2006年VOA标准英语-Chadians React to World Bank Loan Suspensi

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 08 January 2006 Chadian workers guide a pipe down a well in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad where a $3.7 billion project was officially inaugurated (File photo - Oct. 10, 20

2006年VOA标准英语-Is It Still Art If It's a Reproduction?

By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 January 2006 The inaugural exhibit at the new Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago is raising questions about art and the value of copies of art. The show features

2006年VOA标准英语-Journalist Paul Salopek Returns to the United S

By Noel King Khartoum, Sudan 10 September 2006 American journalist Paul Salopek is on his way back to the United States following his release from jail by the Sudanese government Saturday. Salopek was arrested and charged with spying in early August

2006年VOA标准英语-US General: Iraqi Government, Local Insurg

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 January 2006 The top U.S. military officer expressed the hope on Thursday that as a new Iraqi government takes power in the coming months, many of the Iraqi insurgents will de

2006年VOA标准英语-Syrian President, Foreign Minister Sought

By Ernest Leong Washington, D.C. 02 January 2006 watch report on Syria A United Nations commission has asked to interview Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara regardin

2006年VOA标准英语-Jubilation Turns to Anguish as Only 1 Mine

By Victor Beattie Washington 04 January 2006 Family members react to the news of only one survivor of the 13 trapped miners, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 Nearly two days after an explosion trapped 13 men i

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Gunmen Block Access to Border

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 January 2006 Palestinian gunmen have blocked access to the border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, and stormed at least four government buildings nearby. The viole

2006年VOA标准英语-Rights Group Says Southern Thais Attacked

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 04 January 2006 Thai soldier takes up position on armor car as he guards temple in Pattani province A human rights group says people in Thailand's south are caught between violen

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Gunmen Attempt Gaza-Egypt Bord

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 January 2006 Egyptian border police fired warning shots late Wednesday to prevent Palestinians from cutting through a fence that divides Egypt from the Gaza Strip. The incid

2006年VOA标准英语-Shakeup at CIA Follows Stormy Period

By Gary Thomas Washington 08 May 2006 National Intelligence Director John Negroponte briefs the media at the White House about President Bush's choice of Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to replace outgo

2006年VOA标准英语-Efforts Begin to Rebuild Lebanon

By Meredith Buel Washington 05 September 2006 Lebanese woman Zeinab Beydoun sits in her house that was damaged by an Israeli attack in southern town of Bint Jbeil, September 4, 2006 Lebanese officials say the month-long fighting between Israel and H

2006年VOA标准英语-Bill Gates to Scale Back Duties at Microsoft

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 19 June 2006 watch Gates Retire report Bill Gates (file photo) Bill Gates, the man who built the world's largest software company, says he will give up his daily management duties at Microsoft in two years to devote more

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld: N. Korean Missiles Still Threat, But

By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 July 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the fact that North Korea's launch of a new long-range missile failed does not diminish the threat posed by the country's missile program. The secretary spoke Wednesday,

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Votes to Deny Citizenship to Ill

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 May 2006 The U.S. Senate Wednesday continued work on an immigration reform bill, voting to bar illegal immigrants with criminal records from becoming U.S. citizens and

2006年VOA标准英语-Senate Votes Still Being Counted in US Election

By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 08 November 2006 watch US Midterm Elections Democratic supporters in the western city of Portland, Oregon, Tuesday, November 7, 2006 The opposition Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's

2006年VOA标准英语-Vocalist Erin Boheme Already Conquering Ja

By Doug Levine Washington 09 April 2006 Jazz has always embraced youth. Vocalists Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan were in their teens when they were first discovered. So were Nat

2006年VOA标准英语-Police Crush Cairo Protests

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 May 2006 Egyptian riot police have broken up demonstrations around a Cairo courthouse where two pro-reform judges were to face a disciplinary hearing following their all

2006年VOA标准英语-Will Ferrell Finds New Comedic Vehicle in 'Tall

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 05 August 2006 High speed, high thrills auto racing under the banner of NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) is one of the most popular spectator sports across the heartland of America. This fact ha

2006年VOA标准英语-US Shuttle Astronauts Make "Highwire" Spacewalk

By David McAlary Washington 08 July 2006 Astronaut Mike Fossum, left, helps astronaut Piers Sellers, right, with tools in Discovery's payload bay during spacewalk, July 8, 2006 Two U.S. shuttle astronauts bounced at the end of a long pole in space S

2006年VOA标准英语-US Shuttle Astronauts Test Orbital Repair Metho

By David McAlary Washington 12 July 2006 Astronaut Mike Fossum (on arm)installs the International Space Station's railcar-like mobile transporter U.S. space shuttle astronauts are on their third spacewalk since Saturday, this time to practice method