VOA标准英语2009年-Indian Maoists Accused of Killing 16 Villa

By Steve Herman New Delhi 02 October 2009 Rebel Maoists attempting to seize land in one of India's poorest communities are being blamed for the execution-style killings of at least 16 villagers, including children, in the eastern part of the country

VOA标准英语2009年-Earthquake Cripples Indonesian City of Pad

By Brian Padden Padang, Indonesia 03 October 2009 Aerial image of buildings destroyed by earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 03 Oct 2009 Foreign emergency rescue teams are working to reach areas in and around Indonesia's port city, Padang

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: Higher US Unemployment A 'Sobering

By Kent Klein Washington 02 October 2009 President Obama speaks at White House, 2 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says the higher U.S. unemployment rate in September shows that economic recovery will not be smooth or easy. The president also ex

VOA标准英语2009年-Carter Library and Museum Reopens After $1

By Kane Farabaugh Atlanta 02 October 2009 Tour the Carter Library and Museum Download (WM) Former President and Mrs. Carter at the re-dedication of his Libary and Museum He is one of the most active former Presidents of the United States. In additio

VOA标准英语2009年-Scientists Unearth Earliest Pre-Human Skel

By Jessica Berman Washington 02 October 2009 Anthropologists from around the world have added another million or so years to the history of human evolution. Scientists say the latest fossil find - while not a direct ancestor of modern humans, may of

VOA标准英语2009年-World Bank, IMF Officials Meet in Turkey

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 02 October 2009 Officials from the World Bank and IMF are meeting in Turkey, for talks dominated by the world economic crisis and the fragile recovery that is now underway in some countries. The head of the World Bank is giv

VOA标准英语2009年-Mauritanian Women Train for Entrepreneursh

By Anne Look Nouakchott 02 October 2009 In Mauritania, women often bear the brunt of the country's crushing poverty, but a local nonprofit organization is trying to change that by turning wives and mothers into entrepreneurs. Ticket to success? Than

VOA标准英语2009年-Death Toll Rises in Pacific Islands, Famil

By Mike O'Sullivan Pago Pago, American Samoa 03 October 2009 Filifaiesea Vailolo carries suitcase through debris left in wake of the tsunami in the town of Pago Pago in American Samoa, 02 Oct 2009 Relief efforts are continuing in the Pacific islands

VOA标准英语2009年-US Officials Believe Pakistani Taliban Lea

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 03 October 2009 26 Nov 2008 photo taken in Orakzai tribal region of Pakistan shows Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of Pakistani Taliban faction U.S. intelligence agencies say they believe Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah M

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Receives Videotape of Captured Sold

By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 02 October 2009 Raffaele TV Report Download (WM) Image taken from video released by Hamas, 02 Oct 2009, shows Israeli soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit held captive for more than three years in Gaza Strip Israel has received proof

VOA标准英语2009年-Suspected US Drone Kills Top Militant in P

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 02 October 2009 Air Force MQ-9 Reaper takes off from Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, 13 March 2009 Pakistani authorities say a suspected U.S. drone attack along the Afghan border is believed to have killed an Uzbek militant

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Qaida Linked Group Gains Control of Som

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 02 October 2009 Kismayo, Somalia Al-Shabab militants in Somalia have claimed control of the country's southern port town of Kismayo, one day after deadly fighting with a rival Islamist group. But the city remains tense amid rep

VOA标准英语2009年-Report Forecasts Dramatic Rise in African

By Fid Thompson Dakar 02 October 2009 Child suffering from malnutrition is held in makeshift feed center in town of Maradi, Niger (file photo) A new report on climate change's impact on agriculture predicts 25 million more malnourished children arou

VOA标准英语2009年-Guinea Marks Somber Independence Day

By Scott Stearns Dakar 02 October 2009 Guinea military leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara salutes during independence day celebrations in Conakry, Guinea, 2 Oct 2009 Guinea's military ruler used the nation's independence day to express his sympathy fo

VOA标准英语2009年-Ireland Votes on EU Treaty

By Selah Hennessy London 02 October 2009 A voter casts their vote in north Dublin, 02 Oct 2009 Irish voters headed to the polls Friday to decide on a referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. Observers say turn-out has been slow on a vote th

VOA标准英语2009年-Tokyo Bids for 2016 Olympics

By Akiko Fujita Tokyo 01 October 2009 Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledges Thursday, 01 Oct. 2009 to do his utmost to bring the Olympics to Tokyo in 2016 as he prepared to go to Copenhagen for the big vote The International Olympic Committ

VOA标准英语2009年-Oprah Winfrey Selects Nigerian Author's St

By Fid Thompson Dakar 01 October 2009 Oprah Winfrey in Copenhagen, Denmark 30 Sep 2009 Emerging Nigerian writer Uwem Akpan's short story collection, Say You're One of Them, recently was chosen by U.S. television talk show host Oprah Winfrey for her

VOA标准英语2009年-Many Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers

By Melinda Smith Washington 01 October 2009 Child with cancer A childhood cancer foundation based in the U.S. estimates that 160,000 children around the world are diagnosed each year with cancer. The odds of survival are better in developed countrie

VOA标准英语2009年-Supreme Court Begins New Term Monday

By Jim Malone Washington 01 October 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court opens its annual term Monday with a new justice and a new slate of potentially significant cases. US Supreme Court (file photo) The Supreme Court traditionally opens its annual term on

VOA标准英语2009年-New York Federal Judge Denies Request For

By Carolyn Weaver New York 01 October 2009 A U.S. federal judge has ruled that hundreds of documents detailing the Central Intelligence Agency's now-shuttered overseas secret detention program of suspected terrorists, including extreme interrogation