2007年VOA标准英语-Envoys to Discuss Detailed Revelation of N. Kor

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 13 August 2007 U.S. and North Korean diplomats are meeting in Beijing to discuss North Korea's agreement to declare and dismantle all of its nuclear programs. Daniel Schearf reports from the Chinese capital. Christopher Hill

2007年VOA标准英语-President Bush's Longtime Political Adviser to

By Paula Wolfson Washington 13 August 2007 President Bush's top political adviser has resigned. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, Karl Rove will leave his key White House post at the end of the month. President Bush, left, puts his arm around Karl Rove as

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Government Announces Currency Reform

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 August 2007 Nigeria has won praise from the international community for free-market reforms that have spurred high levels of growth, slashed inflation and earned the country significant debt relief. And as Gilbert da Cost

2007年VOA标准英语-Islamic Art Exhibit Big Hit in London

By Suzanne Chislett London 16 August 2007 Ten thousand people have already come to see an exhibition featuring Islamic masterpieces at the Ismaili Centre in London. And the exhibition just opened in the middle of July. The collection is a unique prev

2007年VOA标准英语-Prime Minister Says India Will Not Be Totally I

By Steve Herman New Delhi 15 August 2007 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for the 1.1 billion Indians of all castes and religions to unite to fulfill the goals of those who led India to independence in 1947. VOA's Steve Herman reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Shuttle Launch Draws Enthusiasts to Kennedy Spa

By Brian Wagner Kennedy Space Center, Florida 16 August 2007 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched Thousands of people traveled to Kennedy Space Center for the recent launch of the shuttle Endeavour, and many more watched on television. VOA's Brian Wag

2007年VOA标准英语-Chad's Government, Opposition Agree to Electora

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 Representatives of Chad's ruling party and a coalition of political opposition parties have signed an agreement to change the electoral system, increase the opposition's role in the current government and delay the

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Urges Sudanese Rebel Leaders to Partic

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 08 August 2007 The U.N. envoy to Darfur, Jan Eliasson, says he fears the start of what he calls a new and dangerous phase in the four-year-old conflict in western Sudan unless all warring parties take part in a United Nations-Af

2007年VOA标准英语-Joblessness Continues to Plague African Youth

By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 12 August 2007 According to U.N. estimates, young people account for more than 60-percent of the African population. The continent also has some of the world's highest unemployment rates, forcing thousands on dea

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Officials Still Mulling S. Korean Hosta

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 07 August 2007 Desperate efforts to free the remaining 21 South Korean hostages continue in Afghanistan. Taleban officials say they are still seeking a possible prisoner exchange a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled

2007年VOA标准英语-Day Laborers Call for End to Immigration Raids

By Mil Arcega Washingon 06 August 2007 More than 200 day laborers and advocates from across the United States converged on Capitol Hill Thursday to call for a moratorium on immigration raids. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network or NDLON spons

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Government Announces Killing of Fatah

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 07 August 2007 A Lebanese government spokesman says police have killed the second in command of the Fatah al-Islam terrorist group, which has been battling the Lebanese Army in a Palestinian refugee camp for more than two mo

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Continues After Gusmao Named East Timo

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 07 August 2007 Scattered violence continued a day after independence hero Xanana Gusmao was named the new prime minister of East Timor. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Australian troops guard empty road

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan, Afghanistan to Hold Landmark Assembly

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad, Pakistan 03 August 2007 Pakistani and Afghan leaders will meet August 9-12 to discuss cross-border security issues in a landmark assembly or grand jirga. The four-day talks come as extremists continue to inflict heavy cas

2007年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Says Thousands Fleeing Somali Capital

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 August 2007 The U.N. refugee agency reports between February and May, more than 400,000 civilians fled the Somali capital Mogadishu. This was sparked by heavy fighting between the Ethiopian-backed Transitional Federal Govern

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Blames Sudanese Government For Rapes in Darf

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 August 2007 The United Nations is accusing armed groups backed by the Sudanese government of systematic rapes and other forms of sexual abuse in South Darfur.In its report, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Right

2007年VOA标准英语-Pennsylvania Railroad Celebrates 175th Annivers

By Retno Pinasti and Rafael Setyo Washington 21 August 2007 A coal-powered engine on the Strasburg Railroad A visit to Strasburg, Pennsylvania is a trip to the past, a time when steam powered the railroads and horse-drawn implements were used to farm

2007年VOA标准英语-US Health Agency Issues Warning on Children's C

By Melinda Smith Washington 21 August 2007 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning that parents not give young children commercially sold cough and cold medicine, unless a doctor approves it first. The concern came after a two

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan Signs Trade Agreement with Indonesia

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 20 August 2007 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signed a key trade deal with Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhyono in Jakarta at the start of his three-nation tour of Asia. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Ja

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Releases Al-Qaida Operative

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 21 August 2007 Hedayat Noor, right, father of Naeem Noor Khan with his lawyer Babar Awan after a hearing at a court in Rawalpindi (File photo - 14 Dec 2004) Pakistan has released an alleged al-Qaida operative without charge