VOA标准英语2010-First Woman to Head Episcopal Church Blen

Katharine Jefferts Schori leads a church with over two million members in 16 countries Adam Philips | New York 26 April 2010 At the Bolling Air Force Base chapel, Katharine Jefferts Schori blesses a young airman before he leaves for a tour in the Mid

VOA标准英语2010-New Orleans Jazz Fest Rolls On

The band Cowboy Mouth performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, 24 April 2010 Related Links New Orleans Jazz Heritage Festival With the promise of hearing some great jazz at the 41st Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage F

VOA标准英语2010-Taller Moms Have Healthier Kids, Survey o

Pattern seen in 50 countries in children up to age 5 Art Chimes | Washington, DC 26 April 2010 A new study of more than 50 low- and middle-income countries, finds a consistent association between maternal height and offspring health. Related Links JA

VOA标准英语2010-Israel Said to Be Curbing East Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish boy climbs on timber beams at a construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, 26 Apr 2010 Israel could be making a concession aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. Officials in

VOA标准英语2010-Ahmadinejad Trip Tempts African Trade Hop

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, greet the crowd in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 23 Apr 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads two-day visit to Zimbabwe last week has stirred up dissension within Zimbabwes

VOA标准英语2010-WFP Doubling Food Assistance for Niger

Mother feeding her severely malnourished daughter at centre run by CONCERN and supported by WFP The United Nations World Food Program is more than doubling the number of people it is planning to feed in Niger, as a food crisis caused by drought in th

VOA标准英语2010-Russian Adoption Scandal Shocks US Parent

The scandal also angered Russian officials and prompted the Kremlin to freeze further U.S. adoptions of Russian children. Elizabeth Lee | Washington 24 April 2010 Russian boy Artyom Savelyev, 7, who was sent back to Moscow by his adoptive American mo

VOA标准英语2010-Obama: Wall Street Reforms Still Urgently

President Obama records his Weekly Address for 24 Apr 2010 And that is how, after two very difficult years, we will not only revive the economy, but help to rebuild it stronger than ever before, said President Barack Obama. U.S. President Barack Obam

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A boy passes in front of a sign illustrating the reasons behind the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Liberia, outside the commission headquarters in the capital, Monrovia, 30 May 2007 An official with the Sierra Leone Truth and R

VOA标准英语2010-Anxious Himalayan Nation Prepares for Unp

The Himalayan nation of Bhutan prepares for the 16th summit-level meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Thimphu, 24 Apr 2010 The Himalayan nation of Bhutan is gearing up to host the two-day South Asian Association

VOA标准英语2010-Australia's Tamils Voice Visa Suspension

Australian Customs officers lower their life boat with Sri Lankan refugees on board as the refugees are transported from Oceanic Viking, an Australian Customs Service patrol ship, to an Australian-funded detention center in Tanjung Pinang, off the co

VOA标准英语2010-Website of the Week - Wikisky

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. If you've ever been to a planetarium, you know what it's like to look at stars and planets while an expert guide explains what you're looking at.

VOA标准英语2010-Six Grassroots Activists Win $150,000 Gol

Humberto Rios Labrada meets with local farmers at seed diversity fairs across Cuba. Related Links Goldman Prize Every April, during the week-long observances surrounding Earth Day, grassroots environmental activists from six regions of the world are

VOA标准英语2010-'Dining with Al-Qaeda' Serves Up Unique R

Journalist Hugh Pope takes readers beyond customary impressions of Arabs, Islam Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 23 April 2010 Titling his book Dining with Al-Qaeda was no publishing gimmick for Hugh Pope. The author actually did dine with a membe

VOA标准英语2010-Pakistani-Born New Yorker Faces Terrorism

They call it Radio Free Fahad, the vigil held by friends and supporters of Syed Fahad Hashmi every two weeks outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. The 29-year-old Hashmi, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen who grew up in New York, has

VOA标准英语2010-Obama Concerned About Tough New Arizona I

Standing in front of members of law enforcement Gov. Jan Brewer, the Republican Arizona governor, talks about signing immigration bill SB1070 into law Friday, April 23, 2010, in Phoenix A tough new immigration law has been enacted in the Southwestern

VOA标准英语2010-NATO to Transfer Security Tasks to Afghan

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) during a group photo at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Tallinn, Estonia, 22 Apr 2010 NATO officials say Afghanistan will likely face security threats for years to come, but say alliance forces are m

VOA标准英语2010-British Party Leaders Lock Horns in Secon

Labour's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) and Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg (center) listen to Conservative leader David Cameron (left) during Britain's second televised election debate being braodcast from Bristol, 22 Apr 2010 Britain'

VOA标准英语2010-Pakistan's National Airline Deals with Pa

Sean Maroney | Islamabad 23 April 2010 Officials with Pakistan's national airline, PIA, say they are working to overcome a backlog of thousands of passengers delayed since a cloud of volcanic ash closed much of the airspace across Europe. Manzoor Hus

VOA标准英语2010-Campaign Aims to Eradicate Malaria by 201

Three babies with severe malaria receive a blood transfusion in the Siaya hospital in Western Kenya, 30 Oct 2009 Humanitarian groups have joined with African football players and major corporations to launch a new initiative aimed at combating malari