2006年VOA标准英语-Drug Money Worsens Corruption in Mexico

By Greg Flakus Mexico City 26 July 2006 Corruption has been a problem in Latin America since colonial times. Citizens have been largely tolerant of petty corruption, such as small bribes to bureaucrats and police over minor disputes or offenses, but

2006年VOA标准英语-North Korea Conducts Missile Tests

By Paula Wolfson White House 05 July 2006 U.S. officials say North Korea has test fired at least six missiles, including a long-range missile that failed shortly after launch. High level consultations are underway. -------- White House officials cal

2006年VOA标准英语-Americans Celebrate 230th Birthday

By Barry Newhouse Washington 04 July 2006 Across the United States, millions of people celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, marking the 230th anniversary of America's independence. An estimated half a million people gathered in Washington DC for t

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Meets With Palestinian President, Emphasiz

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 25 July 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a joint press conference in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice em

2006年VOA标准英语-California Rolls Out Energy Saving Measures

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch California Energy report California is facing a power emergency in the wake of record high temperatures. Air conditioning units across the state are set on high and consumers are being urged to conse

2006年VOA标准英语-Superstitions About Indonesia's Disasters May A

By Michael Coren Jakarta 25 July 2006 Destroyed fishing boats are seen after a tsunami swept past the beach in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Beneath the veneer of modern Indonesia, ancient beliefs are strong. Some Indonesi

2006年VOA标准英语-Health Conference Tackles Issues, Stigma of HIV

By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 25 July 2006 Healthcare professionals are in Miami for a two-day conference on HIV/AIDS and the Latino population. Erik Estrada Latino actor Erik Estrada was a guest speaker at the 2006 National Conference on Latinos and AID

2006年VOA标准英语-Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers say Burma Sit

By Heda Bayron Kuala Lumpur 25 July 2006 Southeast Asian foreign ministers have opened their annual meeting with the political stagnation in Burma casting a shadow over their goal of regional integration, and damaging ASEAN's credibility with the in

2006年VOA标准英语-Many Lebanese Shi'ites Skeptical of US Effort t

By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 25 July 2006 The U.S. secretary of state said she is deeply concerned about the plight of the Lebanese people and about the humanitarian situation in Lebanon after more than a week and a half of Israeli air strike

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice in Israel for Talks on Conflict With Hezbo

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 24 July 2006 Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is in Israel for talks on how to end the conflict with Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon. The secretary's visit comes as the violence enters its second week amid continued cross-

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice In Israel for Lebanon Talks

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 24 July 2006 Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni, right, meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Jerusalem Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is in Israel for talks on how to end the conflict with Hezbollah

2006年VOA标准英语-North Korea Finds Itself Increasingly Isolated

By Kurt Achin Seoul 25 July 2006 General view of the plenary session at the 39th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 25, 2006 As North Korean diplomats prepare to take part in a regional security forum in Malaysia, Pyongyang is

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Militants Demand $250,000 Ransom

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 July 2006 Militant patrols creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria (File photo) Militants who invaded an oil flow station in Southern Nigeria early last week are still holding oil workers and guards captive. The armed

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls for Sustainable Mideast Peace

By Paula Wolfson White House 31 July 2006 President Bush says America mourns the loss of life in the Lebanese village of Qana. The president says his goal is a sustained peace in the region. President Bush says the US looking for sustained peace in

2006年VOA标准英语-Vote Counting Starts in Congo Amid Tension

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 30 July 2006 Vote counting has started in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo amid renewed tension over the outcome in the country's first open election in over 40 years. There was some rioting in a mining town, caus

2006年VOA标准英语-Diplomacy to End Mideast Fighting Derailed by V

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 30 July 2006 Lebanese hold a candlelit vigil in memory of at least 56 people - more than half of then children - who were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike that crushed a building in the southern Lebanese village of Qana

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Strike Kills More Than 50 People in Sou

By Challiss McDonough Qana, Lebanon 30 July 2006 Among others, the body of a child recovered under the rubble of a demolished building that was struck by Israeli war plane missiles at the village of Qana is placed in an ambulance, July 30, 2006 An I

2006年VOA标准英语-Annan Condemns Israeli Airstrike on Lebanese Ci

By Paula Wolfson Washington 30 July 2006 The U.N. Security Council was called into emergency session, following the Israeli bombing of the Lebanese village of Qana that killed dozens of civilians. It was the bloodiest incident in the almost three-we

2006年VOA标准英语-Congolese Vote in First Open Election in Four D

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 30 July 2006 Voters waiting in line for historic poll Congolese are voting in their first open election in more than 40 years, in hopes of putting an end to years of misrule, corruption, conflict, and poverty. --------- Un

2006年VOA标准英语-India Pursuing Bilateral Trade Deals as World T

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 July 2006 Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath speaks during a press conference in New Delhi, July 25, 2006 India says it will concentrate on bilateral and regional trade agreements following the collapse