VOA标准英语2009年-UN Report Calls for More Funds to Combat G

The United Nations is calling for billions of dollars to be spent by governments to fight climate change and greenhouse gasses to stem rising global temperatures. Smoke is seen rising from chimneys of the largest metal working company in Bulgaria (F

VOA标准英语2009年-Liberal Democrats Could Complicate Obama's

By Jim Malone Washington 28 September 2009 President Barack Obama's political challenges on health care reform and future U.S. involvement in Afghanistan are expected to grow in the weeks ahead. The president's political skills will be put to the te

VOA标准英语2009年-US Action Divides Kenya's Leadership

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 28 September 2009 The Kenyan government appears torn over the travel ban threats issued to 15 senior Kenyan officials seen as blocking the nation's reform process. The prime minister has responded by saying the United States

VOA标准英语2009年- Tension Mounting in Kismayo as Somali Isl

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 September 2009 A power struggle between Islamist insurgent groups in Somalia's strategic southern port town of Kismayo is threatening to turn violent and tear the alliance apart. The rift between al-Shabab and Hisbul Islam I

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Expects S. Waziristan Fighting to Resul

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 28 September 2009 The head coordinator for the U.N. Humanitarian Affairs office in Pakistan says his agency is ready to handle what is expected to be a large number of families fleeing the South Waziristan tribal region as

VOA标准英语2009年-AFRICOM Begins Training in Gabon

By Scott Stearns Dakar 28 September 2009 Members of the U.S. Africa Command are in Gabon for the start of a military communications exercise involving more than two dozen African armies. AFRICOM'S Africa Endeavor program seeks to improve communicati

VOA标准英语2009年-Philippines Launches Massive Relief Operat

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 28 September 2009 The Philippines has appealed for international assistance following the worst flooding in more than 40 years. At least 140 people have been killed as a result of the heavy rains and, as the death toll from

VOA标准英语2009年-Honduras Presses Brazil Over Refuge to Ous

By Brian Wagner Tegucigalpa 28 September 2009 Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya speaks at George Washington University's Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program in Washington, 02 Sep 2009 The Honduran de facto government is pressing Bra

VOA标准英语2009年- At Least 83 Killed, Hundreds of Thousands

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 27 September 2009 At least 83 people have been killed and at least 23 others are missing after torrential rains caused flash floods in the northern Philippines on Saturday. Most of the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas

VOA标准英语2009年-Annual Refugee Conference to Open Monday i

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 September 2009 Protection and the human rights of refugees are expected to top the agenda of this year's UN refugee conference, which opens on Monday. Over five days, members of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu

VOA标准英语2009年-US Defense Secretary Defends Review of Afg

By Michael Bowman Washington 27 September 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates denied Sunday that a rift exists between the Obama administration and America's military commanders on how to proceed in Afghanistan. The secretary's remarks came aft

VOA标准英语2009年-World Powers Step Up Pressure on Iran

By Paula Wolfson Washington 27 September 2009 Top Obama administration officials say Iran will come under extreme pressure to disclose its nuclear intentions when envoys from Tehran sit down on Thursday in Geneva with representatives of the United S

VOA标准英语2009年-Gabon to Recount Presidential Ballots

By Scott Stearns Dakar 27 September 2009 Gabon's constitutional court has ordered that all presidential ballots be recounted, following complaints from opposition candidates that the results are fraudulent. The son of Gabon's long-time ruler Omar Bo

VOA标准英语2009年-New Study Shows High Rate Of Stress Among

By Carol Pearson Washington 26 September 2009 As the H1N1 swine flu virus spreads rapidly through the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and other health care professionals face a heavier-than-usual workload. Even without a flu pandemic, studies show, up

VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Tests Long-Range Missile Ahead of Nuc

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 28 September 2009 Revolutionary Guard's Tondar missile is launched in a drill, Sunday 27 Sept. 2009, near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran Iranian state media report the military has successfully test fired its lon

VOA标准英语2009年-Military Supporters in Guinea Reject Afric

By Scott Stearns Dakar 24 September 2009 Supporters of Guinea's ruling military council say sanctions threatened by the African Union are unfair but the AU says it will impose them anyway if the country's military ruler decides to run for president.

VOA标准英语2009年-Senators Disagree on Obama's New Missile D

By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 24 September 2009 Several U.S. senators have blasted President Barack Obama's decision to change U.S. missile defense policy in Europe, accusing the president of abandoning U.S. allies there. Senior Pentagon officials and

VOA标准英语2009年-Merkel Leads Polls Ahead of German Nationa

By Sonja Pace Berlin 24 September 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (File) Germans are voting September 27 for a new parliament and with it a new government. Incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel has been leading in pre-election polls, but her forei

VOA标准英语2009年-Exile Government, Rights Group Cautiously

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 24 September 2009 Burma's government in exile has welcomed Washington's plans to engage with the country's military rulers. But exiles and activists say dialogue will only be effective if Washington stays firm on demands fo

VOA标准英语2009年-World Leaders Rally in Support for Pakista

By David Gollust United Nations 24 September 2009 President Barack Obama (l) and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (r) at the informal Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting in New York, 24 Sep 2009 President Barack Obama co-chaired a meeting of