VOA标准英语2009-Britain Offers to Hold Summit on Afghanistan

By Jennifer Glasse London 17 November 2009 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (file photo) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that he would like to host a summit next year to chart a timetable for the handover of security in various

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VOA标准英语2009-World Leaders Agree to Boost Aid for Agricul

By Robert Raffaele Washington 16 November 2009 World leaders at a U.N. summit on food security in Rome are vowing to take urgent action to eliminate global hunger. But they did not agree in their final declaration to a U.N. request for $44 billion a

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VOA标准英语2009-Czech Republic Marks 'Velvet Revolution' Ann

By Stefan Bos Budapest 17 November 2009 Former Czech President Vaclav Havel (background center) attends a group of people lighting candles and laying flowers as they commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic

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VOA标准英语2009-US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop More Than Expe

Mil Arcega | Washington 25 November 2009 Shoppers in a U.S. store The number of newly laid-off U.S. workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week. A report Wednesday from the Labor Department shows 466,000 workers

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VOA标准英语2009-Europeans Upbeat Over Obama's Climate Change

European leaders, environmentalists hail as good news President Obama's decision to attend at least part of December's climate summit in Copenhagen Liza Bryant | Paris 26 November 2009 European Union flags wave in the wind outside EU headquarters in

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VOA标准英语2009-North Korea Finds Latest Ally: South Korean

North Korea has experienced chronic food shortages for about two decades, mainly due to the government's political isolation and mismanagement. Belts in the North have tightened even further since South Korea's president stopped sending large amount

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VOA标准英语2009-UN Begins Inquiry Into Guinea Violence

UN investigators are in Conakry to find out what happened when 157 people were killed protesting the expected presidential candidacy of military ruler Captain Moussa Camara on September 28 Scott Stearns | Dakar 26 November 2009 Bodies of people kill

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VOA标准英语2009-Mumbai Marks Anniversary of Last Year's Terr

One year after ten Pakistani gunmen attacked India's financial capital, many say they still feel vulnerable Mumbai 26 November 2009 A man waves an Indian flag outside the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites of Mumbai terror attacks, on the first anniv

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VOA标准英语2009-Palestinians Reject Israeli Settlement Offer

A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says peace talks cannot resume until Israel also halts settlement activity in East Jerusalem. His comments come a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a 10-month halt for ne

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VOA标准英语2009-Namibia Prepares for National Elections

Some 1 million registered voters are expected to take part in Namibia's 5th general election since independence nearly 20 years ago Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 26 November 2009 Workers prepare an election banner for the Rally for Democracy Progress op

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VOA标准英语2009-Cars in Russia Measured by People Power, Not

The Russian Parliament recently made a rare legislative reversal -- withdrawing a tax increase on cars just days after approving it. Peter Fedynsky | Moscow 25 November 2009 A big increase in the number of new drivers in Russia has led to traffic ja

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VOA标准英语2009-President Obama Pardons Thanksgiving Turkey

President jokes that turkey had his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to thank for the pardon because, in his words, I was planning to eat this sucker. VOA News 25 November 2009 President Barack Obama's daughter Sasha reaches to pet 'Courage' the turkey d

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VOA标准英语2009-Europeans Shun Swine Flu Vaccine as Deaths F

A European medical society has expressed alarm at the widespread opposition in Europe against the swine flu vaccine. Meanwhile, experts say the number of deaths in Europe from the H1N1 virus are doubling every two weeks. Lisa Bryant | Paris 25 Novem

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VOA标准英语2009-Lamb Sellers Busy as Eid Holiday Nears

The Muslim Eid al Adha or Feast of Sacrifice holiday is celebrated with the slaughter of an animal, which is then shared with the poor. Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 25 November 2009 Lambs for sale ahead of Eid in Cairo's City of the Dead, Cairo, Egypt,

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VOA标准英语2009-India, US Agree on Climate Change

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have launched what the White House is calling a green partnership. Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 25 November 2009 We welcome the president's commitment to a major program for promotion of ren

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VOA标准英语2009-Obama to Attend Copenhagen Climate Talks

The White House says President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark next month to attend a global climate summit in Copenhagen. Kent Klein | White House 25 November 2009 President Barack Obama and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh arrive for the

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VOA标准英语2009-Freed Western Journalists Leave Somalia

Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan flew out of Mogadishu on a chartered plane Wednesday, 15 months after they were kidnapped by gunmen on a road outside of Mogadishu. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 26 November 200

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VOA标准英语2009-Growing Violence in Somali Region Forces Aid

Two aid agencies operating in southern Somalia say deteriorating security in recent days has forced them to withdraw their international and local staff from key towns in the Jubba regions. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 24 November 2009 Two aid agencies oper

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VOA标准英语2009-Spain Helping Mauritania Slow Illegal Immigr

Spanish, Mauritanian governments step up patrols along the coast to stop illegal immigration; Madrid helps Nouakchott with an annual budget of $750 million and a small plane to keep watch on immigration routes. Scott Stearns | Dakar 24 November 2009

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VOA标准英语2009-Real First Thanksgiving Wasn't So Cozy

Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 24 November 2009 On Thursday, we Americans will mark our annual Thanksgiving holiday. It often revolves around a lavish dinner for family and friends that begins with a prayer of thanks for our blessings. The Thanksgiv

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