2007年VOA标准英语-First Guantanamo Military Commission Hearing to

By Stephanie Ho Washington 26 March 2007 An Australian detainee held by U.S. authorities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is to be the first so-called enemy combatant tried under a new military commission procedure that was approved by the U.S. Congress last

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senators Question Attorney General's Credibi

By Paula Wolfson White House 25 March 2007 The political battle in Washington over actions taken by the Bush administration's Justice Department is intensifying. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports several key Senators - including som

2007年VOA标准英语-Former US Ambassador to UN Skeptical Over Lates

By Michael Bowman Washington 25 March 2007 A former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says only regime change will cause Iran to halt its nuclear program. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, Ambassador John Bolton spoke one day after th

2007年VOA标准英语-Villagers Flee Fighting in Senegal's Casamance

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 01 March 2007 Villagers in Senegal's volatile Casamance region are fleeing renewed fighting between rebels and government forces. Naomi Schwarz has more from VOA's regional bureau in Dakar. Fighting in the north of Senegal's t

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Encouraged by Pace of US Gulf Coast Recons

By Scott Stearns White House 01 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush returned to America's southern Gulf Coast to visit areas destroyed by a killer hurricane 18 months ago. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democrats s

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts Not Surprised by Chad's Refusal of UN

By Nico Colombant Dakar 01 March 2007 African analysts say they are not surprised Chad is rejecting the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers along its tense border region with Sudan and the Central African Republic. Chad's government said late

2007年VOA标准英语-Prosecutor Controversy is Latest in History of

By Jim Malone Washington 23 March 2007 President Bush and Democrats in Congress appear on a collision course over whether Congress has the right to demand testimony under oath from White House aides in connection with the firing of eight U.S. attorne

2007年VOA标准英语-Siberian Town In Mourning Following Coal Mine D

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 23 March 2007 watch Mining Disaster report Many people in the Russian region of Kemerovo are in mourning. On Monday (March 19th), a massive methane explosion tore apart the Ulyanovskaya mine in Siberia, killing at least 108 pe

2007年VOA标准英语-Activists Say Police Continue Brutalizing Zimba

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 23 March 2007 Zimbabwean police this week launched attacks against activists in communities around Harare. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg, that reports of the violence ar

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Marks Bicentenary of Abolition of Slave

By Tendai Maphosa London 23 March 2007 Britain is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the passage of the law that abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade March 25 1807. One of the most poignant of the events is Slave Britain, a photographic exhib

2007年VOA标准英语-France Draws Down Troops in Ivory Coast

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 23 March 2007 The spokesman for French forces in Ivory Coast says a recent decision to reorganize and reduce their troops is a reflection of the improving conditions in the country following a peace deal reached this earlier th

2007年VOA标准英语-US Congress Holds Hearing on Oil Dependence

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 23 March 2007 watch US Oil Security The U.S. Congress has held a hearing Thursday on how rising global demand for oil is affecting U.S. national security. Some lawmakers and energy experts say America's dependence on o

2007年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Lawyers, Civic Groups to Challenge Plan

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2007 Many people in Uganda are up in arms (very upset) about a government plan approved by the cabinet this week to clear cut about one-third of a national forest reserve for sugar cane growing. Lawyers and civic gr

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Shocked Over News National Cricket Coa

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 23 March 2007 Pakistani cricket fans are reacting with outrage over news that the country's cricket coach was murdered shortly after the team's surprising loss in the World Cup. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sa

2007年VOA标准英语-Mozambique Arms Depot Explosion Kills Dozens, I

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 23 March 2007 At least83 people are dead, and about 300 have been injured in a series of explosions at an arms depot on the outskirts of the Mozambique capital, Maputo. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern A

2007年VOA标准英语-Defense Chief Calls on US Congress to Fund Iraq

By Al Pessin Pentagon 22 March 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says if the Congress does not approve additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-April, without special conditions, the department will have to make cuts that

2007年VOA标准英语-US House Opens Debate on US Withdrawal from Ira

By Dan Robinson Washington 22 March 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has begun a debate on a spending measure containing more than $95 billion to fund the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, President Bush reitera

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Sierra Leonean Child Soldier Adjusts to

By Stephanie Ho Washington 22 March 2007 On a map, Sierra Leone is separated from New York City by nearly 7,000 kilometers. For one young Sierra Leonean man now living in New York, the journey involved much more than traveling the physical distance.

2007年VOA标准英语-US Officials: Iraq Reconstruction Beset With Pr

By Michael Bowman Washington 22 March 2007 U.S. officials say the reconstruction of Iraq is moving forward and improving despite severe problems that have hampered many projects since Saddam Hussein was removed from power in 2003. VOA's Michael Bowma

2007年VOA标准英语-Researchers Develop Mosquitoes Resistant to Mal

By Paul Sisco Washington 23 March 2007 U.S. scientists in the United States say they have moved a step closer toward success in the fight against malaria, by developing mosquitoes that are resistant to at least one form of the deadly illness. More o