2007年VOA标准英语-Small Group of Botswana Bushmen Return to Ances

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 January 2007 In Botswana, several dozen San, or Bushmen, have returned to their ancestral homeland after a court ruled that they were wrongly evicted by the government. The government says it will respect the court's de

2007年VOA标准英语-Groups Vow to Address Staggering Infant Mortali

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 15 January 2007 watch Infant Mortality report Every year, four million newborns die in their first month of life. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest infant mortality rate of any region of the world. Now there is a n

2007年VOA标准英语-Rival Palestinian Factions Report Progress in C

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 January 2007 Warring Palestinian factions have given an optimistic assessment about a new round of coalition talks. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the negotiations come amid an increasingly violent

2007年VOA标准英语-New UN Leader Appoints Deputy, Asks Senior Offi

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 05 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has named Tanzania's Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro as his deputy. As VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from the U.N. Mr. Ban is also asking 60 top officials to turn i

2007年VOA标准英语-Monrovians Praise Johnson-Sirleaf on First Anni

By Nico Colombant Dakar 15 January 2007 As residents of Liberia's war-torn capital Monrovia prepare to mark the first year of power for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the mood remains one of general praise and hope for Africa's first elected femal

2007年VOA标准英语-Democrats Assail President's Iraq Plan, Republi

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 January 2007 President Bush's plan to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq in a temporary surge to help the Iraqi government fight insurgents has been met with sharp criticism from majority Democrats. VOA's

2007年VOA标准英语-Kenyan Foreign Minister Rejects Criticism Over

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 04 January 2007 Kenya's foreign affairs minister is rejecting criticism from the U.N. refugee agency and others that Kenya violated international law by sending people back into Somalia amidst reports of fighting. Cathy Maj

2007年VOA标准英语-Political Opposition to America's Wartime Presi

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 22 January 2007 watch War Presidency report President Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday will be delivered at a joint session of Congress, where a majority now opposes his call for a troop increase in Ira

2007年VOA标准英语-Watchdog Group Says Somalia Still Remains Hot S

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 January 2007 Some of the ten Somali men accused of piracy stand in the dock under guard of Kenyan police officers in the court in Mombasa (3 Feb 2006) Piracy attacks are falling worldwide but hot spots remain, including i

2007年VOA标准英语-US 2008 Presidential Race Well Under Way

By Jim Malone Washington 22 January 2007 Americans will not elect their next president for 22 months, but already the 2008 presidential campaign seems to have reached a fever pitch. In the last few days alone, three candidates, including Senator Hil

2007年VOA标准英语-'Ruby's Torch' A Dream Come True for Nanci Grif

By Katherine Cole Washington 22 January 2007 Texas-born Nanci Griffith has been writing since she was 12 years old, and making records since the late 1970s. Her career has spanned a variety of musical styles, including folk, country and what she cal

2007年VOA标准英语-Study Claims Tobacco Industry Manipulated Nicot

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 22 January 2007 watch Nicotine Potency report The U.S. tobacco industry is under fire again from health experts who claim manufacturers boosted levels of nicotine in cigarettes over a seven-year period. Details of a n

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Flood Relief Efforts Stymied in Southern Som

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 22 January 2007 watch Somalia Flooding Somalia's interim government says it is in control of Somalia now that the Islamic Courts Union has abandoned key posts across the country. That should have been good news to Un

2007年VOA标准英语-Iran Bars 38 IAEA Inspectors

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 22 January 2007 An Iranian news agency says Iran has decided to block 38 inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency from entering the country. Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, said the 38 names were on a

2007年VOA标准英语-Rights Group Warns of More Violence in Rwanda

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 January 2007 An international human-rights watchdog is warning that Rwanda could erupt into a new cycle of violence if the authorities do not protect participants of the country's grassroots trials that hear and prosecute

2007年VOA标准英语-US Forces Adapt to Non-Combat Role in Afghanist

By Malcolm Brown Washington, DC 22 January 2007 watch War in Afghanistan The U.S. military takes pride in its war-fighting ability, but its experience in Iraq and Afghanistan is forcing a re-examination of non-combat roles. Commanders accept that bo

2007年VOA标准英语-Reports Say Top Islamic Leader In Somalia Has T

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 22 January 2007 One of the top leaders of the Somali Islamist movement is reportedly in U.S. and Kenyan custody in Nairobi, three weeks after Somali government and Ethiopian troops ousted the Islamic Courts Union from power. VOA

2007年VOA标准英语-US Says More Pressure Needed to Stop Iran Nukes

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 22 January 2007 A senior U.S. diplomat says the international community needs to bring more pressure on Iran to end, what he describes as, its efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem burea

2007年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka Military Says Rebels Forced Out of Ke

By Suzanne Presto New Delhi 22 January 2007 Displaced ethnic Tamils at a government camp in Kiran, Sri Lanka, 21 Jan 2007 Sri Lanka's military says it is driving out Tamil Tiger rebels from key areas in the island's east, following intense fighting.

2007年VOA标准英语-US President's State of the Union Address Is St

By Charlene Sarmiento and Jim Bertel Washington, DC 22 January 2007 watch State of Union report President Bush delivering his State of the Union Address in 2006 President Bush will deliver his State of the Union Address on Tuesday before both houses