2006年VOA标准英语-Study: American Parents Using TV as an Electron

By Melinda Smith Washington 20 June 2006 Watch Kids and TV report Television has become such a major part of life that many American parents use it as a babysitter, and that has child psychologists concerned. A new study shows that almost one-third

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush, EU Leaders United on Iran

By Paula Wolfson Vienna 21 June 2006 President Bush and European Union leaders say they are united on Iran and pledge to work together to resolve lingering differences on issues of trade and the fate of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cub

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Repeats Warning to North Korea Against Mis

By Paula Wolfson Vienna 21 June 2006 President Bush says North Korea must live up to its international obligations and abide by agreements on missile testing. The president took part in a one-day summit in Vienna with European Union leaders. -------

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Administration Urges Senate Ratification o

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 21 June 2006 Bush administration officials appeared on Capitol Hill to urge the Senate to ratify the U.N. Convention Against Corruption. The treaty, with 140 signatories, has been ratified by 56 countries and went into f

2006年VOA标准英语- Sudanese President Reinforces Opposition to UN

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 21 June 2006 Sudan's president has again said he will never allow a U.N. peacekeeping force into the volatile western region of Darfur. U.S. officials say they will continue to press for a U.N. force, but analysts say the S

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary-General Warns of Nuclear Prolifera

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 June 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warns that the spread of nuclear weapons threatens to propel the world into a state of crisis. In a speech to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, the secretary-general mentioned N

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Opens Conference Aimed at Halting Bir

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 21 June 2006 Indonesian men play with roosters at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 21, 2006 As Indonesia's death toll from avian influenza climbs, concerns are rising about the country's ability to control the virus. The

2006年VOA标准英语-Attempt to Restrict Afghan News Media Prompts O

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 21 June 2006 Afghan journalists are denouncing efforts by the country's intelligence officials to impose guidelines laying out what the officials consider acceptable topics for publication. The official want to place restr

2006年VOA标准英语-Rights Group: Indonesian Military Threatens Hum

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 June 2006 Indonesian Army soldiers watch from their armored vehicles during a security preparation in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, May 8, 2006 A new report by a human-rights group says the Indonesian military's busin

2006年VOA标准英语-US Soccer Team Well Protected at World Cup

By Parke Brewer Hamburg 21 June 2006 The U.S. soccer team is under heavy security at the World Cup in Germany. Nowhere is that more apparent than at its training base in Hamburg. Police guarding the entry to the US team's hotel in Hamburg Ever since

2006年VOA标准英语-Activists in US Rally for Peace in Darfur as An

By Catherine Maddux Washington 20 June 2006 Demonstrators stage protest over Darfur in front of White House Activists held rallies in several cities across the United States Tuesday to call for peace in Sudan's western Darfur region. Meanwhile, expe

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Poised for Gaza Assault as Kidnappers of

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 27 June 2006 Israeli army personnel carriers and tanks are seen at a gathering point near the border with the Gaza Strip, June 26, 2006 Israel is poised for an assault on the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip, following the kid

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Targets 10 Million Children in Campaign

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 27 June 2006 Lawal Manesara who is a polio victim rides on a skate board along a street of Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria is to launch an ambitious immunization strategy to halt the spread of polio in Africa's most populous country

2006年VOA标准英语-ICRC Asks to Visit Chechen Prisoners

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 June 2006 Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberger, is calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin to l

2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Agrees to Document Implicitly Recognizing

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 27 June 2006 Palestinian representatives of the main political factions attend a press conference in Gaza City, Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Rival Palestinian factions have agreed on a document implicitly recognizing Israel. Isr

2006年VOA标准英语-Putin Calls for Talks With US on New Disarmamen

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 27 June 2006 Vladimir Putin delivers a speech in Moscow, June 27, 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for new talks with the United States on key weapons reductions issues, three years before the Strategic Arms Re

2006年VOA标准英语-Cholesterol Drug Patent Expiration Could Mean S

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Zocor report The 20-year patent on the cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor, expired this past Friday, opening the door to competition from cheaper, generic versions of the popular drug. But some lawmake

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Withdrawal From Iraq to Be Conditions

By Paula Wolfson White House 26 June 2006 The White House says a plan for a major U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq has been drafted by top commanders, but emphasizes it is one of several options under consideration. ---------- George W. Bush The with

2006年VOA标准英语-Terror Suspects in Miami; Disclosure of Secret

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Terrorism report U.S. government officials say the arrest of seven suspected terrorists in Miami, Florida represents a step forward in the war against terror. But as VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports,

2006年VOA标准英语-Scientists Develop Possible Bird Flu Vaccine Us

By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Bird Flu report Researchers are working on developing vaccines for bird flu before it becomes a worldwide epidemic. The University of Massachusetts Medical School in the United States has teamed w