VOA标准英语2009-Union Says Zimbabwe Farm Workers Worst Abuse

By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 13 November 2009 A new report from a Zimbabwe union says workers on the country's white-run farms were subjected to even greater violence than their employers during violent farms seizures under Zimbabwe President

VOA标准英语2009-Largest Los Angeles Hotel Goes 'Green'

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 November 2009 Many hotels around the United States are going green by recycling their waste and conserving water, power and other resources. The largest hotel in Los Angeles, the Westin Bonaventure, was recently cer

VOA标准英语2009-Paris Youths Occupy Mansion to Protest Lack

By Lisa Bryant Paris 12 November 2009 The economic crisis has taken a toll on young Europeans - especially in France, where nearly one in four French between the ages of 15 and 25 is unemployed. Now a group of young Parisians has found an imaginativ

VOA标准英语2009-Somalia Terrorist Group Suspected in Killing

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2009 Shabab militia patrol Bakara Market in Mogadishu (Oct 2009 file photo) Security forces in Somalia's northern semi-autonomous region of Puntland say three people have been arrested in connection with the fatal s

VOA标准英语2009-Human Trafficking Reaches to High Alert Arou

By Kane Farabaugh Dayton, Ohio 13 November 2009 Like slaves on an auction block waiting to be selected, victims of human trafficking have to perform as they are told or risk being beaten (2005 File) The U.S. State Department estimates that 800,000 h

VOA标准英语2009年-Berlin Wall Crumbled 20 Years Ago

By Sonja Pace Berlin 03 November 2009 People standing on Berlin Wall preparing to destroy it For nearly three decades the Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War; it divided a city and in effect the entire country. And then on November 9, 1989 it

VOA标准英语2009年-Couple Creates Charity to Help Britain's W

By Jennifer Glasse London 06 November 2009 Emma and Bryn Parry Emma and Bryn Parry have deep connections to the British military. Their son Tom is a second lieutenant, now serving in Afghanistan. Bryn Parry is a former soldier himself. So after the

VOA标准英语2009年-India Buys Gold from International Monetar

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 November 2009 A worker displays gold bars at the National Indian Bullion Refinery (NIBR)'s gold and silver refinery in Mumbai, 06 Nov 2009 India has purchased 200 tons of gold from the International Monetary Fund to d

VOA标准英语2009- Soldiers, Family Come Together To Grieve at

By Greg Flakus Fort Hood, Texas 11 November 2009 President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, 10 Nov 2009 President Obama spoke at a memorial ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday for the 13 people who died there last wee

VOA标准英语2009年-Eyewitness: Somali Pirates Tried to Seize

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 November 2009 An eyewitness account of an attempted plane hijacking last week in Somalia's northern semi-autonomous Puntland region suggests would-be hijackers were members of a pirate gang, whose operations have been affect

VOA标准英语2009年-Netanyahu Heads to US Amid Crisis in Peace

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 November 2009 Israel's leader is heading to the United States, but trouble is brewing back home with the Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington amid a d

VOA标准英语2009年-Stage Set for Historic US Health Care Deba

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 November 2009 US Capitol, Washington DC The stage is set for a historic debate in the U.S. Congress on legislation crafted by majority Democrats to reform the U.S. health care system. The debate expected in a special

VOA标准英语2009年-Former Iran Hostages Recall US Embassy Tak

By Jeffrey Young Washington 03 November 2009 US diplomats held captive by Iranian militants November 4 is the 30th anniversary of the siezure, by young Iranian militants, of the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Leading up to that event, the Ayatollah Ruholla

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Climate Change Treaty Delayed

By Selah Hennessy London 06 November 2009 Senior negotiators at a U.N. conference in Barcelona say a legally binding environment treaty will be delayed. In the final day of a weeklong conference, world leaders say a global climate treaty might be po

VOA标准英语2009年-20 Years After Fall of Berlin Wall Memorie

By Sonja Pace Berlin 02 November 2009 Berlin Wall For nearly three decades the Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War - it divided a city and in effect the entire country. And then on November 9, 1989 it crumbled and with it Communist East Germa

VOA标准英语2009年-Berlin Wall Celebration Marked by Joy and

By Sonja Pace Berlin 09 November 2009 Fireworks at Brandenburg Gate for celebrations of 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall, 9 Nov 2009 Berlin celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday with symbolism, fireworks and

VOA标准英语2009-Attorneys for Enemy Combatants See Signs of

By Kane Farabaugh Peoria, Illinois 11 November 2009 Ali Al Marri in prison Convicted al-Qaida conspirator Ali Al Marri now faces more than eight years in prison for his role in the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. He origi

VOA标准英语2009年-Scientists Report Abnormal Sea Level Rises

By Phil Mercer Sydney 09 November 2009 Scientists say that along the coast of Western Australia sea levels are rising at a rate double that of the world average. Statistics from Australia's National Tidal Center show sea levels have increased by 8.6

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Holds His 1st American Indian Summit

By Kent Klein The White House 05 November 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has followed through on a campaign promise to hold an annual meeting with American Indian leaders. The president says he wants to reverse the government's history of marginal

VOA标准英语2009年-Conservative Anglican Priests Consider Off

By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Pope Benedict XVI, 28 Jan 2009 The Vatican has offered to allow conservative Anglican clergy to join a special section of the Catholic Church. They would be able to retain the Anglican liturgy and a married