2007年VOA标准英语-Rebels Call for Peace Talks as Fighting Rages i

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 September 2007 Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka have urged the international community to step up pressure on the government to halt military operations against them. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the call

2007年VOA标准英语-Italian Opera Star Pavarotti Dead at 71

By John Stevenson Washington 06 September 2007 Hailed as one of the last century's greatest tenors, Luciano Pavarotti died September 6 in Modena, Italy at the age of 71. He was considered one of the last in the line of classic Italian tenors. Pavarot

2007年VOA标准英语-Job Losses, Housing Slump Point to Weaker US Ec

By Mil Arcega Washington 12 September 2007 The U.S. stock market held onto gains Tuesday (September 11th). The New York composite index rose 139 points and the Dow Jones gained 180 points, buoyed in part by a narrowing U.S. trade deficit and renewed

2007年VOA标准英语-Bhutto Says Pakistan at a Crucial Point

By Gary Thomas Washington 25 September 2007 Exiled former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says she plans to return home, even without reaching a political deal with the country's military ruler. VOA Correspondent Gary Thomas reports the forme

2007年VOA标准英语-US Coast Runs Short on Sand Even as Beaches Ero

By Steve Mort Fort Lauderdale, Florida 13 September 2007 Parts of the United States are facing a shortage of sand, and officials are working on innovative ways to fix the problem. In Florida, experts say beach erosion caused by a rising sea level and

2007年VOA标准英语-US Scientists Make Important Discovery in Battl

By Zulima Palacio Washington 14 September 2007 University scientists in the United States have taken what they say is an important step in the effort to end malaria. At Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, scholars recently identified a sugar in

2007年VOA标准英语-The Real Jesse James: Bandit or Hero?

By Rebecca Ward Washington 25 September 2007 He was a bank robber, a train robber and cold-blooded killer. But to the poor in the south after the U.S. Civil War, Jesse James was nothing less than a hero. VOA's Rebecca Ward explores the myth behind th

2007年VOA标准英语-Musical Training Found Important for Verbal Com

By Jessica Berman Washington 25 September 2007 Scientists say musical training appears to improve verbal skills. They explain that developing musical skills and learning to speak involve the same brain stem process, and that could help children with

2007年VOA标准英语-Obama Seeks to Make History as First African Am

By Jim Malone Washington 21 September 2007 Senator Barack Obama of Illinois hopes to become the first African-American president in U.S. history. But to do so, he will first have to defeat Democratic rivals, who include the current frontrunner, Senat

2007年VOA标准英语-Maoists Quit Nepal's Interim Government

By Steve Herman New Delhi 18 September 2007 Nepal's Maoists have made good on their threat to quit the interim government. VOA's Steve Herman reports from our South Asia bureau in New Delhi that the move is likely to cause political chaos and jeopa

2007年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Looking for Ways to Improve Bridge

By Mil Arcega Washington 11 September 2007 Vehicles are scattered along the broken remains of the Interstate 35W bridge, 01 Aug 2007 A new U.S. Transportation Department report shows that more than 12 percent of the nation's bridges are structurally

2007年VOA标准英语-Hundreds of Buddhist Monks Protest Burmese Mili

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 18 September 2007 Hundreds of Buddhist monks have taken to the streets of Burma's main city, Rangoon - the latest in a wave of demonstrations against the military government during the past month. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Returning Home From APEC, Stops At Hawaii

By Paula Wolfson Honolulu 09 September 2007 President Bush stopped in Hawaii on his way home from the Pacific rim summit in Australia. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from Honolulu Mr. Bush met with military commanders, and visite

2007年VOA标准英语-West Africa's Cotton Countries Impatient for Do

By Phuong Tran Dakar 06 September 2007 As trade negotiators meet in Geneva on the stalled negotiations known as the Doha round, government ministers from West Africa's biggest cotton producing countries met in Burkina Faso to prepare their demands on

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senator John McCain Making Second Run for Pr

By Jim Malone Washington 28 September 2007 In the crowded field of Republican presidential contenders, perhaps no one is better known than Senator John McCain of Arizona. McCain is making his second run for the White House in 2008, and VOA National C

2007年VOA标准英语-Guantanamo Much Changed Since Terror Attacks on

By Nathan King Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 18 September 2007 The U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is surrounded by controversy. Suspects in America's war on terrorism are held there, and not only do human rights groups criticize the detentions,

2007年VOA标准英语-Rare Gorilla Found Dead in Congo Sting

By Noel King Kigali 26 September 2007 A female mountain gorilla has been found dead in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, bringing the death toll of the rare animals to10 so far this year, wildlife groups said Wednesday. Fi

2007年VOA标准英语-Spanish TV Ads Fight African Clandestine Migrat

By Phuong Tran Dakar 25 September 2007 Starting in Senegal, the Spanish government is running television announcements to discourage young Africans from risking their lives on dangerous sea crossings to Spain.Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. One of t

2007年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Army Accused of Looting Teak Wood from

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 27 September 2007 Uganda's Minister of State for Defense says she is shocked by accusations that soldiers in the Ugandan army have been illegally logging valuable timber from southern Sudan and taking it back to Uganda. The alle

2007年VOA标准英语-Busy New York Commuters Leave Thousands of Item

By Paige Kollock New York 12 September 2007 New York City's metropolitan population of roughly 22 million people is the largest in the United States. But only about eight million people actually live in the city. Millions of others commute from outly