VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Trying to Stop Rhino Poaching

Zimbabwe's wildlife conservation reputation has taken a knock in the past few years and there are fears the recent surge in the poaching of the black rhino will lead to the animal's extinction in the country. The Convention on International Trade in

VOA标准英语2009年-Second Term for US Fed Chairman

U.S. President Barack Obama has announced he plans to appoint the chairman of the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve, to a second term. The president says Fed chief Ben Bernanke has helped to prevent a deeper recession or a depression. Presi

VOA标准英语2009年-Australia, Vietnam, Japan Join Forces to F

Infectious disease specialists from Australia, Japan and Vietnam are addressing an international seminar in Sydney. Doctors are sharing their experience of caring for patients with the H1N1 virus. Negative stain EM image of the swine influenza A/CA/

VOA标准英语2009年-South African President to Make First Stat

Many Zimbabweans are looking with anticipation toward South African President Jacob Zuma's planned visit to Harare Thursday. Many are hoping that President Zuma, as outgoing chairman of SADC, will help unblock many outstanding issues in the politica

VOA标准英语2009年-Australian Government Approves Massive Off

Australia has approved a huge natural gas project to be built on a nature reserve off its west coast. The $42 billion development will supply gas to China and India but environmentalists condemn it as irresponsible. The development on Barrow Island

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Remembers Kennedy as Mentor, Friend,

U.S. President Barack Obama says he is heartbroken by the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, who died early Wednesday after a battle with brain cancer. Mr. Obama is mourning a mentor and a friend. President Barack Obama reads a statement about the d

VOA标准英语2009年-French Hostage Freed in Somalia

One of two French military advisors kidnapped last month in the Somali capital Mogadishu is free and in the hands of the Somali government. But there are conflicting reports about how he gained his freedom. In initial reports, senior Somali military

VOA标准英语2009年-Karzai Widens Lead in Afghan Presidential

With partial results in, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai saw his slender lead widen Wednesday as the second batch of election returns were announced. Afghan President Hamid Karzai (file) President Hamid Karzai has widened his lead over former f

VOA标准英语2009年-US Senator Edward Kennedy, Heir of Powerfu

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, the elder statesman of America's most famous political family, is dead at the age of 77 (born 2/22/32) after a battle with brain cancer. He was the youngest brother of slain President John Kennedy. The life of the Massac

VOA标准英语2009年-World Leaders Pay Tribute to Kennedy

World leaders are honoring veteran U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy who died at 77, after a long battle with a brain tumor. The senator was the brother of former President John F. Kennedy. Edward Kennedy addresses Democratic National Convention On the wo

VOA标准英语2009年-South Korea Fails to Put Satellite In Orbi

South Korea has launched a rocket that was intended to place a satellite into space. However, the satellite has failed to go into orbit. South Korea's first space rocket, takes off from the launch pad at the Naro Space Center, south of Seoul, South

VOA标准英语2009年-Thai Army Hopes Economic Projects Ease Ins

Thailand's armed forces have turned to economic development programs to win over Muslim communities and ease the insurgency in the country's southern provinces. Thai soldiers carry their weapons as they patrol down a street in Thailand's restive sou

VOA标准英语2009年-Israeli Forces Kill at Least 2 Palestinian

Israel war planes have struck at smuggling tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Palestinian officials say at least three people died and several others were wounded in the attack. Palestinian men sit near the spot where at least three men were

VOA标准英语2009年-Humanitarian Situation in N. Yemen Worseni

U.N. aid agencies report the humanitarian situation in Northern Yemen is worsening. They say fighting between Yemeni government forces and al Houthi rebels is continuing to escalate and approximately 119,000 people have been displaced. Displaced Yem

VOA标准英语2009年-Envoys from Two Koreas Meet to Discuss Fam

Delegations from South and North Korea are meeting to discuss the resumption of family reunions. Thousands of families remain separated by the political division of the Korean peninsula. Kim Young-chol, chief delegate and secretary-general of S. Kor

VOA标准英语2009年-Nigeria's Militant Amnesty Program Begins

A Nigerian government program that offers cash, job training and pardons to militants who turn in their weapons begins Thursday. The government hopes this will bring stability to the troubled, oil-producing Niger Delta. A fighter of the Movement for

VOA标准英语2009年-Activists Voice Concern Following N. Korea

American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are safely back home after more than four months imprisonment in North Korea. But human rights activists in South Korea are worried about what they may have left behind. Former Vice President Al Gore, fro

VOA标准英语2009年-Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers Confirm Leader's

Sri Lankan officials say the new leader of the vanquished Tamil Tiger rebels is in their custody following his arrest in an undisclosed South East Asian country. Details of the rebel leader's arrest are, so far, unclear. But it is a blow to efforts

VOA标准英语2009年-Delhi Police Claim to Thwart Another Terro

Police in India's capital say two men they have arrested appear to have been planning a terror strike within days. Authorities contend the duo received training in militant camps in Pakistan. Police say they recovered a pair of AK-47 rifles, two gre

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Says US to Cooperate With South Af

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and South Africa will work more closely together to push for reform in Zimbabwe and full implementation of a power sharing agreement there. The countries have also agreed to scale up the