2006年VOA标准英语-WHO Reports Progress in Fight Against Tuberculo

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 October 2006 Children infected with tuberculosis light candles at a march to mark World Tuberculosis Day in New Delhi, March 24, 2006 The World Health Organization says there has been considerable progress in the figh

2006年VOA标准英语-South Korean Seen as Shoo-In for UN Top Job

By Peter Heinlein New York 02 October 2006 South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon has won an informal U.N. Security Council poll, virtually ensuring that he will be the world body's next secretary-general. ---- Ban Ki-Moon South Korean foreign m

2006年VOA标准英语-Refugees Endure Difficult Existence in Sri Lank

By Patricia Nunan Kantale, Sri Lanka 02 October 2006 watch Sri Lanka refugee report The United Nations says as many as 200,000 people in northern and eastern Sri Lanka have been displaced in recent weeks by fighting between the Tamil Tiger rebels an

2006年VOA标准英语-Two Americans Awarded Nobel Medicine Prize

By Rivers, Tom London 02 October 2006 This year's Noble Prize in Medicine has been awarded to a team of U.S. researchers. Two Americans have won this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine. Hans Jornvall, the Secretary of the Nobel forum, made the announce

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Urges Prompt UN Action for Darfur

By Michael Bowman White House 02 October 2006 President Bush says prompt U.N. action is required to save lives in Sudan's Darfur region. The president spoke with reporters after meeting with his new special envoy to Sudan, Monday. ----- President Bu

2006年VOA标准英语-Musharraf Hopes Deal With Tribal Leaders Will B

By Stephanie Ho Washington 01 October 2006 President Pervez Musharraf Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf is defending a recently-struck deal that critics say provides sanctuary to terrorists. He also voiced support for President Bush's handling o

2006年VOA标准英语-Hundreds Gather for Anniversary of 2005 Bali Bo

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 01 October 2006 Mourners walk together on Jimbaran beach to lay wreaths for the bomb blast victims, Bali Relatives and friends of those killed in suicide bombings on Bali one year ago have gathered on the Indonesian island t

2006年VOA标准英语-Washington Gets Set for 2nd Duke Ellington Jazz

By Doug Levine Washington 01 October 2006 Jazzman Duke Ellington had millions of fans around the world, but perhaps his most-loyal audience was in his hometown, Washington, D.C. Duke's legacy lives on in Washington with the 2nd Annual Duke Ellington

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush, Turkish Prime Minister Discuss Fight Agai

By Michael Bowman White House 02 October 2006 President Bush says the United States and Turkey are in agreement on the need to fight terrorism, and to prevent atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region. The president met with Turkey's prime minister Monday

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq and Scandals Put US Voters in Sour Mood

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 25 October 2006 watch US Election Issues Americans go to the polls on November 7th in a midterm election that could give opposition Democrats control of Congress. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, no single issue is l

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Makes Peace Appeal to Congo's Candidates

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 25 October 2006 The U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is urging rival candidates to denounce violence and promote discipline ahead of a runoff presidential vote October 29. Campaigning has been marked by the

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Registers Voters for 2007 Polls

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 25 October 2006 Some 60 million eligible Nigerian voters are expected to visit 120,000 polling centers to register as Nigeria begins the long-awaited voters registration exercise. Some question marks have been raised about

2006年VOA标准英语-Rights Groups Call for Action in Thailand's Tro

By Ron Corben Bangkok 25 October 2006 Human rights groups have called on the Thai government to release 58 men arrested two years ago during a military crackdown in the southern Thai town of Tak Bai. Rights groups are challenging Thailand's new mili

2006年VOA标准英语-Philippine Supreme Court Rejects Changing Polit

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 25 October 2006 The Philippine Supreme court has ruled against allowing a referendum on whether the country should change to a parliamentary system of government - dealing a major blow to President Gloria Arroyo who has be

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Iraq War Vital for US Security

By Paula Wolfson White House 25 October 2006 With American casualties on the rise in Iraq and a U.S. congressional election less than two weeks away, President Bush is making his case for continuing involvement in Iraq to the American people. The pr

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Leader Vows Action Against Militia

By Benjamin Sand Irbil, Iraq 25 October 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is promising a major crackdown on illegal militias, which are blamed for widespread sectarian violence. During a nationally televised speech Maliki also sharply reject

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan's Husbands Learn to Be Loving

By Catherine Makino Tokyo 25 October 2006 Shinto priests lead a Japanese couple to an altar at the famed Meiji Shrine in Tokyo (File photo) The National Chauvinistic Husband's Association is trying to change the way Japanese men treat their wives, s

2006年VOA标准英语-Internet Technology Makes Big Impact in US Camp

By Barry Newhouse Washington, DC 25 October 2006 watch Youth Vote, Internet With the American election season in its final weeks, candidates are scrambling for any advantage to help them win at the polls on November seventh. This year more politicia

2006年VOA标准英语-Somali Government Arrests, Questions Journalist

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 25 October 2006 Three journalists arrested by the transitional Somali government are being questioned for their work in an area under the control of the Islamic Courts Union. The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders is cal

2006年VOA标准英语-After Four Years of Mediation, Ivory Coast Peac

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 25 October 2006 Nearly four years into international mediation aimed at reuniting war-divided Ivory Coast, the U.N. Security Council is preparing to pass a new resolution creating another transitional period. Despite the effort