2007年VOA标准英语-President's Iraq Plan Faces Bipartisan Critics

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 12 January 2007 watch Iraq Hearings President Bush's call for more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops in Iraq is facing scrutiny in both houses of Congress, where the Democratic Party is now in control. But as VOA's

2007年VOA标准英语-Afghan Government Recruiting Thousands of Auxil

By Benjamin Sand Kandahar, Afghanistan 10 January 2007 watch Afghan Police report Afghan police trainees With violence on the rise throughout Afghanistan, the Kabul government is recruiting thousands of auxiliary police to combat a growing insurgenc

2007年VOA标准英语-US, EU Want to Restart Doha Round of Trade Talk

By Michael Bowman White House 08 January 2007 The U.S. and Europe agree on the need to promote global trade by successfully concluding the Doha Round of world trade talks. But during talks in Washington, U.S. President George Bush and the visiting E

2007年VOA标准英语-US Pressures Egypt to Stop Iraqi Insurgent TV B

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 January 2007 For months, Iraqi and U.S. officials have been trying to shut down a satellite television station that shows Iraqi insurgent videos and denounces the Shi'ite-led government of Iraq. But the station continu

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush to Face Skeptical US Public on Iraq

By Jim Malone Washington 09 January 2007 President Bush will deliver one of the most important speeches of his presidency on Wednesday when he presents his strategy for a new way forward in Iraq. White House officials are not discussing specifics of

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippines Says Bombings No Threat to Asian Su

By Heda Bayron Cebu 11 January 2007 Philippine officials played down three deadly bombings that came as Asian delegates gathered in the country for two regional summits. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Cebu, officials say the summits will go ahead

2007年VOA标准英语-Negroponte Leaves Top US Intelligence Job to Re

By Gary Thomas Washington 05 January 2007 The top U.S. intelligence job is changing hands just over two years after President Bush signed a law creating the post. The Office of Director of National Intelligence was established to break down bureaucr

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian City Rejects Sudanese Refugees

By Phil Mercer Tamworth, Australia 15 January 2007 Australia's most-famous musical town, Tamworth, is beset by a dispute over the city council's decision to reject refugees from Sudan. City councilors have voted down a request by the Department of I

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian Outback Town Reverses Controversial

By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 January 2007 Councilors in Australia's most famous musical city have reversed a controversial decision to reject refugees from Sudan. Authorities in Tamworth, 600 kilometers northwest of Sydney, had earlier said African migra

2007年VOA标准英语-Security Measures, Speculation Increase in Wake

By Suzanne Presto Bangkok 04 January 2007 Thailand's prime minister, Surayud Chulanont, has warned that additional bomb attacks are possible following the blasts that shook the capital New Year's Eve. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from Bangkok that p

2007年VOA标准英语-Formers Members of Radical Somali Group Give De

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 06 January 2007 Before the Islamists lost power in much of southern Somalia earlier this month, the least known but most feared organization in the country was a radical Muslim group called the Shabbab, which means youth in A

2007年VOA标准英语-Pope: Globalization Should Not Ignore Spiritual

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 January 2007 Thousands of families were in Saint Peter's Square Saturday to receive the pope's blessing on the feast day of the Epiphany. At a morning mass the pope said that religious leaders must stress the spiritual

2007年VOA标准英语-South Korean President 'Might Quit' Party to Wo

By Kurt Achin Seoul 11 January 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has gone on live television for the second time in three days to promote his constitutional proposal on changing the length of presidential terms. Although he says he will not r

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Warns Against New North Korean Nuclear Tes

By David Gollust State Department 05 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday a new North Korean nuclear test would only deepen that country's isolation. Rice, who met with her South Korean counterpart in Washington, said th

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice, Olmert & Abbas to Hold Three-Way Summit N

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 15 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will attend a three-way summit next month with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the establishment of a

2007年VOA标准英语-Singapore Statesman Visits Vietnam

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 17 January 2007 Lee Kuan Yew (file photo) Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister of Singapore, is visiting Vietnam. Many people in Vietnam admire Mr. Lee for building Singapore into a modern, developed nation, and they see t

2007年VOA标准英语-Floods Cause Food Crisis in Burundi

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 January 2007 The World Food Program says heavy flooding in Burundi has made thousands of people homeless and destroyed most of the food crop they were counting on for their subsistence. WFP warns Burundi could have a serious

2007年VOA标准英语-Security Tightens in Guinea Over Strike Protest

By Nico Colombant Dakar 19 January 2007 Security is tightening in Guinea over a ten-day-old general strike that has paralyzed economic activity and triggered violent anti-government protests. At least five people have been reported killed amid ongoin

2007年VOA标准英语-Clan Divisions Threaten Somalia Government

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 17 January 2007 In Somalia, the demise of the country's once-powerful Islamist movement is putting enormous pressure on the secular, U.N.-recognized interim government to rally popular support and stabilize the country. VOA C

2007年VOA标准英语-Three Years Later Mars Rovers Keep Going

By David McAlary Washington 04 January 2007 Two U.S. robotic rovers are entering their fourth year exploring opposite sides of Mars, an unexpected length of time for a mission planned for only three months. Yet, now after three years, the mechanical