2007年VOA标准英语-Senegal Independence Day Calls into Question Fr

By Phuong Tran Dakar 04 April 2007 Throughout Francophone West Africa, analysts say France's influence has been changing. In Senegal, the country observed its 47th year of independence from France. With an octogenarian president entering his last ter

2007年VOA标准英语-At least 190 Dead in Baghdad Bombings

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 18 April 2007 A series of explosions in mostly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad Wednesday has killed more than 170 people and injured scores more. The attacks deal a blow to a two-month-old security plan in the capital. From norther

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq's Northern Kurdish Area Offers Business Op

By Bill Rodgers Washington 12 April 2007 Watch Iraq Prospects Few foreign companies, aside from those dealing directly with the military, are contemplating business in Iraq until the security situation improves. Yet despite the violence, U.S. offici

2007年VOA标准英语-Burkinabes Debate 'American Dream' with New Fiv

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 April 2007 A change in U.S. visa policy is giving citizens in the West African nation of Burkina Faso a chance to make more frequent trips to the United States. Businessmen and others who travel often to the United States can

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel's Parliament Reviews Unofficial Israel-S

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 12 April 2007 A Syrian-American businessman and a former senior Israeli diplomat briefed a high-level Israeli parliamentary committee Thursday about their efforts to revive Israeli-Syrian peace talks. VOA's Jim Teeple reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Freed British Sailors Tell of Ordeal in Iran De

By Sonja Pace London 06 April 2007 A day after returning home from nearly two weeks' captivity in Iran, some of the 15 British sailors and marines spoke openly about their ordeal - of being kept in isolation, blindfolded, hearing guns cocked behind t

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudanese Militia Blamed For Killing 400 In Sout

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says as many as 400 people were killed in southeastern Chad 10 days ago during cross-border attacks by Sudanese Janjaweed militia. The death toll is far higher than previous estimates by Ch

2007年VOA标准英语-US Air Strike Targets Militia in Southern Iraqi

By Margaret Besheer Bagdad 07 April 2007 A US military convoy drives through Diwaniyah, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 06 Apr 2007 Iraqi and U.S. forces continued security operations for a second day in the southern city of Diwaniyah. Meanwhile, Iraqi offic

2007年VOA标准英语-International Response to Solomon Islands Tsuna

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 April 2007 Children hunt for clothes after their village of Titiana, where 15 people died, was hit by a tsunami on the outskirts of Gizo island in the Solomon Islands, 05 Apr 2007 The International Federation of Red Cross an

2007年VOA标准英语-Local Government Closer to Americans than White

By Jeffrey Young Washington 03 April 2007 Watch This is Montgomery County For many people outside the United States, the White House and Congress typify American government. But to most Americans, the local governments in their towns and regional ar

2007年VOA标准英语-Another Bloody Attack in Iraq as US Military Fu

By Michael Bowman Washington 08 April 2007 The fierce debate in Washington over funding U.S. troops in Iraq continues. Meanwhile, a car bomb attack has killed 17 people and wounded 26 near a health clinic and mosque south of Baghdad, U.S. military an

2007年VOA标准英语-Sydney Turns Off Lights for 'Earth Hour'

By Phil Mercer Sydney 01 April 2007 Difference of switching many of the city's lights is shown in this combo taken one week apart in Sydney, on 24 Mar 2007, above, and 31 Mar 2007, below Parts of Australia's biggest city, Sydney, plunged into near da

2007年VOA标准英语-Gonzales to Make Crucial Appearance Before Sena

By Jim Malone Washington 13 April 2007 U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is scheduled to testify before Congress on April 17 about his involvement in last year's firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Gonzales' testimony is seen as crucial to keeping h

2007年VOA标准英语-Cancer Survivors Weigh Odds When Disease Recurs

By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 03 April 2007 Watch Cancer report The World Health Organization projects that cancer mortality rates are on the rise. More than 70 percent of the seven and a half million deaths from cancer in 2005 occurred in low a

2007年VOA标准英语-Explosion Rocks Iraqi Parliament Building

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 12 April 2007 An apparent suicide bomber has killed at least eight people in a cafeteria inside the building where the parliament meets in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone. At least 20 other people were injured in the

2007年VOA标准英语-Students Design, Maneuver Robots in California

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 April 2007 Watch Robot report Each year in March and April, competitions are held around the United States to test the skills of students in designing and using robots machines that perform basic human tasks. VOA's

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Chief Encouraged by Darfur Peace Efforts

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 12 April 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expressing optimism that Sudan will soon accept the presence of attack helicopters in a robust peacekeeping presence in Darfur. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports the U.N.

2007年VOA标准英语-Rebel Leader Takes Over as Ivory Coast's New Pr

By Phuong Tran Dakar 05 April 2007 In Ivory Coast, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is finalizing who will be part of his new power-sharing government with President Laurent Gbagbo. Mr. Soro, who still controls rebel forces in the North, and President G

2007年VOA标准英语-Austin's South By Southwest Festival Becomes Bi

By Katherine Cole Washington 09 April 2007 For 10 days every year, the place to be for America's entertainment industry is not Los Angeles or New York City, but rather Austin, Texas. Performers and fans flock to Austin to attend the annual South By S

2007年VOA标准英语-Algeria Bombing Death Toll Now 33

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 12 April 2007 Algeria's interior minister says the death toll from Wednesday's double car bombing in Algiers has risen to at least 33, with more than 220 people wounded. The attack has awakened fears that the country could