VOA标准英语2009年-Officials Counting Results of Mozambican V

By Scott Bobb Maputo 29 October 2009 A municipal employee, flanked by other workers, signs a documents during the fourth Mozambican general elections in Maputo, 28 Oct 2009 Election officials in Mozambique are tabulating the votes from Wednesday's n

VOA标准英语2009年-EU Leaders Meet in Brussels

By Lisa Bryant Paris 29 October 2009 European leaders are in Brussels to discuss possible candidates for a future president and foreign minister for the 27-member European Union. The heads of state will also try to overcome sharp differences about p

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Seeks to Strengthen US-Pakistani R

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 29 October 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, is escorted by Pakistani Rangers at the Iqbal Memorial in Lahore, 29 Oct 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Pakistan's cultural center,

VOA标准英语2009年-India-US Military Relations Growing Rapidl

By Ravi Khanna Washington 08 October 2009 For decades, India mostly depended on, first, the Soviet Union and then Russia for its military supplies. But as the Cold War ended and India's relations with the United States began improving during Bill Cl

VOA标准英语2009年-'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' Puts

By Bart Childs Gaborone, Botswana 13 October 2009 Scene from HBO/BBC series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency In Gaborone, Botswana, the joint production of the HBO/BBC series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency caused a sensation, both locally and

VOA标准英语2009年-US 'Pay Czar' Proposes Executive Pay Cuts

By Laurel Bowman Washington 29 October 2009 Kenneth Feinberg A top Treasury Department official has ordered pay cuts for the 25 highest-paid executives at seven companies that received government bail-outs. But he says he doesn't want broader powers

VOA标准英语2009年-President Obama to Meet with Native Americ

By Deborah Block Tucsan, Arizona 29 October 2009 President Barack Obama has invited leaders of the more than 500 Native American tribes in the United States to a White House Tribal Nations Conference on November 5. Mr. Obama says he wants to hear di

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistani Military Pushes Deeper in Milita

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 30 October 2009 Pakistani troops fighting militants along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to suspects involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The discovery came

VOA标准英语2009年-US Faces H1N1 Flu Vaccine Shortage

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 29 October 2009 The H1N1 intranasal vaccine, Boston, 09 Oct 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is not enough H1N1 vaccine available for everyone in the United States. And schools and clinics ar

VOA标准英语2009年-'Amelia' Tells Story of Life, Tragic Disap

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 29 October 2009 The life and tragic disappearance of pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart are dramatized in a new film starring two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank and directed by Indian-born Mira Nair. Here's a look at Amelia.

VOA标准英语2009年-Astronomers Detect Most Distant Cosmic Obj

By Jessica Berman Washington 29 October 2009 Ultraviolet, X-Ray images of gamma-ray burst Astronomers have discovered evidence of the oldest and most distant cosmic event ever detected, a burst from a dying star that occurred 13 billion years ago, v

VOA标准英语2009年-GM Crops Dominate US Farms, but Organic In

By Steve Baragona Washington 29 October 2009 Garden pest As farmers across the United States are bringing in the harvest, silos are filling up with record or near-record quantities of corn and soybeans. To an extent not seen anywhere else in the wor

VOA标准英语2009年-India Grapples with Prospect of High Infla

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 October 2009 As India faces the prospect of high inflation in the coming months, the government may soon begin scaling back on measures taken to cope with the global financial crisis. India's economy is expected to gr

VOA标准英语2009年-EU Reaches Agreement on Climate Aid

By Lisa Bryant Paris 30 October 2009 European Union leaders overcame differences on funding for climate change, and moved forward on new leadership posts for the 27-member block as they wrapped up a two-day summit. European Union leaders meeting in

VOA标准英语2009年-Kurdish Language Making Inroads in Turkish

By Rachel Smalley London 30 October 2009 Aid workers around the world often find themselves at risk, despite their efforts to remain above the conflict. Last year some 260 humanitarian workers suffered attacks -- 122 died. Taliban militants killed n

VOA标准英语2009年-Somalia Prime Minister Says Government Wil

By Brian Wagner Miami, Florida 30 October 2009 The de facto Honduran government has agreed to a deal that may allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to power ahead of elections next month. U.S. diplomats have been in the country to mediate a

VOA标准英语2009年-Accused Al-Qaida Sleeper Agent Sentenced t

By Kane Farabaugh Peoria, Illinois 30 October 2009 Ali Al-Marri at the Charleston Naval Brig in Charleston, South Carolina (File) Accused al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali al-Marri has been sentenced to more than eight years in a civilian prison. The Qatar

VOA标准英语2009年-Netanyahu Hopes US Mediation Efforts Will

By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 30 October 2009 Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu meeting with US Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell in Jerusalem, 30 Oct 2009 (picture released by the Israeli Government Press office) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan

VOA标准英语2009年-India to Send Intelligence Officers to Chi

By Steve Herman New Delhi 30 October 2009 India's government confirms it is cooperating with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning a foiled terror plot allegedly involving two Chicago residents. Meanwhile, India is denying that a famou

VOA标准英语2009年-Jacques Chirac to Stand Trial on Embezzlem

By Lisa Bryant Paris 30 October 2009 Jacques Chirac (File) A French magistrate has ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on embezzlement charges dating back to the 1990s, when he was mayor of Paris. The order is unprecedented, and f