VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Prepares for European Trip

U.S. President Barack Obama will leave Washington early Tuesday morning on his first overseas trip since taking office. He will attend a global economic summit in London and a meeting of NATO leaders on the French-German border. US President Barack

VOA标准英语 Pakistan Reports Gains Against Militants

Pakistan's military said attack helicopters have killed more than 50 Taliban fighters in Buner district, which was overrun by militants last week. Pakistan's military spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas briefs media about recently launched military oper

VOA标准英语 European Envoys Fail to Win Sri Lankan Cease-Fire

The top envoys of two of the United Nations Security Council permanent members are the latest diplomats to apply pressure on Sri Lanka, amid fears of a humanitarian crisis as a 25-year civil war on the island appears near its end. The British and Fr

VOA标准英语 Australia Boosts Military Presence in Afghanistan

Australia will send an extra 450 troops to Afghanistan to address what the government in Canberra describes as a worsening security situation in the troubled country. Australian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

VOA标准英语 Somalia Stability Challenged by Complex and Shifting

A pledge by donor nations last week to provide more than $200 million to enhance security in Somalia is being hailed by some, criticized by others. Analysts in the United States say the international community is narrowly focused on trying to stabil

VOA标准英语2009年-Turkey Seeks to Make Nabucco More Than Pipe Dre

As a result of the disruption of gas supplies to the European Union from Russia, Turkey is now positioning itself as an alternative route for energy with the proposed Nabucco pipeline. But the new pipeline does not come without its own problems and

VOA标准英语2009年-India Grapples with Prospect of High Infla

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 October 2009 As India faces the prospect of high inflation in the coming months, the government may soon begin scaling back on measures taken to cope with the global financial crisis. India's economy is expected to gr

VOA标准英语2009年-EU Reaches Agreement on Climate Aid

By Lisa Bryant Paris 30 October 2009 European Union leaders overcame differences on funding for climate change, and moved forward on new leadership posts for the 27-member block as they wrapped up a two-day summit. European Union leaders meeting in

VOA标准英语2009年-Kurdish Language Making Inroads in Turkish

By Rachel Smalley London 30 October 2009 Aid workers around the world often find themselves at risk, despite their efforts to remain above the conflict. Last year some 260 humanitarian workers suffered attacks -- 122 died. Taliban militants killed n

VOA标准英语2009-Australia Warns Boat People Heading to Its S

Australia has intercepted a boat carrying almost 200 illegal migrants and is warning of a surge in displaced people heading to its shores from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The vessel is the largest of the 15 boats of unauthorized arrivals detained in Aus

VOA标准英语2009-Muslim Pilgrims Hold Ritual Stoning of Satan

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims performed the ritual stoning of the devil at Muzdalifa, outside the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Friday, in one of the high points of the annual Hajj. Edward Yeranian | Cairo 27 November 2009 Muslim pilgrim thro

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama, NATO Chief Agree on Afghanistan Str

By Kent Klein White House 29 September 2009 President Barack Obama (right) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at White House, 29 Sep 2009 The secretary general of NATO says he agrees with U.S. President Barack Obama's approach to the w

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain's Prime Minister Rallies Labor Par

By Sonja Pace London 29 September 2009 British PM Gordon Brown gives speech to Labor Party conference, 29 Sep 2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown addressed the ruling Labor Party conference in the seaside resort town of Brighton Tuesday with a

VOA标准英语2009年-Indian MPs Protest Joint Statement with Pa

Opposition politicians in the Indian Parliament have staged a noisy walkout to express their anger about the joint statement with Pakistan signed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier this month. Opposition protest on the floor of India's Parliam

VOA标准英语2009年-Somalia Prime Minister Says Government Wil

By Brian Wagner Miami, Florida 30 October 2009 The de facto Honduran government has agreed to a deal that may allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to power ahead of elections next month. U.S. diplomats have been in the country to mediate a

VOA标准英语2009年-Paris-based Group Says Accused Somali Pira

A Paris-based legal aid network, Lawyers of the World, says agreements signed by the United States, Britain, the European Union, and Denmark to transfer suspected Somali pirates to Kenya for trial violate the human rights of the suspects. The legal

VOA标准英语2009年-Cruise Ship Ordered Away from Australian C

Australian authorities have asked a cruise liner to cancel a planned port call after three crew members tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus, which is commonly known as swine flu. Two thousand passengers are on board the Pacific Dawn, which is on

VOA标准英语2009年-Thailand Pins Hopes in Corruption Fight on

Thailand's government hopes new legislation will curb official corruption. But some business-risk experts say the chief concern in fighting corruption in Thailand lies in political will and government stability. Thailand is enacting tough legislatio

VOA标准英语2009年-Pentagon Says Troops Killed in Philippines

By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 September 2009 The U.S. Defense Department says two U.S. troops and a Philippine Marine killed in the southern Philippines on Tuesday were targeted by an improvised explosive device - a weapon that has killed more U.S. troop

VOA标准英语 Teachers' Strike Threat Next Week Seen as Blow to Zi

Zimbabwe's teachers say they will go on strike when the next semester opens next week after the inclusvie government said it has no money to increase their salaries. The teachers' return to school after the unity government was formed February was t