VOA标准英语2010年-Bill Clinton to Lead UN Jobs Program f

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has agreed to lead a U.N. program that will offer jobs to Haitian youth as part of the clean-up and recovery following last week's earthquake. Last spring U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asked Mr. Clinton to beco

VOA标准英语2010年-Guam Braces for Military Buildup

Residents on the Pacific island of Guam are bracing for big changes. Four years from now, the U.S. military plans to transfer thousands of Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa. The move is part of a larger military realignment in the region an

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Aid Groups Cite Progress in Haiti

United Nations aid agencies report they are making progress in getting crucial relief to hundreds of thousands of survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake. The agencies say they are increasing efforts to try to reach people in areas outside the ca

VOA标准英语2010年-Celebrations in Australia, Asia Ring I

Photo: AP Fireworks flash over Sydney Opera House during New Year celebrations, 01 Jan 2010 Starting at the International Date line in the mid-Pacific and spreading from east to west, crowds around Asia led the world in ringing in the New Year. One o

VOA标准英语2010年-Farmers in Asia Turn to Machines, Wate

Demand for higher productivity has pushed farmers in Asia to let go of the water buffalo as a farming tool. Today, governments and investors are finding ways to expand the iconic beast of burden's role on the farm. Millions of farmers in Southeast As

VOA标准英语2010年-British Prime Minister to Face Iraq In

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will give evidence to the country's Iraq Inquiry before general elections expected later in the year. The announcement came Friday following mounting pressure from opposition politicians. The chairman of the Iraq

VOA标准英语2010年-American Tim Burke Raises Hopes for Fi

U.S. biathlete Tim Burke made sports history last month when he became the first American to take the lead in the Biathlon World Cup standings. Burke is due to compete in his second Olympic Winter Games this February in Vancouver, Canada. Burke's ach

VOA标准英语2010年-India Takes Steps to Lower Mounting Fo

India has taken measures intended to slow the rise in food prices, which are at an 11-year high. India's economy has been reviving in recent months, but the country is grappling with high inflation. Shoring up supplies of food is among the many steps

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Prepares for State of Union in E

U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to deliver his State of the Union Address at a time of political turmoil in Washington. Voter anger is high, and a Republican Senate victory in Massachusetts has sent shock waves through the president's Democr

VOA标准英语2010年-Record Ransom Frees Hijacked Tanker of

Later we came to learn that they paid about $7 million, which was dropped on the ship, and $2 million was taken a separate way. - Andrew Mwangura, East Africa Seafarers Assistance Program A record ransom payment has secured the release of a massive o

VOA标准英语2010年-British Leader Outlines Goals for Afgh

In his monthly news conference, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown outlined what he hopes can be achieved in the two one-day international gatherings on Afghanistan and Yemen that will be held this week in London. Mr. Brown says the London Afghan co

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel Successfully Tests Rocket Defen

Iron Dome defense system uses cameras and radar to track incoming rockets and can shoot them down within seconds of their launch. The system was developed by Rafael, the Israel Military Industries, at a cost of $200 million. Robert Berger | Jerusalem

VOA标准英语2010年-USNS Comfort's Medics Ready for Incomi

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is expected to arrive in Haiti on Wednesday and could begin receiving critically injured earthquake victims by helicopter during the next several hours. Meanwhile, as VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from onboard

VOA标准英语2010年-At Least 36 UN Personnel Confirmed Dea

The U.N. Secretary General says the facts are grim in Haiti, after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the Caribbean nation Tuesday. Ban Ki-moon warned that the overall death toll could be very high. Among the scores of dead, at least 36 U.N. military and civili

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO Commander: Afghan Civilian Concer

The commander of all NATO forces says he is more concerned about his troops in Afghanistan earning the support of the Afghan people and building the size and competence of their security forces than he is about defeating Taliban forces in battle. U.S

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Engages House Republicans on Eco

President Barack Obama has urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to work with him on major national priorities, saying cooperation is essential to the country's economic recovery. President's spoke to Republicans at their issues conferenc

VOA标准英语2010年-US Asks Yemen for Help in Fight Agains

The United States and Britain on Monday kept their embassies in Yemen closed for a second day because of threats from a local branch of the al-Qaida terrorist network. France also closed its embassy in Yemen. Much of the world's attention is now on Y

VOA标准英语2010年-Bringing the Great American Frontier t

Related Links National Portrait Gallery If you look beyond the myth, you come to understand that people from many different places, different backgrounds, different fields of endeavor and ambitions converge to recreate the American West. - Frank Good

VOA标准英语2010年-Author Says Race, Not Socialism, Is Ke

When it comes to North Korea, the world has come up with a lot of labels, including the last bastion of Stalinist Communism. But the author of a new book says North Korea can best be understood through the lens of its racial views. VOA Seoul correspo

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Seeks to Limit Risk-Taking by Ba

Never again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is too big to fail -- President Obama U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for tighter regulation of America's largest banks and lending institutions. The president's plan would