VOA标准英语2009-France Honors Iraqi President Talabani With

By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 November 2009 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, with French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi, left, reviews troops upon his arrival at Paris Orly airport, 16 Nov.2009 Iraqi President Jalal Talibani marks his first of

VOA标准英语2009-Zimbabwe Lawyers Protest Harassment

By Ish Mafundikwa Harare 16 November 2009 The Law Society of Zimbabwe on Monday petitioned the Minister of Justice to stop harassing its members. The lawyers say law enforcement agents are harassing them for carrying out their duties. At least 70 la

VOA标准英语2009-Ogaden Rebels say 626 Ethiopian Troops Kille

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 16 November 2009 A rebel group in Ethiopia's restive Ogaden region says it has killed 626 government troops in heavy fighting near the border with neighboring Somalia. The government has dismissed the claim as 'a comple

VOA标准英语2009-Palestinians, Israelis Threaten Each Other O

By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 16 November 2009 Palestinian leaders say they are pushing efforts to have the U.N. Security Council endorse the creation of a Palestinian state out of frustration over the stalled peace process. Israel has threatened to tak

VOA标准英语2009-Iran Trying to Wage Media Battle Against US

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 16 November 2009 The Iranian parliament is considering a new media outlet in response to U.S. efforts toward Iran. Iran's new media apparatus may be placed in the hands of the hardline Revolutionary Guard, strengthening that

VOA标准英语2009-German Rights Group Says Oil Company Spoilin

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 16 November 2009 A German human rights group reports an oil company in southern Sudan is contaminating drinking water. The group warns that if left unchecked the pollution could lead to an ecological catastrophe in one of the

VOA标准英语2009-Gabonese Government Suspends Multiple Public

By Ricci Shryock Dakar 16 November 2009 Gabon's National Communications Council has suspended at least six publications for what it says are ethical violations of journalism. Press freedom groups in West Africa and the United States have condemned t

VOA标准英语2009-Killings in Iraq Highlight Continuing Securi

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo, Egypt 16 November 2009 Iraqis pick through the remains of a suicide car bombing at a market in Kirkuk, 240 km from Baghdad, 16 Nov 2009 Iraqi security officials say gunmen have killed 13 people west of Baghdad, while in th

VOA标准英语2009-Berber Women Try to Keep Rug Making Alive, P

By Solana Pyne Marrakesh, Morocco 17 November 2009 Moroccan carpets are prized for their beauty and can fetch hundreds of dollars in stores. But little of that money ends up in the hands of the women who spend months weaving the carpets. Rug weavers

VOA标准英语2009-GM to Step Up Debt Repayment

By Mil Arcega Washington D.C. 17 November 2009 General Motors President and Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson (file photo) General Motors says it lost more than $1 billion in the third quarter, but the head of the U.S. auto giant says the comp

VOA标准英语2009-Four Years after Katrina, New Orleans Making

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 17 November 2009 One of the so-called Brad Pitt houses in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward More than four years after Hurricane Katrina struck and flood waters washed over New Orleans, the city is showing signs of significant

VOA标准英语2009-US Army Suicides Continue at Record Pace

By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 November 2009 General Peter Chiarelli (undated photo) The U.S. Army reported Tuesday that the number of suicides among soldiers this year has already equaled the number for all of last year, and so will rise for the fifth co

VOA标准英语2009-US Dismayed at Israeli Building Plan for Eas

By Meredith Buel Washington 17 November 2009 The United States says it is dismayed that Israel has authorized the construction of new housing units in occupied east Jerusalem. A Palestinian boy in the yard of his house in front of a new housing deve

VOA标准英语2009-US Officials: Terrorism in Africa's Sahel Re

By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 17 November 2009 Senior U.S. government officials say terrorism is an increasing concern in Africa's Sahel region. Government leaders told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States needs to

VOA标准英语2009-Afghan Corruption Concerns US Policy Planner

By Gary Thomas Washington, D.C 17 November 2009 Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has been roundly criticized in the international community for presiding over a corrupt government. A new report reinforces the perception of widespread corruption in

VOA标准英语2009-EU to Train Somali Security Forces

By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 November 2009 The European Union plans to train hundreds of Somali security forces and possibly expand its anti-piracy mission off Somalia's coast in an effort to bring stability to the war-torn Horn of Africa nation. The agr

VOA标准英语2009-EU says it is Not Time to Recognize Palestin

By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 November 2009 The European Union has followed the United States in saying it is not ready to recognize Palestinian statehood, after Palestinian leaders declared they would seek that status at the United Nations. Swedish Forei

VOA标准英语2009-Western Sahara Activist Sent Back to Canary

By Scott Stearns Dakar 17 November 2009 Aminatou Haidar talks about Western Sahara during an interview with AP in Washington (2006 file photo) Human rights officials say Morocco has expelled one of the leading independence campaigners for the disput

VOA标准英语2009-NATO Chief Confident Afghanistan Will Have M

By Jennifer Glasse London 17 November 2009 NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, 16 Nov 2009 The NATO secretary-general says he is confident the United States and other NATO allies will send more troops to Afghanistan, where insurgent attack

VOA标准英语2009-Bangkok Faces Grim Future as Waters Rise

By Ron Corben Bangkok 17 November 2009 Monsoonal floods in Bangkok, Thailand Built along the banks of the Chao Praya river as it nears the ocean, Bangkok has long been vulnerable to flooding. Poor urban planning and careless expansion have made the