VOA常速英语2007-US Calls on NATO Members to Reassess What's Need

By Al Pessin Noordwijk, Netherlands 24 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on NATO members Wednesday to reassess what they have to do to succeed in Afghanistan, and he indicated that means larger commitments for the military missi

VOA常速英语2007-Concerns Growing in Zimbabwe About Elections Nex

By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 12 October 2007 There is growing concern in Zimbabwe that presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for next March will not live up to the expectations of the people. Peta Thornycroft reports that one of t

VOA常速英语2007-Al Gore, UN Panel, Win Nobel Peace Prize

By Kevin Billinghurst Stockholm 12 October 2007 Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a U.N. panel on climate change have been awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to educate the public on the threat of global warming. Kevin Billingh

VOA常速英语2007-US House Overwhelmingly Approves Measure on Iraq

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 October 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly (395 to 21) approved a resolution crafted by majority Democrats criticizing the State Department for withholding information on corruption in the Iraqi

VOA常速英语2007-Conference Says Stem Cell Research is Robust

By Victoria Cavaliere New York 16 October 2007 An annual stem cell research conference in New York has been bringing together some of the field's top scientists to discuss breakthroughs in stem cell research and what proponents call its long-term app

VOA常速英语2007-Sexual Brutality Accompanies War in Congo

By Noel King Goma 08 October 2007 The United Nations says the prevalence of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst in the world. Since fighting erupted in the region six weeks ago between rebels and the Congolese arm

VOA常速英语2007-Olmert Vows to Work Toward Peace Deal With Pales

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 October 2007 Israel's leader has extended an olive branch to the Palestinians in a speech to parliament. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the speech brought angry reaction from hawkish opposition lea

VOA常速英语2007-Linda Thompson Returns to Music Scene With 'Vers

By Katherine Cole Washington 23 October 2007 Linda Thompson's name and voice are probably quite familiar to you if you're old enough to remember Fairport Convention, or perhaps the duo albums Linda recorded with then-husband Richard Thompson in the l

VOA常速英语2007-Red Sox Host Colorado Rockies in World Series Ga

By Steve Schy Washington 23 October 2007 The 103rd edition of Major League Baseball's World Series gets underway Wednesday in Boston as the Red Sox host the Colorado Rockies in Game One at Fenway Park Tuesday evening. As VOA's Steve Schy reports, bot

VOA常速英语2007-Food Research Group: Africa Must Do More to End

By William Eagle Washington 19 October 2007 A new report shows sub-Saharan African countries are not likely to meet three of the Millennium Development Goals supported by the United Nations. They include cutting hunger and child malnutrition in half

VOA常速英语2007-US Republican Presidential Hopefuls Court Social

By Jim Malone Washington 19 October 2007 Republican Party contenders for the U.S. presidency appealed for support Friday before a group of social conservative activists meeting in Washington. We have more from VOA National correspondent Jim Malone. S

VOA常速英语2007-UN: More People Flee Mogadishu After Weekend Vio

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 October 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says a weekend of violence in Mogadishu has set off another wave of displacement from the war-torn capital of Somalia. It says an estimated 36,000 people have fled their homes and more ar

VOA常速英语2007-Ivory Coast's Cocoa Allegedly Associated with Ab

By Lisa Bryant Paris 30 October 2007 Cocoa has long been a cornerstone of Ivory Coast's economy, driving what was once one of Africa's most prosperous countries. Ivorian cocoa still accounts for about 40 percent of the world's production. But today,

VOA常速英语2007-Bush Says Congress is Not Getting Its Work Done

By Scott Stearns White House 30 October 2007 President Bush is criticizing the Democratic led Congress for failing to approve legislation to fund the government. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Democrats say the president is bloc

VOA常速英语2007-Putin Commemorates Victims of Soviet Repression

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 30 October 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin has commemorated more than 20,000 people executed at a Moscow killing field during the height of Stalinist terror in 1937 to 1938. Mr. Putin said those who perished included th

VOA常速英语2007-NFL Tackles Europe

By Suzanne Chislett London 30 October 2007 Two years after American football's NFL broke down international boundaries by playing a regular season game in Mexico City, the sport has spread its wings across the ocean. On Sunday, the Miami Dolphins bat

VOA常速英语2007-Lebanon's Saad Hariri Says Syrian Official Plann

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 October 2007 The leader of Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling coalition says he has information about a plot to kill him. He and other anti-Syrian politicians have been living under tight security for several years amid a str

VOA常速英语2007-US Envoy: Nuclear Disablement in North Korea to

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 30 October 2007 The U.S. envoy to talks on North Korea's nuclear program says a team of experts will travel to Pyongyang this week to begin disabling the North's nuclear program. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. U.S. Ass

VOA常速英语2007-Indonesian Court Supports Death for Drug Offense

By Trish Anderton Jakarta 30 October 2007 Indonesia's constitutional court has upheld capital punishment for drug traffickers. The verdict came in an appeal filed by members of the so-called Bali nine - Australians convicted in a heroin case two year

VOA常速英语2007-Liberia Health Campaign Battles Stigma of Lepros

By Kari Barber Dakar 30 October 2007 Health workers in Liberia say it has been difficult to battle leprosy in the country and treat those who have it, because of the stigma associated with the disease. It has long been a local belief that the illnes