VOA标准英语2009年-Indian PM Makes Fresh Offer of Dialogue to

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 28 October 2009 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waves to supporters at a public rally at Wanpoh, about 55 kilometers south of Srinagar, India, 28 Oct 2009 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has offered to talk on

VOA标准英语2009年-Car Bomb in Northwest Pakistan Kills 100

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 28 October 2009 A car bomb has killed at least 100 people and wounded more than 200 others in a shopping area of the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan just h

VOA标准英语2009年-Historical Buildings Fast Disappearing in

By Jessica Golloher Moscow 27 October 2009 Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has seen a dramatic surge in new construction, especially in cities like Moscow. New buildings and businesses are typically welcomed in any neighborhood, especiall

VOA标准英语2009年-Declining Venice Population Leads to City'

By Sabina Castelfranco Venice 27 October 2009 A group in Italy's canal city, Venice, is planning to hold a funeral for their hometown, which is rapidly losing its permanent residents. The group says the city is being drained of its normal life. The

VOA标准英语2009年-Japan's New Finance Minister Promises to C

By Akiko Fujita Tokyo 27 October 2009 Japan's new finance minister vows to cut wasteful spending and give money back to taxpayers to revive the country's economy. Hirohisa Fujii's comments come as the country struggles to pay down its ballooning deb

VOA标准英语2009年-Cavalia Highlights Power, Beauty of the Ho

By Breshna Omarkhel/Penelope Poulou Washington 27 October 2009 Cavalia A show that has charmed millions of people in other parts of the world is now playing in the United States. What makes Cavalia special is that the stars are horses, riders and ac

VOA标准英语2009年-More Mixed Signals on US Economy

By Michael Bowman Washington 27 October 2009 A sold sign in front of a home in Carmel, Indiana, 20 Oct 2009 The U.S. housing market is showing signs of improvement, but Americans have grown more pessimistic on the overall economy. The consensus view

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Chief: Bombing Will Not Deter UN from A

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 28 October 2009 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Oct 2009 file photo) U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Wednesday's suicide attack on a U.N. guest house in Kabul that killed nine people, including six U.N. s

VOA标准英语2009年-Asylum Debate Stirs Political Debate in Au

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 October 2009 A sharp increase in illegal migrants heading by boat to Australia has prompted accusations that the government has made the country a target for traffickers by easing immigration laws. More than 42 vessels have

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraqi Electoral Law Remains in Limbo Follo

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 26 October 2009 President Talabani holds meeting for Political Council of National Security at Baghdad's al-Salam Palace, 25 Oct 2009 The Iraqi parliament was scheduled to discuss the country's electoral law, Sunday, to set

VOA标准英语2009年-Serbia Pledges Cooperation Before Karadzic

By Stefan Bos Budapest 25 October 2009 A stand-off is expected Monday between former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and the U.N. court in The Netherlands as the war crimes suspect says he will boycott the start of the long-awaited trial. Serbi

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan President, Main Rival Reject Power

By Michael Bowman Washington 25 October 2009 Afghan President Hamid Karzai (file photo) Afghanistan's president and his main electoral challenger say the country's political future should be decided at the ballot box, not through the formation of a

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Calls for War Crimes Investigation in S

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 October 2009 The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an independent, international investigation of possible war crimes committed during the last few months of the war in Sri Lanka. The UN agency

VOA标准英语2009年-Twin Bombings Rock Central Baghdad, More T

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 25 October 2009 Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, 25 Oct. 2009 Iraqi police say two car bombs have claimed the lives of more than 130 people in central Baghdad. More than 500 other

VOA标准英语2009年-Catholic Church Welcomes Anglicans

By Steve Norman 25 October 2009 Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI has unveiled a new Roman Catholic Church initiative which will let Anglicans, often known as Episcopalians in the United States, practice Catholicism while keeping many of their Ang

VOA标准英语2009年-Hungarians Commemorate 20th Anniversary of

By Stefan Bos Budapest 24 October 2009 Hungary is commemorating its crushed 1956 Revolution against Soviet domination and the 20th anniversary of its declaration as a republic and the end of communism. The ceremonies come however as opinion polls sh

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Nuclear Inspectors to Tour Iran's Secon

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 24 October 2009 IAEA inspectors check in at Vienna's International Airport on their way to Iran, 24 Oct 2009 A team of U.N. inspectors is heading to Iran to visit a recently revealed nuclear site. International Atomic Energy

VOA标准英语2009年-Final Phase of Mauritanian Returns From Se

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 October 2009 A refugee girl in Dodel, a Mauritanian refugee camp in Senegal (file photo) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says it has begun the final stage of the organized voluntary repatriation of Maurita

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

By Robert Raffaele Washington 24 October 2009 As NATO troops engage Taliban insurgents throughout Afghanistan, the top commander's recommendation for additional troops has earned a key endorsement. NATO defense ministers meeting in Slovakia, express

VOA标准英语2009年-Abbas's Call for Elections Deepens Palesti

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 24 October 2009 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (File) The Palestinian Authority has announced a date for elections, throwing a wrench into national unity talks with its Islamic militant rivals. Western-backed Palestin