2007年VOA标准英语-South Korean Conservatives Choose Presidential

By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 August 2007 Lee Myung-bak, waves his hand after he was elected presidential candidate in Seoul, 20 Aug 2007 South Korea's main conservative party has selected a former Seoul mayor as its candidate for president. Elections to re

2007年VOA标准英语-Country Star Darryl Worley Rediscovers Himself

By Larry London Washington 08 August 2007 Country singer Darryl Worley signed his first major record deal in 1999 and made his debut on country music's most famous stage, The Grand Ole Opry, the following year. Since then, he has become known for ser

2007年VOA标准英语-Army Chief Says US Can Sustain Surge until Spri

By Al Pessin 14 August 2007 The head of the U.S. army says the military can sustain the current surge of forces in Iraq until next spring without changing deployment policies. But the general says it will take longer than that to create a stable soci

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Gays Charged With Sodomy, Could Face D

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 10 August 2007 An Islamic Sharia court in northern Nigeria has ordered 18 men to be kept in prison pending their trial for alleged sodomy. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that the men were arrested for allegedly hosting a

2007年VOA标准英语-US Iraq Commanders Plan Troop Drawdown Next Apr

By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 August 2007 A senior U.S. commander in Iraq says he believes there will be a drawdown of U.S. troops starting next April, as long as the security situation continues to improve. Meanwhile, the officer says, coalition and Iraq

2007年VOA标准英语-Yazidi, Muslim Leaders in Kurdistan Condemn Rec

By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 17 August 2007 The death toll from a series of suicide attacks on Iraq's Yazidi sect on Tuesday continues to rise. Officials now estimate at least 400 people were killed and hundreds more wounded when four truck bombs expl

2007年VOA标准英语-UN: Difficulty of Aid Distribution in Peru Easi

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 August 2007 United Nations aid agencies say the distribution of humanitarian assistance to victims of Peru's devastating earthquake remains problematic. But they say the situation is beginning to ease. Lisa Schlein reports f

2007年VOA标准英语-Cyprus Offshore Oil Tender Could Raise Tension

By Nathan Morley Nicosia 16 August 2007 Cyprus appears headed for a showdown with Turkey over Nicosia's plans to begin oil and gas exploration in the east Mediterranean. Nathan Morley reports for VOA from Nicosia that Cyprus wants to issue exploratio

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets Economic Advisers, Speaks Out on Sto

By Paula Wolfson White House 08 August 2007 President Bush says the U.S. economy is strong, despite recent turbulence in the stock market and a decline in home sales. VOA's Paula Wolfson has details from the White House. President George Bush The pre

2007年VOA标准英语-US Ethics Reform - Is New Law Enough?

By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 03 August 2007 The U.S. SenateThursday decisively adopted a new ethics law that supporters call the most sweeping reform in more than a generation. The Senate voted only two days after the House of Representatives overwhel

2007年VOA标准英语-Chad's Rebels and Government Continue Peace Dia

By Phuong Tran Dakar 07 August 2007 For the past six weeks, representatives of Chad's main rebel groups have been in negotiations with Chad government officials to end a conflict that has recently shifted from the northern to the eastern part of the

2007年VOA标准英语-American Roddick Wins Third Legg Mason Tennis T

By Jim Stevenson Washington 06 August 2007 Andy Roddick Top-seeded Andy Roddick has won his third Legg Mason Classic tennis title in Washington. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, Roddick and the rest of the tennis world may have witnessed the emerg

2007年VOA标准英语-60th Anniversary of India-Pakistan Partition on

By Melinda Smith Washington 09 August 2007 The World Health Organization says a mother's milk is the perfect food for a newborn baby. But worldwide statistics show that breastfeeding is frequently abandoned right after birth. VOA's Melinda Smith ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Unique US Military Operation Supports Science E

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 01 August 2007 During the Cold War, Greenland was a strategic location for the United States military to track and detect Soviet aircraft and ballistic missiles. The military established radar and tracking sites throug

2007年VOA标准英语-Court Delays Charles Taylor's War Crimes Trial

By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 August 2007 Judges presiding over the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor have postponed the trial until January 7 to give new defense lawyers time to prepare their case. Taylor dismissed his previous lawyer

2007年VOA标准英语-US, Afghan Operation Targets Terrorists in Tora

By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 August 2007 The U.S. command in eastern Afghanistan is confirming that U.S. and Afghan forces are conducting an offensive against insurgents in the rugged Tora Bora region. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. A spokesw

2007年VOA标准英语-Chad's Violence Strains Health Clinics

By Phuong Tran Dakar 06 August 2007 In eastern Chad, violence along the Sudanese border has forced more than 100,000 Chadians into camps. Clinics run by international agencies try to contain and treat diseases that circulate in often waste-infested t

2007年VOA标准英语-Scientists Study Health Risks of Plastic Ingred

By Melinda Smith Washington 08 August 2007 Scientists are concerned about the health risks of an ingredient in many of the plastic containers used for food and drinks Bisphenol A or BPA is a common chemical used to make tough, shatter-resistant plast

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Sees Good Results in Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 11 August 2007 U.S. President George Bush Saturday hosted a social lunch for French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the Bush family home in Maine. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush said in his we

2007年VOA标准英语-Cambodia Puts Khmer Rouge Reign of Terror on Tr

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 15 August 2007 Evidence of killings from 1975-1979 Thirty years after the brutal Khmer Rouge governed Cambodia, efforts to punish those considered most responsible for the deaths of nearly two million people have entered a ne