By Andre de Nesnera Washington, DC 12 December 2006 watch US Press report This week marks the 215th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, which grants specific political privileges to American citizens. One important section of the Bill of Rights, know
By Crystal Park Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch The DaVinci Code report The controversial Dan Brown novel, The Da Vinci Code, is facing a lawsuit claiming the author stole ideas from another book w
By Kathie Scarrah Washington, DC 05 May 2006 watch Cheney report A top Russian official has refused to comment directly on Russian media reports that have characterized U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 13 March 2006 The U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begins a two-day visit to Indonesia Tuesday that is expected to focus on terrorism, Hamas and the Middle East
By Jim Stevenson Fitzgerald Tennis Center, Washington, D.C. 07 August 2006 French tennis veteran Arnaud Clement has captured his second title of the year by defeating 19-year-old Andy Murray of Scotland, 7-6, 6-2, to win the Legg Mason Classic in Wa
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 04 May 2006 The International Labor Organization says child labor - especially in its worst forms - is on the decline for the first time across the globe. Asia is one of the
By Barry Wood Belgrade 07 March 2006 watch Kosovo's Future Despite having lost control of its southern province of Kosovo to NATO and the United Nations in 1999, Serbia even now has not had serious pu
By Michael Bowman Washington 06 July 2006 After a successful docking, the crews of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station are working side-by-side some 350 kilometers above the Earth. ----------- German astronaut Thomas Reit
By Stephanie Ho Washington 03 July 2006 NASA officials have decided to proceed with preparations for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, despite discovering a crack in the foam insulating one of the fuel tanks. The officials say they will continu
By Michael Bowman Washington 04 July 2006 Shuttle Discovery launch The Space Shuttle Discovery is in orbit after a picture-perfect launch Tuesday, the first-ever shuttle mission to lift off on America's Independence Day holiday. --------- After two
By Michael Bowman Washington 05 July 2006 Path of Shuttle Discovery, July 5, 2006 The crew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery meticulously examined the orbiter's exterior Wednesday, one day after a successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. ---
By Michael Bowman Washington 05 July 2006 Preparations are underway on the Space Shuttle Discovery for Thursday's planned docking with the International Space Station. Discovery's crew spent much of the day performing a thorough examination of the o
By Steve Herman Tokyo 16 August 2006 Japanese FM Taro Aso, left, shakes hanads with Acting Ambassador of Russia Mikhail Y. Galuzin prior to their meeting at his office in Tokyo Wednesday, August 16, 2006 In the first such incident in half a century,
By Steve Herman Tokyo 14 December 2006 Shinzo Abe (File photo) The Japanese government has told families of Japanese abducted by North Korea that the fate of their relatives will not take a back seat to improving ties with the communist state. VOA's
By Phil Mercer Sydney 07 March 2006 Australian troops serving in Iraq are to stay on for another year. The announcement was made by the Australian Defense Minister, Brendan Nelson, during a surprise v
By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 May 2006 Australia is considering adopting controversial citizenship tests for immigrants. New settlers could be quizzed on their understanding of Australian cultural values a
By Phil Mercer Sydney 14 August 2006 Australian Prime Minister John Howard Australia's conservative government has withdrawn a controversial asylum bill before the Senate looked ready to defeat it. Prime Minister John Howard, whose 10 years in offic
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 07 September 2006 Australian officials are expressing concern over death sentences handed to six of its citizens in Indonesian for drug smuggling. Indonesia's use of the death penalty is a cause of concern in Australia, whic
By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 October 2006 One-thousand people in Australia have conducted a four-day bird flu exercise that simulated the arrival of a planeload of flu-stricken passengers at Brisbane's international airport. The drill included customs o
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 June 2006 Iranian Top Nuclear Negotiator Ali Larijani, left , talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, during their meeting in Cairo, Egypt Iranian officials are rejecting some aspects of an international package o
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- 2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Government Unanimously Accepts UN Reso
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Lawmakers, US Officials Criticize Venezuela in
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Democrats, Republicans Maneuver for US Congress
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Some Philanthropists in America Give More Than
- 2006年VOA标准英语-New US Envoy to FAO Says Africa a Priority
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Is US Safer Now Than It Was on 9/11?
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian President Threatens Early Elections
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Indian Kashmir Rocked by Grenade Blasts
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Top US Marine 'Gravely Concerned' About Re
- 2006年VOA标准英语-US, African Officials Review Progress of T
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Creates World's Largest Marine Reserve
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Expects Iraq Troop Reduction Afte
- 2006年VOA标准英语-US Envoy Calls Darfur Deal Important Step
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Environmentalists Urge Elimination of DDT
- 2006年VOA标准英语-India Tightens Child Labor Laws, Activists Ques
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Security Council Chief Frustrated at Slow Cease
- 2006年VOA标准英语-UN Resolution on Lebanon Said to be Near
- 2006年VOA标准英语-US Steps Up Security Measures Following Discove
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Greet Cease-fire With Cautious Optimis
- 2006年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary-General Expects Resolution on Leba
- 2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Government Unanimously Accepts UN Reso