VOA英语2010年-Water Shortages Could Trigger Mideast Unrest

Water is a scarce resource in the desert regions of the Middle East. Though disputes over water have come close to triggering wars between nations of the region in the past, diplomats intervened to keep tensions to a minimum. Now a new study suggests

VOA英语2010年-Iraq, US Challenged as Final US Troop Withdr

The United States declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq in August and is to withdraw its remaining troops by the end of 2011. But the security problems plaguing the nation nearly eight years after the U.S.-led invasion show no sign of ending

VOA英语2010年-Experts: US Afghan Strategy OK, But It's Sti

President Barack Obama's review of his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, which he made public on Thursday, says the approach he announced a year ago is working. Still, the president acknowledged that progress is, in his words, fragile and revers

VOA英语2010年-Iraqi Parliament Approves New Maliki Governm

The Iraq parliament has voted to approve the new government of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, although the key ministries of interior, defense and national security were left vacant. The vote to approve the new Iraqi government brought a sigh of rel

VOA英语2010年-US Gives 3 Million for Emergency Food Aid Pr

The United States is giving $3 million in emergency food aid to the World Food Program to try to prevent widespread famine in southern Madagascar. The United Nations agency predicts 720,000 people in three regions could be severely affected in the ne

VOA英语2010年-White House Prepares Afghan Policy Review

Top U.S. defense officials say the new strategy for the war in Afghanistan announced by President Barack Obama a year ago is working. Some military and intelligence analysts, however, say the fight is far from over. The comments come as the White Hou

VOA英语2010年-India Parliament Deadlocked Over Corruption

India's parliament ended its winter session deadlocked over a massive corruption scandal. The government and the opposition disagree over how to investigate the allegations of graft that have erupted over the sale of telecommunication spectrum licens

VOA英语2010年-North Korean Defectors Ask to Help Fight The

Since the November 23 shelling of Yeonpyeong island, there has been rising anger in South Korea. Many South Koreans are angry at what they consider their government's mild response to the attack, which killed four people. Among those who want tougher

VOA英语2010年-South Africans Bask in Success of 2010 World

Although the 2010 Football World Cup ended nearly six months ago, many people in South Africa are still basking in warm memories of the event, and most say it was the highlight of the year. For the organizers and the South African government it was t

VOA英语2010年-Stockholm Bomber ‘Radicalized in Britain’

Police in Sweden say they believe they have identified the man who blew himself up in the country's capital on Saturday. The man is Taimour Abdulwahab, a Swedish citizen who has been living in Britain for the past decade. Sweden's Chief Prosecutor To

VOA英语2010年-Plan to Protect Food Supply Against Global W

The largest effort ever to protect global food supplies against climate change was announced Friday in Rome. One-fifth of the world's plants are threatened with extinction. It's Cary Fowler's mission to fight back. He's the executive director of the

VOA英语2010年-Keith Urban Sings of Appreciation on 'Get Cl

Country singer Keith Urban credits his wife, Nicole Kidman, with saving him from a life of alcoholism and drug addiction. That appreciation is heard throughout Keith's new album, Get Closer. Without You is a track from Keith Urban's new album describ

VOA英语2010年-Cancun Climate Conference Shielded from Mexi

Participants at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico are complaining about long delays amid heavy security. Some environmental activists say they are being kept well away from conference sites, and when a group tried to stag

VOA英语2010年-Gulf Oil Spill Video Archive Goes Online

For the first time, all of the underwater video taken during the Gulf oil spill will be available, online, to the public. Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana is hoping those videos will help experts be better prepared for future disasters. O

VOA英语2010年-New York Burger Company Hopes to Succeed at

New York City has every kind of restaurant imaginable, from Albanian to Zambian. A French family of restaurateurs of Romanian and Vietnamese ancestry will soon enter this international mix. They will serve the American hamburger. But although the bur

VOA英语2010年-WikiLeaks Supporters Step Up Cyber Attacks

Computer hackers used to be mostly sophisticated criminals, high tech spies or new media pranksters. But now a new breed of hacker is engaged in what some call a cyber war of political activism. In the streets of New York, these supporters of the Wik

VOA英语2010年-Former US Ambassador to Yemen Weighs in on W

Among the countries which have been mentioned in the leaked U.S. diplomatic dispatches is Yemen. Some analysts worry that the leaked information could give al-Qaeda an edge in that country. Barbara K. Bodine served as U.S. chief of mission to the Rep

VOA标准英语2010年-Female Condoms Unpopular Among Liberia

Some AIDS workers in Liberia say the way to stem the country's HIV rate is to urge women to wear female condoms. But others argue the female condom is impractical, and broader HIV/AIDS education is needed. As a health worker at an HIV/AIDS clinic in

VOA标准英语2010年-Discrimination and Stigmatization Hind

A new study by the United Nations Children's Fund says discrimination and stigmatization limit women and children getting access to HIV prevention, treatment and social protection. UNICEF is calling on the international community to step up efforts t

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton Presses Central Asian States o

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, beginning a three-day Central Asian trip in Kazakhstan, said Tuesday the Obama administration will continue to press for human rights progress in the region. Clinton is attending the summit of the Organization for