2006年VOA标准英语-Lawmakers, US Officials Criticize Venezuela in

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 13 July 2006 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his government have come in for more criticism during a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday. State Department officials testified about what they say is evide

2006年VOA标准英语-Indian Kashmir Rocked by Grenade Blasts

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 July 2006 Civilian carries a girl, injured in a grenade explosion in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Several grenade blasts have rocked the capital of Indian Kashmir, killing six people and injuring nearly two

2006年VOA标准英语-US Says Iran Has Had Ample Time to Consider Nuc

By David Gollust State Department 05 July 2006 The United States says Iran has had plenty of time to consider the nuclear offer by major powers, and that an answer is needed by next week. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discussed the issue by te

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Still Plans to Respond to Nuclear Offer in

By Gary Thomas Tehran 20 July 2006 Iran says it is still studying a package of incentives offered by the West to get Tehran to halt uranium enrichment. The country's National Security Council has also accused the United States of attempting to block

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel to Step Up Military Offensive in Gaza

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 05 July 2006 Israel is stepping up its military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been on a collision course since an Israeli soldier was kidnapped last week from an army base on the Ga

2006年VOA标准英语-Tensions Rise Between US Congress, President Ov

By Jim Malone Washington 19 July 2006 The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the Bush administration's plans to use military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is the latest example of how one branch of the U.S. government can check

2006年VOA标准英语-Police Questioning Under Way as India, Pakistan

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 13 July 2006 Police in India's financial capital, Bombay, have detained hundreds of people in connection with the blasts that hit the city's train network, but no one has been arrested or charged. The attacks have also p

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts: Iraq Likely to Become Major US Electio

By Jim Malone Washington 11 July 2006 Opposition Democrats hope to seize control of one or both chambers of the U.S. Congress in the November mid-term elections, in large part because of voter dismay over the situation in Iraq. In the first of a two

2006年VOA标准英语-US Intelligence Chief Vows to Protect American

By Stephanie Ho Washington 10 July 2006 The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, says the intelligence community puts high priority on protecting the privacy and civil liberties of Americans. He spoke to business leaders Monday a

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Turns 60

By Paula Wolfson Washington 06 July 2006 President George W. Bush America's post-World War II baby boom generation hits a milestone this year. The oldest boomers, as they are commonly called, are turning sixty. President Bush is joining their ranks

2006年VOA标准英语-Russian Officials Say Chechen Warlord Basayev i

By Anna Ardayeva Moscow 10 July 2006 Russia's federal security service chief says Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has been killed in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. Basayev, the Kremlin's most wanted man, has been held responsible for Ru

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Shuttle Undocks from ISS

By David McAlary Washington 15 July 2006 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has departed from the International Space Station (ISS), but has not gone far away. It will remain in the vicinity of the outpost until flight controllers are certain there is

2006年VOA标准英语-Small Group of Protesters Accuses New York Time

By Zulima Palacio, Cindy Saine Washington, D.C. 05 July 2006 Watch Protest Report Protestor A small group of about 15 people gathered in front of the Washington bureau of the New York Times Monday to protest the paper's publishing of what some call

2006年VOA标准英语-Aziz: Afghan Stability in Pakistan's Interest

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 July 2006 Pakistan's prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, rejects accusations that his country is not doing enough to prevent Taleban forces from crossing the border into Afghanistan. He told a group of journalists in Geneva that

2006年VOA标准英语-Macy Gray: Living Big

By Craig Fitzpatrick Washington, DC 10 July 2006 watch Macy Gray report Macy Gray exploded onto the music scene at the turn of the millennium with her song I Try and she has never looked back. Her raspy voice gives each genre of music an extra dimen

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese PM Calls for Ceasefire; Israeli Air St

By Challiss McDonough Beirut 16 July 2006 Israeli air strikes in Lebanon killed at least 32 people on Saturday, and residents in the heavily targeted south were trying desperately to flee. The Lebanese prime minister declared his country a disaster

2006年VOA标准英语-Ongoing Violence Poses Numerous Challenges for

By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 14 July 2006 A top U. N. official says at least 20 people, including children, have been killed in recent violence in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Experts on Haiti express deep concern about the current situation in

2006年VOA标准英语-WFP Running Out of Cash for Angolan Humanitaria

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 July 2006 The World Food Program warns it will have to stop feeding more than 700,000 Angolans in September if it does not receive new cash donations by the end of this month. The U.N. agency says it needs $12.6 million to

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Continues its Bombing Campaign in Lebano

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 16 July 2006 Police and Zaka religious rescue workers wheel a dead Israeli from the site of a rocket attack by Hezbollah guerrillas at train station in Haifa, July 16, 2006 Israel's prime minister on Sunday threatened far-rea

2006年VOA标准英语-African Trade Unions Focus on HIV/AIDS in Workp

By Efam Dovi Accra 13 July 2006 Africa Trade Union leaders say they will work for policies to protect the rights of members living with HIV/AIDS. At a three day meeting in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the African chapter of Union Network Internationa