VOA标准英语2009年-Gates to Meet New Japanese Leaders, Talk S

By Al Pessin Washington 18 October 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Japan and South Korea this week with North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and the new Japanese government's defense policies high on the agenda. The visits co

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel's Cabinet Rejects UN War Crimes Rep

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 October 2009 Israel is brushing off last week's resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which endorsed a report accusing the Jewish state of war crimes during the Gaza conflict. Israeli PM Benjamin Netany

VOA标准英语2009年-Suicide Blast in Iran Kills Top Revolution

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 18 October 2009 Deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's ground force, Gen. Noor Ali Shooshtari is among those killed in the attack, Sunday, 18 Oct. 2009 Iranian state media report that a suicide bomber in the

VOA标准英语2009年-Safety of H1N1 Vaccine, Hospital Readiness

By Carol Pearson Washington 17 October 2009 A girl receives an H1N1 vaccination Countries in the northern hemisphere are starting to distribute the H1N1 flu vaccine as part of a massive immunization program against the viral pandemic. Parents and so

VOA标准英语2009年-Inventive New Yorkers Develop Bamboo Bicyc

By Paige Kollock New York 17 October 2009 A bamboo bike In major U.S. cities, bicycling is increasingly seen as an environmentally-friendly way to get around. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a campaign to promote bicycling by addi

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: Insurance Industry Fighting Hard To

By Kent Klein Washington 17 October 2009 President Barack Obama (file photo) U.S. President Barack Obama says the nation is closer to reforming its health care system than ever before. The president is warning, however, that the insurance industry i

VOA标准英语2009年-IAEA Discussing Uranium-Enrichment Plan wi

By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 October 2009 Iranian Ambassador to International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh (R) arrives at Vienna meeting, 19 Oct 2009 The International Atomic Energy Agency is hosting a meeting in Vienna to discuss plans to

VOA标准英语2009年-Australian Muslims Found Guilty of Terror

By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 October 2009 An Australian court has convicted five Muslim men of plotting to commit an act of terrorism. The men were found guilty of stockpiling bomb-making instructions and purchasing explosive chemicals in pursuit of wha

VOA标准英语2009年-Gold Prices Impact 'Festival of Lights'

By Jennifer Glasse London 17 October 2009 Hindu women purchasing silver and gold ornaments on the eve of Dhanteras during the Diwali, the festival of lights in Hyderabad, India (file photo) Soaring gold prices are having an unexpected impact on a ma

VOA标准英语2009年-Maldives Cabinet Meets Below Waves to High

By Steve Herman New Delhi 17 October 2009 Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed signs a document calling on all countries to cut down their carbon dioxide emissions, in Girifushi, Maldives, 17 Oct 2009 In an effort to highlight climate change, the Ca

VOA标准英语2009年-Ghana Claims First-Ever Under-20 World Cup

By Brent Latham Cairo 17 October 2009 Ghana has claimed its first ever FIFA Under-20 World Cup, defeating Brazil in a heart-stopping series of penalty kicks in Cairo, Egypt late Friday after a scoreless tie through 120 minutes of regulation play and

VOA标准英语2009年-Many in Central Somalia Need Food Aid Beca

By Cathy Majtenyi Central Somalia 17 October 2009 Somali children in the drought area Like the rest of eastern Africa, central Somalia is in the grips of a debilitating drought. As a result, more than half of the population is in need of emergency f

VOA标准英语2009年-US Military Cancels Deployment of Army Bri

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 17 October 2009 The U.S. Defense Department says that it's cancelling the deployment of a 3,500-member Army brigade to Iraq in January, amid improving security. Some violence continues, however, such as the explosion Saturda

VOA标准英语2009年-Ivorian President Declares Candidacy for S

By Anne Look Dakar 17 October 2009 President Laurent Gbagbo Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo declared his candidacy in the country's long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for November. Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo's remarks were met

VOA标准英语2009年-Foreign Investment Flows Into India Again

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 October 2009 As India's economy recovers from the global financial crisis, foreign investment is flowing back into the country, and stock markets - as in many other countries, are again buoyant. Stock broker reacts as

VOA标准英语2009年-Vietnam's Economic Recovery Spurring Forei

By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 October 2009 Vietnam's economic recovery from the global financial downturn has been marked by large increases in government spending. Much of the expenditure has been directed towards infrastructure. But economists say the

VOA标准英语2009年-Honduran Businesses Suffer as Political Cr

By Brian Wagner Miami 16 October 2009 More than three months into a political crisis in Honduras, business leaders are starting to feel the pain. Owners say the dispute between ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the interim government is scaring off

VOA标准英语2009年-Garbage Collection in Cairo Collapses

By Jessica Desvarieux Cairo 16 October 2009 Cairo residents try to protect themselves against the smell Cairo's streets are always dirty, but in recent months the usual piles of trash have gotten larger. The government's slaughter of Egypt's pigs, w

VOA标准英语2009年-Hunger Casts Dark Cloud Over World Food Da

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 16 October 2009 School children eat free lunch at government school in Hyderabad on World Food Day,16 Oct 2009 Despite a goal set by world leaders nine years ago to cut the number of hungry people in half by 2015, the num

VOA标准英语2009年-Experts Look For Ways to Save Lake Chad

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 16 October 2009 Fisherman rows canoe on Lake Chad (Nov 2006 file photo) The Food and Agriculture Organization held a special event Friday to raise awareness and mobilize funds to save Lake Chad, which was once one of the