VOA标准英语2009年-NATO Ministers Endorse McChrystal Approach

By Al Pessin Bratislava, Slovakia 23 October 2009 NATO defense ministers Friday endorsed the kind of broad counterinsurgency approach for Afghanistan that is the basis for the pending troop request by the NATO and the U.S. commander there, General S

VOA标准英语2009年-Africa Signs Off on Intent to Protect Inte

By Peter Heinlein Kampala 23 October 2009 Uganda's Pres. Yoweri Museveni (L) and AU Commission chair Jean Ping in Kampala before opening of AU Summit on Refugees, 22 Oct 2009 An Africa Union summit in Kampala has adopted a landmark convention on the

VOA标准英语2009年-Preliminary Legislative Election Results S

By Scott Stearns Dakar 23 October 2009 Preliminary results from legislative elections in Niger indicate a big win for the ruling party in a vote boycotted by the opposition. West African leaders suspended the country from its regional economic bloc,

VOA标准英语2009年-War Crimes Suspect Surrenders to Police in

By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 October 2009 An Australian man accused of killing a Jewish youth in Hungary during the Second World War is in jail, awaiting possible extradition. Charles Zentai denies the murder accusations and has been fighting extraditio

VOA标准英语2009年-British Far Right Politician's TV Appearan

By Jennifer Glasse London 23 October 2009 Demonstrators in London protest TV appearance by Nick Griffin The appearance of a far-right politician on a BBC political program has sparked controversy. Anti-fascist protesters broke through the BBC gates

VOA标准英语2009年-In Zimbabwe, Controversy Still Accompanies

By Scott Bobb Harare 23 October 2009 Zimbabwe farm Almost 10 years ago, Zimbabwe embarked on a controversial land reform program that the government said was aimed at distributing fertile farmland owned by a few thousand white farmers to thousands o

VOA标准英语2009年-Asylum Seekers Adrift on Australian Boat

By Kaite Hamann Jakarta 27 October 2009 The governor of Indonesia's Riau Islands has refused to allow a boatload of Sri Lankan refugees to land in the province. The decision deals a blow to Australia's efforts to transfer the problem of refugees see

VOA标准英语2009年-Mozambican Voters Poised for Wednesday Ele

By Scott Bobb Maputo 27 October 2009 Supporters attend ruling Frelimo party election rally in Nampula city, Mozambique, 25 Oct 2009 Election officials in Mozambique say they are ready for Wednesday's national elections. Voters are to elect a preside

VOA标准英语2009年-Hague Trial Continues, Despite Karadzic No

By Lauren Comiteau The Hague 27 October 2009 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in courtroom of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, 31 Jul. 2008 In a repeat of Monday, Radovan Karadzic again boycotted

VOA标准英语2009年-EU to Boost Afghan Aid

By Lisa Bryant Paris 27 October 2009 Europe will increase its aid to Afghanistan despite concerns the situation in the central Asian country is deteriorating. The decision was announced during a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Luxembo

VOA标准英语2009年-Inter-Party Talks Deadlock Threatens Zimba

By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 27 October 2009 Talks between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to resolve the political deadlock in the country's unity government have failed and Movement for Democratic Chang

VOA标准英语2009年-South African Poor Protest Conditions

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 27 October 2009 Protester fires sling shot during clashes with police in Standerton, South Africa, 15 Oct 2009 For at least three years, as the country's winter months begin to bite, poor South Africans have taken to

VOA标准英语2009年-Survey: Afghans Think Country Moving in Ri

By Meredith Buel Washington 27 October 2009 A nationwide survey of people throughout Afghanistan shows more people think the country is moving in the right direction, but a lack of security and corruption are still major concerns. People walk near a

VOA标准英语2009年-First Kurdish Film Festival in US Showcase

By Carolyn Weaver New York 27 October 2009 Organizers call it a cinema across borders, the first-ever festival of Kurdish film in the United States. The films chosen for the five-day event at New York University focused on a people widely dispersed,

VOA标准英语2009年-San Francisco Tries New Health Program for

By Rachel Silverman San Francisco, CA 27 October 2009 According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 46 million people in the United States had no health insurance coverage last year. While the nation struggles with reforming health care, one

VOA标准英语2009年-US Government Says No Social Security Bene

By Jeff Swicord Washington 27 October 2009 For the first time in 30 years, Social Security recipients in the United States will not receive an annual adjustment in benefits. More than 52 million older Americans depend on Social Security for all or p

VOA标准英语2009年-Works of Art Created From A Dump In San Fr

By Monaliza Noormohammadi San Francisco 27 October 2009 A disposal company in San Francisco takes trash very seriously. For more than 15 years it has invited selected artists to create works of art out of the trash San Franciscans throw away. The ar

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Unveils $3.4B Plan to Update US Ener

By Kent Klein White House 27 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks during his tour of the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida, 27 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says the government will spend $3.4 billion to upd

VOA标准英语2009年-Largest US Solar Energy Plant Comes on Lin

By Brian Wagner Miami 27 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks during his tour of the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida, 27 Oct 2009 President Barack Obama traveled to Florida on Tuesday to help unveil the nation's

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Special Rapporteur Questions Legality o

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 27 October 2009 Air Force MQ-9 Reaper takes off from Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, 13 March 2009 The U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings says the use of armed unmanned aircraft by the United States