VOA标准英语2009年-European Leaders Home in on Global War

The European Commission has called on the bloc to collectively earmark about $3 billion yearly in assistance for developing countries to cope with climate change. Lisa Bryant | Paris 10 December 2009 A creation by French artist Francois Barge 'Messag

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Presidential Challenger Withdraws,

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 01 November 2009 Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan FM speaking with journalists after a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 Oct 2009 Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says he will not participate in this

VOA标准英语2009年-'Assassination' of Kenyan Gang Spokesman C

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 09 November 2009 A Kenyan human rights body is calling for an investigation into the killing of the spokesman of a major Kenyan gang, saying the leader told the group a few weeks prior that his life was in danger from a gover

VOA标准英语2009年-Youth Organizations in Guinea Set to Launc

By Ricci Shryock Dakar 09 October 2009 Guinean police arrest a protester on 28 Sep 2009 in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta After last week's massacre of dozens of Guineans by gover

VOA标准英语2009年-Yemen to Release About 170 al-Qaida Suspects

Yemeni officials say they are releasing about 170 detainees with suspected ties to al-Qaida, two weeks after al-Qaida said it would use Yemen as its base of operations for the Arabian peninsula. One Yemeni official, who asked to remain anonymous, to

VOA标准英语2009-UN Rights Official Urges Response to South S

The United Nations' special representative on human rights in Sudan has completed an 11-day visit to the country. Among other issues, she raised particular concern with the recent wave of tribal violence in the country's south, urging the semi-auton

VOA标准英语2009年-India to Request Interrogation of Mumb

Officials say they expect to complete an investigation in four to six weeks that will lead to charges being filed against American David Coleman Headley. Steve Herman | New Delhi 10 December 2009 In this courtroom drawing David Coleman Headley, left,

VOA标准英语2009年-Europe Markets Flat in Absence of Turnaround Si

Hopes were dashed Tuesday as European stocks were flat following Monday's heavy losses on Wall Street. The losses in the U.S. Monday that pushed the Dow index below the 7,000 level for the first time in a dozen years spilled over Tuesday onto the ov

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Takes Responsibility for Fixing Economy

President Barack Obama says he will be held accountable for turning around the nation's ailing economy, and making sure that federal funds used to rescue financial institutions and spur growth are well spent. President Barack Obama talks to reporter

VOA标准英语2009-Arab World Rolling Out Red Carpet to Preside

Top Arab satellite television stations, from North Africa to the Gulf, are devoting a large portion of their coverage to President Barack Obama's visit. The tone is mostly positive and commentators appear optimistic. US President Barack Obama walks

VOA标准英语2009年-Colorado Museum Makes No Bones about R

Rocky Mountain museum is creating its own Jurassic adventure bone by bone Joseph Mok | Washington, DC 07 December 2009 Dinosaur researchers have made giant strides in recent years, however they know that the vast majority of dinosaur specimens have y

VOA标准英语2009年-British Cultural Body Suspends Operations in Ir

The British Council, the United Kingdom's worldwide cultural body, said it is suspending operations in Iran after its staff members were unable to gain entry visas. The organization also said its local employees have been singled out for intimidatio

VOA标准英语2009年-Gates Predicts Stronger Sanctions on I

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iran's defiance has convinced nations involved in the issue, including Russia and China, that stronger action is warranted. Al Pessin | Forward Operating Base Warrior, near Kirkuk, Iraq 11 December 2009 US Defen

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Prepares to Accept Nobel Peace P

...I will accept this award - as a call to action, a call for all nations to confront the common challenges of the 21st century,' said Mr. Obama Paula Wolfson | Washington 09 December 2009 Pedestrians wait at a trolley stop in Oslo, Norway in front o

VOA标准英语2009年-For Palestinian Refugees, Dream of Returni

By Sonja Pace Southern Lebanon 30 September 2009 Two states side by side, two homelands for two peoples - those are the broadly accepted tenets for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a cornerstone for peace in the Middle East. Many hurdl

VOA标准英语2009年-Turkey to Re-establish Ties with Armenia

By Dorian Jones 30 September 2009 Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a gathering at Princeton University, Princeton, 23 Sep 2009 Turkey's prime minister says an agreement to re-establish diplomatic ties with Armenia will be signed by the two

VOA标准英语2009年-US Condemns Violence Against Guinea Protes

By David Gollust State Department 30 September 2009 The United States has condemned the Guinean military's brazen and inappropriate use of force against demonstrators in Conakry Monday. News reports say at least 157 people were killed and more than

VOA标准英语2009年-Odierno: US to Withdraw 4,000 More Troops

By Al Pessin Washington 30 September 2009 The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq says he is accelerating the drawdown of American troops, with 4,000 more coming out ahead of schedule by the end of October. General Ray Odierno spoke to th

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Announces $5 Billion in Medical Rese

By Kent Klein White House 30 September 2009 President Obama makes remarks about stimulus funding for biomedical research, 30 Sep 2009, at National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing $5 billion in new gove

VOA标准英语2009年-American UN Official Kidnapped in Southwest Pak

Gunmen in southwest Pakistan have kidnapped an American working for the U.N. refugee agency and killed his Pakistani driver. The kidnapping occurred in Quetta, the regional capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province. American John Solecki and his Pa