VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Faces Growing Pressure After UN War

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 October 2009 An Israeli army artillery battery fires a smoke bomb into the Gaza Strip from the border, 06 Jan 2009 Israel is facing growing international pressure after the United Nations Human Rights Council approved t

VOA标准英语2009年-UK Report Warns of Oil Shortage

By Mil Arcega Washington 16 October 2009 A new report by a prominent energy research firm warns that the world's oil supply could start to dry up over the next 10 years. In a report unveiled at an International Energy Agency meeting in Paris, the UK

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Study Calls for More Debate on Biofuels

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 16 October 2009 UNEP's 'Assessing Biofuels' report cover A new report by the United Nations Environment Program says developing biofuels as a green energy option is beneficial only when countries adopt a sophisticated approach.

VOA标准英语2009年-More US Aid Proposed for Climate Change

By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 16 October 2009 Rotting carcass of camel that recently died because of Somalia's relentless drought Some U.S. senators are calling for bipartisan action in Congress on climate change, ahead of the United Nations Climate C

VOA标准英语2009年-Lobbyists Try to Influence Health Care Ref

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 16 October 2009 Man is transported to hospital room The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has approved a sweeping health care reform bill aimed at lowering insurance costs and expanding coverage to more Americans. In the comm

VOA标准英语2009年-Bipartisanship Proves Elusive in US Health

By Jim Malone Washington 16 October 2009 President Obama (file photo) President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in the U.S. Congress moved closer to enacting a health care reform bill this week when a version of reform was approved by the inf

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Condemns UN War Crimes Resolution

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 October 2009 Israel comdemns the United Nations Human Rights Council's approval of the Goldstone Report which accuses Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas of war crimes during the Gaza conflict in January. Is

VOA标准英语2009年-Former Top Officer Says US Should Recommit

By Al Pessin The Pentagon 16 October 2009 General Richard Myers talks about US strategy in Afghanistan, 16 Oct. 2009 The man who was the top U.S. military officer at the beginning of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars says the United States needs to reco

VOA标准英语2009年-French Government Recommends Nationals Lea

By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 October 2009 The French government is recommending that its nationals leave the volatile West African country of Guinea, nearly three weeks after a brutal army crackdown against protesters. The move comes a day after the Inte

VOA标准英语2009年-US Envoy, Indian Officials Discuss Regiona

By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 October 2009 A Pakistani policeman and bystanders remove an injured suicide car bomb blast victim after an attack on a Peshawar police building, 16 Oct 2009 The escalating violence in Pakistan was among the regional secu

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistan Defends US Aid Package

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 16 October 2009 The Pakistani government is defending the $7.5 billion U.S. aid package, saying Washington has addressed Islamabad's concerns over some of the controversial clauses. Late Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obam

VOA标准英语2009年-Five Countries Elected to Two-Year Securit

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 15 October 2009 U.N. Security Council (file photo) Bosnia, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria were elected Thursday to non-permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. They will serve two-year terms starting Janua

VOA标准英语2009年-Ghana Under-20 Soccer Team Vies for FIFA T

By Brent Latham Cairo 15 October 2009 The Ghana national youth football team has advanced to the final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. The squad will take on Brazil on Friday, looking for the country's first title at this level. When they t

VOA标准英语2009年-US Men's Soccer Team Wins Regional World C

By Jim Stevenson Washington 15 October 2009 Jonathan Bornstein, left, and teammates celebrate after US win over Costa Rica, 14 Oct 2009 The United States has qualified for the football (soccer) World Cup as the top team the North, Central America an

VOA标准英语2009年-US Lawmakers Question Afghanistan Strategy

By Dan Robinson Washington 15 October 2009 As President Barack Obama held the fifth in a series of meetings with advisors and military officials on Afghanistan, U.S. lawmakers were raising more questions about U.S. strategy in the country. A congres

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe's MDC Disengages from Ministries,

By Scott Bobb Harare 16 October 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai during a press conference in Harare, 16 Oct 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says his Movement for Democratic Change is disengaging from the ZANU-PF par

VOA标准英语2009年-More Than One Billion People Going Hungry

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 October 2009 United Nations food agencies report more than one billion people, or one sixth of the world's population, are going hungry. This report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program is

VOA标准英语2009年-Environmentalists Score Huge Victory in Th

By Ron Corben Bangkok 14 October 2009 Thailand's perception as a haven for foreign investment has been shaken after environmental activists and residents succeeded in a court order halting dozens of industrial projects worth almost $10 billion. The

VOA标准英语2009年-Demands For More Reform by Turkey Lessen E

By Dorian Jones Ankara 15 October 2009 The European Commission's annual progress report on Turkish membership says Ankara has improved its handling of human rights issues and the Kurdish minority. But it says that a lot more work needs to be done fo

VOA标准英语2009年-Thailand's Stock Market Bucks Asian Turn-A

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 15 October 2009 A giant poster of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is displayed in Bangkok, Thailand's China town Wednesday, 14 Oct. 2009 Thailand's stock market has bucked an Asian turn-around because of concerns about t