VOA标准英语2009年-Gates: 'No Alternatives' to US-Japan Secur

By Al Pessin Tokyo 20 October 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, 20 Oct 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Japan's new leaders Tuesda

VOA标准英语2009年-New Commander Says US Commitment to Pacifi

By Al Pessin Honolulu, Hawaii 20 October 2009 Command of U.S. forces in Asia and the Pacific and Indian Oceans passed to a new commander on Monday at a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii. Navy Admiral Robert Willard said the U.S. commitment to the region

VOA标准英语2009年-US, East African Nations Begin Major Milit

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 20 October 2009 A major military exercise involving five East African nations and the United States is taking place in Uganda. The U.S. military says the exercise is part of on-going efforts by the United States and its regiona

VOA标准英语2009年-US TV Correspondent Crusades for Brain Inj

By Bernard Shusman Rye, New York 20 October 2009 Bob Woodruff in Iraq In 2006, ABC News correspondent and television anchorman Bob Woodruff was wounded while covering the war in Iraq. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and was not expected to surv

VOA标准英语2009年-Weak US Housing Numbers Reported

By Michael Bowman Washington 20 October 2009 Weak U.S. housing data is tempering enthusiasm stoked by upbeat earnings reports from some of America's best-known corporations. From technology giant Apple to construction-equipment maker Caterpillar, a

VOA标准英语2009年-Watchdog Group Fears Global Oil Crisis

By Selah Hennessy London 20 October 2009 A global watchdog group says world oil supplies are running low and that may lead to food shortages and spiraling armed conflict. Britain-based Global Witness says governments are doing nothing to prepare for

VOA标准英语2009年-Official says Agricultural Development Key

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 20 October 2009 Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief of New Partnership for Africa's Development -NEPAD The Chief of the New Partnership for Africa's Development, or NEPAD, says agricultural development is the key to prosperity f

VOA标准英语2009年-Thailand Steps Up Efforts to Reclaim Lost

By Ron Corben Bangkok 20 October 2009 Bang Khun Thien's Bamboo sea wall serves as protection from the sea, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, 20 Oct 2009 Along Thailand's coast efforts are under way to reclaim lost mangrove swamps that have been destroyed

VOA标准英语2009年-Teachers in Zimbabwe End Strike After Thre

By Scott Bobb Harare 20 October 2009 Teachers across Zimbabwe struck for three weeks last month over demands for higher pay, closing schools and causing parents to worry that their children might lose a second school year to Zimbabwe's economic cris

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe PM Begins Regional Tour

By Peta Thornycroft 20 October 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai during a press conference in Harare, 16 Oct 2009 Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Mozambican leader Armando Guebuza are to meet late Tuesday for talks on wa

VOA标准英语2009年-Author Urges Protection for American Wild

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 20 October 2009 Millions of wild horses, known as mustangs, once roamed North America. Today, just a fraction of that number are left, most in the American Southwest. In her new book Mustang, Deanne Stillman celebrates

VOA标准英语2009年-Despite Court Victory, Egypt's Bahais Face

By Aya Batrawy Cairo 30 September 2009 Copy of Labib Iskandar's ID card, pictured May 18, 2006. Iskandar is an Egyptian Bahai. Earlier this year, residents of a small town in Egypt burned down four homes that belonged to followers of the Bahai faith

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Agrees to Palestinian Prisoner Rele

By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 30 September 2009 Palestinian relatives of Fatima Al Zaq, scheduled to be released from Israeli prison celebrate in Gaza City, 30 Sep 2009 Israel says it has agreed to release 20 Palestinian women from its prisons in exchan

VOA标准英语2009年-Makeshift Church Building Collapse Kills 2

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 September 2009 In Nepal, at least 23 people were killed and more than 60 others injured when a makeshift church building collapsed in a town hosting a Christian conference. People crowd around the site of a church dor

VOA标准英语2009年-Guinea Military Bans 'Subversive' Meetings

By Scott Stearns Dakar 30 September 2009 Guinea's military government says it will not allow any gatherings that could threaten public safety, following the killing of at least 157 people protesting the expected candidacy of the country's military r

VOA标准英语2009年-3 Missile Strikes Hit Northwest Pakistan

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 30 September 2009 Pakistani officials say three suspected U.S. missile strikes have hit the country's Waziristan tribal regions since late Tuesday, reportedly killing at least 18 militants. But such attacks may in fact hurt

VOA标准英语2009年-Massachusetts Man Allegedly Conspired to A

By Jim Malone Washington 21 October 2009 Federal law enforcement officials have charged a Massachusetts man with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Prosecutors allege the arrested man sought terror training overseas and discussed

VOA标准英语2009年-US Defense Secretary Urges South Korea to

By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 October 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says North Korea remains a real threat to security on the Korean peninsula and in the world. He is in South Korea, where he is urging Seoul to beef up its military to reflect it

VOA标准英语2009年-Earthquake-Prone Nations Can Reduce Casual

By Brian Padden Jakarta 21 October 2009 Indonesia is one of the most earthquake-prone nations in the world. After the devastating earthquake in Padang last month that killed thousands, disaster-management experts are recommending ways to reduce the

VOA标准英语2009年-IAEA Drafts Nuclear Deal for Iran

By Lisa Bryant Paris 21 October 2009 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has drafted an agreement to supply enriched uranium to Iran following three days of negotiations at its headquarters in Vienna. If all parties agree to it, the deal c