VOA常速英语2007-Bush Meets Iraq's President

By Scott Stearns White House 02 October 2007 President Bush welcomed Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to the Oval Office to discuss a stable future for the turbulent country. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. White House Spokes

VOA常速英语2007-Native Americans, Visitors Celebrate Return of S

By Mike O'Sullivan Central Washington State 02 October 2007 Each year, salmon head upriver to their spawning grounds in the Columbia River basin in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the event has inspired a festival

VOA常速英语2007-Ecuador's President Pushes for Leftist Reforms

By Brian Wagner Miami 02 October 2007 Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa is promising to move quickly on government reforms following Sunday's vote that apparently gave his supporters a majority in a special assembly to rewrite the country's c

VOA常速英语2007-Study Says Acupuncture Superior Best Treatment f

By Carol Pearson Washington 02 October 2007 There is an interesting study out that says acupuncture treatment appears to be more effective than conventional therapy in treating lower back pain. And it may be more effective than conventional treatment

VOA常速英语2007-Cocoa Industry Meeting Aims to Help Impoverished

By Phillip Wellman Dakar 02 October 2007 Cocoa buyers, sellers, producers and other industry stakeholders are meeting this week in Accra, Ghana to discuss the future of cocoa business. In West Africa, where millions depend on the trade for their live

VOA常速英语2007-US Olympic Hopefuls Train For 2008 Games

By Roger Hsu Colorado Springs, Co 02 October 2007 At the U.S Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, in the western state of Colorado, American athletes are honing their skills, as well as preparing their bodies and minds for an opportunity to c

VOA常速英语2007-Gates Plans Changes to Supervision of Security C

By Al Pessin San Salvador 02 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he expects to order several steps to improve the supervision of security contractors working for the U.S. military in Iraq. VOA's Al Pessin reports from San Salvador,

VOA常速英语2007-Britain to Hand Over More Security Duties to Ira

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 02 October 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says about1,000 British troops can soon leave Iraq. As VOA's Jim Randle reports, the British leader visited Baghdad for talks with top Iraqi officials. Prime Minister Brown

VOA常速英语2007-Niger Journalist Faces Life in Prison for Conspi

By Phuong Tran Dakar 02 October 2007 Multiple human rights and press associations have condemned the detention of journalist Moussa Kaka in Niger. He faces life imprisonment if found guilty of supporting a rebellion against the government. Phuong Tra

VOA常速英语2007-Rwanda Endorses Male Circumcision to Help Stem H

By Noel King Kigali 02 October 2007 Rwanda's Ministry of Health has announced plans to endorse male circumcision as a measure to help stem the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, a health official said on Tuesday. Noel King has more in this report fro

VOA常速英语2007-Opposition Party Calls British Leader's Iraq Vis

By Tom Rivers London 02 October 2007 Britain's opposition Conservative Party has called British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's surprise visit to Iraq a photo opportunity publicity stunt. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. In the climate of inten

VOA常速英语2007-Israel Confirms September Air Strike on Syria

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 October 2007 Israel has confirmed that it carried out an air strike in Syria in early September. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, leaders on both sides have said they do not want a war. Lifting a

VOA常速英语2007-Musharraf Opponents Resign From Parliament, File

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 02 October 2007 Pakistani lawmakers have resigned and opposition lawyers filed a last-minute petition against General Musharraf's re-election bid as president. General Musharraf's military successor has also been announced

VOA常速英语2007-Afghanistan Suicide Bomb Adds to Rising Death To

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 02 October 2007 A suicide bomber has killed at least11 people in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, after targeting a police bus. Rising violence in Afghanistan, now at the highest level since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, has

VOA常速英语2007-Korean Summit Begins With Historic Walk, Unexpec

By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 October 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun strolled across the heavily militarized border with North Korea and later received an unscheduled greeting from the North's leader Kim Jong Il. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from S

VOA常速英语2007-North Korean Leader Personally Greets South Kore

By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 October 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun received a personal, and unscheduled, greeting from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the North Korean capital. VOA's Kurt Achin in Seoul has more on the start of their summit m

VOA常速英语2007-Vatican Releases 800-Year-Old Knights Templar Tr

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 25 October 2007 Vatican officials have presented a new volume called Trial Against the Templars. The new publication is an expensive limited edition of the proceedings of the 1307-1312 papal trial of the mysterious medieva

VOA常速英语2007-US Policy on Missile Defense Appears Unclear

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 24 October 2007 U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe continue to be a major source of contention between the United States and Russia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent

VOA常速英语2007-US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Revolutionary Gu

By David Gollust State Department 25 October 2007 The United States has imposed wide-ranging new sanctions against Iran in a further effort to pressure Tehran to halt nuclear activities seen as weapons-related. Targets of the new sanctions include th

VOA常速英语2007-Kenya Elders to Curse Officials Over Destruction

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 25 October 2007 Elders in Kenya's central highlands are planning to place a traditional curse on town leaders, a tea company, and even local loggers for the destruction of a hill that is sacred to the thousands of Kikuyu peopl