VOA标准英语2010年-Foiled Detroit Airport Attack Highligh

Israel has what security experts say is perhaps the world's most effective system of screening air passengers. Despite constant threats from Palestinian terrorist groups, no flight from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport has ever been blown up or hijacked

VOA标准英语2010年-New Negotiations Aim at Cyprus Reunifi

Leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities of Cyprus are starting a new series of negotiations aimed at re-unifying the divided island. Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet-Ali Talat have begun a series of three-

VOA标准英语2010年-WHO Says H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic Not O

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan say the H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic is not as serious as anticipated. But, she says this is no time to relax, as the Pandemic is not over. Chan spoke at the opening of WHO's weeklong Ex

VOA标准英语2010年-Looting Continues in Haiti as Resident

U.S. troops patrolled the streets of Port-au-Prince on Monday in an attempt to drive away looters who were breaking into shops and buildings to grab whatever they could find. Some people have begun fleeing the capital for the countryside in search of

VOA标准英语2010-David Benoit Basks in Warmth of 'Earthglo

Pianist David Benoit is basking in the warmth of his first recording of original material in four years, Earthglow. David modeled his album after a blend of instrumental jazz he calls jazz-lounge-Euro-chill. Benoit was interested in trying something

VOA标准英语2010-Exhibit Recalls Controversial Chapter in

'The Art of Gaman' features works by Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned in camps during World War II Susan Logue Koster | Washington, DC 09 April 2010 Photo: Dorothea Lange, Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, Ca., 1942, National Archives An ar

VOA标准英语2010年-Bob Lewis Campaigns For Fresh Local Fo

It's noon on a hot New York summer day, and Bob Lewis picks up a large organic radish at the teeming Union Square greenmarket in Manhattan. It's one of about 50 green markets he has helped establish in New York City since 1976, and one of about 500 n

VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea's Camara Backs Interim Governme

Guinea's injured military leader is calling on his supporters to back plans for a transitional government. In his first public comments since being shot in the head six weeks ago, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara called for calm and national unity in the

VOA标准英语2010年-Al-Qaida Denies Local Commander Killed

A statement attributed to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is challenging Yemen's claim it killed a top militant commander and five other members of the local terror offshoot. The internet message denied local al-Qaida commander Qassim al-Raimi and

VOA标准英语2010年-Activist Helps Sub-Saharan African Mig

Among Morocco's poor, few are more destitute and disenfranchised than the estimated 15,000 sub-Saharan Africans who've become stranded there on their way to Europe. Ignored by Moroccans, rejected by the government, the migrants have few allies. In th

VOA标准英语2010年-Louisiana Fishermen Return to Check fo

The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed the first deposits of oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico have hit the shores of the southern state of Louisiana. The oil spill has local fishermen worried about possible contamination of their fishing

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran: Rocket With Animals Sent Into Sp

Iran says it sent a research rocket carrying live animals into space Wednesday, prompting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to hail the country's scientific achievements as miraculous. Iran's state-run Press TV said the rocket contained a rat, two turtle

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Human Rights Chief Denounces Migran

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says migrants often lose their lives when traveling in over-crowded boats or trying to cross remote borders. But what is happening in Egypt, she says, is different and deplorable. Her spokesman, Rup

VOA标准英语2010年-African American Astronauts Seek to Ad

February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada, a national observance that pays tribute to people and events that shaped the history of African-Americans and Canadians. It's also a time to educate people about the accomplishments of

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama: Wall Street Overhaul Will Pass

President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he has enough votes in the U.S. Senate to pass financial reform legislation. The president said several opposition Republicans and conservative Democrats have agreed to support the bill. President Obama said Sen

VOA标准英语2010-Will the Internet Change Basic Business B

Some say it will force more openness and customer dialogue Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 05 April 2010 Much has been written about the profoundly negative effect that the Internet has had on the newspaper business. So many readers have switched to t

VOA标准英语2010年-US Marines Arrive in Earthquake Ravage

Thousands of United States Marines and other troops are moving into Haiti to assist with relief efforts one week after the country's deadly earthquake. Also Tuesday, the United Nations authorized sending more peacekeepers and police to the devastated

VOA标准英语2010年-In Haiti, Wounds, Infectious Diseases

Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti left some 300,000 people homeless. Many are clustering in public places without food, clean water or sanitation. It's the perfect environment for the spread of communicable disease. The earthquake decimated Haiti's capit

VOA标准英语2010年-30-year-old Pakistani American Charged

U.S. authorities have charged a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen with terrorism related charges in connection to the failed Times Square bombing. Thirty-year-old Faisal Shahzad was charged Tuesday in a five-count complaint, one day after he was arrested w

VOA标准英语2010年-Iranian Officials Urge Public to Cut B

A heat wave in Iran has prompted the government to call for cutbacks in the consumption of water and electricity. The move comes as Iran deals with intensified international sanctions and an ongoing strike by Tehran's bazaar owners. The Iranian econo