2007年VOA标准英语-Nigeria's Ogoni People Resist Oil Companies

By Nico Colombant Ogoniland, Nigeria 26 May 2007 Market women share anti-oil company feelings In Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, one area, Ogoniland in Rivers State, resists oil production. Residents there say oil companies refuse to meet their deman

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Sets Hariri Tribunal Vote

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 29 May 2007 The U.N. Security Council is to vote Wednesday to create an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. VOA's Peter Heinlein at U.N. headquar

2007年VOA标准英语-Venezuela's Chavez Threatens Another Private Te

By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2007 Two days after forcing a private Venezuelan television station off the air, President Hugo Chavez has threatened to crack down on another non-governmental TV broadcaster. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Wash

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerians Hope for More Gasoline with New Gover

By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt, Nigeria 29 May 2007 Many Nigerians hope their new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, will urgently address the issue of gasoline scarcity after he is sworn in today. Even though Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer, mass

2007年VOA标准英语-Report Says UK Retailers Not Doing Enough to Co

By Tendai Maphosa London 29 May 2007 A new survey says that most British diamond retailers are not doing enough to combat trade in diamonds smuggled from war zones. For VOA, Tendai Maphosa has more from London. People look into their sifter to find a

2007年VOA标准英语-Refugees Intent on Return to Bhutan Thwarted in

By Steve Herman New Delhi 29 May 2007 Refugees in Nepal trying to make their way back home to Bhutan via India have clashed with Indian border troops. Casualties are reported on both sides after Indian forces opened fire. VOA's Steve Herman reports f

2007年VOA标准英语-India's National Symbol Becoming More Difficult

By Steve Herman New Delhi 29 May 2007 India's tiger population isdwindling The tiger is India's national symbol, but it is getting more difficult to spot the animal in its native habitat. The country now finds itself in the embarrassing position of

2007年VOA标准英语-Jacob Miller Ponders 'Who We Are' on Debut Albu

By Mary Morningstar Washington 29 May 2007 Singer-songwriter Jacob Miller, 22, recently appeared on the Voice of America's live music show Border Crossings to talk about his debut album, Who We Are. VOA's Mary Morningstar has this report. Jacob Mille

2007年VOA标准英语-US Officials Say Sudan Sanctions Will Have Seri

By David Gollust Washington 29 May 2007 Top Bush administration officials said Tuesday President Bush decided to seek new sanctions against Sudan in the face of continued stalling by Khartoum on an upgraded peacekeeping force for Darfur. They say the

2007年VOA标准英语-Vietnam Communists Dominate Election Results

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 29 May 2007 Communist Party candidates have been elected to more than 90 percent of the seats in Vietnam's National Assembly. The government announced the results of the May 20 election on Tuesday. Matt Steinglass reports fro

2007年VOA标准英语-US Marine Corps Recruits Train for War

By Deborah Block Parris Island, South Carolina 30 May 2007 One of the training grounds for U.S. Marine Corps recruits is on Parris Island, in the southern U.S. state of South Carolina. About 17,000 recruits each year complete the challenging training

2007年VOA标准英语-USAID Campaign Against Malaria Kicks Off in Dak

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 30 May 2007 More than a quarter of the deaths of children under five in Senegal can be attributed to malaria. A U.S. government campaign to distribute mosquito nets and educate the population about treatment and prevention aim

2007年VOA标准英语-President Bush Nominates Robert Zoellick to Hea

By Scott Stearns White House 30 May 2007 President Bush says he wants former U.S. trade representative Robert Zoellick to head the World Bank. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Zoellick would replace Paul Wolfowitz, who steps down

2007年VOA标准英语-Tuberculosis Remains a Global Threat

By David McAlary Washington 30 May 2007 U.S. health officials have quarantined an airline passenger who may have exposed others to a potentially dangerous form of tuberculosis. The unusual decision was made after the passenger took flights from the U

2007年VOA标准英语-Thai Democrat Party Cleared of Election Fraud

By Ron Corben Bangkok 30 May 2007 A constitutional tribunal in Thailand has acquitted the country's second largest party - the Democrats - of slander and bribery linked to general elections held in April last year. The tribunal has yet to release its

2007年VOA标准英语-Malaysian Court Throws Out Muslim Conversion Ca

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 30 May 2007 Malaysia's top court has rejected a Muslim convert's appeal to be recognized as a Christian in a ruling that may come to define the limits of religious freedom in the multi-racial nation. VOA's Nancy-Amelia

2007年VOA标准英语-Advocates Debate Rise in Fees for US Residency,

By Michael Bowman Washington 30 May 2007 President Bush says a primary goal of immigration reform is to bring millions of illegal aliens out of the shadows and provide a path to legal residency and eventual U.S. citizenship. But while the president c

2007年VOA标准英语-APEC to Push For Cleaner Technology Instead of

By Phil Mercer Sydney 30 May 2007 Ministers from members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum - known as APEC - have decided at a meeting in Australia that development of clean energy technologies should take priority over a carbon-trading

2007年VOA标准英语-US Dismisses Iranian Spy Charges as Absurd

By David Gollust State Department 29 May 2007 The United States Tuesday dismissed as absurd charges by Iran that three Iranian-Americans visiting that country were involved in spying. The charges were announced only a day after U.S. and Iranian diplo

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Army, Militants Engage in Heavy Clashe

By Margaret Besheer Beirut 29 May 2007 Sporadic gunfire during the day between Lebanese soldiers and Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp ended in heavy clashes just before sunset near the northern port city of Tripoli. From the Lebanese c