2006年VOA标准英语-US 'Baby Boomers' Face Inheritance Woes

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 06 July 2006 watch Baby Boomers report President George W. Bush U.S. President George W. Bush turns 60 this week, joining the ranks of about three million American baby boomers who will also reach that landmark this ye

2006年VOA标准英语-Poll Finds Muslim Women Admire Western Val

By Stephanie Ho Washington 06 June 2006 The Gallup Organization has found many Muslim women admire western values, but do not necessarily want them applied in their culture. These findings come from a

2006年VOA标准英语-US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Gaza

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 11 November 2006 The United States has used its Security Council veto to block a U.N. draft resolution condemning a deadly Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip. Sponsors of the resolution are planning to take the matter

2006年VOA标准英语-More and More Mediators Getting Involved i

By Nico Colombant Abidjan 02 February 2006 Mediators are coming from many different directions to help divided Ivory Coast, confusing many as to who is in charge and what exactly is being mediated. Th

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Cabinet Approves Military Action Agains

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 July 2006 Israel's Cabinet has approved military action in Lebanon in response to an attack by Islamic Hezbollah guerillas in which two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped. It was the second kidnapping of soldiers in two we

2006年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Propose Tough Legislation Aim

By Dan Robinson Washington 02 February 2006 House of Representatives lawmakers are proposing legislation to cut off U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority following the Hamas election victory. S

2006年VOA标准英语-Immigrants Rights Rally Held in Washington

By Michael Bowman Washington 07 September 2006 Immigrant-rights activists march in Washington Immigrants and immigrant-rights activists gathered in Washington Thursday to press for legislation that would provide a path to legal residency and other r

2006年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka Says Tamil Rebels Propose Peace Talks

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 13 August 2006 The Sri Lankan government says the Tamil Tiger rebels have offered to resume peace talks, which could bring an end to nearly three weeks of fighting in the country's north and east. But international monito

2006年VOA标准英语-US, S. Korea Talk Free Trade, as Protesters Fil

By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 July 2006 S. Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-FTA rally, July 10, 2006 U.S. and South Korean negotiators have ended the first day of talks aimed at cracking open barriers to each other's exports. But basic disagr

2006年VOA标准英语-Free-Trade Talks Between US, S. Korea End Witho

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 July 2006 A disagreement over pharmaceutical products has derailed attempts to negotiate a free-trade agreement between South Korea and the United States. While negotiators still hope to reach a deal, serious disputes remain t

2006年VOA标准英语-US, S. Korea Search for Ways to Implement UN Sa

By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 October 2006 The United States and South Korea are discussing how to implement last week's U. N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea. The two countries' top diplomats warn of grave consequences, if No

2006年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Tackles Issue of Race in Schoo

By Jim Malone Washington 04 December 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday challenging the right of local school systems in Washington state and Kentucky to carry out voluntary plans that promote racial integration. The high court

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Leads Thousands Of Catholics

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 14 April 2006 Pope Benedict in Good Friday procession in Rome For the first time, Pope Benedict led the traditional Way of the Cross procession in Rome's ancient Coliseum.

2006年VOA标准英语-India Observes Controversial National Song Cent

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 07 September 2006 India has observed the centenary of its national song despite the divisions the celebrations have caused between Hindu nationalists and Muslims, many of whom refuse to sing the song. ------- Bollywood a

2006年VOA标准英语-Militants Attack Nigerian Oil Facility

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 June 2006 A militant group in the Niger Delta Wednesday staged a bloody raid on an oil facility seizing five South Korean oil workers and killing four soldiers. ----------

2006年VOA标准英语-Somalia's Islamists Deny Plans to Attack Ethiop

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 October 2006 A high-ranking member of the Islamist group that controls Somalia's capital, says it is not planning an attack on neighboring Ethiopia. Fears of such an attack were raised when a leader of the Islamist group dec

2006年VOA标准英语-Somali Islamists Consolidate Power

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 01 August 2006 The rise of hardliners in Somalia's Islamist group is fueling regional and western concerns that a Taleban-style regime will be established and the country will become a breeding ground for terrorists. The grou

2006年VOA标准英语-Somali Islamists Threaten Ethiopian Troops

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 December 2006 The Islamic Courts Union is threatening to attack what it says are 35,000 Ethiopian troops stationed in Somalia, unless the troops leave the country within a week. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairob

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Says It Seeks 'New Solutions' to Cris

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 May 2006 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowd during his tour to the city of Zanjan (April 27, 2006) Iran says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter to Presi

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Memo Sparks More Debate on Iraq

By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 December 2006 The secret Iraq policy memo written by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in early November and made public on Sunday has created a political stir in Washington. The New York Times and the Washington Post p