VOA常速英语2007年-Controversial Hindu Wins Resounding Re-election

By Steve Herman New Delhi 23 December 2007 In an election with ramifications beyond the borders of the Indian state of Gujarat, the conservative Hindu nationalist party has won re-election with an absolute majority. The results are giving rise to spe

VOA常速英语2007年-Tsunami Recovery Faces Challenges After Three Y

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 26 December 2007 Areas of Indonesia devastated by the Indian Ocean Tsunami are marking the third anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. As the effort to build housing and roads wraps up, reconstr

VOA常速英语2007年-Performance Artists Make Statistics Real Throug

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 December 2007 Population statistics are hard to visualize, but an art exhibition in Los Angeles makes the numbers easier to grasp. Mike O'Sullivan reports that the exhibition, called Of All the People in All the Worl

VOA常速英语2007年-Nigerian Delta Militant Wants Former Governor R

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 December 2007 A Nigerian rebel leader wants the authorities to free a former governor charged with corruption or face renewed attacks on the oil industry. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports the threat comes at a t

VOA常速英语2007年-Ivory Coast Still Suffering from Toxic Spill

By Lisa Bryant Abidjan 15 December 2007 More than a year after 500 tons of toxic waste from Europe were dumped illegally around the Ivory Coast's economic hub, Abidjan, roughly a fourth of the area poisoned by the spill has not yet been cleaned up. M

VOA常速英语2007年-US Official Challenged on Vietnam Religious Rig

By Dan Robinson Washington 07 December 2007 At a U.S. congressional hearing Thursday, witnesses challenged the testimony of a U.S. official who was defending a decision to remove Vietnam from a list of countries failing to do enough to promote religi

VOA常速英语2007年-Future Kosovo PM tells Serbs 'Don't Fear Indepe

By Stefan Bos Budapest 10 December 2007 Kosovo's incoming Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has urged the province's minority Serbs not to be afraid of independence that the ethnic-Albanian majority wants to declare soon. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Bu

VOA常速英语2007年-Just Hours Before Her Death, Benazir Bhutto Exp

By Sayed Hassan Islamabad 27 December 2007 Hours before her death, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was visiting Islamabad. After the meeting, Bhutto told VOA reporter Sayed Hassan that she an

VOA常速英语2007年-US Condemns Assassination of Lebanese General

By David Gollust Washington 12 December 2007 The United States Wednesday joined other countries in condemning the Beirut car bomb assassination of Lebanese Brigadier General Francois al-Hajj, who was set to have become the country's army chief. The a

VOA常速英语2007年-OSCE Condemns Uzbekistan Presidential Poll

By Stefan Bos Budapest 24 December 2007 The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has criticized Sunday's presidential election in Uzbekistan for failing to meet basic democratic standards. The criticism came as the Central Election Com

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Condemns Bhutto Assassination

By Paula Wolfson White House 27 December 2007 President Bush has condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. VOA correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. President Bush says those responsible for th

VOA常速英语2007年-European Monitors Say Russian Election Unfair

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 03 December 2007 Election monitors from the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe say Sunday's parliamentary balloting in Russia was unfair and failed to meet democratic election standa

VOA常速英语2007年-Nepalese Political Elements Agree on Elections

By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 December 2007 The political parties in Nepal's fragile governing coalition and the former rebel Maoists have tentatively agreed to hold elections by mid-April. The polling has twice been delayed by the Maoists demands for

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Administration to Help Home Owners Avoid F

By Barry Wood Washington 03 December 2007 The Bush administration has outlined measures intended to avoid a massive and potentially politically damaging wave of home foreclosures. VOA's Barry Wood has more from Washington. Treasury Secretary Henry Pa

VOA常速英语2007年-Lebanese Lawmakers to Try Again to Elect Presid

By Alex Villarreal Washington, D.C. 21 December 2007 The Lebanese Parliament will make its next attempt to elect a new president on Saturday. The post has been vacant since late November, when the country's pro-Syrian president stepped down. As VOA's

VOA常速英语2007年-Japan Backs Down from Hunting Humpbacks

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 21 December 2007 Japan has backed down from a highly controversial plan to hunt endangered humpback whales off Antarctica, after fierce criticism by Australia. The Japanese whaling fleet, however, still plans to hunt almost 1

VOA常速英语2007年-Nepal Launches Rescue Operation to Search for S

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 December 2007 In Nepal, authorities mounted a massive rescue operation to find survivors after a bridge over a river collapsed in a remote part of the country. As Anjana Pasricha reports, at least 15 people were killed

VOA常速英语2007年-Country Music Artists Release Holiday Compilati

By Mary Morningstar Washington 17 December 2007 More than a dozen Country holiday albums were released this season. Top sellers include new collections by Toby Keith, Taylor Swift and Diamond Rio. VOA's Mary Morningstar reports on a compilation that'

VOA常速英语2007年-Niger Rebels Attack Convoy, Refuse to Negotiate

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 December 2007 Ethnic Tuareg rebels in Niger say they will not negotiate with the current government because the government will never meet their demands. The statements follow an attack this week on a government convoy that

VOA常速英语2007年-San Diego Has World-Famous Zoo

By Ade Astuti and Susy Tekunan San Diego, CA 06 December 2007 The 40 hectare San Diego Zoo in the western state of California is home to over 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies, and a prominent botanic