Tran reports f

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Prepares for State of the Union Speech

By Scott Stearns White House 19 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush stands before the American people next Tuesday for the annual State of the Union address. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, administration officials say this

2007年VOA标准英语-Southeast Asian Leaders' Summit Opens

By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 12 January 2007 Development, trade and security issues will be high on the agenda as Southeast Asian leaders open their annual meeting. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from the central Philippine city of Cebu, where some s

2007年VOA标准英语-'Idols West Africa' Starts Search for Africa's

By Phuong Tran Dakar 17 January 2007 A South African television company is choosing contestants for its new audience participation and reality television music show, Idols West Africa . Auditions are under way for a music competition series that comb

2007年VOA标准英语-December Marks Deadly Close for U.S. Military a

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 02 January 2007 watch After Saddam video 2006 ended with a powerful reminder of U.S. losses in Iraq. Although the Pentagon has not yet confirmed it, media reports say the death toll for American troops has reached 3000

2007年VOA标准英语-Darfur Is a Priority Issue for New UN Leader

By Kane Farabaugh New York, New York 16 January 2007 watch Ban Ki moon report New UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gives a news conference at UN headquarters, 2 Jan 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is beginning his five-year term as leader of