2006年VOA标准英语-Benin Prepares to Cast Votes For Peace, Pr

By Joe Bavier Cotonou 04 March 2006 On the eve of presidential elections in Benin, prosperity is one of the key issues for the country's four million voters. Presidential candidate Yayi Boni seen duri

2006年VOA标准英语-Benin Awaits Election Results as Fraud All

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 09 March 2006 Benin is awaiting results from presidential elections, as allegations of fraud are mounting. Sunday's vote started in confusion when the outgoing president said the

2006年VOA标准英语-Suicide Attack in Pakistan Kills US Diplom

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 02 March 2006 A suicide car bomber outside the U.S. Consulate in southern Pakistan has killed at least three people, including an American diplomat. More than 50 people were

2006年VOA标准英语-Poll Indicates US Troops in Iraq Favor Wit

By Al Pessin Washington 01 March 2006 US armed forces in Iraq A poll of U.S. troops in Iraq indicates that many of them believe the force should be withdrawn within a year, and some say sooner. A Defe

2006年VOA标准英语-Kenyans Protest Against Recent Media Raid

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 March 2006 Kenyan demonstrators carrying placards as they march in the streets of Nairobi Thousands of Kenyans took to the streets Tuesday to protest against last week's g

2006年VOA标准英语-Milosevic's Body Returned to Serbia for Bu

By Stefan Bos Budapest 15 March 2006 The body of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has arrived in Serbia on a commercial flight from the Netherlands for a private burial in his home town of

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Indicates Willingness to Compromise A

By Steve Herman Tokyo 01 March 2006 Iran says it accepts in principle a Russian offer aimed at heading off international concerns over Iran's nuclear plans, and talks between the two nations were due

2006年VOA标准英语-N. Korean Defector Stages Musical on Pyong

By Kurt Achin Seoul 01 March 2006 A North Korean defector is staging a musical in South Korea, depicting what he says is a realistic display of the cruelty found in a Northern prison camp. The show is

2006年VOA标准英语-Wind Power Grows as Alternative US Energy

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 March 2006 Windmills in California Windmills are sprouting across the United States, as Americans search for non-polluting alternative energy sources. The West Coast

2006年VOA标准英语-Good Chance Bird Flu Will Mutate

By Cathryn Curtis Washington, DC 16 March 2006 watch Bird Flu Mutations report Swabing inside of mouth of bird As the threat of bird flu spreads around the world, the big question on the minds of scie

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Reports Outbreak of Bird Flu

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 March 2006 Israel has reported its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. Health officials are taking a series of measures to prevent the virus from spread

2006年VOA标准英语-Thai Political Confrontation Provokes Deba

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 17 March 2006 Thais demonstrate against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra In Thailand, tens of thousands of protesters continue their daily rallies demanding the resignation of Pr

2006年VOA标准英语-Scientists Find Evidence Universe Inflated

By David McAlary Washington 17 March 2006 Scientists report evidence that the universe was born in less than the blink of an eye, expanding instantly from sub-microscopic size to astronomical proporti

2006年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers: Liberia Asks Nigeria for Tay

By Dan Robinson Washington 17 March 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf U.S. lawmakers say visiting Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has told them her government has formally asked Nigeria to turn over

2006年VOA标准英语-9/11 Death Penalty Case in Jeopardy

By Jim Malone Washington 16 March 2006 Government prosecutors are trying to overcome a major legal setback in the death penalty case against Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person tried and convicted in

2006年VOA标准英语-Montenegro Prepares for May Referendum on

By Barry Wood Washington, DC 16 March 2006 watch Montenegro report Montenegro coastal territory The mountainous, sparsely populated coastal territory of Montenegro on May 21st will hold a referendum o

2006年VOA标准英语-Candidates Prepare for Second Round of Ben

By Franz Wild Abidjan 16 March 2006 In Benin, the two leading candidates in the first round of presidential elections are trying to gain support from those candidates who fared poorly in the first rou

2006年VOA标准英语-More Than 30 Suspected Insurgents Captured

By Al Pessin Pentagon 16 March 2006 U.S. and Iraqi forces captured more than 30 suspected insurgents and found at least six major caches of weapons near the town of Samarra on Thursday, during the fir

2006年VOA标准英语-Report Warns of Palestinian Economic Depre

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 16 March 2006 A new report from the World Bank warns that projected cuts in economic aid to Palestinians once the Islamic militant group Hamas forms the next Palestinian govern

2006年VOA标准英语-Polls: Jericho Raid Boosts Olmert's Electi

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 16 March 2006 An Israeli soldier was killed Thursday in a gun battle with Palestinian militants in the West Bank city of Jenin. The military operation occurred as new polls ind