VOA标准英语2010年-Iraqi, Iranian Musicians Collaborate a

Iraqi musician Rahim Al Haj and Amir Koushkani of Iran join to play together as part of the Cultural Olympiad music program They come from two nations - Iraq and Iran - that have been enemies for years. But at the Vancouver Games, Rahim Al Haj of Ira

VOA标准英语2010年-Gods of Ancient Greece Featured in 'Pe

The gods of ancient Greece rarely get featured roles in movies any more; but Zeus, Poseidon, Hades and the rest are at the center of at Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, a new film adventure adapted from the first in a series of n

VOA标准英语2010年-New Way of Making Solar Cells Promises

New design produces flexible panels using only 1-2 percent as much silicon Art Chimes | Washington, DC 19 February 2010 You can use 100 times less silicon. And that's potentially very significant. Harry Atwater Schematic diagram of the light-trapping

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week – The Root

News and analysis from an African American perspective Art Chimes | Washington, DC 19 February 2010 Related Links The Root February is African American History Month here in the United States, and so this week we feature a site that looks at news and

VOA标准英语2010年-Community Group Continues King Legacy

Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association helps to improve the lives of thousands of people in Memphis, Tennessee February is Black History Month in the United States. The national observance pays tribute to people and events that have helped to shape Afr

VOA标准英语2010年-Key Iraqi Sunni Political Bloc Pulls O

Saleh al-Mutlaq, a Sunni politician who has been barred from running in the election because of alleged ties to the Baath party, Iraq (file photo) A key Sunni political bloc declared Saturday that it would not take part in Iraq's March 7 parliamentar

VOA标准英语2010年-Vancouver Games Get High Marks for Fir

The 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver enter their final week Sunday. Local organizers have received high marks for the way the Games have gone so far. The first eight days of the Winter Games in Vancouver have had plenty of controversy. Before the Ga

VOA标准英语2010年-Olympic Sponsorship Strong Despite Glo

Many athletes depend on corporate sponsorships to help ease financial burden, which has become more difficult during recession Kane Farabaugh | Vancouver 21 February 2010 Photo: VOA Image K. Farabaugh Training to compete in the Olympics is a long and

VOA标准英语2010年-Research Shows 3-D Movies, TV Can Caus

Three dimensional movies, like Avatar, are wowing us with their visual display. The science fiction epic Avatar won best drama and top director for filmmaker James Cameron at this year's Golden Globe awards. But a study at the University of Californi

VOA标准英语2010年-Thousands of Orchids on View at US Bot

For centuries, orchids have cast a quiet spell. They have been hunted and collected on every continent - except Antarctica. Books, movies, paintings, and photographs document one of the most sophisticated flower markets. Every year the U.S. Botanic G

VOA标准英语2010年-Putting Computers in Hands of Every Ch

Innovator Nicholas Negroponte combines imagination, engineering and idealism to bring laptops to the world's children Adam Phillips | New York 22 February 2010 Related Links One Laptop Per Child MIT Media Lab Jerome Wiesner MIT Architecture School Ar

VOA标准英语2010年-308,529,148....Give or Take a Few

Very shortly, the decennial - meaning every-10th-year - census of the nation's population, which is mandated by the U.S. Constitution, will get underway. And there's a lot more to it than just trying to count the number of Americans. The population k

VOA标准英语2010年-US Officials Outline Security, Other C

U.S. officials say they are encouraged that Yemen can be a full partner in the fight against al-Qaida, despite uneven counter-terrorism cooperation in the past. The top State Department official for Near Eastern affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, said Yemen's

VOA标准英语2010年-US Haiti Relief Effort in Transition t

US Army special forces Lt. General Kenneth Keen (L) chats with a refugee family in a makeshift shelter camp near the Presidential palace in Port-au-Prince (File) The commander of U.S. military relief efforts in Haiti said Wednesday that the operation

VOA标准英语2010年-Sarkozy Promises $400 Million More in

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy greets an unidentified Red Cross nurse with Haitian earthquake survivors during a visit of the makeshift tents on The Champ de Mars in Port au Prince, 17 Feb 2010 The aid promised by French President Nicolas Sarkozy

VOA标准英语2010年-World Leaders Ponder Talking to Taliba

NATO's new strategy in Afghanistan is part military offensive, part training the Afghan security forces, part fostering civil society and part talking with at least some members of the Taliban, to entice them to join the government side. But, talking

VOA标准英语2010年-Anwar Sodomy Trial Hurts Malaysia's Re

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim leaves the High court in Kuala Lumpur on February 8, 2010 In Malaysia the sodomy trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is to resume after the Court of Appeals rejected a motion to strike down the charges.

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya PM Confident Power Dispute Will

A Pakistani man reads an Urdu-language evening newspaper reporting the capture of a top Taliban commander at a news stand in Karachi, 16 Feb 2010 As the U.S.-led coalition targets a major Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say they hav

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel says No Proof it was Involved i

Palestinian Fayeq al-Mabhouh sits in front of posters of his brother and Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh (L and R), who was assassinated in Dubai, and Hamas member Mohammed Hussein Mabhouh in the family house in Jebaliya, Gaza Strip, 16 Feb 2010 I

VOA标准英语2010年-Russia Delays Arms Delivery to Iran

In this photo taken 05 Aug 2005, an S-300 surface-to-air missile blasts off at the Ashuluk firing range, in Astrakhan region, 1280 km south of Moscow, Russia. The S-300 , similar to the US Patriot missile, is capable of shooting down aircraft, cruise