VOA常速英语2007-British Police Use Extra Eye to Fight Crime

By Catherine Drew Northamptonshire, Britain 04 October 2007 Police in Britain have added a new high tech aid to their crime fighting tools. It is a miniature digital camera designed to be worn on a police officer's head. The Robocam, as it is known,

VOA常速英语2007-UNHCR Moves Displaced Persons in Eastern DRC to

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 October 2007 The UN refugee agency says it has begun transferring people who have been internally displaced by clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from makeshift settlements to a new camp. The UNHCR say

VOA常速英语2007-North Korean Premier Visits Vietnam

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 27 October 2007 North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il, the country's second highest-ranking leader after Kim Jong Il, arrived in Vietnam Friday evening on a rare trip abroad. Matt Steinglass reports from Hanoi the visit is mostly

VOA常速英语2007-Survey Shows Australians Losing Faith in United

By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 October 2007 Australians have suffered a dramatic loss of confidence in the ability of the United States to manage international affairs. The first survey of attitudes by a center set up by the Howard government to improve re

VOA常速英语2007-Indian Brides, Marrying to Go Abroad, Often Find

By Madhur Singh Chandigarh, India 25 October 2007 Activists in northern India are raising the alarm about a growing number of women being duped and abandoned by migr husbands. Lured by the prospect of going abroad, some of the women bring huge dowrie

VOA常速英语2007-Officials Along US-Canada Border Work to Strike

By Mike O'Sullivan Seattle 04 October 2007 Concerns with smuggling and terrorism have led to heightened security along U.S borders. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Seattle. The U.S. border with Canada, 6,400 kilometers from the Atlantic to the Pacific o

VOA常速英语2007-Fires Rage in Southern California, 250,000 Evacu

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 October 2007 At least one person is dead and tens of thousands have been evacuated from their homes in Southern California, where fires have scorched 40,000 hectares and firefighters are battling at least 12 major bl

VOA常速英语2007-Three Americans Share Nobel Economics Award

By Kevin Billinghurst Stockholm 15 October 2007 The 2007 Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics will be shared by three Americans, Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson. From Stockholm, Kevin Billinghurst reports for VOA. The three are hono

VOA常速英语2007-New Website Addresses Global Drinking Water Cris

By Melinda Smith Washington 29 October 2007 The World Health Organization says two and a half billion people in developing countries do not have access to simple latrines, and for at least one billion of them, finding safe drinking water is a daily s

VOA常速英语2007-Western Governor Considered 'Dark Horse' for Pre

By Jim Fry Washington 26 October 2007 All this year, three well-known presidential candidates have led in public opinion polls among likely voters in the Democratic Party. Yet there is a tradition in the U.S. of a so-called dark horse candidate emerg

VOA常速英语2007-Musharraf Defenders Point to Successful Economy

By Simon Marks Karachi, Pakistan 02 October 2007 As Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf seeks a further five-year term in office, his critics argue he has failed to honor his commitment to return the country to democracy. But the president's defende

VOA常速英语2007-Kosovo Status Talks Near Halfway Point With Litt

By Barry Wood Washington 03 October 2007 Little progress is reported in the negotiations led by Russia, the European Union and the United States aimed at reconciling the conflicting views of Belgrade and Pristina on the future of Kosovo. VOA's Barry

VOA常速英语2007-UN Finds Widespread Growth in Foreign Direct Inv

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 October 2007 A new report finds growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year was the largest since 2000 and occurred in all regions of the world. In its annual World Investment Report , the U.N. Conference on Trade an

VOA常速英语2007-Sierra Leone's Diamonds Fail to Fuel Growth

By Naomi Schwarz Bo, Sierra Leone 22 October 2007 As Sierra Leone's recently elected president, Ernest Koroma, begins governing, many observers are watching to see how he will tackle corruption. Some say corruption is the reason the country's huge di

VOA常速英语2007-Jazzman Dave Brubeck Celebrates 'Indian Summer'

By Doug Levine Washington 02 October 2007 The dictionary defines Indian summer as a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something. It's also the title of a new album of solo piano pieces by jazzman Dave Brubeck. As VOA's Doug Levi

VOA常速英语2007-Vibrant First Half of 20th Century Shown in Amer

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 30 October 2007 The first half of the 20th century was a time of transformation in the United States. The country experienced two world wars, the Great Depression, and the rapid growth of cities. Mike O'Sullivan reports

VOA常速英语2007-Africa Environmentalists Welcome Nobel Peace Awa

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 12 October 2007 Environmentalists in Africa are welcoming the announcement that the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a United Nations Panel on climate change. They say the well kn

VOA常速英语2007-Niger Government Threatens Further Media Shutdow

By Phuong Tran Dakar 19 October 2007 In Niger, journalists are preparing to publicly denounce what they call a government blackout on reports of a rebellion in the north. The government say reporting on the rebellion has limits and it has detained so

VOA常速英语2007-Trip to US Life Changing Experience for Ukrainia

By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 17 October 2007 A group of Ukrainian youngsters has wrapped up a visit to the United States where they were fitted with new prosthetic arms and hands. Before heading home, the group traveled to Walt Disney World to rela

VOA常速英语2007-Demand for Animal Products May Double in 20 year

By Zulima Palacio Washington 16 October 2007 As the world's population grows, the need to ensure food safety from farms to fork has become a major international concern, with most of the attention focused on livestock. Producer Zulima Palacio talked