2006年VOA标准英语-Unions in Nigeria Say Oil Strike Still an Optio

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 September 2006 Nigerian oil unions say they could resume their strike, if the government fails to meet their demands. The unions suspended their strike Thursday, a day after it started. ----- A Nigerian army gunboat arri

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Seeks to Rally Support for Iraq War

By Scott Stearns White House 02 September 2006 President Bush (file photo) President Bush wants to convince more Americans that the war in Iraq is central to preventing another terrorist attack inside the United States. Opposition Democrats say the

2006年VOA标准英语-Pakistan, Afghanistan Pledge to Fight Common En

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 September 2006 Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf met with his counterpart Hamid Karzai in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, to discuss ways to curb the sharp rise in attacks by the Taleban. Pakistan's leader vowe

2006年VOA标准英语-Indian Prime Minister Warns of Possible Terror

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 05 September 2006 Manmohan Singh Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned of more terror attacks in the country, possibly targeting economic, religious and nuclear sites. The Indian leader is calling on regional g

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets With Amir of Kuwait

By Scott Stearns Washington 05 September 2006 Amir of Kuwait (left) with President Bush President Bush welcomed the Amir of Kuwait to the White House for talks about bringing peace to the Middle East. ----- He thanked the Amir for what he called Kuw

2006年VOA标准英语-US Says Iran Has Had Ample Time to Consider Nuc

By David Gollust State Department 05 July 2006 The United States says Iran has had plenty of time to consider the nuclear offer by major powers, and that an answer is needed by next week. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discussed the issue by te

2006年VOA标准英语-US Urges Iran To Learn From UN Action On North

By Paula Wolfson White House 15 October 2006 The Bush administration is urging Iran to learn a lesson from the U.N.'s quick response to North Korea's nuclear-test claim. 2002, President Bush referred to Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an axis of evil.

2006年VOA标准英语-Hungary's Prime Minister Survives Confidence Vo

By Stefan Bos Budapest 06 October 2006 Hungary's prime minister, who has been under pressure to resign, has survived a vote of confidence. Before the vote, he apologized to parliament for not facing the reality of the dire state of the economy. Foll

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria: Seized Oil Workers May Be Released Soo

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 November 2006 An unidentified boy sells fuel at the waterside in Yenagoa, Nigeria, Nov. 2 2006 Nigerian officials involved in talks to release two foreign oil workers kidnapped Thursday say they expect the men to be rele

2006年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe Union Cautious About Government's Late

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 17 November 2006 In Zimbabwe, the association representing commercial farmers is reacting with caution to the government's latest offer to compensate white farmers for farms seized under a controversial land reform program

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Official: Census Results Ready

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 November 2006 Nigeria's National Population Commission is set to announce results of last March's national census next month. Censuses are controversial in Nigeria and the expected announcement comes at a politically sen

2006年VOA标准英语-Many Give Annan High Marks as UN Chief, Despite

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 December 2006 Kofi Annan is completing 10 years as U.N. secretary-general to applause and ovations from his legions of fans. In a series of scripted events, he is reliving the glory days of his first term, when he

2006年VOA标准英语-Indian Prime Minister Proposes Closer Ties with

By Steve Herman Tokyo 14 December 2006 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for India and Japan, Asia's two largest democracies, to construct an arc of advantage and prosperity across the continent. Analysts have said the two countries ar

2006年VOA标准英语-US Army Intensifies 'Train the Trainers' Progra

By Al Pessin Kansas 18 December 2006 Army training troops who will serve as advisers to the Iraqis are seen in Fort Riley, Kansas, 28 Oct 2006 In the raging debate over the future of U.S. policy toward Iraq, there is one point on which all sides see

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Seeks Ex-Officials' Advice on Iraq

By Michael Bowman White House 12 May 2006 President Bush with former Secretaries of State and former Secretaries of Defense President Bush says he has

2006年VOA标准英语-Chad's Army, Rebels Claim Victory After Major F

By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 December 2006 Chad's army says it has annihilated rebels following major fighting in the east, but rebels deny the claim. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from VOA's regional bureau in Dakar. Chadian troops deployed after figh

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Still Plans to Respond to Nuclear Offer in

By Gary Thomas Tehran 20 July 2006 Iran says it is still studying a package of incentives offered by the West to get Tehran to halt uranium enrichment. The country's National Security Council has also accused the United States of attempting to block

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Troops Head to Sudan's Darfur Region t

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 04 September 2006 Some 700 Nigerian soldiers are on their way to the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, as part of the African Union peacekeeping force in that country. The deployment comes at a time of great uncertainty o

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Says Rival Iraqi Politicians Star

By Al Pessin Washington 14 March 2006 Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the U.S. ambassador to Iraq has told him the country's rival political leaders are talking more directly to each other, and

2006年VOA标准英语-Prime Minister Blair's Resignation Will Affect

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 11 September 2006 watch report Blair US Relations Bill Clinton and Tony Blair British Prime Minister Tony Blair's three terms in office have coincided with the terms of two American presidents, Bill Clinton and Georg