VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton: Russian Rights Record Threatens P

By Jessica Golloher Moscow 14 October 2009 In wrapping up a visit to Moscow, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for Russia to uphold human rights. On the second day of her Moscow visit, at the end of a European tour, U.S. Secretary o

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain to Send More Troops to Afghanistan

By Jennifer Glasse London 14 October 2009 The British prime minister says he plans to send an extra 500 troops to Afghanistan, if NATO coalition partners follow suit and the Afghan government speeds up training its own forces. Britain's PM Gordon Br

VOA标准英语2009年-State Department Official Says US, China S

By Stephanie Ho Beijing 14 October 2009 A senior American official says the United States and China share what he describes as tight and close coordination about North Korea. An international flurry of activity has surrounded North Korea, which Mond

VOA标准英语2009年-Fighting Continues Between Government, Reb

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 11 October 2009 There appears to be no immediate let-up in the latest eight week old escalation of the off and on five year conflict between the Yemeni government and Zaidi Shi'ite rebels in the northern province of Saada. B

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama's Peace Prize: Just Reward Or Premat

By Gary Thomas Washington 09 October 2009 The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama came as a surprise to most everyone. Few analysts thought a world leader with less than a year in office would win the world's most prestigious peace

VOA标准英语2009年-President Obama's Domestic Critics Not Imp

By Jim Malone Washington 09 October 2009 Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, holds a picture of US President Barack Obama, in Oslo, Norway, 09 Oct 2009 The announcement that President Barack Obama is this year's winner of

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Peace Prize Award Elicits Praise, Cr

By Michael Bowman Washington 09 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks at the White House about winning the Nobel Peace Prize, 09 Oct 2009 Global reaction to U.S. President Barack Obama being awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize ranges from hearty

VOA标准英语2009年-US Public Split as Obama Weighs Afghan Str

By Jim Malone Washington 09 October 2009 US Soldiers in Afghanistan As the Obama administration considers its future course in Afghanistan, public opinion in the United States remains split on the U.S. role there and on the question of sending addit

VOA标准英语2009年-Environmentalists Blast 'Failed' Climate T

By Selah Hennessy London 09 October 2009 United Nations climate change negotiations end Friday in Bangkok, but a Britain-based environmental group says the two-week talks have failed to deliver progress. The International Institute for Environment a

VOA标准英语2009年-Poland Ratifies EU Treaty

By Hilary Heuler Warsaw 10 October 2009 Polish President Lech Kaczynski signs EU's Lisbon Treaty at presidential palace in Warsaw, 10 Oct 2009 Poland has signed the Lisbon Treaty which aims to streamline the workings of the European Union. This leav

VOA标准英语2009年-China, South Korea, Japan Leaders Hold Sum

By Stephanie Ho Beijing 10 October 2009 From left: S. Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama, attend joint press conference at Great Hall of the People in Beijing, 10 Oct 2009 China says North Korea

VOA标准英语2009年-'Altruistic Donor' Donates Kidney at New Y

By Carolyn Weaver New York 10 October 2009 An estimated 62,000 people in the United States have severe kidney failure. To lead a normal life, each needs a new kidney, preferably one transplanted from a healthy living donor. Some are lucky enough to

VOA标准英语2009年-President Obama Sees Progress on Health In

By Gabe Joselow Washington 10 October 2009 US President Barack Obama U.S. President Barack Obama says the movement to reform the U.S. health insurance system is gaining momentum with the help of politicians who have crossed political lines to suppor

VOA标准英语2009年-US Lawmakers, Students React to Nobel Peac

By Dan Robinson Washington 10 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks about winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, in the Rose Garden of the White House, 09 Oct 2009 In the U.S. Congress, there has been a mix of reaction to the awarding of the Nobel

VOA标准英语2009年-Commandos Free 39 Hostages, Ending Militan

By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 11 October 2009 Pakistan troops take positions close to its army's headquarters after attack by gunmen at army's headquarters in Rawalpindi, 10 Oct 2009 Military officials in Pakistan say the siege near the army's headquarters

VOA标准英语2009年-Samoans Get Aid, Struggle to Move On

By Mike O'Sullivan American Samoa 12 October 2009 Two boys walk through a damaged village in American Samoa The U.S. military, civilian agencies and private aid organizations have been providing assistance for tsunami-ravaged sections of American Sa

VOA标准英语2009年-Teachers End Strike, Union Leaders Threate

By Scott Bobb Harare 12 October 2009 Teachers across Zimbabwe struck for three weeks last month over demands for higher pay. The country's unity government is coming under increasing pressure as it struggles to raise funds for education and other ba

VOA标准英语2009年-Amreeka Tells Story of Strangers in a Stra

By Saqib ul-Islam Washington 12 October 2009 Amreeka's stars, pictured on the movie's promotional poster What is it like for a mother and her teenage son to settle in America? And what if they are Palestinian and their arrival coincides with the ons

VOA标准英语2009年-Cohen Brothers Return With the Dark Comedy

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 12 October 2009 Michael Stuhlbarg stars as physics professor Larry Gopnik in writer/directors Joel Ethan Coens A Serious Man Film making brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, Oscar-winners for the 2007 thriller No Country For Old

VOA标准英语2009年-Australia Grants Asylum to Afghans Who Sur

By Phil Mercer Sydney 12 October 2009 A group of Afghan asylum seekers who survived an explosion that killed five people in the Timor Sea are to be granted refugee status in Australia. The government, however, has signaled it will deport anyone conv