VOA标准英语2009-Senegalese Children Claim Their Rights

Senegalese educators, government ministers and international partners gathered at a primary school in Dakar Friday to hear what children had to say about their rights. The students performed songs, dances and skits they had prepared Anne Look | Daka

VOA标准英语2009-More Americans Than Ever Experiencing Food I

By Steve Baragona Washington 18 November 2009 With world leaders meeting in Rome to discuss ways to tackle global hunger, a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds more Americans than ever before are experiencing food insecurity. The

VOA标准英语2009-EU Gears Up to Appoint New President

By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 November 2009 A journalist makes a phone call at European Council building in Brussels, 19 Nov 2009 Hours before European leaders meet in Brussels to choose the European Union's first permanent president, they remain divided

VOA标准英语2009-India, US Preparing to Finalize Strategic Pa

By Steve Herman New Delhi 18 November 2009 American and Indian top officials, in coming days, are hoping to finalize a framework for the expanding strategic dialogue of the two democracies. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to the United States on

VOA标准英语2009-US Targets Financial Fraud

By Mil Arcega Washington 18 November 2009 Attorney General Eric Holder during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, 22 Oct 2009 The Obama administration has announced the formation of a new task force to target financial fraud.

VOA标准英语2009-Oceans's Ability to Mop-Up Greenhouse Gas De

By Jessica Berman Washington 19 November 2009 A new study has found that oceans are struggling to help regulate climate as more carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, is pumped into the atmosphere. The ocean absorbs more than one-quarter of all o

VOA标准英语2009-UK Opens Wide-Ranging Iraq War Inquiry

Government appointed panel began its first public hearings in London in an inquiry expected to last until the end of 2010 and possibly beyond. Its mission is to examine Britain's role in the Iraq war and its aftermath Sonja Pace | London 24 November

VOA标准英语2009-Philippines Declares State of Emergency as M

Officials say the death toll from an attack on an election caravan has risen to 46, after police found 22 more bodies in a mass grave. Daniel Schearf | Bangkok 24 November 2009 Civilians look on as police officers carry dead bodies on a dump truck a

VOA标准英语2009-Obama: Afghanistan Troop Announcement Coming

US president says he will announce a new Afghanistan war strategy soon. Mr. Obama says he will explain his decision to the American people after the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend Paula Wolfson | The White House 24 November 2009 President Bar

VOA标准英语2009-Namibia Prepares for National Elections

Some 1 million registered voters are expected to take part in Namibia's 5th general election since independence nearly 20 years ago Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 26 November 2009 Workers prepare an election banner for the Rally for Democracy Progress op

VOA标准英语2009-NATO Chief Confident Afghanistan Will Have M

By Jennifer Glasse London 17 November 2009 NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, 16 Nov 2009 The NATO secretary-general says he is confident the United States and other NATO allies will send more troops to Afghanistan, where insurgent attack

VOA标准英语2009-Western Sahara Activist Sent Back to Canary

By Scott Stearns Dakar 17 November 2009 Aminatou Haidar talks about Western Sahara during an interview with AP in Washington (2006 file photo) Human rights officials say Morocco has expelled one of the leading independence campaigners for the disput

VOA标准英语2009-US Officials: Terrorism in Africa's Sahel Re

By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 17 November 2009 Senior U.S. government officials say terrorism is an increasing concern in Africa's Sahel region. Government leaders told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States needs to

VOA标准英语2009-GM to Step Up Debt Repayment

By Mil Arcega Washington D.C. 17 November 2009 General Motors President and Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson (file photo) General Motors says it lost more than $1 billion in the third quarter, but the head of the U.S. auto giant says the comp

VOA标准英语2009-Gabonese Government Suspends Multiple Public

By Ricci Shryock Dakar 16 November 2009 Gabon's National Communications Council has suspended at least six publications for what it says are ethical violations of journalism. Press freedom groups in West Africa and the United States have condemned t

VOA标准英语2009-Venice Losing Residents But Not Dead Yet

By Sabina Castelfranco Venice 14 November 2009 Native Venetians stage a mock funeral procession in Venice, Italy, 14 Nov 2009 The city of Venice, Italy, with its famous waterways and beautiful buildings is losing official residents at a rapid rate c

VOA标准英语2009-Nearly 4,000 People Die From H1N1 in US

By Vidushi Sinha Washington 15 November 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that counting related illnesses the number of deaths from the H1N1 virus is about four times earlier estimates. Federal health officials now say nearly

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-06-11

1.A man with a rifle walked into the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. and fatally shot a guard. The gunman was then shot by security guards who returned fire. He is said to be in critical condition. 2.The White House says President Ba

VOA标准英语2009-Somalia Terrorist Group Suspected in Killing

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2009 Shabab militia patrol Bakara Market in Mogadishu (Oct 2009 file photo) Security forces in Somalia's northern semi-autonomous region of Puntland say three people have been arrested in connection with the fatal s

VOA标准英语2009-Largest Los Angeles Hotel Goes 'Green'

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 November 2009 Many hotels around the United States are going green by recycling their waste and conserving water, power and other resources. The largest hotel in Los Angeles, the Westin Bonaventure, was recently cer