2006年VOA标准英语-Two New Studies: Caffeine Not Harmful to H

By Amy Katz Washington, DC 28 April 2006 watch Caffeine report Two recently released medical studies show that caffeine is not harmful to the heart. The two long-term studies of coffee drinking habits

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Urges Iran To Increase Nuclear Transpar

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 28 April 2006 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran is continuing its nuclear fuel enrichment in defiance of the U.N Security Council. The United Sta

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls Higher Oil Prices Wake-Up Call

By Barry Wood Washington 28 April 2006 President Bush Friday said that the tripling of the price of oil since he became president in 2001 is a wake-up call that should hasten the development of altern

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls on Sudan to Stop Darfur Violenc

By Scott Stearns White House 28 April 2006 George Bush President Bush says the government in Sudan must do more to protect civilians in the troubled Darfur region. -----------------------------------

2006年VOA标准英语-Afghanistan Frees Christian Convert

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 28 March 2006 Abdur Rahman An Afghan man who faced possible execution for converting to Christianity has been released from prison in Kabul. Forty-one year-old Abdur Rahman

2006年VOA标准英语-Russia Denies it Passed Secret War Intelli

By Chris Simkins Washington, D.C. 28 March 2006 watch Spy report Russia's foreign minister dismissed on Monday -- as politically motivated -- reports his country provided intelligence to Saddam Hussei

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Shuttle 'Discovery' Launch Set for Saturd

By Jim Bertel Washington, D.C. 30 June 2006 Watch Shuttle Report Shuttle lift off The U.S. space shuttle Discovery is set to launch to the International Space Station on Saturday, July 1, in only the second shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster

2006年VOA标准英语-HIV-Infected African Woman Addresses UN AIDS Me

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 31 May 2006 Members of a community group in Kwale District on Kenya's coast show off some of the many local dishes that can be made with the beta-carotene-rich sweet potato The orange-fleshed sweet potato is rich in beta-ca

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Troubled by Allegations Against US Marines

By Paula Wolfson White House 31 May 2006 View Bush comments on Iraq allegations (Real Video) President Bush says he is troubled by allegations U.S. Marines killed unarmed Iraqi civilians last year in the city of Haditha. Mr. Bush says if laws were b

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Experts Say Asian Economic Boom Environ

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 28 April 2006 United Nations environmental experts say booming economic growth in Asia and the Pacific is placing unsustainable pressure on their environments, and new approaches

2006年VOA标准英语-Desertification Taking Toll on Africa's Sahel

By Nico Colombant Dakar 31 July 2006 In West Africa's Sahel region, which has had poor rain over the past few decades, scientists and human rights activists are hard at work trying to combat some of the many negative effects of desertification - the

2006年VOA标准英语-Scientists Develop Vaccine Against Weight Gain

By Jessica Berman Washington 31 July 2006 It could be the dream of anyone who has spent years trying to lose weight. Scientists have developed a vaccine that causes and maintains weight loss. So far, the drug has only been tested in rats. But resear

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts: Lebanon Crisis May Complicate Iran Nuc

By Gary Thomas Washington 31 July 2006 The crisis in Lebanon is greatly complicated by the fact that Iran is a key backer of Hezbollah, which is locked in conflict with Israel. VOA correspondent Gary Thomas, who was recently in Iran, reports that th

2006年VOA标准英语-Foreign Investors See Northern Iraq as Gateway

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 30 June 2006 Iraq is struggling to rebuild after years of economic sanctions and conflict. But the lack of security in much of the country has scared away potential investors and slowed reconstruction. But in the rela

2006年VOA标准英语-Germany Defeats Argentina on Penalty Kicks Adva

By Parke Brewer Berlin 30 June 2006 Germany's Jens Lehmann (1) makes final save shootout win over Argentina Host Germany has reached the semifinals of the World Cup football tournament by defeating Argentina in a penalty-kick shootout in Berlin. ---

2006年VOA标准英语-Homeland Security Secretary Pushes Tighter Bord

By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 30 June 2006 watch Border Security report Border security remains an issue of concern for the Bush administration. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the government is making much-needed progress. -

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush, Japan's Koizumi Tour Graceland

By Scott Stearns Washington 30 June 2006 President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are in the southern state of Tennessee, where they toured the home of Rock and Roll legend Elvis Presley. The Japanese leader is a big fan of the m

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh Get Read

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 28 April 2006 Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, right, greets Free Aceh Movement leaders Malik Mahmud, left, and Zaini Abdullah, center, prior to their meeting, Ap

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Parliament Questions Constitution

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 April 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo Several Nigerian parliamentarians are pressing for a full investigation into an attempt to introduce changes to a draft bill before the assemb

2006年VOA标准英语-Construction Starts on World Trade Center Memor

By Amanda Cassandra New York 31 August 2006 Construction on a memorial and museum at the site of the World Trade Center is under way in New York, as the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks approaches. ----- World Trade Cent