2006年VOA标准英语-Former East Timor PM Questioned About Hit Squad

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 27 June 2006 East Timor's former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri The former East Timor prime minister, Mari Alkatiri, has been summoned by prosecutors for questioning over allegations he formed a hit squad to silence his

2006年VOA标准英语-Handful of Documentaries Hit Theatres for Summe

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 24 June 2006 Squeezed in among all the multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbusters this season there is also a handful of documentary films drawing audiences to neighborhood theaters. Alan Silverman has a look at three of

2006年VOA标准英语-Global Refugee Numbers at 26-Year Low

By Ron Corben Bangkok 09 June 2006 Thailand's king, this week celebrating 60 years on the throne, is known in his country as the development king because of the many rural projects he has sponsored. The monarch's dedication to improving the lives o

2006年VOA标准英语-Young People Taking Traditional Sports to Extre

By Paige Kollock Washington 28 June 2006 Surfing has fascinated Americans for decades, and in some parts of the country has given birth to its own surfing culture and dialect. Some people grow up surfing, while others come to it from other sports li

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad in Show of

By Scott Stearns White House 13 June 2006 President Bush, left, walks in courtyard of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right President Bush is in Iraq on a surprise visit meant to show his support for the new gover

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Army Will Be 'Built' By End of Year

By Al Pessin Pentagon 27 June 2006 The U.S. Army general in charge of training Iraq's new security forces says the new Iraqi army will be fully in place by the end of the year, but it will need additional time to become fully capable. The general sp

2006年VOA标准英语-Popular Radio Show Comes to the Big Screen in A

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 18 June 2006 A popular musical variety show on public radio in the United States is the inspiration for a gently funny new film directed by Robert Altman and written by the creator of the radio show, Garrison Keillor. ---

2006年VOA标准英语-Bolton Takes on Old Blue Eyes

By Doug Levine Washington 10 June 2006 Singer Michael Bolton is known for writing and recording great songs. But he also has a knack for turning other people's songs into hits. Bolton once again grabs the spotlight with one of his most challenging a

2006年VOA标准英语-Weather Service Predicts Four to Six Major

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 02 June 2006 watch Hurricane Predictions Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean began June first. Alberto will be the first named Atlantic hurricane in 2006. Paul Sisco re

2006年VOA标准英语-Lawyer: South Africa Involved in 'Rendition' of

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 08 June 2006 The lawyer for a Pakistani who disappeared in South Africa says he will bring to court government leaders he says were involved in the abduction, or rendition of his client. The South African government s

2006年VOA标准英语-Zarqawi's Death and the Iraqi Insurgency

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 09 June 2006 watch Zarqawi Update Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida in Iraq leader, was killed Wednesday in a U.S. air strike. In recent years, the Jordanian-born Zarqawi came to Iraq to wage a terror campaign in a coun

2006年VOA标准英语-Interest Grows in Rare Stamps as Investments

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 12 June 2006 watch Stamp Collecting report Stamp collecting is a popular hobby that also can pay off financially. Stamps and related postal objects can be beautiful and exotic, plus they often have historical value. And

2006年VOA标准英语-Record Charity Gift Seen as Spur for Ordinary A

By Cindy Saine Washington 27 June 2006 Buffett Warren Buffett's blockbuster $30 billion gift to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has excited charitable organizations, which hope the tycoon's generosity will be contagious. Buffett's donation is

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Administration Continues to Seek Immigrati

By Michael Bowman Washington 29 June 2006 The Bush administration says it is taking effective steps to stem illegal immigration to the United States, but Congress must act to overhaul America's immigration system. Homeland Security Secretary Michael

2006年VOA标准英语-Kuwaiti Women Fail to Win Seat in Landmark Parl

By Challiss McDonough Kuwait City 30 June 2006 A Kuwaiti woman, left, casts her vote at a polling station in Salwa, Kuwait City, June 29, 2006 Women candidates have failed to win a single seat in the Kuwaiti parliament in the first election where th

2006年VOA标准英语-Bomb on Bus Kills Civilians at Afghan Military

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 June 2006 At least 10 people were killed and 15 seriously wounded when a bomb destroyed a bus taking Afghan workers to a U.S. military base in the southern city of Kandahar. The attack came as coalition forces intensifi

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Air Force Cadet Airs Charges of Rapes, O

By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 30 June 2006 watch report Sexual Harrasment The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was rocked by charges of sexual assults in 2003. A military jury acquitted a U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet of rap

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Warplanes Pound Gaza in Bid to Free Kid

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 June 2006 Israel is continuing a punishing offensive in the Gaza Strip aimed at winning the release of a kidnapped soldier. But, Israel is also leaving the door open to diplomacy. ------- Palestinian police gather outsi

2006年VOA标准英语-Conservation Efforts in Congo Basin Appear Effe

By Lisa Bryant Paris 23 June 2006 A new assessment of Africa's massive Congo Basin rain forest finds that it is less degraded than environmentalists feared. The findings were announced in Paris, where African and Western officials ended a two-day co

2006年VOA标准英语-US Official Reiterates Concern About Militant E

By Dan Robinson Washington 30 June 2006 The top U.S. official for Africa has renewed Washington's concern about what she calls militant elements within Somalia's Supreme Islamic Council that she says may be providing a haven for terrorists. VOA's Da