VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Government Forces say Insurgents Pu

Forces loyal to Somalia's embattled government say they have pushed out Islamist insurgents from the strategic capital of Beledweyne in the central Hiran region. But the insurgents claim they made a tactical retreat and have not been defeated. Contr

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Constitution Talks Resume After C

Delegates to Zimbabwe's troubled constitutional convention have resumed work, following the violent disruption of events Monday by supporters of President Robert Mugabe. A Zimbabwean policeman tries to stop backer of Pres. Mugabe who disrupted a mee

VOA标准英语2009年-US Looks to Expand Development Aid to Stra

The Obama administration is signaling its intention to keep Ethiopia as a key strategic partner, despite concerns about the country's slide toward authoritarianism. The United States is seeking to expand development assistance to the Ethiopian gover

VOA标准英语2009年-Tanzania Gives Burundian Refugees More Tim

The U.N. refugee agency welcomed the Tanzanian government's decision to extend the deadline for the voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees. The UNHCR said about 36,000 refugees were scheduled to leave the Mtabila refugee camp in Kasulu distric

VOA标准英语2009年-Mauritanian Opposition Rejects Election of

Mauritania's largest coalition of political parties is rejecting the results of presidential elections that show a big win for the country's former military leader. A supporter of former military leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz celebrates his electio

VOA标准英语2009年-Somalia Threatened by Foreign Invasion, Ne

Somalia's neighbors are pleading for urgent international help to prevent the strategic Horn of Africa nation from falling into the hands of foreigners bent on turning it into a haven for terrorists. Regional foreign ministers held an emergency sess

VOA标准英语2009年-Chaos Erupts at Zimbabwe Constitution Conf

Tensions threatened to disrupt Zimbabwe's first consitution-writing conference. Many people left the gathering fearing political hostility would lead to violence, but leaders vowed to press ahead with the meeting. Militants of President Robert Mugab

VOA标准英语2009年-Fighting Eases in Somalia Capital

Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is reportedly calm one day after African Union peacekeepers were seen fighting al-Shabab-led insurgents in the north of the city. The incident has raised questions about whether the peacekeepers exceeded their mandate,

VOA标准英语2009年-Analysts: Indonesian Presidential Victory

Unofficial results from the Indonesian presidential election indicate a landslide victory for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The president and his opponents have said they will wait for the official results to be announced before declaring vict

VOA标准英语2009年-New Efforts to Discover How US Explorer Me

The descendants of one of the best-known U.S. explorers are trying to get to the bottom of a 200-year-old mystery surrounding his death. Relatives of Meriwether Lewis are making a new effort to exhume his body to finally determine whether he committ

VOA标准英语2009年-Climate Change, World Trade at Forefront o

Climate change and trade figure prominently on this second day of the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy as leaders of the world's most powerful economies expand talks to take in counterparts and representatives of major emerging economies. Italian Prime

VOA标准英语2009年-Trial of Burma's Democracy Leader Hears La

After some weeks of delay, the trial of Burma's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has heard testimony from the last of only two allowed defense witnesses. The trial has been widely criticized as rigged to keep the opposition and democracy leader locke

VOA标准英语2009年-Somalia Seeks Urgent Support as it Faces R

Intense diplomatic activity is underway in East African capitals aimed at saving Somalia's embattled government from a determined onslaught by well-financed radical Islamist rebels. Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is touring the region before a

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Pushes Chicago Olympic Bid

By Paula Wolfson White House 16 September 2009 President Obama (r) and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on the South Lawn of the White House, 16 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is emphasizing his support for the Olympic movement at a crucial time fo

VOA标准英语2009年-New Honduran Government Defies OAS Ultimat

The interim Honduran president has rejected an ultimatum from American governments to reinstate ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to the presidency. The ongoing political crisis has sparked new protests. New President of Honduras Roberto Micheletti, 28 Ju

VOA标准英语2009年-Google Tries to Appease News Content P

Two-week conference aims to achieve legally binding agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and has been billed as last best chance to clinch a deal. Sonja Pace | London 04 December 2009 Smoke is seen emitted from a chimney of the cooling towers of

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Will Use Recent IMF Loan for Infr

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti says the hundreds of millions of dollars pledged by the International Monetary Fund earlier this month will be used to rebuild the country's infrastructure. Earlier this month, Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono

VOA标准英语2009年-Mustafa Case Highlights Uneasy Egyptian-Is

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo, Egypt 08 October 2009 A prominent Egyptian editor faces disciplinary charges for meeting with Israel's ambassador. An inquiry by her colleagues is set for the coming days, and is expected to highlight the clash between pol

VOA标准英语2009年-Debate Over Italian Troop Withdrawal from

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 18 September 2009 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during a press conference in Rome, 19 Sep 2009 The killing of six Italian soldiers in Afghanistan has re-ignited the debate over whether troops should be withdraw

VOA标准英语2009年-Oil Discovered Off Sierra Leone

By Scott Stearns Dakar 17 September 2009 A U.S. oil company has found what could be commercially viable reserves of oil off the coast of Sierra Leone. The first ever deep-water test well in the Sierra Leone-Liberia basin struck a deposit of hydrocar