2006年VOA标准英语-Grey Fox Music Festival Brings Together Top Blu

By Katherine Cole Washington 31 July 2006 The lineup at this year's Grey Fox Bluegrass festival reads like a who's who of modern bluegrass: Grammy-winners Ricky Skaggs, Tim O'Brien, and Jerry Douglass all traveled to take part in the musical weekend

2006年VOA标准英语-South Africa Revamping AIDS Strategies

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 31 October 2006 South Africa's National AIDS Council is to be restructured as part of a new plan to strengthen the country's response to HIV/AIDS and will now include a deputy chairperson drawn from civil society. The

2006年VOA标准英语-Gun Control Debate Resurfaces in Wake of Deadly

By Richard Green Washington, DC 05 October 2006 watch report School Shootings A man walks past a flag flying at half-mast in Bart, Pa., Thursday morning, Oct. 5, 2006 as the area prepares for four funerals Parents and communities across the United S

2006年VOA标准英语-Diddy's new CD, 'Press Play', Releases October

By Larry London Washington, DC 16 October 2006 watch Diddy report Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sean Diddy Combs has gone through many name changes over the years -- from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy to just Diddy. The man behind Bad Boys Records and Sean John Cloth

2006年VOA标准英语-Universal Studios Park Has Attracted Over 100 M

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 31 October 2006 watch Universal Studio report With summer vacations over and students back in school, the crowds are thinning at Universal Studios Park in Hollywood, California. But not by much. The movie-studio

2006年VOA标准英语-Hubble Telescope Given Reprieve; Astronauts to

By David McAlary Washington 31 October 2006 The U.S. space agency says it will send space shuttle astronauts one more time to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope. The decision reverses one made by NASA's previous management two years ago,

2006年VOA标准英语-Violence, Accusations Mar Congo Vote Counting

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 30 October 2006 Rival camps in Sunday's post-war presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo are accusing each other of cheating, while an attack on election workers marred the start of vote counting in the v

2006年VOA标准英语-Saddam Thrown Out of Court Again

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 10 October 2006 Saddam Hussein's trial on genocide charges continued in Baghdad, with the former Iraqi leader again getting ejected from the court. When things settled down, witnesses told the court those who did not die in

2006年VOA标准英语-Congo's Journalists Face Election Fire

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 24 October 2006 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, post-war elections have been marked by violence between rival supporters and against political campaigners. Meanwhile, journalists are being attacked, sanctioned and cri

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls For Action on Sudan

By Paula Wolfson White House 31 October 2006 President Bush is calling for greater international pressure on Sudan to end the violence in the war-torn Darfur region. Mr. Bush spoke after a meeting with his special envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios. ---

2006年VOA标准英语-Liberals Compete with Conservatives for Religio

By Jim Malone Washington 31 October 2006 Republicans are depending on a strong voter turnout among conservative Christians on November 7 as one way to limit expected Democratic gains in the midterm congressional elections. But some liberal groups al

2006年VOA标准英语-Sudan, UN Clash Over Conditions in Darfur

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 October 2006 The Sudanese Minister of Culture says the humanitarian situation in conflict-ridden Darfur is not as serious as it is usually painted in the media or by the United Nations. But U.N. aid agencies say they are no

2006年VOA标准英语-'Ripley's Believe It or Not!' Museum Displays t

By Cheng Xiaohong Orlando, Florida 31 October 2006 watch Believe It or Not report The world is full of many strange and bizarre things. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Orlando, in the southeastern state of Florida, houses many such things

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Becomes Second Catholic Leader to

By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 30 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI visited the Blue Mosque in Istanbul Thursday, becoming the second pope to enter a Muslim place of worship. He also visited Aya Sophia, which used to be Christianity's largest church.

2006年VOA标准英语-Madagascar Prepares for Presidential Elections

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 30 November 2006 In Madagascar, campaigning is winding down and voters are preparing to go to the polls Sunday to elect a president. The process has been marked by boycotts, procedural disputes and a would-be coup attempt,

2006年VOA标准英语-DRCongo AIDS Victims Often Ignorant of Status

By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 30 November 2006 United Nations statistics say women are the most numerous victims of HIV/AIDS in Africa. In the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, VOA's Nico Colombant went to the main hospital in the capital, Kinshas

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope, Orthodox Christian Patriarch Call for Uni

By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 30 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI and the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians held a solemn prayer service together Thursday in the Church of Saint George in Istanbul. During the joint ceremony they r

2006年VOA标准英语-Tensions Remain High in Lebanon

By Challiss McDonough Beirut 30 November 2006 In the aftermath of yet another political assassination in Lebanon, analysts say political and sectarian tensions are at the highest point since the end of the civil war more than 15 years ago. But despi

2006年VOA标准英语-Bill Clinton Announces Deal for Low-Cost Pediat

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 November 2006 Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's foundation has negotiated with Indian drug companies to make affordable treatment available to thousands of children afflicted with the AIDS virus. Anjana Pasricha re

2006年VOA标准英语-Liberia's Truth Commission Denies Reports of Su

By Kari Barber Dakar 30 November 2006 Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission is denying reports that the commission has ceased work because of a lack of funding. A commission spokeswoman told VOA Thursday that a recent halt in field research