2006年VOA标准英语-Mars Missions: Breakthrough Landings on the Pla

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Viking report An illustration of a Viking landing on the red planet Thirty years after the first successful landing of a robotic probe on Mars by NASA's Viking spacecraft, the search for life on the

2007年VOA标准英语-Three Years Later Mars Rovers Keep Going

By David McAlary Washington 04 January 2007 Two U.S. robotic rovers are entering their fourth year exploring opposite sides of Mars, an unexpected length of time for a mission planned for only three months. Yet, now after three years, the mechanical

VOA标准英语2008年-Mars Probe Approaching Red Planet

By Paul Sisco Washington 14 May 2008 The U.S. space agency's Mars probe is within weeks of landing near the Red Planet's north pole. NASA scientists in Washington recently talked about what they call the mission's seven minutes of terror. That is how

voa标准英语2008-NASA Delays 2009 Mars Mission Due to Technical P

NASA says its next mission to check for life on Mars will have to wait two more years. In the meantime, NASA plans to continue testing its next-generation Mars rover, and it hopes to continue exploring the red planet with the help of the European Sp

2007年VOA标准英语-Ivorian Rape Victims Suffer Anonymity in Confli

By Kari Barber Dakar 15 March 2007 The division of Ivory Coast since a civil war started in late 2002 has led to the perpetuation of sexual attacks on both sides of the conflict. Human rights groups say the extent of the country's rape problem has b

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Victims of Halabja Chemical Attack Still

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 March 2007 Friday March 16 marks the 19th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish village of Halabja. For the first time, Iraq's central government has marked the occasion by calling for a min

VOA常速英语2007年-Stagehands' Strike Dims Broadway's Lights

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 10 November 2007 The lights dimmed on Broadway Saturday as members of the union representing stagehands went on strike. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau has the story. Picket lines replaced aud

2007年VOA标准英语-Huge Welcome for Suspended Judge Could Mean Tro

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 May 2007 Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry's vehicle, covered with red rose pattels, is on the way to Lahore, 05 May 2007 Pakistan's chief justice was cheered by thousands of supporters in the eastern city of Lahore as he took

2006年VOA标准英语-Cambodia Approves Judges to Try Khmer Roug

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 04 May 2006 Cambodia has announced judges for the tribunal that is to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime accused of war crimes. The country's highest judicial body,

2006年VOA标准英语-Amnesty Spotlights Human Rights Abuses in Sri L

By Catherine Maddux Washingtion 12 December 2006 In the latest edition of its magazine, the human rights group Amnesty International focuses attention on the status of human rights in three countries: Iran, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and S

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Military Gets Free HIV/AIDS Treatment

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 November 2006 Military personnel in Nigeria are getting free HIV/AIDS treatment under an initiative funded by the U.S. government. Authorities are hoping service personnel will now be encouraged to take voluntary HIV tes

2006年VOA标准英语-Blasts Hit Nigerian Oil Pipeline

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 13 July 2006 Nigerian authorities are investigating explosions at two crude oil pipelines, which are causing massive spills in the southern state of Bayelsa. State authorities are seeking to end a wave of kidnappings, hosta

2007年VOA标准英语-Bomb Blasts Rock Algerian Capital, Kill at Leas

By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 11 April 2007 Two apparent car bombs have exploded in the Algerian capital, killing at least24 people and wounding more than 200. Some reports put the casualty figures much higher. The attacks come as Algeria and ot

2007年VOA标准英语-Blasts Kill 76 in Baghdad on Samarra Mosque Bom

By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 12 February 2007 Iraqi officials say three bomb blasts at markets in central Baghdad have killed at least 70 people and wounded about 165 others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Irbil, Iraqis also marked the first ann

2006年VOA标准英语-Bomb Blasts Rock Afghan Capital

By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 05 July 2006 Several bomb explosions have hit Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing one person and wounding more than 40 others, most of them security personnel. The attacks come a day after two blasts injured at least seven peo

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran's Leader Blasts US, Calls Democracy a

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 09 May 2006 Iran's president has declared in a letter to President Bush that democracy has failed worldwide, and accused the United States of spreading hatred. U.S. of

VOA标准英语2009-North Korean Leader Chooses Successor Amid S

The North Korean leader has apparently chosen person who will eventually succeed him. That news accompanies possible signs of North Korean mid-range missile tests, in addition to the long-range rocket the North may be planning to launch, later this

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush, Dutch PM Discuss Military Cooperation in

By Scott Stearns White House 05 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush and Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende met at the White House Thursday for talks that included their military cooperation in Afghanistan. VOA White House Correspondent Scott

2006年VOA标准英语-Paralyzed Man Operates Computer, TV Just by Thi

By David McAlary Washington 13 July 2006 We often hear that imagining something will not make it so. But scientists have now overturned that adage, making a science-fiction dream come true. U.S. researchers have shown that a paralyzed patient can us

2006年VOA标准英语-Computer Guru's Accident Highlights Vietnam's T

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 14 December 2006 Seymour Papert (File) A renowned professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States has been in a coma in a Hanoi hospital since December 5, after being struck by a motorbike. Seymou