VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Test Fires Improved Long-Range Mi

State television showed video of the Sejil 2 missile launch Wednesday, calling the test a success. Edward Yeranian | Cairo 16 December 2009 Photo released by semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), claims to show launch of high-speed surfa

VOA标准英语2009年-ASEAN Marks First Anniversary of Chart

Leaders from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations are marking the first anniversary of grouping's constitution, known as the ASEAN Charter. Sara Schonhardt | Jakarta 16 December 2009 Musa Hitam delivers lecture at ASEAN Business and I

VOA标准英语2009年-Senior Politician: Marxist Legacy Haun

A veteran Ethiopian politician recently quit his opposition leadership post and called on others of his generation to step aside in favor of younger voices untainted by the country's legacy of Marxism. Peter Heinlein | Ethiopia 16 December 2009 Yakob

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistan Battles Militants, Political

Analysts foresee tough year ahead on both fronts Sean Maroney | Islamabad 16 December 2009 At the start of 2009, Pakistan's government pursued a peace plan with Taliban militants in and around the Swat Valley, once a holiday destination. U.S. Preside

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghanistan Seeks to Control its Own D

Sean Maroney | Islamabad 16 December 2009 Afghan security forces stand guard near a burnt fuel tanker in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, 04 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has begun sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in an effort to

VOA标准英语2009年-Violent Drug War Continues in Mexico

Greg Flakus | Houston 16 December 2009 Watch: Greg Flakus' video report Windows Media Gun battle on the streets of Juarez As 2009 comes to a close, drug-related violence in Mexico continues to rage along the border with the United States and in other

VOA标准英语2009年-Neil Diamond Celebrates Holiday Season

In case you missed Neil Diamond's first two Christmas releases in the 1990s, you now have a chance to catch up with his latest toast to this most wonderful time of the year. Doug Levine | Washington 16 December 2009 Neil Diamond's 'A Cherry, Cherry C

VOA标准英语2009年-Exhibit Shows Physical Handicap is No

Artists who go from pain and despair to hope and creativity Rebecca Ward | Washington, DC 16 December 2009 The exhibition demonstrated how art can inspire the disabled or those living with pain to lead more creative lives A gallery in Washington, D.C

VOA标准英语2009年-Sociologist Studies What Makes People

Rose Hoban | Durham, North Carolina 16 December 2009 Literature is filled with images of the angry young man or woman. New research into human psychology suggests the hot-headed youth of fiction have a basis in scientific fact. Rushing adds stress an

VOA标准英语2009年-Talk of Swine Flu Parties Goes Viral

Doctors warn intentional infection not a good idea Alex Villarreal | Washington, DC 17 December 2009 CDC says the best step to protection is vaccination Many Americans are doing all they can to avoid the H1N1 virus. But talk in the news and on the In

VOA标准英语2009年-Research Ties Adult Ailments to Childh

Psychologists have known for decades that unpleasant childhood experiences can affect a person's mental health for a lifetime. But new research suggests childhood traumas might also have long term effects on physical health. Dunedin study began in th

VOA标准英语2009年-Twelve-Year-Old Boy Walks to Help Home

Deborah Block | Washington 17 December 2009 Zach Bonner More than one million children are homeless in the United States. To highlight the problem, 12-year-old Zach Bonner walked hundreds of kilometers from his home city of Tampa, Florida to the U.S.

VOA标准英语2009年-Report Finds 75 Percent of Young Ameri

A report from an organization of retired military leaders finds most young American adults cannot be considered for the military. They do not qualify because they are either obese, dropped out of high school or have a criminal record. Elizabeth Lee |

VOA标准英语2009年-Africans Welcome US Pledge to Help wit

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States is prepared to work with other countries to fund $100 billion a year by 2020 to address climate change needs of developing countries. African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agri

VOA标准英语2009年-Experts Concerned US Homegrown Terrori

Some U.S. lawmakers and terrorism experts say although American ideals about civil liberties can be a hurdle in preventing radicalization of Americans, they are optimistic that homegrown terrorism can be tackled on the community level. Ravi Khanna |

VOA标准英语2009年-Senate Panel Votes to Confirm Bernanke

The Senate Banking Committee has voted to approve the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term as head of the U.S. central bank. The move paves the way for a vote by the full Senate in January. Cindy Saine | Capitol Hill

VOA标准英语2009年-US Complains of Pakistani Visa Holdups

The State Department on Thursday expressed serious concern about delays by the Pakistani government in the issuance of visas for officials and contractors assigned to U.S. diplomatic posts in Pakistan. David Gollust | State Department 17 December 200

VOA标准英语2009年-Guatemalan Exhumations Bring Hope by U

As the political climate in Guatemala slowly swings towards acceptance of the legacy of a long and violent civil war, exhumations have provided some closure to families of thousands of disappeared persons. Brent Latham | Guatemala City 17 December 20

VOA标准英语2009年-As Year Closes, Sudan Peace Deal Faces

Alan Boswell | Nairobi 17 December 2009 Photo: AP A woman from Misseriya tribe is building a thatched shelter in Goli, Sudan, during the annual migration to the Abyei area, 19 Jan 2009 We're in the end game of the CPA now, which is why we are getting

VOA标准英语2009年-Opponents of Niger President Agree to

Niger's opposition coalition has agreed to hold mediated talks after months of refusing to participate. The group had previously said it would accept nothing less than a return to the political order before the August referendum that granted Presiden