2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Expects Iraq Troop Reduction Afte

By Al Pessin Pentagon 03 May 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he expects the United States to be able to reduce its troop strength in Iraq once the new government takes office. The sec

2006年VOA标准英语-US Envoy Calls Darfur Deal Important Step

By David Gollust Washington 05 May 2006 Robert Zoellick U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who helped reach Friday's Darfur peace accord in Nigeria, calls the deal an important step on th

2006年VOA标准英语-Environmentalists Urge Elimination of DDT

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 May 2006 Environmentalists are calling for the elimination of the toxic chemical, DDT, which is still used in large parts of Africa to combat malaria. The continued use of DD

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Seeks Ex-Officials' Advice on Iraq

By Michael Bowman White House 12 May 2006 President Bush with former Secretaries of State and former Secretaries of Defense President Bush says he has

2006年VOA标准英语-Tensions Rise in Ivory Coast Amid Tentativ

By Franz Wild Diouzon, Ivory Coast 20 May 2006 Bangladeshi soldiers at the entrance to the zone of confidence In Ivory Coast, a recent attack in a village along the volatile dividing line between rebe

2006年VOA标准英语-South African Politician Zuma: 'I Am Back'

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 09 May 2006 In the wake of his acquittal on charges of rape, former South African deputy president, Jacob Zuma, has gone on the offensive in an all-out political comeba

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Urges Congress to Act on Im

By Michael Bowman White House 20 May 2006 President Bush at the US Border Patrol station in Yuma, Arizona President Bush says it is time for Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Mr. Bus

2006年VOA标准英语-Egyptians Ask: Who Will Rule After Mubarak

By Lindsay Wise Cairo 10 May 2006 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (April 2006) Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has governed for the last 25 years. Many in Egypt have lived most of their lives under

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Pledges New Aid For Darfur

By David Gollust Washington 08 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice (l) and President Bush President Bush says he is asking Congress for $225 million in emergency food aid for Sudan's devastated Darfur region. I

2006年VOA标准英语-Insurgent Violence Flares in Afghanistan

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 03 May 2006 Destroyed police jeep is seen at the explosion site in Jalalabad, May 3, 2006 Violence continues to escalate in Afghanistan. On Wednesday, a provincial governor

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Welcomes Iraq Progress, Supports

By Al Pessin Washington 09 May 2006 Donald Rumsfeld U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has welcomed indications by Iraq's new leader that he is close to forming a national unity government, but sa

2006年VOA标准英语-Skyrocketing Oil Prices Sinking Thai Fishi

By Ron Corben Bangkok 02 May 2006 High global oil prices are taking their toll in Thailand, where the nation's fishing fleet - one of the largest in Southeast Asia - has been affected. Hundreds of ves

2006年VOA标准英语-US-India Nuclear Deal Viewed as Special Ca

By Teresa Sullivan Washington 18 May 2006 The United States is looking to create a strong strategic partnership with India as the South Asian country emerges as a world power. President Bush recently

2006年VOA标准英语-Factional Violence Fuels Anti-American Res

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 May 2006 In recent months, Mogadishu, Somalia has become a deadly battleground between militias loyal to Islamic courts and a newly formed anti-terror coalition that is believ

2006年VOA标准英语-Senior UN Official Optimistic Darfur Accor

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 May 2006 The United Nations' top emergency relief coordinator says he is optimistic the agreement to end the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region can work. But he warns of serio

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Urge Sanctions Against Khartoum Ov

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 03 May 2006 Experts have told U.S. lawmakers the international community needs to act quickly to impose sanctions on Sudan's government in Khartoum in response to the situ

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Backs Iran's Claims of Peaceful

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 10 May 2006 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, after Ahmadinekad arrived at the Presid

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Says It Seeks 'New Solutions' to Cris

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 May 2006 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowd during his tour to the city of Zanjan (April 27, 2006) Iran says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter to Presi

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan's PM Impresses Ghanaian Hosts

By Nico Colombant and Efam Dovi Abidjan and Accra 03 May 2006 Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has impressed and encouraged his Ghanaian hosts during a three-day stopover, the first such visit

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Honors US Olympians

By Paula Wolfson White House 17 May 2006 Members of the 2006 U.S. Winter Olympic and Paralympic teams were honored Wednesday by President Bush. They gathered at the White House for a reunion and some