2006年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka Jets Strike at Rebels

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 17 October 2006 Head of Tamil Tiger political wing, S. P. Thamilselvan (2R) inspects damage to their radio transmitting station in Kokkavil, October 17, 2006 The Sri Lankan government has launched air stikes on Tamil rebe

2006年VOA标准英语-NATO Commander Calls for More Reconstruction in

By Al Pessin Washington 04 October 2006 On the eve of the transfer of security responsibility throughout Afghanistan to NATO, the organization's military commander called Wednesday for more action on non-military aspects of the international effort

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Says Ivorian Rebels Smuggle Diamonds Through

By Efam Dovi Accra, Ghana 12 October 2006 The government of Ghana said it is investigating activities of all licensed diamond dealers in the country. The investigation started as a result of a U.N. report that says conflict diamonds are being smuggl

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Opens Disease Emergency Center in Rome

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 12 October 2006 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday inaugurated a new Crisis Management Center to fight avian influenza outbreaks and other major animal health or food health-related emergenci

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Worried by Drug-Resistant TB in Africa,

By Scott Bobb Pretoria 19 October 2006 Health officials from southern Africa and the World Health Organization (WHO) met Tuesday and Wednesday in South Africa to discuss ways to deal with growing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Because new dru

2006年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Army Resumes Patrols in North as Talks

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 04 October 2006 The Ugandan army has resumed patrolling areas of war-torn northern Uganda that were exempt from patrols under a truce signed between the government and a rebel group. Talks between the two sides are apparent

2006年VOA标准英语-Saddam Hears Testimony in Genocide Trial

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 11 October 2006 Saddam Hussein's genocide trial continued in Baghdad, one day after the ex-leader was expelled from the courtroom. Kurdish witnesses have been telling the court they were raped, abused, and kept in horrible

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Police Unit, Accused of Complicity with M

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 04 October 2006 Iraqi authorities have taken a police unit with hundreds of officers out of service because of possible complicity with death squads. The action follows a mass kidnapping in Baghdad earlier this week. --- Ba

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Urges Greater Effort to Stem Violence in S

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 05 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad to meet with Iraqi and U.S. officials on ways to quell violence in Iraq. Condoleezza Rice (left) with Iraqi PM al-Maliki, right, in B

2006年VOA标准英语-ICC Prosecutors Say the International Criminal

By Nina Maria Potts The Hague 16 October 2006 watch ICC report International justice needs the support of the international community -- that's the word from chief prosecutors from the International Criminal Court, and its ad hoc tribunals. Chief pr

2006年VOA标准英语-Philippines Sees Job Opportunities in Call Cent

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 12 October 2006 When people have problems understanding their computers, they often pick up a phone and call the computer maker's help desk. Increasingly, that help desk may be in the Philippines, a growing player in the o

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepalese Rebel Leader Not Optimistic About Fort

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 October 2006 The Nepalese government and Maoist rebels are to hold a crucial round of peace talks on Sunday. But a top Maoist leader told VOA he is not optimistic about the outcome, and says the rebels will launch a p

2006年VOA标准英语-Negroponte Says Afghan Government Must Extend A

By Gary Thomas Washington 04 October 2006 Entire Negroponte Interview The top U.S. intelligence official says the government of Afghanistan must expand its authority over more of the country if the resurgence of the Taleban is to be checked. In a VO

2006年VOA标准英语-New Research Suggests Infections May Run in Fam

By Jessica Berman Washington 04 October 2006 New research suggests that infectious diseases may run in families. Investigators say the discovery represents a major shift in the way scientists view human disease. Experts have always accepted that cer

2006年VOA标准英语-Prominent Russian Journalist Who Criticized Che

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 07 October 2006 A prominent Russian investigative journalist, known for her criticism of the Kremlin's policies toward war-torn Chechnya, was found shot dead on Saturday. In this photo made available from Russian newspaper N

2006年VOA标准英语-US Satisfied With UN Resolution Sanctioning Nor

By Stephanie Ho Washing 15 October 2006 U.S. officials say Washington is happy with the U.N. Security Council resolution that imposes weapons sanctions on North Korea. Pyongyang last week angered the world by conducting what it says was a nuclear te

2006年VOA标准英语-Evidence of North Korean Nuclear Test Found as

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 October 2006 U.N. Security Council (file photo) The United States has told its Asian allies that traces of radiation have been detected that may confirm North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test. Word of the still inconclus

2006年VOA标准英语-New Documentary Honors Doomed WWI South African

By Suzanne Chislett London 11 October 2006 watch Chislett report The forgotten role that black South Africans played in World War I is finally being told. Almost 90 years after the sinking of a ship carrying black South African troops, the story has

2006年VOA标准英语-Study Tallies 655,000 Iraqi War Deaths Since 20

By David McAlary Washington 11 October 2006 U.S. and Iraqi doctors say the Iraq war has caused hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Their estimate is much higher than others and is being disputed by the Bush

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Screening of Young Athletes Can Reduce R

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 05 October 2006 watch Athletes Heart Risk One of the leading causes of death among young athletes on the playing field or court is a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. But the results of a 25-year stu