VOA常速英语2007-US Navy Begins Training Deployment to West Afric

By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 October 2007 A U.S. Navy ship leaves Tuesday for a seven month deployment to West Africa as part of increased U.S. military engagement with the continent following a series of regional meetings and requests. But in his first

VOA常速英语2007-Israel Begins Reducing Fuel Supplies to Gaza

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 29 October 2007 Israeli officials have begun reducing fuel supplies to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple reports Israel has also closed a key crossing point as part of a package of sanctions Israel says is in r

VOA常速英语2007年-UNICEF Begins Life-Saving Immunization Campaign

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 December 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund says it is beginning a week-long mass immunization campaign in war-torn Somalia on Sunday. UNICEF says volunteer health workers aim to immunize 100,000 children and women in c

VOA常速英语2007年-Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race Begins in Australia

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 December 2007 One of the world's toughest sailing races is under way in eastern Australia as more than 80 yachts compete in the annual dash from Sydney to Hobart. The 1100 kilometer journey to Hobart in Tasmania can be treach

2007年VOA标准英语-EU Crafts New Treaty in Last-Minute Compromise

By Teri Schultz Brussels 23 June 2007 After an all-night round of negotiations, leaders of the European Union agreed early Saturday morning on the basic outline of a new treaty reforming EU rules and institutions. The agreement is considered another

2007年VOA标准英语-FBI Says White Collar Crime Is Increasingly Glo

By Mona Ghuneim New York 17 April 2007 The Federal Bureau of Investigation says an increasing number of its cases involving white collar crime, cyber crime and securities fraud are international. In New York, FBI officials discussed efforts to coordi

VOA常速英语2007-London's Maternal Conference Ends on Hopeful Not

By Tendai Maphosa London 20 October 2007 The three-day Women Deliver conference, which focused on maternal and infant mortality, ended Saturday in London. As Tendai Maphosa reports, the organizers and delegates hope it will give new momentum to effor

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Official Calls Maternal Mortality Rate in In

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 December 2007 A U.N. representative says more women in India die during pregnancy or childbirth than in any other country in the world. The U.N. official says India must improve its public health system to cut the rate

VOA常速英语2007-Maternal Health Conference Opens in London

By Tendai Maphosa London 18 October 2007 A three-day conference on ways to reduce preventable deaths of newborns and women during pregnancy has opened in London. Tendai Maphosa has more for VOA from London. The Women Deliver Conference has attracted

VOA常速英语2007-Pfizer in Nigerian Court Over $8.5 Billion in La

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 October 2007 A Nigerian court has resumed hearings for U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on allegations it caused the death of Nigerian children when it conducted a clinical trial in the country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa

VOA常速英语2007年-Pfizer Talks with Kano State Government in Nige

By Sarah Simpson Lagos 07 December 2007 The U.S. pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, has confirmed in a statement that out of court talks with the Kano State government in northern Nigeria have broken down. Kano State is suing Pfizer for more than $2 billi

2007年VOA标准英语-Writer, Former Dutch Politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali

By Carolyn Weaver New York, NY 30 January 2007 watch Ayaan Hirsi Ali part 2 report In 1992, Somali-born feminist Ayaan Hirsi Ali was forced by her family into an unwanted marriage. On her way to live with her new husband in Canada, she claimed polit

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls for More Intelligence Reforms

By Paula Wolfson White House 20 February 2007 President Bush says the American intelligence community must implement more reforms in order to meet the challenges of the war on terrorism. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports he spoke at the ceremonial swearing

2007年VOA标准英语-Intelligence Estimate Warns Iraq Could Get Wors

By Gary Thomas Washington 02 February 2007 A new U.S. intelligence estimate says that the chaotic situation in Iraq could deteriorate further unless the warring sectarian parties compromise. But it says that the current political climate makes such

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Makes Key Intelligence and Military Change

By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Bush Administration Changes President Bush has named a new intelligence chief -- a change in the U.S. national security team that comes as Mr. Bush prepares to unveil a new Iraq strategy. Administ

2007年VOA标准英语-US Intelligence Chief: Al-Qaida Grows Stronger

By Gary Thomas Washington 27 February 2007 The top U.S. intelligence officer says Pakistan could make more energetic anti-terrorist efforts along the Afghan border. But, he adds, Pakistan's military ruler has political concerns in an election year.

2007年VOA标准英语-Lesotho to Choose New Parliament Saturday

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 February 2007 Voters in the southern African nation of Lesotho choose a parliament Saturday in elections that were called early after 18 parliament members split from the ruling party to form a new opposition party. Corr

2007年VOA标准英语-Turkish Voters Choose New Parliament in Crucial

By Sonja Pace Istanbul 22 July 2007 Turkish voters went to the polls Sunday to cast their votes for a new 550-seat parliament. As VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Istanbul, the choices are varied and the election is widely seen as crucial for Turkey's f

VOA常速英语2007年-South Africa's ANC to Choose Leaders, Review Po

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 13 November 2007 Next month, South Africa's African National Congress will hold its national conference to endorse policy decisions taken earlier this year and to elect leaders, including the party president who, since

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan's Ruling Party Chooses New Leader

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 23 September 2007 Japan's ruling party has chosen the country's longest-serving chief cabinet secretary, Yasuo Fukuda, to lead the party and succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. A spokesman for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party