2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Says Fighting Overseas Makes Ame

By Scott Stearns White House 07 October 2006 George W. Bush, Oct. 7, 2006 U.S. President George Bush says American forces fighting overseas will ultimately make the world a more peaceful place. Mr. Bush spoke at the christening of an aircraft carrie

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Urges Congress to Act on Im

By Michael Bowman White House 20 May 2006 President Bush at the US Border Patrol station in Yuma, Arizona President Bush says it is time for Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Mr. Bus

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran's President Flexes Political Muscle in Nuc

By Gary Thomas Washington 12 June 2006 The United States and its European allies have offered Iran a package of incentives to get Tehran to abandon any ambition to build nuclear weapons. Iran has not rejected the package outright, but is standing fi

2006年VOA标准英语-Pakistan President, US Military Commander

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 March 2006 A senior U.S. military commander met with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday to discuss the war against terrorism. The meeting comes amid escalating

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Turns 60

By Paula Wolfson Washington 06 July 2006 President George W. Bush America's post-World War II baby boom generation hits a milestone this year. The oldest boomers, as they are commonly called, are turning sixty. President Bush is joining their ranks

2006年VOA标准英语-15 Aid Workers Found Executed as Fighting Conti

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 07 August 2006 Fifteen aid workers have been found executed in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Muttur - where fighting between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels has raged for nearly two weeks. Other humanitarian groups

2006年VOA标准英语-Southeast Asian Nations Meet to Discuss Smoke f

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 13 October 2006 Collins report - Download 334k Listen to Collins report Environment ministers from ASEAN countries at the beginning of their meeting on the annual haze problem, Oct. 13, 2006 Southeast Asian environmen

2006年VOA标准英语-US Raises Security Threat Level

By Purnell Murdock Washington 10 August 2006 The U.S. government has raised its security threat level in response to a reported terrorist plot in Britain. British officials said Thursday they have arrested more than 18 people planning to blow up pla

2006年VOA标准英语-Russian Officials Say Chechen Warlord Basayev i

By Anna Ardayeva Moscow 10 July 2006 Russia's federal security service chief says Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has been killed in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. Basayev, the Kremlin's most wanted man, has been held responsible for Ru

2006年VOA标准英语-6 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Air Strike in

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 October 2006 Six Palestinians, including four militants, have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip. The raid is part of the background of Israeli efforts to free a soldier kidnapped by Palestinian gunm

2006年VOA标准英语-Economists: Political Solution Only Way to Save

By Tendai Maphosa Zimbabwe 03 August 2006 Days after the Zimbabwe central bank chief made his latest monetary policy statement, economists say it falls short of solving the country's economic problems. They say Zimbabwe needs international help to r

2006年VOA标准英语-Voters in 37 US States to Decide State, Local I

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 06 November 2006 National issues are at the forefront of Tuesday's midterm elections, but voters in 37 states will consider hundreds of ballot measures on state and local questions. Mike O'Sullivan report from Los Ange

2006年VOA标准英语-Efforts Stepped Up to Stop the Spread of A

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 11 January 2006 watch Stopping Bird Flu report Turkey this week announced 10 additional cases of bird flu in humans, bringing the total in that country to 14. Birds ha

2006年VOA标准英语-Bird Flu, Radiation Top Agenda for Tokyo Health

By Steve Herman Tokyo 07 December 2006 Top-level international health officials say recent outbreaks of bird flu in South Korea emphasize the need for greater preparedness to deal with a potential human influenza pandemic. As Steve Herman reports fr

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Shuttle Undocks from ISS

By David McAlary Washington 15 July 2006 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has departed from the International Space Station (ISS), but has not gone far away. It will remain in the vicinity of the outpost until flight controllers are certain there is

2006年VOA标准英语-Egyptians Ask: Who Will Rule After Mubarak

By Lindsay Wise Cairo 10 May 2006 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (April 2006) Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has governed for the last 25 years. Many in Egypt have lived most of their lives under

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Wants Military Commissions to Try Terror S

By Scott Stearns White House 09 September 2006 President Bush (file photo) President Bush wants Congress to approve military commissions to try suspected terrorist leaders in U.S. custody. The president and opposition Democrats are both addressing n

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Urges Break in US Immigration Stalema

By Paula Wolfson Washington 05 April 2006 President Bush is continuing to pressure the U.S. Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Prospects for quick action in the Senate are not g

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan Unveils World's First Earthquake Early Al

By Steve Herman Tokyo 05 August 2006 The world's first earthquake early warning system has begun operating in Japan. The government-developed system takes advantage of the precious seconds between the first indication of a powerful tremor and the ar

2006年VOA标准英语-Small Group of Protesters Accuses New York Time

By Zulima Palacio, Cindy Saine Washington, D.C. 05 July 2006 Watch Protest Report Protestor A small group of about 15 people gathered in front of the Washington bureau of the New York Times Monday to protest the paper's publishing of what some call