VOA标准英语2009年-US Envoy Extends Middle East Peace Mission

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 September 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama's point man in the Middle East is extending a Middle East peace mission. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, shake hands durin

VOA标准英语2009年-Implementing 'Smart Power' in Afghanistan

By David Axe Wardak Province, Afghanistan 16 September 2009 Analysts and policy makers call it smart power -- a seamless blend of investment, good deeds and military force that is intended to win friends while targeting enemies in war. In 2007, the

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Meets Bankers, Urges More Busine

Paula Wolfson | White House 14 December 2009 President Barack Obama meets with members of the financial industry in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, 14 Dec 2009 The president says his message to the financial sector is simple. America's banks r

VOA标准英语2009年-Controversy Cuts Down on Christmas Tre

Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 14 December 2009 This ornament depicting three kings, or wise men said to have journeyed to behold the newborn Jesus would be banned as too religious in some places Officials who planned the Climate Summit in Copenhagen

VOA标准英语2009年-Israeli Settlers Defy Temporary Constr

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank say they will continue to defy their government's order to freeze new construction for the next 10 months Luis Ramirez | Tekoa, West Bank 07 December 2009 Jewish settler Amitai Sharon in Tekai Israeli settle

VOA标准英语2009年-Food Security Top Priority for Africa

The upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen comes amid warnings that rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are having a devastating impact on poor countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 06 December

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Chief 'Optimistic' Deal Can be Reac

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tells reporters Copenhagen conference must be the turning point in global efforts to prevent runaway global warming and usher in a new era of environmentally sustainable growth. Margaret Besheer | The United Nations 0

VOA标准英语2009-US Mulling Options on North Korea Nukes

The Obama administration says it will consider putting North Korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and is pressing for a U.N. resolution authorizing the boarding of North Korean ships to search for nuclear materials. Sec. of State H

VOA标准英语2009年-Ethiopia to Complete Somalia Withdrawal 'Within

A spokesman says Ethiopian troops will complete their withdrawal from Somalia within days, and that sufficient precautions have been made to prevent a feared power vacuum when they are gone. Troop convoys have been seen pulling back to positions acr

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Heads to Elections as Gaza Violence Cont

This is the last day of campaigning in Israel, where voters on Tuesday are to elect a new prime minister. With security as a major concern in the elections, polls have hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party in the lead. The polling comes a

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: Religious Differences Should Unite, Not

U.S. President Barack Obama says America and the world need to tap the power of faith to unite people and provide for the common good. Mr. Obama says he will bring clergy and secular leaders together in a joint effort to help communities around the

VOA标准英语2009年-Russia Announces Military Initiatives in Eurasi

Three international military initiatives have been announced in the Kremlin over the past two days, one of them involving an important Central Asian air base used to support U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. These developments appear to repre

VOA标准英语2009年-AU Peacekeepers Accused of Firing on Civilians

Local officials in Somalia have accused African Union peacekeepers of firing on civilians in the capital, Mogadishu, killing as many as 39 people after a roadside explosion. A spokesman for the AU force has denied that the troops shot at civilians.

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Caps Executive Pay for Bailout Recipients

imposed pay limits on executives of banks and other companies that receive government bailout money to avoid collapse. President Barack Obama listens to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as he delivers remarks about executive compensation, 04 Feb

VOA标准英语2009年-Government, Kenya Human Rights Commiss

The International Criminal Court is widely expected to announce that it will open investigations to identify and prosecute the main perpetrators of post-election violence in Kenya. Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi 15 December 2009 Post-election violence in K

VOA标准英语2009年-Green Patriarch Brings Environmentalism to

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 06 November 2009 Patriarch Bartholomew Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of close to 300 million Orthodox Christian around the world, recently visited Washington, D.C. to speak about environmental issues. The Pa

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Criticizes Israel's Plans to Demolish A

Hillary Clinton has made her first trip to the West Bank as U.S. Secretary of State, criticizing Israel for its plans to demolish a large number of Arab homes in East Jerusalem. She has also reaffirmed U.S. support for Palestinian statehood. But man

VOA标准英语2009年-Tourism Threatens Historic City Known as 'Soul'

Tourism is bringing economic benefits to the Laotian city of Luang Prabang, the spiritual, religious and cultural capital of Laos for centuries. But with commercialism on the rise, some are worried the town is losing its identity. Turists gather out

VOA标准英语2009年-Young Obama Supporters Remember Election V

By Carla Babb Washington 09 November 2009 President Barack Obama It has been one year since Barack Obama's presidential election victory. The newest U.S. president has faced political and economic challenges at home and has yet to decide how the Uni

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Campaigns For Economic Package

U.S. President Barack Obama is stepping up his campaign for passage of the massive economic stimulus plan now making its way through Congress. Mr. Obama is taking to the road and the airwaves. President Obama delivers his weekly address, 07 Feb 2009