2007年VOA标准英语-Australia Lifts Ban on Uranium Sales to India

By Phil Mercer Sydney 15 August 2007 Australia has ended its ban on uranium sales to India. The country has so far refused to sell the nuclear fuel to countries that have not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but Foreign Minister Alexander

2007年VOA标准英语-Puntland, Somali Government Rift Grows over Oil

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 21 August 2007 In a sign of a growing rift between Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region and the country's interim government, Puntland's president says he will not recognize a proposed oil law that nullifies any exploration

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Supreme Court Frees Jailed Opposition

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 03 August 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the release of a leading opposition politician, who was jailed four years ago after criticizing the country's powerful military. VOA's Benjamin Sand reports from Islamabad

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Ambassador Says It's Too Soon For UN to

By Suzanne Presto New York 16 August 2007 Russia's ambassador to the United Nations says the Security Council should not take any action on Georgian allegations that Russia violated its airspace until after officials of the two countries carry out th

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Administration Defends War in Iraq

By Scott Stearns Washington 16 August 2007 The Bush administration continues to defend the war in Iraq ahead of a report to Congress next month on progress there. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports that, two days after truck bombings

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Agencies Need Money to Help Burundi Refugees

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 August 2007 The World Food Program and U.N. refugee agency are appealing for $20 million to help tens of thousands of Burundi refugees return home after years of exile in Tanzania. They warn that food rations for Burundians

2007年VOA标准英语-Americans Want More Surveillance

By Paul Sisco Washington 01 August 2007 At the bank, the airport, paying a toll --Americans know they are probably being watched and have come to expect it. Increasingly, surveillance cameras are becoming even more commonplace. Paul Sisco reports. Su

2007年VOA标准英语-Polls Show Decline in Conservative Values

By Jim Fry Washington 21 August 2007 Opinion polls in the United States show the public's approval of President Bush's performance is approaching a historic low for any modern president. The polls also show a decline in the public's embrace of the co

2007年VOA标准英语-East African Nations Creating Regional Peacekee

By Caroline Sawyer Nairobi 17 August 2007 Defense ministries from across the East African region announced Friday that they are creating a new force to be used in peacekeeping missions as well as national emergencies. As Caroline Sawyer reports from

2007年VOA标准英语-Officials Fear Drug Activities Increasing in Ma

By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 02 August 2007 International drug officials continue to worry that West Africa's porous borders and weak law enforcement are attracting drug smugglers shipping to Europe. They say they have evidence criminals are

2007年VOA标准英语-US Congress, Poised for Month-Long Break, Looks

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 August 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are completing legislative work before beginning their month-long recess. As their session drew to a close, Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for not a

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Sarkozy Discuss Iran and Iraq

By Scott Stearns Washington 12 August 2007 U.S. President George Bush and French President Nicholas Sarkozy met Saturday for informal talks on the war in Iraq and uranium enrichment in Iran. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the Fr

2007年VOA标准英语-ASEAN Ponders New Charter

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Manila 02 August 2007 Foreign Ministers from the ASEAN and its Dialogue Partners pose for an official group photo in Manila, 02 Aug 2007 Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have completed a draft of

2007年VOA标准英语-Afghan, Pakistani Figures Gather for Peace Conf

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 August 2007 Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai head of the Pakistani delegation, right second, greets with Afghan officials at the Kabul international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, 8 Aug. 2007 Pakistan and Afghanist

2007年VOA标准英语-Students' Best Friend a Good Listener

By Aunshuman Apte Rockville, Maryland 07 August 2007 Many children struggle with reading aloud in class. To help them improve and build confidence, an innovative program uses dogs to create a casual way to help students with special learning needs ex

2007年VOA标准英语-Senegal Prepares Ousmane Sembene Tribute

By Phuong Tran Dakar, Senegal 13 August 2007 Ousmane Sembene, the Senegalese film director and novelist who died this past June at age 84, is widely known as the father of African cinema. But before he was recognized for films that protested coloniz

2007年VOA标准英语-US Scientists Say Asian Pollution Haze Accelera

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 August 2007 U.S. scientists say clouds of man-made haze that blanket southern and eastern Asia are helping accelerate the melting of the Himalayan glaciers. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong

2007年VOA标准英语-Abbas, Olmert to Meet on International Peace Ta

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 August 2007 Part of the security detail of Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas secures the perimeter of the Intercontinental Hotel, 06 August 2007 Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmo

2007年VOA标准英语-Italy Calls Agreement With Getty Museum to Retu

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 02 August 2007 Italy's culture minister is calling an accord reached with the J. Paul Getty Museum for the return of 40 ancient artifacts historic and a victory for artistic ethics. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome t

2007年VOA标准英语-WHO: Indonesia Not Sharing Bird Flu Virus Sampl

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 August 2007 The World Health Organization says all countries, with the exception of Indonesia, are sharing their avian influenza viruses. WHO says the failure to share virus samples could retard the development of an effecti