VOA标准英语2010年-Australia Threatens Japan With Court A

Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in Sydney, 20 Feb 2010 Japan's foreign minister visits Australia Saturday for bi-lateral talks. Among the topics expected to be discussed is the sens

VOA标准英语2010年-British Leader Outlines Goals for Afgh

In his monthly news conference, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown outlined what he hopes can be achieved in the two one-day international gatherings on Afghanistan and Yemen that will be held this week in London. Mr. Brown says the London Afghan co

VOA标准英语2010年-Dreams And Reality Collide in Thriller

Hollywood is sometimes called the dream factory and the new film from The Dark Knight writer-director Christopher Nolan takes that idea to new levels, creating a world in which dreams can be shared and ideas stolen but not without risk to both the th

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama: US Trails China, Others on Infr

Saying the United States lags behind China and other nations in dealing with a crumbling infrastructure, President Barack Obama has renewed a call for action to repair roads, bridges and airports. A new report by the Treasury Department and White Hou

VOA标准英语2010年-Helping Refugees Ease into US Way of L

Phyu Phyu Aye teaches sewing and helps her students adapt to a new culture at the Refugee Resource Center. Fort Wayne, Indiana, deals with cultural obstacles every day. The Midwestern city of 250,000 is not only home to the largest Burmese community

VOA标准英语2010年-Construction for Commonwealth Games Ta

As New Delhi prepares to host the 11-day Commonwealth Games in October, the city is undergoing an unprecedented $6 billion building boom and beautification campaign. Much of the work is being done by more than 400,000 contract daily wage workers who

VOA标准英语2010年-Saving the Seas to Ensure Food Securit

Since the food crisis of a few years ago, much attention has been paid to improving agriculture and conserving the land. But land is not the only source of food. The oceans provide food and jobs for millions of people, yet very little is being done t

VOA标准英语2010年-Volunteer Farm Feeds the Hungry

Hunger in the United States is nothing compared to hunger in some parts of the world. Nevertheless, 10 million American households report that they do not always know where they will find their next meal according to Hunger in America 2010. The repor

VOA标准英语2010年-Activists in South Korea Hope Airborne

Balloon-launched DVDs and leaflets are designed to bring government criticism and outside news reports to North Korean living rooms Human rights activists are eager to use whatever tools they can to chip away at the information blockade the North Kor

VOA标准英语2010年-Bombing Suspect Faisal Shahzad Still b

Evidence, including a box labeled 'Silver Salutes,' right, is spread in an alley on the property of a house where Faisal Shahzad lived, in Bridgeport, Conn. Shahzad was taken into custody late Monday by FBI agents and New York Police Department detec

VOA标准英语2010年-More US Schools 'Greening' Their Curri

Educators integrate environmental action into lesson plans Shelley Schlender | Oakland, California 09 February 2010 Photo: Head-Royce School Head-Royce students grow organic vegetables as well as native plants and trees in the school's 370-square-met

VOA标准英语2010年-Rights Group Says European Multination

European companies have been accused by Human Rights Watch of violating workers' rights in the United States. In a new report, it says European multinational firms have carried out aggressive campaigns to keep workers in the U.S. from organizing and

VOA标准英语2010年-New York Tappers Bring Sounds of Broad

A group of New York-based tap dancers has just concluded a tour of the Middle East, with performances and workshops in Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. New York Tap Ensemble founder Noah Racey hopes the tour will help promote cultural understanding

VOA标准英语2010年-Do You Hear a Low, Rumbling Hum?

Some in New Mexico do and are mystified and annoyed Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 17 February 2010 No one has yet figured out why, or whether, pleasant, somewhat remote Taos, New Mexico, is visited by a strange hum, audible to only a few. ...scienti

VOA英语2010年-Roving Music Studio Spreads Lennon Legacy

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a music studio on wheels. The non-profit project, partially supported by Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, is a tribute to the former Beatle, who was murdered on December 8, 1980. The bus travels across the country, giv

VOA英语2010年-Nation's Poet Laureate Sounds the Alarm

American writer W.S. Merwin has been named by the Librarian of Congress as the nation's 17th Poet Laureate. The honor tops Merwin's long list of achievements, which includes over 50 volumes of poetry, prose, criticism and translation, two Pulitzer Pr

VOA标准英语2010年-Obesity Silent Killer in India

Linda Blake | New Delhi 30 April 2010 A new study released by the Registrar General of India indicates that obesity-related diseases have joined malnutrition as leading causes of death. As India's economy grows, so does the temptation for many people

VOA标准英语2010年-Experts Say Pakistani Terror Group Pos

Jamat ud Dawa, formerly Lashkar-e Taiba parading in a Pakistani city (file photo) Pakistan-based Lashkar-e Taiba or LET was for a long time considered a militant group fighting Indian rule of Kashmir. But after Chicago-based American David Headley pl

VOA标准英语2010-Latino Leaders, Census Officials Work to

Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. In the last official U.S. census 10 years ago, Hispanics, or Latinos, made up more than 12 percent of the population. Their numbers are expected to be much higher when the governmen

VOA标准英语2010年-Eating White Rice Increases Diabetes R

Smitha Raghunathan | Washington, DC 25 June 2010 Harvard researchers found that white rice consumption increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes while brown rice consumption actually reduces the risk. Reducing your risk of diabetes may be as simple as ha