VOA标准英语2009年-Paris-based Group Says Accused Somali Pira

A Paris-based legal aid network, Lawyers of the World, says agreements signed by the United States, Britain, the European Union, and Denmark to transfer suspected Somali pirates to Kenya for trial violate the human rights of the suspects. The legal

VOA标准英语2013--African Union Leaders Talk Mali, Chinese Investment

African Union Leaders Talk Mali, Chinese Investment Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang told the African Union that Beijing's new leaders want greater cooperation on trade and closer consultation on international affairs with the growth of Africa's influe

2007年VOA标准英语-Global Entertainment, Media Industries Experien

By Mil Arcega Washington 02 July 2007 Digital entertainment and mobile media are expected to grow at a rapid pace over the next five years to nearly two trillion dollars by 2011. The five year forecast by an international accounting firm says the Int

2007年VOA标准英语-New Survey Finds Counterfeit Products Cost Glob

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 February 2007 The World Intellectual Property Organization or WIPO estimates counterfeiting and piracy is costing the global economy more than $100 billion a year. Surveys by big business put a much higher figure of more th

VOA标准英语2009年-India-US Military Relations Growing Rapidl

By Ravi Khanna Washington 08 October 2009 For decades, India mostly depended on, first, the Soviet Union and then Russia for its military supplies. But as the Cold War ended and India's relations with the United States began improving during Bill Cl

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Envoy Calls Attention to Somalia Humanitaria

cThe U.N. Special Humanitarian Envoy appealed for increased attention to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, following a trip to the country. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, humanitarian agencies are warning of an alarming rise in the need for

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Agencies Warn of Growing Humanitarian Risk i

United Nations agencies are warning of a growing humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa region. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, the agencies are calling on donor countries to provide more funds to stem a worsening crisis in Somalia, Ethi

VOA标准英语10月-Shipping Industry Mulls Hiring Private Security t

International shipping companies have welcomed the deployment of additional warships in the pirate-infested waters off the coast of Somalia, where dozens of commercial and private vessels have been attacked this year. Concerned ship owners are also

VOA标准英语 Rescued Ship Captain Returns Home to US After Somali

The U.S. shipping captain who was held hostage for five days by Somali pirates has returned homeand received a hero's welcome in the small Northeastern state of Vermont. Captain Richard Phillips (right) arrives in US after his rescued from pirates.

VOA标准英语 Pirates Reaching Farther Out to Sea to Hijack Vessel

In response to increased naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden, pirates in Somalia are venturing hundreds of kilometers out to sea to seize vessels. The change in tactic has allowed pirates to successfully hijack numerous ships in recent days, including

VOA标准英语2009年-Egyptian Economists Worry About Falling Suez Ca

Egyptian economists are fretting, as the global economic crisis bites, hitting vital sources of government revenue, like tariffs from Suez Canal traffic. The canal authority reported that traffic for January was off by 22 percent, and that revenue w

VOA标准英语2009年-Human Rights Watch says Somaliland Democra

The autonomous region of Somaliland is in danger of losing its democratic and human rights gains if its leadership does not soon mend its ways, according to a human rights group. The group accuses the international community of harmful neglect and c

VOA标准英语2014--Somaliland Hails British Step Forward in Independence Bid

Somaliland Hails British Step Forward in Independence Bid LONDON A city in Britain has become the first to officially recognize Somalilands claim to independence. The vote -- which is purely symbolic and carries no legal weight -- is nevertheless bei