2006年VOA标准英语-Bird Flu Pandemic High on World Health Ass

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 The 192-nation World Health Assembly will consider ways to speed up efforts to contain a potential pandemic resulting from bird flu. More than 100 health ministers a

2006年VOA标准英语-Expert Questions Viability of Darfur Peace

By Catherine Maddux Washington 22 May 2006 The implementation of the peace accord to end more than three years of war in Darfur, Sudan, appears to be stumbling, amid accusations of cease-fire violatio

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Hails Iraq's New Government

By Paula Wolfson White House 22 May 2006 President Bush delivers a speech in Chicago, May 22, 2006 President Bush says the formation of a unity government in Iraq marks a watershed for the greater Mid

2006年VOA标准英语-Two Wounded in Escalating East Timor Viole

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 May 2006 A wounded East Timorese soldier is treated in a hospital after a gunfight which killed one soldier and wounded seven others Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Clashes be

2006年VOA标准英语-Dili Leaders Talk as Gangs Continue Violence

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 30 May 2006 Violence continued in the East Timor capital Dili Tuesday as the fractured government entered a second day of talks on how to end days of fighting triggered by a split in the military. -----------------------

2006年VOA标准英语-Relief Efforts Under Way After Deadly Indonesia

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 27 May 2006 Indonesian villagers mourn eartquake victims in Bantul, Yogyakarta The powerful earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java early Saturday morning has killed more than 3,000 people and injured thousands

2006年VOA标准英语-East Timor PM: Violence Part of Coup Attempt

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 27 May 2006 East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has said the violence engulfing the capital, Dili, is part of a coup plot to unseat him. Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri As ethnic fighting raged across Dil

2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Redeploys Militia, Rejects Abbas' Ultimat

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 27 May 2006 Tensions are rising in the Gaza Strip after the Islamic militant group Hamas, which took control of the Palestinian Authority eight weeks ago, redeployed a controversial militia. Hamas has also rejected a presi

2006年VOA标准英语-Burma Extends Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi by

By Ron Corben Bangkok 27 May 2006 Burma has extended the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for a further year, despite international pressure for her release. The decision comes on the anniversary of her National League for Democracy's

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Visits Birthplace of John Paul

By Sabina Castelfranco Krakow 27 May 2006 Pope Benedict IVX is on the third day of a visit to Poland, following in the footsteps of his predecessor John Paul II. On Saturday morning he visited his birthplace in the town of Wadowice. ----------------

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Fuels Sainthood Hopes at John Pau

By Sabina Castelfranco Krakow, Poland 27 May 2006 Pope Benedict followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, on the third day of his visit to John Paul's native Poland. Benedict visited John Paul's hometown, and then met with hun

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Calls for Reconciliation in International

By Margaret Besheer Washington 26 May 2006 Tony Blair (file photo) British Prime Minister Tony Blair says, now should be a moment for reconciliation, not only in Iraq, but in the international community as well. In a speech Friday at Georgetown Univ

2006年VOA标准英语-Reports: US Marines Likely Killed Iraqi Civilia

By Al Pessin Pentagon 26 May 2006 Two American news reports say an investigation into the deaths of at least 15 Iraqi civilians in an incident last November is expected to conclude that U.S. Marines killed the people. -------------------------------

2006年VOA标准英语-US Capitol Office Building Re-Opens After False

By Dan Robinson Washington 26 May 2006 Police and emergency vehicles outside of Rayburn builiding A congressional office building near the U.S. Capitol was shut down for several hours Friday, as police investigated a report of shots being fired. ---

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Celebrated on Visit to Poland

By Sabina Castelfranco Warsaw 26 May 2006 Pope Benedict XVI celebrates mass in Warsaw, Friday The rain in Warsaw did not dampen Polish enthusiasm for Pope Benedict XVI, who is on a pilgrimage of faith and sentimental journey to his predecessor's hom

2006年VOA标准英语-Africa's Energy Needs Top Agenda at World Bank

By Steve Herman Tokyo 29 May 2006 The World Bank is questioning the value of large-scale power-generation projects of the type it has funded in Africa and other parts of the developing world. Paul Wolfowitz World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is pre

2006年VOA标准英语-British General: Iraq Foreign Troop Reduct

By Al Pessin Pentagon 12 May 2006 US troops in Baghdad (File photo) In spite of the further delay in forming a new Iraqi government Friday, the second-ranking officer in the U.S.-led Iraq coalition sa

2006年VOA标准英语-North Carolina's Merlefest Again Draws Big

By Katherine Cole Washington 12 May 2006 Attention live music lovers: Festival season is now underway, in cities both large and small. For example, until mid-September, the region between New York and

2006年VOA标准英语-Britain to Appeal Verdict on Afghan Hijack

By Michael Drudge London 11 May 2006 The British government has confirmed it will fight to overturn a judge's ruling that a group of Afghan hijackers be granted residency rights. ---------------------

2006年VOA标准英语-Growing Market for Electronic Waste Recycl

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 23 May 2006 watch Ewaste report Recycled computer keyboards The business of disposing electronic waste - or e-waste - is growing as computer usage increases around the wor