VOA标准英语2010-NATO Probes Remote Afghan Valley

Tribal elders meet with U.S. troops in Afghanistan's Chowkay Valley One of the biggest challenges we have has to do with the cultural differences. The Pashtun population is challenging by nature in the way they look at life. Nearly nine years into th

VOA标准英语2010-Nations Debate Changes to International B

Thursday is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and environmentalists are using this year's observation to call for tougher measures to protect whales. The 88-nation International Whaling Commission (IWC), is set to rule soon on proposals to partially

VOA标准英语2010-Choreographer Uses Egyptian Dance to Brid

Diana Calenti brings a taste of the Middle East to American audiences Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 16 April 2010 Diana Calenti says she connects cultures by showing how different people share human expression and feelings. Diana Calenti's love

VOA英语2010年-Zimbabwe's Economic Woes Continue

Nearly two years into Zimbabwe's government of national unity, the country's economy is plagued by a declining industrial sector and continuing job losses. There is little foreign investment and little hope for financial assistance. The International

VOA标准英语2010年-Spanish Economic Crisis Threatens to S

Spain is among the latest European countries to introduce tough austerity measures that may not be popular at home, but are deemed necessary to keep the country afloat. Spain, alongside Greece, is among those European countries with massive public de

VOA标准英语2010年-Connecting Investors Directly to the D

Investment professional aims to finance a healthy food distribution system, community-by-community Jan Sluizer | San Francisco, California 01 June 2010 Woody Tasch hopes to help finance a healthy food distribution system, community-by-community, thro

VOA标准英语2010年-Global Stocks Tumble on Weak Euro

Financial markets around the world tumbled Monday as fresh worries over debt in Europe dampened confidence in a global economic recovery. In the US, all three major indexes fell more than 1 percent in early trading before recouping losses as the mark

VOA标准英语2010年-Dubai Opens World's Tallest Building A

Developers are not revealing the exact height of the Burj Dubai until its official debut. But they say the $1.5 billion tower will reach 200 stories into the sky. It will stretch 300 meters higher than Taiwan's Taipei 101, which currently holds the w

VOA标准英语2010年-US Stocks Fall on Weakening Recovery

U.S. stocks fell for a third day as disappointing earnings and economic news showed signs of a weakening recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell more than 60 points before the opening bell on Thursday after technology giant Cisco posted weake

VOA标准英语2010年-Florida Man Installs Wind Turbine on H

Amid the recent economic downturn, demand in the U.S. is rising for small wind turbines to power people's homes. The American Wind Energy Association says sales of such turbines rose 15 percent in 2009. One man in Florida is generating his own power

VOA标准英语2010年-Fantasy Battles Reality for Best Pictu

The countdown to the 82nd Academy Awards, Hollywood's glitziest event, has begun. This year, 10 films, instead of the usual five, are competing for Best Picture. Two of them -- The Hurt Locker and Avatar -- appear to be favorites and are in fierce co

VOA标准英语2010年-After 50-Year Career, Jeff Bridges Sav

After decades of masterful acting and five Academy Award nominations, actor Jeff Bridges won the Oscar for best actor for his role as washed-out country singer Bad Blake in the music drama Crazy Heart. Thank you, Mom and Dad for turning me onto such

VOA标准英语2010年-US Recession Marks Historic Cut in Flo

The economic recession is forcing some areas of the United States to reconsider ambitious growth plans. In the southern state of Florida, the population has actually fallen for the first time in more than 60 years. A bad economy has left a hole in Le

VOA标准英语2010年-US General Says Yemen Could Become Ira

The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, General David Petraeus, says there are indications the domestic conflict in Yemen could become a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Petraeus spoke in Washington Friday at the Institute for the St

VOA标准英语2010-Zimbabwe Court Issues Ruling on Diamond S

Women miners search for diamonds in eastern Zimbabwe's lucrative Marange diamond fields. [Please note that this story has been superseded by later information from Zimbabwe and a portion of it is no longer completely accurate. The Harare Supreme Cour

VOA标准英语2010-Deep South Music Influences Jason Eady's,

Jason Eady Singer-songwriter Jason Eady may call Texas home these days, but he was born in the deep south of the U.S., in the state of Mississippi. Growing up there, he was exposed to a variety of styles of music, including blues, country and gospel.

VOA标准英语2010-US Supreme Court Considers Genetically Mo

Case questions whether environmental law has gone too far Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 27 April 2010 The US Supreme Court will hear arguments involving a genetically modified variety of alfalfa designed to grow even when farmers spray it with a ch

VOA标准英语2010-US Air Force Targets 'Golden Hour' for Wo

David Axe | Bagram, Afghanistan 27 April 2010 US Air Force crews prepare their helicopters at Bagram Air Base Wounded NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan often depend on helicopter medical evacuation teams to stay alive. The medevac teams are trained

VOA标准英语2010-Clinton Announces Initiatives to Benefit

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after speaking at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington, 27 Apr 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has outlined several new initiatives to empower women around the world, through tech

VOA标准英语2010-Markets Tumble, European Financial Offici

Robert Raffaele 28 April 2010 From left: European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, the International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, following a meeting with German lawmakers in Ber