VOA常速英语2007年-US Veterans Among Homeless Despite Government I

By Margaret Besheer Washington 10 November 2007 President Bush says his administration has increased spending for U.S. military veterans by more than two-thirds. But a study released earlier this week found that former military personnel account for

VOA常速英语2007年-Georgia's Besieged President Calls Early Electi

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 08 November 2007 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who is mired in a deep political crisis, Thursday agreed to call early presidential elections and said he would lift the state of emergency. In this background re

VOA常速英语2007年-Chadian Authorities Release 4 More Europeans in

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 09 November 2007 A lawyer representing the airplane crew involved in an illegal adoption case in Chad says the three Spanish crew members and Belgian pilot have been released. The four had faced charges of complicity in an alle

VOA常速英语2007年-Madame Tussauds Opens in Washington

By George Dwyer Washington 01 November 2007 The famous Madame Tussauds waxworks museum first opened in London in 1884, and has drawn curiosity seekers from around the world ever since. Over the years the presentation of lifelike wax figures has prove

VOA常速英语2007年-Britain Pledges Huge Carbon Emission Cuts by 20

By Tom Rivers London 19 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging all nations to rise to the challenges of combatting global warming, which he compared to the challenge of recovery after World War II. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London r

VOA常速英语2007年-South Africa's ANC to Choose Leaders, Review Po

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 13 November 2007 Next month, South Africa's African National Congress will hold its national conference to endorse policy decisions taken earlier this year and to elect leaders, including the party president who, since

VOA常速英语2007年-Carter Center Celebrates 25 Years of Promoting

By Kane Farabaugh New York 05 November 2007 One of the hallmarks of Jimmy Carter's American presidency was a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. It brought lasting peace between two former enemies. The experience encouraged Mr. Carter to spend

VOA常速英语2007年-Muslim Americans Establish Own Schools in US

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Dearborn, Michigan 16 November 2007 There are some six to eight million Muslims living in the United States and many Muslim children attend public schools. For decades, Muslim families relied on Islamic Sunday schools to teach t

VOA常速英语2007年-Deadline for African, EU Trade Deals Looms

By Kari Barber Dakar 08 November 2007 The deadline is approaching for new trade deals between the European Union and nearly 80 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. African leaders and economists worry the new deals, which are designed

VOA常速英语2007年-Commonwealth Gives Musharraf November 22 Deadli

By Tom Rivers London 12 November 2007 Foreign ministers from the Commonwealth of Britain and its former colonies said Monday it would suspend Pakistan from the organization unless President Pervez Musharraf lifted the state of emergency by November 2

VOA常速英语2007年-Somalia Nominates New Prime Minister

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 22 November 2007 Somalia's president has announced the nomination of a new prime minister for the country's embattled transitional government. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the new prime min

VOA常速英语2007年-Stradivarius Violins in Concert

By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 28 November 2007 World-renowned violinmaker Antonio Stradivari produced more than 1,000 handcrafted musical instruments. But it is the violins the Italian craftsman made between 1700 and 1720 his so-called Golden Peri

VOA常速英语2007年-US Army Chief Says Service Consumed by Demands

By Jim Fry Washington 16 November 2007 U.S. Army officials have told a key U.S. Senate committee that the demands of fighting two wars are outstripping the army's ability to remain ready for conflict. At the same time, Democratic congressional leader

VOA常速英语2007年-Two Koreas Say Train Service May Resume 'By End

By Kurt Achin Seoul 15 November 2007 North and South Korea have not had regular train service across their heavily armed border in more than half a century - but that may be about to change within weeks. Prime Ministers from the two Koreas say they a

VOA常速英语2007年-EU Praises Croatia, Serbia, Scores Turkey, Othe

By Teri Schultz Brussels 06 November 2007 The European Union has issued its annual enlargement update, assessing the progress of seven candidate countries toward full membership in the 27-nation bloc. The E.U. concluded no country, with the possible

VOA常速英语2007年-Labor Party Victory Expected in Australian Elec

By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 November 2007 Australia's political leaders have made their final pleas to voters ahead of Saturday's federal election. The conservative Prime Minister John Howard is widely tipped to lose power after more than a decade in of

VOA常速英语2007年-Arrests Made in DRC After Toxic Waste Dump

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 10 November 2007 At least seven people are said to be under arrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after radioactive mineral waste was poured into a river in the southeast of the country. Selah Hennessy reports from

VOA常速英语2007年-US Lawyers March to Protest Emergency Rule in P

By Meredith Buel Washington 14 November 2007 Hundreds of lawyers have marched past the United States Supreme Court in a show of solidarity with attorneys in Pakistan who have been arrested while protesting President Pervez Musharraf's decision to imp

VOA常速英语2007年-EU Tells Turkey to Deepen Reforms

By Nina Maria Potts Brussels 22 November 2007 A recent European Commission report says limits on free speech are undermining Turkey's chances of becoming a full member of the European Union. The report says that Turkey also needs to reform its judici

VOA常速英语2007年-The Weather Channel's 'Smooth Jazz' Strikes Cho

By Doug Levine Washington 12 November 2007 Every day, millions of U.S. television viewers tune into the Weather Channel to get their latest forecast. But, as VOA's Doug Levine tells us, weather may not be the only reason people are watching. Neither