2007年VOA标准英语-US Seeks to Deny Bail for US Citizen Accused of

By Greg Flakus Houston 15 February 2007 The U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston is planning to ask that accused terrorist Daniel Joseph Maldonado remain in custody without bail as it prepares its case against the man who is the first U.S. citizen char

2007年VOA标准英语-Envoys to Darfur Still Optimistic Despite Lates

By Noel King Khartoum 15 February 2007 Amid growing concern over continued violence in Sudan's Darfur region, top United Nations and African Union envoys to the region said Thursday they remain optimistic that a political solution to the crisis can b

2007年VOA标准英语-US Says Contested Turkmenistan Election a Modes

By David Gollust State Department 15 February 2007 The United States Thursday expressed cautious hope that this week's election in Turkmenistan will be a step toward democracy, even though the new president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, won with near

2007年VOA标准英语-US Spacecraft Gathers Hints of Underground Wate

By David McAlary Washington 15 February 2007 A U.S. spacecraft has provided fresh evidence that water once flowed on Mars. In this case, it is water that ran deep underground through rock fissures, places where scientists say life could have thrived

2007年VOA标准英语-US-Funded Water, Roads, Schools Helping Philipp

By Douglas Bakshian Jolo, Philippines 20 February 2007 Winning without fighting is not a term you often hear in the war on terror. But U.S. soldiers, along with their Philippine counterparts, are putting this philosophy to work on the remote island

2007年VOA标准英语-Jazz Endangered in New Orleans

By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 20 February 2007 New Orleans Mardi Gras mask The Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans comes to an end today. And while the crowds are larger than last year, this year's celebration was still considerably smaller than be

2007年VOA标准英语-Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Leaders Meet

By Nico Colombant Dakar 20 February 2007 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf attends opening session of ECOWAS summit, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 19 Jan 2007 The leaders of Liberia and Sierra Leone met in Guinea with embattled President Lansa

2007年VOA标准英语-Rights Group Accuses Burma's Generals of Abuses

By Ron Corben Bangkok 20 February 2007 A Karen boy, 6, allegedly shot in the arm by Burma military, during a massacre of villagers (File) A U.S. human rights and environmental group accuses Burma's military government of forcing ethnic Karen out of t

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippine Marines on Front Line in War on Terr

By Douglas Bakshian Jolo 20 February 2007 A special operations platoon of the Philippine Marine Battalion Landing Team conduct a military exercise in Jolo, 05 Feb 2007 The Philippines has recently been on the front line in the war on terror, taking o

2007年VOA标准英语-Ahmadinejad Says Iran Will Stop Nuclear Enrichm

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 20 February 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a public gathering, 20 Feb 2007 The president of Iran says he is willing to hold talks with the West over his controversial nuclear program. But he says he will

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Kurd Clan Leaders Work to Ease Tensions

By Barry Newhouse Sheikhan, Iraq 19 February 2007 Iraq's northern Kurdistan region has been relatively free of the sectarian fighting that has crippled the rest of the country, but a rare attack by Sunni Kurds on a religious group called the has loca

2007年VOA标准英语-NY Museum Reclaims 'Russian' Artists, Including

By Carolyn Weaver New York City 19 February 2007 watch Ukrainian Art report Some of modern art's great innovators, including Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Archipenko and Alexander Rodchenko, are usually described as Russian artists. But these painters

2007年VOA标准英语-What Is Behind Outbreaks of Norovirus?

By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 19 February 2007 watch Norovirus report It can be called stomach flu, food poisoning or acute gastroenteritis. Medical experts call it the Norovirus, and this family of viruses causes diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and

2007年VOA标准英语-Decorative Arrangements Can Be Tasty Too

By Ade Astuti Nia Sutadi Bethesda, Maryland 19 February 2007 watch Edible report On special occasions people in the U.S. often show their love with flowers. But these days there is another choice -- instead of giving a bouquet of flowers many are se

2007年VOA标准英语-US Military Confirms al-Qaida is Targeting Coal

By Sean Maroney Washington 20 February 2007 watch Helicopters in Iraq report Inside US military helicopter In the face of ongoing violence, U.S. and Iraqi troops are stepping up the security crackdown in Baghdad and its surrounding suburbs. But as V

2007年VOA标准英语-Activists Battle Liberia's Rape Problem

By Kari Barber Dakar 28 February 2007 Rape was a common means of abuse during Liberia's brutal civil war and it remains rampant despite the enactment of one of West Africa's toughest rape laws. Activists are calling for a specialized court to deal w

2007年VOA标准英语-Stocks in Asia Close Sharply Lower

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 28 February 2007 watch Sean Maroney report Share prices in the Asia-Pacific region closed sharply lower following heavy selling in China and the United States. Government officials tried to calm the market, saying their econ

2007年VOA标准英语-Southeast Asia Terrorist Group Splits, But Reta

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 28 February 2007 The Southeast Asia group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which has been blamed for a series of bombings over the past several years, has splintered into factions and may be heading in new directions. VOA's Nan

2007年VOA标准英语-Unions, Safety Groups Oppose Mexican Trucks on

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 27 February 2007 Last week, the Bush administration announced a plan to send U.S. inspectors to check trucks in Mexico that would then be allowed to cross over the border and deliver loads anywhere in the United States.

2007年VOA标准英语-Slavery Links Rights Activist Sharpton, Segrega

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 27 February 2007 watch Genealogy report Strom Thurmond and Al Sharpton A new genealogical study shows that a prominent African-American civil rights activist is descended from a slave owned in the mid-nineteenth c