2006年VOA标准英语-With Islamists in Control, Somalia's Capital Is

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 04 August 2006 Street scene in Mogadishu The recent ousting of unpopular factional warlords by Islamists in the Somali capital Mogadishu has raised hope among residents that peace will finally prevail after more than 15 years

2006年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Denies Islamic Charity Link to UK Bomb

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 August 2006 Pakistan has rejected recent news reports linking a local charity with the alleged plan to blow up passenger planes headed to the United States from Britain. Officials insist money donated for earthquake rel

2006年VOA标准英语-Rival Warlords Clash in Northern Afghanistan

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 09 August 2006 Supporter, center, kisses and shows his respect at the western stronghold of a regional warlord and former governor of Herat, Ismail Khan, left, during meeting in his residence in Herat in Afghanistan (File

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Pledge on US Border Security Fulfilled

By Jeff Custer Washington 05 August 2006 With backdrop of US Border Patrol keeping watch on Rio Grande River, George Bush speaks to a group about immigration policy in Mission, Texas, Aug. 3, 2006 President Bush is urging Congress to adopt an immigr

2006年VOA标准英语-Mass Defections Threaten Somalia's Government

By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 04 August 2006 Deep divisions within the transitional government of Somalia appear to be worsening, with four more ministers defecting from the administration. International observers fear rising tension in Somalia could engu

2006年VOA标准英语-Hezbollah Rockets Kill 8 Israelis; Israel Steps

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 03 August 2006 A barrage of more than 100 rockets fired by Hezbollah militants has killed at least eight Israelis. Military authorities say they plan to expand what they intend to be a security zone in Lebanon to at least 15

2006年VOA标准英语-Hezbollah Fires More Rockets, Israel Continues

By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 04 August 2006 Watch Middle East report Hezbollah fired dozens more rockets into northern Israel Friday, while Israeli warplanes continued to pound southern Lebanon. The latest Israeli offensive is again targeting

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts: Hezbollah Praised Among Arabs as Israe

By Meredith Buel Washington 01 August 2006 Israel has sharply increased its ground campaign against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, in an effort to push the militants back from the border before a cease-fire is declared. Israeli military l

2006年VOA标准英语-Bombardment in Southern Lebanon Cuts Off Last R

By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 07 August 2006 In south Lebanon, the last road leading out of the city of Tyre has been cut by Israeli airstrikes. That means that aid workers may no longer be able to get vital supplies into town from the north.

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Withdrawing Troops From Bakassi Peninsu

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 08 August 2006 Nigeria has begun withdrawing its troops from the disputed Bakassi peninsula ahead of a United Nations-brokered deadline agreed with Cameroon. About 3,000 Nigerian soldiers are to be pulled out of the dispute

2006年VOA标准英语-NASA Searches for Missing Tapes of 1969 Moon La

By David McAlary Washington 15 August 2006 The U.S. space agency NASA has stepped up its search for the original videotapes of the first moon landing in 1969. The tapes are missing, but NASA does not consider them lost. They are of higher visual qua

2006年VOA标准英语-Senegal's Rap Artists' Despair Over 2007 Electi

By Rose Skelton Dakar 04 August 2006 In the West African nation of Senegal, rap music has often been synonymous with freedom of speech. But many rappers are now afraid to express themselves because of threats of attacks from political and religious

2006年VOA标准英语-World Trade Center Movie Hits Theaters

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 10 August 2006 watch Oliver Stone's Movie Oliver Stone's movie World Trade Center opens in the United States this week. It's the second movie from Hollywood this year to document the events on September 11, 2001. The

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Appeals for Calm, Patience as Vote Counting

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 02 August 2006 The United Nations has appealed for calm and patience in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where vote counting has gotten off to a slow start, amid allegations of election fraud. The head of the world's larg

2006年VOA标准英语-Arab League Wants UN to Press for Withdrawal of

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 09 August 2006 A delegation from the League of Arab Nations has met with the U.N. Security Council to push for revisions to the U.S.-French draft resolution aimed at a truce in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

2006年VOA标准英语-Researchers Say Music Helps Reduce Pain

By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 10 August 2006 watch Music Relief from Pain There's an old saying, music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. A new study has revealed that soothing musical notes are also an effective medicine. Marion Good plays p

2006年VOA标准英语-Iceland: Energy To Spare, Ideas to Share

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch Energy Independence Some Americans say fossil fuel dependency is a national addiction. But there is one nation that seems well on the way to kicking the habit. Iceland, as seen from space Iceland is

2006年VOA标准英语-US: Security Council Close to Agreement on Leba

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 02 August 2006 U.S. Ambassador John Bolton says the U.N. Security Council is near agreement on the fundamentals of a political framework for Lebanon, despite differences over a cease-fire. ------- Israeli reserve soldie

2006年VOA标准英语-Relief Agencies Struggle with Aid Distribution

By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 02 August 2006 Shipments of humanitarian aid are reaching the south Lebanese port city of Tyre, but aid agencies say they are still having trouble getting the relief supplies to areas where they are most needed. -

2006年VOA标准英语-WHO Lists Needed Drugs for Lebanon

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 August 2006 The World Health Organization is urging donors to be sure the medicines they send to Lebanon are ones that are needed and are not due to expire soon. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva, the WHO is warning