VOA标准英语2008年-Pentagon Chief to Decide on Afghan Troop 'Surge

By Al Pessin Pentagon 10 January 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will decide pretty quickly on a request from military commanders for 3,000 additional U.S. troops to help fight the Taliban and train Afghan forces. VOA's Al Pessin rep

VOA标准英语2008年-World's Cheapest Car Unveiled in India

By Steve Herman New Delhi 10 January 2008 India's booming economy has created a middle class of people eager to take to the road in a car of their own. Hundreds of millions currently have to make do with walking, cycling or using three-wheeled taxis

VOA标准英语2008年-US Planes Attack Insurgents Near Baghdad

By Deborah Block Baghdad 10 January 2008 U.S. bombers and fighters have launched a massive air assault on what are being described as al-Qaida in Iraq safehouses on the southern outskirts of Baghdad. VOA's Deborah Block has the story from the Iraqi c

VOA标准英语2008年-Colombia Backs Second Venezuelan Hostage Operat

By Brian Wagner Miami 10 January 2008 Colombia's government has approved a new attempt by Venezuela to pick up two hostages held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle. VOA's Brian Wagner reports Venezuela's president says he has received instruct

VOA标准英语2008年-Britain Approves New Generation of Nuclear Powe

By Sonja Pace London 10 January 2008 The British government has announced its support for a new generation of nuclear power plants, which it says will provide a clean source of energy and help the country fight gas emissions and climate change. Oppon

VOA标准英语2008年-Study Says Environmental Factors Shaping New Gl

By Zulima Palacio Washington 11 January 2008 A new study says that environmental and social issues are shaping a new sustainable, global economy. The private environmental group, Worldwatch Institute in Washington, conducted the study. Producer Zulim

VOA标准英语2008年-Chavez Seeks to Renew Peace Efforts in Colombia

By Brian Wagner Miami 11 January 2008 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he wants to resume peace efforts in Colombia following the release of two hostages held by leftist rebels. VOA's Brian Wagner reports Mr. Chavez also called on Colombia to re

VOA标准英语2008年-Protests Mark Anniversary of Guantanamo Detenti

By Cindy Saine Washington 11 January 2008 The human rights group Amnesty International staged protests around the world Friday to mark the sixth anniversary of the first arrival of detainees at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The g

VOA标准英语2008年-Experts Predict Lengthy Battles in US President

By Jim Malone Washington 11 January 2008 The unpredictable nature of this year's U.S. presidential election campaign suggests it will be some time before the nomination battles in both parties are resolved. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has a

VOA标准英语2008年-US: Time is Now to Resolve Kosovo Status

By David Gollust State Department 11 January 2008 The United States has reaffirmed support for early action giving Kosovo what is called supervised independence under the plan of U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari. The U.N.-administered Serbian province is

VOA标准英语2008年-US, Iraqi Defense Ministers Declare Notable Gai

By Jim Fry Washington 11 January 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Iraq's defense minister say coalition forces have achieved notable security gains in Iraq. The two men on Thursday marked the one year anniversary of the Bush administratio

VOA标准英语2008年-Study Shows Family Mealtime Reduces Eating Diso

By Alex Villarreal Washington 11 January 2008 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says one to four percent of all young women in the United States are affected by eating disorders such as anorexia, and an estimated 17 percent of children

VOA标准英语2008年-Hamas Militants Criticize Bush Visit

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 11 January 2008 One of the leaders of the Islamist Hamas movement on Friday said President Bush's visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories would only end up hurting Palestinians. VOA's Jim Teeple reports Palestinians wh

VOA标准英语2008年-Guineans Frustrated with Lack of Progress on Vi

By Nico Colombant Conakry 11 January 2008 One year after violent protests erupted in Guinea, a promised government inquiry into several hundred deaths and dozens of rapes has yet to get started, frustrating human rights activists and families of vict

VOA标准英语2008年-DRC Rebel Delegates Return to Peace Conference

By Selah Hennessy Goma 11 January 2008 Delegates from a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to peace talks. The delegation from renegade general Laurent Nkunda's rebel militia pulled out of talks on Thursday saying they fear

VOA标准英语2008年-Floods Destroy Homes, Livelihoods in Southern A

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 11 January 2008 Floods and heavy rains have destroyed the homes and crops of nearly 100,000 people in several countries in southern Africa. Water levels of major rivers are approaching those that caused disastrous flooding

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Reports 500,000 Kenyans Will Need Assistance

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 January 2008 The United Nations says it expects one half million people in Kenya, whose livelihoods were destroyed during post-election violence, will need assistance in the coming months. U.N. aid agencies report the situat

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush in Kuwait for Talks on Middle East Securit

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 January 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush is in Kuwait, the next stop on his visit to the Middle East. He spent three days in Israel and the Palestinian territories, trying to advance the peace process. His secretary o

VOA标准英语2008年-Opposition Calls for Mass Rallies Across Kenya

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 January 2008 Kenya's political opposition says mediation efforts with the government over Kenya's flawed December elections have collapsed and the opposition is now calling for mass rallies across the country next week. Nic

VOA标准英语2008年-Security Council Formally Condemns Darfur Attac

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 12 January 2008 The U.N. Security Council has formally condemned Monday's attack on a U.N.-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's Darfur region, and threatened action against any party obstructing the peace process.