2006年VOA标准英语-Former Ugandan Abducted Soldier Shares Sto

By Catherine Maddux Washington 28 April 2006 During nearly two decades of civil war in northern Uganda, an estimated 30,000 children have been abducted by rebels and forced to fight or become sex slav

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Debate Ways to Thwart Nuclear Terr

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 April 2006 A panel of experts gathered on Capitol Hill Friday to discuss efforts to prevent terrorists from obtaining enriched uranium and plutonium to make bombs. ----

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Says Imposition of Sanctions Would Pr

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 April 2006 Iran has warned that it will take

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel to Accelerate Construction of West

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 April 2006 Israeli interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, April 30, 2006 Israel has decided to accelerate construction of its

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel: Palestinians Smuggling Improved Ro

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 April 2006 Israel says it is facing a new strategic threat from the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip, because of the smuggling of improved weapons across the Egyptian border.

2006年VOA标准英语-Dale Watson Returns with "Whiskey or God"

By Katherine Cole Washington 30 April 2006 Often called

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Assessing Human Rights in Sudan

By Noel King Khartoum 30 April 2006 A top U.N. envoy is in Sudan to assess the human-rights situation in the embattled nation. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is to mee

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Hails New Iraqi Government

By Scott Stearns White House 29 April 2006 President Bush President Bush says the formation of a new government in Iraq has dealt terrorists a crippling blow. -----------------------------------------

2006年VOA标准英语-Toots Thielemans Pays Tribute to Harold Ar

By Doug Levine Washington 30 April 2006 Toots Thielemans may not be a household name, but his music has been heard by millions the world over. He played guitar and harmonica in a folk-jazz style that

2006年VOA标准英语-Fagen Goes Front and Center with "Morph th

By Doug Levine Washington 30 April 2006 Donald Fagen likes to take his time. It took his group Steely Dan more than 20 years to tour, and it took the singer and keyboardist even longer to tour as a so

2006年VOA标准英语-Laos Denies Attacks on Hmong, as Activists Repo

By Ron Corben Bangkok 31 August 2006 A Thai volunteer officer looks at the graves of Hmong refugee at former Hmong refugee camp of Wat Tham Krabok in Saraburi province, Thailand (file photo) The Lao government has dismissed charges of human rights a

2006年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe Orders Price Freeze

By Tendai Maphosa Harare 07 August 2006 New Zimbabwean bank notes introduced by the Reserve bank governor in Harare, Wednesday, August 2, 2006 The Zimbabwean government has ordered businesses not to increase prices until later this month when the ch

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Struggles to Contain Bird Flu

By Chad Bouchard Kaben Jahe, Indonesia 31 August 2006 Chickens on a farm in central Java, Indonesia Indonesia is struggling to contain the spread of the deadly bird flu virus in people and poultry. The country now has the world's largest number of h

2006年VOA标准英语-Political Tensions Rise in Thailand Over Bomb P

By Ron Corben Bangkok 31 August 2006 Political tensions in Thailand have heightened after police said they broke up a bomb plot aimed at Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Polls point to growing skepticism over the allegations - a sign of Mr. Thaksi

2006年VOA标准英语-Rights Group Says Kyrgyzstan Not Protecting Ref

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 31 August 2006 Uzbek women sit in a tent at a bleak refugee camp 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Uzbek border in Kyrgyzstan (File photo) Human Rights Watch says Kyrgyzstan is not protecting asylum seekers and refugees and is

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq - A Tourist Destination?

By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 31 August 2006 watch Iraq Tourism report In tourism promotional ads, children are playing in the water Recently the Kurdish region of Iraq launched an international advertising campaign called The Other Iraq. The campaign

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Agencies to Clear Unexploded Munitions in Le

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 August 2006 U.N. agencies are joining forces to clear unexploded munitions they say is endangering the lives of tens of thousands returning to Lebanon. The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) has signed a formal partnership with th

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Launches New Campaign to Gain Support For

By Paula Wolfson White House 31 August 2006 Listen to the President's Speech President Bush is making a new push to boost public support for the war in Iraq, casting it as a crucial component of a broader battle against terror. In a speech to a vete

2006年VOA标准英语-Desertification a Growing Concern

By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 01 August 2006 watch Desertification Overview Desertification is the gradual and dangerous degradation of productive land into useless desert. Land experts have been concerned about the process for two decades. The U

2006年VOA标准英语-Warring Communities in Kenya's Rift Valley Gath

By Cathy Majtenyi Turkwel Power Station 29 September 2006 In Kenya's Rift Valley, the Turkana and Pokot ethnic groups have long battled over resources, such as cattle and land. But they recently put aside their differences for a day to take part in