VOA标准英语2009年-US: Support for Iran Reformist, Democracy

By Dan Robinson Washington 28 October 2009 A senior State Department official has told Congress that the United States is not lessening its support for reformers in Iran and U.S.-based organizations supporting them. Assistant Secretary of State for

VOA标准英语2009年-First Kurdish Film Festival in US Showcase

By Carolyn Weaver New York 27 October 2009 Organizers call it a cinema across borders, the first-ever festival of Kurdish film in the United States. The films chosen for the five-day event at New York University focused on a people widely dispersed,

VOA标准英语2009年-Asylum Seekers Adrift on Australian Boat

By Kaite Hamann Jakarta 27 October 2009 The governor of Indonesia's Riau Islands has refused to allow a boatload of Sri Lankan refugees to land in the province. The decision deals a blow to Australia's efforts to transfer the problem of refugees see

VOA标准英语2009年-Africa Signs Off on Intent to Protect Inte

By Peter Heinlein Kampala 23 October 2009 Uganda's Pres. Yoweri Museveni (L) and AU Commission chair Jean Ping in Kampala before opening of AU Summit on Refugees, 22 Oct 2009 An Africa Union summit in Kampala has adopted a landmark convention on the

VOA标准英语2009年-US VP Warns Europe of Missile Threats

By Stefan Bos Budapest 23 October 2009 US Vice President Joe Biden gestures while delivering a speech at the Central University Library in Bucharest, Romania, 22 Oct 2009 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on America's European allies to step-

VOA标准英语2009年-Human Rights Groups Want US Leadership in

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 23 October 2009 According to the World Health Organization, one in three women in the world will experience violence in her lifetime. Human Rights groups are urging members of Congress to pass the International Violence A

VOA标准英语2009年-Running Club for Homeless Grows on US East

By Roger Hsu Philadelphia, PA 23 October 2009 Anne Mahlum Like many big American cities, the officials of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have spent a lot of time and money on programs to help the city's homeless. But one Philadelphian, 27-year-old Anne

VOA标准英语2009年-Scientists Struggle to Protect Chesapeake

By Zulima Palacio Washington 23 October 2009 Davis points to a grass shrimp barely visible in her palm Every year erosion and sea level rise are claiming about two meters of shoreline along the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast of the United States.

VOA标准英语2009年-ASEAN Summit Ends With Pledge to Build Fle

By Daniel Schearf Hua Hin, Thailand 26 October 2009 Meetings of Southeast Asian leaders and their dialogue partners have ended with a pledge to build a more flexible economic community that is less dependent on the United States. There were also som

VOA标准英语2009年-Human Rights Groups Say New Technology Hel

By Carolyn Presutti Washington 26 October 2009 Technology is transforming our lives. It's also transforming the way non-profit groups police human rights abuses around the world. Pictures taken from high in the skies are revealing gruesome stories -

VOA标准英语2009年-Quotas Cut as Scientists Warn That Souther

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 October 2009 Australian customs vessel, 18 Jan 2008 Australia is cutting its catch of southern bluefin tuna by 30 percent after warnings from scientists that stocks are close to collapse. The reduction follows an internation

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Qaida Group Claims Responsibility for B

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 27 October 2009 An Iraqi branch of al Qaida, which goes by the name of the Islamic State of Iraq, is claiming responsibility for Sunday's back-to-back suicide bombings in Baghdad that killed more than 150 people. Iraqi offic

VOA标准英语2009年-14 Americans Killed in Helicopter Crashes

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 26 October 2009 NATO officials in Afghanistan say three coalition helicopters crashed Monday in two unrelated incidents, killing at least 11 U.S. troops and three American civilians. NATO officials say one helicopter crashe

VOA标准英语2009年-US Says Patience With Iran on Nuclear Issu

By David Gollust Washington 24 October 2009 A technician at Iran's Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility south of Tehran talks to visiting Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) (File) The Obama administration signaled impatience with Iran after the Tehran gove

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Campaign for Presidential Runoff St

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 24 October 2009 Workers sit near piles of ballot boxes before loading them on to trucks at Independent Election Commission compound in Kabul, 24 Oct 2009 Taliban insurgents are threatening to target Afghans who vote in the

VOA标准英语2009年-Twin Bombings Rock Central Baghdad, More T

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 25 October 2009 Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, 25 Oct. 2009 Iraqi police say two car bombs have claimed the lives of more than 130 people in central Baghdad. More than 500 other

VOA标准英语2009年-Mozambique Holds National Elections

By Scott Bobb Maputo 28 October 2009 An unidentified woman gestures after casting her ballot for the presidential, parliamentary and provincial assemblies elections in Maputo, Mozambique, 28 Oct 2009 Voters in Mozambique went to the polls Wednesday

VOA标准英语2009年-House Committee Approves Expanded Iran San

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 28 October 2009 A key congressional committee has approved legislation to expand sanctions against Iran because of its nuclear ambitions. The Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act is aimed at placing additional pressure o

VOA标准英语2009年-Sri Lanka to Release Thousands of Tamil Re

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 October 2009 UN envoy Walter Kalin (C) arrives at a camp for displaced in Vavuniya, north east of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 25 Sep 2009 Over the coming weeks, the Sri Lankan government plans to release nearly 40,000 ethnic

VOA标准英语2009年-African States to Sign Declaration on Forc

By Peter Heinlein Kampala, Uganda 22 October 2009 U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres at camp for Darfur refugees (file phot At least 46 African nations are expected to sign a declaration Friday, obligating governments and armed reb