2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Violence Continues as Bush Defends New Sec

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 05 February 2007 President Bush is defending the new joint security operation aimed at reducing sectarian violence in Iraq by putting more troops on Baghdad's streets. Meanwhile, several bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital have

2007年VOA标准英语-US Aerospace Industry Hopes for Military Sales

By Steve Herman New Delhi 05 February 2007 India's defense minister says his country is prepared to collaborate with other nations to build combat aircraft, tactical missiles and other military equipment. The announcement comes as an unprecedented r

2007年VOA标准英语-Senegalese Presidential Contenders Tour Country

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 February 2007 On the second day of campaigning for presidential elections in Senegal, incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade took his campaign to the southern Casamance region, the site of a long-running separatist movement. Ot

2007年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Justice Urges Congress to Rais

By Jim Malone Washington 14 February 2007 A U.S. Supreme Court justice made a rare appearance before a Senate committee Wednesday and appealed to Congress to increase the pay for federal judges. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy made h

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesian President Calls on Moderate Islamic

By Al Pessin Jakarta 13 February 2007 A U.S. official in Jakarta says Indonesia's president told the top U.S. military officer Tuesday that moderate Islamic nations should help Iraq's new government stabilize the country. And the official says the Am

2007年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Begin Debate on President's Iraq T

By Dan Robinson Washington 13 February 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has begun the first major congressional debate on President Bush's Iraq strategy since Democrats won control of Congress in last November's mid-term election. VOA's Dan Ro

2007年VOA标准英语-WHO Appeals for Greater Commitment Against 'Neg

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 14 February 2007 The World Health Organization has called for a renewed commitment from governments around the world to combat tropical diseases that affect a third of the world's population and cause social and econo

2007年VOA标准英语-Supreme Court in India Proposes Ban on Street F

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 February 2007 India's Supreme Court has proposed a ban on hawkers (street vendors) who Indian roadside food stall worker fries an egg in Kolkata, 14 Oct 2006 cook food at roadside stalls in New Delhi - a city famed for

2007年VOA标准英语-Anti-Musharraf Protests in Pakistan Show No Sig

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 03 April 2007 Pakistan's suspended chief judge has appeared before a judicial panel in the capital, as a political street battle over his fate enters its fourth week. From Islamabad, VOA Correspondent Benjamin Sand reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Says America Shocked by University Shootin

By Paula Wolfson White House 16 April 2007 America is in shock and mourning, following the worst mass shooting in the nation's history. VOA's Paula Wolfson has the latest on a day of bloodshed at Virginia Tech University that left 33 people dead, inc

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Pushes Congress on War Funding

By Paula Wolfson White House 16 April 2007 President Bush invited military families to the White House Monday, as he stepped up his campaign for Congressional passage of a war funding bill without a timetable for withdrawal. VOA's Paula Wolfson repor

2007年VOA标准英语-Diner Captures Taste of America

By Liu Enming Rockford, Michigan 17 April 2007 Many believe that diners are as much a piece of American tradition as baseball and hot dogs. These roadside restaurants once dotted the landscape across the U.S. While few remain today, one of the most f

2007年VOA标准英语-Immigration, National Identity Take Center Stag

By Anita Elash Paris 18 April 2007 In France, questions about immigration and national identity have taken center stage in the campaign leading up to this weekend's first round of voting for president. The debate started when conservative candidate a

2007年VOA标准英语-Lawmakers Urge Delay in Spy Satellite Program

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 14 September 2007 The Bush administration is planning to give domestic law enforcement agencies increased access to powerful spy satellite technology. The Department of Homeland Security says the satellites will be use

2007年VOA标准英语-Guinea's Capital Breaks Out in Protests, Firefi

By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 February 2007 Remains of a bus that was burnt by demonstrators are seen as people drive past in Conakry, Guinea (File photo - 25 jan 2007) At least three people were killed in Guinea Monday, bringing the death toll to over

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Journalists Face Life and Death Struggl

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 09 July 2007 The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says 13 journalists have been murdered because of their reporting since Russian President Vladimir Putin assumed power in the year 2000. The list, issued in Apri

VOA常速英语2007-On Anniversary of Bali Bombing, JI Terrorist Gro

By Trish Anderton Jakarta 12 October 2007 Five years ago, explosions tore through two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people. The blasts put a terrorist group called Jemaah Islamiyah on the map. But they also put it squarely in the sights

2007年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka's Military Says Last Rebel Bastion in

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 July 2007 Sri Lanka's military says it has captured the last stronghold of Tamil Tiger rebels in the east of the country. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the military is claiming a major victory in its fight

2007年VOA标准英语-Bhutan's Prime Minister Confirms He Will Resign

By Steve Herman Thimpu, Bhutan 18 July 2007 Bhutan's prime minister and six other members of his cabinet are set to resign within weeks. Prime Minister Khandu Wangchuk, in a VOA interview, confirmed the decision to step down so that he and others can

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Opposition Leader Says Musharraf Must

By Gary Thomas Washington 07 August 2007 Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto says President Pervez Musharraf will have to relinquish his role as military chief if he wants to reach a political accommodation with the opposition. In an exclu