2006年VOA标准英语-New Bolivian Energy Policy Causes Concern

By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 03 May 2006 watch report on Bolivia The Bolivian Army is now guarding all petroleum facilities European and other South American nations have expressed concern over th

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Defends Iraq Policy at Baptist Convention

By David Gollust State Department 14 June 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended Bush administration policy in Iraq, and American engagement abroad, in an address to a major Christian group. She told the convention of Southern Baptists in

2006年VOA标准英语-US Military Adding New Construction at Gua

By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 February 2006 Camp Six under construction at Guantanamo Bay A report issued by the UN's Human Rights Commission on Thursday called for the closing of the U.S. military detenti

2006年VOA标准英语-Castro Absent from Military Parade Marking His

By Sean Maroney Washington 02 December 2006 Cuban President Fidel Castro failed to attend a military parade held in honor of his 80th birthday, increasing speculation about his health. Cuban tanks are seen during a military parade along the Revoluti

2006年VOA标准英语-Finding Unity in Conflict

By Wajid Ali Syed Washington, DC 26 September 2006 watch report Conflict Professor For the past 12 years, students at the University of Maryland, outside Washington, D.C., have been learning about conflict resolution from an unusual team of professo

2006年VOA标准英语-Report Says Saudi Textbooks Teach Intolerance a

By Teresa Sullivan Washington 25 May 2006 A private research group in Washington says religious textbooks in Saudi Arabia, despite revisions, continue to teach intolerance and violence. Saudi Arabia's Curriculum of Intolerance The Washington-based C

2006年VOA标准英语-Top UN Official: Not to Late to Take Action on

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 November 2006 U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland says the international community, governments and political leaders are in denial about the scope of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's province

2006年VOA标准英语-EU Considers Call for Cease-Fire as Fighting Co

By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 01 August 2006 watch Middle East report European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, left, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, right, during a media conference The European Union has called for an immed

2006年VOA标准英语-Fighting Rages in Southern Lebanon With No Ceas

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 26 July 2006 Fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants raged in southern Lebanon with the Israeli military saying eight of its troops have been killed and 20 others wounded. The Israeli military says doze

2006年VOA标准英语-Ethnic Fighting Rages in East Timorese Capital

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 27 May 2006 The East Timorese capital, Dili, has descended into chaos, with gangs of youths armed with guns and knives torching houses and burning cars while international peacekeepers from Australia, New Zealand, and Ma

2006年VOA标准英语-Fighting Rocks Somali Capital

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 25 May 2006 Vicious fighting has broken out again in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing and wounding dozens of civilians. The violence was the latest in a series of battles between militias loyal to the Islamic courts and

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Calls For End to Somalia Fighting

By Cathy Majtenyi 10 May 2006 A relative of eight year old Nastexo Abdi Ali comforts her in the Medina hospital in Mogadishu The United Nations has condemned the latest round of fighting in Somalia's

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Says Fighting Will Continue Until Peacek

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 02 August 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will not stop its offensive in Lebanon, until an international peacekeeping force is in place in southern Lebanon. Mr. Olmert's comments come as Hezbollah militant

2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas to Begin Paying Overdue Salaries

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 June 2006 The Islamic militant group Hamas, which heads the Palestinian Authority, plans to begin paying overdue salaries to government employees next week. But it is now

2006年VOA标准英语-US Firm Tests Smart Parking Meters

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Parking Meter report A small company in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland has begun field-testing a new kind of parking meter. It uses sonar detection technology to determine when an automobile ha

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamists Capture Another Town in Somalia

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 October 2006 The Islamic Courts Union has taken control of another town in Somalia, raising fears that scheduled peace talks between it and the transitional Somali government may not take place. The town of Sakow, 170 ki

2006年VOA标准英语-Maoist Rebels Attack Town in Nepal

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 January 2006 Communist rebels have raided a town in western Nepal, attacking several government installations. The renewed violence in the mountain kingdom following th

2006年VOA标准英语-Aid Reaching Indonesian Town Hit by Tsunami

By Kate Pound Dawson /Michael Coren Hong Kong / Pangandaran, Indonesia 18 July 2006 Destroyed fishing boats are seen after a tsunami swept past the beach in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 18, 2006 A major earthquake off the Indonesi

2006年VOA标准英语-Jazz's 'Young Lion' Roy Hargrove Still Roars

By Doug Levine Washington 11 July 2006 Whatever happened to the so-called Young Lions of jazz? It's been more 15 years since this elite group of teen musicians was hailed as the next generation of great traditional jazz players. Most, like Wynton Ma

2006年VOA标准英语-Red Hat Society Challenges the Conventional Per

By Elaine Lu Washington, DC 29 August 2006 watch Red Hat Society report Ladies in red hats attend the Red Hat Society's international convention was held recently in St. Louis Missouri Aging is often perceived negatively and treated as something und