2007年VOA标准英语-Somalis, Aid Groups Count Casualties in Recent

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 10 April 2007 Aid agencies and Somali elders are coming to terms with the after-effects of recent violence in Somalia's capital that has been described as the worst fighting since civil war broke out in 1991. Cathy Majtenyi

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Cautions Democrats Against Setting Iraq Wi

By Scott Stearns White House 17 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush says he will veto an emergency spending bill for the war in Iraq, if Democrats, who control Congress, include conditions setting a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Demo

2007年VOA标准英语-Eritrea Bans Female Genital Mutilation

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 05 April 2007 The Eritrean government has banned the practice of female genital mutilation. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Proclamation 158 went into force on the last day of March. It mandates jail terms or fi

2007年VOA标准英语-US Envoy Hopes to Make Up for Lost Time in N. K

By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 June 2007 Christopher Hill, Washington's chief envoy to the North Korean nuclear negotiations, says steps toward ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs should be speeded up to compensate for lost time. VOA's Kurt Achin rep

2007年VOA标准英语-Another US General Calls for More Time in Iraq

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 July 2007 Amid growing pressure from the congress for the start of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq this year, a senior U.S. commander in Iraq is warning that a premature withdrawal would create, in his words, a mess. VOA's Al Pes

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Iraq Policy Not Hurt by British Trans

By Paula Wolfson White House 10 May 2007 President Bush is losing his strongest ally on Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair, is stepping down at a time of slipping approval in Britain for the Iraq war. Prime Ministe

VOA常速英语2007年-Experts Say Illegal Logging Contributes Signifi

By Chad Bouchard Bali 05 December 2007 Environmental experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali say illegal logging is decimating tropical forests and contributing to rising global temperatures. Chad Bouchard reports from the con

2007年VOA标准英语-Debate Continues on Holding Terror Suspects at

By Meredith Buel Washington 07 May 2007 The U.S. Congress is debating legislation to change the way alleged terrorists, known as unlawful enemy combatants, are allowed to use America's legal system while they are being detained by the Defense Departm

VOA常速英语2007-Captive Breeding Program a Boost to Ailing Tasma

By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 October 2007 Australian researchers are teaming up with zoos and wildlife parks around the world in a bid to save the Tasmanian devil. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial and is being devastated by a mysterious facial tum

2007年VOA标准英语-Somaliland Troops Clash with Puntland Forces

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 April 2007 Officials in the breakaway republic of Somaliland say their forces clashed with troops from the semi-autonomous Puntland region earlier this week over a disputed strip of desert that has been the source of violence

2007年VOA标准英语-Protests Continue in Burma as Monks Clash with

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 06 September 2007 Buddhist monks have clashed with government forces in the central Burmese town of Pakokku, and witnesses have been quoted as saying the monks have been holding government officials captive. The incident is th

2007年VOA标准英语-AU Officials Believe Members Will Contribute Ne

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 02 August 2007 African Union officials say they are optimistic that member states will contribute more troops to a new hybrid peacekeeping force for the troubled western Darfur region of Sudan. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu re

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistan's Bhutto Detained, Calls for Musharraf

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 13 November 2007 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been placed under house arrest ahead of a planned protest march against the emergency law imposed by President Pervez Musharraf. Ms. Bhutto has also soug

VOA常速英语2007年-Detained Human Rights Official Warns Pakistan C

By VOA News 08 November 2007 A leading human rights activist under house arrest in Pakistan says emergency rule may turn her country into the next Burma. Asma Jahangir, head of the Human Rights Committee of Pakistan, told VOA in an interview she fear

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts: US Shows Willingness to Discuss Iraq

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 01 March 2007 watch Jesus Tomb report Academy Award-winning director James Cameron is at the center of a controversy that strikes at the heart of some of Christianity's fundamental beliefs. Cameron has made a document

2007年VOA标准英语-Rights Group Report: Pre-Trial Detention Leads

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 14 June 2007 More than three million people around the world are being held in prison awaiting trial, nearly one-third of the world's total prison population. A recent study released in South Africa says pre-trial detention

2007年VOA标准英语-US Oil Workers Abducted in Southern Nigeria

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 May 2007 Attackers carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a transport vessel carrying oil workers off the southern coast of Nigeria, kidnapping four Americans late Tuesday. Gilbert da Costa reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanon Reacts to Yet Another Political Assassi

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 20 September 2007 Stores, banks and some government offices were closed in many parts of Beirut to mourn the slaying of Christian member of parliament Antoine Ghanem in a car bomb explosion, Wednesday. Edward Yeranian report

2007年VOA标准英语-Gemayel Defeated for Lebanese Parliament Seat

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 06 August 2007 Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel waves to supporters after voting in the town of Bikfaya, Lebanon, 05 Aug 2007 Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel has gone down to defeat in a parliament by-election t

2007年VOA标准英语-US Pushes for All-Inclusive Somali Talks

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 17 January 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Kenya says the United States is pushing Somalia's transitional government to hold talks with all groups of Somali society to bring peace and stability to the volatile country. Meanwhile