2006年VOA标准英语-Talks Open Between Somalia's Parliamentary Spea

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 November 2006 The speaker of Somalia's transitional government and members of the Islamic Courts Union are meeting near the Somali capital one week after negotiations between the government and the Islamists collapsed in

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Concerned About Somalia

By Paula Wolfson White House 06 June 2006 President Bush says he is keeping a close watch on developments in Somalia, where Islamic fighters are on the move after taking control of the capital city, M

2006年VOA标准英语-Somalia's Interim Leaders to Meet With Islamic

By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 04 July 2006 Somalia's interim government in Baidoa says it will send a senior-level delegation to the capital Mogadishu in the coming days to meet with Islamic leaders, ahead of a second round of peace talks on July 15

2006年VOA标准英语-With Islamists in Control, Somalia's Capital Is

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 04 August 2006 Street scene in Mogadishu The recent ousting of unpopular factional warlords by Islamists in the Somali capital Mogadishu has raised hope among residents that peace will finally prevail after more than 15 years

2006年VOA标准英语-Somalia Government Troops Capture Town Held By

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 09 October 2006 Islamist militia leaders in Somalia say government troops have taken control of a town near the government base of Baidoa that had been held by militias loyal to the rival Islamic Courts Union. Islamic leade

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Hails Recent Developments in Ira

By Scott Stearns White House 10 June 2006 President Bush says the formation of a new government in Iraq and the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi made this past week a good one for the cause of freedom. Opposition Democrats say the pres

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Hails Death of Terrorist Leader Zarq

By Michael Drudge London 08 June 2006 Tony Blair (file photo) British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq is a strike against the al-Qaida terrori

2006年VOA标准英语-Graduates of University in New Orleans Hit

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 13 May 2006 The more than 2,000 graduates of Tulane University in New Orleans heard from not one, but two former U.S. presidents at their graduation commencement ceremony Sa

2006年VOA标准英语-US Denies Plot With Israel to Destabilize

By David Gollust Washington 14 February 2006 Sean McCormack The Bush administration says it is not having separate talks with Israel about how to deal with a Hamas-led Palestinian government. The New

2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Official Denies Accepting Two-State

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 April 2006 The Palestinian foreign minister is denying reports he might accept a two-state solution with Israel. The new Hamas government held its first cabinet meeting to d

2006年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Denies Islamic Charity Link to UK Bomb

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 August 2006 Pakistan has rejected recent news reports linking a local charity with the alleged plan to blow up passenger planes headed to the United States from Britain. Officials insist money donated for earthquake rel

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana Denies Violating Ban on Ivory Coast Diamo

By Efam Dovi Accra 11 October 2006 Ghana is denying a United Nations report saying that conflict diamonds from rebel-controlled areas of Ivory Coast are being smuggled into the West African nation. The report, expected to be submitted to the U.N. Se

2006年VOA标准英语-Three UN Peacekeepers Injured in Clash in Haiti

By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 14 July 2006 The U.N. mission in Haiti says three U.N. peacekeepers have been injured in a clash with gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The latest violence comes a week after gang violence claimed the lives of more than

2006年VOA标准英语-Rival Warlords Clash in Northern Afghanistan

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 09 August 2006 Supporter, center, kisses and shows his respect at the western stronghold of a regional warlord and former governor of Herat, Ismail Khan, left, during meeting in his residence in Herat in Afghanistan (File

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Workers Brace for Mass Firings

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 11 September 2006 Federal workers in Nigerian are bracing themselves for mass layoffs following a weekend announcement that some 15,000 workers are to be let go this month. Union officials are reacting angrily to the plan a

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Blames Democrats for Stalled Immigrat

By VOA News 08 April 2006 President Bush (file photo) President Bush says the Senate Democratic Party leader is responsible for the failure of compromise legislation on immigration moving forward. ---

2006年VOA标准英语-US Democrats and Republicans Battle Over C

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 January 2006 Months before mid-term legislative elections, congressional Democrats have formally signaled they will use the issue of corruption in Congress as a key wea

2006年VOA标准英语-Democrats Criticize Bush Over Lebanon Evacuatio

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 July 2006 As the United States intensifies its efforts to get Americans out of Lebanon, the Bush administration has defended the handling of evacuations against criticism from some opposition Democrats in Congress. --

2006年VOA标准英语-US Democrats Face Opportunities, Challenge

By Jim Malone Washington 11 May 2006 Low public approval ratings for President Bush and his Republican allies in Congress present a huge opportunity for opposition Democrats in November's congressiona

2006年VOA标准英语-Republicans, Democrats Battle for Control of US

By Jim Malone Washington 14 September 2006 New public opinion polls suggest President Bush has helped Republican congressional candidates by refocusing this year's campaign debate on the war on terrorism. Despite the latest results, opposition Democ