VOA标准英语2009年-Media Rights Groups Angered by French Mili

International media rights organizations are expressing outrage and dismay over reports that two French government security advisors had posed as journalists before they were kidnapped Tuesday by a gang of unidentified gunmen in the Somali capital M

VOA标准英语2009年-Non-Aligned Movement Leaders Conclude 15th

Non-Aligned Movement Leaders have wrapped up a summit in Egypt by outlining their visions for the future of the group. More than 50 heads of state outlined met for two days at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon (R), Egyp

VOA标准英语2009年-US Policy on Sudan, Darfur Under Microscop

U.S. policy toward Sudan and international efforts to devise a lasting and effective solution to the situation in Darfur are receiving attention from the Congress this week. Two House of Representatives committees and one Senate panel are looking at

VOA标准英语2009年-Trial of Burma's Democracy Leader Conclude

The trial of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has concluded, and the verdict is to be announced Friday. Despite an international outcry over the trial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to be found guilty and sentenced to up to fi

VOA标准英语2009年-Observers say Guinea-Bissau Vote Met Inter

Electoral observers from the European Union say Sunday's vote in Guinea-Bissau met international standards for democratic elections. It was a vote to replace long-time leader Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed by mutinous troops five months ago. T

VOA标准英语2009年-Group Seeks British Records Involving Alle

A British human rights organization has begun legal action aimed at gaining the release of British government records regarding a rendition flight involving an individual who allegedly was flown via the British territory of Diego Garcia. The man who

VOA标准英语2009年-US Senate Panel Approves Obama Supreme Cou

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States. The largely party line 13 to 6 vote sends the nomination of Sotomayor, who would be the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Co

VOA标准英语2009年-US, Israeli Officials Make Progress in Dis

U.S. Middle East Special Envoy George Mitchell and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they have made progress in their dispute over Jewish settlements. Mitchell has left Israel after a visit aimed at getting Israelis and Palestinians to r

VOA标准英语2009年-Senate Panel Debates What to Do with Guant

The Senate Judiciary Committee has held a hearing on what to do with detainees at Guantanamo Bay when U.S. President Barack Obama closes the prison next January. Republican members of the committee argued the detainees should be tried in military co

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Finance Minister Receives Threate

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti, a top official for the Movement for Democratic Change, says he has received a threatening letter with a bullet inside. Biti says he received a letter Friday and felt there was something inside. He said he decid

VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Government Forces say Insurgents Pu

Forces loyal to Somalia's embattled government say they have pushed out Islamist insurgents from the strategic capital of Beledweyne in the central Hiran region. But the insurgents claim they made a tactical retreat and have not been defeated. Contr

VOA标准英语2009年-Philippine President Says She Will Not Ext

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she has no desire to extend her term past next May. Mrs. Arroyo made the comments during her final state of the nation address before the Philippine Congress. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo (File) In much

VOA标准英语2009年-Asia's IPO Market Awakens

More companies in Asia are lining up to tap the stock markets for capital for the first time since the financial crunch late last year. Experts say the recent surge in stock prices is bringing in investors. Floor traders at Hong Kong Stock Exchange

VOA标准英语2009年-Tajikistan Considers Russian Language Ban

Tajikistan is considering a bill that would prohibit the use of Russian by government agencies in the former Soviet republic. Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon is urging lawmakers in the Central Asian country to speed passage of the measure, which som

VOA标准英语2009年-Analysts: Hugo Chavez Remains Strong as Ve

Venezuela's economy is struggling, weighed down by declining oil revenues, and the mandates and initiatives of President Hugo Chavez's brand of socialism. So says a panel of Venezuelan economists and analysts who are visiting Washington this week. A

VOA标准英语2009年-South Sudan Switches Strategy on Disputed

South Sudan has issued a new argument to support its claim on a major oil field given to the North as part of the Abyei ruling last week at The Hague. Disputing the North's possession of the oil field, the South says the prized land is still part of

VOA标准英语2009年-Australia's Aborigines Bracing for Swine F

Community leaders say that swine flu is sweeping through Australia's largest aboriginal communities on Palm Island off the Queensland coast. Elders say the government's approach to tackling the disease in indigenous communities is not working. The l

VOA标准英语2009年-US Corruption Arrests Shock Jewish Communi

The arrests of more than 40 prominent politicians and Jewish leaders in New Jersey and New York on corruption and money laundering charges have sent shockwaves through the close-knit Syrian Jewish community there. Federal investigators in New Jersey

VOA标准英语2009年-Asia Stocks Extend Gains

Stocks in Asia extended their rally Friday, with investors encouraged by positive economic and company news. Some stock markets have risen more than 70 percent since the start of the year. Display showing Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong, 20 Jul 2009 Ho

VOA标准英语2009年-Voters in Guinea-Bissau Prepare for Second

Voters in Guinea-Bissau head to the polls Sunday for the second round of a presidential election to replace long-time leader Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed by mutinous troops five months ago. Candidates in Guinea-Bissau wrapped-up their campai