2006年VOA标准英语-US Testing for Bird Flu in Alaska

By Brian Padden Alaska 30 June 2006 Watch Avian Report They face no passport controls or border police. They come unchecked by the thousands, and because they do, authorities in the United States fear they could be a potentially lethal threat. They

2006年VOA标准英语-Universal Product Bar Code turns 30

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 30 June 2006 Watch Bar Code Report Bar code The Universal Product Code turned 30 this week. The U.P.C. is a unique combination of black and white lines that can identify virtually anything from a bar of soap to medical

2006年VOA标准英语-Kenyan Coast Gets Shot of Vitamin A With Uncomm

By Paula Wolfson White House 31 May 2006 View Bush comments on Iraq allegations (Real Video) President Bush says he is troubled by allegations U.S. Marines killed unarmed Iraqi civilians last year in the city of Haditha. Mr. Bush says if laws were b

2006年VOA标准英语-NATO Takes Command of Security in Southern Afgh

By Benjamin Sand KIandahar, Afghanistan 31 July 2006 NATO transfer ceremony in southern Afghanistan NATO forces officially took command of security operations in southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition force, as the country faces its worst

2006年VOA标准英语-Latinos Urge Solution to Immigration Issue

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 31 May 2006 The debate over illegal immigration in the United States has put the spotlight on Hispanics, who make up most of the people who are in the country illegally. Hispanics are also the largest group of legal im

2006年VOA标准英语-US, Rwanda Reaffirm Close Ties

By Stephanie Ho Washington 31 May 2006 President Bush welcomed Rwandan President Paul Kagame to the White House, saying he is honored to welcome a leader Mr. Bush described as a man of action. At a news conference at the Voice of America later Wedne

2006年VOA标准英语-Saudi Women Seek Greater Rights

By Sonja Pace Jeddah 31 May 2006 In public, they are clad in black from head to toe, they cannot vote and they cannot drive - that is the state of Saudi Arabia's women. But, on a visit to the Saudi cities of Riyadh and Jeddah, VOA's Sonja Pace found

2006年VOA标准英语-War on Terror Breeds Legal Challenges

By Jim Malone Washington 31 May 2006 Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui remains the only person convicted in connection with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Others who allegedly planned the 9/11 attacks are being held by the U.S. abro

2006年VOA标准英语-General Says Allegations May Impede US Efforts

By Gary Thomas Washington 31 May 2006 View Bush comments on Iraq allegations (Real Video) US Marines on patrol in Haditha, Iraq (file photo) A senior military officer says the allegations of a massacre of civilians by U.S. Marines in Iraq may hurt m

2006年VOA标准英语-Illegal Immigration in a Nation of Immigra

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 28 March 2006 watch Immigration Debate report The United States, a nation of immigrants, is currently engaged in a heated debate about illegal immigration. According

2006年VOA标准英语-Chirac Calls for Fund to Aid Palestinians

By Lisa Bryant Paris 28 April 2006 French President Jacques Chirac looks on during a joint address with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, unseen, at the Elysee Palace French President Jacques Chirac c

2006年VOA标准英语-IAEA: Iran Violating Security Council Order

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 31 August 2006 The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has concluded that Iran is continuing its uranium enrichment work in defiance of a Security Council demand. Council members are likely to begin talks on possible sancti

2006年VOA标准英语-Teen Singing Star JoJo Set to Release New Album

By Larry London Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 Watch JoJo report JoJo became the youngest American musician to have a song at number one on the music charts in 2004. Since then, she has starred in two films and will release her second album. VOA's La

2006年VOA标准英语-House Approves US Homeland Security Bill

By Dan Robinson Washington 29 September 2006 Congress has given final approval to a homeland security bill that seeks to improve preparedness against future terrorist attacks, speed up responses to natural disasters, and strengthen port security. Th

2006年VOA标准英语-Major Cocaine Drug Scandal Shakes Ghana

By Efam Dovi Accra 30 September 2006 In Ghana, a senior police officer and 17 others are being prosecuted for their involvement in a major cocaine drug scandal that has engulfed the West African nation. ----- Ghana Ghana's government last July set u

2006年VOA标准英语-India Blames Pakistan for July Train Bombings

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 September 2006 Indian police have accused Pakistan's military intelligence agency of planning the deadly train bombings that killed more than 180 people in Mumbai in July. Islamabad has denied the charge. ----- A fire

2006年VOA标准英语-Father Vadim Still Helping New York's Homeless

By Michael Gutkin, Alona Cherkassky New York 30 June 2006 Watch Homeless Report Father Vadim Arefyev VOA's Russian Service introduced us to Father Vadim two years ago. He opened the first shelter for homeless Russians in Brooklyn, New York. VOA rece

2006年VOA标准英语-Halloween Scares up Tricks and Treats in US

By Laura Ellsworth Washington, DC 31 October 2006 watch Halloween in the US Every year, on the last day of October, children in the U.S. dress up in their most creative costumes to celebrate Halloween. VOA's Laura Ellsworth reports on how this big e

2006年VOA标准英语-Sales of Herbal Supplements Soar but Questions

By Priscilla Huff Washington, DC 31 October 2006 watch Herbal Supplement report St. John's Wort for depression, garlic for a healthy heart, Chinese club moss for Alzheimer's... these herbal supplements are becoming increasingly popular in the United

2006年VOA标准英语-Somalia Peace Talks Stall Again

By Noel King Khartoum 31 October 2006 Peace talks in Khartoum between Somalia's transitional government and Islamists who control much of the country have stalled for a second day. Islamists say they will not meet with the government delegation unle