VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week – PDR Health

Specializing in authoritative information about medicines Art Chimes | Washington, DC 31 December 2009 Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. The global pharmaceutical industry has dev

VOA标准英语2010年-Eric Bibb Digs Deep into Delta Blues o

Singer-songwriter Eric Bibb delves deep into the Delta blues on his new release, Booker's Guitar. The album was inspired by a vintage guitar once owned by Mississippi bluesman Booker White. Eric Bibb claims he's a lifetime fan of the late Booker Whit

VOA标准英语2010年-US Immigration Advocates Cheer End of

US lawmakers have approved a measure that would end the government's practice of annulling foreigners' applications for permanent residency when their American spouses die within the first two years of the marriage. Paige Kollock | New York 31 Decemb

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Discusses Airline Attack With In

Kent Klein | Washington 31 December 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has been briefed on early reports about last week's aborted airline terror attack. The president has received a report on how a Nigerian man suspected of terrorist links boarded a U

VOA标准英语2010年-US Embassy Issues New Year's Eve Attac

Photo: AP Security guards man a gate outside the bombed Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 Jul 2009 The United States Embassy in Jakarta has warned Americans that an attack may occur on the resort island of Bali on New Year's Eve. According

VOA标准英语2010年-Concerns Rise That Indian Students Wil

Indian students hold protest signs during a rally to stamp out violence against international students and racism in Sydney, Australia, 07 Jun 2009 Tourism executives predict the number of Indian students coming to Australia will fall sharply in 2010

VOA标准英语2010年-Former Indonesian President Remembered

Photo: AP Indonesian military carry the coffin of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid at his family cemetery in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia, 31 Dec 2009 Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has been buried after a state funeral.

VOA标准英语2010年-Taliban Militants Claim Responsibility

Eight Americans, including seven who were members of the CIA, as well as four Canadian soldiers and a Canadian journalist were killed in the attacks. The bombing in Khost was one of the deadliest attacks against the U.S. intelligence agency. Ravi Kha

VOA标准英语2010年-Conflict in Yemen Intensifies As More

Photo: AP A Yemeni refugee woman washes clothes at the Mazraq Refugee Camp in northern Yemen, 11 Dec 2009 The International Committee of the Red Cross reports conditions are continuing to deteriorate in northern Yemen where fighting between the gover

VOA标准英语2010年-Yemen, Saudi Arabia Fight Shi'ite Rebe

Top security figures are stepping up their threats to prosecute and punish supporters and leaders of the country's opposition movement in what appears to be a calculated attempt to demonstrate that they are still in control of the situation. Edward Y

VOA标准英语2010-Zimbabweans Travel to South Africa Despit

Many Zimbabweans living and working in neighboring South Africa travel home during the holiday period, causing massive bottlenecks at the main overland border post. Despite the delays and the cost, they prefer to return to South Africa after only a f

VOA标准英语2010年-Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Attorney and M

He has fought tirelessly for minority inclusion and freedom of speech in American broadcasting Adam Phillips | New York 31 December 2009 Some of the cases Andrew Jay Schwartzman takes on are pretty arcane. They might be broadcast media regulatory iss

VOA标准英语2010年-Stampede Kills 7 at Hindu Festival in

Officials in West Bengal state say the tragedy occurred early Thursday, when hundreds of devotees scrambled to take the first boat service to Sagar Island - the venue for a Hindu religious festival known as the Gangasagar Mela. Anjana Pasricha | New

VOA标准英语2010年-US Military Panel Hears 1st Guantanamo

Former top al-Qaida propagandist al-Bahlul sentenced to life in prison in 2008 for conspiracy, solicitation for murder, material support for terrorism Michael Bowman | Washington 26 January 2010 A panel of U.S. military judges has heard the first dir

VOA标准英语2010年-Super Bowl Ads Cost Big Bucks, Deliver

The Super Bowl is traditionally one of the biggest television events of the year, and as a result, it is the top showcase for advertisers trying to reach the National Football League championship game's huge audience. But, the worldwide economic slow

VOA标准英语2010年-US Officials: Medical Assistance and F

Reports of chaotic food handouts, Monday, highlight the difficult conditions survivors face as many continue their search for the dead, mourn those they have lost and struggle to meet their basic needs of food and water. William Ide | Washington 26 J

VOA标准英语2010年-Sri Lanka President Declared Re-Electe

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at his official residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 27 Jan 2010 (photograph released by the Sri Lankan President's office) Sri Lanka has declared President Mahinda Rajapaksa the victor over his former top general,

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain Hosts Meeting on Yemen With Un

International focus has again shifted to Yemen after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up an American airliner on Christmas Day. Sonja Pace | London 27 January 2010 Britain is hosting a one-day meeting on Yemen with ministers and senior officia

VOA标准英语2010年-Legendary Journalist Celebrates 50 Yea

Related Links The White House Award-winning journalist Helen Thomas has been covering Washington politics for more than 60 years. In 1961, she became the first woman to cover the White House during President John F. Kennedy's administration and has r

VOA标准英语2010年-Aid Distribution Improves As Clinton D

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says some members of the international press 'misconstrued' her country's military and civilian response to provide aid to Haitians who desperately need it Barry Newhouse | Port-au-Prince, Haiti 26 January 2010