2006年VOA标准英语-US Military to Increase Trainers as Key to Deve

By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 November 2006 The colonel who commands the U.S. Marines in and around Fallujah, west of Baghdad, says the key to transferring security responsibility to Iraqi forces, and eventually reducing the U.S. troop presence in the co

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Defends Iraq Policy in Australia, Enc

By David Gollust Sydney 16 March 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has thanked Australia for its role in Iraq and predicted that democracy-building there will succeed. In Sydney, she encountere

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Warns South Beirut Residents to Leave

By Margaret Besheer Beirut 10 August 2006 Israeli war planes blanketed three Shi'ite suburbs of Beirut Thursday with leaflets warning of a painful and strong response to Hezbollah attacks, and urging residents to evacuate. Earlier, an Israeli missil

2006年VOA标准英语-Kenya's Muslim Leaders Deny Somali Islamists Re

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 06 December 2006 As fear mounts of an all-out war in Somalia which could drag in neighboring countries, Muslim leaders in Kenya are denying allegations that Somali Islamists are actively recruiting young ethnically-Somali Kenya

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Prime Minister Defends War

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 August 2006 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert addresses a special session of Israel's parliament, or Knesset, in Jerusalem, Monday, August 14, 2006 More than a month of heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants ha

2006年VOA标准英语-"Crash", "Brokeback Mountain" Earn Top Hon

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 06 March 2006

2006年VOA标准英语-Top Shi'ite Cleric Rejects UN Calls for Interna

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 02 December 2006 A powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric has dismissed a United Nations call for an international conference on Iraq. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim says it is unreasonable to discuss issues pertaining to his country in

2006年VOA标准英语-US Urges Iran to Consider Nuclear Offer

By Michael Bowman Washington 02 June 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Iran should give careful consideration to an international package of incentives for halting its uranium enrichment a

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Says AIDS Progress Made in Sudan

By Noel King Khartoum 03 December 2006 The United Nations says it is making progress in combating HIV/AIDS in Sudan, but warned that infection rates may be on the rise in the war-torn Darfur region. The United Nations estimates that Sudan has the hi

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair: Israel-Palestine, Iran Key to Middle Eas

By Sonja Pace London 13 November 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at the core of bringing peace to the Middle East and he is urging Iran to join in the effort to bring peace to the region. ---

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Warns North Korea Against Sharing Nuclear

By Scott Stearns Washington 19 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush says there will be grave consequences for North Korea if it tries to export nuclear weapons. The United States and Japan say they will work together to enforce U.N. sanctions aga

2006年VOA标准英语-US Announces New Measures to Attract Inter

By Paige Kollock Washington, DC 17 April 2006 watch US Travel Industry The Bush administration is assuring U.S. tourism officials that it will do its best to attract international visitors without sac

2006年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast Plays Its First-Ever World Cup Game

By Parke Brewer Hamburg 10 June 2006 Four of the five African nations that qualified for the World Cup in Germany are making their first-ever appearance at football's premiere event. One of them is Ivory Coast and VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer caug

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senator Says More Troops Needed in Iraq

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 14 December 2006 A senior U.S. senator visiting Baghdad is calling for more American troops to help stem sectarian violence in Iraq. VOA's Margaret Besheer reports from the Iraqi capital. Sen. John McCain talks to reporte

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel to Step Up Military Offensive in Gaza

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 05 July 2006 Israel is stepping up its military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been on a collision course since an Israeli soldier was kidnapped last week from an army base on the Ga

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Gets Iraq Study Group Report

By Paula Wolfson White House 06 December 2006 President Bush, right, holds a copy of the Iraq Study Group report as Group Co-Chairman Lee Hamilton looks on, 6 Dec. 2006 President Bush has received the report of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group - a pa

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Study Group Urges Major Policy Changes

By Meredith Buel Washington 06 December 2006 A bi-partisan commission studying the war in Iraq says President Bush's policy is not working and major changes are needed in America's military and diplomatic strategy. A much anticipated report released

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Study Group Calls for Major Military Chang

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 December 2006 Some of the major recommendations of Wednesday's Iraq Study Group report involve changes in the U.S. military mission and strategy in the country. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin reports on those recommend

2006年VOA标准英语-US Officials Meet Iraqi PM Over Abuse Alle

By Scott Stearns Washington 02 June 2006 U.S. officials have assured Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that he will be kept fully informed about investigations into reports that U.S. Marines killed

2006年VOA标准英语-European Peace Initiative Gets Mixed Response i

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 November 2006 There has been mixed reaction in Israel and the Palestinian territories to a new European peace initiative. Announcement of the plan came as leaders of rival Palestinian factions reported progress on the f