VOA标准英语2009年-Former Rebels Go to Court Over Plot to Kil

Former rebels have gone on trial in East Timor accused of the attempted murder of President Jose Ramos-Horta. He was seriously hurt in an assassination attempt outside his home in February 2008, when gunmen targeted two of the fledgling country's mo

VOA标准英语2009年-Women's Health at Center of Development, S

In Afghanistan, a woman dies every 27 minutes on average from a pregnancy-related condition that is preventable, in most cases, with proper health facilities. Afghan and U.S. officials speaking in Washington Tuesday said providing Afghan women great

VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Hangs Insurgents in Sistan-Baluchista

Iran has hanged 13 men from the Sunni insurgent group, Jundallah, after condemning them for a series of attacks in the country's southern Sistan-Baluchistan province. The official Iranian News Network (IRIN) announced the executions during its news

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Seeks $12 Billion for Community Coll

U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for a $12 billion investment in two-year colleges, to help train millions of Americans who are out of work. The president made his case Tuesday in the state with the nation's worst unemployment rate. President

VOA标准英语2009年-Kenyan Ex-Leader Says Don't Look to Obama

Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi cautions Kenyans from putting excessive hope in U.S. President Barack Obama and says Kenyans should be focusing on finding local solutions to their problems. Former President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi in this O

VOA标准英语2009年-US, Russian Negotiators Work on New Arms C

Arms control was one of the key issues discussed at the recent summit in Moscow between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitri Medvedev. We look at the preliminary agreement reached to reduce both countries' strategic - or l

VOA标准英语2009年-Greece Tears Down Camp for Asylum Seekers

The United Nations refugee agency says it is concerned about the fate of hundreds of irregular migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees, following the closure of a makeshift camp in the Greek city of Patras. The UNHCR says it fears many of th

VOA标准英语2009年-Lawless Atmosphere Cited in Death of Russi

Russian activists are blaming Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for maintaining a climate that resulted in Wednesday's murder in the Caucasus of journalist Natalya Estemirova. Her colleagues from the Memorial human rights organization and other groups t

VOA标准英语2009年-As Fashion Exports Drop, Hong Kong Refocus

Hong Kong aims to be Asia's fashion center, but the Chinese territory has seen a big drop in clothing exports as the global economic crisis drags on. Now, the government is stepping in to stimulate the local fashion industry. Models wear fashions de

VOA标准英语2009年-Security Council Imposes More Sanctions fo

The U.N. Security Council has imposed sanctions on 10 additional entities and individuals linked to North Korea's nuclear or ballistic missile development programs. It has also banned the transfer to or from North Korea of two types of goods that co

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesian Airlines Welcome Access to Euro

The European Commission has partially lifted a ban on Indonesian airlines entering European air space. The ban was issued two years ago after the International Civil Aviation Authority identified 121 safety problems with Indonesian airlines. Police

VOA标准英语2009年-India Hopes Clinton Visit Will Demonstrate

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in India Friday for a four-day visit. India hopes the visit will demonstrate that the United States remains committed to building on a strategic partnership developed between the two countries under th

VOA标准英语2009年-Thailand Puts Flu Cooperation on ASEAN For

Thailand plans to call for stepped up cooperation from regional governments to contain the spread of the H1N1 flu. The Thai government will present the issue at an annual gathering of foreign ministers from Southeast Asia and the region's main partn

VOA标准英语2009年-US Officials Upbeat on Energy Cooperation

Two high-ranking U.S. officials say several days of meetings with Chinese leaders on energy cooperation have been successful and productive. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu, Beijing, 15 July 2009 U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu said the purpose of hi

VOA标准英语2009年-Crisis For Zimbabwe's Constitution Making

Zimbabwe's human rights lawyers are considering pulling out of participation in drafting a new constitution because they say more than 40 percent of the delegates are politicians while civil right activists and other non governmental organizations m

VOA标准英语2009年-New Polish European Parliament President F

The new president of the European Parliament, former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, has pledged to make the European Union more accessible to average citizens following a record-low voter turnout in recent European elections. As the first East E

VOA标准英语2009年-US, Chinese Officials Discuss Energy Coope

The U.S. energy secretary says global warming is proceeding more quickly than originally predicted. Stephen Chu is in China, the world's top emitter of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, to urge greater Sino-American cooperation to comb

VOA标准英语2009年-Missile Defense and Arms Control: Are They

Russia continues to strongly oppose the U.S. plan to station a ballistic-missile defense system in Eastern Europe. That issue was discussed during the recent Moscow summit (July 6-8) between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, D

VOA标准英语2009年-S. African President Urged to Honor ICC Wa

Prominent South African individuals and civil society groups have urged President Jacob Zuma to publicly state that he respects the country's constitution and treaty obligations. The call follows an African Union decision not to honor the arrest war

VOA标准英语2009年-Media Rights Groups Angered by French Mili

International media rights organizations are expressing outrage and dismay over reports that two French government security advisors had posed as journalists before they were kidnapped Tuesday by a gang of unidentified gunmen in the Somali capital M