VOA标准英语 Ethiopia May Prosecute Coffee Exporters

Ethiopia is considering legal action against coffee exporters who withheld beans from the market in response to unfavorable market conditions, causing a drop in the country's revenue. Officials are hoping prosecution of a few big exporters will send

VOA标准英语2012--Free Press Eludes Burma Despite End of Censorship

Free Press Eludes Burma Despite End of Censorship This week, newspapers in Burma will hit newsstands without ministry censorship for the first time since 1962. For the staff at The Myanmar Times, a Rangoon-based weekly, this is the first editorial me

VOA标准英语2012--ICC Verdict Finds Lubanga Guilty of Using Child Soldiers

ICC Verdict Finds Lubanga Guilty of Using Child Soldiers After a trial lasting more than three years, involving more than 60 witnesses and more than a thousand items of evidence, the three judges of Chamber I at the International Criminal Court came

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Naomi Campbell at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, 05 Aug 2010 Supermodel Naomi Campbell has testified in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. She told the court she received di

VOA标准英语2009年-Battle Between Pro-Secular and Islamic Gov

In Turkey the deep divisions between supporters of the secular state and the Islamic-rooted government have reopened again following the death of a well-known secular campaigner. The Tuesday funeral of Turkan Saylan, the founder of a pro-secular ass

VOA标准英语2011--Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US

Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US A new Gallup Poll shows that support for the death penalty in the United States remains high, but down to 61 percent from 80 percent in 1994. Part of the reason is the possibility of innocent inmat

VOA标准英语2011--Yemen Instability Stokes Terror Concerns

Yemen Instability Stokes Terror Concerns Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Yemen Friday, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to be put on trial. Saleh signed an accord on Wednesday to surrender power after 33 years of rule

VOA标准英语2011--Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle Ea

Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle East Tensions continue to mount in a number of Syrian cities after violent crackdowns against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say government forces have surrounded the town of Banias, and clashes have been

VOA标准英语2011--Maliki: Immunity Key Issue in US Withdrawal

Maliki: Immunity Key Issue in US Withdrawal Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his country's refusal to grant immunity from prosecution to U.S. troops led to President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw the remainder of American forces by the

VOA标准英语2012--Alleged Corruption in Washington is a Teaching Moment for Democracies

Alleged Corruption in Washington is a Teaching Moment for Democracies Last year, Washington D.C.'s mayor Vincent Gray made headlines, when he was arrested for protesting the city's federal district status that denies residents Congressional represent

VOA标准英语2009年-Karadzic Trial to Begin Monday

By Lauren Comiteau The Hague 26 October 2009 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic - File Photo More than 14 years after being charged with war crimes, Radovan Karadzic is expected to stand trial on Monday in The Hague. The former Bosnian Serb

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2013--US Military Officials Call Sex Abuse In Ranks Serious Problem

US Military Officials Call Sex Abuse In Ranks Serious Problem Sexual misconduct in the ranks remains a problem despite recently enacted preventive measures, making it clear that the military alone cannot solve it. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said a

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2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopian Opposition Leaders Given Life Sentenc

By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 16 July 2007 Thirty five Ethiopian opposition leaders have been given life sentences for their role in the 2005 election protests that saw scores of people killed. Arjun Kohli reports from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi the

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2007年VOA标准英语-Iran Under Fire for Crackdown on Women Activist

By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 March 2007 Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are accusing Iran of increasing persecution and legal prosecution of women's rights activists. As VOA's Stephanie Ho reports, the two groups held a joint news confe