VOA标准英语2010-South African President Urges Calm Follow

South African President Jacob Zuma, 25 Mar 2010 (file photo) South African leaders are trying to appease tensions caused by the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche. He was killed Saturday by two black workers in an apparent disput

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama On Third Visit to Gulf, Inspects

President Barack Obama makes a statement after being briefed on the BP oil spill relief efforts in the Gulf Coast region, Friday, June 4, 2010, at Louis Armstrong International New Orleans Airport in Kenner, La. Looking on is Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jin

VOA标准英语2010年-UNICEF, NGO's: Haitian Children at Ris

Case of 33 children allegedly abducted by a group of Americans illustrates the plight of children separated from parents Mike O'Sullivan | Port-au-Prince 05 February 2010 A boy with a pink tape on his shirt that previously had his name written on it,

VOA标准英语2010年-American Soul Singer Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass (R) performs at the Good Neighbor Community Outreach Celebration, Philadelphia, in this Aug 2000 file photo Legendary rhythm-and-blues singer Teddy Pendergrass died of colon cancer January 13 at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylva

VOA标准英语2010年-Ukraine Vote Begins With Uncertainty A

Two men leave a booth at a polling station in Kiev, Ukraine, 7 Feb 2010. Ukrainians voted Sunday in a runoff election between two bitterly opposed presidential candidates, a vote that some observers predict could be settled in the courts.(AP Photo/Ef

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World - 6 March 2010

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. The world of physics has changed a lot since I went to school. More powerful particle accelerators atom smashers, they used to call them have all

VOA标准英语2010年-Fair Trade Campaign Kicks Off in Brita

Fair trade has become an increasingly important campaign in today's global market place. Its focus is the rights of millions of workers in developing countries who earn low wages and face harsh working conditions to produce low cost products many of

VOA标准英语2010年-EU Wants Sronger Measures to Fix Greek

EU Commissioner Oliver Rehn is in Athens to discuss Greek proposals to straighten out its government finances. The European Union has urged Greece to implement greater austerity measures immediately to tackle a debt crisis that has shaken the entire

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, Haitian President Discuss Earth

Haiti's President Rene Preval has discussed his country's earthquake recovery and economic needs with President Barack Obama in a meeting at the White House. It was President Obama's first meeting with the Haitian leader. Nearly two months after a ma

VOA标准英语2010年-US Envoy Says Taliban Attack on Kabul

Taliban gunmen have launched a major assault on Afghanistan's capital, targeting government ministries and other buildings. The daylight attack came as U.S. and Indian government officials were plotting strategy in New Delhi for an upcoming internati

VOA标准英语2010年-Boy Scouts Seek to Trade Patches at Na

Boy Scouts trading patches at the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia The Boy Scouts of America's National Jamboree wraps up on August 5 after a 10 day run at a U.S. Army base in northern Virginia, not far from Washington. The Sc

VOA标准英语2010年-Gates Endorses Critique of Military In

The 26-page publication called Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan says military intelligence efforts in the country over the past eight years have been token and ineffectual, and have not provided commanders or

VOA标准英语2010-At Least 10 Killed, More than 500 Wounded

Ron Corben | Bangkok 10 April 2010 An anti-government demonstrator wields stick against soldiers and police during a clash in Bangkok, Thailand, 10 Apr 2010 Thai security forces have launched a major crackdown against anti-government protesters in a

VOA标准英语2010年-Zimbabwe Detainees Going Hungry

Police in Zimbabwe are warning they do not have enough money to feed people in holding cells around the country. The whole justice system in Zimbabwe is threatened by lack of adequate resources. Although fewer people are being arrested now than in pr

VOA标准英语2010年-Drug Maker Accused of False Advertisin

A county in the U.S. state of California is suing GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia, a controversial diabetes drug. The lawsuit was spurred by a report on the drug released by the U.S. Senate last week (March 22). That report accused the drug com

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton: Time to Move Toward New Iran

David Gollust | The State Department 05 February 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday it is time to move toward new sanctions against Iran, given the lack of a clear response from Tehran to a proposal to ease concern about its nuc

VOA标准英语2010年-Yemenis Comprise Half of Prisoners Hel

President Barack Obama this week announced the suspenion of future transfers of prisoners to Yemen from a U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a U.S. airliner December 25 reportedly was trained i

VOA标准英语2010年-French Court Sentences Noriega to 7 Ye

court has convicted former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega for laundering drug money in France in the 1980s and ordered him to spend seven years in prison, (File). A French court on Wednesday convicted Panama's former military ruler Manuel Noriega

VOA标准英语2010年-World Bank Computer Game Invites Youth

The game was originally designed for university students in Africa. But in the first few days, 8,000 players from around the world -- most from the United States --signed on. The World Bank Institute, the learning arm of the World Bank, has launched

VOA标准英语2010年-Smoking has Immediate, Adverse Effects

The World Health Organization calls tobacco the leading cause of preventable death in the world. In December, the WHO launched a campaign against cigarette smoking in Africa, saying a rapidly growing population is creating larger and more accessible