VOA标准英语2009年-UN Condemns Pakistan Suicide Bombing

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 October 2009 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Oct 2009 file photo) The U.N. Secretary-General is condemning the terrorist attack that killed five World Food Program aid workers in Islamabad, Pakistan. Several other people

VOA标准英语2009年-Former UN Chief Pressures Kenya on Reforms

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 05 October 2009 Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan met with Kenya's president and prime minister Monday to urge their coalition government to hasten the pace of reforms in the country. Annan served as chief mediator in th

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Deploys Thousands of Police; Outrag

By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 05 October 2009 Israeli border police officer, masked plainclothes police officers detain Palestinian youth during clashes in east Jerusalem, 5 Oct 2009 Israel has deployed thousands of police around Jerusalem's Old City, f

VOA标准英语2009年-Burkinabe President Mediates Guinea Crisis

By Scott Stearns Dakar 05 October 2009 The President of Burkina Faso is in Guinea for talks with military leaders and their political opponents as part of a regional mediation effort following last week's killing of at least 157 demonstrators. Guine

VOA标准英语2009年-Increased Violence in Senegal Forces 1,000

By Ricci Shryock Dakar 05 October 2009 Civilians near Senegal's southern border face a dire situation after fleeing increased violence by rebel forces in the area. More than 1,000 residents have fled their homes in Southern Senegal after an ambush t

VOA标准英语2009年-Samoan Tsunami Victims Turn to Faith for S

By Mike O'Sullivan American Samoa 05 October 2009 The death toll has reached 176 people, following last week's tsunami in the Pacific islands of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. Cleanup and recovery efforts are under way and survivors are taking tim

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesian Earthquake Efforts Shift to Reb

By Brian Padden Padang, Indonesia 05 October 2009 The emergency response efforts to the earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra is shifting to recovery and rebuilding efforts. More than a thousand people died in last week's quake and hu

VOA标准英语2009年-Indian Floods Death Toll Reaches 200

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 05 October 2009 More than 220 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million others have been displaced by massive floods which have devastated parts of Southern India in the past five days. People use a pipe to swim

VOA标准英语2009年-South Korea Creates Council to Help Improv

By Jason Strother Seoul 05 November 2009 Some South Koreans think their nation has an image problem. While it ranks as one of the world's top economies, international surveys show that South Korea's brand value - how others perceive the country - is

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Announces End of Gov

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 06 November 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai during the Southern African Development Community Troika on Politics, Defence and Security meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, 05 Nov 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister M

VOA标准英语2009年-Book Offers Tips for New Teachers

Faiza Elmasry | Washington DC 04 December 2009 Codell's first year of teaching inspired her diary book, Educating Esme When Esme Codell first entered her assigned classroom as a new teacher, she encountered 31, 10-year-olds and many unexpected challe

VOA标准英语2009年-Guinea Offers Reward for Capture of Sh

Authorities say Lieutenant Aboubacar Sidiki Diakite, who is also known as Toumba, escaped the attack and is still at large with an unknown number of soldiers from the presidential guard Scott Stearns | Dakar 06 December 2009 Guinea military leader Ca

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistan's Foreign Minister Says Taliban i

By Meredith Buel Washington 08 October 2009 Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, said Wednesday terrorists are in retreat in his country and the Taliban are in disarray. The foreign minist

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama's Afghan Exit Strategy Raises Qu

Analysts also say economic leverage should be used to help end corruption in the Afghan government Meredith Buel | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 In his speech at the U.S. Military Academy, President Obama was specific in setting a benchmark for a m

VOA标准英语2009年-Norwood, Ohio, Moves Beyond Blue Colla

Mike Osborne | Norwood, Ohio 04 December 2009 Mayor Tom Williams says Norwood survived the closure of its GM plant and is doing well today thanks to a diversified economy Some economists say the recession that began in the United States late in 2007

VOA标准英语2009年-US Jobless Rate Improves

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped in November, while the nation's economy lost the fewest jobs since 2007. Dan Robinson | Washington 04 December 2009 Job seekers attend job fair in Livonia, Michigan 4 Dec 2009 There was a bit of good news for the U.

VOA标准英语2009年-Longer Prison Terms for Drug Dealers in Li

By Scott Stearns Dakar 14 October 2009 Convicted drug dealers in Liberia now face longer prison terms. It is part of a campaign to battle both foreign drug traffickers and domestic producers, some of whom enjoy the support of local villagers in a co

VOA标准英语2009年-Australia, Indonesia Increase Cooperation

By Phil Mercer Sydney 13 October 2009 The Indonesian navy intercepted a boat carrying refugees headed to Australia after Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd telephoned the Indonesian president. Political analysts say the phone call is a further sig

VOA标准英语2009年-New York Yankees Win Major League Baseball

By Richard Green Washington 05 November 2009 New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, left, and Mariano Rivera look at championship trophy after winning Major League Baseball World Series, 4 Nov 2009 The New York Yankees defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phi

VOA标准英语2009年-Ex-President Bush Promotes Six-Party N. Ko

By VOA News 14 October 2009 Former US President George W. Bush speaks during the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul, South Korea, 14 Oct 2009 Former U.S. President George W. Bush says multilateral diplomacy is the key to resolving the standoff over Nort