2006年VOA标准英语-Sudanese Government Gives UN Envoy 3 Days to Le

By Noel King Khartoum 22 October 2006 Jan Pronk The Sudanese government is expelling a top United Nations envoy from Sudan, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. The expulsion comes in the wake of comments U.N. envoy Jan Pronk made on his Web site in

2006年VOA标准英语-Clashes, Suspicion Mark DRC Campaigning

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 22 October 2006 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, recurrent clashes and criticism of police have marked early campaigning for the second-round post-war presidential run-off to be held October 29. ------ Kabila Supporter

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Discusses North Korea with Russian Leaders

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 21 October 2006 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomes US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice met behind closed doors with President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Foreign and Defense ministers to disc

2006年VOA标准英语-Movie Focuses on Story Behind Famous WWII Photo

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 21 October 2006 The flag-raising on Iwo Jima is an icon: a photograph instantly recognizable and forever associated with World War II. A new film by Oscar-winner Clint Eastwood tells the stories of the men in that image a

2006年VOA标准英语-Grascals Win Big at 2006 International Bluegras

By Katherine Cole Washington 20 October 2006 The annual conference of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) was held recently in Nashville, Tennessee. VOA's Katherine Cole attended, and filed this report on the 17th annual IBMA awards

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana to Send More Troops to Lebanon

By Efam Dovi Accra 20 October 2006 Ghana has agreed to a U.N. request to contribute more troops to the peacekeeping force in Lebanon. The West African nation already has 700 soldiers serving in Southern Lebanon, where the security situation remains

2006年VOA标准英语-Gates Philantrophy Follows Long US Tradition

By Brian Padden Washington, DC 20 October 2006 The issue of philanthropy in America received much media attention recently when Warren Buffet, the world's second richest man donated more then $1.5 billion to the charitable foundation run by Bill Gat

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Calls 'Time-Out' in Guatemala-Venezuela Batt

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 20 October 2006 The U.N. General Assembly has suspended voting until next week in a fiercely fought contest between Venezuela and Guatemala for a seat on the Security Council. Thirty-five rounds of balloting have pro

2006年VOA标准英语-International Red Cross Committee Chief Critici

By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 20 October 2006 The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross says the group has concerns about a new American law for the treatment and trials of detainees in the war on terror. Despite noting some positi

2006年VOA标准英语-WHO Reports Progress in Fight Against Tuberculo

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 October 2006 Children infected with tuberculosis light candles at a march to mark World Tuberculosis Day in New Delhi, March 24, 2006 The World Health Organization says there has been considerable progress in the figh

2006年VOA标准英语-South Korean Seen as Shoo-In for UN Top Job

By Peter Heinlein New York 02 October 2006 South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon has won an informal U.N. Security Council poll, virtually ensuring that he will be the world body's next secretary-general. ---- Ban Ki-Moon South Korean foreign m

2006年VOA标准英语-Refugees Endure Difficult Existence in Sri Lank

By Patricia Nunan Kantale, Sri Lanka 02 October 2006 watch Sri Lanka refugee report The United Nations says as many as 200,000 people in northern and eastern Sri Lanka have been displaced in recent weeks by fighting between the Tamil Tiger rebels an

2006年VOA标准英语-Two Americans Awarded Nobel Medicine Prize

By Rivers, Tom London 02 October 2006 This year's Noble Prize in Medicine has been awarded to a team of U.S. researchers. Two Americans have won this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine. Hans Jornvall, the Secretary of the Nobel forum, made the announce

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Urges Prompt UN Action for Darfur

By Michael Bowman White House 02 October 2006 President Bush says prompt U.N. action is required to save lives in Sudan's Darfur region. The president spoke with reporters after meeting with his new special envoy to Sudan, Monday. ----- President Bu

2006年VOA标准英语-Musharraf Hopes Deal With Tribal Leaders Will B

By Stephanie Ho Washington 01 October 2006 President Pervez Musharraf Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf is defending a recently-struck deal that critics say provides sanctuary to terrorists. He also voiced support for President Bush's handling o

2006年VOA标准英语-Hundreds Gather for Anniversary of 2005 Bali Bo

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 01 October 2006 Mourners walk together on Jimbaran beach to lay wreaths for the bomb blast victims, Bali Relatives and friends of those killed in suicide bombings on Bali one year ago have gathered on the Indonesian island t

2006年VOA标准英语-Washington Gets Set for 2nd Duke Ellington Jazz

By Doug Levine Washington 01 October 2006 Jazzman Duke Ellington had millions of fans around the world, but perhaps his most-loyal audience was in his hometown, Washington, D.C. Duke's legacy lives on in Washington with the 2nd Annual Duke Ellington

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush, Turkish Prime Minister Discuss Fight Agai

By Michael Bowman White House 02 October 2006 President Bush says the United States and Turkey are in agreement on the need to fight terrorism, and to prevent atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region. The president met with Turkey's prime minister Monday

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq and Scandals Put US Voters in Sour Mood

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 25 October 2006 watch US Election Issues Americans go to the polls on November 7th in a midterm election that could give opposition Democrats control of Congress. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, no single issue is l

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Makes Peace Appeal to Congo's Candidates

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 25 October 2006 The U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is urging rival candidates to denounce violence and promote discipline ahead of a runoff presidential vote October 29. Campaigning has been marked by the