VOA标准英语2009年-Post-Communist Tensions Between Civic, Mat

By Peter Fedynsky Budapest 04 November 2009 The collapse of the Berlin Wall came as the result of social, political and economic pressures that built up over decades behind the Iron Curtain. Its demise has exposed some glaring material differences i

VOA标准英语2009年-New York Yankees Compete in World Series

By Paige Kollock New York 31 October 2009 The New York Yankees are America's World Series again this year. It is one of two professional baseball teams in the country's largest city. The players who wear the Yankee's famous pinstripes are part of a

VOA标准英语2009年-British PM Defends Military Mission in Afg

By Tom Rivers London 10 November 2009 Britain's PM Gordon Brown during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, 10 Nov 2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the costly, lengthy fight in Afghanistan must go on, but he says

VOA标准英语2009年-More Civilians Fleeing Conflict In Norther

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 November 2009 The U.N. refugee agency says it is extremely concerned about the recent escalation of the conflict in northern Yemen between the government and rebel Houthis. The UNHCR says there has been a significant increa

VOA标准英语2009年-APEC Economies Report Improved Trade Finan

By Daniel Schearf Singapore 09 November 2009 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has released a survey that shows an improvement in financing trade in more than half of their economies. The survey was released during APEC meetings in Singapo

VOA标准英语2009年-Maldives Asks Most Vulnerable Countries to

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 November 2009 President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed (file photo) The Maldivian President is asking nations most vulnerable to climate change to take the lead in reducing global warming.The leader of a country thre

VOA标准英语2009年-Germany Marks 20th Anniversary of Collapse

By Sonja Pace Berlin 09 November 2009 Visitors gather at Potsdamer Platz The German capital will commemorate on Monday the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago - on November 9, 1989. More than 100,000 visitors are expected to converge on the city an

VOA标准英语2009年-Polls Slam Australia's PM for Handling of

By Phil Mercer Sydney 10 November 2009 Photo shows Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were caught in Indonesian waters while trying to sail to Australia, 26 Oct 2009 Opinion polls show that many Australians are unhappy with the way Prime Minister Kevin R

VOA标准英语2009年-Details Emerge About Alleged Fort Hood Sho

By Michael Bowman Washington 10 November 2009 An attorney for a U.S. Army psychiatrist believed to have shot 13 people dead at Fort Hood, Texas says he does not believe his client would get a fair trial at the military installation where the rampage

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-North Carolina World War II Veterans Honor

By Chris Simkins Washington 10 November 2009 The Memorial opened in 2004 and is located on the national mall, honors the service and sacrifice of the 16 million Americans who served, fought and died November 11 is Veteran's Day, a day when veterans

VOA标准英语2009年-Cambodia Struggles to Save Mothers, Even a

By Robert Carmichael Phnom Penh 10 November 2009 Mother and child in Cambodia Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. Given its turbulent past, decades of civil war and the devastating policies of the Khmer Rouge to name just two

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-UN Prosecutors Seek to Limit Taylor's Contac

By Scott Stearns Dakar 11 November 2009 Liberian President Charles Taylor in court (file photo) U.N. prosecutors at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor want to limit his access to defense lawyers during cross-examination

VOA标准英语2009-Egyptian Activist Nour Presses For More Righ

By Aya Batrawy Cairo, Egypt 11 November 2009 Egyptian authorities recently banned opposition leader Ayman Nour from traveling to the United States where he was invited to speak to several organizations. While Egyptian authorities say the ban is lawf

VOA标准英语2009-Cambodia Rejects Thai Request to Extradite F

By Ron Corben Bangkok 11 November 2009 Cambodia has rejected Thailand's request for the extradition of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. There now are suggestions that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should intervene to reduce ten

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-Singapore Calls for Asia Pacific Free Trade

By Mil Arcega Washington 11 November 2009 The venue of the APEC summit, in Singapore, 08 Nov 2009 Singapore has called for the creation of an ambitious Asia-Pacific free trade zone that it says would comprise nearly half of all global trade. The cal

VOA标准英语2009-Musical Group Wants to Unite World One Song

By Amra Alirejsovic Washington 11 November 2009 Award-winning filmmaker and producer Mark Johnson is a founder of one of the most far flung musical groups in the world. For the past four years, he has brought together musicians who live thousands of

VOA标准英语2009-Clinton: Naval Clash Won't Stop Outreach to

By David Gollust Singapore 11 November 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses a press conference after attending APEC ministerial meetings in Singapore, 11 Nov 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Tuesday's naval clash betwee