VOA标准英语2010年-Martin Luther King's Final Campaign Re

Community leaders say Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final campaign to bring about social justice won't be forgotten. One of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaigns was to support striking sanitation workers who wanted higher wages and union repr

VOA标准英语2010年-Philadelphia Foreclosure Prevention Pr

Homeowners facing foreclosure come to a courthouse in hopes to renegotiate their mortgages When the U.S. economy fell into recession two years ago, millions of Americans began defaulting on their home mortgages, leaving many cities with neighborhoods

VOA标准英语2010年-'Honest Tea' Helping Pave Way for Heal

Today there are a number of bottled drinks on the market in the United States that are considered healthy. But that wasn't the case 10 or so years ago, when a company called Honest Tea created the first healthier bottled tea. The firm was co-founded

VOA标准英语2010年-Sierra Leone Hopes to Become Africa's

Sierra Leone hopes to become Africa's biggest exporter of iron ore with the opening of a new mine in the central Tonkolili district. Geologists say the new mine holds more then five billion tons of iron ore. Before mining can begin at Tonkolili, geol

VOA标准英语2010年-Winter Olympic Souvenirs Sell Out Fast

One of Vancouver's biggest attractions is shopping at the Hudson's Bay company store. The only official Vancouver Olympic store. In downtown Vancouver, one of the biggest attractions is not an Olympic venue - it's a department store. The Hudson's Bay

VOA标准英语2010年-Olympic Cauldron Controversy Resolved

Vancouver Winter Games officials have made some major changes to the viewing area by the Olympic cauldron that sits on a downtown waterfront plaza. The changes came after a huge public outcry. An unsightly tall, chain-link fence some 50 meters from t

VOA标准英语2010年-India Assures International Athletes o

A security guard looks on at the Major Dhyanchand hockey stadium, in New Delhi, India, 24 Jan 2010. The revamped Major Dhyanchand National Stadium is the first among the Commonwealth Games venues to be opened and will host the hockey World Cup from 2

VOA标准英语2010年-International Space Station Now Has Ne

Africa's Sahara Desert, as seen from the International Space Station's new seven-windowed cupola Crew members of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour opened the shutters on the International Space Station's new observation deck Wednesday, revealing a spe

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Confronts US Debt as More Americ

President Barack Obama announced a bipartisan commission on Thursday to tackle mounting U.S. federal budget deficits that economists say imperil the nation's economic future. The president acted to correct America's long term fiscal imbalances while

VOA标准英语2010年-Proposed Agricultural Deal Carries Ris

Puth La, 62, an ethnic minority Suy woman, standing next to a digger that villagers say is being used by a Singaporean company to destroy thousands of hectares of land they claim as their own in the province of Kampong Speu, south-west of the capital

VOA标准英语2010年-Watchdog Urges AU to Focus on Human Ri

if there is sufficient political will within the organ, the African Union can have significant impact on the continent and can have significant impact in ending conflict and ensuring that human rights are respected. - Amnesty International's Noel Kut

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran Marks Anniversary of Islamic Revo

Iran is starting 11 days of celebrations to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Around the country, Iranians paused at 9:33 in the morning to remember the day that the revolution's leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, returned from a

VOA标准英语2010年-Analysts See Notable Differences Betwe

Political observers have praised the recent Ukrainian elections, saying the outcome of Sunday's second round contest between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and one of her predecessors, Viktor Yanukovych, is not predetermined. That's in stark contras

VOA标准英语2010年-Child Brides in Yemen Seek Legal Prote

A legislation in the country's parliament to set the minimum age for marriage at 17 has been languishing for a year Heather Murdock | Sanaa 01 February 2010 In many parts of Yemen, it is customary to marry girls as young as 10-years old. About a year

VOA标准英语2010年-Focus on the Little Guy Could Boost Is

Indonesia's central bank has recently embraced new regulations for Islamic banking, which it sees as key to building on last year's strong economic growth. In a country that is home to more than 200 million Muslims, the potential for expansion is eno

VOA标准英语2010年-Hair Loss Motivates US Skeleton Racer

USA skeleton competitor Zach Lund poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit in Chicago. Lund was suspended for a year and booted from the 2006 Turin Olympics because of a hair-growth product that at the time contained a banned substance. He's

VOA标准英语2010年-Young Entrepreneurs Tackle Tough US Ec

The Greek philosopher Plato said necessity is the mother of invention. And in tough economic times, innovation is essential for job seekers. With 10 percent of the U.S. workforce unemployed, some entrepreneurs are seizing opportunity. For young peopl

VOA标准英语2010年-World Champions Lead US Nordic Combine

Three world champions are among the five athletes on the U.S. Nordic Combined team for the Vancouver Olympics. Todd Lodwick, Bill Demong and Johnny Spillane hope to bring the United States its first Olympic gold medal in the event that features ski j

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Administration: Undecided on Ter

Some Haitians trying to rebuild their shattered communities are turning to their faith. Many Haitians now worship in the open air after their churches were badly damaged or destroyed by a devastating earthquake nearly three weeks ago. In one Port-au-

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Earthquake Victim's Sketches S

A patient's view of the devastation in Haiti and his appreciation for the U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort are attracting the attention of those on board. The black-and-white pencil drawing, with its hard lines and delicate shading, is signed in the l