2006年VOA标准英语-Painful Cost-Cutting, Layoffs Underway in

By Barry Wood and Crystal Park Washington, DC 06 February 2006 watch Auto Industry report The U.S.-based auto industry is in crisis. Groaning under the weight of billions of dollars of financial losse

2006年VOA标准英语-Improved Anthrax Detection from NASA

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 19 May 2006 watch Anthrax Detection report Anthrax Space age technology is playing a role in the war on terror. Paul Sisco reports on a device developed by the U.S. space

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Return Home to South As Cease-fire Tak

By Challiss McDonough Yatar, Lebanon 14 August 2006 After a month of fighting in Lebanon, a U.N.-mediated cease-fire has taken hold between Israel and Hezbollah militants. Thousands of people are streaming back to their homes, despite government war

2006年VOA标准英语-Democratic Gains Alter Balance of Power in Wash

By Jim Malone 08 November 2006 The shock waves from Democratic Party victories in the congressional midterm elections continued to rock Washington Wednesday. President Bush announced he is replacing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as Democrats cal

2006年VOA标准英语-Democratic Leaders Rule Out Iraq Funds Cutoff

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 December 2006 The incoming Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and other Democrats are ruling out any effort by members of their party to have Congress cut off funds for U.S. military ope

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Courts Sentence Two Australian D

By Tim Johnston Jakarta 14 February 2006 Andrew Chan Two Australian drug traffickers have been sentenced to death by judges in Indonesia for their leading roles in a plot to smuggle more than eight ki

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Marks Ramadan at White House

By Paula Wolfson White House 17 October 2006 President Bush welcomed Muslim leaders to the White House Monday evening for the traditional meal that marks the end of the daily Ramadan fast. The guests also included Muslim-Americans who serve as fire-

2006年VOA标准英语-Expert Presents 'Road Map' for Post-Mugabe Zimb

By Catherine Maddux Washington 14 September 2006 Zimbabwe is in the midst of an unprecedented economic and political free fall. With skyrocketing inflation rates, declining agricultural production and repressive political and media policies, Zimbabw

2006年VOA标准英语-Most Nominees for Best Foreign Language Fi

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 03 March 2006 View outside Hollywood's Kodak theater Sunday March 5, Hollywood honors the best on screen in 2005 as chosen by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Foreign Minister Says Forming Govern

By Stephanie Ho Washington 02 April 2006 Iraq's foreign minister says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have conveyed their impatience with the slow formatio

2006年VOA标准英语-Foreign Scholars Visit New York Public Sch

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 02 May 2006 Foreign graduate students at U.S. universities recently visited New York's public schools to experience the diversity and range of the city's so-called

2006年VOA标准英语-House Approves Foreign Aid Legislation

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 June 2006 The House of Representatives has approved by a vote of 373 to 34 a nearly $21 billion foreign aid bill, including money for key allies in the war on terrorism, as well as assistance for Darfur and funding fo

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Calls for Foreign Troops Along Lebanese B

By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 17 July 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says an international force is needed to end Israeli and Hezbollah attacks across the Lebanese border.The prime minister met with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the

2006年VOA标准英语-Thai Foreign Minister Expresses Concern Over Au

By Barry Newhouse Bangkok 03 August 2006 Thailand's foreign minister has expressed concern over Burma's refusal to say when it will free democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Kanthati Supamongkhon's comments followed a sudden and secretive half-day v

2006年VOA标准英语-Turkish Foreign Minister Reaffirms Country Will

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 08 November 2006 Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Wednesday his country will work to meet all criteria set by the European Union. He spoke in Rome after an EU report was released saying Turkey must do more to pr

2006年VOA标准英语-Foreign Fighters Influence Increasing in Somali

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 03 October 2006 Somali people handle guns, Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at the Arbiska training camp just outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu In Somalia, recent terrorist attacks in Baidoa and reports of foreigners training a

2006年VOA标准英语-Foreign Traders, Senegalese Artisans Compete Ov

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 11 December 2006 The outside world has long looked to Africa as a source for raw materials. In Senegal, Indian firms are buying up metric tons of recycled metal, including aluminum. For VOA, Naomi Schwarz visited an aluminum p

2006年VOA标准英语-South Lebanon in Lockdown After Israeli Warning

By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 08 August 2006 Vehicle traffic in southern Lebanon has come to a virtual standstill after the Israeli military warned residents that every single car on the road will be considered a target.Ambulances are no longe

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Election Campaign Begins

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 March 2006 Israel's election campaign began on Tuesday with different parties unveiling their campaign ads, and the candidates stepping up attacks against each other. VOA's

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets With Iraqi Shi'ite Leader at White H

By Paula Wolfson White House 04 December 2006 President Bush had talks at the White House Monday with an influential Shi'ite leader from Iraq, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports it is part of an effort by Mr. Bu