2006年VOA标准英语-US Vows Full Investigation Into Haditha In

By Stephanie Ho Washington 04 June 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says there will a full investigation into reports that American Marines last November indiscriminately shot and killed

2006年VOA标准英语-Coalition Military Forces and Iraqi Government

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 12 June 2006 watch Iraq After Zarqawi report After the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi last week, U.S. and Iraqi military personnel conducted multiple raids on al-Qaida operations, based on intelligence information ga

2006年VOA标准英语-Afghan, NATO Officials Confident of Alliance's

By Al Pessin Brussels 08 June 2006 Afghanistan's defense minister and the chief of NATO expressed confidence that alliance forces will be effective at taking responsibility for security in most of the country, in spite of the recent increase in atta

2006年VOA标准英语-NATO General Has Plan for Afghan Security, Deve

By Al Pessin Kabul 15 June 2006 NATO soldiers patrol narrow lane with open sewer in Kabul The British general who commands NATO forces in Afghanistan says he has a plan for bringing security and development to the troubled southern and eastern parts

2006年VOA标准英语-Paris Conference to Discuss Climate Change

By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 June 2006 North Sea waves wash ashore as rain clouds cast their shadow over the beach front and dunes near Scheveningen, western Netherlands Some of the world's leading experts

2006年VOA标准英语-UN and Sudan Discuss Replacing Peacekeepers

By VOA News 08 June 2006 watch Peacekeepers report U.N. peacekeepers in Congo (file photo) The African Union will send more peacekeepers to Darfur because of continuing violence in the Sudanese province. The United Nations is holding talks with the

2006年VOA标准英语-US Leaders Call Terrorist Leader's Death Major

By Meredith Buel Washington 08 June 2006 Top U.S. officials say the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's top leader in Iraq, is a major victory in the global war on terror. They do not believe, however, that his death will end the bloodshed in

2006年VOA标准英语-West African Leaders Move to Endorse Arms Conve

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 June 2006 West African leaders are meeting in Nigeria to ratify a draft convention to control the proliferation of small arms in the region. The agreement is being hailed as a breakthrough for a turbulent region. -------

2006年VOA标准英语-US Officials Brief Congress on Iraq

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 14 June 2006 Key Bush administration officials have briefed members of Congress on the situation in Iraq. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as Democ

2006年VOA标准英语-Negotiations Begin for Burundi Peace Agreement

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 19 June 2006 Leader of Burundian rebel NLF group Agathon Rwasa, right, and Burundi's Minister for the Interior and Public Security Brig. Erneste Ndayishimye, left, sign an agreement in Dar Es Salaam, June 18, 2006 The gover

2006年VOA标准英语-Ancient Hindu Temple Damaged in Indonesian

By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 04 June 2006 Pieces of destroyed columns are seen scattered at a damaged Hindu temple in Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Parts of the world famous Prambanan tem

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush to Host Iraq Strategy Talks

By Paula Wolfson White House 11 June 2006 President Bush has called his top advisors to his Camp David retreat for a strategy session Monday on Iraq. Iraqi leaders will join the discussions by teleconference on Tuesday. President Bush The talks will

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamic Group Controlling Somali Capital Faces

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 08 June 2006 After months of fighting against an alliance of secular Somali factional leaders to seize Mogadishu, an organization called the Union of Islamic courts says it is now in control of the capital. The union is already

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Security Council Delegation Meets With

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 June 2006 A delegation from the United Nations Security Council is in Sudan Tuesday to persuade the Sudanese government to accept U.N. peacekeepers into the volatile Darfu

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Hosts Chilean President at White House

By Scott Stearns Washington 08 June 2006 President Bush and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet say they are working together to improve social conditions in South America. It was their first meeting since her January election. ---------------------

2006年VOA标准英语-Sail Away: The Songs of Randy Newman

Washington 18 June 2006 Since the release of his first album in 1968, singer and songwriter Randy Newman has been known for writing wry, and sometimes raw, songs about everyday life. Newman's musical journey has taken him from writing pop hits like

2006年VOA标准英语-NASA Struggles with Budget Issues as It De

By David McAlary Washington 05 June 2006 As the United States prepares to return humans to the moon by 2020, the space agency NASA is busy figuring out what to do once they are there. U.S. space offic

2006年VOA标准英语-US Democratic Party Split Over Iraq

By Jim Malone Washington 16 June 2006 Opposition Democrats are counting on public disenchantment with the Iraq war to help them make gains in U.S. congressional elections in November. Democrats are divided over what to do about Iraq. ---------------

2006年VOA标准英语-Hurricane Katrina Survivors Thank New York Volu

By Gini Sikes New York 09 June 2006 Nolan Bell, left, and the Warren brothers BJ, center, and Michael, install a new metal roof in New Orleans Countless Americans have journeyed to the Gulf Coast to help those devastated by Hurricane Katrina last ye

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Zarqawi Death Will Not End Violence

By Scott Stearns White House 09 June 2006 President Bush says the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi will not stop the violence in Iraq, but it will help. Mr. Bush says it is too soon to say whether Iraqi security forces will be able to