VOA标准英语2010-Apple's 'Revolutionary' iPad Goes on Sale

The tablet computer's worldwide release is expected later this month. Brian Allen | Washington 03 April 2010 Ryan Brown with his new iPad outside the Apple store in Bethesda, Maryland, 03 Apr 2010 Apple is calling its new tablet computer, the iPad, a

VOA标准英语2010年-Coalition in Kenya Working to Protect

As Kenya becomes increasingly wired to the Internet, problems are cropping up regarding security and safety. Of particular concern are dangers about exploitation and harassment of children. To that end, a children's organization, the Kenyan governmen

VOA标准英语2010年-Juvenile Offenders Sentenced to Shakes

Massachusetts teens who act out can end up in drama camp Susan Logue Koster | Pittsfield, Massachusetts 02 June 2010 Tim has discovered there are some aspects he enjoys about performing Shakespeare, especially the sword play. Related Links Shakespear

VOA标准英语2010年-Rembrandt Discovery in Campus Bathroom

Dutch master's 17th century etching found in university president's residence Susan Logue Koster | Washington 09 February 2010 The Very Rev. David M. O'Connell examines the etching he discovered in a bathroom cabinet Watch: Logue Koster report Window

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized Washington with his own words, as he appeared at a news conference alongside Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. Earlier this week, visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused Tehran of pl

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Security Council Authorizes 3,500 N

The U.N. Security Council has authorized a request from the U.N. chief for as many as 3,500 new peacekeepers and police to be sent to Haiti. This will boost the U.N. force in Haiti to more than 12,000. Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yesui said the council'

VOA标准英语2010-Traditional Jazz Alive and Well on 'Prese

Preservation - An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall and The Preservation Hall Music When the flood waters receded following Hurricane Katrina's direct hit on New Orleans, jazz fans around the world breathed a sigh of relief to hear that Preservation

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton Calls for End of Russian 'Occu

Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili shakes hands with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during their meeting in Tbilisi, 05 Jul 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for an end to the Russian occupation of

VOA标准英语2010-Breakthrough Energizes Hunt for Sleeping

Scientists in Scotland say they may have found a new treatment for sleeping sickness, which could be ready for clinical trial within 18 months. The disease is fatal and infects around 60,000 people in Africa annually. Sleeping sickness is spread by a

VOA标准英语2010年-Freetown Hospital Works to Repair Chil

Freetown, Sierra Leone 02 November 2009 Each year, half a million pregnant women in the developing world die of complications during labor, and about six million children are stillborn or die within a week of birth. For the next three weeks, well be

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti Earthquake Displaces 300,000

In its first estimate, the United Nations reports about 10 percent of the housing in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince has been destroyed, leaving some 300,000 people homeless. The UN says a full assessment of the damages inflicted by the powerful e

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World - 1 May 2010

This week on Our World: Geneticists find new clues to a puzzling disease ... the fungus that's killing off bats ... and the coming increase in hazardous electronic waste... WILLIAMS: By around 2030, we're looking at potentially a billion e-waste comp

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran Opposition Leader Mousavi Not Afr

Photo: AP Photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows a female Iranian protestor holding a poster of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, during anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya Referendum Also Proves Divisive

While Kenyans prepare to vote in a referendum Wednesday on a new constitution, the issue has also proved divisive in the United States. The U.S. government has played a major role to support the process, but U.S. evangelical groups have pushed for a

VOA标准英语2010年-Ukrainian Presidential Election Marked

Ukrainians vote Sunday in a presidential election fraught with uncertainty about the candidates, the process, and the result. Voters have a choice of 18 hopefuls, none of whom is expected to gain 50 percent of the votes needed to avoid a runoff betwe

VOA标准英语2010年-Former North Korean Soldiers Vow to Ov

A new organization in South Korea, claiming it includes more than 100 former North Korean military members, vows to end Pyongyang's government and unify the Korean peninsula. The North Korea Peoples Liberation Front also says it has support from curr

VOA标准英语2010年-Two US Muslims Visit 30 Mosques in 30

Amid the backdrop of the controversy surrounding plans for an Islamic center near the site of the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and as a pastor in the southeastern state of Florida draws headlines for sponsoring a Quran burning, two young M

VOA标准英语2010年-Vatican Condemns Quran Burning

A U.S. church's plan to burn a copy of the Quran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks has drawn global condemnation. The Vatican has denounced the plan as outrageous and grave. The Vatican office responsible for relations with Islam issued

VOA标准英语2010年-Analysts: Kurds Could Determine Result

This Sunday, Turkish voters will go the polls to decide on a package of constitutional reforms. The prime minister says the vote is an opportunity to democratize the country. But the country's main opposition says the reforms are a government power g

VOA标准英语2010年-Tough Road Ahead for Australia's New M

Australia's first minority government for 70 years has started work following the closest election result in the country's history. Now Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard must get her coalition to address a range of issues ranging from immigration to