VOA标准英语2009年-Russia Accuses Ukraine of Blackmail on Gas Tran

Russia and Ukraine have ended 2008 with an escalating dispute over gas deliveries through a key pipeline that supplies much of Western Europe. Each side is blaming the other for the dispute. A spokesman for the Russian gas giant, Gazprom, held up a

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Warming Reductions Could Benefi

Rosanne Skirble 03 December 2009 Increased walking and cycling will benefit health and climate more than lower emission vehicles Driving less, walking more, reducing household energy use and modifying diets can lessen the impact of global warming and

VOA标准英语2009年-Israeli Reports Say Major Prisoner Swa

Court papers indicate Jewish state could release 980 prisoners as part of the agreement Luis Ramirez | Jerusalem 30 November 2009 Everybody feels connected to Gilad and his parents, everybody in this country. News reports in Israel are quoting court

VOA标准英语2009年-US Allies Pledge More Troops for Afgha

25 NATO countries and other contributors to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan have pledged about 7,000 additional troops to supplement new U.S. force commitment to Afghanistan. David Gollust | Brussels 04 December 2009 Watch:

VOA标准英语2009年-India's Climate Negotiators Regain Uni

A reported 'revolt' among members of its climate change talks' negotiating team has put the Indian government on the political defensive at home Steve Herman | New Delhi 07 December 2009 Pollution A reported 'revolt' among members of its climate chan

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Encouraged By Allied Response

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is encouraged by the response of American allies to the Obama administration's appeal for additional troops to supplement the boost in U.S. forces in Afghanistan David Gollust | Brussels 03 December 2009 U.

VOA标准英语2009年-US Unemployment Down Slightly

Officials welcome news but say they are not satisfied Dan Robinson | Washington 04 December 2009 There was a bit of good news for the U.S. economy Friday as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment edged down from 10.2 to 10 percent

VOA标准英语2009年-Ghana Environmentalists Concerned by O

President John Atta-Mills' government is drafting laws to regulate how oil revenues will be spent and how Ghana's environment will be protected, but that legislation has not yet reached parliament, causing concern among environmentalists. Scott Stear

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Court Puts Senior MDC Official Ba

By Peta Thornycroft 14 October 2009 Roy Bennett (Mar 2009 file) A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday detained Roy Bennett a senior Movement for Democratic Change official and said it had indicted him to stand trial on terrorism charges. Roy Bennett retur

VOA标准英语2009年-Scientists Seek Better Treatment For Dengu

By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 13 October 2009 Dengue carrying mosquitos According to the World Health Organization, there are around 50 million cases of dengue fever around the world every year. About two and a half billion people, two fifths of

VOA标准英语2009- Soldiers, Family Come Together To Grieve at

By Greg Flakus Fort Hood, Texas 11 November 2009 President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, 10 Nov 2009 President Obama spoke at a memorial ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday for the 13 people who died there last wee

VOA标准英语2009年-US Commitment to Afghanistan Won't End

Top Pentagon officials say the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan will not end when the military campaign is over. They are also predicting U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan will inevitably increase th

VOA标准英语2009年-Eyewitness: Somali Pirates Tried to Seize

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 November 2009 An eyewitness account of an attempted plane hijacking last week in Somalia's northern semi-autonomous Puntland region suggests would-be hijackers were members of a pirate gang, whose operations have been affect

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Intercepts Arab Boat Trying to Break Gaz

In a continuation of recent tensions, Israeli gunboats intercepted a Lebanese ship trying to break the blockade on Gaza. Speaking by cell phone from the boat, a reporter for the Arab TV station Al Jazeera said Israeli troops stormed on board and thr

VOA标准英语2009年-Turkey Tense as Court Considers Kurd P

The future of Turkey's main Kurdish party hangs in the balance as the country's constitutional court deliberates whether to shut down the Democratic Society Party. The government has accused the party of supporting terrorism. Dorian Jones | Istanbul

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Hosts Colloquium to Assist Refugees

Planners seek solutions, protections for city-based populations that far outnumber rural refugee groups Howard Lesser | Washington 09 December 2009 Sudanese refugees seek health services in Chad. In the 21st century, images of refugees living in forl

VOA标准英语2009年-Tens of Millions of TB Patients Cured

The World Health Organization reports a treatment program called DOTS has cured 36 million people with tuberculosis and saved up to eight-million lives during the past 15 years Lisa Schlein | Geneva 08 December 2009 New data show the World Health Org

VOA标准英语2009-Israel's Netanyahu to Give 'Major' Speech on

Israel could be responding to American pressure to advance the Middle East peace process. But Palestinians are skeptical. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet, that he will lay out his plan for Mid

VOA标准英语2009年-Netanyahu Heads to US Amid Crisis in Peace

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 November 2009 Israel's leader is heading to the United States, but trouble is brewing back home with the Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington amid a d

VOA标准英语2009年-World Markets Gain Despite More Corporate Lay-O

Despite a raft of new corporate job losses, world stock markets are higher due to indicators out of the United States and China that some say show the global economic downturn starting to stabilize. Demonstrators hold up placards calling for 'Britis