2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistani Official Demands Surrender of Gunmen

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 July 2007 Pakistani students run out of a government office after setting on fire after a clash with police outside the Red Mosque in Islamabad, 03 Jul 2007 A standoff between Pakistani troops and students at a radical m

2007年VOA标准英语-England Bans Smoking in Closed Public Places

By Delana Gbenekama London 09 July 2007 It is the beginning of a new era for smokers in England. No more lighting up in closed public places, including in pubs and private clubs. Other parts of Britain already have such bans. Delana Gbenekama reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Surgery Helps Women Recover from Female Genital

By Naomi Schwarz Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 17 July 2007 Groundbreaking reconstructive surgery for women who have undergone gential mutilation is being performed in Burkina Faso. Despite efforts across Africa to stop the practice of excision, includin

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Offers to Open Peace Talks With Syria

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 10 July 2007 Israeli and Syrian flags, hung by left-wing Israeli activists from the Peace Now organization, are seen at the entrance to Jerusalem 10 Jul 2007 Israel is offering an olive branch to Syria. But as Robert Berger

2007年VOA标准英语-Despite Warnings, No End to Land-Grabbing in Ca

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 03 July 2007 Soaring property prices have resulted in an explosion of land-grabbing in Cambodia, leaving tens of thousands of people destitute. A recent United Nations report accuses the Cambodian authorities of allowing a we

2007年VOA标准英语-Massive Research Project Nearing Completion

By Paul Sisco Washington 11 July 2007 The world's largest particle physics laboratory is under construction on the border between Switzerland and France. At the heart is the Large Hadron Collider Particle Accelerator being built by the European Organ

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Finalizes List of 250 Palestinians Priso

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 July 2007 Israel has put the final touches on plans for a release of Palestinian prisoners. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, many Israelis and Palestinians doubt the plan will achieve its aim of

2007年VOA标准英语-Asia's Crisis-hit Economies Rebound with Reform

By Ron Corben Bangkok 02 July 2007 A Thai investor has a lot more going for her than ten years ago, 13 June 2007 Asian economies hit by the financial crisis of a decade ago have now recovered, thanks in part to reforms and strengthened banking system

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts Say Pakistan Mosque Standoff Sets Stag

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 13 July 2007 Pakistan's military operation against radical extremists in Islamabad's Red Mosque is now over, but fresh questions are being raised as security concerns rise. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand lo

2007年VOA标准英语-Nepalese Girl Loses 'Living Goddess' Status Aft

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 07 July 2007 A girl who is considered a living goddess in Nepal has been demoted after a trip to the United States. Sujani Shakya, 10, was visiting America to publicize a documentary made about her, but the committee that a

2007年VOA标准英语-Afghan Ambassador Calls for More Efforts to Pro

By Al Pessin Washington 02 July 2007 The Afghan ambassador to the United States says U.S. and NATO forces in his country need to do more to avoid killing civilians as they battle Taleban insurgents. The ambassador spoke an interview with VOA Pentagon

2007年VOA标准英语-EU Officials Nervous Over Darfur Security

By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 12 July 2007 European Union officials say they are deeply concerned about the inability of the African Union to pay its peacekeeping troops in Darfur, western Sudan. An EU official tells VOA there are fears that the African Uni

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Says al-Qaida Still Strong

By Scott Stearns Washington 17 July 2007 Terrorism topped the agenda for U.S. President George Bush as he met Tuesday with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President Bush, right, listens t

2007年VOA标准英语-Russia Promises 'Targeted, Appropriate' Respons

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 17 July 2007 Russia says it will have a targeted and appropriate response to Britain's expulsion Monday of four Russian diplomats. The two countries are at odds over the British probe into the poisoning death in London of a f

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Remains Hopeful on Nepal Peace Deal Despite

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 16 July 2007 Nepalese Maoist rebels train at a camp in Makwanpur, south of Kathmandu (File) Nepal's former Maoist rebels are refusing to allow United Nations officials to continue verifications called for in the agreement t

2007年VOA标准英语-Kurds Hopeful in Turkish General Election

By Dorian Jones Diyarbakir 16 July 2007 As Turkish voters get ready to head to the polls for general elections July 22, tension is rising among the Kurds in Turkey's southeast. Although the Kurdish nationalist party has been gaining support in the re

2007年VOA标准英语-Russia Mulls EU Peacekeeping Proposal for Pales

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 10 July 2007 Russia says it is prepared to consider a proposal by a group of European Union foreign ministers to send peacekeepers to the Palestinian territories. The Moscow response comes as Russian citizens evacuated from r

2007年VOA标准英语-Experts Investigate Possible Nuclear Plant Leak

By Catherine Makino Tokyo 17 July 2007 A day after a powerful earthquake struck Japan's northwestern coast, officials are investigating the possibility of radioactive leaks at a nuclear power plant. As Catherine Makino reports from Tokyo, the search

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian Police Question Two Men Over UK Terr

By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 July 2007 Queensland Premier Peter Beatty speaks at a press conference in Brisbane, 03 July 2007 Australian police are interviewing two men in connection with a plot to detonate car bombs in Britain and have detained one of t

2007年VOA标准英语-Intelligence Estimate Says al-Qaida Intends to

By Gary Thomas Washington 17 July 2007 A new U.S. intelligence estimate says al-Qaida remains determined to mount attacks on major targets in the United States, especially if it can acquire weapons of mass destruction. VOA correspondent Gary Thomas r