2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Calls for Israeli Restraint

By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 14 July 2006 Condoleezza Rice U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is calling on Israel to exercise restraint in its ongoing military offensive to free kidnapped Israeli soldiers. She says Syria and Iran must st

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel to Lift Air and Sea Blockade on Lebanon

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 September 2006 Israel says it will lift its blockade of Lebanon's air and seaports on Thursday. It is a boost to the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hezbollah. A Lebanese soldier paints c

2006年VOA标准英语-E. Timor's New PM Vows to Improve Security and

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 10 July 2006 East Timor's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta gestures as he speaks during a press conference after his swearing in ceremony in Dili, East Timor, Monday, July 10, 2006 East Timor's newly appointed interim pri

2006年VOA标准英语-Peace in Nepal Brings Hope to Impoverished Comm

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 December 2006 The World Food Program says the peace agreement between the Maoist rebels and government of Nepal is making it possible to deliver emergency assistance to hundreds of thousands of impoverished people living in

2006年VOA标准英语-Americans Go to Polls in Legislative, Local Ele

By Paula Wolfson Washington 07 November 2006 watch US Election Eve report A woman shows her support Republican congressional candidate Max Burns, Nov. 6, 2006 during a campaign stop in Savannah, Georgia American voters cast ballots Tuesday in congre

2006年VOA标准英语-UN: Action Needed to Protect People of Darfur

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 December 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the U.N. Human Rights Council to take action to protect the people in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur and to investigate abuses committed against them. An

2006年VOA标准英语-African Legislators Work for Regional Cooperati

By Efam Dovi 04 August 2006 The key to battling HIV/AIDS and poverty, say representatives from 18 African legislative bodies meeting in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, is working together to create stronger political and economic blocs within the con

2006年VOA标准英语-US Legislators Race to Conclude Vietnam, Other

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 December 2006 Legislation to establish permanent U.S. normal trade relations [PNTR] with Vietnam is nearing consideration again in the U.S. Congress, and could win final approval before lawmakers are scheduled to adjo

2006年VOA标准英语-Skyrocketing Oil Prices Sinking Thai Fishi

By Ron Corben Bangkok 02 May 2006 High global oil prices are taking their toll in Thailand, where the nation's fishing fleet - one of the largest in Southeast Asia - has been affected. Hundreds of ves

2006年VOA标准英语-'Bell Lady' Halvorson Cheers Olympic Athle

By Steve Schy Turin 14 February 2006 Around the world, ringing a cowbell has long been associated with cheering for athletic competitors. But it is a fairly new phenomenon at the Olympics. So, who bet

2006年VOA标准英语-US-India Nuclear Deal Viewed as Special Ca

By Teresa Sullivan Washington 18 May 2006 The United States is looking to create a strong strategic partnership with India as the South Asian country emerges as a world power. President Bush recently

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Government, Rebels Fail to Bridge Diffe

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 October 2006 Nepalese Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, left, and Maoist rebels spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara, address a joint press conference in Katmandu, October 12, 2006 Nepal's government and communist

2006年VOA标准英语-Thai King's Development Work Wins Loyalty at Ho

By Ron Corben Bangkok 09 June 2006 Thailand's king, this week celebrating 60 years on the throne, is known in his country as the development king because of the many rural projects he has sponsored. The monarch's dedication to improving the lives of

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Defends Push to Clarify Geneva Convention

By Scott Stearns White House 16 September 2006 President Bush says opposition from some senators in his own political party could shut down a terrorist interrogation program that he says is crucial to protecting the nation. ----- President Bush gest

2006年VOA标准英语-Iranian Government Spending Fueling Inflation

By Gary Thomas Tehran 12 July 2006 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ran in last years presidential election in Iran as a populist. His pledge to redistribute proceeds from Iran's oil revenues to poor citizens resounded with voters, and Ahmadinejad beat out bette

2006年VOA标准英语-Congress Debates Free and Open Internet

By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 17 July 2006 watch Net Neutrality report Recently the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee rejected a provision called Net neutrality that would have kept Internet network owners such as Comcast and A.T.T. from creating prem

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Debates Iraq War, Democrats Call for

By Dan Robinson 07 September 2006 Lawmakers in the Senate have been holding a lengthy debate on the war in Iraq, with majority Republicans supporting President Bush, and Democrats calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. VOA

2006年VOA标准英语-Congress Debates Minimum Wage Hike

By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 19 July 2006 watch Minimum Wage report U.S. law has guaranteed most workers a minimum wage since the 1930s. The last increase in the wage was in 1997. Now Democrats in the U.S. Congress say it's time for another raise.

2006年VOA标准英语-Denver-Based Pop-Rock Band Gets Hot

By Meghan McQuighan Washington, DC 05 June 2006 watch The Fray report The up and coming U.S. pop-rock group,

2006年VOA标准英语-Top Terror Suspects Transferred to Guantanamo

By Scott Stearns White House 06 September 2006 President Bush has for the first time acknowledged the existence of secret CIA prisons holding top terror suspects and is asking Congress to approve the creation of military commissions to put them on t