2006年VOA标准英语-Taylor Seeks Lawyers, Activists Want Usefu

By Nico Colombant Abidjan 05 April 2006 As former West African warlord Charles Taylor seeks a defense team for his trial at the special war crimes court for Sierra Leone, human rights activists are ca

2006年VOA标准英语-Terror Suspect's Lawyers Ask Court to Suppress

By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 18 July 2006 Lawyers for terror suspect Jose Padilla are seeking to suppress statements their client made to U.S. government agents before he was arrested in May 2002. Padilla is being held in Miami and appeared in court Mon

2006年VOA标准英语-Main Darfur Rebels Sign Peace Accord with

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 05 May 2006 The Sudan government and the largest of the three main rebel groups have agreed in principle to sign an African Union-negotiated peace deal to end the conflict in

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Says World Can't Afford to Wait in Da

By David Gollust Washington 13 April 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the world community cannot afford to wait in dealing with the violence in Sudan's western Darfur region, inc

2006年VOA标准英语-Gulf Coast Attempts to Recover from Hurric

By Greg Flakus Gulfport, Mississippi 08 February 2006 watch Recovery report The devastation caused by flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina continues to dominate headlines here and inter

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraq War, Tax Cuts Increase US Budget Defi

By Barry Wood Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Budget Deficit report President Bush has submitted a U.S. government budget for the fiscal year beginning in October that totals $2.8 trillion. VOA'

2006年VOA标准英语-Sail Away: The Songs of Randy Newman

Washington 18 June 2006 Since the release of his first album in 1968, singer and songwriter Randy Newman has been known for writing wry, and sometimes raw, songs about everyday life. Newman's musical journey has taken him from writing pop hits like

2006年VOA标准英语-Lao Government Expresses Dismay Over US Cr

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 02 February 2006 An ethnic Hmong family watches Hmong New Year celebrations, Jan. 3, 2006, in Nong Hoi Mai village, near Chiang Mai, Thailand The government of Laos has rejected

2006年VOA标准英语-Relief Agencies Struggle with Aid Distribution

By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 02 August 2006 Shipments of humanitarian aid are reaching the south Lebanese port city of Tyre, but aid agencies say they are still having trouble getting the relief supplies to areas where they are most needed. -

2006年VOA标准英语-South Korean Tourism Resort in North Under Scru

By Kurt Achin Seoul, South Korea 15 November 2006 watch North Korea Kumgang Mount Kumgang, North Korea The international community is looking at ways to enforce U.N. sanctions imposed after North Korea conducted its first-ever nuclear test on Octobe

2006年VOA标准英语-Mouth Disorder Ravages Many Children in De

By Jessica Berman Washington 18 January 2006 Noma, a disfiguring mouth disease, can be found in many extremely poor countries, but the condition is especially common in sub-Saharan Africa. Noma comes

2006年VOA标准英语-Northern Uganda's Children Growing Up in S

By Raymond Thibodeaux Gulu, Uganda 06 March 2006 It's not easy being a child anywhere, especially in northern Uganda, where thousands of children are forced to flee their villages every night to avoid

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Administrator Dismisses Fears Northern Kosov

By Barry Wood Mitrovica, Kosovo 07 November 2006 watch Northern Kosovo A NATO peacekeeper The status of conflict-riven Kosovo, the UN-administered Serbian province that is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, is being considered by an international envoy who

2006年VOA标准英语-Sierra Leone War Victims Question Taylor T

By Joe Bavier Freetown 11 April 2006 The United Nations is preparing to approve a transfer of former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial out of Sierra Leone. However, not all Sierra L

2006年VOA标准英语-WHO Lists Needed Drugs for Lebanon

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 August 2006 The World Health Organization is urging donors to be sure the medicines they send to Lebanon are ones that are needed and are not due to expire soon. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva, the WHO is warning

2006年VOA标准英语-Human Trials of New Drugs Carry Risks for

By Jane M Friedman Washington, D.C. 02 May 2006 watch Clinical Trial report Human Trials, preparing for the shot Six Londoners almost died recently during a human trial of a new drug. The British gove

2006年VOA标准英语-US Military Fights Drugs, Terrorism in Lat

By Al Pessin Pentagon 09 March 2006 Major General Richard Mentemeyer The U.S. military command responsible for operations in Latin America puts a lot of its effort into fighting the illegal drug trade

2006年VOA标准英语-NASA Struggles with Budget Issues as It De

By David McAlary Washington 05 June 2006 As the United States prepares to return humans to the moon by 2020, the space agency NASA is busy figuring out what to do once they are there. U.S. space offic

2006年VOA标准英语-US Democratic Party Split Over Iraq

By Jim Malone Washington 16 June 2006 Opposition Democrats are counting on public disenchantment with the Iraq war to help them make gains in U.S. congressional elections in November. Democrats are divided over what to do about Iraq. ---------------

2006年VOA标准英语-New Mexico Features Spicy Food, Rich Mix of Cul

By Mike O'Sullivan Albuquerque, New Mexico 02 November 2006 The western US state of New Mexico has been home for thousands of years to Native Americans, including the Navajo, Pueblo tribes and others. The Spanish settled the region 400 years ago, an