2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Legislation Moves Forward in US House

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 26 September 2007 A key congressional committee has approved legislation supporting democracy and human rights in Ethiopia. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where consideration by the House Foreign Affairs Co

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Accuses Ivory Coast Rebels and Government of

Dakar 23 September 2007 The U.N. Operation in Ivory Coast has issued a report accusing the country's rebel and government forces of committing human-rights violations. But an advisor to Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo says the U.N. accusations are f

VOA标准英语2008年-UN: Guinea Bissau Air Traffic Controller Arrest

A U.N. official reveals that recent drug arrests in Guinea Bissau are the result of a two-month-long investigation. The country's judicial police have arrested five people suspected to be involved with cocaine trafficking through the West African na

VOA标准英语2009-US Senators Debate Supreme Court Nominee's C

A high-ranking Republican senator says President Barack Obama's nominee for a seat on the Supreme Court should apologize for a comment made years ago about the roles of race and gender in judicial opinions. Meanwhile, Democratic senators are downpla

VOA标准英语2009年-US Targets Senior Kenyan Officials for Imp

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 24 September 2009 The U.S. government says it sent warning letters to 15 senior Kenyan officials who are viewed as impeding the implementation of key governance reforms. The U.S. ambassador to Kenya further stated that travel

VOA标准英语2012--Aung San Suu Kyi Cautions Leaders on Burma Reforms

Aung San Suu Kyi Cautions Leaders on Burma Reforms Aung San Suu Kyi told the forum there is too much focus on Burma's economic reforms and not enough on political ones. Even the best investment law would be of no use whatsoever if there are no courts

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistani Court Finds 5 Americans Guil

Detained American Muslims look to media as they arrive to appear in an anti terrorist court in Sargodha, Pakistan [file photo] A Pakistani court has sentenced five Americans to 10 years each in prison after finding them guilty of terror offenses. Pak

VOA标准英语2011--Kenya Women's Groups Want More Female Ju

Women's groups in Kenya are calling for the government to appoint at least one woman to fill the country's top judicial positions. The Kenyan president in late January announced nominations for the positions, but withdrew the names following a ruling

VOA标准英语2011--Kenyan Women’s Groups Call for End to

As International Women's Day is observed worldwide, Kenyan women gathered in Nairobi Tuesday to speak out against the police killings of their loved ones. For women around the world, the March 8 is a day to celebrate and advance the progress of gende

VOA标准英语2010年-Muslim Community Seeks to Prevent Bibl

A respected South African Muslim organization has turned to the courts to prevent a fellow-Muslim from burning bibles in retaliation to threats by a United States pastor to burn the Quran. The Scholars for Truth, a respected Muslim organization in So

VOA标准英语2011--Kenya Reform Moves Forward

Kenya's coalition government is finally moving forward with its judicial reform agenda after President Mwai Kibaki's surprise withdrawal of key nominations after nearly a month of controversy. Since late January, Kenya's coalition government has been

VOA标准英语2013--Somali Piracy Diminishes, but Networks Remain a Threat

Somali Piracy Diminishes, but Networks Remain a Threat In the last decade, shipping off the coast of Somalia was subjected to relentless pirate attacks, the numbers peaking in 2011 with 176 reported cases. Now, though, international naval patrols and

VOA标准英语2013--Somalia Seeks Support at London Conference

Somalia Seeks Support at London Conference At the port in Mogadishu, a constant stream of ships arrives carrying the cargo to rebuild Somalia. Ismail Abukar Hussein, a 32-year-old truck driver, said, A year ago, we could make one delivery a month. No

2006年VOA标准英语-US, Benin Presidents Discuss Darfur

By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush says he will continue to work through the United Nations to strengthen an African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns

美国国家公共电台 NPR Immigration Judge Says Quota Will Cripple Already Overburdened System

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Immigration courts are so overwhelmed that their backlog is approaching 700,000 unresolved cases. Unlike other courts, immigration judges report to the attorney general, and Jeff Sessions wants to impose quotas on them to tackle

2015年CRI China to Further Boost International Cooperation on Anti-Corruption Campaign: Officials

A series of actions have been taken in China to fight against corruption, and observers say they have made much progress. Earlier this year, China launched an anti-corruption campaign called 'Skynet', a move designed to capture corrupt officials accu

VOA常速英语2007年-Mixed Reactions Voiced by Israelis and Palestin

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem/Ramallah 28 November 2007 There has been a mixed reaction in Israel and the Palestinian territories to the Annapolis Mideast peace conference. VOA's Jim Teeple spoke with Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah, and wit

VOA标准英语2013--美国药品量刑政策引发争论

US Drug-Sentencing Policy Shake-up Sparks Debate 美国药品量刑政策引发争论 WASHINGTON Attorney General Eric Holder's recent announcement that the Justice Department will no longer pursue mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent

2006年VOA标准英语-Calderon Consolidates Position As Winner of Mex

By Greg Flakus Houston 12 July 2006 In Mexico, leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues his efforts to challenge the narrow result from July 2 election that gave victory to ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon. Meanwhil

2006年VOA标准英语-NSA Uses Old Technique to Gather Data

By Gary Thomas Washington 11 May 2006 A published news report says the National Security Agency has been gathering domestic telephone records to look for terrorists. The report, which attributes the i