2007年VOA标准英语-Activists Say Police Continue Brutalizing Zimba

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 23 March 2007 Zimbabwean police this week launched attacks against activists in communities around Harare. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg, that reports of the violence ar

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Marks Bicentenary of Abolition of Slave

By Tendai Maphosa London 23 March 2007 Britain is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the passage of the law that abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade March 25 1807. One of the most poignant of the events is Slave Britain, a photographic exhib

2007年VOA标准英语-France Draws Down Troops in Ivory Coast

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 23 March 2007 The spokesman for French forces in Ivory Coast says a recent decision to reorganize and reduce their troops is a reflection of the improving conditions in the country following a peace deal reached this earlier th

2007年VOA标准英语-US Congress Holds Hearing on Oil Dependence

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 23 March 2007 watch US Oil Security The U.S. Congress has held a hearing Thursday on how rising global demand for oil is affecting U.S. national security. Some lawmakers and energy experts say America's dependence on o

2007年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Lawyers, Civic Groups to Challenge Plan

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2007 Many people in Uganda are up in arms (very upset) about a government plan approved by the cabinet this week to clear cut about one-third of a national forest reserve for sugar cane growing. Lawyers and civic gr

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Shocked Over News National Cricket Coa

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 23 March 2007 Pakistani cricket fans are reacting with outrage over news that the country's cricket coach was murdered shortly after the team's surprising loss in the World Cup. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sa

2007年VOA标准英语-Mozambique Arms Depot Explosion Kills Dozens, I

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 23 March 2007 At least83 people are dead, and about 300 have been injured in a series of explosions at an arms depot on the outskirts of the Mozambique capital, Maputo. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern A

2007年VOA标准英语-Defense Chief Calls on US Congress to Fund Iraq

By Al Pessin Pentagon 22 March 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says if the Congress does not approve additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-April, without special conditions, the department will have to make cuts that

2007年VOA标准英语-US House Opens Debate on US Withdrawal from Ira

By Dan Robinson Washington 22 March 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has begun a debate on a spending measure containing more than $95 billion to fund the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, President Bush reitera

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Sierra Leonean Child Soldier Adjusts to

By Stephanie Ho Washington 22 March 2007 On a map, Sierra Leone is separated from New York City by nearly 7,000 kilometers. For one young Sierra Leonean man now living in New York, the journey involved much more than traveling the physical distance.

2007年VOA标准英语-US Officials: Iraq Reconstruction Beset With Pr

By Michael Bowman Washington 22 March 2007 U.S. officials say the reconstruction of Iraq is moving forward and improving despite severe problems that have hampered many projects since Saddam Hussein was removed from power in 2003. VOA's Michael Bowma

2007年VOA标准英语-Researchers Develop Mosquitoes Resistant to Mal

By Paul Sisco Washington 23 March 2007 U.S. scientists in the United States say they have moved a step closer toward success in the fight against malaria, by developing mosquitoes that are resistant to at least one form of the deadly illness. More o

2007年VOA标准英语-Rights Group Protests Stoning of Women in Sudan

By Noel King Khartoum 22 March 2007 The human rights group Amnesty International says two women have been sentenced to death, by stoning, in Sudan for committing adultery. The sentence has raised questions about Sudan's penal code, based on Islamic S

2007年VOA标准英语-Van Attack in Southern Thailand Adds to Horror

By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 March 2007 Violence in Thailand's southern provinces has reached a level that shocked many when Muslim separatists attacked a van and killed nine passengers. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, experts say it appears the mil

2007年VOA标准英语-Drought Has Severe Impact on Australian People,

By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australia is struggling with the effects of a five-year drought and no relief appears in sight. As Phil Mercer in Sydney reports on this World Water Day, some Australian experts fear the so-called Big Dry may becom

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary-General Unhurt After Explosion in

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 22 March 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right,shakes hands with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ahead of their meeting in Baghdad, 22 Mar 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has paid a surprise visit to Bagh

2007年VOA标准英语-Global Tuberculosis Rate Holding Steady

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 March 2007 A new report says the global tuberculosis epidemic has leveled off for the first time since the World Health Organization declared TB a public health emergency in 1993. WHO's Global Tuberculosis Control report fi

2007年VOA标准英语-Cambodia Winning the Fight Against AIDS

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 22 March 2007 On the face of it, Cambodia should be devastated by AIDS. Brothels are commonplace in the impoverished country, illegal drugs are widely available, and government spending on health care is only about two dollar

2007年VOA标准英语-Mali Villagers Struggle Daily to Obtain Water

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 March 2007 The theme of the 14th annual World Day for Water is water scarcity, a problem that hinders development in many poor countries. In Mali, a near-desert nation where almost 70 percent of the population lives in rura

2007年VOA标准英语-Uganda Commander in Somalia Urges Speedy Deploy

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 22 March 2007 Following a day of heavy fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the Ugandan commander of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia is urging several African countries, who have pledged to contribute tr