VOA标准英语2009年-Aid Agency Calls for New Global Economic A

By Selah Hennessy London 30 September 2009 An International aid agency is calling for the World Bank to abandon old trade policies that it says harm the developing world. The British-based Christian Aid says developing country governments must have

VOA标准英语2009年-Real Medicine Foundation Works with Partne

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles, CA 01 October 2009 A California doctor is taking a message of healing to impoverished parts of the world through an organization called the Real Medicine Foundation. The German-born physician is making a difference by

VOA标准英语2009年-Youth Organizations in Guinea Set to Launc

By Ricci Shryock Dakar 09 October 2009 Guinean police arrest a protester on 28 Sep 2009 in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta After last week's massacre of dozens of Guineans by gover

VOA标准英语2009年-For Palestinian Refugees, Dream of Returni

By Sonja Pace Southern Lebanon 30 September 2009 Two states side by side, two homelands for two peoples - those are the broadly accepted tenets for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a cornerstone for peace in the Middle East. Many hurdl

VOA标准英语2009年-Turkey to Re-establish Ties with Armenia

By Dorian Jones 30 September 2009 Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a gathering at Princeton University, Princeton, 23 Sep 2009 Turkey's prime minister says an agreement to re-establish diplomatic ties with Armenia will be signed by the two

VOA标准英语2009年-US Condemns Violence Against Guinea Protes

By David Gollust State Department 30 September 2009 The United States has condemned the Guinean military's brazen and inappropriate use of force against demonstrators in Conakry Monday. News reports say at least 157 people were killed and more than

VOA标准英语2009年-Odierno: US to Withdraw 4,000 More Troops

By Al Pessin Washington 30 September 2009 The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq says he is accelerating the drawdown of American troops, with 4,000 more coming out ahead of schedule by the end of October. General Ray Odierno spoke to th

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Announces $5 Billion in Medical Rese

By Kent Klein White House 30 September 2009 President Obama makes remarks about stimulus funding for biomedical research, 30 Sep 2009, at National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing $5 billion in new gove

VOA标准英语2009年-India's Ruling Congress Party Emerges Vict

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 October 2009 Congress party workers wave party flags and dance to celebrate their victory in the Maharashtra State elections at the party state headquarters in Mumbai, India, 22 Oct 2009 India's ruling Congress Party-

VOA标准英语2009年-Attention Intensifies on Afghan War Strate

By Meredith Buel Washington 21 October 2009 Now that Afghan election officials have agreed to a presidential runoff vote on November 7, attention will intensify on U.S. President Barack Obama's difficult decision about whether to send more American

VOA标准英语2009年-Death Row Inmates in Texas Tell Their Stor

By Greg Flakus Huntsville, Texas 21 October 2009 The U.S. state with the busiest death chamber and one of the largest prison populations is Texas, where public opinion polls show the death penalty is supported by more than 70 percent of the populati

VOA标准英语2009年-California Teacher's Program Helps Underpr

By Mike O'Sullivan San Diego, California 21 October 2009 Immigrant and minority students in the United States often face obstacles getting into college. To help them, California teacher Mary Catherine Swanson started a program that has expanded to m

VOA标准英语2009年-Poor US Economy Has Guitar Makers Singing

By Roger Hsu Nazareth, Pennsylvania 21 October 2009 The Martin Guitar Company in Nazareth, Pennsylvania is world-renowned for making some of the finest guitars ever made. However, the economic downturn in the U.S. has cast a shadow over the company,

VOA标准英语2009年-New Drive to Fight World Hunger With GM Cr

By Selah Hennessy London 21 October 2009 A genetically modified corn plant (file photo) Britain's national academy of science is calling for a multi-billion-dollar research program on global food security. The Royal Society says genetically modified

VOA标准英语2009年-Kuwait to Allow Women to Travel Without Hu

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 21 October 2009 Kuwait's constitutional court ruled Wednesday that Kuwaiti women have the right to travel without their husband's permission, revoking a 1962 passport law. Women in other Gulf States, like Saudi Arabia, still

VOA标准英语2009年-Malian Women Push Condom Use to Reduce Spr

By Scott Stearns Dakar 21 October 2009 Women in Mali are encouraging more men to use condoms to slow the spread of the virus that causes AIDS. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Mali is low for West Africa, effecting less than two percent of the adult po

VOA标准英语2009年-Gunmen Kill Pakistani Army Officer in Isla

By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 22 October 2009 Police officer drives away army jeep with bulletholes splattered on windshield, after attacked by gunmen in Islamabad, 22 oct 2009 Police in Pakistan say that unknown gunmen shot and killed a senior army officer

VOA标准英语2009年-S. Korean Scholar: North Experiencing Disc

By Kurt Achin Seoul 22 October 2009 A leading North Korea researcher and adviser to South Korea's president says the North is experiencing some friction at the very top of the ruling Kim family. The North's leader may have temporarily halted a succe

VOA标准英语2009年-Few Surprises, Little Excitement as Indone

By Douglas Bakshian Jakarta 22 October 2009 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, left, receives a kiss from his wife Kristiani, after his inauguration at the Parliament building, Jakarta, 20 Oct. 2009 Indonesia's new Cabinet contains a mix

VOA标准英语2009年-Rise in Somali Piracy Contributes to Incre

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 22 October 2009 The rise in piracy off the Somali coast has resulted in more global piracy cases in 2009 than in all of 2008, according to a maritime watchdog group. Despite the rise in attacks, the number of successful hijac