VOA常速英语2007年-South Africa Announces Pardons for Apartheid-Er

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 21 November 2007 South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki says citizens convicted of political crimes during the apartheid era may apply for presidential pardons. He indicated the program was to complete the work of a reconcili

VOA常速英语2007年-President Putin Says Elections Will Bring New L

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 21 November 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country's parliamentary and presidential elections will bring a total renewal of the country's top leadership. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has details from Mosco

VOA常速英语2007年-More American Jewelry Stores Banning Burmese Ge

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 21 November 2007 The sale of Burmese gems has become the target of a growing boycott following the violent crackdown of pro-democracy protesters in Burma in September. While Burma's ruling military government holds ano

VOA常速英语2007年-British Leader Apologizes After Taxpayer Inform

By Tom Rivers London 21 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologized and ordered a review after the personal financial details of about 25 million people were lost in the mail. The loss of the huge amount of sensitive information

VOA常速英语2007年-US Presidential Candidates Debate Pakistan, War

By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 21 November 2007 Democratic Party candidates running for president have taken aim at President Bush's war on terror in South Asia, criticizing his past support for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. The ongoing politica

VOA常速英语2007年-Kenya Parliament Nominations Spark Violent Prot

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 21 November 2007 Kenya's Electoral Commission is hearing complaints from candidates who failed to secure their parties' nominations for parliamentary elections, scheduled for December 27. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi,

VOA常速英语2007年-Disease Stalks Congo's Displaced

By Noel King Kibaya, DRC 21 November 2007 As fighting continues between dissident general Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army, displaced Congolese have packed into squalid camps that are plagued with growing health problems. Humanitarian workers ar

VOA常速英语2007年-Crude Oil Prices Rise Above $99 a Barrel

By VOA News 21 November 2007 World oil prices hit a new record in Wednesday's trading, hitting $99.29 a barrel before easing downward. That is 67 cents above the previous record, which was set on November 7. Traders say the soaring prices stem from t

VOA常速英语2007年-British Girls in Ghana Await Drug Sentencing

By Nico Colombant Dakar 21 November 2007 Two British girls found guilty of cocaine smuggling in Ghana now await sentencing of up to three years in jail. Their lawyers and supporters say they will appeal, saying the girls were victims, rather than tra

VOA常速英语2007年-S. Korea Cites 'Unique' Relations With North in

By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 November 2007 Advocacy groups are criticizing South Korea for abstaining from a United Nations resolution that expressed concern over human rights abuses in North Korea. The South's decision to abstain comes a year after Seoul

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistani Officials Predict Musharraf May Soon

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 21 November 2007 Pakistan's attorney general says conditions may be appropriate in the coming days for President Pervez Musharraf to honor his pledge to step down as army chief. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad

VOA常速英语2007年-Rights Group Calls for Investigation Into Alleg

By Sarah Simpson Lagos 21 November 2007 U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch has called for an independent public inquiry into the Nigerian police force who, by their own calculations, say police officers killed more than 8,000 Nigerians since 2000. T

VOA常速英语2007年-South African President to Meet Zimbabwe Politi

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 22 November 2007 South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is due to meet leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition as part of a nine-month effort to mediate an end to the Zimbabwean crisis. The meetings come as parties

VOA常速英语2007年-Nigeria's Electoral Court Puts Presidential Vic

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 November 2007 A special electoral court in Nigeria is investigating charges of cheating in April elections and could overturn the results in key votes. They have already overturned the results in several gubernatorial electi

VOA常速英语2007年-Candidate Debates Define Positions

By Jeffrey Young Washington, D.C. 22 November 2007 Presidential candidates have been confronting each other in a series of debates meant to give voters a sense of where each aspirant stands on critical issues. In this segment of How America Elects, V

VOA常速英语2007年-Blasts Hit Three Northern Indian Cities, Killin

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 November 2007 Nearly simultaneous blasts outside courts in three northern Indian cities killed at least 13 people and injured dozens more. As Anjana Pasricha reports from VOA's New Delhi bureau, several cities have suf

VOA常速英语2007年-Exiled Pakistani Opposition Leader Plans Return

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 23 November 2007 Former Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Sharif is planning to return to Pakistan, ending his seven-year exile in Saudi Arabia. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that

VOA常速英语2007年-Last Japanese Ship Returns from Six-Year Indian

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 23 November 2007 The final Japanese navy tanker has returned home from the Indian Ocean, ending a six-year mission in support of U.S. led coalition troops in Afghanistan. As Naomi Martig reports from VOA's Asia News Center i

VOA常速英语2007年-British Queen Arrives in Uganda for Commonwealt

By Malcolm Webb Kampala 22 November 2007 The Queen of England is in the Ugandan capital Kampala for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting that starts in the city Friday. Speaking to the Ugandan parliament she stressed the importance of democra

VOA常速英语2007年-British PM Stops Deportation of Burmese Asylum

By Tendai Maphosa London 22 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has personally intervened in the case of an opponent of the Burmese military government who faced deportation from Britain. Tendai Maphosa looks at whether other Burmese as