2007年VOA标准英语-Ousted Liberian Speaker Fights Removal

By Kari Barber Dakar 19 January 2007 Ousted Liberian House Speaker Edwin Snowe is fighting back, saying he remains in charge after being dismissed for ignoring rules and meddling in foreign diplomacy. Snowe said opponents did not follow proper guidel

2007年VOA标准英语-WHO Chief Warns Bird Flu Threat Has Not Gone Aw

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 January 2007 The new director-general of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, warns the threat of an influenza pandemic has not receded. She urges countries around the world to prepare for a pandemic that has the p

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Meets with Somalia's Interim Leader

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 18 January 2007 The United Nations' special envoy to Somalia has met the country's interim president for the first time in the Somali capital Mogadishu. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi reports t

2007年VOA标准英语-Complexity Marks Pakistan-US Relationship on Co

By Gary Thomas Washington 12 January 2007 Remarks by outgoing U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte have sparked an angry reaction from Pakistan. Testifying on Capitol Hill Thursday, Negroponte said al-Qaida has proved to be resilient, and is forgi

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Executes Two of Saddam's Co-Defendants

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 16 January 2007 watch Iraq report An Iraqi army Humvee blocks a street in central Baghdad, Iraq The threat of new violence in Iraq increased this week following the execution of two former top aides to Saddam Hussein. The

2007年VOA标准英语-Sri Lankan Peace Hopes Suffer Military, Politic

By Steve Herman Washington 17 January 2007 Hopes for a political solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict appear to have suffered a new setback. Media in the region report that Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse has rejected an appeal by former p

2007年VOA标准英语-Measles Deaths Drop Sharply With Africa in Lead

By David McAlary Washington 18 January 2007 International public health officials say the number of deaths from measles has dropped sharply in developing nations since 1999, with the biggest decline in Africa. VOA's David McAlary has more on the sto

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Names New Intelligence Chief

By Scott Stearns White House 05 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush has nominated a new director of national intelligence as he continues to shake-up senior staff with a new deputy secretary of state. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns

2007年VOA标准英语-South Africa's ANC Celebrates 95th Anniversary

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 15 January 2007 Leaders of South Africa's ruling African National Congress Saturday made a strong display of unity at celebrations marking the party's 95th birthday. President Thabo Mbeki, addressing what is due to be his

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Ethiopia Leader Mengistu Handed Life Sen

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 11 January 2007 In Ethiopia, former communist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam has been sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges and other crimes committed during his brutal 17-year-long rule. But as VOA Correspondent Alis

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Defends Iraqi Troop Plan

By Scott Stearns White House 13 January 2007 George Bush U.S. President George Bush is defending plans to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq as part of what he says is a new way forward. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns repor

2007年VOA标准英语-UN to Investigate Sexual Abuse Allegations in S

By Tom Rivers London 03 January 2007 The United Nations says it will investigate allegations that some peacekeepers in southern Sudan have been involved in the rape and sexual abuse of children. The abuse allegations were published Tuesday in Britai

2007年VOA标准英语-Amnesty Protests Angola Forced Evictions

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 15 January 2007 Angolan refugee boy stands in front of his family's shelter (File photo) The human rights group Amnesty International is protesting the forced eviction of thousands of people in Angola from their homes, some

2007年VOA标准英语-US Questioned 'Procedures and Timing' of Saddam

By David Gollust Washington 03 January 2007 Bush administration officials said Wednesday the United States raised concerns about the procedures and timing of the Saddam Hussein execution last Saturday. But they insisted also that justice was done in

2007年VOA标准英语-Pipeline Through Belarus is Up and Pumping Agai

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 16 January 2007 watch Pipeline report Belarus/Russia pipeline Russia has resumed pumping crude oil to Western Europe through Belarus, after shutting down a pipeline for three days amid charges that authorities in Minsk were il

2007年VOA标准英语-Auditors Report Billions in Reconstruction Wast

By Jim Fry Washington, DC 19 January 2007 watch Iraq Reconstruction report Iraq reconstruction underway Government auditors told Congress Thursday that waste and fraud in the reconstruction of Iraq have been rampant. They predict they will uncover l

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Faces Resistance in Congress on Iraq Surge

By Dan Robinson Washington 10 January 2007 watch Bill Rodgers Iraq report Majority Democrats in Congress are signaling they intend to put up strong resistance to any troop surge in Iraq proposed by President Bush in his speech Wednesday. VOA's Dan R

2007年VOA标准英语-Study Finds Drug Resistance Fades Quickly in Ke

By David McAlary Washington 10 January 2007 One of the main weapons to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the AIDS virus during birth is the drug nevirapine. But when nevirapine is used alone just once, HIV starts becoming resistant to it. Rese

2007年VOA标准英语-Protests Mark Guantanamo Anniversary

By Sean Maroney Washington 12 January 2007 Human rights groups held demonstrations in the United States and elsewhere Thursday to protest the detention of terrorism suspects at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This week marks five years sin

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Seeks to Accelerate Middle East Peace Road

By David Gollust Jerusalem 13 January 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting senior Israeli and Palestinian officials in what she says is an effort to empower moderate political forces in the region and re-start Middle East peacemaking.