Indian government officials say prime minister Manmohan Singh was taken to a New Delhi hospital and is due to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery Saturday to clear blockages in his heart. Earlier in the week, the prime minister canceled a t

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(一月)

Rescue efforts continue in southwest Pakistan, where the official death toll from Wednesday's magnitude 6.4 earthquake reached 215. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that providing shelter for homeless families is now a top priority. Rescu

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

By Jim Malone Washington 06 April 2006 Court documents made public in Washington Thursday contend that President Bush personally authorized the disclosure of classified information on Iraq's weapons p

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(178) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(四月)

By Nico Colombant Abidjan 27 January 2006 Liberia's new president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is facing increased pressure to make sure her predecessor Charles Taylor is surrendered to the war crimes cour

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(一月)

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 January 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has approved a measure expressing opposition to President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq. The measure passed by a 12-9 vote, despite President Bush's appeal to Congress Tu

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(一月)

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Terrorism report U.S. government officials say the arrest of seven suspected terrorists in Miami, Florida represents a step forward in the war against terror. But as VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports,

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(六月)

By Ron Corben Bangkok 23 June 2006 Foreign ministers attending a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference have raised concerns over continuing violence in Thailand's largely southern Muslim provinces. The Thai government has responded t

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(六月)

By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 May 2007 The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase. The officer spoke Fr

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(五月)

By Paul Sisco Washington 05 February 2007 watch World Climate Report Scientists from around the world have been meeting in Paris, working out final details of an exhaustive report on climate change and global warming. Now what? VOA's Paul Sisco repor

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(二月)

By Tom Rivers London 14 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled measures in parliament designed to increase security in public places. The plans were drawn up by Security Minister Alan West after reviewing the implications of the L

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)