2007年VOA标准英语-North Korea to Close Main Nuclear Facility With

By Kurt Achin Beijing 13 February 2007 A six-day stretch of intense negotiations has produced a breakthrough in efforts to end North Korea's nuclear-weapons programs. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Beijing, where North Korean delegates have promised i

2007年VOA标准英语-Urban Glow Hides Stars, Disrupts Animal Life

By David McAlary Washington 22 February 2007 As populations and cities grow, our once pristine view of the stars is being whitewashed by urban glow. Astronomers, whose view of the heavens is being dimmed, are complaining, but biologists are also decr

2007年VOA标准英语-US Army's Top Hospital Faces Criticism over Mai

By Jim Fry Washington, DC 22 February 2007 watch Walter Reed Conditions The U.S. Army's second in command says he is disappointed in the living conditions that wounded soldiers endure at the Army's main hospital for the wounded. A newspaper investig

2007年VOA标准英语-Cubans Caught Between Communist Past, Uncertain

By VOA News Havana, Cuba 15 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba: pt 3 Now to the third and final report in our special series, Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. It is an in-depth look at life on the island as President Fidel Castro remains out of the p

2007年VOA标准英语-Preservationists Worry 'Progress' May Hurt Indi

By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 February 2007 The final resting place in India for the 16th century Mughal Emperor Humayun Humayun's tomb has pitted urban planners and environmentalists against bureaucrats. As VOA's Steve Herman reports from New Delhi,

2007年VOA标准英语-New Survey Finds Counterfeit Products Cost Glob

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 February 2007 The World Intellectual Property Organization or WIPO estimates counterfeiting and piracy is costing the global economy more than $100 billion a year. Surveys by big business put a much higher figure of more th

2007年VOA标准英语-Survey: Blacks in France Say They Face Racial D

By Lisa Bryant Paris 05 February 2007 More than half of blacks living in France say they face racial discrimination, according to the first-ever survey on the country's black population. The findings are troubling for a country that has long prided i

2007年VOA标准英语-Showdown on Iraq Resolution Shifts to US Senate

By Deborah Tate Washington 17 February 2007 The U.S. Senate is to hold a procedural vote on a nonbinding resolution expressing disapproval with President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq in a rare Saturday session. The action comes a day

2007年VOA标准英语-Ivorian Victims say Toxic Waste Settlement Not

By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 February 2007 In Ivory Coast, lawyers for the victims of last August's toxic waste dumping incident say the millions of dollars a Dutch company offered the government Tuesday is not enough, and they will move forward with thei

2007年VOA标准英语-Rallies Wrap Up Before Sunday's Senegal Electio

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 23 February 2007 Rallies have ended in Senegal ahead of the presidential election on Sunday. Broken alliances, accusations and street fights have marked an election campaign in which octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade faces

2007年VOA标准英语-Childhood Reflections Inspire Patty Griffin on

By Katherine Cole Washington 20 February 2007 Ever since releasing her first album in 1996, critics have been raving about Patty Griffin and her songs. While you're unlikely to hear Patty singing them on most U.S. commercial radio stations, that does

2007年VOA标准英语-Putin Praises Russia's Economy; Deflects Democr

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 01 February 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual news conference Thursday, the sixth of his presidency. In a nationally televised broadcast that lasted nearly four hours, he discussed the state of Russian democ

2007年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Chief: World Must Help Iraqi Refugees

By Sonja Pace Damascus 09 February 2007 The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, says the international community has a moral and political obligation to help the nearly four million Iraqis who have been internally displaced, or who

2007年VOA标准英语-Rising Floodwaters Threaten 500,000 in Southern

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 13 February 2007 Relief agencies in southern Africa say rising flood waters across several countries in the region are threatening 500,000 people and that more than 60,000 have been evacuated in Mozambique. Aid groups repor

2007年VOA标准英语-Truck and Car Bombs in Baghdad, Kirkuk Kill Sco

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 03 February 2007 Iraqi police say a truck bomb in Baghdad killed more than 100 people and wounded more than 200 others Saturday. VOA's Jim Randle has this update from northern Iraq. Smoke billows from the site of an explosio

2007年VOA标准英语-Suicide Truck Bombing in Baghdad Kills 15

By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 13 February 2007 Iraqi police say a suicide bomber drove near a college in a Shi'ite area of Baghdad Tuesday and set off a blast that killed 15 people and wounded 30 others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from northern Ira

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistani Foreign Minister Arrives in India for

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 20 February 2007 Pakistani Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri has arrived in the Indian capital for talks as both countries vow not to let terrorist attacks undermine an ongoing peace process.Anjana Pasricha reports for VO

2007年VOA标准英语-Bears, Colts, Make Final Preparations For NFL C

By David Byrd Miami 03 February 2007 The Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts are making their final preparations for Sunday's National Football League Super Bowl game in Miami. As VOA's David Byrd reports, part of that preparation includes deali

2007年VOA标准英语-Nightclubs Sign Code to Fight Child Prostitutio

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 09 February 2007 In Kenya, efforts to cut down on child prostitution in tourist areas along the coast have recently been boosted as more establishments are agreeing to sign a code of conduct to protect children from sexual

2007年VOA标准英语-Report: Iraq Most Dangerous Country for Journal

By Stephanie Ho Washington 01 February 2007 The group Reporters Without Borders says the number of journalists and media workers killed or imprisoned around the world in 2006 was the highest in more than a decade. In its annual report, the organizati