VOA标准英语2009年-US Army Troops Ready for Afghanistan D

News of the Afghanistan buildup comes less than a month after a deadly shooting incident at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and created additional grief. Greg Flakus | Fort Hood, Texas 03 December 2009 Soldiers in formation at Fort Hood in Texas S

VOA标准英语2009年-World AIDS Day - Ongoing Stigma Hinder

New UN research shows number of new AIDS cases decreasing worldwide, says HIV prevention programs are making the difference. But fear of HIV still shrouds the virus in secrecy, barring path to more comprehensive prevention Selah Hennessy | London 30

VOA标准英语2009年-Dubai Markets Falter Under Debt Crisis

Financial markets in Dubai and other Arab emirates plunged about seven percent early Monday, with investors worried about Dubai's ability to pay back $60 billion in debt Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 30 November 2009 An Emarati man talks on his mobile pho

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Report Links Reproductive Rights an

Women are most affected by climate change and should be included in environment talks Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 03 December 2009 Women in a flood-prone community in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, gather once a week to share ideas about how to adapt to

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Presses For New Ideas For Jobs

US President asks for help on how to reduce country's high unemployment rate at White House Jobs Summit attended by more than 100 business executives, entrepreneurs, and labor union officials Kent Klein | Washington 03 December 2009 Watch: Arcega Rep

VOA标准英语2009年-Bank of Japan Hopes Loan Program Lifts

Japan's central bank hopes a $115 billion loan program will help boost the country's economy. Akiko Fujita | Tokyo 02 December 2009 Japanese Yen Japan's central bank hopes a 115 billion dollar loan program will help boost the country's economy. The B

VOA标准英语2009年-Golf's No. 1 Player Admits to 'Transgr

David Byrd | Washington 02 December 2009 Tiger Woods with his daughter, Sam, and wife, Elin, before the start of an NCAA college football game, 21 Nov 2009 Most cheating men talk about an emotional breakdown both within their marriage and in themselv

VOA标准英语2009年-McChrystal Says Obama Decision 'Change

Commander of US, NATO forces in Afghanistan welcomed President Obama's revised strategy and tells troops there is level of commitment we have not had before Al Pessin | Washington 02 December 2009 Photo: International Security Assistance Force Gen. S

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Markets Edge Higher as Dubai's

The government-owned company, Dubai World, has reassured investors abroad by revealing details of its restructuring plans, nearly a week after hinting it may not have enough money to repay its debts. Phillip Wellman | Dubai 01 December 2009 Watch: Re

VOA标准英语2009年-Top UN Human Rights Official Calls Min

The U.N. High Commissioner believes this action risks putting Switzerland on a collision course with its international human-rights obligations Lisa Schlein | Geneva 01 December 2009 Demonstrators light candles next to a banner that reads This is not

VOA标准英语2009年-Kidnappings Plague Kenyan Capital

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 05 November 2009 Child kidnapping in Kenya. A parent's worse nightmare. Kidnapping has become a serious problem in Kenya's capital, with children being the most common targets. Experts say criminals consider kidnapping to b

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Says Washington Following Through

By Scott Stearns Marrakech, Morocco 03 November 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her speech at the opening of the World Policy Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, 03 Nov 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington i

VOA标准英语2009年-President Obama Still to Decide Whether to

By Ravi Khanna Washington 03 November 2009 President Barack Obama met last October 30 with his top military commanders to discuss U.S. strategy in Afghanistan as he considers whether to send thousands of more troops to the war torn country. Some ana

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe's Mugabe Has Built Secret Farming

By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 02 October 2009 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters, in New York, 25 Sep 2009 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has said his fa

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistan Defends US Aid Package

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 16 October 2009 The Pakistani government is defending the $7.5 billion U.S. aid package, saying Washington has addressed Islamabad's concerns over some of the controversial clauses. Late Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obam

VOA标准英语2009年-Former Top Officer Says US Should Recommit

By Al Pessin The Pentagon 16 October 2009 General Richard Myers talks about US strategy in Afghanistan, 16 Oct. 2009 The man who was the top U.S. military officer at the beginning of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars says the United States needs to reco

VOA标准英语2009年-Lobbyists Try to Influence Health Care Ref

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 16 October 2009 Man is transported to hospital room The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has approved a sweeping health care reform bill aimed at lowering insurance costs and expanding coverage to more Americans. In the comm

VOA标准英语2009年-Many in Central Somalia Need Food Aid Beca

By Cathy Majtenyi Central Somalia 17 October 2009 Somali children in the drought area Like the rest of eastern Africa, central Somalia is in the grips of a debilitating drought. As a result, more than half of the population is in need of emergency f

VOA标准英语2009年-Botswana's Khama to be Sworn in Tuesday fo

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 October 2009 Ian Khama (June 2009 file photo) Botswana's President Ian Khama is to be inaugurated for a five-year term following his party's victory in Friday's elections. Election officials say President Ian Khama will

VOA标准英语2009年-US Senate Confirms Sotomayor for Supreme C

The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. President Barack Obama welcomed the 68 to 31 vote, which came after three days of debate on Sotomayor's judicial recor