2006年VOA标准英语-Timorese Militia Leader Refuses to Surrender We

By Marianne Kearney East Timor 19 June 2006 East Timor's FM Jose Ramos-Horta, right, rebel leader Vincente da Concecao, 2nd right, talk to rebel group in a mountin village, East Timor, June, 19, 2006 The leader of a breakaway militia group in East T

2006年VOA标准英语-Cable Shows Grim Life for Iraqis Who Work at US

By Gary Thomas Washington 20 June 2006 A cable from the U.S. ambassador in Iraq to the State Department says Iraqis employed at the American Embassy in Baghdad live in fear that they will be unmasked as working for Americans. The message was leaked

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana's Football Success Having Economic Impact

By Efam Dovi Accra 26 June 2006 As Ghana's Black Stars football team progresses into the next round of the World Cup, Ghanaians are not only celebrating the performance of the only African team remaining in the tournament, businesses in Ghana are al

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan, US Issue Fresh Warning to North Korea ab

By Steve Herman Tokyo 17 June 2006 U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Scheiffer, right, with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso, June 17, 2006 Japanese and American diplomats are jointly warning North Korea not to launch a ballistic missile, amid growi

2006年VOA标准英语-Culture Divides, Beauty Unites in Kabul

By Penelope Poulou Washington 28 June 2006 Watch culture report It has been five years since the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The political and cultural status of Afghan women has improved radically, especially in the cities. Change came slow

2006年VOA标准英语-World Refugee Day Explores Theme of Hope

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 June 2006 The UN Refugee Agency says people who flee persecution are forced to leave behind their most precious relationships and belongings. But, the UNHCR says the one thing all refugees carry with them is the hope that t

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Station Crews Conducts Maintenance S

By David McAlary Washington 02 June 2006 The two U.S. and Russian International Space Station crewmen stepped outside the outpost for a spacewalk to perform maintenance chores as the U.S. space agency

2006年VOA标准英语-Foreign Competition Forces US Autoworker Conces

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 16 June 2006 watch Auto Workers report One of America's major labor organizations, the United Auto Workers, or UAW, held a convention this week amid signs that foreign competition will force the organization to accep

2006年VOA标准英语-Olmert Seeks French Backing for West Bank Pullo

By Lisa Bryant Paris 14 June 2006 French President Jacques Chirac and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, left, share a few words on the steps of the Elysee Palace following their meeting in Paris Israeli and French leaders met in Paris Wednesday to discuss con

2006年VOA标准英语-Olmert Meets Jordan's King, West Bank Pullout N

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 June 2006 Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held talks Thursday with King Abdullah of Jordan in the Jordanian capital, Amman. It was Mr. Olmert's second visit to an Arab nation in the past week. -------------------------

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Cancels Aid Contract With Group Led by Indon

By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 15 June 2006 The United Nations has canceled an aid contract with a militant Muslim group chaired by Abu Bakar Bashir, who has just finished a jail term for terrorism-related offenses in Indonesia. The group was deliverin

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Backs Proposed Ban on Gay Marriage

President Bush wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to prohibit gay marriage. Senators are expected to begin debate on the proposed amendment in the coming week. --------------------------------------

2006年VOA标准英语- Aniston, Vaugh Star in "The Break-Up"

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 03 June 2006 Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn co-star as a couple whose relationship crumbles and it's only when it seems too late that each realizes what might be lost if

2006年VOA标准英语-US Billionaire Buffett to Give Most of His Fort

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 26 June 2006 The world's second wealthiest person, investor Warren Buffett, has announced he will give the bulk of his $44 billion fortune to a foundation run by the world's richest man, computer tycoon Bill Gates and h

2006年VOA标准英语-World Vision Brings African AIDS Awareness to N

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 26 June 2006 watch AIDS Exhibit report Twenty-five years ago, the United States released its first report on what is now known as HIV AIDS. While people in the developed world are living longer with the disease thanks

2006年VOA标准英语-US Soccer Team Ready for World Cup Opener

By Parke Brewer Hamburg 11 June 2006 The U.S. soccer team is set to begin its 2006 World Cup campaign on Monday against the Czech Republic. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Hamburg that the Americans face a difficult task if they are to a

2006年VOA标准英语-Soccer Scores Exhibit at National Geographic

By Zuli Palacio Washington, D.C. 13 June 2006 Watch Exhibit Report World Cup live broadcasts are part of the exhibit To celebrate the popularity of football, or soccer as it is called in the United States, and to coincide with the World Cup, the Nat

2006年VOA标准英语-US Soccer Team Set to Play Italy at World Cup

By Parke Brewer Cologne 16 June 2006 The U.S. Soccer team will try to bounce back from its opening 3-0 (Group E) loss to the Czech Republic at the World Cup. But as VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Germany, it will not be easy. ----------

2006年VOA标准英语-Interest in Soccer Growing in the United S

By Ade Astuti Washington, DC 05 June 2006 watch US Soccer report US soccer is growing in popularity The FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Germany from June 9th to July 9th, has soccer fans around

2006年VOA标准英语-Mindi Abair Lives 'Life Less Ordinary'

By Doug Levine Washington 19 June 2006 Offstage she's Mrs. Mindi Abair-Steele, but onstage fans still know her as jazz sax sensation Mindi Abair. As we hear from VOA's Doug Levine, getting married was just one of several life-changing events that fi