VOA标准英语2009年-Opponents File Legal Challenge Against Gab

By Scott Stearns Dakar 18 September 2009 Opponents of Gabon's President-elect Ali Ben Bongo want the country's constitutional court to annul the results of last month's vote. They are alleging massive fraud. Andre Mba Obame Former Interior Minister

VOA标准英语2009年-Compaore Urges Ivorians to Move Toward Pre

By Anne Look Dakar 18 September 2009 Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore speaks to Ivory Coast National assembly, 17 Sep 2009 Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaor visited Ivory Coast this week. Mr. Compaor is leading regional efforts to organize th

VOA标准英语2009年-Debate Over Italian Troop Withdrawal from

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 18 September 2009 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during a press conference in Rome, 19 Sep 2009 The killing of six Italian soldiers in Afghanistan has re-ignited the debate over whether troops should be withdraw

VOA标准英语2009年-Emboldened Al-Shabab Warns Djibouti Not to

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 18 September 2009 Black smoke rises from inside AMISOM base in Mogadishu after two powerful explosions rip through AU peacekeepers force commander building in Somalia, 17 Sep 2009 A day after a brazen suicide attack in the Af

VOA标准英语2009年-World Population At 7 Billion in Two Years

By Zulima Palacio Washington 17 September 2009 World population is growing - highest in underdeveloped countries A new report indicates that, in less than two years, global population will reach seven billion people, a number that imposes new challe

VOA标准英语2009年-Sri Lanka Pledges to Send Home Tamils Disp

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 September 2009 A boy stands in a Menik Farm displaced persons camp in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka (May 2009 file photo) Sri Lanka has pledged to send home nearly 300,000 ethnic Tamils being held in refugee camps. The assuranc

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Marks Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 September 2009 Israeli women receive food aid for Jewish new year holiday in Jerusalem, 17 Sep 2009 The High Holy Days have begun in Israel. Israel is marking Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, beginning 10 days of rep

VOA标准英语2009-US Envoy Says Pakistanis Turning Against Tal

A suicide bomber killed at least 32 people at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Friday just hours before top U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke declared the Pakistani mood has turned decidedly against Islamic extremism. Top U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke

VOA标准英语2009-Security Key Issue in Lebanon's Elections

As voters in Lebanon go to the polls on Sunday (June 7) , one issue seems to be dominating the elections more than any other: security. In the tumultuous landscape of Lebanese politics, the issue of security is of particular importance to one candid

VOA标准英语2009-Obama in Germany: Honors War Dead, Speaks of

U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for a redoubling of efforts to get the Mideast peace process back on track. He spoke in Dresden, Germany after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. U.S. President Barack Obama (r) hugs Holocaust survivor

VOA标准英语2009-Harsh Austerity Measures Implemented in Ethi

Ethiopia, already among the poorest countries, has suffered a series of recent economic setbacks, forcing officials to take drastic countermeasures to avoid a financial meltdown. Economic growth projections have been slashed amid shortages of critic

VOA标准英语2009-Mexico's State of Chiapas Aims to Reduce Pov

Mexico's southernmost State of Chiapas is beautiful and well endowed with natural resources. It has all the elements for success. And, yet, it is the poorest region in the country. The reasons for this are many including a large indigenous populatio

VOA标准英语2009-Indian Students Claim Epidemic of Racist Vio

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has condemned as senseless acts of violence a series of race attacks on Indian students in Melbourne. The Indian high commissioner is demanding greater protection for Indians studying in Australia, as state autho

VOA标准英语2009-Lebanon Struggles for Stability on Eve of El

Lebanon is a fractured land that has a long-standing struggle among a mixture of Christian sects, Sunnis, Shias, Druze and other religious factions. Since a resurgence of hostilities in 2006, when Israel launched a major military campaign against th

VOA标准英语2009-West Africans React to Obama Speech

Many Muslims in West Africa watched U.S. President Barack Obama's speech from Cairo where he called for a new beginning between the United States and the world's one billion Muslims to end what he said is a cycle of suspicion and discord. US Preside

VOA标准英语2009-Pakistanis Praise Obama Cairo Speech But Awa

A group of Pakistanis who watched President Barack Obama's Cairo speech to Muslims are praising the American leader for his skill as a public speaker. But after seeing the speech on television at VOA's Islamabad bureau, they say it lacked specific p

VOA标准英语2009-Palestinians, Israelis Have Mixed Reactions

Palestinian officials are hailing U.S. President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world as a good first step toward resolving the Middle East conflict. Israel said it hoped the U.S. president's speech will help usher in a new period of reconcilia

VOA标准英语2009-c Addresses World's Muslims

U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time for a new beginning in relations between America and the world's Muslims. The president said they should unite to confront violent extremism and promote the cause of peace. Fresh start President Barack Oba

VOA标准英语2009-Mauritania Postpones Saturday Vote

Mauritania's military rulers have agreed to postpone Saturday's special presidential election. The deal brokered in neighboring Senegal means Mauritanian opposition parties will drop their boycott and join the vote rescheduled for July. The agreemen

VOA标准英语2009-Israel Says No Change in Settlement Policy a

Israel says it won't change its settlement policy despite new demands by the President of the United States. The settlers have announced their own response to U.S. pressure. Jewish settlers wash cement off their feet after laying foundation of new b