VOA标准英语2009年-Thai King Makes First Public Appearance Af

By Ron Corben Bangkok 23 October 2009 The Thai king, the world's longest-serving monarch, has made his first public appearance since being hospitalized more than a month ago. The appearance is expected to be widely welcomed after weeks of concern ov

VOA标准英语2009年-Trade, Human Rights on Agenda as ASEAN Sum

By Daniel Schearf Hua Hin, Thailand 23 October 2009 A Thai military police officer talks on his radio while guarding a hotel where the ASEAN Summit is taking place in Cha-Am of Hua Hin district, southern Thailand, 23 Oct 2009 Leaders of Southeast As

VOA标准英语2009年-Upcoming US Governor's Races Pose Test for

By Jim Malone Washington 23 October 2009 President Barack Obama (undated photo) In addition to the pressing issues of Afghanistan and health care reform, President Barack Obama has been squeezing in a little campaigning on behalf of Democrats runnin

VOA标准英语2009年-Running Club for Homeless Grows on US East

By Roger Hsu Philadelphia, PA 23 October 2009 Anne Mahlum Like many big American cities, the officials of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have spent a lot of time and money on programs to help the city's homeless. But one Philadelphian, 27-year-old Anne

VOA标准英语2009年-Human Rights Groups Want US Leadership in

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 23 October 2009 According to the World Health Organization, one in three women in the world will experience violence in her lifetime. Human Rights groups are urging members of Congress to pass the International Violence A

VOA标准英语2009年-US VP Warns Europe of Missile Threats

By Stefan Bos Budapest 23 October 2009 US Vice President Joe Biden gestures while delivering a speech at the Central University Library in Bucharest, Romania, 22 Oct 2009 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on America's European allies to step-

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Envoy Endorses More Troops for Afghanis

By Al Pessin Bratislava 23 October 2009 United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan says more foreign troops are needed to help secure the country, and to train its army and police forces. The e

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