2006年VOA标准英语-Former Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein Executed in

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 30 December 2006 Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed Saturday morning for crimes against his people. Iraqi officials present at the hanging say Saddam went to his death a broken man, but showed no remors

2006年VOA标准英语-Saddam Hussein Executed

By William Eagle Washington,DC 29 December 2006 In Somalia, which has not had an effective central government in 16 years, the UN says an estimated 1.4 million people need emergency humanitarian relief. Of those, 400,000 are those whove been interna

2006年VOA标准英语-Food Security, Population Movements and Health

By William Eagle Washington,DC 29 December 2006 The political scene in West Africa showed improvement last year with elections in Liberia, where a 14-year civil war had spread refugees and violence to surrounding countries. But tensions continued in

2006年VOA标准英语-In Southern Africa, Humanitarian Aid For the Ne

By William Eagle Washington,DC 29 December 2006 A confluence of events has led to an increase in food and health needs in Zimbabwe. Like other parts of southern Africa, Zimbabwe has been the victim of drought, and a subsequent decline in crop produc

2006年VOA标准英语-Iowa Governor Becomes First To Launch US Presid

By Jim Malone Washington 30 November 2006 Iowa's Democratic governor, Tom Vilsack, officially became the first presidential candidate for 2008 on Thursday. Several other potential candidates have either taken themselves out of the running for the Wh

2006年VOA标准英语-Study Finds Ancient Greek Astronomical Computer

By David McAlary Washington 30 November 2006 An ancient piece of Greek technology recovered from a shipwreck more than 100 years ago is amazing scientists who have analyzed it in detail. Fragments of bronze gearwheels, now green and crumbling from m

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Praises Former President Gerald Ford

By Scott Stearns White House 30 December 2006 The body of former U.S. President Gerald Ford is to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol until Tuesday, when a memorial service will be held. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, President Bu

2006年VOA标准英语-Top Casamance Official Assassinated, Say Senega

By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 December 2006 Senegalese officials say they are investigating the killing of a top politician El-Hadj Oumar Lamine Badji (File photo) in the country's southern Casamance region. Separatist groups in Casamance have waged a tw

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinians Condemn, Israel Welcomes, Saddam E

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 31 December 2006 Palestinians participate a rally to protest Saddam Hussein's execution in Jenin, 31 Dec 2006 The Palestinians have condemned the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. But as Robert Berger repo

2006年VOA标准英语-India's Hindi Movie Industry, Bollywood, Booms

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 December 2006 Bollywood actors Esha Deol, left, John Abraham, center, and Remi Sen, right, interact with fans at the promotion of the hindi film Dhoom in Bombay (File photo) India's prolific Hindi movie industry, popu

2006年VOA标准英语-Saddam Hussein Buried; New Video Shows Last Mom

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 31 December 2006 Iraqis grieve beside the burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Ouja, Iraq, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad Sunday 31 Dec. 2006 Former dictator Saddam Hussein, who was exec

2006年VOA标准英语-DRC President Names First Post-War Prime Minist

By Joe Bavier Kinshasa 31 December 2006 The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila has named life-long opposition leader Antoine Gizenga as the country's new prime minister in a presidential decree read on state-owned television late

2006年VOA标准英语-Senegalese Sheep Sellers Compete for Muslim Hol

By Kari Barber Dakar 30 December 2006 Senegal is preparing to observe the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha (the feast of the sacrifice) starting Sunday. The holiday, known as Tabaski in parts of West Africa, requires Muslims to sacrifice a sheep for the n

2006年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Preparing For Possible Exodus of Thousand

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 December 2006 The U.N. refugee agency says it is preparing for the possible exodus of thousands of Somalis to neighboring countries, in the wake of the fighting between Ethiopian-backed government troops and Islamist fighte