VOA英语2010年-Troupe Celebrates a Truly Old Fashioned Chri

It's Christmas time in Washington. For hundreds of families in the nation's capital and beyond, that means attending a production of the Christmas Revels. The Revels, festive Christmas productions featuring traditional songs and dances, have been aro

VOA英语2010年-Intensive Care for Newborns is Good Investme

Premature and low birth weight babies are surviving as never before, thanks to treatments available in neonatal intensive care units. That's mainly true in rich countries. But a new study suggests that these high-tech, high-intensity hospital service

VOA英语2010年-Mideast Scholar: Chances of Mideast Peace 'S

The failure of the latest round of Middle East talks has left politicians and analysts grappling over whether a peace agreement achievable in the near future. U.S. negotiator George Mitchell met separately with Israeli and Palestinian leaders this pa

VOA英语2010年-New Study Predicts Tensions Over Middle East

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-US Enjoy Says He's Confident Pakistan

Washington's ambassador to Pakistan says the United States is confidents Pakistan will launch an anti-insurgency offensive in its border region of North Waziristan identified as the epicenter of global terrorism, despite strains on Pakistan's armed f

VOA英语2010年-Research Finds Possible New Way to Attack Sl

African sleeping sickness affects mostly rural people in 36 sub-Saharan countries. The World Health Organization says there are currently an estimated 30,000 cases. Left untreated, it is fatal. Sleeping sickness is caused by a parasite that is transm

VOA英语2010年-Top Economic Stories of 2010

The tide from the global recession has ebbed, but economists say the world is still feeling turbulence in its wake: continuing high unemployment, the European debt crisis and a lopsided, uneven recovery. Mil Arcega spoke with economists about the big

VOA英语2010年-UN: Deep Concern About Sudan's Abyei Region

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed deep concern about the situation in Sudan's oil-rich Abyei region, where a referendum on the region's future is scheduled for next month. The U.N. Security Council, in a statement approved by

VOA英语2010年-Chris Hillman Herb Pedersen Get Nostalgic on

Chris Hillman Edward Pederson's At Edwards BarnChris Hillman and Herb Pedersen had bluegrass in common when they met as teenagers in Los Angeles back in the early '60s, but the two didn't make much music together until years later. Hillman first came

VOA英语2010年-Researchers Develop More Effective Prostate

In many countries, prostate cancer is among the leading causes of cancer deaths in men. Doctors rely on a blood test called PSA (prostate-specific antigen) to screen for the disease. But there are big problems with the PSA test. Now, the researchers

VOA标准英语2010年-Ancient Japanese Art of Origami Thrivi

The ancient Japanese art of origami - or paper folding - is thriving today in San Francisco - thanks largely to an American scientist. Remember how much fun it was to play with paper airplanes as a kid? Most people give up those kinds of hobbies once

VOA标准英语2010年-US Congress Waging Fierce Final Battle

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party allies in Congress are making one last push for health care reform after more than a year of debate. Republicans and grass roots conservative activists are making their own last ditch attempt to bl

VOA标准英语2010年-Yemeni-American Cleric Calls for Viole

This SITE Intelligence Group handout photo obtained November 10, 2009 shows Anwar al-Awlaki, a former US resident living in Yemen and accused al-Qaeda supporter A U.S.-born radical cleric linked to shootings at a U.S. army base and the failed bombing

VOA标准英语2010年-Australia Prepares for Obama Visit

President Obama is scheduled to visit Australia this month following a trip to Indonesia. In Australia he will be among friends and will be the guest of a center-left government that shares many of the president's policies on Afghanistan and climate

VOA标准英语2010年-Was 1915 Massacre of Armenians by Otto

A wall-sized poster depicting the faces of 90 survivors of the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, in Yerevan, Armenia, 20 Apr 2005 A U.S. congressional panel has described as genocide the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks. The

VOA标准英语2010年-Iranian Government Releases Prisoners

Iran has released a top politician, a film maker and a journalist, among others, to mark the Persian New Year. Al-Arabiya TV is also reporting that an opposition activist who took part in opposition demonstrations has been sentenced to death. The Ira

VOA标准英语2010年-Indian Committee Finds Games Construct

Workers labor to renovate Delhi's famous Connaught place for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, 04 Mar 2010 A committee appointed by the Delhi High Court has determined workers building facilities for this year's Commonwealth Games in Ind

VOA标准英语2010年-Fed Chief Argues for More Central Bank

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stated his case before Congress Wednesday that the Fed should retain supervision of all U.S. banks and not just those institutions that are too big to fail. The Fed chief spoke before the House Financial Services

VOA标准英语2010年-Taxing Junk Food May Help Reduce Obesi

People tend to consume less pizza and sugary soft drinks when they cost more Philip Graitcer | Atlanta, Georgia 17 March 2010 A new study finds increasing the cost of junk food leads people to consume less of it. Related Links Article Abstract Americ

VOA标准英语2010年-General Petraeus Says Training of Afgh

Petraeus Cites Progress, But Says Difficult, Uncertain Year Ahead in Afghanistan, Iraq The commander who oversees U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan says the training of Afghan security forces is being overhauled. General David Petraeus