VOA常速英语2007-Burkina Faso Marks Dual Anniversary

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 October 2007 Thomas Sankara, the charismatic former president of West Africa's Burkina Faso who gave the country its name, will be memorialized alongside the celebrations for progress made under the current rule of President

VOA常速英语2007-Turkey Says It Will Not Wait Forever to Attack R

By Sonja Pace London 23 October 2007 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan says his government cannot wait forever for neighboring Iraq to deal with rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party who are using northern Iraq as a safe haven from which t

VOA常速英语2007-Undercover Video: Zimbabwe Food Shortage Erupts

By VOA News Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 18 October 2007 In late June of this year, the Zimbabwe government sought to curb the country's rampant currency inflation, admitting it to be around 7,000 percent. Other say it is much higher. The government embarked o

VOA常速英语2007-Major Iraq Reconstruction to Transition from US

By Al Pessin Pentagon 19 October 2007 The U.S. military's effort to rebuild major infrastructure in Iraq will be winding down during the coming year, leaving the Iraqi government to fund the effort and to find engineers capable of handling the projec

VOA常速英语2007-Texas Border Mayors Attack Planned Fence

By Greg Flakus Houston 16 October 2007 Mayors of several Texas towns on or near the US border with Mexico are filing legal actions to stop the federal government from building a planned security fence to deter illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. A

VOA常速英语2007-Indian Exporters Hit by Surging Rupee

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 07 October 2007 Indian exports, particularly those by small and medium companies, have been hit by the recent surge in the rupee against the dollar. Anjana Pasricha has a report from New Delhi. The Farida Group, based in

VOA常速英语2007-Detection of Heart Disease Becoming Safer, Bette

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 17 October 2007 Medical imaging and improved computer technology are significantly making the detection of heart disease easier, safer and better. VOA's Paul Sisco reports. Dr. James Earls is the medical director at Fairf

VOA常速英语2007-Iraqis Protest Against Possible Turkish Incursio

By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 18 October 2007 Thousands of Kurds and other Iraqis took to the streets in northern Iraq. They were protesting the Turkish parliament's decision Wednesday authorizing a Turkish military incursion across the border into Ir

VOA常速英语2007-Brazil, India Pursue Trade in West Africa

By Phuong Tran Dakar 16 October 2007 Leaders from India and Brazil are concluding visits to West Africa. Analysts say growing wealth in these countries, combined with West Africa's resources, can lead to new strategic alliances among developing count

VOA常速英语2007-Two US Congressional Panels Approve Revisions to

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 October 2007 Two U.S. congressional panels have approved legislation that would restrict the government's power to eavesdrop on foreign terrorism suspects. President Bush expressed his opposition to the measure, saying

VOA常速英语2007-South Africa Wants Diamonds Polished Locally

By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 08 October 2007 South Africa's government is intervening in the international diamond market to ensure that uncut stones are polished by local jewelers. The government will soon begin buying 10 percent of the country's

VOA常速英语2007-Georgian Separatist Regions Cause Friction Betwe

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 October 2007 Relations remain tense between Russia and Georgia several weeks after Georgian forces killed two Russian military officers in the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia. In this background report from Wa

VOA常速英语2007-Georgians Disillusioned with Rose Revolution

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 16 October 2007 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been in office for almost four years following the heady days of the Rose Revolution. But it appears Georgians are disillusioned with his tenure. In this backgr

VOA常速英语2007-S. Korea Extends, But Cuts in Half, Military Dep

By Kurt Achin Seoul 23 October 2007 South Korea says it will continue to contribute non-combat military personnel to U.S-led stabilization efforts in Iraq. As VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports, the deployment is half a world away, but has ev

VOA常速英语2007-Indonesia Crash Report Blames Pilot

By Trish Anderton Jakarta 22 October 2007 The Indonesian government says the pilot in a fiery plane crash earlier this year ignored repeated warnings to abandon his landing attempt. The March 7th accident in Central Java claimed 21 lives. Trish Ander

VOA常速英语2007-US Presidential Candidates Collectively Raise Re

By Jeffrey Young Washington 17 October 2007 The total amount of money raised by the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates may, by the time Election Day 2008 comes about, approach or even break $1 billion. For just the first nine months of

VOA常速英语2007-Music Festival Draws Thousands of Fans to New Yo

By Behnam Nateghi New York City 29 October 2007 The College Music Journal Music Marathon recently (October 16 - 20) attracted a thousand up-and-coming bands to New York City. Music fans and industry insiders flocked to the annual festival to discover

VOA常速英语2007-West and Central African Primates Imperiled by H

By Kari Barber Dakar 29 October 2007 A new World Conservation Union report says a large number of the world's endangered primates are at risk of extinction in West and Central African countries. Experts say hunting for bushmeat is threatening the ani

VOA常速英语2007-Rebels Say Sudan Government Launches New Attacks

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 29 October 2007 Rebels in Darfur say Sudan's government launched attacks in the troubled region along the border with Chad the same day that it announced a cease-fire at peace talks in Libya. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairo

VOA常速英语2007-Sum 41 Promoting 'Underclass Hero'

By Larry London Washington 29 October 2007 With two live CD/DVD's, over ten singles, and millions of record sales worldwide, the band Sum 41 is on tour in support of its latest album, Underclass Hero. VOA's Larry London sat down with the bands founde