VOA标准英语2009年-Indian PM Defends Engagement with Pakistan

India's Prime Minister says Pakistan's pledge to fight terrorism should be trusted, but its actions need to be verified. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh notes some cooperation with Islamabad on the investigation into last year's terror attack on Mumba

VOA标准英语2009年-US, China Pledge to Increase Economic, Pol

An unprecedented two-day dialogue of top U.S. and Chinese officials ended in Washington Tuesday with pledges by the two governments to work more closely together on political, economic and environmental issues. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sai

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Ambassador Says US Committed to Peaceke

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, says the Obama administration is committed to supporting international peacekeeping operations, including reforms to address issues such as misconduct by peacekeepers. Rice also addressed specif

VOA标准英语2009年-Two British Hostages Held in Iraq Likely D

Families of two of the three remaining British hostages held in Iraq for two years are deeply troubled to hear the men are likely dead. The news was broken to them last week by British officials. The loved ones of the British hostages are going thro

VOA标准英语2009年-Gates Spends Final Day in Iraq Meeting Kur

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sounded an optimistic note about the possibility of speeding up U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq, Wednesday, after meeting for a second day with top Iraqi leaders and talking with U.S. and Iraqi military commander

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Campaigns for Health Care Reform, Pr

U.S. President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for health-care reform on the road, with events in the southern states of Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Obama has pushed back his timetable for Congressional action, saying he expects to get the

VOA标准英语2009年-WTO: Successful Conclusion of Doha Round M

The World Trade Organization says the global economic troubles make it more important than ever to successfully conclude the Doha Development Round of trade negotiations. The WTO says a free-trade agreement is possible by the end of next year. Meeti

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghanistan Election Results On Hold for a

Afghanistan's voters are going to have to wait a bit longer to receive further results of ballot counting from last week's presidential election. Workers count ballots at the Independent Election Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, 27 Aug 2009 Results

VOA标准英语2009年-Mali's President Declines to Sign Legislat

The president of Mali has declined to sign a controversial new family code that would have expanded women's rights. The code, which had been passed by Mali's national assembly, was strongly opposed by Islamic leaders in the predominately Muslim West

VOA标准英语2009年-Burmese Exile Government Urges Washington

A spokesman for the Burmese government in exile has urged Washington not to hastily ease sanctions against Burma's military government. The exile government and rights groups support U.S. engagement with Burma, but they also want pressure for change

VOA标准英语2009年-West Africa Battles Flow of Illegal Weapon

West African countries are working to stem the flow of illegal weapons linked to years of conflict and illegal drug trafficking. The Economic Community of West African States is working to reduce the number of illegal weapons in the region. Mohamed

VOA标准英语2009年-Ugandan Rebel Group Motives Unclear as Ter

The Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance Army is increasingly venturing out from its new base in the Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring South Sudan and the Central African Republic, expanding what was already a transnational conflict. Wh

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Representative Criticizes Australia's A

A U.N. representative says Australia's intervention in dozens of troubled Aboriginal communities is discriminatory and breaches the country's international human-rights obligations. Aboriginals perform in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games The U.N

VOA标准英语2009年-East Timor Celebrates 10th Anniversary as

Ten years ago the people of East Timor voted overwhelmingly to split from Indonesia and become an independent nation. The initial exhilaration they experienced was soon followed by violence from pro-Indonesia militias, and then economic struggles an

VOA标准英语2009年-US 'Pay Czar' Proposes Executive Pay Cuts

By Laurel Bowman Washington 29 October 2009 Kenneth Feinberg A top Treasury Department official has ordered pay cuts for the 25 highest-paid executives at seven companies that received government bail-outs. But he says he doesn't want broader powers

VOA标准英语2009年-President Obama to Meet with Native Americ

By Deborah Block Tucsan, Arizona 29 October 2009 President Barack Obama has invited leaders of the more than 500 Native American tribes in the United States to a White House Tribal Nations Conference on November 5. Mr. Obama says he wants to hear di

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistani Military Pushes Deeper in Milita

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 30 October 2009 Pakistani troops fighting militants along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to suspects involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The discovery came

VOA标准英语2009年-US Faces H1N1 Flu Vaccine Shortage

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 29 October 2009 The H1N1 intranasal vaccine, Boston, 09 Oct 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is not enough H1N1 vaccine available for everyone in the United States. And schools and clinics ar

VOA标准英语2009年-'Amelia' Tells Story of Life, Tragic Disap

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 29 October 2009 The life and tragic disappearance of pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart are dramatized in a new film starring two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank and directed by Indian-born Mira Nair. Here's a look at Amelia.

VOA标准英语2009年-Astronomers Detect Most Distant Cosmic Obj

By Jessica Berman Washington 29 October 2009 Ultraviolet, X-Ray images of gamma-ray burst Astronomers have discovered evidence of the oldest and most distant cosmic event ever detected, a burst from a dying star that occurred 13 billion years ago, v