VOA标准英语2009年-UN Report Links Reproductive Rights an

Women are most affected by climate change and should be included in environment talks Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 03 December 2009 Women in a flood-prone community in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, gather once a week to share ideas about how to adapt to

VOA标准英语2009年-Dubai Markets Falter Under Debt Crisis

Financial markets in Dubai and other Arab emirates plunged about seven percent early Monday, with investors worried about Dubai's ability to pay back $60 billion in debt Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 30 November 2009 An Emarati man talks on his mobile pho

VOA标准英语2009年-Rising Gold Prices Change Investor Hab

Price of gold moves closer to $1,200 an ounce, bringing more income to mining companies and gold owners, but business is not so good for retailers and wholesalers Ron Corben | Bangkok 30 November 2009 An employee of a Bangkok gold shop shows several

VOA标准英语2009年-World AIDS Day - Ongoing Stigma Hinder

New UN research shows number of new AIDS cases decreasing worldwide, says HIV prevention programs are making the difference. But fear of HIV still shrouds the virus in secrecy, barring path to more comprehensive prevention Selah Hennessy | London 30

VOA标准英语2009年-World Marks AIDS Day

As spread of disease slows, stigma remains Selah Hennessy | London 01 December 2009 Winnie Sseruma, one of nearly 80,000 people in Britain who are HIV positive, raises awareness about HIV and AIDS through her work at the UK-based Christian Aid charit

VOA标准英语2009年-Some US Lawmakers Oppose Troop Increas

Several Republican and Democratic lawmakers have spoken out ahead of President Barack Obama's speech on Afghanistan, saying they oppose sending additional troops to the country, and that Congress should have the opportunity to vote on a troop surge.

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: 30,000 More US Troops To Afghan

U.S. President Barack Obama is sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by the summer of 2010, and plans to start withdrawing American forces a year later. The president laid out his strategy for winning the war in Afghanistan. Washington | Ken

VOA标准英语2009年-US Army Troops Ready for Afghanistan D

News of the Afghanistan buildup comes less than a month after a deadly shooting incident at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and created additional grief. Greg Flakus | Fort Hood, Texas 03 December 2009 Soldiers in formation at Fort Hood in Texas S

VOA标准英语2009年-Poland's Communist Nostalgia at Odds w

Poles can now be fined or even imprisoned if they are caught with a red star, a hammer and sickle or even a Che Guevara t-shirt. Hilary Heuler | Warsaw 15 December 2009 People wave Red flags in front of Vladimir Lenin's monument in Kiev, Ukraine, dur

VOA标准英语2009年-Gates Cites Arab-Kurd Progress in Iraq

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iraqi Arab and Kurdish leaders have made progress in recent weeks toward resolving their differences over power sharing and the status of the city of Kirkuk. Gates met Friday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al

VOA标准英语2009年-Former UK PM: Saddam's Removal Correct

Interviewed on British television just weeks before he faces intense questioning before a high-powered inquiry into why Britain went to war in Iraq, former Prime Minister Tony Blair says it was right to oust Saddam Hussein regardless of whether there

VOA标准英语2009年-Training Afghan Forces Poses Challenge

Training a competent, well-equipped Afghan security force is key to the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan, even with President Obama's decision to commit thousands of more Americans to the fighting. But U.S. military officers in Afghanistan say lang

VOA标准英语2009年-Study Finds High Rate of Infection at

More than 1,200 intensive care units in 75 countries examined Carol Pearson | Washington, DC 08 December 2009 Researchers found that more than half of the 14,000 patients in the study on that one day, developed infections in intensive care units Stay

VOA标准英语2009年-Inquiry Highlights Divisions Between U

Senior British officials questioned in wide-ranging inquiry on Britain's role in Iraq war Jennifer Glasse | London 08 December 2009 UK inquiry includes not only the decision to invade, but the country's actions while there, and its withdrawal Witness

VOA标准英语2009年-US Diplomat Arrives in Seoul Ahead of

Ambassador Stephen Bosworth will try to bring the Kim Jong Il government back to six-nation talks on giving up its nuclear weapons, which North Korea abandoned Jason Strother | Seoul 07 December 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy for No

VOA标准英语2009年-Study Shows US College Students Active

But study says universities are not responding to Generation E Zulima Palacio | Washington, DC 07 December 2009 A recent study by the National Wildlife Federation concludes that although students are increasingly committed to sustainability, universi

VOA标准英语2009年-Group Calls on Liberian President Sirl

Patrick Nimely Sie-Tuon of the U.S.-based Liberia Human Rights Campaign says the group has nothing personal against President Sirleaf only to end impunity in LIberia James Butty | Washington, DC 08 December 2009 Five months after releasing the unedit

VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Plans to Protest International At

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says Tehran plans to take legal action after being rebuked by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear program Edward Yeranian | Cairo 01 December 2009 This Sept. 26, 2009 satellite file image p

VOA标准英语2009年-Nanotechnology Offers Some Solutions t

Tiny nanomaterials show promise in many efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 03 December 2009 Sir Lankan village shop at dusk lit by solar panels - Nanotechnology could help make solar cells more accessible, eff

VOA标准英语2009年-Bombings in Baghdad, Mosul Kill 8; Man

The attacks occurred near the Iranian Embassy, the Foreign Ministry and the Immigration Ministry. Edward Yeranian | Cairo 15 December 2009 An Iraqi man reacts at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, 15 Dec 2009 Iraq police say three blasts