2007年VOA标准英语-Russians Thrilled as IOC Awards Sochi 2014 Wint

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 05 July 2007 The International Olympic Committee, or IOC, has awarded the 2014 Olympic Winter Games to the Russian resort town of Sochi. The choice sparked unbridled joy among Russians, who see the decision as confirmation of

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistani Police Battle Religious Militants in

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 July 2007 Pakistani security forces say time is running out for more than 1,000 militants inside Islamabad's radical Lal Masjid or Red Mosque. Powerful blasts and machine gunfire could be heard around the mosque througho

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Government Says Reconciliation Conferenc

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 July 2007 Despite escalating insurgent violence in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the country's transitional government says the much-delayed national reconciliation conference to end the country's 16-year-old civil war will

2007年VOA标准英语-Two British Girls Face Drug Smuggling Charges i

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 13 July 2007 Two British teenagers have been provisionally charged with drug possession and drug trafficking in Ghana. Experts say Europeans, as well as pregnant women and minors, are increasingly being used by traffickers to

2007年VOA标准英语-Indian Art Witnesses Boom Times

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 08 July 2007 M.F. Husain, India's most famous artist, finishes off a canvas he painted together with Shah Rukh Khan, unseen, one of India's biggest movie stars, during a fund-raising auction in a central London's auction

2007年VOA标准英语-American Scholars Recommend Soft Partition of I

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 11 July 2007 Amid increasing calls in the U.S. Senate for American troops to withdraw from Iraq, two American scholars are recommending the partition of Iraq into three regions. Their plan includes a substantial reduct

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Military Launches Operation to End Mil

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 10 July 2007 Pakistani paramilitary troops take position during heavy gunbattle with militants at Lal masjid, or Red Mosque, 10 July 2007 Pakistani security forces have launched a military assault on militants holding Islam

2007年VOA标准英语-Military Siege of Radical Pakistani Mosque Inte

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 July 2007 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers get down from a truck beside the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad, 06 July 2007 The military siege of a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital intensified, after the group's chie

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Looks to Bolster Republican Support on Ira

By Jim Malone Washington 11 July 2007 President Bush is working to shore up support among fellow Republicans for the war in Iraq, even as opinion polls suggest that public backing for the war effort continues to erode. VOA national correspondent Jim

2007年VOA标准英语-Bedouin Culture in Egypt Dying in Drought

By Cache Seel Shalatin, Egypt 10 July 2007 Facing Drought and the loss of grazing land for their herds, many Bedouin of southeastern Egypt are giving up their traditional lifestyle. The Egyptian Government and aid organizations have stepped in to hel

2007年VOA标准英语-Rock Stars Perform Around World to Raise Awaren

By Tendai Maphosa London 07 July 2007 Big name rock stars and musicians from around the globe performed at concerts on six continents to raise awareness about climate change. A sold-out crowd rocked London's Wembley Stadium, and other concerts were

2007年VOA标准英语-Modern Salvage Company Finds Treasure Trove at

By Steve Mort Tampa, Florida 03 July 2007 An American company is in the process of determining the value of a haul of sunken treasure, thought to be the biggest ever discovered. Odyssey Marine Exploration says it is examining more than half-a-million

2007年VOA标准英语-Climate Expert Questions Gore's Global Warming

By Greg Flakus Fort Collins, Colorado 10 July 2007 This past weekend concerts took place around the world to focus attention on the problem of global warming, which former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says is the greatest single threat facing humankin

2007年VOA标准英语-Bach, Malaythong Lead US Hopes for Olympic Badm

By David Byrd Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 July 2007 They come from as far away as Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Laos, but they compete for the United States and share a passion for the sport of badminton. VOA's David Byrd filed this report o

2007年VOA标准英语-Mid-Career Officials Learn to Listen, Advocate

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 July 2007 In this information age, governments are reaching out to people in other parts of the world in an emerging field called public diplomacy. Mike O'Sullivan reports, mid-career officials from government and in

2007年VOA标准英语-Senegal Seizes Two Tons of Cocaine in Record Dr

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 02 July 2007 Police in Senegal are investigating the largest ever drug bust in the West African nation. Several tons of cocaine have been seized and four South Americans and three Senegalese arrested in the seaside region of Mb

2007年VOA标准英语-Roswell, New Mexico Marks 60th Anniversary of S

By Greg Flakus Roswell, New Mexico 04 July 2007 Sixty years ago this July 4, something happened in the desert about 100 kilometers northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. A local newspaper at the time reported that a flying saucer had crashed and that the

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Transfers Funds to Palestinian Governmen

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 July 2007 Israel is lifting crippling economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the move is in response to the violent takeover of the Gaza St

2007年VOA标准英语-Outspoken Burmese AIDS Activist Freed

By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 03 July 2007 A Burmese AIDS activist detained since May for advocating the release of the country's top political prisoner has been freed. As Joseph Popiolkowski reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hong Kong, the r

2007年VOA标准英语-US Chief Negotiator Optimistic After Meetings W

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 17 July 2007 US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, in Beijing, 17 Jul 2007 The head U.S. negotiator to six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs has expressed optimism after a first day of meetings with