VOA标准英语2010-Leaked Video Shows US Attack in Iraq that

Gabe Joselow | Washington 06 April 2010 Apache helicopter's gun video showing the Reuters news photographer and his driver, among other men A classified military video showing a U.S. attack in Baghdad three years ago has been posted on the Web. The g

VOA标准英语2010年-Camara's Possible Return Splits Guinea

Guinea's injured military leader appears determined to return to Conakry more than one month after being shot by the former head of the presidential guard. His return could disrupt plans for a transitional government and split the ruling military cou

VOA标准英语2010年-New AU Chief Sets Political Stability,

We must declare war on unconstitutional change of government on African soil. - African Union Chairman Bingu wa Mutharika. The newly-elected African Union Chairman, Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to make political stability a prior

VOA标准英语2010年-Unusual Fate of Two American Fathers i

Francis Gary Powers Jr. (left) meets Karl Alperovich, who was a co-designer of the missile that shot down the US U2 spy plane Power's father flew over the Soviet Union in 1960 The unusual fate of two American fathers and their sons recently intersect

VOA标准英语2010年-British Sleuths Find Buried Treasure

Metal detecting is a popular hobby in Britain, with clubs across the country. In the past year, detectorists, as they are called in Britain, have made big finds, valuable both in financial and archaeological terms. Jennifer Glasse | London 12 January

VOA标准英语2010年-Rookie US Skier Aims for Olympic Glory

Andrew Weibrecht of the United States, skis the downhill part of the men's World Cup super combined ski race in the fifth best time in Beaver Creek, Colorado, 4 Dec. 2009 American Tim Burke Raises Hopes for First US Biathlon Olympic Medal at Vancouve

VOA标准英语2010年-Denzel Washington Stars in Futuristic

Denzel Washington plays a prophet wandering a devastated landscape on a spiritual mission in a dark, but ultimately hopeful futuristic drama. He is a solitary figure walking through the wasteland. Well-armed, because he has to be in order to survive

VOA标准英语2010年-Disabled Drivers Look for Flashier Tra

Steve Kitchin demonstrates his prototype invention. With the touch of a button he simply backs the chair in, and the elevator-like lift raises up and slides into the cab. Last spring, Steve Kitchin had had enough. For 10 years since an auto accident

VOA标准英语2010年-Engineer Develops 'Cleaner' Products f

Bryan Wilson works to cut pollution from cookstoves, two-stroke engines, diesel Shelley Schlender | Fort Collins, Colorado 10 May 2010 Engineer Bryan Willson is developing cleaner-running, more energy-efficient products for people in the developing w

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran's Nuclear Chief says IAEA Head 'B

It was another day of bullhorn diplomacy by Iran's top nuclear officials, who appear to be struggling to halt momentum for a new round of international sanctions. The head of Iran's atomic energy agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, began the day by calling IAE

VOA标准英语2010年-Australia Seeks Indonesian Support for

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, left, shakes hands with his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa before a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, 15 July 2010 Australia's foreign minister is in Jakarta, explaining Canberra's controversial new as

VOA标准英语2010年-In Haiti, Faithful Gather for Mass at

Drumbeats called the faithful to what is left of Port-au-Prince's main cathedral for a somber Mass Sunday, the first since the devastating earthquake. The Cathedral, once a symbol of hope for Haiti now lies in ruins and parishioners are vowing to reb

VOA标准英语2010年-Florida Tourists Undaunted by Oil Spil

Oil cleanup workers hired by BP search for tar balls as they work along white beaches in Pensacola Beach, Florida, 6 Jun 2010 Tourists are hitting the beaches in Florida for the start of summer, even as tar balls from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was

VOA标准英语2010年-Media Crackdown Continues in Egypt Ahe

Egyptians go to the polls Sunday in the first phase of parliamentary elections amid reports of growing restrictions on local and foreign media coverage. Hisham Kassem is the former publisher of the Egypt's first independent daily newspaper, Al-Masry

VOA标准英语2010年-1001 Inventions and Muslim Heritage

Coffee, computers and piston engines - could we imagine a world without them? These are intricate parts of every day life for most of us and the knowledge that led to them was either invented by or passed down through the ancient Muslim world. That's

VOA标准英语2010-French Movie Recounts Role in Holocaust

Lisa Bryant | Paris 10 April 2010 French director Roselyne Bosch takes part in a special tv show on The Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv (the great round-up or great raid of the Vel'd'Hiv) on the occasion of the release of her movie La Rafle, 15 Feb 2010, in La Pl

VOA标准英语2010年-Shakira World Cup Song Sparks Controve

International Latin super star Shakira has set off a controversy in South Africa over the official World Cup song. Many have expressed disappointment that a non-South African artist was chosen to record the song, though others do not seem to mind. Th

VOA标准英语2010年-National Strike Ordered by Maoists Bri

A merchant locking his shop to avoid getting caught violating the Maoist's strike, in Kathmandu, 3 May 2010 Related Links See more pictures of the strike here A power struggle in Nepal between the government of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and t

VOA标准英语2010年-Study: Needle Injuries Often Unreporte

A recent study found almost 60 percent of surgical residents admitted they had sustained needlestick injuries when they were medical students. Blunt tip needles, such as this one, are considered safer A recent study shows that medical students and ho

VOA标准英语2010年-Upbeat Earnings Reports Lift US Stocks

U.S. retail sales fell half a percent in June providing more evidence that the U.S. economic recovery will slow down in the second half of the year. But the weaker than expected consumer spending appeared to have little impact on Wall Street as inves