2006年VOA标准英语-Anglican Church of Nigeria Installs Bishop From

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 August 2006 Reverend Martyn Minns, a conservative Episcopal rector from the U.S. state of Virginia has been consecrated the first bishop of a new group for conservative Anglicans established by the Church of Nigeria. The

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesian Government Reduces Sentences for Bal

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 17 August 2006 The ruins of a nightclub destroyed by an explosion in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 13, 2002 Twelve Indonesian prisoners convicted of helping the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings had their sentences reduced in c

2006年VOA标准英语-South Korea to Discuss Aid for Flood Victims in

By Barry Newhouse Seoul 17 August 2006 North Korean soldiers reinforce a riverbank in Shinuiju, North Korea, Saturday, July 29, 2006 After initially turning down offers of emergency aid following devastating floods, North Korea has told South Korean

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel 'Transferring Responsibility' to UN in L

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 17 August 2006 Lebanese soldiers atop armoured personnel carriers ride in convoy to be deployed at the port in Tyre, Lebanon, August 17, 2006 Israel says it has begun handing over control of some areas of southern Lebanon to

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Leader Praises UN Resolution

By Stephanie Ho Washington 16 August 2006 Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres praised the recently-passed U.N. resolution that is aimed at putting an end to fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. In Washington Wednesday, he also t

2006年VOA标准英语-US Wants Official Iranian Response to UN Resolu

By David Gollust Washington 16 August 2006 Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki, speaks with media during a press conference, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, August 16, 2006 The United States Wednesday brushed aside a comment by Iran's foreign minister that Te

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanon Conflict Leaves Winners and Losers

By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 16 August 2006 watch Winner Loser report Two Lebanese soldiers stand next to Lebanese army tanks in preparation to deploy in south Lebanon The fighting in southern Lebanon between Israeli troops and Hezbollah is over f

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel's Military Beginning Withdrawal from Leb

By Deborah Block Washington, DC 16 August 2006 watch Lebanon Withdrawal report Soldiers pulled out of Marjayoun Israel has begun pulling its forces out from southern Lebanon. It also has made plans to hand over territory as the ceasefire with Hezbol

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Troops to Deploy South Thursday

By Margaret Besheer Beirut 16 August 2006 Late Wednesday, Lebanon's government approved a plan to deploy the army south of the Litani River beginning Thursday morning. Lebanese officials say the army will not force Hezbollah fighters to disarm, but

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana Working to Expand AIDS Treatment

By Efam Dovi Accra 16 August 2006 In Ghana an estimated 400,000 of the country's 20 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS. But, in a country where the majority of the people are classified as poor, getting the proper treatment to these people is

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria to Crackdown on Delta 'Terrorists'

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 August 2006 President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria's president is ordering a crackdown on those behind a wave of kidnappings and violence in the country's oil-rich Niger Delta. Security patrols are being increase

2006年VOA标准英语-Darfur Security Limiting Aid Delivery

By Noel King Khartoum 16 August 2006 The United Nations says deteriorating security in Sudan's Darfur region is severely hindering humanitarian aid. The World Food Program, WFP, says the number of Darfuri civilians who have been cut off from food ai

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Troops Move South; Commercial Flight L

By VOA News 17 August 2006 watch Deployment report Lebanese troops are deploying in the southern part of the country in line with a U.N. ceasefire resolution on ending the monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. Lebanese troops cross

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Speech on Terrorism Generates Controve

By Al Pessin Pentagon 30 August 2006 The Defense Department has called on the Associated Press to correct a report that it says mischaracterized a speech by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday. But the AP is standing by the story and many o

2006年VOA标准英语-Rights Group in Somalia Criticizes Islamic Cour

By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 18 August 2006 Islamic militiamen in Mogadishu The catalyst for the ban took place late Thursday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. A meeting at a local hotel to commemorate the anniversary of a Somali Islamic movement 28 ye

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Hezbollah Responsible for Lebanon Violenc

By Scott Stearns White House 18 August 2006 President Bush says he believes civilians in Southern Lebanon will ultimately hold Hezbollah militants responsible for 33 days of fighting with Israel. The president's comments came as Hezbollah began prov

2006年VOA标准英语-AIDS Conference Closes with Call for Universal

By Joe De Capua Toronto 19 August 2006 AIDS conference, Toronto Some 24,000 delegates, literally thousands of scientific, social and community presentations and papers. Marches, demonstrations, tears and laughter, bold statements and cries for help.

2006年VOA标准英语-India's Massive Mobile Phone Market Expands to

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 20 August 2006 Indian minister for Communications and IT Dayanidhi Maran, right, and Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir state Mufti Mohammed Sayeed during launch of network expansion in Srinagar, India (File photo) In India

2006年VOA标准英语-Hezbollah Handing Out Cash to Rebuild Lebanese

By Margaret Besheer Haret Hreik, Lebanon 20 August 2006 As soon as the U.N. brokered cease-fire went into effect in Lebanon last Monday, Hezbollah's social welfare machine shifted into high gear. The organization, which is branded a terrorist group

2006年VOA标准英语-Russians Shrug Off 15-Year Anniversary of Faile

By Barry Wood Washington 19 August 2006 America's second largest automaker, the Ford Motor Company, Friday said it will make big cuts in its North American car and truck production in the final three months of this year. Ford is enduring huge financ