VOA标准英语2009-Namibia Votes in Presidential Election

Election analysts say President Hifikepunye Pohamba is poised to win a second, five-year term. His ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) is forecast to retain its two-thirds majority in parliament. Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 27 Nove

VOA标准英语2009-Equatorial Guinea Prepares to go to polls

President Teodoro Obiang is expected to easily win Equatorial Guinea's presidential vote Sunday; 291,000 people are registered to vote Kate Thomas | Dakar 27 November 2009 General view of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (2008 file photo) Equatorial Guinea

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

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

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

VOA标准英语2009-Kenyan Man Helps Children with Heart Defects

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 November 2009 Doctors estimate that more than 10,000 babies are born with a heart defect each year in Kenya. For most poor children and their families, life-saving operations are too expensive or unavailable. In this edi

VOA标准英语2009-First Recorded Dengue Fever Epidemic Hits Ca

By Ricci Shryock Dakar 12 November 2009 Red Cross officials say an outbreak of dengue fever in Cape Verde is the worst ever in West Africa. Hospitals in Cape Verde are running out of room for their patients this week, says the Red Cross' West and Ce

VOA标准英语2009-Obama to Hold Jobs Summit in December

By Kent Klein White House 12 November 2009 President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the economy at the White House, 12 Nov 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says he will hold a wide-ranging jobs summit in December, to discuss ways to put more p

VOA标准英语2009-Surge in H1N1 Cases Puts Strain on Hospital

By Jeff Swicord Warrenton, Virginia 11 November 2009 Some hospital emergency rooms in the United States are facing severe strains dealing with the H1N1 flu outbreak, while others are handling cases without much difficulty. One small hospital outside

VOA标准英语2009-Zimbabwe Land Seizures Reportedly Intensify

By Scott Bobb Harare 11 November 2009 Zimbabwe farm Zimbabwe's few remaining commercial white farmers report they are under increasing pressure, some of it violent, to leave their land. It is the latest surge in farm seizures since the Zimbabwean go

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