2006年VOA标准英语-UNICEF Announces Recovery Plan for Pakistan Ear

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 July 2006 Kashmiris who survived massive earthquake sit on rubble of school in village of Balgran (File photo - Jan. 31, 2006) U.N. Children's Fund says it will spend $150 million to reconstruct hundreds of schools and rura

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Concerns Worry Republicans

By Jim Malone Washington 19 May 2006 Immigration is the hot topic of debate in Washington these days. But the situation in Iraq is never far from the minds of politicians and policy makers in both maj

2006年VOA标准英语-Calderon Confronts Divisions in Mexico as He Pr

By Greg Flakus Mexico City 07 July 2006 The official final vote count in Mexico's presidential election showed ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon winning by only 236,000 votes. His main rival is threatening to challenge the outcome, and, even if

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Powerful House Republican Leader Leaves

By Dan Robinson Washington 09 June 2006 Tom DeLay A formerly powerful Republican lawmaker who became mired in the scandal involving links between members of Congress and a well-known Washington lobbyist, has left Congress. Former Majority Leader Tom

2006年VOA标准英语-Security Council Unanimously Urges N. Korea to

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 06 October 2006 Security Council has threatened North Korea with unspecified consequences, if it goes ahead with planned nuclear weapons tests. The statement adopted Friday warns North Korea that testing a nuclear de

2006年VOA标准英语-Pentagon Issues New Rules on Detainees

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 September 2006 The U.S. Defense Department has issued new rules for the treatment of detainees and for conduct by interrogators that officials say are designed to ensure humane treatment and prevent the kind of abuses that h

2006年VOA标准英语-Five-Time Olympian to Carry US Flag During

By Parke Brewer Turin 09 February 2006 Five-time Olympian Chris Witty will carry the flag for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday night's opening ceremonies for the Turin Winter Games. Christine Witty Lon

2006年VOA标准英语-US Congress Re-Considers Offshore Drilling for

By Mil Arcega Washington 11 July 2006 Watch Offshore Drilling report The United States House of Representatives has passed a controversial measure designed to lift a 25-year ban on oil drilling in U.S. coastal areas. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, env

2006年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka Jets Strike at Rebels

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 17 October 2006 Head of Tamil Tiger political wing, S. P. Thamilselvan (2R) inspects damage to their radio transmitting station in Kokkavil, October 17, 2006 The Sri Lankan government has launched air stikes on Tamil rebe

2006年VOA标准英语-Alabama Investigates 9 Church Fires

By Mike Cooper Alabama 08 February 2006 Law enforcement officials are investigating nine fires that have occurred at rural churches in the southern state of Alabama during the past week. The fires hav

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Investigates Suspected Symptoms of

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 20 May 2006 Two unidentified farm worker walk towards birds suspected of having bird flu virus Officials in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are investigating reports of a

2006年VOA标准英语-Dispute Over Cyprus Latest Hurdle in Turkey's E

By Sonja Pace Istanbul 05 December 2006 European Union foreign ministers meet next week in Brussels to discuss possible punitive measures against Turkey for its failure to open its airports and harbors to EU-member Cyprus, whose Greek Cypriot govern

2006年VOA标准英语-Expectations Low for Six-Party Talks on North K

By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 15 December 2006 watch Talks Preview Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program officially open Monday in Beijing but expectations are reported to be low that a breakthrough can be achieved. The talks -- which

2006年VOA标准英语-Singapore's Restrictions on Activists During Wo

By Ron Corben Bangkok 13 September 2006 Singapore's restrictions on protests by civic groups at the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund next week have drawn criticism from Bank officials, as well as from activist groups.

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Missiles Kill at Least 15 Lebanese in S

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 August 2006 Lebanese rescuers try to break through the rubble of a collapsed building as they continue the search for survivors, in the town of Ghassaniyeh, southern Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 7, 2006, following Israeli air str

2006年VOA标准英语-West Bank Churches Attacked as Muslims Protest

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 September 2006 There is growing anger in the Muslim world over remarks this week by Pope Benedict XVI seen as criticizing Islam. Protests have erupted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, amid a wave of criticism from Musli

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Says More Required to Safeguard Minorit

By Barry Wood Pristina 03 March 2006 As Kosovo enters status negotiations that could lead to independence from Serbia, the United Nations administrator in the territory, Soren Jessen-Petersen, says an

2006年VOA标准英语-Twin Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens in Iraq

By Michael Bowman Washington 12 November 2006 Bomb blasts at an Iraqi police facility have killed at least 35 people and left dozens of others wounded. Continued violence in Iraq comes as newly-empowered U.S. Democratic lawmakers urge a timeline for

2006年VOA标准英语-NATO Commander Calls for More Reconstruction in

By Al Pessin Washington 04 October 2006 On the eve of the transfer of security responsibility throughout Afghanistan to NATO, the organization's military commander called Wednesday for more action on non-military aspects of the international effort

2006年VOA标准英语-Cholera Reemerges in Angola

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 December 2006 The U.N. Children's Fund says it is rapidly expanding its activities to try to stem a resurgence of cholera in Angola. The deadly and easily transmittable disease has infected more than 62,000 Angolans since F