VOA标准英语2010年-New York's Jews Unite to Help Haiti

It's been a banner year for older Americans who like to go to the movies and AARP The Magazine is honoring films by, about or for mature adults. AARP, which serves the needs and interests of people over 50, has announced the winners of its annual Mov

VOA标准英语2010年-Divers Find Oil Under Surface; BP Cont

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirms that some of the oil escaping from that ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is staying beneath the surface, raising new environmental concerns about the disaster. BP says there is no

VOA标准英语2010-Haitian Couple Reunited With Their Baby i

Roxana Romero | Miami 09 April 2010 After almost three months of legal wrangling, a Haitian couple was finally able to fly to Miami to reunite with their baby daughter. The couple feared their daughter, Jenny, had died in Haiti's devastating earthqua

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama's Presidency a Living Example fo

A new survey shows that African-Americans' assessment of progress and race relations in America has improved more dramatically than at any time in the last quarter century. And, President Barack Obama's move into the White House appears to be the spa

VOA标准英语2010年-Disabled South Korean Musician Pushes

Concert pianist, Lee Hee-ah, was born in South Korea with severe physical impairments, but her disabilities have not stopped her from achieving her goals Nothing worth having is easy to get. That is especially true for one young South Korean woman, w

VOA标准英语2010年-Toyota President Apologizes for Global

The president of the Japanese automaker Toyota has apologized for the company's global recall of millions of vehicles due to safety issues. Akio Toyoda is the grandson of Toyota's founder. Toyota's top executive, president and CEO Akio Toyoda, offere

VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli, Lebanese Forces Clash on Bord

Israeli soldiers look through the sights of their weapons from a position in northern Israel overlooking the Israeli-Lebanese border, 03 Aug 2010 Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged fire in an incident that broke years of relative calm on the borde

VOA标准英语2010-Senegal Says It Remains Committed to Try

Senegal has said it wants all $38 million of the trial's proposed three-year budget up front, a demand the international community is reluctant to agree to, especially because Senegal has not offered a clear plan on how it will conduct the trial. Ann

VOA标准英语2010年-Environmental Concerns Rise in Northea

Victoria Switzer and her husband, Jim, are building what they hoped would be their retirement home in the rural hamlet of Dimock, Pennsylvania, in the eastern U.S. When Cabot Oil Gas offered a lease for the natural gas under their land a few years ag

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel, Palestinians Look for Confiden

Even as they agreed to start indirect talks, both sides disagreed whether the negotiations had officially begun. Luis Ramirez | Jerusalem 06 May 2010 US Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, shakes hands with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, befor

VOA标准英语2010-Obama Welcomes Job Report, Says More Work

Dan Robinson | White House 02 April 2010 President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to Charlotte, N.C., 02 Apr 2010 President Barack Obama is pointing to the latest monthly U.S. government employment report saying it shows his policies are continui

VOA标准英语2010年-Earthquake Adds More Tragedy to Haiti'

The devastation caused by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake only adds to Haiti's decades of trouble and turmoil. In January 1991, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide took office after winning Haiti's first democratic election in a landslide, only to be ouste

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain in Shock After Lone Gunman Kil

Relatives of shooting victim Darren Rewcastle gather to lay flowers in Whitehaven, England where Rewcastle was killed during a shooting spree yesterday, 3 June 2010 Britain is in shock and police are looking for answers a day after police say a lone

VOA标准英语2010年-Angola Arrests 2 Suspects in Connectio

Angolan authorities say security forces have arrested two individuals allegedly involved in the deadly attack on Togo's national football team on the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations. Despite the Togolese team's subsequent withdrawal, the tournament

VOA标准英语2010-Australia Faces Backlash Over Freeze on A

Australian Customs officers lower their life boat with Sri Lankan refugees on board as the refugees are transported from Oceanic Viking, an Australian Customs Service patrol ship, to an Australian-funded detention center in Tanjung Pinang, off the co

VOA标准英语2010年-Arab Israelis Oppose Coming Under Pale

Settling the issue of borders is one of many contentious issues facing Middle East peace negotiators A land swap between Israelis and Palestinians is one possible element of an eventual Middle East peace deal. Right-wing members of Israeli Prime Mini

VOA标准英语2010年-Rare Art by Renowned American Artist G

Sky Above Clouds III/Above the Clouds III, 1963 I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist, 1887-1986 Related Links The Phillips Collection The Geo

VOA标准英语2010年-Zimbabwe Forces White-Owned Firms to G

A law that forces white-owned companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to black Zimbabweans has come into force. Most of the foreign companies affected are South African owned, which are supposed to be protected by a recently signed trade ag

VOA标准英语2010年-Chile Battles Lawlessness, Desperation

Chilean authorities are struggling to maintain order, distribute supplies, and rescue survivors after Saturday's powerful earthquake that killed more than 720 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings. President Mic

VOA标准英语2010年-Missing Millions Put Kenya's Public Ed

Investigations are continuing into the alleged theft of more than $1 million from a government program that funds Kenya's Free Primary Education initiative. As a result of the scandal surrounding the case, both the British and American governments ha