2006年VOA标准英语-Suicide Bomber Kills 18 in Southern Afghanistan

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 26 September 2006 Helicopter carries body of Italian soldier killed after a bomb attack, south of Kabul, September 26, 2006 It was another violent day in Afghanistan, where Taleban insurgents are pressing their attack agai

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets Business Leaders On Lebanon Aid

By Paula Wolfson White House 25 September 2006 President Bush has met with a group of American business leaders who are raising private funds to help the people of Lebanon. The president says they are working with U.S. government officials to streng

2006年VOA标准英语-Goo Goo Dolls Release New CD

By Larry London Washington, DC 25 September 2006 watch Goo Goo Dolls report Goo Goo Dolls, in concert After over 20 years together and a career that includes four Grammy nominations, multi-platinum album sales, and chart-topping hits like Name, Iris

2006年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast Parliament Opens Toxic Waste Hearin

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 25 September 2006 Ivory Coast's national assembly has opened public hearings into the dumping of several hundred tons of toxic waste in the country's main city last month. Two main figures implicated in the scandal have refused

2006年VOA标准英语-Somali Leader Wants UN to Lift Arms Embargo

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 25 September 2006 Ali Mohamed Gedi The prime minister of Somalia's beleaguered interim government is urging the UnitedNations Security Council to act swiftly in lifting a 14-year-old arms embargo on Somalia, so that armed peace

2006年VOA标准英语-Karzai Says Upsurge of Narcotics Feeding Terror

By Meredith Buel Washington 25 September 2006 Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the upsurge of narcotics in his country is feeding terrorism and is an embarrassment to the Afghan people. In a speech in Washington, Mr. Karzai also called for Pakista

2006年VOA标准英语-New York Exhibit Highlights Iraqi-Born Architec

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 28 September 2006 In 2004, Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid became the first and, to date, only woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Architectural Prize, the so-called Nobel of the design world. Her bold designs are on

2006年VOA标准英语-US House Approves Iran Sanctions, Senate Expect

By Dan Robinson Washington 29 September 2006 The U.S. House of Representatives has again approved legislation to sanction entities investing in Iran's oil sector, and anyone helping Iran develop weapons of mass destruction. The measure was revised a

2006年VOA标准英语-Many Iraqis Are Heading North To Avoid Fighting

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 28 September 2006 The surge in sectarian violence in Iraq that followed last February's bombing of a Shit'ite shrine in Samaara is forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in southern and central Iraq. Many a

2006年VOA标准英语-US Says Hezbollah Still Strong After War With I

By Margaret Besheer Washington 28 September 2006 U.S. counterterrorism officials say Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorists remain a threat to the survival of Lebanon's government, Israel's security, and regional stability following its month-long war w

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Defends War in Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 28 September 2006 President Bush says U.S. troops fighting terrorists in Iraq are making Americans safer at home. Opposition Democrats say a U.S. intelligence review concludes that the war in Iraq is building support for

2006年VOA标准英语-US Commander Wants Better Awareness of What's i

By Al Pessin Washington 28 September 2006 US Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton The head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command says he is working to improve the military's sensor system to ensure that no one can threaten crucial space-based assets. The comm

2006年VOA标准英语-Scientists Say Better Diagnostics for Bird Flu

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 September 2006 Leading avian influenza scientists from around the world say more research is needed to understand the H5N1 bird flu virus to be able to effectively diagnose and treat the disease. That's the conclusion of sc

2006年VOA标准英语-Rwanda Tribunal Asks Kenya for Help Finding All

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 September 2006 The prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Thursday called on the Kenyan government to help find one of the leaders of Rwanda's 1994 genocide. He is reported to have business interest

2006年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Rebels Reportedly Leave Camps Before Pe

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 September 2006 Members of a northern Ugandan rebel group who were to participate in negotiations with the Ugandan government have reportedly left their camps, leading some to speculate that peace talks to end almost two

2006年VOA标准英语-Virginia University Promotes Peace-Building

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 28 September 2006 watch Peace Building Course Peace-building -- as defined by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- is the process of creating the basic conditions for sustainable peace in war-torn societies, and is one o

2006年VOA标准英语-Congo's Children Face Bleak Future

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 28 September 2006 watch Congo Children report The Democratic Republic of Congo will hold a second round in its post-war presidential election in October, in hopes of ending years of violence, misrule and corruption. But fo

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Tackles Issue of Child Hunger

By Richard Green Washington, DC 28 September 2006 watch Child Hunger report Leaders in the worldwide humanitarian community appeared before a key U.S. Senate committee in Washington recently, to discuss the various strategies to alleviate child hung

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Expresses Confidence NATO Will Provide

Afghanistan By Barry Wood Tirana 27 September 2006 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says he expects NATO countries to supply enough troops for peacekeeping duties in Afghanistan, where attacks by Taleban rebels have risen sharply. ---- Donald Ru

2006年VOA标准英语-Conference Seeks Increased US Investment in Afr

By William Eagle Washington 27 September 2006 A first of its kind conference meant to outline the challenges and potential of investing in areas that will lead to economic growth in Africa is being held near Washington this week. American investors