VOA常速英语2007-Inadequate Mental Therapy Cited For Cancer Patie

By Melinda Smith Washington 30 October 2007 The U.S. Institute of Medicine has released a study calling for uniform standards of emotional therapy for cancer patients. VOA's Melinda Smith has more on the study. These cancer survivors are sharing thei

VOA常速英语2007-Many Pakistanis Oppose Military Operations Along

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 31 October 2007 An opinion survey in Pakistan indicates most people do not support military operations against Al Qaida and Taliban groups in the country's tribal areas. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad. Pakista

VOA常速英语2007-Rare Photographs Show Holocaust Perpetrators

By Malcolm Brown Washington 09 October 2007 A collection of newly available photographs is shedding fresh light on those who carried out the Nazi holocaust. The public now has the chance to see the contents of an album, thought to have belonged to a

VOA常速英语2007-NBA to Stage Rare London Exhibition Game

By Tom Rivers London 09 October 2007 In an effort to the increase basketball's international popularity, the National Basketball Association will hold a game Wednesday in London. For VOA, Tom Rivers says it will be a rare opportunity for British fans

VOA常速英语2007-Spanish Court Convicts 21 for Madrid Train Bombi

By Lisa Bryant Paris 31 October 2007 A Spanish court found 21 people guilty and acquitted seven others of involvement in 2004 train bombings in Madrid, closing a trial on the most deadly Islamist terrorist attack to date in Europe. Lisa Bryant has mo

VOA常速英语2007-Australia to 'Temporarily' Refuse Refugees from

By Phil Mercer Sydney 04 October 2007 Australia has announced a temporary freeze on the settlement of refugees from Africa, including those from Sudan's Darfur region. Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews says the refugees had trouble integrating into

VOA常速英语2007-UN Security Council Condemns Darfur Attack on AU

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 02 October 2007 The U.N. Security Council has condemned an attack on African Union peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region that killed 10 of them, but could not agree on language for a formal statement. From U.N. hea

VOA常速英语2007-UN, World Bank Report Decries Slow Progress in S

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 October 2007 A new report sponsored by the United Nations and the World Bank says progress has been slow at reducing the number of deaths worldwide from pregnancy and childbirth. The report says more than one-half million wo

VOA常速英语2007-US Defense Secretary Concerned About Slow US Arm

By Al Pessin Santiago 04 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has expressed concern that the slow process of approval for U.S. arms sales is forcing some countries, including Iraq, to buy weapons elsewhere. VOA's Al Pessin reports from Sa

VOA常速英语2007-UN Mission in Haiti to Expand Policing Efforts

By Brian Wagner Miami 16 October 2007 United Nations officials have agreed to extend the peacekeeping mission in Haiti as part of a plan to add more international police. VOA's Brian Wagner recently visited the Caribbean nation, where officials say t

VOA常速英语2007-Cambodia Hip Hop Artist Tells Story through Rap

By Robin Chen Delos Washington 08 October 2007 Prach Ly came to the United States as a child with his family to escape Cambodia's killing fields. He grew up in Long Beach, California where he started rapping in English and Khmer about Cambodia's gen

VOA常速英语2007-Arctic Ice Survey Announced

By Paul Sisco Washington 31 October 2007 A team of British explorers has announced they are going to the North Pole to measure the ice cap's thickness. The expedition, a collaboration of Cambridge University in Britain and a U.S. Navy oceanography sc

VOA常速英语2007-Broccoli Extract May Help Prevent Skin Cancer

By Jessica Berman Washington 23 October 2007 Researchers say that an extract made from broccoli sprouts may prevent skin cancer when applied directly to the skin. VOA's Jessica Berman reports scientists say broccoli contains a chemical that stimulate

VOA常速英语2007-Togolese Hope for More EU Aid Following Election

By Kari Barber Dakar 19 October 2007 Legislative elections in Togo this week were deemed largely free and fair by international observers, and now many in the country are hoping for a full restoration of aid from the European Union. Aid was cut in 19

VOA常速英语2007-DRC President Will Head Regional African Economi

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 31 October 2007 The Economic Community of Central African States has named Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to be its next head. Analysts say Mr. Kabila, who has been accused of human rights abuses and corru

VOA常速英语2007-Somali Leaders Negotiating for New PM

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 31 October 2007 The president of Somalia's transitional government has been meeting with Somali political and clan leaders to settle on a candidate to head the government, following the resignation Monday of interim Prime Mini

VOA常速英语2007-Meteorologists: La Ni?a Likely to Continue Into

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 October 2007 The World Meteorological Organization says theLa Niaweather event is under way across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific and these conditions are expected to continue through the first quarter of 2008. L

VOA常速英语2007-Italy Debates New Immigration Law as Illegal Imm

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 31 October 2007 The number of illegal immigrants arriving in Italy from African war-ravaged countries like Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia shows no signs of easing despite rough seas and colder temperatures in the Mediterran

VOA常速英语2007-US Attorney General Nominee's Position on Water

By Deborah Tate Washington 31 October 2007 President Bush's nominee to be attorney general, Michael Mukasey, has told U.S. senators he does not know whether the interrogation technique known as water boarding amounts to torture. His response has rais

VOA常速英语2007-Pentagon Working to Get Turkey 'Actionable Intel

By Al Pessin Pentagon 31 October 2007 The Pentagon says it is trying to provide Turkey with the kind of intelligence about insurgents of the Kurdistan Workers Party that would enable the Turkish military to take action against them. VOA's Al Pessin r