2006年VOA标准英语-Gulf Coast Attempts to Recover from Hurric

By Greg Flakus Gulfport, Mississippi 08 February 2006 watch Recovery report The devastation caused by flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina continues to dominate headlines here and inter

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq War, Tax Cuts Increase US Budget Defi

By Barry Wood Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Budget Deficit report President Bush has submitted a U.S. government budget for the fiscal year beginning in October that totals $2.8 trillion. VOA'

2006年VOA标准英语-Lao Government Expresses Dismay Over US Cr

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 02 February 2006 An ethnic Hmong family watches Hmong New Year celebrations, Jan. 3, 2006, in Nong Hoi Mai village, near Chiang Mai, Thailand The government of Laos has rejected

2006年VOA标准英语-Musician Wants to Bring Music Back to New

By Greg Flakus New Orleans, LA 03 February 2006 watch New Orleans Jazz report New Orleans is known around the world as a birthplace of jazz. Hurricane Katrina scattered many of the city's musicians an

2006年VOA标准英语-Scientists May Have Vaccine for Deadly Las

By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 03 February 2006 watch Lassa report When it comes to dangerous jobs, we usually think of things like racing cars, testing explosives or exploring space. Actually, one

2006年VOA标准英语-New Weapon Available for Battling Wildfire

By Amy Katz Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Firefighting report Wildfires are again burning in the Western U.S. state of California. There is concern that the high temperatures and high winds wi

2006年VOA标准英语-Maryland's Tobacco Farmers Struggling to S

By Craig Fitzpatrick Calvert County, Maryland 06 February 2006 watch Tobacco Farmers report In recent months, several countries in Europe have banned cigarette smoking in enclosed public spaces, somet

2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Feels Pressure to Moderate Stance

By Sonja Pace Ramallah 02 February 2006 Hamas leaders are sending mixed signals - part moderation, part defiance - as they prepare to form a new Palestinian government in the weeks ahead. The militant

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Reports Deadly Bird Flu

By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 08 February 2006 Nigeria has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu virus in its poultry stock. Laboratory tests in Nigeria and Italy had established a highly pathogenic strain of

2006年VOA标准英语-Afghanistan Welcomes US Decision to Cancel

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 February 2006 A man with a double leg amputation begs in a street in Kabul (File photo - April 1, 2004) Afghanistan has welcomed the decision by leading Western creditors

2006年VOA标准英语-US Meteorologists Confirm Return of La Nin

By David McAlary Washington 02 February 2006 U.S. government meteorological experts say the global climate condition known as 'La Nina' has returned, heralding a realignment of weather patterns around

2006年VOA标准英语-New York School Children Pay Tribute to Ne

By Gini Sikes New York 02 February 2006 New York City school children are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit of portraits of Nelson Mandela at the landmark Rockefeller Center. The show's

2006年VOA标准英语-Guantanamo Hunger Strike Dwindles Amid Con

By Al Pessin Guantanamo 07 February 2006 According to the U.S. military the number of hunger strikers among detainees at the Guantanamo detention facility has fallen to just four, from a high of 84 in

2006年VOA标准英语-US Grapples With Arab Elections that Produ

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 06 February 2006 watch Arab Democracy report In his latest State of the Union address, President Bush urged the Arab World to embrace democracy and free elections.

2006年VOA标准英语-Hurricane Rita Survivors Attempt to Move F

By Greg Flakus Cameron, Louisiana 07 February 2006 watch Hurricane Survivor report Devastated Cameron, Louisiana - 4 months later There were two major hurricanes that struck the Gulf coast last year,

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Iraq Troop Withdrawal Would Enda

By Scott Stearns Washington 03 February 2006 President Bush says a premature withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq would make America less secure. President Bush in New Mexico President Bush says he und

2006年VOA标准英语-Age Range at Olympics Surprising

By Steve Schy Turin 15 February 2006 If you think you are too old or too young to compete in the Olympics, you may be in for a shock. As VOA's Steve Schy covers the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Ital

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Says Terrorists Unlikely to Gain

By Al Pessin Ifrane, Morocco 13 February 2006 US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, left, listens to Morocco's King Mohammed VI, right, during a meeting at the King's palace in Ifrane, central Moro

2006年VOA标准英语-Shrine Attack Deepens Iraqi Sectarian Divi

By Gary Thomas Washington 23 February 2006 An attack on a Shiite Muslim shrine in Iraq has sparked a wave of violence between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims. More than 130 people, most of them Sunnis, have

2006年VOA标准英语-Oil Prices Jump Oil Following Nigerian Reb

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 22 February 2006 watch Nigerian Oil report Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger River Delta claim to have struck again. Only days after kidnapping a group of foreign oi