VOA标准英语2009年-National Guard Soldiers Prepared for F

Answering President Barack Obama's call for 30,000 additional troops to serve in Afghanistan, National Guard soldiers across the United States are preparing for future deployments. Kane Farabaugh | Robbins, Illinois 05 December 2009 A National Guard

VOA标准英语2009年-Bomb Blasts Across Pakistan Kill More

Reports say one damaged building belongs to the country's main spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence. Sean Maroney | Islamabad 08 December 2009 Pakistan's army soldiers and rescue workers search bodies in the rubble at site of bomb explosion in Mul

VOA标准英语2009年-Robot Helps Children with Disabilities

Julie Taboh | Washington 08 December 2009 Watch: Taboh report Windows Media | MP4 Cosmobot has made speech therapy fun for Kevin Fitzgerald, 6. He has developmental dyspraxia, a condition which makes it difficult for him to move his mouth and tongue.

VOA标准英语2009年-Discovering the Timeless Wisdom of Mac

American architectural photographer presents a new collection of images that give a glimpse into Incan genius for integrating architecture and nature Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 14 December 2009 Watch: Elmasry report voiced by Deborah Block Window

VOA标准英语2009年-Holidays Bring Magic to Botanic Garden

Nine garden trains tantalize children and adults Zulima Palacio | Washington, DC 09 December 2009 Children are amazed by the trains and the characters from children's stories and fables Holiday Magic is the title of this year's holiday exhibit at the

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Qaida Affiliated Groups Claim Respo

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is claiming responsibility for last month's kidnapping of three Spanish aid workers in Mauritania and a Frenchman in Mali. Scott Stearns | Dakar 08 December 2009 Undated handout photo with unknown dateline supplied by

VOA标准英语2009年-Controversial Australian Detention Cam

Detainees at Australia's controversial offshore immigration center on Christmas Island are now being housed in tents after a flood of new arrivals overwhelmed the facility's capacity. More than 50 boatloads of suspected asylum seekers have now been i

VOA标准英语2009年-Study Finds Old Attitudes Endanger Hea

Zimbabwe asylum seekers in South Africa encounter border violence, rape, crime, communicable diseases, and fears of deportation Howard Lesser | Washington 08 December 2009 According to a new study, healthcare professionals are jeopardizing South Afri

VOA标准英语2009年-US and Russian Officials Work on New A

US, Russian negotiators expect an agreement on a new follow-on treaty to the 1991 START-1 pact by the end of the month Andr de Nesnera | Washington 06 December 2009 Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (L), former US President Georg

VOA标准英语2009年-Breathing Pure Oxygen Effective in Tre

Oxygen therapy can bring drug-free relief to many Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 15 December 2009 A new study shows that breathing pure oxygen can considerably lessen the agony experienced with severe headaches Cluster headaches are described by suff

VOA标准英语2009年-'Me And Orson Welles' Recaptures Legen

In 1937 a 24-year-old actor and director became the toast of New York's Broadway with the first production of his Mercury Theatre company. Worldwide fame and a fabled Hollywood career would follow. Alan Silverman | Hollywood 15 December 2009 Me And O

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Envoy: Climate Change Talks Moving

First official draft for a deal at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen says the world should at least halve world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The blueprint was released as European leaders pledged over $10 billion to help poor countries cop

VOA标准英语2009年-Moroccan Villagers Make Their Desert B

International aid paid for a water pump and aid workers trained the farmers in fertilizing and irrigation Solana Pyne | Hart Chaou, Morocco 09 December 2009 Moroccan community farm could be a model for other drought-prone regions The edge of the Saha

VOA标准英语2009年-Tiger Woods Loses Major Sponsor

Accenture drops Woods in midst of controversy, analysts say more could follow Carolyn Presutti | Washington, DC 15 December 2009 Tiger Woods The global consulting firm Accenture now says famed golfer Tiger Woods is no longer the right representative

VOA标准英语2009年-Website of the Week – Shortwaveology

Showcasing interesting and innovative online destinations Art Chimes | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 It fades in and out. ... But what I think that does is that adds a feeling of mystery. Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase int

VOA标准英语2009年-Youths Return Amid Probe Into Kenyan M

Dozens of ethnic-Somali youths in northeastern Kenya, have returned home amid a parliamentary inquiry into allegations they were recruited by the Kenyan military and taken to a military training camp under false pretenses. As our correspondent report

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain to Send More Troops to Afghani

Britain confirms an additional 500 British troops will be heading to Afghanistan next month, bringing its force level there to 9,500 Jennifer Glasse | London 30 November 2009 British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth (L), Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirrup

VOA标准英语2009年-US Ambassador Warns Nuclear Plans Will

Ambassador Rice says US and its partners have been pursuing a two-track approach toresolving the Iranian nuclear issue and Iranian announcement is completely inappropriate Margaret Besheer | New York 30 November 2009 UN Ambassador Susan Rice speaks t

VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Says Diplomacy Still Option in Nu

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says hope remains for a diplomatic solution to the international dispute over his country's nuclear program Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 30 November 2009 Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks with media, during hi

VOA标准英语2009年-Lax Enforcement, Rules On Farm Waste I

Agricultural runoff from fertilizers, chemicals and animal waste is responsible for about half the pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. The U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency is stepping up enforcement and working with the United States Department of Ag