2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld: Proliferation Main Concern with North

By Al Pessin Pentagon 11 October 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says his main concern following North Korea's claim that it tested a nuclear explosive is that it could provide nuclear technology to other countries, and to terrorist grou

2006年VOA标准英语-NSA Uses Old Technique to Gather Data

By Gary Thomas Washington 11 May 2006 A published news report says the National Security Agency has been gathering domestic telephone records to look for terrorists. The report, which attributes the i

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Yugoslav President Milosevic Dies i

By Barry Wood Washington 11 March 2006 Slobodan Milosevic (2000 file photo) Slobodan Milosevic, for 13 years the dictatorial leader of Serbia and later Yugoslavia, and the person most directly associa

2006年VOA标准英语-Bats Are a Major Tourist Attraction in Austin,

By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 04 August 2006 watch Austin Bat Colony report A bat in the Austin, Texas colony In many parts of the world, bats rank with snakes, spiders, scorpions and other members of the animal kingdom that are regarded as creepy or

2006年VOA标准英语-WFP to End Lebanon Operation in October

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 September 2006 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will wind up its food assistance program in Lebanon by the end of October because of the country's rapid recovery from the war with Israel. A two-week assessment to evalua

2006年VOA标准英语-Ariel Sharon Shows More Improvement

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 10 January 2006 Ariel Sharon (file photo) Doctors treating Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon say his condition continues to improve and there is no immediate threat to his li

2006年VOA标准英语-Koizumi Baffled By Attitude of China, S. K

By Steve Herman Tokyo 04 January 2006 Japan's prime minister, who just days earlier vowed to improve relations with Asian neighbors in the new year, has lashed out at criticism from Beijing and Seoul

2006年VOA标准英语-US General: Police Brigade Suspension Shows Det

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 October 2006 A senior U.S. general in Iraq says the suspension of an entire Iraqi police brigade on Wednesday demonstrates that the interior minister is serious about building an effective force. The general also says thousa

2006年VOA标准英语-Thailand's Interim Leader Explains Mandate in S

By Mary Morningstar Washington 07 November 2006 The 40th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were presented November 6 in Nashville, Tennessee. Veterans and newcomers shared the spotlight on the stage of the Gaylord Entertainment Center. R

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets with Congressional Leaders on Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 08 December 2006 President Bush, right, with, from left, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and outgoing House Speaker Dennis Hastert U.S. President George Bush says he will work with Republicans and Democrats in Congr

2006年VOA标准英语-Somalia's Islamist Leaders Denounce UN Peace Pl

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 December 2006 Hundreds of Kenyans marched in the streets of Nairobi, calling for the end of rapes and other abuses being committed against girls and women in Darfur. The march is one of several events planned worldwide t

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Muslim Leader Claims Militants Sent o

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 05 August 2006 The leader of a radical Southeast Asian Islamist group says his organization has sent more than 200 suicide bombers to western nations to attack Israeli interests and those of its supporters, in retaliation fo

2006年VOA标准英语-US, Arab Business Leaders Meet

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 06 July 2006 watch Economic Forum report U.S. Arab Economic Forum participants Some 800 people came together in downtown Houston last week for the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum, organized by Arab-American organizations and s

2006年VOA标准英语-India Offers Both Best, Worst of Health Ca

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 May 2006 Most of India's billion-plus people struggle with a public health care system that is overburdened in cities and virtually nonexistent in villages. On the othe

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Urges Release of Funds to Help Indonesia Fig

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 15 September 2006 The United Nations official in charge of the fight against bird flu has urged donor nations to release funds to Indonesia because the country has made progress in combating the disease. ----- The U.N. coord

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Urges Prompt Settlement of Kosovo Stat

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 September 2006 The chief United Nations administrator in Kosovo is warning that any delay in settling the region's status could lead to further instability. But as VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from U.N. headquarte

2006年VOA标准英语-Italy's PM Urges Alliance of Democracies A

By Dan Robinson Washington 01 March 2006 Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, says the world's democratic nations must unite to defend against radical Islamic fundamentalism. The Italian leader

2006年VOA标准英语-Congress Examines Economic Impact of US-India N

By Deborah Tate Washington 18 July 2006 The Bush administration's nuclear accord with the Indian government was the focus of a Senate committee hearing Tuesday, with witnesses underscoring the benefits to both the United States and India. ---------

2006年VOA标准英语-Tuesday's Election Seen as Referendum on Bush A

By Peter Fedynsky / Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 07 November 2006 watch Election Day report Voting is underway in the United States in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on President Bush. The balloting will determine if Mr. Bush's Repu

2006年VOA标准英语-US Skater to Donate Bonus Money to African

By Parke Brewer Turin, Italy 14 February 2006 United States Joey Cheek, from Greensboro, N.C., holds an American national flag as he makes a victory lap during the Winter Olympics men's 500 meter spee