2007年VOA标准英语-US Charges Two Men in Cuba Travel Scheme

By Brian Wagner Miami 22 February 2007 U.S. officials have charged two men with helping thousands of people travel to Cuba with fraudulent religious visas. Authorities say the suspects used bogus church names and other information to avoid travel res

2007年VOA标准英语-US Negotiator Calls North Korea Nuclear Agreeme

By Stephanie Ho Washington 22 February 2007 The lead U.S. negotiator to the so-called six-party talks on resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis praised the agreement reached earlier this month, calling it a good first step to an eventual resolutio

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Champions Ethanol to Cut Foreign Oil Depen

By Scott Stearns White House 22 February 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants to cut America's dependence on foreign oil by increasing the domestic production of alternative fuels. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President

2007年VOA标准英语-Egyptian Court: Blogger Guilty of Insulting Isl

By Cache Seel Cairo 22 February 2007 An Egyptian court has sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison for insulting Islam and the Egyptian president. It is the first time anyone has been convicted of those crimes in Egypt in connection to

2007年VOA标准英语-One of World's Smallest Premature Babies Goes H

By Melinda Smith Washington 22 February 2007 watch Tiny Baby report Baby Amillia Sonja Taylor finally left the hospital in Florida yesterday. Doctors gave clearance after deciding she was healthy enough to survive with just her parents' care. VOA's

2007年VOA标准英语-Wimbledon Evens Prize Money for Men and Women

By David Byrd Washington 22 February 2007 After years of debate and criticism, the All England Club says men's and women's tennis players will earn the same amount of prize money at this year's Wimbledon Championships. As VOA's David Byrd reports, th

2007年VOA标准英语-IAEA Says Iran Has Not Suspended Uranium Enrich

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 22 February 2007 The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says Iran has failed to suspend uranium enrichment, in defiance of Security Council demands. From U.N. headquarters, VOA's Peter Heinlein reports the finding clears th

2007年VOA标准英语-Liberian President Visits Rwanda, Encourages Wo

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 February 2007 Liberia's president is in Rwanda this week, meeting with women parliamentarians from around the world and laying the groundwork for agreements with the Rwandan president. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from

2007年VOA标准英语-Kenya's Anglican Church Launches Plan to Combat

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 February 2007 In Kenya, the Anglican Church has released its five-year plan to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on the continent. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. The top priority of the $2.2 million

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Begins Mideast Peace Mission in Jerusalem

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 February 2007 Condoleezza Rice and her host Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni shake hands in their press conference before their meeting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has begun a new peace mission to the Midd

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice: New Offensive Against Insurgents in Baghd

By Barry Newhouse Baghdad 17 February 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad Saturday for meetings with Iraqi leaders. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from northern Iraq, her trip comes as U.S. and Iraqi force

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Iraqi PM Maliki Discuss Security

By Scott Stearns White House 16 February 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki spoke for nearly an hour Friday about improving security in Baghdad. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. In a se

2007年VOA标准英语-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Headlines Tour Promoting

By Larry London Washington, D.C. 16 February 2007 watch RJA report Their name means nothing at all, but is instantly memorable. Their sound mixes heavy metal guitar with danceable beats of pop punk, and is instantly recognizable. Florida rockers Red

2007年VOA标准英语-US Military Doubts Al-Masri Wounded in Clash wi

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 February 2007 U.S. military officials are casting doubt on Iraqi reports that the Egyptian leader of the group al-Qaida in Iraq has been wounded. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Irbil. Abu Ayyub al-Masri (File) Iraqi tele

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice: Palestinian Unity Deal Complicates Middle

By David Gollust State Department 16 February 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves late Friday on a Middle East mission she admits has been complicated by last week's Mecca agreement between the main Palestinian factions for a unity

2007年VOA标准英语-US House Rejects President's Plan for More Troo

By Dan Robinson Washington 16 February 2007 After four days of debate, the House of Representatives has approved, by a vote of 246 to 182, a non-binding resolution disapproving of President Bush's new troop deployment to Iraq. Majority Democrats cal

2007年VOA标准英语-UN: More Than 100 Drowned in Smuggling Incident

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 February 2007 The U.N. refugee agency has raised to 107 the number of people who died trying to reach Yemen earlier this week. Their bodies have been found along a remote stretch of the Yemen coastline. Several people are s

2007年VOA标准英语-Number of Internally Displaced in Iraq Increasi

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 February 2007 The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration reports that over the past three weeks alone almost 18,000 people have been displaced in Iraq, and it expects the number to grow much higher as the year

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Forces Many Iraqis to Safer Havens in

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 February 2007 Hundreds-of-thousands of Iraqis have fled sectarian violence near their homes since Saddam Hussein was ousted, and the U.N. says up to 1 million more could flee their homes this year. About half of them are be

2007年VOA标准英语-Cape Verde Musicians Draw Inspiration from Braz

By Phuong Tran Dakar 16 February 2007 Carnival season is a time for music and revelry, and not just in Brazil. In Cape Verde, some musicians want to show that Brazil's famous carnival rhythms also have roots in Africa's musical history. Phuong Tran