2007年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Meets with Somalia's Interim Leader

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 18 January 2007 The United Nations' special envoy to Somalia has met the country's interim president for the first time in the Somali capital Mogadishu. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi reports t

2007年VOA标准英语-US Intelligence Officials Speak Out on North Ko

By Paula Wolfson White House 01 March 2007 U.S. intelligence officials say they stand by their assessment that North Korea was pursuing uranium enrichment in 2002. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports. Once again, the Bush administrati

VOA常速英语2007年-US Defense Chief Says Coming Weeks Could Determ

By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 November 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says developments in Pakistan in the coming weeks will determine whether Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf can continue to be a U.S. partner in the global war on terrorism.

2007年VOA标准英语-US Diplomat Calls for New Sanctions Against Ira

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 19 September 2007 Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns has called for new sanctions against Iran because of its ongoing nuclear program. The call was made during a visit to the Turkish capital Ankara, where Burns met with P

2007年VOA标准英语-Controversial Moore Film Shown at Cannes

By Anita Elash Paris 19 May 2007 The latest movie by the controversial U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore has opened at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Moore is known for his harsh criticism of American culture. This time, he is taking on the U.S. heal

VOA常速英语2007年-France's Sarkozy Pledges Stronger Alliance With

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 November 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy, addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, has pledged to strengthen ties with the United States, saying Americans can count on France in the war on terrorism and e

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Cautions Against Cutting Funds for Iraq Tr

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 14 February 2007 President Bush is cautioning members of Congress against taking any legislative action that could harm U.S. troops in Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the statement in a White House news conference came

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Transfers Funds to Palestinian Governmen

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 July 2007 Israel is lifting crippling economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the move is in response to the violent takeover of the Gaza St

VOA常速英语2007-NATO Security Experts Stress Cooperation to Comb

By Sabina Castelfranco Palermo 05 October 2007 Security experts are gathered for a two-day meeting in Sicily organized by the Italian Atlantic Committee and the Atlantic Treaty Association, umbrella organizations working on security issues in NATO co

2007年VOA标准英语-20th Annual Merlefest Celebrates Folk/Bluegrass

By Katherine Cole Washington 07 May 2007 More than 80,000 people recently attended the 20th annual Merlefest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, April 26-29, making the four-day event the largest music festival in the southeastern United States. That's qu

VOA常速英语2007-Turkish Officials: Military Targeting Kurdish Re

By VOA News 24 October 2007 Turkish officials say the military has been firing at Kurdish rebel positions inside northern Iraq since a rebel ambush near the border Sunday that killed 12 Turkish soldiers. The officials say Turkish artillery units shel

2007年VOA标准英语-India's 'French Riviera' Clings to Gallic Cultu

By Steve Herman Pondicherry, India 03 September 2007 India has been celebrating the 60th anniversary of its independence from the British Raj. But the British were not the only colonizers on the subcontinent in the mid-20th century. While the Union J

2007年VOA标准英语-US Rejects Burmese Constitution Process as 'Tot

By David Gollust State Department 04 September 2007 The United States Tuesday dismissed as a total sham the outline for a new Burmese constitution produced by a national convention assembled by the country's military government. The State Department

2007年VOA标准英语-Burmese Refugees Resettling in Central New York

By Kane Farabaugh Utica, New York 05 September 2007 The exodus of minority populations in Burma is the largest migration of people in Southeast Asia. An estimated 160,000 live in nine refugee camps in Thailand. There, they wait for resettlement in a

2007年VOA标准英语-Outspoken Burmese AIDS Activist Freed

By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 03 July 2007 A Burmese AIDS activist detained since May for advocating the release of the country's top political prisoner has been freed. As Joseph Popiolkowski reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hong Kong, the r

2007年VOA标准英语-Oil Prices Rally Despite Storm's Limited Impact

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 08 June 2007 Oil producers in the Persian Gulf are breathing a sigh of relief as Cyclone Gonu weakened to a tropical storm. Shipping and port officials say the storm caused very little damage to major oil fields in the

VOA常速英语2007年-American Mentors Make Internet Connections to N

By Paige Kollock New York 03 December 2007 The Internet, Web cameras and other high tech connections allow people to stay in touch easily and quickly. They also allow new relationships to form, sometimes among complete strangers. Paige Kollock report

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Presses Hamas to Renounce Violence

By David Gollust Washington 19 March 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday the new Palestinian unity government should unequivocally renounce violence to gain international recognition and enter peace talks with Israel. Rice confe

2007年VOA标准英语-US Envoy Presses Pakistan on Open Elections

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 16 August 2007 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher reaffirmed Washington's support for Pakistan's embattled President General Pervez Musharraf during a visit to Islamabad Thursday. The visit comes amid mountin

VOA常速英语2007-Bush Presses US Congress on Latin America Trade

By Brian Wagner Miami 12 October 2007 President Bush Friday urged the U.S. Congress to approve a set of free trade accords with Colombia, Panama and Peru. VOA's Brian Wagner reports that Mr. Bush said the trade deals will benefit U.S. business and bo