VOA标准英语2009年-Scores Die in Papua New Guinea Disease Out

Authorities in Papua New Guinea are battling simultaneous outbreaks of influenza, dysentery and cholera that have killed about 120 people. Thousands of others have been infected by the diseases in Morobe province on the remote northern coast of the

VOA标准英语2009年-Mitchell Presses Israelis to Resolve Settl

U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is on the second day of a visit to Israel, where he is working to jump-start the peace process. It has been a slow start for the U.S. official in his efforts to bridge the gaps. U.S. Mideast envo

VOA标准英语2009年-France Wants Happiness Included in Progres

As countries begin emerging from the global financial crisis, France is proposing to measure progress in a new way - one that includes happiness and well being, as well as traditional economic benchmarks. US Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stig

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Election Recount Begins Before Fina

Afghan election officials have begun recounting disputed ballots from the August 20 presidential election. The recount amid fraud allegations leaves open the possibility of a second round for the disputed election. Workers count ballots at the Indep

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Released From Prison

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes in protest at former U.S. President George W. Bush has been released from prison. Muntazer al-Zaidi speaks during a press conference at the offices of his employer Baghdadiyah TV, 15 Sep 2009 Muntazer al-Zaid

VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Nuclear Talks Likely in Turkey, says

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana says talks concerning Iran's nuclear program are likely to be held in Turkey. Javier Solana (file photo) EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana told a group of reporters that talks between world power

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Financial Instability Expected to C

A leading expert on economic development and poverty alleviation says the panic that followed the eruption of the financial crisis last year is probably over. But he warns global financial instability is likely to go on for years because nations hav

VOA标准英语2009年-Scores of Smuggling Victims Dead or Missin

The U.N. refugee agency says 65 people are dead or missing and presumed dead in three separate incidents involving smuggling boats in the Gulf of Aden during the past 48 hours. Somalia and Gulf of Aden These tragic events are just the latest in a lo

VOA标准英语2009年-African Parliamentarians in Niger to Asses

Members of the Pan-African Parliament are in Niger for separate talks with President Mamdou Tandja and his political opponents concerning the referendum that has extended the president's time in office. African parliamentarians are in Niger to asses

VOA标准英语2009年-Tensions Remain One Year After Zimbabwe's

One year ago, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, then opposition-leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, leader of another small opposition party, signed a political agreement that led to the formation of a unity government. Its purpose was to

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Accord Anniversary Marked

Tuesday is the first anniversary of the deal that brought about Zimbabwe's national unity government, known as the Global Political Agreement. Most Zimbabweans, who believed it would end years of political strife and suffering caused by a collapsing

VOA标准英语2009年-OECD says Unemployment Will Continue to Ri

By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 September 2009 Women walk past a job center in London, 16 Sept. 2009 Despite reports that many industrialized economies are beginning to emerge from their worst economic crisis in decades, unemployment is rising and will like

VOA标准英语2009年-Kabul Suicide Attack Kills Italian Soldier

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 17 September 2009 A body covered with a blue sheet lies at the site where a suicide car bomber attacked an Italian military convoy on a road in Kabul, Afghanistan, 17 Sep 2009 Italy has suffered the deadliest attack on it

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Launches Diplomatic Offensive Again

By Robert Raffaele Washington 17 September 2009 Israel is rejecting a call in a UN report to open an independent inquiry into the country's conduct its offensive almost a year ago in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government said it is launching a dipl

VOA标准英语2009年-Two Suicide Bombers Strike AU Peacekeeper

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 17 September 2009 A Somali woman is rushed into a local hospital after several mortar rounds killed several people in Mogadishu, 17 Sep 2009 Two suicide bombings have rocked the headquarters of the African Union peacekeeping

VOA标准英语2009年-Senegal's President Says He'll Run in 2012

By Scott Stearns Dakar 17 September 2009 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade says he intends to run for re-election in 2012. President Wade told VOA's French to Africa service that he intends to stand for a third

VOA标准英语2009年-France Closes Illegal Immigrant Camp on Ch

By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 September 2009 The French government announced it would close a zone occupied by immigrant squatters near the English Channel as part of its larger crackdown on illegal immigration. The move has been sharply criticized for fa

VOA标准英语2009年-Greenpeace Seeks Criminal Charges in Ivory

By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 September 2009 The environmental group Greenpeace says it wants Dutch prosecutors to consider criminal charges against executives from international oil trading company Trafigura in connection with toxic waste dumped in Ivory

VOA标准英语2009年-AU Mourns Peacekeeping Commander Killed in

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 17 September 2009 Black smoke rises from inside the AMISOM base in Mogadishu after two powerful explosions ripped through the African Union peacekeepers force commander building in Somalia, 17 Sep 2009 The African Union

VOA标准英语2009年-Jakarta Cracks Down on Beggars During Rama

By Solenn Honorine Jakarta 17 September 2009 Passengers wait for train at Jakarta train station as Indonesians living in capital city begin their exodus to their home provinces for end of Ramadan holidays, 17 Sep 2009 For Muslims, the holy month of