2006年VOA标准英语-US Soccer Team to Play World Cup Opener in High

By Parke Brewer Washington 25 May 2006 The two cities that will kick off play at the 2006 World Cup in Germany June 9 are Munich and Gelsenkirchen. Munich will host Costa Rica versus Germany and about one hour after that match ends, Gelsenkirchen wi

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush, Blair Pledge Continued Backing for Iraqi

By Michael Bowman Washington 25 May 2006 Tony Blair (left) and President Bush President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have hailed Iraq's achievement of democratic rule and urged resolve in the face of continued sectarian violence in the

2006年VOA标准英语-Kashmir Talks End, Indian PM Hopeful

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 25 May 2006 Indian PM Manmohan Singh addresses a press conference in Srinagar, India, Thursday, May 25, 2006 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has wrapped up two days of roundtable discussions on the Kashmir conflict

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Votes for Immigration Reform Bill

By Deborah Tate Washington 25 May 2006 The U.S. Senate has approved (by a 62 to 36 vote) sweeping immigration reform legislation that strengthens border security and establishes a guest worker program for the millions of illegal immigrants in the Un

2006年VOA标准英语-Top US Diplomat Criticizes Detention of Burmese

By VOA News 29 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice (file photo) U.S. Secretary of States Condoleezza Rice has marked the 16th anniversary of democratic elections in Burma, which were disregarded by the country's military government. She said the years have be

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerians Hail Democratic Victory

By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 29 May 2006 Nigerian Senator Idris Kuta, left, Senator Shola Adeleye, center and Niger State Governor Abdulahi Kure, right celebrate outside the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 16, 2006 A few weeks ago, th

2006年VOA标准英语-Doubts Arise Over Presence of Foreign Muslim Fi

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 29 May 2006 An alliance of secular factional leaders battling Islamic militias for control of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, says that militant Muslim fighters from various countries have entered Somalia and are fighting alon

2006年VOA标准英语-Africa's Healthcare Worker Shortage Reaches Sev

By Catherine Maddux Washington 29 May 2006 Malnourished boy sits at a Medecins sans Frontieres' hospital in El Wak village in drought stricken north eastern Kenya, March 4, 2006 Every year, untold numbers of African doctors and nurses leave the cont

2006年VOA标准英语-US Honors Fallen Troops on Memorial Day

By Paula Wolfson White House 29 May 2006 Americans are honoring their war dead on this Memorial Day holiday. President Bush spoke for the nation at a ceremony at the country's largest military cemetery. A lone military bugler saluted his fallen comr

2006年VOA标准英语-Egyptian Police Accused of Torturing Protester

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 29 May 2006 Supporters of the opposition umbrella group Kifaya, or Enough, chant anti government slogans during a demonstration in Cairo (File photo - Jan. 27, 2006) Opposition activists in Egypt are accusing the police o

2006年VOA标准英语-Historians Seek to Preserve Stairs That Helped

By Kane Farabaugh New York 29 May 2006 watch WTC Stairs report As the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks draws near, one of the only remaining pieces of the World Trade Center in New York City is in danger of extinction. VOA's K

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesian Lepers Still Face Discrimination, De

By Trish Anderton Jakarta 29 May 2006 Former South Korean leprosy patient, Oh Chun-duck, participates in an anti-Japan rally for having been forced to stay in isolated leprosariums during Japan's wartime colonial rule (File photo - Oct. 27, 2005) Th

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Discuss Water Supply to Poor in East Af

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 29 May 2006 Experts from around East Africa are meeting this week in Kenya's capital to discuss how to supply one of the continent's most basic needs, clean water. In many East African cities large areas have no access to r

2006年VOA标准英语-Autism, A Little Understood Disorder May Have G

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 29 May 2006 watch Autism Gene report Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern have been able to genetically change mice so their behavior is similar to some people with autism. The researchers hope their di

2006年VOA标准英语-World Health Assembly Approves Key Public Healt

By Lisa Schlein 27 May 2006 Avian influenza and efforts to combat HIV/AIDS were at the top of the agenda of the annual World Health Assembly, which ended Saturday. During their weeklong meeting, the 192 members of the assembly agreed to speed up imp

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: America Laying Foundation for Victory Ove

By Michael Bowman Washington 27 May 2006 President Bush says, just as the United States persevered and ultimately won the Cold War against communism, America will emerge victorious in the war on terror. Mr. Bush addressed graduates at the U.S. Milit

2006年VOA标准英语-Poseidon Remake Aims to Add More Realism

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 27 May 2006 Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas and Richard Dreyfuss in Poseidon Kurt Russell and Josh Lucas lead a ragtag group of survivors on a desperate quest to escape an overturned ocean liner in a remake of the film that laun

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Celebrates Mass in Krakow

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 28 May 2006 Pope Benedict XVI, right, offers the Holy Communion to a young girl, at Krakow's Blonia park, Poland, during the Holy Mass, Sunday, May 28, 2006 In Poland, hundreds of thousands of people attended a mass Sunda

2006年VOA标准英语-Burundi Government, Rebel Group, Prepare for Ta

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 May 2006 The government of Burundi and the country's remaining rebel group are to meet Monday for peace talks in Tanzania. The National Liberation Forces rebel group is the last holdout against efforts to end Burundi's c

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict XVI Visits Auschwitz

By Sabina Castelfranco Oswiecim, Poland 28 May 2006 Calling himself a son of Germany, Pope Benedict XVI prayed at the former Nazi death camp in Auschwitz. The visit was the most poignant moment in the pope's four-day visit to Poland. ---------------