2006年VOA标准英语-US, Britain Press Iran for Answer on Nuclear Of

By David Gollust State Department 10 July 2006 The United States and Britain are pressing Iran for a definitive reply to the proposal by major powers offering Tehran incentives to halt uranium enrichment. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brit

2006年VOA标准英语-Britain Lowers Terrorist Threat Level

By Gary Thomas London 14 August 2006 watch British Terrorists report Britain has lowered its security threat level, but warned that there is still a strong likelihood of a terrorist attack. The ban on carry-on luggage for airline passengers was also

2006年VOA标准英语-Britain's Blair Pledges to Step Down Within One

By Gary Thomas London 07 September 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair, under political pressure from within his own party, has promised to step down within one year. The British leader made the announcement in London Thursday in a bid to dampen

2006年VOA标准英语-US, Britain Urge Iraq's Leaders to Settle

By Purnell Murdock Washington 03 April 2006 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, second right and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in Iraq Sunday April 2, 2006 The United States and Britain are

2006年VOA标准英语-World Bank, Britain Investigate Possible F

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 06 April 2006 The World Bank and Britain will send a team of investigators to Vietnam next month to look into possible fraud in aid projects worth tens of millions of dollars.

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

2006年VOA标准英语-Britain Welcomes Moussaoui Verdict

By Michael Drudge London 04 May 2006 Relatives of the British victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York are welcoming the life sentence handed down to confessed al-Qaida terrorist Zacaria

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush, da Silva Discuss Trade and Energy

By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 17 July 2006 President Bush and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have agreed to continue improving cooperation on alternative energy and trade. The leaders met in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the sidelines

2006年VOA标准英语-West African Nations Fight AIDS by Easing Borde

By Efam Dovi Accra 08 November 2006 Five neighboring West African countries have agreed to shorten traveling time between their countries borders, in a move to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS infection among migrants and inhabitants along the route. T

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld's Tenure Marked by Accomplishment, Con

By Al Pessin Pentagon 08 November 2006 President Bush announced Wednesday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is leaving the administration. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin reports on the man and his career. ------- Donald Rumsfeld Wednesday

2006年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Leaves Darfur Region after Attack

By Noel King Khartoum 09 December 2006 In another blow to emergency aid operations in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, the International Committee of the Red Cross says it has been forced to evacuate staff from the town of Kutum in northern Darfur d

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Politicians Flesh Out Details of Plan To

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 03 October 2006 Violence continued in Baghdad one day after Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced a new plan intended to stem sectarian strife. Nouri al-Maliki Iraqi political leaders met Tuesday trying to flesh o

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Says it Will Exercise Restraint in Gaza

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 12 June 2006 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, right, and Defense Minister Amir Peretz, left, May 25, 2006 Israel's Defense Minister says he will wait to see if Palestinian militants stop rocket attacks against targets in southern Isra

2006年VOA标准英语-US - Venezuela Energy Ties Endure Despite Deter

By Michael Bowman Washington 09 October 2006 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez before the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2006 The war of words between Venezuela and the United States reached new heights last month, when Venezuel

2006年VOA标准英语-Chickasaw Nation Prospers Among Native American

By Joseph Mok Washington, DC 18 October 2006 watch Chickasaw Nation As indigenous people, Native Americans are distinctive in American society with their own language, culture, and history. But that has not stopped many Native Americans from embraci

2006年VOA标准英语-Muslim Countries Meet to Stem Violence in Leban

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 August 2006 The Malaysian foreign ministry says officials from predominantly Islamic countries will urge the United Nations to demand an unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon and deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping force that

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Backs Blair Mission to Mideast

By Scott Stearns White House 07 December 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair will return to the Middle East in hopes of reviving talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports Prime Ministe

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana Distributes Reparations for Rights Abuse

By Efam Dovi Accra 18 October 2006 In Ghana, President John Kufuor's government is paying reparation to about 2,000 Ghanaians who suffered human rights abuses under former governments. The West African nation, now perceived as a leading democracy in

2006年VOA标准英语-US Launches Initiatives on Behalf of Human Righ

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 15 December 2006 watch Human Rights report Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has announced initiatives to protect human rights activists worldwide against government repression. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, t

2006年VOA标准英语-Branson, Missouri -- a Middle America Entertain

By Zulima Palacio Branson, Missouri 04 September 2006 watch Branson profile The small middle-American town of Branson, Missouri is becoming a popular tourist destination. It has fewer than 8,000 residents -- but attracts seven million visitors each