2006年VOA标准英语-Israelis Have Conflicting Opinions of How

By Simon Marks Jerusalem 31 January 2006 watch Israeli Reaction report The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, says he will continue to pursue peace with Israel, despite the shock v

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Set to Deliver Important Sp

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 31 January 2006 watch State of Union Preview George W. Bush U.S. President George W. Bush will lay out his vision for the year ahead when he delivers his annual state of t

2006年VOA标准英语-High-Tech Medicine Saving US Military in I

By Deborah Block Washington, DC 31 January 2006 watch Trauma Treatment report The violence in Iraq has cost many people their lives -- Iraqis, American military, and other coalition. So far, more than

2006年VOA标准英语-OPEC Production Unchanged Despite High Pri

By Marlene Smith Vienna 31 January 2006 OPEC's President Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru from Nigeria arrives for final press conference after a meeting of ministers of OPEC, in Vienna, 31 January 2006 The O

2006年VOA标准英语-US National Prayer Breakfast Draws World P

By Margaret Besheer Washington 31 January 2006 Every year on the first Thursday in February, 3,000 people from around the world gather in Washington for the National Prayer Breakfast. Among them are h

2006年VOA标准英语-Lack of Biometric Passports Slows Down Fre

By Lisa Bryant Paris 31 January 2006 Lines are snaking out the door of the U.S. Consulate in Paris, as would-be French travelers to America wait to get newly required visas. The problem: the French go

2006年VOA标准英语-Putin Defends Russia's Role in 'Group of E

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 31 January 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin disagrees with critics at home and abroad who suggest Russia is rapidly retreating from democratic gains in favor of more author

2006年VOA标准英语-Quartet Warns of Aid Cuts Without Doctrine

By David Gollust London 31 January 2006 watch Quartet report UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (l) and US Secretary of State Rice The international diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East late Monday pres

2006年VOA标准英语-East Timor's President Takes Control of Nationa

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 30 May 2006 East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao speaks to reporters at presidential palace in Dili The East Timorese president has taken over direct control of the armed forces and declared a state of crisis in an atte

2006年VOA标准英语-Tourists Head To Alaska's Glaciers

By Joseph Mok and Zhan Jun Juneau, Alaska 30 May 2006 watch Glacier Trekkers report Juneau, the capital of Alaska, was founded as a gold-mining camp 200 years ago. Today, it is filled with cruise ship passengers and people known as trekkers, who are

2006年VOA标准英语-Afghan Parliament Seeks Arrest of US Troops Inv

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 31 May 2006 Afghanistan's parliament has passed a resolution demanding the arrest of U.S. soldiers involved in a deadly car crash. Afghan protesters throw stones at an US military vehicle after a traffic accident in Kabul,

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Names New Treasury Secretary

By Paula Wolfson Washington 30 May 2006 President Bush, left, listens as Henry M. Paulson Jr. speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House Tuesday, May 30, 2006 President Bush has named a new treasury secretary, choosing Wall Street executive Henry

2006年VOA标准英语- An Inconvenient Truth: a Controversial Film

By Rosanne Skirble Washington, DC 31 May 2006 watch Film Review report Al Gore, a longtime advocate for the environment and former vice president of the United States, developed a slide show about the threat posed by global warming. Over the last si

2006年VOA标准英语-Panel Hears Criticism of FBI Raid on Congressma

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 May 2006 Witnesses and lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill have sharply criticized an FBI raid on the office of a member of Congress, calling it a dangerous violation of constitutional principles. ---

2006年VOA标准英语-Fleet Sails Into New York City

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 30 May 2006 watch Fleet Week report Since 1984, the U.S. Navy has made New York City one of its largest port calls in the days leading up to the U.S. holiday of Memorial Day, which honors those who have died defending

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush and Rwandan President Meet at White House

By Scott Stearns White House 31 May 2006 President Bush says he is confident U.S. lawmakers will approve funding to help reimburse African nations that have peacekeeping forces in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. Mr. Bush met in the Oval Office with

2006年VOA标准英语-Kabul Violence Underscores Simmering Resentment

By Gary Thomas Washington 30 May 2006 A sudden eruption of violence in Kabul Monday was sparked by a traffic accident involving a U.S. military vehicle. U.S. officials blame a failure of the truck's brakes for the accident. But, the incident added t

2006年VOA标准英语-Child Labor, Working Conditions on ILO Conferen

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 May 2006 A child holds a small hammer that is used to crush stones in a quarry near Dawhenya, east of Accra, Ghana, Thursday, May 4, 2006 Child labor, worker safety and changing patterns in the international workplace are o

2006年VOA标准英语-Darfur Violence Increases as Peace Deadline Nea

By Noel King Khartoum 30 May 2006 African Union troops listen to the concerns of villagers in the village of Brikatouly in South Darfur, Sudan Tensions are running high in Darfur, one day before a deadline expires for two holdout rebel groups to sig

2006年VOA标准英语-Georgian President Foresees NATO Invitation

By Lisa Bryant Paris 31 May 2006 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he is optimistic that his country will eventually be invited to join NATO. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from Paris, where NATO officials have recommended that the organizat