VOA标准英语2010年-McChrystal: Afghan Security Deteriorat

The commander of coalition and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says the deterioration of the security situation in the country, which he cited four months ago, has stopped. The general says with the revised strategy President

VOA标准英语2010年-Queen Elizabeth Addresses UN General A

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (l) follows Queen Elizabeth ll and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as they enter the United Nations headquarters, 06 Jul 2010 Britain's Queen Elizabeth told member states of the United Nations on Tuesday

VOA标准英语2010年-America's First Muslim College Opens t

Teacher Souhad Zendah leads students through a lesson at Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. A new college started classes this summer in Berkeley, California. Zaytuna College's motto is, Where Islam meets America. It's the first Muslim college

VOA标准英语2010年-Defense Spy Chief Tells VOA Lessons Be

The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency admits there have been some recent lapses among U.S. intelligence organizations that need attention. In an exclusive VOA interview, Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess said his agency is taking to heart Presi

VOA标准英语2010年-Critics Decry Dostoevsky Subway Stop

A few commuters in a subway train making stop at Park Kultury subway station in Moscow, 29 Mar 2010 Moscow has one of the most extensive metro systems in the world, and arguably one of the best. But, a new stop dubbed, The Station of Suicides, has ma

VOA标准英语2010年-Donations for Haiti Fill Washington Wa

People across Washington took time during a nationwide holiday Monday to support earthquake relief efforts for Haiti. Local emergency officials, community activists and area residents helped fill one warehouse with boxes of supplies, intended for the

VOA标准英语2010年-South Africa Flea Market Vendors Alway

The Bruma Flea Market is located in a suburb of Johannesburg, on the site of a former drainage basin. Now, six days a week, locals and tourists alike come looking for bargains. Local artists sell traditional African arts and crafts. But like most of

VOA标准英语2010年-International Relief Operations Under

International aid agencies report emergency operations for earthquake victims in Haiti are slowly gathering steam. But, they say they are working under severe constraints and it will take time before essential, critical needs are met. The United Nati

VOA标准英语2010年-Royal Welcome for Zuma in Britain

South Africa President Jacob Zuma says international sanctions against Zimbabwe should be lifted. In recent weeks the European Union and the United States voted to extend sanctions against South Africa's neighbor. But President Zuma says Zimbabwe's p

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya Denies Helping Arm Southern Suda

We have clearly indicated that those are our tanks and they are. I do no know where they are getting those things.- Kenya's Defense Ministry Spokesman Bogita Ongeri The Kenyan government has dismissed a report by a Swiss research institute that says

VOA标准英语2010-Senegalese Children Combat Desertificatio

Villagers gather in front of a dam near the village of Labgar in northern Senegal on 12 Nov 2009. There is little to show for it apart from small acacia shrubs, but Senegal's leader believes in a Great Green Wall that will stem desertification across

VOA标准英语2010年-Thai Opposition Leader Suggests Nation

Wearing army uniform, former Thailand's Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh talks with reporters as he arrives for a self reporting at the gate of the government's Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) 30 April 2010 in Bangkok,

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Finding Babies Smarter Tha

What babies know fascinates doctors, researchers and parents. With technology that can measure brain waves and other indicators, what researchers are finding is that babies know more than we suspect. What do they know and when do they know it? Such q

VOA标准英语2010-ANC Youth Leader: South Africa Will Seize

Peta Thornycroft | Johannesburg 04 April 2010 African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema, at a rally in Harare in neighboring Zimbabwe, 3 April 2010 South African President Urges Calm Following Murder of White Supremacist Leader The

VOA标准英语2010年-Iraq War Drama 'The Hurt Locker' Domin

The Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker dominated the Oscars Sunday evening. The film about a bomb disposal unit earned six Academy Awards, including for best picture. The Hurt Locker also brought the first Oscar for directing for a woman, filmmaker Kathr

VOA标准英语2010年-Mixed Reviews in Europe, Middle East f

Barack Obama's election victory in November 2008 was greeted with enormous enthusiasm around much of the world. Most Europeans looked to the new president to restore the transatlantic partnership, work for peace and spearhead the fight against global

VOA标准英语2010年-Physical Activity in Teen Years Helps

A new study finds regular physical activity as a teenager may prevent cognitive impairment - a decline in mental abilities - decades later. Previous studies found that people who were physically active in later life were more likely to avoid mental d

VOA标准英语2010年-Severe Winter Weather Grips Europe

A wave of cold and snowy weather continues to grip Europe, grounding airplanes, trains and cars and causing dozens of deaths. Britons shivering through one of the coldest winters to hit the United Kingdom in decades got no reprieve from Mother Nature

VOA标准英语2010年-American Musicians Make Balinese Gamel

On Sunday afternoons, the clang of traditional Indonesian percussion music known as gamelan wafts down the street, audible on the approach to the Indonesian Consulate on Manhattan's east side. Gamelan is also the word for the kinds of instruments tha

VOA标准英语2010年-Dust From Farming May Affect Rainfall

New research suggests agriculture has greatly increased the amount of dust blowing off of West Africa, the world's largest source of atmospheric dust, and may have been one factor driving the decrease in rainfall in the region over the past several c