VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Goes to Canada on First Foreign Trip as P

U.S. President Barack Obama made a quick trip to Canada on Thursday - his first foreign journey since assuming office. His talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper focused on the global economic recession, trade, energy, the environment and

VOA标准英语2009年-India Still Awaiting Word from Pakistan on Mumb

India's patience with Pakistan appears to be wearing thin. More than two months after the terror attack on Mumbai, Indian officials are expressing frustration that they have yet to hear any official communication from Islamabad regarding Pakistan's

VOA标准英语2009年-Court Ruling Could Sink Bangladesh Shipbreaking

Environmentalists are hailing a Bangladesh High Court decision to order the closure, in two weeks, of all ship-salvaging yards which do not have environmental clearances. The judges also have banned toxic ships from entering Bangladeshi waters. The

VOA标准英语2009年-Hopes High, Violence Low, But Problems Remain a

This week marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that deposed Saddam Hussein and established a fledgling democracy, but also unleashed political, ethnic and sectarian tensions that caused years of devastating violence. As the a

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Markets Finish 2008 on Positive Note

After a year of gut-wrenching losses, stock markets around the world recorded a positive day amid light trading to close out 2008. A trader talks on the phone at the Shanghai stock market on New Year's Eve in Shanghai, China, 31 Dec 2008 Modest gain

VOA标准英语2009年-Russia Notes Positive Tone From Obama

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Kremlin has noted a positive tone in the first statements made by the Obama administration on Russian and international relations. And President Dmitri Medvedev has indicated Russian willingness to coo

VOA标准英语2009年-Gates Says NATO Positive on Call for More Help

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he got a good response from NATO allies Thursday when he asked them to do more to help provide security for the elections in Afghanistan in August, and for longer term projects training the country's security

VOA标准英语 Obama Gets Largely Positive Reviews On Trip

U.S. President Barack Obama is getting generally positive reviews as he makes his first overseas trip as president. U.S. President Barack Obama during a press conference at the end of the G20 Summit in London, 02 Apr 2009 As Mr. Obama made his inter

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Report Describes 'Terrible' Year for Ch

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 September 2009 The U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict says the past year has been terrible for children in war-torn regions. In a report submitted to the U.N. Human Rights C

VOA标准英语2009年-Lagos Plans To Solve Traffic, Overpopulation Pr

Lagos, Nigeria is already struggling with overpopulation problems. There is widespread poverty, poor sanitation, pollution and perhaps the worst traffic in the world. And the worst may be yet to come. The United Nations projects that by the year 201

VOA标准英语2009年-Heavy Snowstorm Grips England

England is struggling with the heaviest snowfall to hit the country in nearly two decades. Among the hardest-hit regions are London and surrounding areas. Travel disruption and massive cancellations are widespread. A pedestrian falls over in North L

VOA标准英语2009年-Negative News Further Depresses Global Markets

World markets are lower after new figures show Japan's economy is shrinking at a rate not seen for decades and more bad financial news is released in Britain. Man walks past share prices board in Tokyo, 12 Feb 2009 In Japan, a fourth-quarter economi

VOA标准英语2009年-'Copenhagen' Ice Sculpture Melts Heart

With negotiators trying to hammer out a deal on climate change in Copenhagen, a sculptor in London is creating a piece of art to mirror the melting ice in the Arctic. His ice sculpture of a polar bear is designed to melt by the end of the Copenhagen

VOA标准英语2009年-US President Barack Obama's Nobel Peac

10 December 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize during a ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Oslo, 10 Dec 2009 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Comm

VOA标准英语2009-Major Agricultural Countries Agree to Restar

Major agriculture exporting nations have agreed to revive negotiations for the Doha Development Round at a meeting in Indonesia. The commitment to finalize a framework for the eventual elimination of export subsidies and import tariffs has been prai

VOA标准英语2009年-Croatia to Hold Presidential Runoff Vo

Photo: AP Presidential candidate Ivo Josipovic of Left-leaning opposition Social Democrat, casts his ballot at a polling station in Zagreb, 27 Dec 2009 Official results show Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic has won the most votes in the first round of C

VOA标准英语2009年-US Economy Likely to Determine Obama's

Kent Klein | Washington 14 December 2009 President Barack Obama visiting a U.S. factory As his first year in office nears an end, U.S. President Barack Obama is gearing up for his second. The nation's economy, the war in Afghanistan and November's co

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Hails Historic Senate Health Car

US president acknowledges toughest part of the process may lie ahead, melding the House and Senate versions of the sweeping health care reform bill into one. Paula Wolfson | White House 24 December 2009 Photo: AP President Barack Obama, accompanied b

VOA标准英语2009年-Copenhagen Climate Change Talks Facing

The international conference on climate change opens Monday in Copenhagen, Denmark, hosting thousands of participants and observers hoping to reach a deal to combat global warming. Initial expectations have been scaled back, but pressure remains for

VOA标准英语2009年-Copenhagen Conference Gets Down to Wor

The international climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark enters its second day amid reminders global warming is already underway and calls to come up with a solid, workable deal in the days to come. Sonja Pace | Copenhagen 08 December 2009 Michel