VOA标准英语2010年-Sculptor Brings African American Histo

Even as a child, Ed Dwight had a gift for art. But he set that talent aside to focus on careers that included engineer, test pilot, astronaut trainee (the first African American in the program) and entrepreneur. It was as the owner of a large constru

VOA标准英语2010年-Christmas Day Attack Highlights US Int

The 2001 attacks, in which terrorists hijacked airliners to use as guided missiles, sparked a major overhaul of the U.S. intelligence community. Yet on Christmas Day, a would-be suicide bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, nearly blew up an airline

VOA标准英语2010年-Cypriot Police Search for Missing Susp

Women pass outside of the hotel where Christopher Robert Metsos, the 11th suspect in an alleged Russian spy ring assigned to infiltrate American society, was believed to have been staying in the southern coastal resort of Larnaca, Cyprus, 30 Jun 2010

VOA标准英语2010年-Nepal's Maoists Begin Nationwide Gener

A Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) supporter dances during an indefinite nationwide general strike by Maoist in Kathmandu on 2 May 2010 Nepal on Monday faces a third consecutive day of disruption of civic life as a nationwide strike called b

VOA标准英语2010年-Regional Court to Decide on Detention

President Mamadou Tandja is surrounded by bodyguards as he leaves after casting his vote in a constitutional referendum that would keep him in power, in Niamey, 04 Aug 2009 A West African regional court in Nigeria says it will make a decision next mo

VOA标准英语2010年-Relief Efforts in Haiti Slowly Take Ho

Aid workers in Haiti say earthquake relief efforts are starting to make an impact in Port-au-Prince. But frustration is mounting among Haitians who say they still have no access to food, water and medical treatment. Fresh water is being delivered to

VOA标准英语2010年-Cameroon Government Regulates Bushmeat

We see people selling bushmeat everywhere...and, its more or less putting a shame on our dignity and our commitment to fight illegal poaching. From Cameroons hinterlands to the urban centers, vendors openly display smoked monkeys, gorillas, snakes, a

VOA标准英语2010年-Indian Students Urged to Reconsider Au

For nearly a decade, the popularity of Australian universities rose rapidly among Indian students, and the number of those heading to the country for higher education rose from about 10,000 in 2001 to more than 70,000 last year. But that could change

VOA标准英语2010年-Cold Weather Adds to Misery of Yemen's

The International Committee of the Red Cross reports bitterly cold weather is increasing the misery of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in northern Yemen. At least 150,000 people have been affected by the escalating fighting between the Yemen

VOA标准英语2010年-Philippines Vote Proceeds Despite Glit

Despite long delays caused by new automated voting machines, millions of Filipinos have headed to the polls to choose a new president. Most voters set out early Monday to avoid the midday sun and temperatures topping 38 degrees to vote in an election

VOA标准英语2010年-US, Jordan Urge Speedy Upgrade in Midd

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh speak to the media at the State Department in Washington, 8 Jul 2010 The U.S.-Jordanian meeting came only two days after a White House visit by Israeli Prime Minist

VOA标准英语2010-Countries Want National Treasures Returne

Egypt, Nigeria and Peru are among a group of countries that have put together a wish list of disputed cultural artifacts they want brought back to their homelands. At a two-day conference in Cairo, participants argued museums are often the main obsta

VOA标准英语2010-Tea Party Offers Risks and Rewards for Re

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses Tea Party supporters during a rally in the desert outside Searchlight, Nev. Saturday, 27 Mar 2010. Watch: Video report by Jim Malone Windows Media Watch: Related Farabaugh report Windows Media Grass-roots cons

VOA标准英语2010年-Cases of Domestic Violence Increase in

Florence Wanjiku lived that life for 10 years with her husband, an alcoholic. She describes one drunken night. He went to the kitchen, grabbed the wooden spoon, came with it, started beating me up the way you beat a little child, using a stick or som

VOA标准英语2010-Website of the Week - Library of Congress

More than one million searchable and browsable images Art Chimes | Washington, DC 09 April 2010 Photo: Library of Congress The Library of Congress contains a treasure trove of photographs and other images. Related Links Library of Congress Prints and

VOA标准英语2010年-Eat to Beat Invasive Lionfish

Lionfish are taking over coral reefs in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Here, Lad Akins catches one. In the waters of the Caribbean Sea, a voracious invasive species called the lionfish is threatening to overtake the reefs. Conservation groups are fighti

VOA标准英语2010年-Pregnancies After 40 Cause Slight Incr

Earlier this month, a prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, retracted a report that linked autism to a vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. Autism is a complex disability that affects a person's ability to communicate and interact with othe

VOA标准英语2010年-Exposing Women to New Career Options

Hairstylist Jackeline Aguilera operates a power screwdriver as she learns how to hang a door in a classroom at CASA de Maryland, a non-profit organization that operates vocational training and employment placement programs in the Washington, D.C., ar

VOA标准英语2010年-Allegations of Brutality Dramatized in

Australian Mamdouh Habib is starring in a play about the years he spent imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, under suspicion of training militants and having prior knowledge of the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Waiting for Mamdouh details his

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Expert Calls for Independent Invest

The footage shows the men - bound, blindfolded and all but one naked - lying and sitting on the ground. They are shot at close range by men in military camouflage. Margaret Besheer | United Nations 07 January 2010 U.N. Special Rapporteur Philip Alsto