VOA标准英语2009-EU Gears Up to Appoint New President

By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 November 2009 A journalist makes a phone call at European Council building in Brussels, 19 Nov 2009 Hours before European leaders meet in Brussels to choose the European Union's first permanent president, they remain divided

VOA标准英语2009-Refugee Stand-Off Ends in Indonesia With Pro

By Katie Hamann Jakarta 19 November 2009 After a month of negotiations a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers has left an Australian boat and gone ashore in Indonesia. But, they will not remain in the country long. As an inducement to leave the ship,

VOA标准英语2009-Karzai Sworn in for Second Term as Afghan Pr

By Sean Maroney Kabul 19 November 2009 Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) takes the presidential oath besides Afghanistan's Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi during his inauguration at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, 19 Nov 2009 Afghan Preside

VOA标准英语2009-Indonesia Deports Greenpeace Activists, Jour

By Brian Padden Jakarta 18 November 2009 In Indonesia, foreign activists with the environmental group Greenpeace and two foreign journalists are being deported. The activists were involved in conservation efforts and protests to publicize the enviro

VOA标准英语2009-Number of Students Studying Abroad on Rise G

By Laurel Bowman Washington 18 November 2009 A Washington-based educational institute says the number of university students who study abroad is on the rise. The Institute of International Education reports a 60 percent increase in the number of stu

VOA标准英语2009-African Activism Against Female Circumcision

By Carolyn Weaver New York City 18 November 2009 A new film focuses on the fight by African activists against an ancient practice that is still performed each year on millions of girls: female circumcision, often known as FGM, or female genital muti

VOA标准英语2009-More Americans Than Ever Experiencing Food I

By Steve Baragona Washington 18 November 2009 With world leaders meeting in Rome to discuss ways to tackle global hunger, a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds more Americans than ever before are experiencing food insecurity. The

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Visit Offers Reminder of South Korea's

By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 November 2009 President Barack Obama's historic victory created a daily reminder to Americans that success does not come in just one ethnic package. And the president's brief stop in South Korea offers people there a reminder

VOA标准英语2009-China Unveils Emissions Target Ahead of Glob

The emissions target follows a similar announcement by the Obama administration ahead of next month's U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen. Michael Bowman | Washington 26 November 2009 China says it will work to constrain carbon dioxide emis

VOA标准英语2009-Rocket Hits Near International Luxury Hotel

Afghan officials say a rocket hit near a luxury hotel in the capital Kabul late Saturday, injuring two people. Earlier, police in northeastern Afghanistan said two back-to-back roadside bombs killed two teenagers and wounded two others. Sean Maroney

VOA标准英语2009-Most Opponents of Guinea Military Reject Pow

Opposition alliance refuse regional mediator, Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore's plan for interim government, which includes Guinea's military ruler Captain Moussa Camara Scott Stearns | Dakar 23 November 2009 Most opponents of Guinea's military

VOA标准英语2009-US Lawmakers Divided on Afghanistan

Opinions remain sharply divided in Congress as President Obama says a new plan will address every aspect of US strategy in the war Michael Bowman | Washington 22 November 2009 Democratic Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania (File) I do not believe

VOA标准英语2009-Senate Democrats Advance Health Care Reform

Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut announces the results of the cloture vote which paves the way for full-scale debate starting later this month Cindy Saine | Washington 22 November 2009 Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., speaks after the U.S

VOA标准英语2009-Both Candidates Predict Victory in Tuesday's

Israeli military says its aircraft struck two factories in Gaza and a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt; Palestinian medics say the air assault wounded at least seven people Luis Ramirez | Jerusalem 22 November 2009 Palestinians chec

VOA标准英语2009-Clinicians Urge Oversight of AIDS Patient Ca

South Africas national government protocol requires state health facilities to provide antiretroviral medication to ill, HIV-infected people. However, independent health groups continue to receive reports of HIV-infected people dying because certain

VOA标准英语2009-Problems with Distribution of HIV Drugs Take

In South Africa, people with HIV are dying because they dont have access to the medicine that would keep them alive. The government has pledged to provide antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to many of the HIV-positive people who need them. The pills bolster

VOA标准英语2009-Senegalese Children Claim Their Rights

Senegalese educators, government ministers and international partners gathered at a primary school in Dakar Friday to hear what children had to say about their rights. The students performed songs, dances and skits they had prepared Anne Look | Daka

VOA标准英语2009-Nigerian Army Says Insecurity in Niger Delta

The Nigerian military says the oil-rich Niger Delta has returned to normal after years of attacks that crippled the country's oil industry and created widespread insecurity. Gilbert da Costa | Abuja 21 November 2009 The Nigerian military says the oi

VOA标准英语2009-Website of the Week — CreatureCast

The unexpected world of animals Art Chimes 20 November 2009 Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. This week, it's a site where learning about evolutionary biology is made painless, a

VOA标准英语2009-US, China May Set Emissions Reduction Goals

During talks in Beijing, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao endorsed a package of energy projects, including deals on clean coal and electric vehicles. Environmental analysts say the talks offer new hope the two countries wi