VOA标准英语2009年-US Won't Follow British Lead on Hezbollah Dialo

Two senior U.S. diplomats are due to arrive in Damascus Saturday in a visit upgrading the level of U.S.-Syrian contacts. Officials here said the Obama administration has no intention of matching the British opening to Hezbollah, which has long been

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Holds His 1st American Indian Summit

By Kent Klein The White House 05 November 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has followed through on a campaign promise to hold an annual meeting with American Indian leaders. The president says he wants to reverse the government's history of marginal

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Envoy Meets with Detained Burmese Opposition

The United Nations' special envoy on Burma has met with detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, to discuss political reform in the military-run country. But it is not clear if the military's top leader will grant him a similar meeting.

VOA标准英语2009年-Bush Says 'One-Way Cease-Fire' in Gaza Will Not

U.S. President George Bush is speaking out for the first time on the latest crisis in the Middle East. Mr. Bush used his weekly radio address to lay down his conditions for a cease-fire in Gaza. President George W. Bush (file) The president says any

VOA标准英语2009年-Tsvangirai Returns to Harare

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to Harare after receiving treatment in Botswana for injuries sustained in a car crash that killed his wife. Zimbabwe's PM Morgan Tsvangirai, seen, addressing mourners at his home, in Harare, 0

VOA标准英语2009年-US to Send Envoys to Syria

The United States will send two senior officials to Syria within the next few days, possibly signaling a new direction in Middle East diplomacy by the Obama administration. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a statement in Jerusal

VOA标准英语2009年-Senators Debate Merits of Earmarks in Spending

On Friday, the U.S. Senate shelved a final vote on the $410 billion spending bill that would fund the federal government through the current fiscal year. Senators from both parties have expressed reservations over the more than 8,000 localized spend

VOA标准英语2009年-Palestinian Leader Says Israeli Attacks on Gaza

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the European Parliament the Israeli attacks on Gaza were war crimes and that Israeli officials should be held accountable. Mr. Abbas spoke during a tour of Europe to drum up support for peace talks

VOA标准英语2009年-Democrats Outline US Financial Reform Plans

A key Democratic lawmaker has outlined his plans to use legislation the U.S. Congress would approve in coming months to impose greater controls on financial firms to protect investors and help avoid another financial system collapse. Republicans ste

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Shabab Asks Foreign Fighters to Come to

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 16 September 2009 A senior commander of radical Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Somalia has issued a public call for foreign fighters from around the world to come to Somalia and join its fight against the Western-backed

VOA标准英语2009年-Analysts Say Russia's Influence on Iran Very Li

U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe continue to be a major source of contention between the United States and Russia. U.S. officials say the proposed missile defense system - made up of 10 missile interceptors in Poland a

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Says No to Cease-Fire, Vows to Press Off

Israel has rejected international pressure for an immediate, even if temporary, cease-fire five days into its offensive against Hamas militants and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Despite massive damage and a toll of nearly 400 Palestinians killed

VOA标准英语2009年-Conservative Anglican Priests Consider Off

By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Pope Benedict XVI, 28 Jan 2009 The Vatican has offered to allow conservative Anglican clergy to join a special section of the Catholic Church. They would be able to retain the Anglican liturgy and a married

VOA标准英语2009-Conservative Parties Cheer Victory in EU Par

Conservative parties across Europe are cheering their victory, following four days of voting for the E.U. Parliament that resulted in heavy losses for the left. EU Commissioner for Economy and Monetary Affairs, Joaquin Almunia smiles during a live T

VOA标准英语2009年-US Conservatives Support Ouster of Hondura

The Organization of American States and most governments in the world have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the military last Sunday as a coup d'etat. But the people who currently hold power in Honduras say they followed l

VOA标准英语2009年-US and Russian Officials Work on New A

US, Russian negotiators expect an agreement on a new follow-on treaty to the 1991 START-1 pact by the end of the month Andr de Nesnera | Washington 06 December 2009 Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (L), former US President Georg

VOA标准英语2009年-14 Charged in Insider Trading Case

By Bernard Shusman New York 05 November 2009 U.S. authorities have filed criminal charges against 14 people allegedly involved in a widening insider trading scandal that has already snared one of the richest men in America. Federal authorities filed

VOA标准英语2009年-Lebanese Doubtful Israel Election Will Improve

Israelis go to the polls in general elections Tuesday with hard-liner Benjamin Netanyahu expected to become the country's next prime minister. Israel's neighbor to the north is concerned. Lebanon is still rebuilding after its war with Israel in 2006

VOA标准英语2009年-3 US-Based Scientists Capture 2009 Nobel P

By Tom Rivers London 05 October 2009 Three U.S.-based scientists have won the 2009 Nobel prize for medicine for their discovery into how chromosomes are copied and protected. The work casts important light on cancer and the aging process. . Elizabet

VOA标准英语2009-Museum Honors Artist Who Captured Small Town

By Joseph Mok Stockbridge, Massachusetts 11 November 2009 For a man identified so closely with small-town America, Norman Rockwell spent much of his life living in or near America's biggest city. He was born in New York City in 1894, and did not mov