VOA常速英语2007-Liberia Says World Trade Must Benefit Poor

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 October 2007 Talks to open up world trade hold the key to prosperity for poor countries, Liberia's Foreign Minister said on Thursday. The minister made her remarks at a forum on globalization at the World Trade Organization

VOA常速英语2007-Rights Groups Call for Strong Support for AU/UN

By Cindy Saine Washington 04 October 2007 The U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus held a hearing Thursday on the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force to be deployed to Sudan's Darfur region. Several members of Congress and a numbe

VOA常速英语2007-Muslim Somali Workers Say They Lost Jobs for Pra

By Kane Farabaugh Grand Island, Nebraska 04 October 2007 Last December, JBS Swift and Company -- the world's second largest processor of beef and pork -- temporarily suspended operations when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided pla

VOA常速英语2007-Ethiopia Blasts US Lawmakers' Bill Barring Finan

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 04 October 2007 Ethiopian officials have condemned a bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would bar some financial aid to Ethiopia unless the government in Addis Ababa improves its record on democracy and huma

VOA常速英语2007-Chad Government, Rebels Agree on Preliminary Pea

By Kari Barber Dakar 04 October 2007 Major rebel groups in Chad have agreed to a peace deal with the government following months of negotiations. But some say issues of disarmament and the assigning of government posts still need to be worked out. Ka

VOA常速英语2007-Egypt Moves to Halt Spread of Labor Strikes

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 04 October 2007 The Egyptian government is trying to head off a new wave of labor strikes that have erupted since a standoff at a key textile plant last week. Workers at a number of factories around the country have announ

VOA常速英语2007-'Elders' Express Horror At What They See in Darf

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 04 October 2007 A group of elders including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Archbishop Desmond Tutu has told of the horrifying stories they heard during a visit to Sudan's Darfur region, and they urged the international

VOA常速英语2007-Social Networking Sites Aimed at Seniors Growing

By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 04 October 2007 A growing number of social-networking websites are being developed for people over the age of 50. The Internet monitoring company Hitwise says 14 percent of adult Internet users are older than 55. And it

VOA常速英语2007-Bush to Syria: Stay Out of Lebanese Elections

By Scott Stearns White House 04 October 2007 President Bush says Syria should stay out of presidential elections in neighboring Lebanon. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush met at the White House with the leader of the anti-

VOA常速英语2007-South Africa Workers Emerge Slowly From Depths o

By Peta Thornycroft 04 October 2007 More than 3,000 gold miners trapped for hours in a South African gold mine, since Wednesday were mostly safe and back above ground by night fall Thursday. Peta Thornycroft has more for VOA News. The accident happen

VOA常速英语2007-At Least 23 Dead in Congo Plane Crash

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 04 October 2007 A cargo plane has crashed into a residential area near Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Officials say at least 23 people were killed, but it is unclear how many of the casualties were

VOA常速英语2007-Study Finds Heart Treatment for US Women Less Ag

By Carol Pearson Washington 04 October 2007 Experts say heart disease and stroke are the leading cause of death among women throughout the world. Yet, a new study by Duke University in North Carolina shows, as in much of the world, women in the U.S.

VOA常速英语2007-Bhutto Optimistic About Power-Sharing With Musha

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 04 October 2007 Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto has said she is optimistic she will reach a power-sharing deal with President General Pervez Musharraf, a sharp turnaround from Wednesday when she said talks we

VOA常速英语2007-Launch of Sputnik 50 Years Ago Began Superpower

By Jessica Berman Washington 04 October 2007 Fifty years ago, on October 4, 1957, the former Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite into Earth's orbit, called Sputnik , which began a space race with the United States. While the intense co

VOA常速英语2007-US Defense Chief Wants More Military Control of

By Al Pessin Santiago, Chile 04 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he wants to give the coalition military command in Iraq a larger role in coordinating the activity of private security contractors that operate in the country. He s

VOA常速英语2007-UN General Assembly Annual Debate Concludes

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 03 October 2007 The U.N. General Assembly wrapped up its annual debate Wednesday. Climate change and conflicts in Africa and the Middle East dominated the debate. From U.N. headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret B

VOA常速英语2007-Kim Jong Il Signs Pledge to Seek Progress in End

By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 October 2007 The two Koreas have signed a cooperation pact that for the first time puts North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's personal signature on a pledge to end to his nuclear weapons programs. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from S

VOA常速英语2007-Senegal's Senate Elects Replacement for Presiden

By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 October 2007 Senegal's newly-formed senate has selected its leader who is next in line for the presidency if President Abdoulaye Wade is not able to complete his term. Meanwhile, analysts say the largely one-party legislature,

VOA常速英语2007-Pakistan Re-Opens Red Mosque Three Months After

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 03 October 2007 Pakistan has re-opened a mosque where a raid three months ago against militants left more than 100 people dead. Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf has vowed the government will never allow extrem

VOA常速英语2007-Ukrainian President Says Coalition Talks Should

By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv 03 October 2007 With less than half a percent of ballots still uncounted in Ukraine's special parliamentary election, President Viktor Yushchenko has called for the country's three leading parties to begin coalition talks. But