VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: US Making 'Real Progress' in Terror

By Paula Wolfson Washington 06 October 2009 President Obama speaks at National Counterterrorism Center, 6 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says America is making real progress in the fight against al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. Members of

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistani Taliban Claim Responsibility for

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 06 October 2009 Pakistani security and medical personnel and media gather in front of UN office as smoke billows out after suicide blast in Islamabad, 05 Oct 2009 The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for

VOA标准英语2009年-India's PM Wants Rich Nations to Subsidize

By Steve Herman New Delhi 08 November 2009 With a key global climate change conference just a month away, India's leader is making a blunt call for concessions from the industrialized nations. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attends opening ses

VOA标准英语2009年-Street Food in New York City Comes of Age

By Nathan King New York City 05 November 2009 Vendy Award trophy Street food in New York conjures up images of hot dogs and pretzels served from carts by recent immigrants. But now, a whole new breed of food trucks is hitting the streets, with offer

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghanistan: NATO Strike Kills 7 Afghan Se

By Sean Maroney Kabul 07 November 2009 A US Army Chinook helicopter lands on a hill in Kabul on November 7, 2009 The Afghan government says a NATO air strike has mistakenly killed seven members of the Afghan security forces in Badghis province. NATO

VOA标准英语2009年-UN: Drought Forcing New Cycle of Human Suf

By Alisha Ryu Near Galkayo, Somalia 06 October 2009 The United Nations is warning that years of drought and conflict are pushing many regions of Somalia toward a new cycle of hunger, devastation, and human suffering. Worse than ever Rotting carcass

VOA标准英语2009年-Kenya Pioneers New Way to Transfer Money

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2009 Mobile phones in Kenya can be used to transfer funds In Kenya, sending money home to villages and farms from the city used to be problematic. Many people in rural areas do not have access to banking, making

VOA标准英语2009年-Cameroon Closes Radio Station Critical of

By Scott Stearns Dakar 08 October 2009 Cameroon President Paul Biya (file photo) Authorities in Cameroon have closed a private FM radio station that has been broadcasting illegally from the capital for several months. The station was highly critical

VOA标准英语2009年-US Nurse Brings Medicine and Education to

By Paige Kollock New York 07 October 2009 In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the subsequent allied war in Afghanistan, a registered nurse from California wanted to help innocent people in the Muslim worl

VOA标准英语2009年-New Book Says Middle Class Values Have

Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 The author of a new book believes capitalism and middle class values can transform the Muslim World economically, culturally and politically. Vali Nasr, an Iranian-American, is a professor of internatio

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghanistan Closes Schools Due to Increasi

By Sean Maroney Kabul 08 November 2009 An Afghan motorcyclist adjusts a newly purchased surgical mask at a market place in Kabul, Afghanistan, 02 Nov 2009 The Afghan government has closed the country's schools and universities for most of November i

VOA标准英语2009年-Governments See Dollars in Re-Grown Forest

By Luke Hunt Bangkok 05 November 2009 FAO says most countries in Europe and North America have reversed centuries of deforestation As international attention shifts to Copenhagen and the coming United Nations conference on climate change, reforestat

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: 10.2 Percent Unemployment 'A Soberi

By Kent Klein White House 06 November 2009 President Obama, speaking at the White House, 6 Nov 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says new figures that show the nation's unemployment rate reached double digits in October are a reminder of the challeng

VOA标准英语2009年-Israeli PM: Re-Launch Peace Talks Immediat

By Michael Bowman Washington 09 November 2009 Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu during his address before the 2009 General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America in Washingtom, 09 Nov 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repe

VOA标准英语2009年-Southeast Asian Rights Groups Call for Bet

By Ron Corben Bangkok 09 October 2009 Civil society groups in Southeast Asia are calling on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for full implementation of human rights and other reforms. The call was being made ahead of an ASEAN summi

VOA标准英语2009年-Burmese Democracy Leader Meets Western Dip

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 09 October 2009 Burma's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed a rare meeting with Western diplomats to discuss sanctions against Burma. Burmese authorities allowed Aung San Suu Kyi Friday to meet with

VOA标准英语2009年-Philippines Prays for Ailing Former Presid

Prayers and masses are being held across the Philippines for the recovery of cancer-stricken former President Corazon Aquino. The democracy icon is battling colon cancer. Devotees, supporters of former Philippine President Corazon 'Cory' Aquino atte

VOA标准英语2009年-UNICEF Concerned About Displaced Children

The U.N. Children's Fund says it is deeply concerned about the condition of thousands of children who have been displaced by conflict in northwestern Pakistan. UNICEF says children are in urgent need of health, education and other services. Displace

VOA标准英语2009年-Poll Gives Netanyahu Positive Marks Despit

Israel's new right-wing government is about to complete its first 100 days in power, a period marked by tension with Washington over how to advance the peace process with the Palestinians. But the Israeli public is showing cautious support for the n

VOA标准英语2009年-Thai Government Criticizes Campaign for Ro

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has criticized moves to seek a royal pardon for exiled leader Thaksin Shinawatra. The campaign comes soon after by-election victories by pro-Thaksin politicians. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday said t