2006年VOA标准英语-Uzbekistan Clamps Down on Political Opposi

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 06 March 2006 A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced the leader of the country's main opposition movement - Sanjar Umarov - to nearly 11 years in prison for alleged economic crimes

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Facing Threat of Bird Flu Pandemic

By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 01 March 2006 The World Bank says Nigeria is still struggling with an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu since the first confirmed case was reported weeks ago. Th

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Officials Fear Country Unable to

By Catherine Maddux Washington 16 March 2006 Four countries in Africa have reported cases of the deadly strain of avian flu -- Egypt, Niger, Nigeria and, most recently, Cameroon, where it was confirme

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Begins Push for Support on Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 11 March 2006 George W. Bush talks to press at conclusion of briefing, Saturday President Bush says he is optimistic that Iraq will not collapse into civil war following s

2006年VOA标准英语-National Zoo Hatches First Kiwi in 30 Year

By Barry Unger Washington, DC 23 March 2006 warch Brown Kiwi report A very rare event happened at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. For the first time in 30 years a North Island Brown Kiwi has hatch

2006年VOA标准英语-Striking Mexican Mine Workers Return

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 06 March 2006 watch Mining Workers Mexican mine worker Thousands of miners in Mexico have begun returning to work after walking off the job last week to protest working

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice in Sydney For US-Japan-Australia Secu

By David Gollust Sydney 15 March 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice deplanes after touching down in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, March 15, 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is

2006年VOA标准英语-US, Japan Disagree Over Military Realignme

By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 06 March 2006 The United States and Japan are about to start five days of talks in Honolulu Tuesday to finalize a sweeping agreement on realigning and downsizing U.S. fo

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan Sweeps Consumer Reports Magazine Aut

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 03 March 2006 watch Top Cars report One of Consumer Report magazine's top cars Consumer Reports magazine's annual survey of preferred automobiles is out, and the results

2006年VOA标准英语-"Da Vinci Code" Lawsuit Grips Publishing W

By Michael Drudge London 16 March 2006 Legal experts are eagerly awaiting the outcome of a British lawsuit accusing the publisher of

2006年VOA标准英语-New Technology Could Make Trains Safer

By Barry Unger Washington, D.C. 27 March 2006 watch Train Safety report Statistically, trains are the safest mode of transportation. But the U.S. Department of Transportation is testing new technology

2006年VOA标准英语-Effort to Combat Bird Flu Detailed to US C

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 03 March 2006 watch Combating Bird Flu Migratory birds Last year, avian flu was confined to four countries in Asia. Today, the virus is reported in 33 nations on three

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Forces to Take Control of Borders by

By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 March 2006 The U.S. general in charge of training Iraqi forces says they will take control of all of the country's borders by July, as part of his focus on transitioning to mo

2006年VOA标准英语-Russia Losing Battle in Population Growth

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 08 March 2006 No country faces as severe a population decline as Russia. Disease, accidental death, and a decline in healthy newborns are to blame. In fact, deaths in Russia out

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Say Uzbekistan Fears Outside Inter

By Stephanie Ho Washington 29 March 2006 Experts say they believe the ongoing crackdown against foreign organizations in Uzbekistan is due to Uzbek government fears of what they call

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq - Three Years After the Invasion

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 14 March 2006 watch US in Iraq 3 Years Three years ago, President Bush ordered coalition forces to invade Iraq to free its people and defend the world against weapons

2006年VOA标准英语-Charles Taylor to Face War Crimes Charges

By Franz Wild Abidjan 29 March 2006 Witnesses say captured former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has been taken to Sierra Leone in a U.N. helicopter. He is being transferred to a U.N.-backed court in

2006年VOA标准英语-Folk Alliance Honors Its Best

By Katherine Cole Washington 11 March 2006 In the past few months, we've reported on the Grammys, the Country Music Awards, and the International Bluegrass Music Awards. Now there's another music awar

2006年VOA标准英语-Liberian Refugees Refuse to Leave Camps

By Nico Colombant Buduburam Refugee Camp, Accra, Ghana 13 March 2006 In West Africa, even though peace and democracy have returned to war-torn Liberia, tens of thousands of Liberian refugees remain in

2006年VOA标准英语-Marine Air Station Key Issue in US-Japan F

By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 09 March 2006 The United States pledges to move 8,000 of its Marines off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. But U.S., Japanese and Okinawan officials are strugglin