VOA标准英语2009年-Britain Confirms Alleged Airline Bombe

Alleged bomber was denied entry into Britain; but his name apparently did not come up on computer screens Tom Rivers | London 28 December 2009 The British government has confirmed that the young Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a trans-Atlan

OA标准英语2009年-Israel to Build 700 Homes in East Jerus

A controversial Israeli settlement plan is throwing another wrench into the stalled Middle East peace process. Robert Berger | Jerusalem 28 December 2009 Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS Construction workers are seen on a new housing development in the Jewish

VOA标准英语2009年-Nobel Winner Elie Wiesel Concerned Abo

Elie Wiesel, left, Rabbi Slomo Koves, center, and Rabbi Baruch Oberlander look at a WWII Hungarian Nazi propaganda poster while visiting the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest, 10 Dec. 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner, author and activist Elie Wiesel

VOA标准英语2009年-Jimmy Wayne's 'Sara Smile' Climbs Coun

Jimmy Wayne is climbing the Country chart with his cover version of a classic pop song that helped him get his first record deal. Keith Urban gave Jimmy Wayne the song, Things I Believe, for his new album, Sara Smile. But, it's the album's title trac

VOA标准英语2009年-Becoming an Educator Tops Nabila's Lis

Ferris State University Student Nabila Taufiq I think teaching is definitely a good profession for me, so anywhere I decide to go, I would definitely like to teach. Nabila Taufiq is in her junior year at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michiga

VOA标准英语2009年-H1N1 Influenza Pandemic to Last Anothe

Photo: AP Margaret Chan, Director General of World Health Organization speaks at a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, 29 Dec 2009 It would be prudent and appropriate for WHO, together with our member States to continue to monitor the evo

VOA标准英语2009年-France Opens National Identity Debate

France's center-right government has launched a national debate about what it means to be French. The discussion on national identity is being described as a way for citizens to take stock of who they are and of France's place in the world. Critics a

VOA标准英语2009年-California Gears Up for Annual Rose Pa

Volunteer Paige Hergenreter works on a float named All-Star Dreams in Pasadena, Calif., 28 Dec 2009, in preparation for the Rose Parade In California, preparations are underway for the annual Rose Parade, a colorful New Year's Day tradition. Voluntee

VOA标准英语2009年-British Hostage Released in Iraq

Photo: AP Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband speaks during a press conference in London, 30 Dec 2009, where he announced the release of hostage Peter Moore A British hostage has been released alive and well in Iraq after more than two years i

VOA标准英语2009年-Research Shows Appetite Hormone May He

Experts predict a global epidemic of Alzheimer's disease as the world's population ages. Their focus is now on a fat hormone that may indicate who is more likely to get Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. By 2050, the number of people with Alzhei