2006年VOA标准英语-Al Jazeera Launches Global Broadcast Operation

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 15 November 2006 watch Al Jazeera Launch The Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera frequently makes news when it reports news. The station has not only aired controversial interviews with terrorists such as Osama Bin Laden, bu

2006年VOA标准英语-Britain Says it Feared for Prison Monitors

By Michael Drudge London 14 March 2006 Israeli soldiers guard blinfolded Palestinian prisoners The British government says American and British monitors at a West Bank prison had to be withdrawn becau

2006年VOA标准英语-Prison Siege in Jericho Ends

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 March 2006 Israeli military authorities say a siege at a prison in the West Bank city of Jericho has ended with the surrender of a leading Palestinian militant. The prison s

2006年VOA标准英语-Lavrov Denies Russian Nuclear Compromise O

By David Gollust State Department 07 March 2006 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has made no compromise offer to deal with Iran's nuclear program. He spoke after talks with U.S. Secr

2006年VOA标准英语-Russian Foreign Minister: Iran Sanctions W

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 08 March 2006 Russia's foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has indicated Moscow will oppose U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran. The Council could begin discussing

2006年VOA标准英语-Concern Over Potential Fraud Raised Ahead

By Joe Bavier Cotonou 03 March 2006 The last day of campaigning for Benin's presidential election opened Friday with concerns over whether the vote will live up to democratic hopes. Some fear for the

2006年VOA标准英语-OPEC Delays Production Cuts Till February

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 December 2006 OPEC oil ministers meeting in Nigeria have agreed to cut the organization's overall production by half a million barrels a day in February, but turned down calls for more immediate cuts. Gilbert da Costa re

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria's Obasanjo Sets up Committee for R

By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 18 January 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigerian President Olusegin Obasanjo said he had set up a committee to work towards the release of four foreign oil workers seized by milita

2006年VOA标准英语-US House Committee Votes to Block Dubai Po

By Dan Robinson Washington 09 March 2006 Republicans in the House of Representatives have voted to block Dubai Ports World's acquisition of management operations at six key U.S. ports. The move in the

2006年VOA标准英语-Shuttle Astronauts Perform Second Spacewalk

By David McAlary Washington 10 July 2006 U.S. space shuttle astronauts are on their second spacewalk in three days, acting as orbiting mechanics at the International Space Station. They are making repairs to the outpost's cooling system and its rail

2006年VOA标准英语-Majority of Israelis Say Arabs Should Leav

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 May 2006 Jewish settlers stand on the roof of one of two formerly Arab-owned buildings A recently-released poll in Israel indicates a majority of Israeli Jews want Israeli A

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Report Finds Majority in Asia Living Without

By Steve Herman Tokyo 09 November 2006 Declaring dirty water is a bigger killer than bullets worldwide, the United Nations Development Program is calling for a global action plan for the more than one billion people with no access to clean water and

2006年VOA标准英语-Kenya Floods Take Lives as Climate Change Confe

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 November 2006 Katsena Charo, of Bate village, stands next to what used to be the family house More than 20 people in northern and coastal Kenya have been killed by massive flooding triggered by heavy rains. The disaster

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Warn Climate Change Threatens Heritage

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 November 2006 Kenyan Environment Minister Kivutha Kibwana opens talks at UN Climate Change Conference in Nairobi, November 6, 2006 Experts at the United Nations' Climate Change conference in Kenya's capital have warned T

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Climate Change Conference to Open in Kenya

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 03 November 2006 The United Nations' Climate Change conference is set to open in Kenya's capital Monday. Topics expected to be covered include how countries can cope with increases in global warming and why the United State

2006年VOA标准英语-Study Suggests Climate Change Killed Off I

By David McAlary Washington 10 May 2006 There is new evidence in the case of the missing woolly mammoth. In fact, several species of large mammals in addition to the mammoth went missing at the end of

2006年VOA标准英语-Key Senator Says US Should Talk Directly With N

By Deborah Tate Washington 07 July 2006 As the Bush administration seeks a united stance with other world leaders to find a diplomatic solution to the standoff with North Korea over its missile tests, one influential U.S. lawmaker says the United St

2006年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Takes on 38 Cases in New Term

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 04 October 2006 watch Supreme Court report The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term this week with a docket of 38 cases, 17 of which are related to business. VOA's Peter Fedynsky looks at the most prominent cases, i

2006年VOA标准英语-Jazzman Jason Miles Pays Tribute to Marvin

By Doug Levine Washington 08 April 2006 It's been 22 years since the untimely death of singer Marvin Gaye, but there's no forgetting the man who sang such classics as

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets Maliki in Baghdad, Praises Troops

By Paula Wolfson White House 13 June 2006 President Bush is on his way home after a surprise trip to Baghdad designed to show support for the new Iraqi government. Mr. Bush also met with some of the more than 130,000 US troops serving in Iraq. -----