2006年VOA标准英语-Syrian President, Foreign Minister Sought

By Ernest Leong Washington, D.C. 02 January 2006 watch report on Syria A United Nations commission has asked to interview Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara regardin

2006年VOA标准英语-Jubilation Turns to Anguish as Only 1 Mine

By Victor Beattie Washington 04 January 2006 Family members react to the news of only one survivor of the 13 trapped miners, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 Nearly two days after an explosion trapped 13 men i

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Gunmen Block Access to Border

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 January 2006 Palestinian gunmen have blocked access to the border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, and stormed at least four government buildings nearby. The viole

2006年VOA标准英语-Rights Group Says Southern Thais Attacked

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 04 January 2006 Thai soldier takes up position on armor car as he guards temple in Pattani province A human rights group says people in Thailand's south are caught between violen

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Gunmen Attempt Gaza-Egypt Bord

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 January 2006 Egyptian border police fired warning shots late Wednesday to prevent Palestinians from cutting through a fence that divides Egypt from the Gaza Strip. The incid

2006年VOA标准英语-Shakeup at CIA Follows Stormy Period

By Gary Thomas Washington 08 May 2006 National Intelligence Director John Negroponte briefs the media at the White House about President Bush's choice of Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to replace outgo

VOA标准英语2008年-Study Links Everyday Chemicals to Obesity

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 May 2008 Scientists say new evidence links certain chemicals to the development of obesity. About 2,500 international experts are attending the 16th European Congress on Obesity in Geneva. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA the pa

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Police Clamp Down on Fraud Scam

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 06 September 2007 Nigeria's anti-fraud police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, says it has intercepted more than 15,000 fake checks in a covert operation at the main mail sorting center in Lagos. For VOA, Gilbe

VOA常速英语2008年-History Exhibit Showcases African-Americans

By Chris Simkins Washington, DC 08 February 2008 February is National Black History Month in the United States - an annual celebration that promotes and highlights the positive accomplishments made by people of African descent. VOA Correspondent Chri

VOA常速英语2007年-Presidential History in Arkansas

By Wang Yiru Little Rock, Arkansas 13 November 2007 U.S. Presidential Libraries are not typical libraries. They are archives and museums where a president's documents and artifacts are preserved for public study and discussion. The libraries are buil

2006年VOA标准英语-Efforts Begin to Rebuild Lebanon

By Meredith Buel Washington 05 September 2006 Lebanese woman Zeinab Beydoun sits in her house that was damaged by an Israeli attack in southern town of Bint Jbeil, September 4, 2006 Lebanese officials say the month-long fighting between Israel and H

2006年VOA标准英语-Bill Gates to Scale Back Duties at Microsoft

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 19 June 2006 watch Gates Retire report Bill Gates (file photo) Bill Gates, the man who built the world's largest software company, says he will give up his daily management duties at Microsoft in two years to devote more

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld: N. Korean Missiles Still Threat, But

By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 July 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the fact that North Korea's launch of a new long-range missile failed does not diminish the threat posed by the country's missile program. The secretary spoke Wednesday,

VOA标准英语2010年-Drafting of New Constitution to Begin

The charter is a major step toward new elections and ending the political crisis that followed controversial balloting in 2008. Scott Bobb | Harare 05 January 2010 Scene at stakeholders' conference in July 2009 to prepare for Zimbabwe's constitutiona

VOA标准英语2010年-USAID Polio Eradication Director Says

In the early 1950s a worldwide epidemic of polio was in full swing. In the United States alone, 58,000 cases of this highly infectious and crippling disease were reported in 1952. Vaccines - which can prevent, but not cure polio - halted its spread i

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Votes to Deny Citizenship to Ill

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 May 2006 The U.S. Senate Wednesday continued work on an immigration reform bill, voting to bar illegal immigrants with criminal records from becoming U.S. citizens and

2006年VOA标准英语-Senate Votes Still Being Counted in US Election

By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 08 November 2006 watch US Midterm Elections Democratic supporters in the western city of Portland, Oregon, Tuesday, November 7, 2006 The opposition Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's

2006年VOA标准英语-Vocalist Erin Boheme Already Conquering Ja

By Doug Levine Washington 09 April 2006 Jazz has always embraced youth. Vocalists Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan were in their teens when they were first discovered. So were Nat

VOA常速英语2007年-Afghan Photo Exhibition Signals Artistic Reviva

By George Dwyer Washington 02 November 2007 Afghanistan, a nation once renowned for its artists and intellectuals, has again begun to sprout a vibrant arts movement. For years, artistic expression was stifled in the war-torn nation by religious extre

2007年VOA标准英语-Thailand's Coup Stalls Southeast Asia's Democra

By Ron Corben Bangkok 15 February 2007 Democratic gains in Southeast Asia came to a halt last year, experts say, largely due to Thailand's September coup. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, regional analysts say there is more to democracy than elect