VOA标准英语2009年-UN Launches Emergency Appeal to Help Flood

By Kate Thomas Dakar 21 September 2009 Three weeks after Burkina Faso was hit by devastating floods, people in the worst-affected areas are struggling to get back to normal. Eight people died when heavy rains swept through Burkina Faso in early Sept

VOA标准英语2009年-Thailand Struggles to Contain Southern Vio

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 21 September 2009 Since 2004 Thailand has seen an upswing in violence in its troubled south, where an insurgency has resulted in close to 4,000 deaths. The attacks seemed to be slowing down until June when a massacre at a m

VOA标准英语2009年-Thai Military Tries to Win Over Muslims in

By Daniel Schearf Southern Thailand 21 September 2009 Checkpoint in Southern Thailand The Thai military has been engaging more with Muslim communities and has turned to community development projects in attempt to win over the hearts and minds of lo

VOA标准英语2009年-Former Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Hopes for Spa

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 20 September 2009 This year is the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, and a time to look ahead to future space exploration, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first two men to step on the moon. This interior

VOA标准英语2009年-Internally Displaced Iraqis Lack Basic Nee

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 September 2009 A report by the International Organization for Migration finds most of the 1.6 million Iraqis who were forced to flee their homes in the wake of the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari Mosque in Samarra still lack

VOA标准英语2009年-India's Passion for Gold Wanes as Prices S

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 September 2009 Gold coins and bars (file) India is the world's biggest gold consumer, but the country's passion for the yellow metal is waning. Record high prices and the recent economic recession have taken away some

VOA标准英语2009年-US, India Hope for Cooperation on Global T

By Ravi Khanna Washington 19 September 2009 World trade and climate change are the two most prominent issues at the summit talks in Pittsburgh Thursday and Friday of the G-20, the influential group that brings together key members of the developing

VOA标准英语2009年-Michelle Obama Joins Health Reform Campaig

By Kent Klein Washington 19 September 2009 Michelle Obama (file photo) U.S. President Barack Obama's wife Michelle is joining her husband's campaign to reform the nation's health care system. The popular first lady is speaking out for the president'

VOA标准英语2009年-US Hits UN Gaza Report for Excess Focus on

By David Gollust Washington 19 September 2009 The United States Friday criticized as deeply unbalanced against Israel a U.N. Human Rights Council report this week alleging that both Israel and Hamas apparently committed war crimes in their three-wee

VOA标准英语2009年-Insurgents Target State Schools in Souther

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 21 September 2009 Map of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat in Thailand In southern Thailand, insurgents target state schools and teachers, seen as tools of a dominant Thai Buddhist state that is diluting their Muslim Malay cultu

VOA标准英语2009年-French Ex-Premier Goes on Trial for Slande

By Lisa Bryant Paris 21 September 2009 Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin is among five defendants in one of France's most sensational trials in years. The case involves an alleged smear campaign targeting then candidate, now preside

VOA标准英语2009年-Thai King, World's Longest-Serving Monarch

By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 September 2009 Thailand's king, the world's longest serving monarch, has been hospitalized on advice from his doctors. The hospitalization of the revered monarch is causing concern among the Thai public. Thai King Bhumibol A

VOA标准英语2009年-Flooding May Delay Start of Mauritanian Sc

By Scott Stearns Dakar 25 September 2009 People waiting to be registered for assistance in the city of Rosso, Mauritania, 25 Sep 2009 Flooding in Mauritania may delay the start of the school year as people displaced by heavy rains are living in clas

VOA标准英语2009年-UN: Humanitarian Crisis in Pakistan's Nort

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 September 2009 Peshawar, North West Frontier in Pakistan The U.N. Humanitarian coordinator in Pakistan says the crisis for hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have returned to homes they fled in the Swat Valley an

VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Nuclear Revelation Reinforces Sanctio

By Dan Robinson Washington 25 September 2009 The revelation that Iran has been constructing a second uranium enrichment facility has reinforced the determination of the U.S. Congress to move forward with sanctions legislation. With Iran now facing i

VOA标准英语2009年-Conflict, Drought Forcing Thousands of Som

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 September 2009 Somalia The UN refugee agency says conflict and drought are forcing thousands of Somalis to flee to Kenya. The UNHCR reports about 6,400 refugees are arriving in Kenya every month, creating further pressure o

VOA标准英语2009年-Mixed US Economic Data Reported on Jobs, H

By Michael Bowman Washington 24 September 2009 The U.S. economy continues to generate mixed data that analysts say point to a slow recovery from a deep and prolonged recession. U.S. dollars U.S. job losses continue, but at a slower pace. The Labor D

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain's National Health Service Serves 6

By Jennifer Glasse London 24 September 2009 A sign seen, at the entrance to St Thomas' Hospital, part of the National Health Service, in London, 14 Aug 2009 As the United States debates health-care reform, VOA is looking at health-care services arou

VOA标准英语2009年-H1N1 Swine Flu Keeps Hospitals in Northern

By Carol Pearson Washington 24 September 2009 The World Health Organization says the H1N1 swine flu virus should be part of next year's seasonal flu vaccine. The WHO says the H1N1 pandemic could affect up to one third of the world's nearly seven bil

VOA标准英语2009年-Researchers: AIDS Vaccine Cuts Infection f

By Ron Corben Bangkok 24 September 2009 US Ambassador to Thailand Eric John (L) with Thailand Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparrdai after press conference in Bangkok, 24 Sep 2009 In a major scientific breakthrough researchers in Thailand sa