2006年VOA标准英语-Bosnian Orphans Visit the Olympics

By Brian Padden Sistriere, Italy 24 February 2006 watch report on Orphans The Olympic spirit can reach some surprising places and people. It has touched a group of under-privileged children from the f

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Condemns Religious Violence

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 26 February 2006 Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, February 26, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI says God will seve

2006年VOA标准英语-Researchers Find First HIV Decline in Sout

By Jessica Berman Washington 02 February 2006 For the first time since the start of the AIDS epidemic, researchers are reporting a decline in the percentage of men and women infected with HIV in south

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Experts Call for Guantanamo Closure

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 16 February 2006 U.N. human rights investigators are calling for the immediate closure of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sign at entrance of Camp Del

2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Leader Meets Turkish Officials in An

By Amberin Zaman Ankara 16 February 2006 Turkey has joined Russia in becoming the second non-Arab country to open its doors to Hamas officials. A five-man delegation, headed by Hamas leader Khaled Mas

2006年VOA标准英语-US Ambassador in Ivory Coast Presses for P

By Nico Colombant Abidjan 16 February 2006 The U.S. Ambassador in divided Ivory Coast says time is running out for elections to be held before October 2006, as mandated by the U.N. Security Council. A

2006年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe Pays Off IMF Debt as Economic Dec

By Tendai Maphosa Harare 16 February 2006 Security forces detain a group after Valentine's day march aimed at advocating for affordable food and social justice in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has settled its arr

2006年VOA标准英语-Russian Biathlete Out of Olympics for Dopi

By Steve Schy Cesana, San Sicario 16 February 2006 Biathlon competition at Cesana, San Sicario It was hazy and mild in Turin, but it was snowing hard up in the mountains as 83 women started the 7.5-ki

2006年VOA标准英语-Philippine Landslide Buries Village - Hund

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 17 February 2006 Mudslides triggered by heavy rains have buried a village in the eastern Philippines. At least 15 bodies have been recovered. The Red Cross says hundreds are m

2006年VOA标准英语-Sponsorship Drives Olympic Movement

By Steve Schy Turin 17 February 2006 Without corporate sponsorships, the Olympic Movement as we know it today could not exist. It takes billions of dollars to finance the infrastructure and provide fo

2006年VOA标准英语-Top Israeli Officials Discuss Sanctions Ag

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 February 2006 Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh Top Israeli officials have discussed sanctions against the Palestinians, as the Islamic militant group Hamas prepare

2006年VOA标准英语-US Officials Decry UN Report on Guantanamo

By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch US Prisoner report U.S. officials have dismissed a United Nations human rights report calling on the United States to either bring to trial or rel

2006年VOA标准英语-New Studies Highlight the Emotional and Ph

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 23 February 2006 watch Caregiver report A groundbreaking new study shows that caring for a sick spouse can raise the caretaker's risk of death. Another study shows that

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan's Arakawa Grabs Gold in Olympic Figu

By Parke Brewer Turin 24 February 2006 Japan has won its first gold medal at the Winter Olympics, scoring a surprise win in women's figure skating. Sasha Cohen (left), Shizuka Arakawa and Irina Slutsk

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says More Nuclear Power Plants Needed

By Scott Stearns White House 18 February 2006 President Bush wants more nuclear power plants in the United States to help lessen the nation's dependence on foreign oil. President Bush President Bush s

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Wants More Troops for Darfur

By Scott Stearns White House 17 February 2006 President Bush says peace in Sudan would help end attacks by Ugandan rebels based in southern Sudan. Mr. Bush also called for more troops to protect Sudan

2006年VOA标准英语-Muslim Protests Continue Over Muhammad Car

By Meredith Buel Washington 17 February 2006 Protests are continuing across the Muslim world against the publication of cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. Political and religious leaders have c

2006年VOA标准英语-Italian Olympic Organizers Hope to Make Go

By Parke Brewer Turin 17 February 2006 Cities that host the Olympics hope that people who watch the Games on television will be inspired to visit, and that those who visit will want to return. But as

2006年VOA标准英语-The Status and Prospects of Democracy in R

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch G8 Democracy report Russia recently assumed the rotating presidency of the G-8, prompting a discussion in the United States about whether that c

2006年VOA标准英语-France Confirms First Case of Deadly Bird

By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 February 2006 French officials have confirmed the first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in their country. The virus was found in a wild duck in southeaster