VOA标准英语2010年-Queen Elizabeth Formally Opens Britain

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds the hand of her husband Prince Philip as she arrives deliver the Queen's speech in the House of Lords, during the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster, 25 May 2010 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has formally ope

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethiopian Opposition Fears Rout in Par

Early reports suggest Ethiopia's ruling party has won a massive victory in Sunday's parliament elections. Almost every major opposition leader appears to have been defeated. The headquarters of Ethiopia's main opposition party was like a funeral parl

VOA标准英语2010年-Zimbabwe Reconciliation Meeting Result

Johannesburg 24 May 2010 In Zimbabwe, a meeting aimed at launching a process of national reconciliation has been aborted after chaos erupted over delegate accreditation. Organizers of the opening meeting of Zimbabwe's Organ for National Healing, Reco

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenyan Nobel Laureate Urges Support fo

Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai (file photo) One week before an international conference convenes in Uganda to reaffirm the mandate of the International Criminal Court, Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai has call

VOA标准英语2010年-US Treasury Chief in Europe for Talks

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, right, listens as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at a joint press conference at 11 Downing Street, in London, 26 May 2010 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is urging a common

VOA标准英语2010年-Human Traffickers Target Young Cambodi

Women and children are commonly believed to be the main targets of human traffickers. But in Cambodia, scores of men have recounted stories of modern-day slavery on board Thai and Malaysian fishing boats. Manfred Hornung, a legal adviser with the Cam

VOA标准英语2010年-Nurse Practitioners Expand Role in US

The new health care reform law in the United States will require everyone to have health insurance. People who avoided going to the doctor because they had no insurance will be more likely to visit primary care physicians for minor illnesses. But the

VOA标准英语2010年-Seafood Industry Damage Limited to Gul

Sellers of fresh seafood are starting to feel the effects of the oil leak that continues in the Gulf of Mexico, but experts say imported fish will keep supermarkets nationwide stocked. At Captain White's Seafood City, one of a cluster of fresh seafoo

VOA标准英语2010年-US Oil Spill Stokes Fear in Florida

Opposition to offshore drilling grows even though oil slick is still far from Florida Brian Wagner | Key Largo, Florida 14 May 2010 The gulf oil spill is still hundreds of kilometers from Florida, but local businesses worry about the impact it could

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Says He Will Not Rest Until Oil

President Barack Obama, standing with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, delivers remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington following his closed meeting with his Cabinet a

VOA标准英语2010年-Karzai Visit Stabilizes Shaky Relation

President Barack Obama, left, and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, right, shake hands following their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, 12 May 2010 Afghan President Hamid Karzai wrapped up an extended trip

VOA标准英语2010年-US: Lula's Tehran Visit is Last Chance

A senior U.S. State Department official said Thursday that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to Tehran this weekend probably is the last chance for Iran to respond to international concerns about its nuclear program before more U.

VOA标准英语2010年-Rural Anger Fuels Thailand's Red Shirt

Farm workers in a field near the city of Udon Thani in Thailand's impoverished northeast, 14 May 2010 Thai Government Concerned Over Rising Casualties, Blames Militias for Violence Many of the red shirt protesters who have been battling the army for

VOA标准英语2010年-Thai Protest Leaders Press for Ceasefi

Anti-government protesters build barricades around the perimeter of their encampment, 14 May 2010 Thai Government Concerned Over Rising Casualties, Blames Militias for Violence Leaders of an anti-government protest in Thailand are asking for a ceasef

VOA标准英语2010年-Use of Antibiotics in Livestock Debate

Animals in many large livestock-raising operations around the world get a small but steady dose of certain antibiotics in their feed. Doctors around the world are finding it harder and harder to cure some infections. Bacteria are developing resistanc

VOA标准英语2010年-Gushing Oil Threatens Wildlife, Gulf E

The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster comes during spring spawning season, an especially bad time for aquatic life making them extraordinarily vulnerable to the toxic effects of the oil itself, says Doug Rader, chief oceans scientist for the Environmental

VOA标准英语2010年-New Exhibit Celebrates Jazz Ambassador

Popular US public diplomacy efforts of the late 20th century, Jazz Ambassadors, remains an important part of its cultural outreach Art and culture can often be effective instruments of global diplomacy. They can transcend political and economic diffe

VOA标准英语2010年-Hometown Hero Teaches Students Sky is

Just about everybody in Winter, Wisconsin knows about their local boy who made good. Col. Jeffrey Williams has logged more days in space than almost any other American. The International Space Station, where the astronaut spent a great deal of time,

VOA标准英语2010年-Overcrowding, Stalled Reform Keep Guin

Children sit in an overcrowded classroom at Dixin Centre 2 primary school in Conakry, Guinea, 6 May 2010 Guinea's Political Parties Debate Deposit to Run in Next Month's Presidential Poll In Guinea, the number of children attending school has dropped

VOA标准英语2010年-Niger Faces Severe Food Shortages

Across the Sahel, more than 10 million people are affected by poor rains that have led to the collapse of agricultural and livestock production in many parts of Chad, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Sixty percent of Niger's population is facing severe