2006年VOA标准英语-US Official Reiterates Concern About Militant E

By Dan Robinson Washington 30 June 2006 The top U.S. official for Africa has renewed Washington's concern about what she calls militant elements within Somalia's Supreme Islamic Council that she says may be providing a haven for terrorists. VOA's Da

2006年VOA标准英语-US Government Seeks Way Forward for Guantanamo

By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 June 2006 In the wake of Thursday's Supreme Court ruling, U.S. officials are working to find a new way to determine the future of the approximately 450 men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The Court ruled that

2006年VOA标准英语-Truce Collapses, Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Pa

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 June 2006 Palestinian girl Houda Ghalia, center, during the funeral for her parents and siblings in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 10, 2006. They were killed by Israeli artillery shell while on

2006年VOA标准英语-Iranian Kurdish Refugees Find Shelter in Northe

By Margaret Besheer Qushtapa, Iraq 20 June 2006 Kawa Refugee Camp International refugee agencies say nearly one million Iraqis have fled their country since the U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein in March 2003. But Iraq is also host to a sma

2006年VOA标准英语-US, G8 Partners Urge Israeli Restraint in Gaza

By David Gollust State Department 29 June 2006 The United States and its partners at the G-8 foreign ministers meeting in Moscow appealed Thursday for Israeli restraint, as diplomatic efforts for the release for the Israeli soldier kidnapped in Gaza

2006年VOA标准英语-UNICEF: Children in Ethiopia Facing Lethal

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 March 2006 Women fetch water in drought-hit Dubluk, Ethiopia The U.N. Children's Fund, UNICEF, says Ethiopian children are facing an epidemic of lethal diseases. UNICEF says

2006年VOA标准英语-Choosing a Baby's Sex Becomes More Accessi

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 30 March 2006 watch Gender Controversy report This week a doctor in India was sentenced to two years in jail for testing the sex of an unborn child and then agreeing

2006年VOA标准英语-Darfur Rebels Endanger Peace Talks

By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 08 March 2006 The Abuja peace talks on Darfur are in danger of being stalled, following another split within the leadership of the main rebel group. Sudan Liberation Army tro

2006年VOA标准英语-Chile Inaugurates First Woman President

By David Gollust Santiago 11 March 2006 Michelle Bachelet has been sworn in as Chile's first elected woman president. The inauguration in the Pacific coast city of Valparaiso drew leaders and official

2006年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka's Ruling Party Heads for Victory

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 March 2006 Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, March 31, 2006 Sri Lanka's ruling party is heading for a sweeping victory in local elections,

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice: US Does Not Want to be 'World's Jail

By Michael Drudge London 31 March 2006 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw speak to the media U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Un

2006年VOA标准英语-The US is Gauging Islamist Organizations'

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, D.C. 30 March 2006 watch Islamists report With the recent victory by Hamas in the Palestinian territories, and the success of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in the E

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Offers Iran Earthquake Assistance

By Scott Stearns White House 31 March 2006 President Bush is offering to help Iran after three earthquakes there killed at least 66 people. George Bush President Bush expressed his condolences for the

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Humanitarian Coordinator Visits Uganda

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 31 March 2006 United Nations humanitarian relief coordinator Jan Egeland is in Uganda as part of a four-nation tour to assess and highlight the security and drought situation

2006年VOA标准英语-Australian Anti-Terror Laws Criticized

By Marlene Smith Vienna 31 March 2006 A prominent Pakistani human rights activist says Australia's anti-terror legislation is counterproductive and outside the rule of law. Pakistan lawyer Hina Jilani

2006年VOA标准英语-Four US Teams Seek College Basketball Immo

By Jim Stevenson Indianapolis, IN 31 March 2006 LSU guard Darrel Mitchell The U.S. men's college basketball national championship tournament has surprises each year. But this year's competition has be

2006年VOA标准英语-George Mason Beats College Basketball Odds

By Jim Stevenson Indianapolis, Indiana 31 March 2006 The U.S. men's college basketball national championship tournament is known as March Madness. The 65-team single elimination format brings together

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Speaks Out Against Abortion

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 30 March 2006 Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against abortion, euthanasia and homosexual marriages during an audience Thursday with delegates from the center

2006年VOA标准英语-Immigration Dominates Mexico-US-Canada Sum

By Scott Stearns White House 31 March 2006 President Bush, center, and Mexican President Vicente Fox, left, greet unidentified Canadian business leaders before the start of a U.S.-Canada-Mexico meetin

2006年VOA标准英语-'Minuteman' Group Plans New Operation Alon

By Greg Flakus Houston 31 March 2006 The Minuteman organization, a private group that advocates stricter immigration controls, is planning a month-long operation along the border with Mexico starting