2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Prepares for G-8 Summit

By Scott Stearns White House 02 June 2007 President Bush visits Germany in the coming week for the annual meeting of the world's leading industrialized nations, known as the G-8 summit. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports on the presi

2007年VOA标准英语-G-8 Leaders Reach Compromise on Climate Change;

By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm 07 June 2007 G-8 Summit host German Chancellor Angela Merkel says leaders have reached what she described as a substantial compromise on climate change, by agreeing on the need for substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissio

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Arrives for G-8 Summit Amid Protests and P

By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm 05 June 2007 President Bush is in the German Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for the three-day summit of the G-8 group of the world's leading industrial nations. The summit opens Wednesday amid protests and policy differe

2007年VOA标准英语-Africans Say G-8 Not Fulfilling Aid Promise

By Phuong Tran Dakar 05 June 2007 Hundreds of people from West Africa are gathering in Sikasso, Mali, this week, to bring attention to problems they say developed countries are ignoring. The anti-globalization and anti-poverty campaigners call their

2007年VOA标准英语-Shimon Peres Elected Israel's President

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 June 2007 Shimon Peres has been elected Israel's ninth president in a second round of parliamentary voting for the largely ceremonial post. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Mr. Peres has held virtually all of Israel

2007年VOA标准英语-Burundi Prepares to Send Peacekeeping Troops to

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 15 June 2007 Burundi says it is ready to deploy troops as part of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia in July. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is giving $6 million in development aid to Somalia. Some of the money wil

2007年VOA标准英语-Nonprofit Groups Provide Job Training, Placemen

By Jeffrey Young Washington 12 June 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas, called counties, are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on

2007年VOA标准英语-G8 Leaders Gather Amid Differences and Protests

By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm, Germany 05 June 2007 Leaders of the G8 group of major industrial nations are gathering in Germany's Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for three days of discussions to include climate change, economic issues and debt relief

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan, US Want G8 to Put More Pressure on North

By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 06 June 2007 Japan and the United States want the world's leading industrialized nations to put more pressure on North Korea to comply with an international agreement aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program. VOA

2007年VOA标准英语-G8 Renew Aid Pledges for Africa; Activists Say

By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm 08 June 2007 Leaders of the G8 group of wealthy industrial nations pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and malaria in Africa. Aid activists welcome the help, but say it is not enough. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from near the su

2007年VOA标准英语-Some Former Nigerian Governors Under Scrutiny A

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 June 2007 Former governors in Nigeria suspected of corruption have showed up in Abuja for a meeting with an anti-corruption body, but several others are on the run. The government of new President Umaru Yar'Adua has vowed t

2007年VOA标准英语-Leader of Croatian Serbs Sentenced to 35 Years

By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 12 June 2007 A former Croatian Serb rebel leader has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder, torture and persecution of non-Serbs in Croatia, in the early 1990s. Milan Martic was a leader of the ethnic Serbs

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Putin to Discuss Missile Defense

By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 07 June 2007 U.S. President George Bush says his plans for a missile defense system in Europe are no threat to Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin says it is the start of a new arms race. VOA White House Corresp

2007年VOA标准英语-Bosnian Filmmakers Showcase Their Work in New Y

By Victoria Cavaliere New York 06 June 2007 A young film festival in New York City is showcasing Bosnian filmmakers to a growing U.S. audience. From VOA's New York bureau, Victoria Cavaliere reports that the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival is al

2007年VOA标准英语-Congo Vote Slow as Fraud Fears Persist

By Franz Wild Brazzaville 24 June 2007 Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Congo are proceeding in most of the country. As Franz Wild reports for VOA from Brazzaville, many Congolese say they have no voting cards and cannot find their voting o

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel to Release Frozen Tax Funds to Palestini

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 24 June 2007 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, right, and FM Tzipi Livni, attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 24 Jun 2007 Israel plans to release a large sum of money in a bid to boost beleaguered Palestinian President Ma

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Labor Unions Suspend Oil Strike

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 24 June 2007 People stand next to their motor bikes as they await fuel to arrive during a nationwide general strike in Lagos, Nigeria, 21 Jun 2007 Nigeria's labor unions have suspended a four-day general strike after reachin

2007年VOA标准英语-Surge in Dengue Fever Raises Alarm in Southeast

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 24 June 2007 Cesar Acuna, 57, lies in a hospital bed recovering from dengue fever in Asuncion, 2 Mar 2007 Southeast Asian nations are worried about a surge in dengue fever this year. Experts say the disease, which usually g

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Lobbies for Immigration Reform in Radio Ad

By Scott Stearns White House 23 June 2007 President Bush is lobbying for an immigration reform bill in Congress that has already been defeated once by members of his own party. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democrats

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate to Reconsider Immigration Reform Next

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 June 2007 The U.S. Senate next week is expected to make another effort to pass a sweeping immigration reform bill. The measure was blocked by opposition Republicans earlier this month, and its fate remains unclear, as