2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Refuses to Extend Ceasefire to West Bank

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 December 2006 Israel has decided not to extend the week-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, citing security reasons. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the decision coincided with a dead

2006年VOA标准英语-CAR Government Refuses Rebel Demand for Negotia

By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 November 2006 President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize Rebels advancing in the Central African Republic say they want talks with the government, but President Francois Bozize has refused. Mr. Bozize is rec

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Warns of Punitive Steps If Sudan Refuses U

By David Gollust United Nations 23 September 2006 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller (left) and Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is warning Sudan the international community could take punitive action against Khartoum if

2006年VOA标准英语-Some Residents Refuse to Leave South Lebanon

By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 27 July 2006 Southern Lebanon has been pounded by more than two weeks of Israeli airstrikes and artillery, which have leveled villages and forced roughly half a million people to flee their homes. The Israeli mili

2006年VOA标准英语-Tsvangirai Supporters Refused Bail After Attack

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 12 July 2006 A member of parliament and three young activists all loyal to founding Movement for Democratic Change President Morgan Tsvangirai were refused bail at a court hearing in Harare Wednesday. They are accused of b

2006年VOA标准英语-Timorese Militia Leader Refuses to Surrender We

By Marianne Kearney East Timor 19 June 2006 East Timor's FM Jose Ramos-Horta, right, rebel leader Vincente da Concecao, 2nd right, talk to rebel group in a mountin village, East Timor, June, 19, 2006 The leader of a breakaway militia group in East T

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Refuses to Share Its Nuclear Plans wi

By Ernest Leong and Amy Katz Washington, D.C. 06 January 2006 Iran Pursues Nukes In Vienna, Austria, Iran has reneged on its pledge to provide the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, wit

2006年VOA标准英语-Rwandan Refugees Says Burundi Rejects 95 P

By Cathy Majtenyi Musasa Transit Center, Burundi 26 April 2006 About 18,000 Rwandans in northern Burundi are applying to stay in Burundi as refugees, claiming that their lives are in danger. But about

2006年VOA标准英语-Cable Shows Grim Life for Iraqis Who Work at US

By Gary Thomas Washington 20 June 2006 A cable from the U.S. ambassador in Iraq to the State Department says Iraqis employed at the American Embassy in Baghdad live in fear that they will be unmasked as working for Americans. The message was leaked

2006年VOA标准英语-Balancing Border Security with US Need for Work

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 October 2006 Earlier this year, President Bush deployed 6,000 National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border to help the Border Patrol with security. This month, the president signed a bill that provides $1.2 bil

2006年VOA标准英语-Republican Senator Criticizes Bush Adminis

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 January 2006 U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel One vocal critic of the Bush administration is a member of the president's own party. Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska

2006年VOA标准英语-Charles Taylor to Face War Crimes Charges

By Franz Wild Abidjan 29 March 2006 Witnesses say captured former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has been taken to Sierra Leone in a U.N. helicopter. He is being transferred to a U.N.-backed court in

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Backs Rumsfeld Anew, Rejects Critics

By Scott Stearns White House 18 April 2006 President Bush President Bush is rejecting critics of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The president says he has the final say in whether Rumsfeld stays in

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Reservists Criticize Olmert Government'

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 21 August 2006 U.N. envoys held talks in Israel on Monday as pressure mounted on the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a state inquiry into the conduct of the month-long conflict in Lebanon. VOA's Jim Teeple has mo

2006年VOA标准英语-Civil Libertarians Criticize Some Domestic Meas

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 September 2006 Five years ago, the United States was struck by the most devastating terrorist attack in its history. Subsequent investigations indicated that al-Qaida - a radical Islamic group led by Osama bin Laden

2006年VOA标准英语-UNHCR: Iraq Faces Refugee Crisis

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 November 2006 The U.N. refugee agency says Iraq is facing a displacement crisis, on a larger scale than was anticipated when the war began in 2003. The UNHCR says continuing violence is leading more Iraqis to flee their hom

2006年VOA标准英语-New Orleans Radio Show Focuses on Food

By Greg Flakus New Orleans, LA 24 January 2006 watch Radio Food Show report It has been nearly five months since the city of New Orleans was devastated by flooding, following the passage of Hurricane

2006年VOA标准英语-US Military Radio Entertains, Informs US Troops

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 24 December 2006 In Iraq, American troops have many missions. At the American Forces Network headquarters in Baghdad's Green Zone, broadcasters and disc jockey soldiers are helping to keep America's 140,000 troops across

2006年VOA标准英语-Italian Troops Begin Journey to Lebanon

By Sabina Castelfranco Brindisi, Italy 29 August 2006 A naval task force with the first 1,000 Italian troops set sail for Lebanon Tuesday following a farewell ceremony in the waters off the southern coast of Italy. Up to 2,500 Italian troops will be

2006年VOA标准英语-Election Results Drive Demand for Change in Ira

By Jim Malone Washington 21 November 2006 Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., chairman of the House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, left This month's congressional election results suggest the U.S. public