2007年VOA标准英语-Opposition Party Demands Poll Cancellation in N

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 29 March 2007 An opposition party in Nigeria has filed an action in court seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission from conducting next month's general elections. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja repo

2007年VOA标准英语-Guineans Have Cautious Optimism Over New Govern

By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 March 2007 In Guinea, the newly-appointed Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate has named more than 20 new government members, the latest step in the strike-ending deal reached last month that ended weeks of violent unrest and work s

2007年VOA标准英语-Southern Africa Critical of Mugabe Crackdown

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 29 March 2007 Southern Africa leaders are meeting the Tanzanian capital in special session called to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe and recent political events in the Democratic Republic of Congo. VOA's Delia Robertson

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Da

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 March 2007 The U.N. Human Rights Council has unanimously adopted a resolution Friday expressing concern over the situation in Darfur, but it fails to condemn Sudan for its actions. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from U.N. Euro

2007年VOA标准英语-Southern African Leaders to Discuss Zimbabwe at

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 27 March 2007 Leaders of 14 nations in Southern Africa are to meet Wednesday and Thursday in Tanzania to discuss the political situation in Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, senior leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party are preparin

2007年VOA标准英语-White House Spokesman Faces New Cancer Battle

By Paula Wolfson White House 27 March 2007 White House Spokesman Tony Snow is facing yet another battle with cancer. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the news has shaken members of the president's staff. Tony Snow Tony Snow has always pointed with pride t

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Proposes Global Fund to Battle Human Traffic

By Tendai Maphosa London 27 March 2007 The United Nations along with other organizations has proposed a new global fund to fight international human trafficking and forced labor, which it says have grown to epidemic proportions. The report was launch

2007年VOA标准英语-Human Rights Groups Say DRC Needs Dialogue, Not

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 27 March 2007 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, human-rights organizations say they are not reassured by President Joseph Kabila's statement that the military action that left dozens dead last week was necessary to maintain

2007年VOA标准英语-Novel Development Concept Spreads Beyond Nepal

By Brent Hurd Washington 27 March 2007 watch Rural Community Library The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has granted one million dollars to the group Rural Education and Development or READ, a non-government organization that establishes village li

2007年VOA标准英语-FBI Chief Faces Tough Questions from Congress a

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 March 2007 The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is vowing reforms in the wake of an internal report that revealed the agency abused its powers in obtaining personal information during investigations of s

2007年VOA标准英语-Musician Embraces Ancient Musical Roots

By Valer Gergely Washington 27 March 2007 watch Sephardic Music report The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. held a concert this week to help revive traditional Sephardic music from the former Yugoslavia. For producer Valer Gergely, VOA's Jim

2007年VOA标准英语-Iranian-American Becomes Beverly Hills Mayor

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 27 March 2007 Beverly Hills, the upscale California community many movie stars once called their home, is getting a new mayor - an immigrant from Iran named Jimmy Jamshid Delshad. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, the mayo

2007年VOA标准英语-Art Imitates Life in NYC

By Joseph Mok New York City 27 March 2007 watch Sleepwalkers report New York City is often described as the city that never sleeps. But as day turns to night New Yorkers and their city take on a different rhythm, a different energy and a different i

2007年VOA标准英语-Kurdish Nationalists in Iraq, Turkey Seek Land

By Simon Marks Diyarbakir, Turkey 27 March 2007 watch Marks report As violent instability convulses much of Iraq, the country's neighbors are keeping a watchful eye. In recent weeks, Turkey has warned Kurds in northern Iraq not to make any moves to

2007年VOA标准英语-US Efforts to Isolate Iran Economically Gaining

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 27 March 2007 watch Arcega report At least five states in the U.S. are following Missouri's lead with proposals to divest public pension funds of shares in companies that do business with Iran. On Capitol Hill, propose

2007年VOA标准英语-Defense Chief: US Open to Higher-Level Talks Wi

By Meredith Buel Washington 27 March 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States is open to higher-level talks with Iran, but is warning against having any illusions about Tehran's intentions in the Persian Gulf region. VOA corres

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Seeks 'Common Agenda' for Settling Israel-

By David Gollust Jerusalem 25 March 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in separate talks Sunday as she continued a quest for what she termed a common agenda to

2007年VOA标准英语-US Federal Reserve Chief Paints Mixed Economic

By Michael Bowman Washington 28 March 2007 The United States' top monetary official says the country's economy continues to grow and create jobs, but is hindered by several factors, including negative developments in the housing industry. VOA's Micha

2007年VOA标准英语-Vietnamese Buddhist Leader Seeks to Heal Wounds

By Matt Steinglass Ho Chi Minh City 23 March 2007 Zen Buddhist leader Thich Nhat Hanh sits at the opening of a three-day requiem for those killed on both sides of the Vietnam War, 16 Mar 2007 Eighty-year-old monk Thich Nhat Hanh has been back in his

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Freezes Business with Iran Until Britis

By Sonja Pace London 28 March 2007 Britain has announced it is freezing all bilateral business with Iran, except efforts to gain the release of 15 British naval personnel seized by Iranian forces last Friday. As VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London,