2006年VOA标准英语-US House Democrats Choose Leadership, Stress Un

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 November 2006 Democrats in the U.S. Congress have completed the process of choosing leaders to guide them when they return as the majority in the new congress in January. A senior Democrat who emerged over the last ye

2006年VOA标准英语-Annan Blasts World Leaders Ignoring Climate Cha

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 15 November 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has opened high-level talks at the U.N. Climate Change conference in Kenya, by urging leaders and their governments to get serious about tackling what he calls the all-enco

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice, Iraqi Kurdish Leader Discuss National Rec

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 06 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks Friday with Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. The secretary's stop in Irbil was a continuation of her effort to get Iraq

2006年VOA标准英语-Belarus Opposition Leader: West Can Help D

By Marlene Smith Vienna 03 April 2006 Alexander Milinkevich, who led protest demonstrations in Belarus against electoral fraud, says the West could help democratic forces fighting for freedom in his c

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan Mulls Missile Defense Capability

By Steve Herman Tokyo 11 July 2006 In wake of the missile tests by North Korea last week, Japanese politicians have begun discussing whether the country should have the capability to counter-attack foreign bases if it is threatened. At present, Japa

2006年VOA标准英语-People with AIDS Can Live Healthier and Happier

By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 01 December 2006 watch Food and Friends report Food and Friends prepare meals for people living with HIV/AIDS On this World AIDS day, it is estimated that 40 million people around the world are now living with HIV and

2006年VOA标准英语-Saddam Back in Court for Genocide Trial

By Benjamin Sand Irbil, Iraq 07 November 2006 Saddam Hussein called for Iraqis to forgive each other when he returned to court for a genocide trial two days after another panel of judges had condemned him to death for crimes against humanity. He sti

2006年VOA标准英语-Dozens of Raids Follow Death of Zarqawi in Iraq

By Meredith Buel Washington 09 June 2006 The U.S. military says it has conducted dozens of raids in Iraq following the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. A military spokesman says the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq initially survived an air

2006年VOA标准英语-Language Barriers Plague Hospitals in the US

By June Soh Washington, DC 06 September 2006 watch Language Barriers report Leticia Menjaros(middle), interpreter, helps patient and doctor communicate A recent study says language barriers are causing problems in U.S. hospitals as the population ge

2006年VOA标准英语-Airstrikes, Fighting Continue in Lebanon, as Se

By Paula Wolfson Washington 06 August 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures during a news conference near President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch, Sunday, August 6, 2006 President Bush is consulting with top aides at his Texas ranch on st

2006年VOA标准英语-Prodi Claims Electoral Victory in Italy, b

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 11 April 2006 Official results in the Italian general election show center-left challenger Romano Prodi won enough seats in both houses of parliament to form a government.

2006年VOA标准英语-IGAD Urges International Community Not to

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 17 May 2006 The international community was urged not to support factions outside of the Somali government by a top official in the seven-nation regional grouping Intergovern

2006年VOA标准英语-Pelosi Vows Action on 9/11 Commission Recommend

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 14 December 2006 The incoming Speaker of the House of Representatives says Democrats will push for creation of a new bipartisan committee to oversee how money is spent on and by the U.S. intelligence community. VOA's Dan

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Warns of Challenges Ahead in Iraq After Su

By Paula Wolfson White House 14 June 2006 President Bush has given the American people an account of his surprise trip to Baghdad. Just hours after his middle-of-the-night return to Washington, the president held a news conference at the White House

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Challenges Any Change to His Version of In

By Scott Stearns White House 15 September 2006 President Bush is facing stiff opposition from key members of his own party over rules governing the interrogation of suspected terrorists and the way terror trials can be conducted. Mr. Bush says propo

2006年VOA标准英语-Drug Addiction Rates Soar in War-Torn Afghanist

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 08 August 2006 A reporter record sounds from burning of sacks of narcotic drugs during the biggest destruction of drugs in the history of Afghanistan on the outskirt of Kabul, July 5, 2006 The United Nations says addiction rat

2006年VOA标准英语-Pentagon: North Korean Missiles Were Not Threat

lieBy Al Pessin Pentagon 05 July 2006 The Defense Department says it detected all seven North Korean missile launches and determined quickly that they were not a threat to the United States or its territories. The Department also says the one long-r

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Still Working on North Korean Nuclear C

By Al Pessin Pentagon 10 October 2006 The U.S. Defense Department says it is still evaluating data from the explosion and small earth tremor in North Korea on Monday to determine whether it was in fact an underground nuclear test, as the North Korea

2006年VOA标准英语-Effort Underway to Get Cervical Cancer Vaccine

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 19 June 2006 watch Cervical Cancer report Cervical cancer vaccine A couple of weeks ago, the world's first vaccine against a cancer that affects women was hailed as a medical breakthrough. Non-profit agencies and a bi

2006年VOA标准英语-Fierce Battle Underway for Control of US Congre

By Jim Malone Washington 06 September 2006 The battle for control of Congress is intensifying with only two months to go until the congressional elections on November 7. The war in Iraq and the war on terror are front and center in this year's elect