VOA标准英语2009年-Emboldened Al-Shabab Warns Djibouti Not to

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 18 September 2009 Black smoke rises from inside AMISOM base in Mogadishu after two powerful explosions rip through AU peacekeepers force commander building in Somalia, 17 Sep 2009 A day after a brazen suicide attack in the Af

VOA标准英语2009年-Debate Over Media Freedoms Emerges in Russ

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 18 September 2009 Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (f) and Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (b) Two recent high-profile articles are making news in Russia this month; one is a frank and widely distributed assessment t

VOA标准英语2009年-In Mombasa, A Unique Program Helps People

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 17 September 2009 Low-income Kenyans living with HIV/AIDS face a range of challenges. In the Catholic Diocese of Mombasa on Kenya's coast, people affected by AIDS have formed groups that enable members to increase their inc

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Accord Anniversary Marked

Tuesday is the first anniversary of the deal that brought about Zimbabwe's national unity government, known as the Global Political Agreement. Most Zimbabweans, who believed it would end years of political strife and suffering caused by a collapsing

VOA标准英语2009年-African Parliamentarians in Niger to Asses

Members of the Pan-African Parliament are in Niger for separate talks with President Mamdou Tandja and his political opponents concerning the referendum that has extended the president's time in office. African parliamentarians are in Niger to asses

VOA标准英语2009年-Flooding Displaces Hundreds of Thousands i

Nearly 600,000 West Africans are affected by floods, following three months of rain. The unusually heavy rainy season is expected to continue through the end of September. The latest United Nations assessment of West African flooding says more than

VOA标准英语2009年-Senegalese Refugees Speak Out Amid Increas

Southern Senegal is experiencing some of the worst fighting in years, as violence between separatist rebels and army loyalists flares. The fighting has left one small town in rural Senegal deserted, as farmers are forced to leave their crops to lang

VOA标准英语2009年-EU says Europe Emerging from Recession

The European Union says it is emerging from a recession driven by the global economic downturn, but the recovery will be shaky and slow. The EU economic outlook for 2009 is far from upbeat. Overall, the bloc's economy will shrink by four percent in

VOA标准英语2009年-Landmine Survivors Still not Getting Help

A new report finds survivors of landmines and other explosive remnants of war continue to suffer discrimination and general neglect from the governments that promised to assist them. The so-called Voices from the Ground report is issued by Handicap

VOA标准英语2009年-Washington Area Residents Offer Mixed

U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan is drawing mixed reactions from people around the nation's capital - including some Afghan immigrants. Chris Simkins | Washington 03 December 2009 Farid Hashimi is

VOA标准英语2009年-Researchers Say Elderly Adults with Ch

Falls among elderly one of leading causes of death Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 02 December 2009 Researchers say fall-related injuries are among the most common, disabling and expensive health conditions experienced by older adults A new study in t

VOA标准英语2009年-World AIDS Day Finds Improvement in AI

Advances in HIV/AIDS research unprecedented, but vaccine remains elusive. Art Chimes | Washington, D.C. 01 December 2009 We need to move out of the emergency mode, the hand-to-mouth approach to AIDS, which has characterized the last decade. Robert He

VOA标准英语2009年-Have You 'Given Up the Ghost' or 'Cast

Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 This book connects many stories and sayings that we use in everyday life with their biblical antecedents The Hebrew and Christian bibles are quoted thousands of times a day across America. Not just by m

VOA标准英语2009年-Sex Workers in Southern India Practice

Prostitutes demanding clients wear condoms Linda Blake | Bangalore 01 December 2009 An estimated 15 percent of female prostitutes in Southern India are HIV-infected No condoms. No sex has become a mantra for around 4,500 sex workers operating near In

VOA标准英语2009年-Dubai Government Will Not Back Debts o

A top finance official in Dubai says the emirate's government will not guarantee the debts of the heavily-indebted, state-owned conglomerate Dubai World. VOA News 30 November 2009 Lenders bear some responsibility for the current crisis Finance Depart

VOA标准英语2009年-More Than One Billion People Going Hungry

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 October 2009 United Nations food agencies report more than one billion people, or one sixth of the world's population, are going hungry. This report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program is

VOA标准英语2009年-Hondurans Deeply Divided Over Ouster of Pr

Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya marched through the streets of the nation's capital, Tegucigalpa, Sunday and jammed the roads around the international airport awaiting his return. Supporters of ousted Honduran Pres

VOA标准英语2009年-Niger President Facing Opposition to Exten

Political opponents of Niger's President Mamadou Tandja say they are determined to block a referendum to extend his rule. The White House says it is concerned about President Tandja ruling by decree after dissolving a constitutional court that said

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Faces Momentous Decision on Afghanis

By Al Pessin Washington 09 October 2009 President Obama (file photo) President Barack Obama is grappling with the difficult decision of whether to send even more U.S. troops to Afghanistan to reverse recent gains by the Taliban and help establish a

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Calls for More Spending on Agriculture

By Selah Hennessy London 08 October 2009 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says major investment needs to be made in developing world agriculture. The FAO says that with rapid population growth and changing diets, agricultural pro