2006年VOA标准英语-Sponsorship Drives Olympic Movement

By Steve Schy Turin 17 February 2006 Without corporate sponsorships, the Olympic Movement as we know it today could not exist. It takes billions of dollars to finance the infrastructure and provide fo

2006年VOA标准英语-Top Israeli Officials Discuss Sanctions Ag

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 February 2006 Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh Top Israeli officials have discussed sanctions against the Palestinians, as the Islamic militant group Hamas prepare

2006年VOA标准英语-US Officials Decry UN Report on Guantanamo

By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch US Prisoner report U.S. officials have dismissed a United Nations human rights report calling on the United States to either bring to trial or rel

2006年VOA标准英语-New Studies Highlight the Emotional and Ph

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 23 February 2006 watch Caregiver report A groundbreaking new study shows that caring for a sick spouse can raise the caretaker's risk of death. Another study shows that

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan's Arakawa Grabs Gold in Olympic Figu

By Parke Brewer Turin 24 February 2006 Japan has won its first gold medal at the Winter Olympics, scoring a surprise win in women's figure skating. Sasha Cohen (left), Shizuka Arakawa and Irina Slutsk

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says More Nuclear Power Plants Needed

By Scott Stearns White House 18 February 2006 President Bush wants more nuclear power plants in the United States to help lessen the nation's dependence on foreign oil. President Bush President Bush s

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Wants More Troops for Darfur

By Scott Stearns White House 17 February 2006 President Bush says peace in Sudan would help end attacks by Ugandan rebels based in southern Sudan. Mr. Bush also called for more troops to protect Sudan

2006年VOA标准英语-Muslim Protests Continue Over Muhammad Car

By Meredith Buel Washington 17 February 2006 Protests are continuing across the Muslim world against the publication of cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. Political and religious leaders have c

2006年VOA标准英语-Italian Olympic Organizers Hope to Make Go

By Parke Brewer Turin 17 February 2006 Cities that host the Olympics hope that people who watch the Games on television will be inspired to visit, and that those who visit will want to return. But as

2006年VOA标准英语-The Status and Prospects of Democracy in R

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch G8 Democracy report Russia recently assumed the rotating presidency of the G-8, prompting a discussion in the United States about whether that c

2006年VOA标准英语-France Confirms First Case of Deadly Bird

By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 February 2006 French officials have confirmed the first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in their country. The virus was found in a wild duck in southeaster

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Security Council Appeals for Calm in Ha

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 14 February 2006 The U.N. Security Council has issued an appeal for calm in Haiti while results of last week's elections are finalized. A statement unanimously approve

2006年VOA标准英语-British Jury Convicts Muslim Preacher of S

By Michael Drudge London 07 February 2006 Supporters clear a path for Abu Hamza al-Masri, center, following Friday prayers in the street outside the Finsbury Park Mosque, in London, Feb. 7, 2003 A Bri

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal Braces for Controversial Election

By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 07 February 2006 Nepalese riot policeman walks past ballot boxes inside the district election commission office in Katmandu, February 7, 2006 Nepalese officials say they wi

2006年VOA标准英语-Leader of Avant-Garde Electronic Art Movem

By Craig Fitzpatrick Washington, D.C. 01 February 2006 watch Nam Paik profile Although many people outside the art world don't know who Nam June Paik is, they probably would recognize the quick cuttin

2006年VOA标准英语-Afghanistan Blames Taleban, Drug Trafficke

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 05 February 2006 Map of Afghanistan Senior officials say a series of major clashes in southern Afghanistan may be linked to the region's powerful drug cartels. Two days of v

2006年VOA标准英语-Protests Mark Start of Cameroon Gay 'Outin

By Nico Colombant Abidjan 14 February 2006 Protests have marked the start of a trial in Cameroon, over the outing of alleged homosexuals in local newspapers. Several thousand members of a youth group

2006年VOA标准英语-Study Says New Malaria Drug Regimen Reduce

By Jessica Berman Washington 23 February 2006 George Khoury, left, a pharmacy owner shows different treatments for Malaria for sale at his pharmacy in the city of Dakar, Senegal (File photo - Nov. 17,

2006年VOA标准英语-US Intelligence Official: Al-Qaida Remains

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 02 February 2006 The U.S. National Director of Intelligence says the al-Qaida terrorist network remains the top concern of the intelligence community, followed closely by

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Tells Hamas to Choose Terror or Polit

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 21 February 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (l) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Feb. 21, 200