VOA标准英语2010年-Niger PM Working with Military Leaders

Soldiers stand guard outside the office of Salou Djibo, leader of the coup that overthrew Niger's president Mamadou Tandja in Niamey, 21 Feb 2010 Niger's new prime minister says military leaders have given him complete control of the running of a tra

VOA标准英语2010年-Coup Leaders Say Army to Run Niger Unt

The new military rulers of Niger have named a civilian prime minister to lead the country's transitional government until elections. The new PM, Mahamadou Danda, served as information minister in a transitional government that followed Niger's last c

VOA标准英语2010年-Sierra Leoneans Support Victims of Hai

Six weeks after an earthquake devastated Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, Sierra Leoneans have come together to contribute to recovery efforts. Popular Sierra Leonean musician and producer, Jimmy B, wrote a song for Haiti. He performed it at a benefi

VOA标准英语2010年-Japanese Child Poverty on the Rise

Child poverty in Japan is increasing at a surprising rate. That is the assessment from a senior government researcher studying the country's economic decline. Aya Abe says 15 percent of Japanese children live in poverty and the government is not doin

VOA标准英语2010年-Rural Sierra Leone Needs Trained Teach

Getting an education in rural Sierra Leone is difficult. Thousands of schools were destroyed during the civil war and many teachers fled to the capital or left the country. The biggest challenge to universal primary education is a severe shortage of

VOA标准英语2010年-Doctors in America in Short Supply

Data from the US Census bureau, found that doctor's hours declined while at the same time their incomes dropped 25 percent between 1995 and 2006 In the U.S., doctors are known for working extraordinarily long hours, seeing patients in the office and

VOA标准英语2010年-US Hospitals Say They Need Government

As Republican and Democratic Party lawmakers met in Washington for a White House summit on healthcare reform, VOA looked at what reform could mean for American hospitals. Many are in deep financial trouble. About half are currently operating at a def

VOA标准英语2010年-Congress Gets High Marks From Environm

An environmental group is applauding Congress for its green record in 2009 but sweeping climate change appears doubtful given the partisan divide on Capitol Hill. Each year the Washington-based League of Conservation Voters releases a scorecard that

VOA标准英语2010年-Former Foster Kids Cook Up Life Skills

Cafe classroom preps young adults for life on their own Susan Logue Koster | Frederick, MD 25 February 2010 At Moxie Bakery and Cafe, Christina Quinn (L) gets advice from Elin Ross on more than how to bake cupcakes Related Links Moxie Bakery and Cafe

VOA标准英语2010年-Islamic and Black US Communities Remem

Black Muslim leader Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz), 26 March 1964, waiting for a press conference at an unknown location One of the foremost, if controversial, figures of the civil rights movement in the United States was Malcolm X. He, himself

VOA标准英语2010年-If You're Ever in Indianapolis, Check

For generations, people in Indianapolis, Indiana, have been going to the Roof. But it's not on their housetop, or even outside. The Roof, as locals call it, is the Indiana Roof Ballroom. It's an enchanting dreamland on the top floor of an old theater

VOA标准英语2010年-Ivory Coast to Reopen Voter Registrati

Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (L) and Burkina Faso's president Blaise Compaore meet at the airport in Abidjan on 22 Feb, 2010 after Campaore arrived to act as a mediator in Ivory Coast's political crisis The U.N. Special Representative for Ivory C

VOA标准英语2010年-Kim Jong Il Birthday Marked with Signs

A visitor looks at a collage of pictures of N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il and N. Korean soldiers near the border between the two Koreas, Paju, South Korea, 15 Feb 2010 Synchronized swimming displays, candy for children, and thousands of flower bouquet

VOA标准英语2010年-US Muslims Say Aggressive FBI Tactics

Sheikh Tarek Saleh, a Brooklyn cleric The Rand Corporation reports that of nearly 30 homegrown terror plots uncovered in the United States since the September 11 attacks, ten surfaced in 2009, making it a record year for homegrown terror plots. But m

VOA标准英语2010年-Canadian Pride, Craftsmanship Go into

Paralympic medals are displayed at the unveiling of Olympic and Paralympic medals at Olympic Village in Vancouver, 15 Feb 2010 The teams of athletes gathered in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics have trained and honed their skills to win medals. But

VOA标准英语2010年-Death of Georgian Athlete Highlights D

USA Luge slider Tony Benshoof The death of Georgian Olympic Luge slider Nodar Kumaritashvili while practicing at the Whistler Sliding Center north of Vancouver, Canada, highlights the dangers of the sport of Luge. Such deadly incidents are a rare occ

VOA标准英语2010年-Bad Weather Forces Ticket Cancellation

Snowboard cross athlete Pierre Vaultier of France walks next to hay bales covered partially with snow at Cypress Mountain, 15 Feb. 2010 Thousands of fans who thought they would get to witness a Winter Olympics event got bad news because of the bad we

VOA标准英语2010年-Ivorian PM Soro to Announce New Govern

Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro (R) and President Laurent Gbagbo (L), 15 September 2009 (file photo) Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is expected to announce a new government this week, and Ivorian opposition leaders continue to call for t

VOA标准英语2010年-Horn of Africa's Poor Press Conditions

Somalis and local journalists carry the body of Moqtar Mohamed Hirab for burial in Mogadishu on 07 Jun 2009. Masked gunmen killed the director of one of Somalia's largest broadcasters on Sunday, a witness and media official said Related Links The Com

VOA标准英语2010年-Plotters Jailed for Australian Terror

New South Wales Supreme Court judge Justice Anthony Whealy in Parramatta Court, west of Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. (file) Five men convicted of a terrorist conspiracy in Australia's biggest city, Sydney, have been given jail sentenc