2006年VOA标准英语-Speculation Increases Over Possible US Drawdown

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 01 December 2006 watch Drawdown report The Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan U.S. panel, presents its report on Wednesday to President Bush and the Congress on strategic options in Iraq. The report is expected to exam

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Pandemic of HIV/AIDS Can be Defeated

By Meredith Buel Washington 01 December 2006 President Bush says the pandemic of HIV/AIDS can be defeated and the United States is committed to help stop the spread of the deadly disease. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details from Washington.

2006年VOA标准英语-Former President Says US-China Relations Key to

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 14 December 2006 Former President George H.W. Bush has praised the development of U.S.-China relations, calling them the most important this century for world peace and prosperity. While on a visit to Beijing, Mr. Bush comm

2006年VOA标准英语-Astronauts Move Forward With Space Station Main

By Sean Maroney Washington 13 December 2006 watch Paul Sisco report The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration says the current shuttle crew's first space walk outside the International Space Station was a huge success. VOA's Sean Marone

2006年VOA标准英语-US Seeks Swift Progress at Korea Nuclear Talks

By David Gollust State Department 13 December 2006 The lead U.S. delegate to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program says he wants to see concrete progress before the end of the year. The Chinese-sponsored negotiations reconvene in Beij

2006年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Says Work On Tsunami Recovery Progres

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 December 2006 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says great progress has been made in helping hundreds of thousands of Indian Ocean tsunami victims recover from the disaster two years ago.

2006年VOA标准英语-AU Raises Alarm Over Renewed Violence in Darfur

By Noel King Khartoum 10 December 2006 Fighting is flaring across Sudan's embattled western Darfur region, the Kenyan woman holds a poster during a protest march in Nairobi, Kenya, 7 Dec 2006 African Union warned Sunday. The AU reports at least 22 p

2006年VOA标准英语-Abbas Vows to Hold Early Elections Despite Viol

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 December 2006 British PM Tony Blair, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, walk past an honor guard before a meeting in Ramallah, 18 Dec 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is pressing on wi

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqis Ambivalent About US Study Group Report

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 04 December 2006 Former Secretary of State James Baker, co-chairman of Iraq Study Group, walks past with Vice President Dick Cheney, after meeting with President Bush, 13 Nov 2006 For weeks, the American media has been buzz

2006年VOA标准英语-Frustrated Iraqis Indifferent to US Panel Recom

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 06 December 2006 Iraqis greeted a highly anticipated U.S. study on Iraq policy with little enthusiasm Wednesday. Among its recommendations, the report says the United States should do more to encourage the Iraqi peopl

2006年VOA标准英语-Talabani Rejects Iraq Study Group Report

By Paula Wolfson White House 10 December 2006 The leaders of the Iraq Study Group are defending their report, following new criticism from Baghdad. At the same time, the Bush administration is stepping up its own review of its Iraq strategy. VOA Whi

2006年VOA标准英语-Sudan Repatriation Resumes From Ethiopia, CAR

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 December 2006 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees begins returning to south Sudan an estimated 11,000 refugees from Ethiopia, Wednesday, and another 8,000 from the Central African Republic, Saturday, to the ho

2006年VOA标准英语-Analysts: Help on Iraq to Have Diplomatic Cost

By Gary Thomas Washington 07 December 2006 Central to the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group report is its call to get Iraq's neighbors involved in helping stabilize the country. But, as VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports, getting their help

2006年VOA标准英语-Analysts: Iran Elections to Gauge President's P

By Gary Thomas Washington 14 December 2006 Iranian woman, wearing the traditional Islamic black veil, looks at campaign posters of female candidate Masoumeh Kolahi, in Tehran, 13 Dec 2006 Iranians are to vote Friday in elections for local government

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana's Weak Currency Problematic for Business

By Efam Dovi Accra 04 December 2006 In Ghana, doing business in the local currency has become increasingly risky and time-consuming, amid spiraling inflation. As the cedi has lost value over the years, Ghanaians have been forced to carry more and mo

2006年VOA标准英语-North Korea Nuclear Talks Starts With Demands,

By Roger Wilkison Beijing 18 December 2006 North Korea says it will not abandon nuclear weapons until all sanctions US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, right, and US Ambassador to China Clark Randt at the opening of six-party talks on

2006年VOA标准英语-Jim Brickman Releases 12th CD, 'Escape'

By Larry London Washington, DC 01 December 2006 watch Jim Brickman report Songwriter, composer and singer Jim Brickman is on tour in support of his new CD, Escape. During a career that started in 1994 as a commercial jingle writer, Jim has managed t

2006年VOA标准英语-Authors of Iraq Study Group Report Speak With V

By VOA News 08 December 2006 An author of the Iraq Study Group report says a continued rise in violence in Iraq could lead to a catastrophe in the Middle East. Charles Robb (VOA TV image) Former U.S. Senator Charles Robb of Virginia made that assess

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq's PM Calls For Regional Security Conferenc

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 05 December 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Iraq's prime minister says his country will hold a national reconciliation conference to address its deepening political and security crisis. Nouri al-Maliki said

2006年VOA标准英语-Report Points to Regional Approach for Iraq

By Gary Thomas Washington 06 December 2006 The Iraq Study Group report paints a grim assessment of the situation in Iraq. Although it makes recommendations, it says those recommendations are by no means foolproof. As VOA correspondent Gary Thomas re