VOA标准英语2009年-Terrorism Mastermind Killed During Police

By Brian Padden Jakarta 17 September 2009 Indonesian police officers carry ammunition as they walk from the site of police raid on a suspected terrorist hideout in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, 17 Sep 2009 Indonesian police say that Noordin Mohamma

VOA标准英语2009年-Two Suicide Bombers Strike AU Peacekeeper

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 17 September 2009 A Somali woman is rushed into a local hospital after several mortar rounds killed several people in Mogadishu, 17 Sep 2009 Two suicide bombings have rocked the headquarters of the African Union peacekeeping

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Financial Instability Expected to C

A leading expert on economic development and poverty alleviation says the panic that followed the eruption of the financial crisis last year is probably over. But he warns global financial instability is likely to go on for years because nations hav

VOA标准英语2009年-Economists, Business Leaders Ponder When t

The world's major economies have spent trillions of dollars in government money to ease a severe global slump. That spending has led to huge budget deficits in some countries, including the United States, but it also is credited with recent signs of

VOA标准英语2009年-ZANU-PF Official Accuses EU of Undermining

A senior ally of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has accused the European Union of undermining the power sharing agreement with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The charge follows the first visit to Zimbabwe by senior EU officials since the Euro

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Education Gets $70-Million Boost

The international donor community has unveiled a $70-million Educational Transition Fund aimed at improving the quality of education for the country's children. Some of the money will also be used to pay school fees for orphans and other under privi

VOA标准英语2009年-Georgians Disillusioned with 'Rose Revolut

Many analysts say Georgians are disillusioned with President Mikheil Saakashvili. Our correspondent looks at the state of Georgian politics, more than five years after the Rose Revolution. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (file photo) Mikheil

VOA标准英语2009年-China Approves One-Dose H1N1 Vaccine

Chinese health authorities have given approval to a domestic company to mass produce a vaccine for the H1N1 strain of flu. Unlike other vaccines, this one does not require multiple doses. Chinese worker displays vials containing H1N1 flu vaccine by

VOA标准英语2009年-5 Simple Measures to Help Protect from Swi

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching a global information campaign to help communities deal with the Swine Flu virus. The Red Cross says its main focus will be on the developing countries, which do not ha

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Shabab Leader Threatens Somaliland

The spiritual leader of the radical Somali militant group al-Shabab has sharply criticized the leadership of the breakaway region of Somaliland for having ties with Ethiopia. The radical leader also called the brand of democracy practiced in the Som

VOA标准英语2009年-West Africans Displaced by Flooding

Heavy rains in West Africa have affected more than 350,000 people. Our correspondent reports, flooding has killed at least 32 people in Ghana and Burkina Faso. View of the flooded streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 01 Sep 2009 More than 150,000 p

VOA标准英语2009年-Israeli Rights Group Says Most Gaza Offens

A leading Israeli human rights group says most of the people killed in Israel's offensive in Gaza eight months ago were civilians - many of them children. Those findings contradict statistics from the Israeli military, which has said most of the cas

VOA标准英语2009年-Lawmakers Give Mixed Reaction on Obama Hea

President Barack Obama's address Wednesday night to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on the issue of health care reform is drawing reaction from U.S. lawmakers. The president used strong language to clarify what reform proposals would do, pledge

VOA标准英语2009年-Taliban Control Spreads in Afghanistan

Eight years after the terror strike on the United States, which prompted an invasion of Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, there are indications that the insurgents are continuing to widen their reach inside the country. Meanwhile, some high-ranking B

VOA标准英语2009年-Kenyans Furious Over Re-Appointment of Ant

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki re-appointed the controversial head of the country's anti-corruption commission on Monday, bypassing both an advisory board and Parliament in a move critics are calling illegal. The anti-corruption czar has been heavily

VOA标准英语2009年-Major Powers Call for Nuclear Talks With I

Major world powers meeting on Wednesday in Germany have urged Iran to return to negotiations over its nuclear program before the U.N. General Assembly opens its new session in New York later this month. Iran's top nuclear negotiator said earlier thi

VOA标准英语2009年-Asia to Welcome President Obama

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 10 November 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to Asia this month with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. In Singapore, Mr. Obama will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum

VOA标准英语2009年-H1N1 Virus Goes Global

By Laurel Bowman Washington 04 November 2009 People everywhere are trying to protect themselves against the swine flu From Europe to Asia to the Middle East, the 2009 H1N1 virus is spreading. The World Health Organization reports the virus has kille

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Takes Up Report on Israeli Palestinian

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 04 November 2009 An Israeli army artillery battery fires a smoke bomb into the Gaza Strip from the border, 06 Jan 2009 The U.N. General Assembly began discussion Wednesday of a U.N. report on war crimes allegedly c

VOA标准英语2009年-Fires Spread Thick Haze Across Much of Sou

By Luke Hunt Tawau, Malaysia 01 October 2009 Haze has returned to Southeast Asia as fires set to clear farm land race out of control in Indonesia. Haze covers Pontianak city on Indonesia's Borneo island, 09 Sep 2009 The haze has enveloped large swat