VOA标准英语2009年-Relations Between Turkey, Israel Continue

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 27 October 2009 For more than a decade Turkey and Israel have enjoyed close military cooperation including joint naval exercises that have taken place since they signed a military cooperation agreement in 1996. But relations

VOA标准英语2009年-Uganda Tightens Security Following Al-Shab

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 27 October 2009 Ugandan forces say they are keeping a close eye on the Somali community in Kampala, following threats by Somalia's al-Shabab militants to attack the Ugandan capital. A nationwide registration drive has begun in

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Qaida Group Claims Responsibility for B

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 27 October 2009 An Iraqi branch of al Qaida, which goes by the name of the Islamic State of Iraq, is claiming responsibility for Sunday's back-to-back suicide bombings in Baghdad that killed more than 150 people. Iraqi offic

VOA标准英语2009年-Quotas Cut as Scientists Warn That Souther

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 October 2009 Australian customs vessel, 18 Jan 2008 Australia is cutting its catch of southern bluefin tuna by 30 percent after warnings from scientists that stocks are close to collapse. The reduction follows an internation

VOA标准英语2009年-Human Rights Groups Say New Technology Hel

By Carolyn Presutti Washington 26 October 2009 Technology is transforming our lives. It's also transforming the way non-profit groups police human rights abuses around the world. Pictures taken from high in the skies are revealing gruesome stories -

VOA标准英语2009年-ASEAN Summit Ends With Pledge to Build Fle

By Daniel Schearf Hua Hin, Thailand 26 October 2009 Meetings of Southeast Asian leaders and their dialogue partners have ended with a pledge to build a more flexible economic community that is less dependent on the United States. There were also som

VOA标准英语2009年-Senator Reid: US Health Care Reform Bill W

By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 26 October 2009 Senator Harry Reid, 6 Oct 2009 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday his chamber's health care reform bill will include a government-run insurance plan that states could participate in volunta

VOA标准英语2009年-India, US Conduct Joint Military Exercise

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 October 2009 India and the United States are conducting a massive joint military exercise in a northern Indian state. The war games reflect the growing security ties between the two countries. For two weeks, nearly 10

VOA标准英语2009年-Kerry: Afghan Surge Proposal 'Goes Too Far

By Meredith Buel Washington 26 October 2009 Senator John Kerry (file photo) John Kerry, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says a proposal to send as many as 40,000 more American troops to Afghanistan goes too far and too f

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Remembers Americans Killed in Afghan

By Paula Wolfson The White House 26 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaking at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida, 26 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama remembered the 14 Americans killed on Monday in two helicopter crashes in Afgh

VOA标准英语2009年-51st Aid Worker Killed in Eastern Chad

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 October 2009 The U.N. refugee agency reports a Chadian colleague working in eastern Chad was killed in an ambush during the weekend. The UNHCR says dozens of humanitarian aid workers have been killed in eastern Chad this ye

VOA标准英语2009年-Senior North Korean Official Makes Rare Tr

By Kurt Achin Seoul 23 October 2009 A high-level North Korean official is traveling to the United States for meetings that may help push forward stalled diplomacy with Washington. The trip coincides with South Korean media speculation of talk betwee

VOA标准英语2009年-Scientists Struggle to Protect Chesapeake

By Zulima Palacio Washington 23 October 2009 Davis points to a grass shrimp barely visible in her palm Every year erosion and sea level rise are claiming about two meters of shoreline along the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast of the United States.

VOA标准英语2009年-Thai King Makes First Public Appearance Af

By Ron Corben Bangkok 23 October 2009 The Thai king, the world's longest-serving monarch, has made his first public appearance since being hospitalized more than a month ago. The appearance is expected to be widely welcomed after weeks of concern ov

VOA标准英语2009年-Trade, Human Rights on Agenda as ASEAN Sum

By Daniel Schearf Hua Hin, Thailand 23 October 2009 A Thai military police officer talks on his radio while guarding a hotel where the ASEAN Summit is taking place in Cha-Am of Hua Hin district, southern Thailand, 23 Oct 2009 Leaders of Southeast As

VOA标准英语2009年-Upcoming US Governor's Races Pose Test for

By Jim Malone Washington 23 October 2009 President Barack Obama (undated photo) In addition to the pressing issues of Afghanistan and health care reform, President Barack Obama has been squeezing in a little campaigning on behalf of Democrats runnin

VOA标准英语2009年-Running Club for Homeless Grows on US East

By Roger Hsu Philadelphia, PA 23 October 2009 Anne Mahlum Like many big American cities, the officials of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have spent a lot of time and money on programs to help the city's homeless. But one Philadelphian, 27-year-old Anne

VOA标准英语2009年-Human Rights Groups Want US Leadership in

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 23 October 2009 According to the World Health Organization, one in three women in the world will experience violence in her lifetime. Human Rights groups are urging members of Congress to pass the International Violence A

VOA标准英语2009年-US VP Warns Europe of Missile Threats

By Stefan Bos Budapest 23 October 2009 US Vice President Joe Biden gestures while delivering a speech at the Central University Library in Bucharest, Romania, 22 Oct 2009 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on America's European allies to step-

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Envoy Endorses More Troops for Afghanis

By Al Pessin Bratislava 23 October 2009 United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan says more foreign troops are needed to help secure the country, and to train its army and police forces. The e