VOA标准英语2009-Bhopal Continues to Suffer Quarter Century a

The world's worst industrial disaster took place 25 years ago, in central India. A chemical leak at the plant of the Indian subsidiary of an American corporation, Union Carbide, poisoned an estimated half million residents of the city of Bhopal. The

万花筒 2009-11-17&11-19 09年最酷与最烂发明

The best inventions of 2009 from a light bulb that may be worth ten million dollars to an electric eye, that sees for you. The list is out; this is it right here, from Time magazine, Time website, Time.com, which is a partner of CNN.com. They say the

NPR 2009-10-11

Pakistan's military is struggling to defuse a hostage standoff at the country's army headquarters which was attacked today by insurgents wearing military fatigues. At least six military personnel were killed, and gunmen are now holding up to 15 peop

VOA标准英语2009-Zimbabwe Parties Resume Talks

Talks to resolve issues that threaten the unity of Zimbabwe's shaky inclusive government got under way on Monday. Ish Mafundikwa | Harare 24 November 2009 Talks to resolve issues that threaten the unity of Zimbabwe's shaky inclusive government got u

VOA标准英语2009-US Economic Growth Revised Downward

New numbers show GDP grew at a slower pace in the third quarter than the original estimate of 3.5 percent Mil Arcega | Washington, DC 24 November 2009 A foreclosed home in Mountain View, California, 28 May 2009 As the all important holiday shopping

VOA标准英语2009-Real First Thanksgiving Wasn't So Cozy

Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 24 November 2009 On Thursday, we Americans will mark our annual Thanksgiving holiday. It often revolves around a lavish dinner for family and friends that begins with a prayer of thanks for our blessings. The Thanksgiv

VOA标准英语2009-Growing Violence in Somali Region Forces Aid

Two aid agencies operating in southern Somalia say deteriorating security in recent days has forced them to withdraw their international and local staff from key towns in the Jubba regions. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 24 November 2009 Two aid agencies oper

VOA标准英语2009-Lamb Sellers Busy as Eid Holiday Nears

The Muslim Eid al Adha or Feast of Sacrifice holiday is celebrated with the slaughter of an animal, which is then shared with the poor. Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 25 November 2009 Lambs for sale ahead of Eid in Cairo's City of the Dead, Cairo, Egypt,

VOA标准英语2009-UN Begins Inquiry Into Guinea Violence

UN investigators are in Conakry to find out what happened when 157 people were killed protesting the expected presidential candidacy of military ruler Captain Moussa Camara on September 28 Scott Stearns | Dakar 26 November 2009 Bodies of people kill

VOA标准英语2009-Four Years after Katrina, New Orleans Making

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 17 November 2009 One of the so-called Brad Pitt houses in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward More than four years after Hurricane Katrina struck and flood waters washed over New Orleans, the city is showing signs of significant

VOA标准英语2009-Iran Trying to Wage Media Battle Against US

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 16 November 2009 The Iranian parliament is considering a new media outlet in response to U.S. efforts toward Iran. Iran's new media apparatus may be placed in the hands of the hardline Revolutionary Guard, strengthening that

VOA标准英语2009-Palestinians, Israelis Threaten Each Other O

By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 16 November 2009 Palestinian leaders say they are pushing efforts to have the U.N. Security Council endorse the creation of a Palestinian state out of frustration over the stalled peace process. Israel has threatened to tak

VOA标准英语2009-Niger Opposition Insists on Return to Consti

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 November 2009 Niger's opposition coalition has rejected direct talks with the government unless President Mamadou Tandja reverts to constitutional order. The group met in Abuja with former Nigerian military ruler Abdulsa

VOA标准英语2009-Music of the 1940s Enlivens New Museum

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 15 November 2009 World War II was a time of death and destruction, but it was also a time when the spirit of young Americans was kept aloft by the music and dance. Radio stations played swing music as well as ballads sung

VOA标准英语2009年-US Regrets Zimbabwe Explusion of UN Invest

By David Gollust State Department 31 October 2009 U.N. torture investigator Manfred Nowak speaks during a media conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 Oct 2009 The United States Friday expressed regret over Zimbabwe's expulsion this week of a

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Urges Europeans to Bring Down "Wal

By David Gollust Berlin 09 November 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives a Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany to take part in the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Secretary of State Hillary Clinton o

VOA标准英语2009-Ethiopia's Meles says US at Fault for Africa

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 13 November 2009 Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (file photo) Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says failures in the U.S. financial system are largely to blame for Africa's economic crisis, and pointed to China

VOA标准英语2009-Obama says Afghan Decision to Come Soon

By Paula Wolfson Tokyo 13 November 2009 President Barack Obama during joint news conference with Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama, not pictured, in Tokyo, 13 Nov 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says a decision on a revised Afghanistan strategy will come

VOA标准英语2009-US Leaders May Interact With Burmese at Sing

By David Gollust Manila 12 November 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks to reporters during Manila press conference, 12 Nov 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she or President Barack Obama might meet Burmese leaders in the c

VOA标准英语2009年-West Africa Coup Plotter Lands in Britain

By Selah Hennessy London 04 November 2009 In this video image, Simon Mann talks to reporters in a courtroom following his pardon by the government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 03 Nov 2009 A British man who was part of a failed plot to overthrow the