2006年VOA标准英语-New Sunscreen Protects Skin Better

By Deborah Block Washington, DC 23 May 2006 watch New Sunscreen report Sunscreen with helioplex A new ingredient in sunscreen is being called the most important advance in skin protection from the sun

2006年VOA标准英语-US Condemns Blatant Rights Abuses in Syria

By David Gollust State Department 23 May 2006 The United States Tuesday condemned what it said was the Syrian government's blatant abuse of the rights of those peacefully seeking to express opposing v

2006年VOA标准英语-Four Somalia Government Ministers Resign

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 24 May 2006 In a severe blow to efforts to establish a functioning government in the Horn of Africa country of Somalia, four elected ministers, all based in the capital Mogadishu, have announced that they are quitting the gov

2006年VOA标准英语-Prominent Kenyans Banned From Entering US

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 May 2006 Mwai Kibaki (file photo) The United States has banned a former aide to Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and three prominent Kenyan businessmen from entering the United States under U.S. anti-corruption legislation.

2006年VOA标准英语-Burkina Faso Activists Fight Against Female Cir

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 24 May 2006 Activists in Burkina Faso are marking the 16th anniversary of their campaign to end the practice of female genital mutilation. Though progress has been made, many young girls still undergo the dangerous operation, w

2006年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe Fails to Provide Promised Homes for Di

By Tendai Maphosa Harare 24 May 2006 In May 2005 the Zimbabwean government launched a blitz on informal businesses and unauthorized housing, making thousands homeless when their houses were razed. A year later some are still homeless, despite govern

2006年VOA标准英语-Is Islam Misunderstood in America?

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 24 May 2006 watch Islam report A new survey of U.S. public attitudes toward Muslim-Americans and Islam finds that a majority of Americans -- 55 percent -- regard Muslim-Americans favorably, but that smaller numbe

2006年VOA标准英语-NYSE - Euronext Merger Gains Momentum

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 24 May 2006 watch Merger report New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange made an offer this week to merge with Euronext, the Amsterdam based company that operates several major European exchanges. Euronext was

2006年VOA标准英语-US Clincs Adopt Ancient Practice to Comfort Ter

By Melinda Smith Wahington, DC 24 May 2006 watch Palliative Care report Medicine has been called the healing art. But what happens when medicine can no longer heal? Who cares for the patient when there is no cure? VOA's Melinda Smith reports on an a

2006年VOA标准英语-East Timor Asks for Foreign Troops to Help Quel

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 24 May 2006 East Timorese soldiers secure an area after a gunfight which killed one soldier and wounded seven others outside Dili, May 23, 2006 Australia and New Zealand have agreed to send troops to East Timor after

2006年VOA标准英语-Dozens of Taleban Rebels Reportedly Killed

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 24 May 2006 Afghan civilans, who were injured by the U.S. airstrike on Monday, rest at a local hospital in Kandahar, May 24, 2006 U.S. Military officials in Afghanistan say

2006年VOA标准英语-Indian PM Holds Kashmir Talks Despite Boyc

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 24 May 2006 Manmohan Singh Leaders of a key alliance of Kashmiri separatist organizations have refused to join a meeting with the Indian prime minister aimed at ending the

2006年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast Identification, Disarmament Slowly

By Franz Wild Abidjan 24 May 2006 Charles Konan Banny greets villagers in Meagui In war-divided Ivory Coast disarmament and personal identification, the two obstacles to elections, saw partial success in a pilot program this week. There is little si

2006年VOA标准英语-Burmese Opposition Sees UN Visit as Positi

By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 May 2006 Aung San Suu Kyi (2002 photo) Burma's political opposition, the National League for Democracy, is hopeful of progress on democratic reform after the three-day visit o

2006年VOA标准英语-Montenegro Votes for Independence

By Stefan Bos Budapest 22 May 2006 Celebrations have broken out in the former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro, where official results show that a majority of voters said

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Visits Baghdad to Back New Governmen

By Michael Drudge London 22 May 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, May 22, 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has visited Baghdad t

2006年VOA标准英语-Human Trafficking Conference Calls for Act

Law Enforcement By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 May 2006 Human trafficking into sex trade A conference in Bangkok is promoting greater regional cooperation in the fight against human trafficking in the Mekon

2006年VOA标准英语-As Violence Flares, Afghan National Army S

By Benjamin Sand Paktika, Afghanistan 22 May 2006 As violence flares across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials say the new Afghan National Army will have to shoulder greater responsibility for defea

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Police Foil Assassination Atte

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 May 2006 Gen. Rashid Abu Shbak (File photo - Nov. 27, 2004) Palestinian police say they have foiled another assassination attempt against a security chief in the Gaza Str

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Administration Says No Security Guara

By Paula Wolfson Washington 21 May 2006 The Bush administration says it has not been asked by European negotiators to provide security guarantees to Iran. The dispute over Iran's nuclear intentions is