VOA标准英语2010年-Breakthrough Reported in Zimbabwe Cons

The Zimbabwe constitution process is set to resume after the parties to the unity government agreed on the issue of official reporters that had stalled the process. The Co-chairman of the parliamentary committee in charge of the Zimbabwe constitution

VOA标准英语2010年-Tymoshenko Faces Yanukovich in Februar

Current Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko faces former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich in a presidential runoff February 7. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera profiles Ms. Tymoshenko, a leading figure in wha

VOA标准英语2010年-Sri Lanka Congratulated for Successful

The United States and India are congratulating Sri Lanka for carrying out a successful presidential election this week. But there are also calls from the international community for the South Asian island nation to investigate the opposition's claim

VOA标准英语2010年-North Korea Says Second American Taken

North Korea says it has arrested another U.S. citizen. If confirmed, the man would be the second American taken into custody in the North in two months. North Korea also is continuing with maritime artillery drills. North Korea's official news agency

VOA标准英语2010年-Former French PM Acquitted of Slanderi

Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has been acquitted on charges of orchestrating a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy. The verdict opens the path for Mr. de Villepin's political return. In a statement following the verd

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Seek Genetic Clues to Dead

An international team of researchers looking for the cause of severe bacterial epidemics has deciphered the genome of group A streptococcus, a normally harmless sore throat pathogen that occasionally turns deadly. Experts say the breakthrough could s

VOA标准英语2010年-Heart Pump Could Save Possibly Million

The World Health Organization says heart disease kills about 17 million people every year and that it will become the leading cause of death in developing countries. But now, there is some hope. A new device is being marketed that could save countles

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton: 'Little Choice' but to Put Mo

Iran's approach leaves us with little choice but to work with our partners to apply greater pressure in the hopes that it will cause Iran to reconsider its rejection of diplomatic efforts with respect to its nuclear ambitions. - US Secretary of State

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama State of the Union Speech Focuse

U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Americans to overcome a deficit of trust in government and work together to solve a damaged economy and other problems. The economy was high on the president's list of priorities in his annual State of the Union

VOA标准英语2010年-Seeing Life through Cat's Eyes Yields

Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 28 January 2010 In his debut novel, The Incarnation of Catman Billy, author Will Jordan writes about the adventures of a man reborn as a cat. Billy finds he now must look at life from a different perspective, and in so

VOA标准英语2010年-Jakarta Man Leads Slums Tours to Raise

Urban poverty is often hidden, relegated to neighborhoods tourists rarely visit. But in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Ronny Poluan gives guided tours of city slums to tourists. Critics say he exploits poor people for personal gain. Poluan says h

VOA标准英语2010年-World Economic Forum Hears Appeal for

Haiti topped the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland Thursday, as former U.S. President Bill Clinton appealed to international donors to help the earthquake-ravaged nation. Former President Bill Clinton called for more aid to Hait

VOA标准英语2010年-Toyota Halts US Sales of Popular Model

Japanese automaker Toyota has suspended sales of some of its most popular models in the U.S. to fix a flaw in the gas pedals that could make the cars accelerate without warning. The suspension comes after a recall last week involving 2.3 million vehi

VOA标准英语2010年-Years of Drought Means End to Way of L

The rains are finally coming back to Kenya, but drought still persists in the central region of Isiolo South. There, many pastoralists have had to give up their way of life. It looks like a war zone. What once were emaciated, dehydrated cattle are no

VOA标准英语2010年-Peterson Overcomes Heartache, Addictio

Jeret Speedy Peterson is well acquainted with trouble - from losing his sister to a drunk driver, to sexual abuse, to witnessing his roommate commit suicide. Then Peterson was sent home from the 2006 Olympics because of an alcohol-fueled bar fight in

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Pushes Themes of State of the Un

U.S. President Barack Obama is pushing the themes of his State of the Union address - seeking public support for his policies at a politically charged moment in Washington. American presidents typically take to the road on the day after the State of

VOA标准英语2010年-Senate Panel Discusses Governance for

Haitians and international aid workers continue to grapple with immediate rescue and relief efforts, pulling a teenage girl out of the rubble Wednesday, 15 days after the initial devastating earthquake. But in Washington at a hearing on Haiti, the Se

VOA标准英语2010年-Republicans Urge Obama to Have Honest

Minority Republicans in Congress say they're prepared to negotiate with President Obama on major issues, such as health care reform and energy legislation. The president will meet with House of Representatives Republicans at their issues conference i

VOA标准英语2010年-Congressional Leaders React to Preside

Congressional leaders have had mixed reactions to President Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech. A number of Democratic lawmakers said the president's speech was hopeful and upbeat, while some Republicans accused the president of looking b

VOA标准英语2010年-Sudanese in US Question Legitimacy of

Elections scheduled this April in Sudan represent the first time in a generation that people there will get a chance to choose government leaders. But Sudan's road to democracy is riddled with accusations of corruption, voter intimidation and violenc