VOA标准英语2009年-US Secret Service Accepts Responsibili

The director of the U.S. Secret Service says his agency was responsible for allowing an unauthorized couple to attend a White House state dinner last week. Chris Simkins | Washington 04 December 2009 MIchaele and Tareg Salahi, greet President Barack

VOA标准英语2009年-Samoans Wait for Aid, Start Rebuilding

By Mike O'Sullivan American Samoa 07 October 2009 In the villages of American Samoa struck by last week's earthquake and tsunami, residents are salvaging their belongings. Aid workers are fanning out through coastal villages and some people are taki

VOA标准英语2009年-Ivory Coast Moves Closer to Elections With

By Anne Look Dakar 07 October 2009 Ivory Coast's electoral commission has officially delivered the provisional voter list to President Laurent Gbagbo, bringing the country a step closer to its long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for N

VOA标准英语2009年-Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

By Tom Rivers London 09 October 2009 US President Barack Obama U.S. President Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The reporters gathered in Oslo hung on every word as Thorbjorn Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Commi

VOA标准英语2009年-Rising Food Prices Hurt Indians Ahead of M

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 October 2009 Women sell decorative flowers at a wholesale market ahead of the Indian festival of Diwali in New Delhi, 09 Oct 2009 India is grappling with rising food prices in the wake of a drought, which affected lar

VOA标准英语2009年-US Officials: No Swift Exit from Afgha

U.S. officials are stressing an eventual drawdown of American troops will be done gradually and in a manner that allows Afghan forces to assume security responsibilities Michael Bowman | Washington 06 December 2009 Defense Secretary Robert Gates test

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Report: Migration Improves Human Welfar

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 05 October 2009 A U.N. report says migrant workers improve human welfare at home and in host nations. The report says governments should make it easier for workers to travel abroad. A new report by the U.N. Development Prog

VOA标准英语2009年-South African Team Excels at Under-20 Yout

By Brent Latham Port Said, Egypt 05 October 2009 Honduras forward Roger Rojas (C) tries to keep control of ball as South African defender Ace Bhengu (L) and midfielder Sameehg Doutie (back R) surround him, 4 Oct 2009 The South African national socce

VOA标准英语2009年-2 Koreas Plan Talks on Flood Control, Fami

By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 October 2009 North and South Korea have agreed to hold talks on managing shared waterways and arranging more reunions between families separated by the 1950s war. The move toward dialogue comes despite a series of short-range

VOA标准英语2009年-US Denies Aid Plan Intrudes on Pakistan's

By David Gollust Washington 13 October 2009 Pakistani FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi, 12 Oct 2009 The Obama administration and Congressional leaders reiterated Tuesday that a planned long-term U.S. civilian aid program for Pakistan would not impinge on tha

VOA标准英语2009年-Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Rise Over Appoi

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 06 November 2009 Tensions between Southeast Asian neighbors Thailand and Cambodia are high after Cambodia's leader appointed a fugitive former Thai prime minister as an advisor. Both countries have withdrawn their ambassado

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama to Visit Capitol to Rally Democrats

By Dan Robinson Washington 06 November 2009 President Barack Obama President Barack Obama goes to Capitol Hill on Friday to urge Democrats to support legislation that would reform the U.S. health care system. The House of Representatives will meet i

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Exchange Seeks Worldwide Change

Jan Sluizer | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 Global Exchange was founded in 1988 with an ambitious goal. As co-founder Kirsten Moller explains, We're not trying to create an institution. We're trying to build a movement, making a difference in the w

VOA标准英语2009年-Kenya Warned of Future Poll Violence

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 08 October 2009 Former UN Sec. General Kofi Annan(R) leaves the offices of Kenyan Pres. Mwai Kibaki (unseen) in Nairobi on 05 Oct 2009 Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan warned late Wednesday of a crisis of confidence in Kenya's le

VOA标准英语2009年-NATO Chief Urges US Allies to Do More in A

By Vidushi Sinha Washington. 08 October 2009 Anders Fogh Rasmussen (file photo) NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen is urging European member states to contribute more to the Afghan mission. His appeal in Brussels Wednesday comes as the Obama administr

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Faces Momentous Decision on Afghanis

By Al Pessin Washington 09 October 2009 President Obama (file photo) President Barack Obama is grappling with the difficult decision of whether to send even more U.S. troops to Afghanistan to reverse recent gains by the Taliban and help establish a

VOA标准英语2009年-Arab Reaction Overwhelmingly Positive to O

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 09 October 2009 Cairo University (file photo) Initial reaction in the Arab world - among leaders and the public at large - has been overwhelmingly positive to the news that President Obama is the winner of this year's Nobel

VOA标准英语2009年-Mourning for Mudslide Victims in Sicily

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 10 October 2009 Coffins draped with Italian flags are seen during the funeral service for the victims of massive mudslides in Sicily, in Messina's Cathedral, Italy, 10 Oct 2009 Thousands turned out in the cathedral of the

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Climate Talks End with Little Progress

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 09 October 2009 Activists carrying masks of world leaders protest outside the UN regional office in Bangkok, Thailand (File) United Nations talks on climate change have ended in Bangkok with little sign of progress. There a

VOA标准英语2009年-Our World – 5 December 2009

VOA's weekly science and technology radio magazine Art Chimes | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 MUSIC: Our World theme This week on Our World: Climate change and its impact on health, ahead of the Copenhagen climate conference ... another hazard in c