VOA标准英语2009年-Nigeria Amnesty Official Hails Program as

The Nigerian government says its amnesty program in the Niger Delta is progressing well and that last weekend's public surrender of weapons, the biggest since the amnesty began two weeks ago, marked a turning point in the process. Niger Delta in Nig

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VOA标准英语2009年-Africa to Seek Billions in Climate Change

The African Union is considering a proposal to demand at least $67 billion a year in environmental damages from developed countries at the Copenhagen Climate summit in December. Africa is seeking a common position to increase its bargaining power in

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VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Journalist Killed in Pakistan

Pakistani authorities and eyewitnesses say that unknown gunmen have shot dead a Pakistan-based Afghan journalist and wounded his colleague in a northwestern border region. The attack comes as police in an eastern town claims to have detained six sus

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VOA标准英语2009年-Berlusconi to Go Ahead With Libya Visit, D

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is planning to go ahead with a trip to Libya this week to meet with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. International outrage over the warm welcome-home reception given to the convicted Lockerbie bomber who was re

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VOA标准英语2009年-Shuttle Discovery Set to launch Tuesday

Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to launch on a mission to deliver new supplies and science equipment to the International Space Station. Birds fly past space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., 24 Aug 2009 The

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VOA标准英语2009年-US Pushes to Enforce N. Korea Sanctions

A senior U.S. envoy says Washington is cooperating closely with South Korea to ensure United Nations sanctions against North Korea are carried out. However, Washington is leaving room for the South to revive its economic cooperation with Pyongyang.

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VOA标准英语2009年-UN Official Asks for Patience, Calm on Afg

A day ahead of the expected release of partial results from last Thursday's election in Afghanistan, the top United Nations official is asking for patience from the electorate, the candidates and the media. Our correspondent reports from Kabul. U.N.

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VOA标准英语2009年-Four Darfur Rebel Groups Reach Unity Deal

Four prominent Darfur rebel groups are forming a unified front to engage in future peace talks with Sudan's government, and urging other factions to join them. The front still faces big obstacles as members try to patch up differences that doomed pr

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VOA标准英语2009年-Wildfires Force Thousands of Greeks to Fle

The Greek government is facing criticism for a fourth day from the public as a massive wildfire continues to threaten the suburbs of Athens. The fires have burned scores of houses and thousands of acres of forest near Athens as flames raged out of c

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VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Takes on Health Care Reform Critics

The debate in the United States over health care reform is growing more heated, and President Barack Obama is making an all-out effort to cool the rhetoric and save his legislative priority. Mr. Obama is taking his case directly to the public. The d

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VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: Suu Kyi Sentencing 'Unjust,' Urges

President Barack Obama said Tuesday the Burmese decision to extend democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest for another 18 months is unjust and called for her immediate, unconditional release. Officials say the trial outcome will have a nega

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VOA标准英语2009年-Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Ordered to Serve

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 18 more months of house arrest. The sentence drew condemnation from foreign governments and human rights groups. Security forces surrounded Insein Prison in Rangoon Tuesday as the verdi

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VOA标准英语2009年-Chiapas Improves Port for Economic Develop

Despite its beauty and vast natural resources, Chiapas is the poorest province in Mexico. The government is trying to turn this around by upgrading the old fishing port of Chiapas. Officials say improvements made in the port's infrastructure during

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VOA标准英语2009年-Australian Lawmaker Urges Immigration Cuts

An Australian legislator has called for a sharp reduction in the number of immigrants allowed in the country, along with more rigorous background checks on new settlers. The intent is to determine whether immigrants from Africa or the Middle East ha

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VOA标准英语2009年-Obama in Mexico for North American Summit

U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Mexico for the North American Leaders Summit. Mr. Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon will attempt to coordinate their efforts on a number of issues. Presiden

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VOA标准英语2009年-Houston Socialite Champions Afghan Develop

A few years ago, people learned about a little-known chapter in the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan through a book and, later, a movie called Charlie Wilson's War. Wilson was a maverick Texas congressman who found ways of funding Afghan

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VOA标准英语2009年-Swine Flu Death Toll in India Increases

In India, five more people have died of swine flu, taking the death toll from the HIN1 virus to six. Image of H1N1 influenza virus The city of Pune reported its third death due to the H1N1 virus on Monday, when a 35-year-old doctor of traditional me

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VOA标准英语2009年-Britain's Intelligence Chief Denies Use of

The head of Britain's secret intelligence service, MI-6 denies that there has been torture or the complicity to torture by the service in connection with arrests and interrogations of terrorism suspects abroad. MI-6 chief John Scarlett is adamant -

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VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Bombs Gaza Tunnel in Response to Mo

Israeli warplanes have pounded a tunnel leading from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. Israel believes the tunnel was being used to smuggle explosives to the Palestinian enclave. A Palestinian man works at one of the tunnels linking the southern Gaza Strip t

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VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Pirates Release Italian Tugboat

An Italian tugboat and its crew of 16, seized by Somali pirates four months ago, has been released. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini expressed his satisfaction at the outcome after months of negotiations. Franco Frattini (File photo) The Ita

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