2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Falling Public Support for Iraq War Will

By Scott Stearns White House 11 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush says falling public support for the war in Iraq will not cost Republicans control of Congress. Mr. Bush believes his political party will win next month's elections on issues of

2006年VOA标准英语-New York Festival Celebrates Literature from Di

By Amanda Cassandra New York 04 October 2006 In early autumn, an array of international artists presented their best on the page and on the stage in the Harlem section of New York City. The presentation is part of a new festival celebrating storytel

2006年VOA标准英语-Burundi Struggles to Move Forward From War

By Cathy Majtenyi Bujumbura 10 May 2006 Efforts are under way in Burundi to recover from more than a decade of civil war. The government and the United Nations recently agreed on the terms of two post

2006年VOA标准英语-Burundi Struggles To Implement Free Primar

By Cathy Majtenyi Burundi 16 May 2006 The tiny African Great Lakes nation of Burundi is the latest on the continent to institute free primary school education, which began last September following mor

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Investigating Ivory Coast Waste Spill

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 September 2006 United Nations disaster-management experts have gone to Ivory Coast to help with the investigation of a toxic waste dumping incident that has left at least six people dead and thousands ill. ----- A man point

2006年VOA标准英语-Calderon Consolidates Position As Winner of Mex

By Greg Flakus Houston 12 July 2006 In Mexico, leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues his efforts to challenge the narrow result from July 2 election that gave victory to ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon. Meanwhil

2006年VOA标准英语-College Freshmen Volunteer in their Communities

By Barry Unger Washington, DC 13 September 2006 watch Volunteerism report In the United States, volunteering has long been a part of the American way of life. In 2005, roughly a fifth of the U.S. population participated in volunteer activities. More

2006年VOA标准英语-Prosecution of South Africa's Jacob Zuma Looms

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 06 November 2006 Shabir Shaik, one-time financial advisor to former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma, has lost his appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal against his conviction on charges of fraud and corrupti

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel's Olmert Says No Timeframe on Gaza Offen

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 November 2006 Palestinian women mourn during funeral of brothers Ayman and Raed Yassin in Beit Lahia, November 4, 2006 Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, on Sunday said the military operation in Gaza is not open-ended,

2006年VOA标准英语-Renewed Fighting Erupts in Sri Lanka Ahead of P

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 October 2006 New fighting has erupted in Sri Lanka between government forces and the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels before peace talks scheduled for the end of the month. The decision to hold talks had raised hopes of

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq Dominates Lieberman Re-Election Bid

By Jim Malone Washington 07 August 2006 The war in Iraq is playing a central role in the re-election battle of one of the country's best-known Democrats, Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Lieberman faces a tough primary challenge from fellow

2006年VOA标准英语-More Kidnappings, Car Bombs Hit Iraqi Capi

By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 18 January 2006 Gunmen killed 10 guards and kidnapped an African engineer in an attack on a private security convoy in Baghdad, Wednesday. The kidnapping comes less than one day

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Ready for Iran Dialogue Within Nuclear Tal

By David Gollust Washington 09 December 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she is ready for wide-ranging dialogue with her Iranian counterpart provided Iran halts uranium enrichment and returns to negotiations on its nuclear p

2006年VOA标准英语-Solana: Dialogue With Iran Must Continue

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 05 October 2006 EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says dialogue with Iran must continue even if nuclear talks fail. He also said the European Union regretted North Korea's announcement that it will conduct a nuclear t

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Reshuffles Cabinet After Election Lo

By Michael Drudge London 05 May 2006 Tony Blair (file photo) British Prime Minister Tony Blair has overhauled his cabinet after his ruling Labor Party suffered big losses in local elections across Eng

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Police Storm Parliament Over Unpaid

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 December 2006 There have been violent protests in the Gaza Strip and West Bank against the Palestinian government led by the Islamic militant group Hamas. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the

2006年VOA标准英语-Women's Health an Obstacle to Reducing Poverty

By Jordan Davis Dakar 17 October 2006 Nomad woman stand in a food line at a village near the small town of Dakoro, Niger As the international community marks World Poverty Day Tuesday, health experts say one of the keys to reducing poverty is improv

2006年VOA标准英语-World Takes Note of US Vote With Focus on Iraq

By Sonja Pace London 08 November 2006 The final tally is not yet in with the vote outcome for the U.S. Senate still too close to call, but Democrats have won a majority in the House of Representatives in what is widely seen as a punishing vote for P

2006年VOA标准英语-UN: Arms Embargo in Sudan Still Being Violated

By Noel King Khartoum 12 October 2006 The African Union Mission in Sudan says violence between Darfuri rebels and the Sudan government continues along the Sudan/Chad border. A U.N. panel of experts says that an arms embargo in Darfur is being routin

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Warns of Increasingly Dangerous T

By Al Pessin Washington 03 February 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he cannot predict when the global war on terrorism will end, but he says it will end when enough countries provide