2006年VOA标准英语-Asian Governments Pledge to Fight Air Pollution

By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 15 December 2006 Government leaders from around Asia have pledged to boost air quality control programs in some of the most polluted cities of the world. As Chad Bouchard reports from the Indonesian city of Yog

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan's PM Impresses Ghanaian Hosts

By Nico Colombant and Efam Dovi Abidjan and Accra 03 May 2006 Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has impressed and encouraged his Ghanaian hosts during a three-day stopover, the first such visit

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair: Addressing Mideast Conflict Will Help in

By Stephanie Ho Washington 10 December 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he welcomes the renewed focus on resolving the Israel - Palestinian dispute. Mr. Blair, who made the comment on U.S. television Sunday, has long held the view that th

2006年VOA标准英语-Russia's Gazprom Has Increasing Political Clout

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 03 October 2006 watch Russia Gazprom report Illustration of Gazprom pipelines Russia's largest company, Gazprom, is now the leading supplier of natural gas to Europe. The state-run Russian conglomerate is also expanding into

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Campaigns for Immigration Reform

By Scott Stearns Washington 06 June 2006 President Bush, second right, stands with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff after his speech about border security and immigration reform at the Fed

2006年VOA标准英语-Blogging Takes Root After French Riots

By Isabelle Boucq Paris 07 April 2006 Last November, as predominantly Muslim youths rioted in the suburbs of Paris, the media around the world struggled to find a way to tell the story. A Swiss magazi

2006年VOA标准英语-Harper: Canadian Troops Will Not 'Cut and

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 14 March 2006 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrapped up a two-day visit to Afghanistan Tuesday. The newly elected Canadian leader told reporters that the foreign troops

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Baby with Spina Bifida Recovering fr

By Deborah Block Washington, DC 11 January 2006 watch Baby Noor report Doctors in the southern U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia say an Iraqi infant known as Baby Noor is doing well after surgery Monday t

2006年VOA标准英语-Attack by Three Israelis at Nazareth Churc

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 March 2006 There's been trouble at one of the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land. At least eight people, including five police, were injured in the unrest. Three

2006年VOA标准英语-Israelis Celebrate Passover Under Tight Se

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 April 2006 Israelis are celebrating the weeklong biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, some in prayer, gather around a fire as they burn

2006年VOA标准英语-US: If N. Korea Launches Missile Without Notice

By Al Pessin Washington 19 June 2006 S. Koreans use binoculars to look at the North side from Imjingak near the border village of the Panmunjom, north of Seoul, June 18, 2006 The Defense Department says in the absence of any statement by the North K

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says N. Korea Diplomacy Will Take Time

By Scott Stearns Washington 06 July 2006 President Bush says the international community is united in its desire to convince North Korea to give up nuclear weapons.Mr. Bush is consulting with world leaders ahead of possible U.N. sanctions. --------

2006年VOA标准英语-Sundance Festival's Latest: Dial Up a Movie

By Amanda Cassandra New York 09 November 2006 Movie star Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is teaming up with global cell phone operators to bring short films to cell phones to give people around the world access to independent films. Robert R

2006年VOA标准英语-Afghan FM: Pakistan Should Do More to Prevent C

By Meredith Buel Washington 07 July 2006 Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta says Pakistan needs to do more to stop terrorist groups from crossing its border and launching attacks against Afghan civilians and U.S.-led coalition troops. The

2006年VOA标准英语-Democrats Applaud Decision to Replace Rumsfeld

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 08 November 2006 A day after Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in key midterm elections, they came a step closer to doing so in the Senate, with television networks projecting a Democratic victo

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria's Troubled State Under Emergency Rule

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 October 2006 Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday declared emergency rule in Ekiti state, in the southwest. Confusion has reigned in the state following the unconstitutional impeachment of the governor earlier

2006年VOA标准英语-Free Trade Talks With US Face Strong Pocke

By Kurt Achin Seoul 12 April 2006 A South Korean protester shouts slogan during an anti-government rally denouncing the South Korean government's move to forge a free trade deal with the United States

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Honors US Olympians

By Paula Wolfson White House 17 May 2006 Members of the 2006 U.S. Winter Olympic and Paralympic teams were honored Wednesday by President Bush. They gathered at the White House for a reunion and some

2006年VOA标准英语-Challenges in Iraq Far from Over

By Peter Fedynsky Washington 15 March 2006 Three years ago, President Bush ordered coalition forces to invade Iraq to free its people and to act on intelligence that indicated its dictator had weapons

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Aide to Disgraced US Lawmaker Resigns Am

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 October 2006 An ethics committee in the House of Representatives meets Thursday amid the continuing scandal involving a former U.S. congressman, Mark Foley, and sexually explicit e-mails he allegedly sent to congressi