VOA常速英语2007年-UNHCR Says 90,000 Fled Recent Fighting In Somal

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 November 2007 U.N. refugee agency says the situation inSomalia's capital, Mogadishu, has calmed down, but remains volatile. It says 90,000 people fled the recent fighting between Ethiopian troops, backing the transitional go

VOA常速英语2007年-Irish Builders Turn Shack Dwellers Into Homeown

By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 08 November 2007 Adequate housing is considered to be a basic human right, but South African officials have been struggling to move millions of residents out of township shacks and into proper homes. An Irish charity ha

VOA常速英语2007年-Huge US Reserves of Oil Shale Hold Promise, But

By Greg Flakus Piceance Basin, Colorado 12 November 2007 As the price of oil soars on world markets and demand for energy grows, energy companies are looking at so-called unconventional sources such as Canada's oil sands and the vast deposits of oil

VOA常速英语2007年-US Military Says It's Short on Trainers in Afgh

By Al Pessin Pentagon 09 November 2007 The U.S. Army officer responsible for training Afghanistan's new security forces says he only has about half the number of U.S. military trainers he asked for. But he says the resulting delay will be measured in

VOA常速英语2007年-North, South Korean Prime Ministers Meet to Exp

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 November 2007 The prime ministers of North and South Korea are trying to push forward what their presidents set in motion at last month's summit. On the opening day of talks in Seoul, the two leaders vowed to start implementing

VOA常速英语2007年-US Says North Korean Sanctions Will Not Be Lift

By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 November 2007 The U.S. envoy in charge of seeking a diplomatic end to North Korea's nuclear weapons programs says Pyongyang has much more to do before punitive United Nations sanctions are lifted. As a U.S. team begins the proc

VOA常速英语2007年-Discoverer of Lucy Fossil Weighs in on Human Ev

By Greg Flakus Houston 14 November 2007 The fossilized bones of a female hominid creature who lived about three-million years ago in what is now Ethiopia, continues to draw crowds at Houston's Museum of Natural Science. Recently visiting the skeleton

VOA常速英语2007年-Ukrainian Economy Grows Despite Political Probl

By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv, Ukraine 13 November 2007 Ukraine has been experiencing impressive economic growth for most of this decade, despite political turmoil at the highest levels of government. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky recently visited Ukrain

VOA常速英语2007年-Stagehands' Strike Dims Broadway's Lights

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 10 November 2007 The lights dimmed on Broadway Saturday as members of the union representing stagehands went on strike. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau has the story. Picket lines replaced aud

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Ushers In Thanksgiving Holiday Week

By Paula Wolfson White House 19 November 2007 As Americans prepare to gather for their Thanksgiving Holiday, President Bush is reminding them to remember their blessings and help those in need. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, the pr

VOA常速英语2007年-Cirque du Soleil Thrills Audiences

By Tetiana Vorozhko Norfolk, Virginia 08 November 2007 Twenty years ago the original performers of Cirque du Soleil were street performers in Quebec Canada walking on stilts, juggling, and playing music. From these humble beginnings their circus has

VOA常速英语2007年-Australia's First Aboriginal Record Label Opens

By Phil Mercer Sydney 07 November 2007 Australia's first urban Aboriginal record label has been established in Sydney. Its founders say there is a great untapped market for Aboriginal hip-hop and rap music that deals with drugs, violence, poor health

VOA常速英语2007年-High-Tech Korea Eyes 'Ubiquitous' Future

By Kurt Achin Seoul, South Korea 19 November 2007 From the classroom to the car garage, broadband technologies are reshaping life for South Koreans. VOA Correspondent Kurt Achin in Seoul takes a look at wired South Korea. In an experimental South Kor

VOA常速英语2007年-Children on Dialysis Maintain Hope Despite Diff

By Alex Villarreal Washington 05 November 2007 The United Network for Organ Sharing reports that more than 73,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Most of them suffer from kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease. Kidney d

VOA常速英语2007年-Uzbekistan to Hold Presidential Elections in De

By Navbahor Imamova Washington 07 November 2007 At least six candidates will be on the ballot when the people of Uzbekistan go to the polls on December 23. All are running for pro-government groups in a country where no real opposition is tolerated.

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Calls Musharraf, Urges Elections in Pakist

By Paula Wolfson White House 07 November 2007 President Bush has personally contacted Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for the first time since the imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, Mr. Bu

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistan's Musharraf Announces Elections Before

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 08 November 2007 Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has announced national elections will be held before February 15. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that Mr. Musharraf also promised to step-down as army chi

VOA常速英语2007年-Australian Election Campaign Enters Final Stage

By Phil Mercer Sydney 14 November 2007 Both major parties in Australia's federal election officially launched their campaigns this week. The government of conservative Prime Minister John Howard is promising voters massive tax cuts if it wins the Nov

VOA常速英语2007年-Major Parties in Kosovo Elections Pledge Indepe

By Stefan Bos Budapest 17 November 2007 The people of Kosovo are voting Saturday for a new local government. All the main political parties in the Albanian-majority province have pledged to gain independence from Serbia. Kosovo's Serbian minority is

VOA常速英语2007年-Rising Commodity Prices, Weak US Dollar Cause C

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 November 2007 Senior finance officials from the world's 20 major economies say they share responsibility for stabilizing rising commodity prices and are calling on countries with large foreign currency reserves to adopt