VOA标准英语2009年-Kenya Party Calls for Renegotiation of Power-Sh

In the latest sign of the divisions within Kenya's governing coalition, the country's largest party says the power-sharing agreement binding the two main political factions together should be renegotiated. Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (l) and oppos

VOA标准英语2009年-British Prime Minister Addresses US Congress

In an address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the United States to seize the opportunity to expand cooperation with Europe to solve the world economic crisis and tackle other issues. British Pri

VOA标准英语2009年-Suicide Bombing Targets Police Academy in Baghd

A suicide bomber has killed at least 28 people near Iraq's police academy in Baghdad. The attack occurred as the United States and Britain announced major troop reductions by September. A wounded Iraqi policeman being treated in a Baghdad hospital,

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraqi Prime Minister Urges Reconciliation with

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is calling for reconciliation with former Saddam Hussein supporters, during a tribal reconciliation conference in Baghdad. Those adversaries who stand in the way of cooperation, he says, must be eliminated. Nouri

VOA标准英语2009年-US Lawmakers Consider Probe of Bush Security Po

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has proposed establishing an independent commission to investigate Bush administration policies dealing with such controversial issues as detainees and wiretapping, as well as decisions that led to

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistan Hunts for Sri Lankan Cricket Team Atta

Pakistani police say they have detained several people suspected of possible links to Tuesday's attack against Sri Lanka's cricket team, but so far have announced no arrests in the manhunt. A Pakistani policeman stands next to bullet-riddled windows

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Meets with Russian Counterpart After NA

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has wrapped up talks in Brussels, where she attended a meeting of NATO foreign ministers. She is now Geneva for discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. It seems the two sides have much to talk

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama, Brown Discuss Global Economy

U.S. President Barack Obama met on Tuesday at the White House with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The session helped set the stage for the upcoming London meeting of the world's 20 leading developed and emerging economies. Pres. Obama meets wi

VOA标准英语2009年-Disease Hits Kenyan Crops

Kenya, with nearly a quarter of its 38 million people facing severe hunger, is now reporting a rapid spread of diseases affecting the country's vital wheat and banana crops. The crisis is being exacerbated by plummeting public confidence in the coun

VOA标准英语2009年-US Government Unveils Plan to Spur Lending

U.S. stock markets teetered between positive and negative territory on Tuesday as the federal government unveiled yet another effort to loosen tight credit and promote lending. The day brought more unwelcome news about America's troubled housing and

VOA标准英语2009年-US Won't Follow British Lead on Hezbollah Dialo

Two senior U.S. diplomats are due to arrive in Damascus Saturday in a visit upgrading the level of U.S.-Syrian contacts. Officials here said the Obama administration has no intention of matching the British opening to Hezbollah, which has long been

VOA标准英语2009年-Tsvangirai Returns to Harare

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to Harare after receiving treatment in Botswana for injuries sustained in a car crash that killed his wife. Zimbabwe's PM Morgan Tsvangirai, seen, addressing mourners at his home, in Harare, 0

VOA标准英语2009年-US to Send Envoys to Syria

The United States will send two senior officials to Syria within the next few days, possibly signaling a new direction in Middle East diplomacy by the Obama administration. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a statement in Jerusal

VOA标准英语2009年-Senators Debate Merits of Earmarks in Spending

On Friday, the U.S. Senate shelved a final vote on the $410 billion spending bill that would fund the federal government through the current fiscal year. Senators from both parties have expressed reservations over the more than 8,000 localized spend

VOA标准英语2009年-Analysts Say Russia's Influence on Iran Very Li

U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe continue to be a major source of contention between the United States and Russia. U.S. officials say the proposed missile defense system - made up of 10 missile interceptors in Poland a

VOA标准英语2009年-Gunmen Ambush Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Pakista

Pakistani officials say at least six people are dead after 12 gunmen attacked the police-escorted convoy transporting the Sri Lankan cricket team. Officials report five police officers and one driver were killed and six players and their British ass

VOA标准英语2009年-BangladeshHolds Mass Military Funeral for Army

Bangladesh's army has held a mass funeral to bury officers slain in last week's mutiny by paramilitary troops. The United States is expected to assist Bangladesh in probing the massacre while the military begins a manhunt for more than 1,000 suspect

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Election Commission Rejects Karzai Reque

Afghanistan's election committee has rejected President Hamid Karzai's request to move up the date for presidential elections to late April. In a widely anticipated announcement in Kabul, the committee said it still considers August 20 as the ideal

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Tells Israel Two-State Solution Inevita

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States will press for a two-state solution to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mrs. Clinton met with Israeli officials in Jerusalem Tuesday as part of her first foray into the region as

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: There is No Offer to Russia on Missile D

U.S. President Barack Obama said halting the nuclear weapons threat from Iran would reduce the need for a planned missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. But Mr. Obama denied he has told Russia he will rethink the missile shield program if Moscow