2006年VOA标准英语-Alcohol a Growing Problem in South Sudan

By Noel King Juba 05 January 2006 One year ago, a peace deal between Sudan's northern Islamist government and southern rebels turned Juba city into the capital of a new autonomous southern Sudan. Loca

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice: Consensus Grows on Referring Iran to

By David Gollust Washington 05 January 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday an international consensus is growing for referring the issue of Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Securi

2006年VOA标准英语-Dubai's Economy Continues to Grow

By Barry Unger Washington, DC 13 January 2006 watch Dubai Economy report Dubai is becoming a business hub and is one of the world's fastest growing economies. But Dubai will now have to move forward w

2006年VOA标准英语-Muslims Mark Hajj Season with Pilgrimage t

By Amin Fekrat Washington 02 January 2006 The annual season of Hajj is now under way. Every Muslim who is financially able to do so is obliged under the Koran, the holy Muslim scripture, to make the p

2006年VOA标准英语-Mardi Gras Season Starts With Parades in N

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 19 February 2006 A float in New Orleans' Mardi Gras parade The first major parades of the Mardi Gras season rolled through the streets of New Orleans Saturday. The celebrati

2006年VOA标准英语-US Political Season Centers Around Iraq

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 06 September 2006 watch Democrat Politics report The congressional campaign season has begun in the United States. The war on terror and the conflict in Iraq are key issues. VOAs Peter Fedynsky reports on the latest

2006年VOA标准英语-Indigenous Returns With "Chasing The Sun"

By Doug Levine Washington 15 July 2006 Every now and then a young guitar player comes along with the promise of being the next Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix. The arrival of Native American guitarist Mato Nanji may mean the wait for a new rock superst

2006年VOA标准英语-Italians Order Closure of Arabic School

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 October 2006 Italian authorities have ordered the closure of an Arabic school in Milan, just three days after it opened. Authorities say the school did not acquire the proper authorization. The school has been a magnet

2006年VOA标准英语-West African Diamond Trade Deals with Kimberley

By Kari Barber Dakar 29 December 2006 The West African diamond industry was thrust into the limelight this year with the Hollywood movie Blood Diamond. The film depicts atrocities committed during Sierra Leone's 10-year civil war. Some analysts say

2006年VOA标准英语-Madonna Trip to Malawi Highlights Cross-Cultura

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 13 October 2006 Reports that pop star Madonna is in the process of adopting an orphan from the African nation of Malawi have brought praise for raising awareness about the rising number of orphans in Africa and other parts

2006年VOA标准英语-Fans Await Madonna's Moscow Debut

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 12 September 2006 U.S. pop music star Madonna is scheduled to entertain tens of thousands of fans in Moscow, Tuesday night, in her first concert in Russia. The show had been scheduled for September 11 - the fifth anniversary o

2006年VOA标准英语-France's Unemployment Woes Mirror Europe's

By Lisa Bryant Paris 14 April 2006 Students shout slogans as they block traffic on the Canebiere avenue, in front of the chamber of commerce, in Marseille, April 6, 2006 After weeks of demonstrations,

2006年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Crisis Looms in East Timor

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 31 May 2006 Tens of thousands of people displaced by the violence wracking East Timor are facing a humanitarian crisis, with food, water, and medicine in short supply at dozens of camps that have sprung up around the cap

2006年VOA标准英语-Oil Riches Play Role in Chad's Crisis

By Raymond Thibodeaux N'Djamena 27 April 2006 Less than three years after Chad starting shipping its oil, there is growing resentment and even hostility toward Chad's government, widely perceived here

2006年VOA标准英语-Central Americans Dare Bandits, Corrupt Co

By Nicola Fell Mexico-Guatemala border 20 March 2006 Thousands of Central Americans leave their homes each year and embark on a perilous journey north through Mexico to end up as illegal emigrants in

2006年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Steps Up Bird Flu Prevention Act

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 April 2006 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching an appeal for $13.4 million for operations aimed at preventing the spread of bird

2006年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Begins Recovery Operations in Pa

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 April 2006 A Kashmiri earthquake survivor looks for his belongings under the debris of his house in Camsera, Neelum Valley (file dec 2005) The International Federation of Red

2006年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Says Famine Can Be Prevented in

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 March 2006 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says there is still time to prevent the growing food shortages in Eastern Africa and the Horn

2006年VOA标准英语-Mindi Abair Lives 'Life Less Ordinary'

By Doug Levine Washington 19 June 2006 Offstage she's Mrs. Mindi Abair-Steele, but onstage fans still know her as jazz sax sensation Mindi Abair. As we hear from VOA's Doug Levine, getting married was just one of several life-changing events that fi

2006年VOA标准英语-Press Group Says Ethiopia Censors Internet

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 May 2006 An international press-freedom organization accuses the Ethiopian government of blocking personal Internet Web sites known as blogs that are critical of the government, a charge the authorities deny. Paris-based