2007年VOA标准英语-Senegal's Presidential Coalition Wins Boycotted

By Phuong Tran Dakar 07 June 2007 Senegal's electoral commission confirmed the presidential coalition's apparently easy victory in last Sunday's legislative election, which was boycotted by major opposition parties. The coalition dominates the legisl

2007年VOA标准英语-Senegal Sees Low Turnout in Legislative Poll Am

By Kari Barber Dakar 03 June 2007 Voter turnout appeared to be low in Sunday's legislative election in Senegal, considered one of the most stable democracies in West Africa. Many potential voters are staying away from the polls in response to a boyco

2007年VOA标准英语-Bald, Bold and Blue

By Larry London Washington 18 June 2007 Bald, in black clothing, covered in blue paint -- these are the three most eye-catching features and characteristics of the Blue Man Group, a creative theatrical organization that features a trio of mute drum p

2007年VOA标准英语-US Envoy Hopes to Make Up for Lost Time in N. K

By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 June 2007 Christopher Hill, Washington's chief envoy to the North Korean nuclear negotiations, says steps toward ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs should be speeded up to compensate for lost time. VOA's Kurt Achin rep

2007年VOA标准英语-Rights Group Report: Pre-Trial Detention Leads

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 14 June 2007 More than three million people around the world are being held in prison awaiting trial, nearly one-third of the world's total prison population. A recent study released in South Africa says pre-trial detention

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Ready to Discuss Golan Heights in Peace

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 June 2007 An Israeli Cabinet member says the government wants to open peace talks with Syria and is prepared to discuss terms for returning the Golan Heights. The Cabinet minister's comments follow a newspaper report on

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Army Intensifies Campaign Against Mili

By Margaret Besheer Nahr El-Bared, Lebanon 02 June 2007 For a second day, the Lebanese Army intensified its shelling of Islamist militants holed-up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. The army is trying to bring the two week-long stand

2007年VOA标准英语-Residents Flee Kenya Slum Fearing Police Crackd

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 08 June 2007 Police in Kenya continue searching through a sprawling Nairobi slum, where they have been battling with members of the violent Mungiki sect for the past four days. Hundreds of residents have fled the violence, whic

2007年VOA标准英语-Congress Honors Those Who Saved Europe's Great

By Jeff Swicord Washington 18 June 2007 They were the men assigned to save Europe's great art treasures during World War Two. In early 1943, the U.S. and its allies learned that the Nazis were confiscating great works of art across Europe. In respon

2007年VOA标准英语-African Health Officials Cautiously Welcome G8

By Phuong Tran Dakar 08 June 2007 Health officials in Africa are reacting cautiously to the pledge of more aid money from G8 nations to tackle major diseases on the continent. They say managing the huge sums of money remains a problem. Phuong Tran ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Poland's President Say Missiles No Threat

By Scott Stearns Rome 08 June 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Polish President Lech Kaczynski say American plans to base missiles in Poland are no threat to Russia. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Russian President Vladimir P

2007年VOA标准英语-US Nuclear Envoy Makes Unannounced Visit to N.

By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 June 2007 The senior U.S. diplomat in charge of negotiating an end to North Korea's nuclear weapons programs is in the North Korean capital. The previously unannounced visit comes just days before United Nations nuclear inspect

2007年VOA标准英语-US Congress Hears Many Voices on Iraq

By Dan Robinson Washington 15 June 2007 As debate continues over Iraq, U.S. lawmakers have heard from a number of voices including U.S. military officials, and current and former U.S. and Iraqi diplomats. VOA's Dan Robinson was present during many of

2007年VOA标准英语-Wild Ambassador at New York Zoo

By Ravi Khanna New York City 12 June 2007 The Bronx Zoo these days has a special attraction for visitors -- a snow leopard from Pakistan. Leo landed at the zoo last year after his mother was killed and authorities found him confused and wandering in

2007年VOA标准英语-West Africa's Drug Circulation Increases, Worry

By Nico Colombant Dakar 18 June 2007 West Africa is increasingly becoming a transit point -- as well as a stopping point -- for illicit drugs. So far, local governments have proven incapable to combat the trend. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Vows Support for US Probe of North Korea Aid

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 12 June 2007 The United Nations is cooperating with a U.S. probe into charges that North Korea's government misspent millions of dollars in aid money intended for its impoverished people. But as VOA's correspondent Pe

2007年VOA标准英语-Diabetes Drug May Help Curb Binge Eating

By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 12 June 2007 Obesity is a worldwide problem. Researchers have still not come up with the perfect diet or pill to help those who need to lose weight keep it off. The latest drug to show some promise is a synthetic hor

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesian Police Arrest Leader of Southeast As

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Hong Kong 15 June 2007 Indonesian police have arrested the head of the Southeast Asia terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) along with its military leader in a major blow to an organization that has been blamed for a series

2007年VOA标准英语-Unusual Islamic Art Exhibition Opens in Austral

By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 June 2007 The biggest exhibition of Islamic art seen in Australia has opened in Sydney. It features 350 rare works from the renowned Khalili Collection. The Arts Of Islam features Korans and prayer rugs as well as secular obj

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Combats Widespread Childhood Anemia

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 11 June 2007 An Indonesian public health foundation is waging an anti-anemia campaign in Jakarta, where some schools have reported more than half their students are anemic. As Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta, medicine and