2006年VOA标准英语-Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy Remembered

By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 12 January 2006 watch MLKing Legacy report Martin Luther King Day honors the civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was born January 15, 1929, and who di

2006年VOA标准英语-US Spacecraft Bringing Clues to Solar Syst

By David McAlary Washington 10 January 2006 Courtesy of NASA Artist's conception of Stardust spacecraft collecting dust from comet Wild-2 A U.S. spacecraft is returning to Earth with a precious cargo

2006年VOA标准英语-US Urges Ethiopia to Drop Charges Against

By Kay Maddux Washington 05 January 2006 A top U.S. diplomat in Ethiopia says the government there should drop treason, genocide and other charges against five Ethiopian-born journalists working for t

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senators Urge Sanctions Against Iran Ov

US,Iran,sanction,By Michael Bowman Washington 15 January 2006 High-ranking senators from both major U.S. political parties are urging prompt action to stem Iran's development of nuclear capabilities. The statements co

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts: North Korean Reactor Dreams More

By Kurt Achin Seoul 05 January 2006 North Korea recently announced it no longer needs the United States to provide it with a light-water nuclear reactor for energy production. The communist state says

2006年VOA标准英语-Mouth Disorder Ravages Many Children in De

By Jessica Berman Washington 18 January 2006 Noma, a disfiguring mouth disease, can be found in many extremely poor countries, but the condition is especially common in sub-Saharan Africa. Noma comes

2006年VOA标准英语-US General: Al-Qaida in 'Disarray' in Iraq

By Al Pessin Pentagon 13 January 2006 A senior U.S. general in Iraq says the al-Qaida terrorist network in the country is in

2006年VOA标准英语-Recent Accidents Draw Attention to Mining

By Malini Bawa Washington, D.C. 05 January 2006 Mining Safety 12 U.S. coal miners were killed in an explosion this week. It's the nation's second worst coal mining disaster since 1984. But U.S. mines

2006年VOA标准英语-Bird Flu Infections Could Be More Common T

By Paige Kollock Washington, D.C. 12 January 2006 watch Bird Flu report In the last week, at least 12 people in Turkey have been infected with bird flu. While UN officials fear the virus may spread fr

2006年VOA标准英语-The Corrupting Influence of Money and Powe

By Peter Fedynsky Washington 06 January 2006 watch Corruption report One of Washington's most powerful lobbyists, Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty to corruption charges twice this week, in Washington on

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Commander in Haiti Found Dead

By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince 07 January 2006 The Brazilian military commander in charge of U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead Saturday. The commander's death comes as the troubled country is s

2006年VOA标准英语-Sole Survivor of Deadly US Mining Disaster

By Stephanie Ho Washington 04 January 2006 The sole survivor in a coal mining disaster in the U.S. state of West Virginia was the youngest of the 13 miners who were trapped 80 meters underground, foll

2006年VOA标准英语-Pressure Grows on AU to Recommend Extradit

标准英语,VOA,pressure,AU,By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 16 January 2006 Hissene Habre Activists are calling on leaders attending next week's African Union summit to recommend that Chad's former president be extradited to Belgium t

2006年VOA标准英语-Powerful Earthquake Shakes Southern Greece

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 January 2006 Rubble in a cafeteria in the old port town of Hania A powerful earthquake has shaken southern Greece, but there are no reports of serious injuries or widesp

2006年VOA标准英语-America Honors Slain Civil Rights Leader M

标准英语,VOA,America,civil,leaderBy Paula Wolfson Washington 16 January 2006 President Bush, foreground, views the the Emancipation Proclamation at the National Archives building Monday Americans honor the life and legacy of the slai

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq's Oil Production Down; Oil Minister Q

By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 03 January 2006 Iraq's oil production has dropped sharply because of insurgent attacks and bad weather, raising the prospect of energy shortages. Meanwhile, the country's oil mi

2006年VOA标准英语-Authorities Scramble to Rescue Trapped Min

By Stephanie Ho Washington 03 January 2006 Authorities in the U.S. state of West Virginia are scrambling to rescue 13 coal miners who have been trapped 80 meters underground, after an explosion Monday

2006年VOA标准英语-Benin Voodoo Day Pushes for Acceptance of

By Joe Bavier 2-329675 11 January 2006 Daagbo Hounon Houn, the voodoo chief, is seen at the Benin National Voodoo festival held in Ouidah, Benin Once stigmatized, traditional religions and voodoo have

2006年VOA标准英语-Alito Confirmation Hearings to Continue Fr

By Deborah Tate Washington 13 January 2006 Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito Witnesses will resume testifying Friday at Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. They began their

2006年VOA标准英语-Suicide Attacks Spread Across Southern Afg

VOA,标准英语,suicide attack,Africa,By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 16 January 2006 A suspected suicide bomb blast Monday evening killed at least 20 people and injured more than 30 others in an Afghan border town. It was the third suicide at