2006年VOA标准英语-Zarqawi's Death and the Iraqi Insurgency

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 09 June 2006 watch Zarqawi Update Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida in Iraq leader, was killed Wednesday in a U.S. air strike. In recent years, the Jordanian-born Zarqawi came to Iraq to wage a terror campaign in a coun

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Violence Draws Varying Reactions

By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 06 January 2006 Iraqi soldiers gathered in the U.S.-protected Green Zone Friday to celebrate Armed Forces Day. The parades and speeches come one day after suicide bombers in two

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqis Blame Government as Sectarian Violence C

By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 23 December 2006 The security situation in Baghdad continues to deteriorate as sectarian Iraqi tries to reach the coffin of his relative as it is being carried away from the morgue of a hospital in Baghdad, 21 Dec 2006 vi

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

2007年VOA标准英语-Ford Praised As Courageous Healer in Washington

By Jim Malone Washington 02 January 2007 State Funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral for former President Gerald R. Ford, 2 Jan. 2007 Official Washington bid farewell to former President Gerald Ford on Tuesday. Mr. Ford, the 38th pres

2006年VOA标准英语-US, South Korea Free Trade Talks Underway

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 07 June 2006 watch Free Trade report The first round of free trade negotiations between South Korea and the United States is underway in Washington D.C. The talks, which f

2006年VOA标准英语-Gunmen Kidnap 50 People in Iraq

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 06 June 2006 watch Iraqi Kidnap report Iraqi officials say gunmen raided bus stations in Baghdad Monday and kidnapped 50 people. Also, a hard-line Sunni group warne

Arab League Meeting Adjourns Without Unified Agreement on Re

Arab League Meeting Adjourns Without Unified Agreement on Reforms Kerry Sheridan Foreign ministers from Arab League nations say they have not come to an agreement on plans for political reform in the

2006年VOA标准英语-Vietnam Trade Measure Fails Ahead of Bush Visit

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 November 2006 Hopes President Bush may have had of signing Vietnam trade legislation before departing for the Asia economic summit in Hanoi have faded as Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have decided

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Renews Call for Iraqi Unity Governmen

By Paula Wolfson Washington 04 April 2006 President Bush President Bush is keeping pressure on Iraq's leaders to form a unity government. Mr. Bush says it is time for those elected three months ago to

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets With Iraqi Shi'ite Leader at White H

By Paula Wolfson White House 04 December 2006 President Bush had talks at the White House Monday with an influential Shi'ite leader from Iraq, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports it is part of an effort by Mr. Bu

2006年VOA标准英语-US, Britain Again Call on Iraqi Leaders To

By Al Pessin Washington 07 April 2006 British Defense Minister John Reid (left) and Donald Rumsfeld After meeting in Washington on Thursday, the top U.S. and British defense officials again urged Iraq

2007年VOA标准英语-US-South Korea Trade Deal Faces Opposition

By Dan Robinson Washington 14 June 2007 A proposed free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea is still facing opposition from some members of Congress. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. Objections center on concerns it

2007年VOA标准英语-Global Trade Talks Stall as Free Trade Agreemen

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 02 May 2007 As the latest World Trade Organization round of talks loses momentum, bilateral and regional free trade agreements are mushrooming in Asia. Claudia Blume reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hong Kong. US Trad

VOA标准英语2008年-Iraqi Officials Mark Deaths of Martyrs, Includi

Iraq's political leaders struck a hopeful tone as they marked five years since the killing of prominent Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and dozens of others in a car bombing in the holy city of Najaf in 2003. VOA's Suzanne Presto re

2006年VOA标准英语-Free-Trade Talks Between US, S. Korea End Witho

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 July 2006 A disagreement over pharmaceutical products has derailed attempts to negotiate a free-trade agreement between South Korea and the United States. While negotiators still hope to reach a deal, serious disputes remain t

2006年VOA标准英语-US, S. Korea Talk Free Trade, as Protesters Fil

By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 July 2006 S. Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-FTA rally, July 10, 2006 U.S. and South Korean negotiators have ended the first day of talks aimed at cracking open barriers to each other's exports. But basic disagr

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Repeats Call for Iraq Unity Governmen

By Paula Wolfson Washington 10 April 2006 President Bush delivers remarks on the global war on terror at the John Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washing

2007年VOA标准英语-US, South Korea Agree on Trade Liberalization D

By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 April 2007 U.S. and South Korean negotiators have sealed one of the world's largest two-nation free trade agreements. If the deal can overcome hurdles on the legislative front, it may dramatically increase trade between the two

2007年VOA标准英语-US, South Korea Make Free Trade Progress, Sensi

By Kurt Achin Seoul 12 March 2007 South Korean and U.S. negotiators have concluded their final round of formal talks aimed at a free trade deal. Although they say a deal is close, some of the most sensitive issues remain to be worked out in informal